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Michael Ormsby

@michaeljormsby.bsky.social

Lecturer in One Health Microbiology and AMR at University of Glasgow πŸ§«πŸ”¬πŸ§ͺ focused on bacterial persistence, virulence, evolution and zoonoses

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Supervisors: Rheinallt Jones and @michaeljormsby.bsky.social from @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk, Dr W Peveler from @uofgchem.bsky.social plus Dr Debby Brown from Dugdale Nutrition!

10.11.2025 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exploiting microplastics and the plastisphere for the surveillance of human pathogenic bacteria discharged into surface waters in wastewater effluent Discharge from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is a well-characterised source of human pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes entering the e…

Great work by Luke Woodford and the SPACES team @StirBES - 'Exploiting microplastics and the plastisphere for the surveillance of human pathogenic bacteria discharged into surface waters in wastewater effluent' πŸ§«πŸ”¬πŸ’§https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135425004762 #AMR #plastics

03.04.2025 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Funded PhD: Evaluating the health risks of zoonotic diseases in agricultural run-off: implications for human and animal well-being in the context of climate change at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD... PhD Project - Funded PhD: Evaluating the health risks of zoonotic diseases in agricultural run-off: implications for human and animal well-being in the context of climate change at University of Glasg...

🚨 #PhD opportunity 🚨
Interested in the environmental persistence of bacterial pathogens 🦠 & quantifying the role of climate change in virulence and #AMR? Come and join us! @uofglasgow.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
www.findaphd.com/phds/projectdetails.aspx?PJID=182832
Please share!

21.02.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The impact of beaver dams on distribution of waterborne Escherichia coli and turbidity in an agricultural landscape Globally, freshwater environments are threatened by point source and diffuse pollution, habitat loss, and climate change. Enhancing water quality and …

Great work from @Hannah_White1 and team @StirBES
'The impact of beaver dams on distribution of waterborne Escherichia coli and turbidity in an agricultural landscape' 🦠
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

25.02.2025 08:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Funded PhD: Evaluating the health risks of zoonotic diseases in agricultural run-off: implications for human and animal well-being in the context of climate change at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD... PhD Project - Funded PhD: Evaluating the health risks of zoonotic diseases in agricultural run-off: implications for human and animal well-being in the context of climate change at University of Glasg...

🚨 #PhD opportunity 🚨
Interested in the environmental persistence of bacterial pathogens 🦠 & quantifying the role of climate change in virulence and #AMR? Come and join us! @uofglasgow.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
www.findaphd.com/phds/projectdetails.aspx?PJID=182832
Please share!

21.02.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Delighted to share the latest @SPACES__Project research, where we conduct a comprehensive year long temporal and geographic sampling survey in Malawi, identifying #plastic as a reservoir for potentially dangerous AMR human pathogens. Check it out, here: tinyurl.com/2usauukk

05.12.2024 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 #PhD Opportunity! 🚨
Explore Reservoirs of Bacterial Pathogens in Captive Animal Enclosures πŸ¦ πŸŒΏπŸ…πŸ§ and uncover evolutionary drivers in a changing climate πŸŒŽπŸ” with me,
@RS_Quilliam, and @RZSS! @IapetusDTP
πŸ”— tinyurl.com/f2eem9zk
#OneHealth #ClimateChange #Zoonoses

15.11.2024 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Only home students are eligible to apply

15.11.2024 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As part of the College Futures #PhD Programme (Planetary Health🌍) at the University of Glasgow, we have a PhD available studying bacterial environmental persistence & quantifying the role of climate change in #AMR!
Link: shorturl.at/MF5ZC @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social
Apply: shorturl.at/avB7f

13.11.2024 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🚨Fully funded #PhD position available with
Taya Forde, @suzieh.bsky.social and me, evaluating the health risks of #zoonotic diseases in fish farms in the context of #climatechange πŸŸβ˜€οΈπŸŒ‘οΈπŸ§« NorthWestBio DTP

Link: tinyurl.com/jcmcmyh7
Apply here: tinyurl.com/z4srm48a

13.11.2024 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0