Kate Baker

The role of microbial genomics in delivering the UK’s national action plan for confronting antimicrobial resistance 2024–29 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to human and animal health, in addition to environmental resilience. Countries set the agenda on thei…

Are you interested in how your genomics work can meaningfully feed into addressing the UK National Action Plan on AMR? 🧬🧫 🦠💊 Then check out our handy personal view out today in Lancet Microbe … 🧵1/n
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The role of microbial genomics in delivering the UK’s national action plan for confronting antimicrobial resistance 2024–29

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Many thanks to lead authors @drtessjohnson.bsky.social and @lewiscemason.bsky.social team @target-amr.bsky.social and our wonderful stakeholders who joined in and shared their invaluable views and experiences! 7/n

... and please be sure to particularly consider the 10 policy-led high priority research questions in Theme 3 so we can deliver the research we need to tackle AMR! 6/n

Check out the paper to see how your genomics activities can contribute to delivering the UK AMR NAP themes … 5/n

For that reason @target-amr.bsky.social held a stakeholder meeting to map genomics to the themes and research priorities of the UK NAP (The UKRI AMR networks are actually part of the NAP – Theme 3, Outcome 7) ☝️Don't forget to join TARGetAMR while you visit our website 4/n www.targetamr.org.uk

The Action Plan is comprised of nine outcomes over four themes and while it mentions UK strengths in genomics and the potential of the technology, it doesn’t explicitly map out where it should be put to use 3/n

Confronting antimicrobial resistance 2024 to 2029

AMR is a growing public health crisis and in line with WHO advice many countries have developed National Action Plans for how to address the challenge. The more recent UK NAP runs from 2019 – 2024 2/n
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The role of microbial genomics in delivering the UK’s national action plan for confronting antimicrobial resistance 2024–29 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to human and animal health, in addition to environmental resilience. Countries set the agenda on thei…

Are you interested in how your genomics work can meaningfully feed into addressing the UK National Action Plan on AMR? 🧬🧫 🦠💊 Then check out our handy personal view out today in Lancet Microbe … 🧵1/n
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Late breaker poster abstract submission is still open y'all - can't wait to see everyone in Paris in ... 62 days!!!!!! www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/call-for-abs...

🚀 Happening this week!
🧬 Dive into the TyphiNET AMR surveillance dashboard with Dr Zoe Dyson, LSHTM
🦠 Discover how genomics data is powering public health insights
➕ Featuring an ECR talk from Dr Parul Sharma, Emory University
📅 Thurs 5 Feb @ 12pm GMT
🔗 Register: www.targetamr.org.uk/hdrevents/th...

📢 Call for Abstracts!
📊 We're now accepting abstract submissions for Lightning Presentations at the TARGetAMR Conference 2026! 🧠
📅 Deadline: Friday 20th March, 5pm GMT
🔗 Submit yours here: www.targetamr.org.uk/now-open-cal...
#TARGetAMR26

Anyone else stuck in some sort of time warp today??? ⏳🕰️⏰⏱️⌚ I have so far received an APC invoice for a paper published in 2021 and a Research fish reporting request for a grant that ended in 2020

Dr. Alice Gauthey, a Newton International Fellow, standing in a forest, smiling at the camera and holding a leaf. A quote about establishing early-career research independence appears next to her, attributed to her and mentioning The Royal Society: "I wanted to establish greater independence as an early-career researcher. The Newton International Fellowship provided both the time and the resources to develop a strong research portfolio."

The Royal Society's Newton International Fellowships are now open for applications, aimed at non-UK early career scientists who wish to conduct research in the UK. Find out more and apply by 11 March: #RSGrants https://royalsociety.org/grants/newton-international/

@pducambridge.bsky.social is looking for a new lab administrator (0.5 FTE) - come and join in pushing forward our research and impact in infectious disease! www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

Dear #AMR #genomics and big data community: please be informed that the programme of the Wellcome AMR conference in Hinxton on March 23-26th is now online: coursesandconferences.wellcomeconnectingscience.org/event/antimi... - please register before Feb 24th for onsite participation

Headshots of Yontan Grad (left) and Jeff Imai-Eaton (right) with a dark green background and graphics.

We are excited to announce that as of January 1st @yhgrad.bsky.social is the new Director of @ccdd-hsph.bsky.social, joining him is @jeff-imai-eaton.bsky.social, as Associate Director. Join us in congratulating Yonatan and Jeff in their new roles!

➡️ Learn about CCDD: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9URu...

Home - EMBO Workshop Shigella: from biology to prevention EMBO Workshop Shigella: from biology to prevention

Just two more days to submit your abstracts to the @shigellameeting.bsky.social - can't wait to see everyone there! www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home

🫁 AIR 2026 registration closing 19th Jan

Focused on respiratory infection, microbiomes and immunity, with amazing speakers.
Incl genomics, single-cell, spatial and systems approaches.

📍 Wellcome Genome Campus
📅 11–14 Feb

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Happy New Year Shigellophiles! There's only 105 days to go ... don't forget to get your abstract in!

Yes, but I had to do a bit of work today ... definitely, definitely going offline now though 😆 Have a good one Jesse!

It’s that magical time of year 🥳 when we delete all work apps from our phones 🙌 Happy holidays everyone, and catch you in 2026! Oh, and don’t forget to register for the @shigellameeting.bsky.social

📣 UKHSA survey on gonorrhoea testing practices in England

UKHSA is inviting sexual health services & diagnostic labs to take part in a national survey on current gonorrhoea testing practices across England.

⏱️ 15 minutes
🗓️ Deadline: 14 Jan 2026
🔗 Take part here: surveys.ukhsa.gov.uk/s/sg01bo

The final piece of my PhD work is now published in Science Translational Medicine! We present a new framework to jointly infer epidemiological and antigenic parameters from multi-pathogen population serological studies🦠

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We are recruiting for a number of PhDs in the HPRU in Public Health Genomics, based at @unibirmingham.bsky.social, in collaboration with UKHSA. 🦠🧬

Apply below to work on cutting-edge science and public health priorities! (NB deadline of 9th January / UK only due to funding restrictions)
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Come and visit me in Paris! #Shigella2026 - travel bursaries deadline tomorrow. Submit your abstracts at www.shigella2026.conferences-pasteur.org/home

Travel bursary deadline closing tomorrow - get your abstracts in December 16!

Work on respiratory immunology or microbes? Interested in big data, omics or the latest in vitro models?... Treat your lab to a christmas present of AIR 2026 registration!

Feb 11th-13th, registration closing soon:
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Attending ESCMID global and want to go to #Shigella2026 afterward? There are several direct flights a day from Munich to Paris www.skyscanner.net or why not reduce your carbon footprint and take in the European countryside by train www.raileurope.com/en? Most options <£100 See you there!

Get the dates in your calendars guys: June 27 - July 2 2027 for the GRC in Microbial Population Biology 🧬 🧫 🌴