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Michael Ormsby

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Lecturer in One Health Microbiology and AMR at University of Glasgow ๐Ÿงซ๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿงช focused on bacterial persistence, virulence, evolution and zoonoses

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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 eโ€ฆ

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' ๐Ÿงซ๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿ’งhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135425004762 #AMR #plastics

03.04.2025 11:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“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...

๐Ÿšจ #PhD opportunity ๐Ÿšจ
Interested in the environmental persistence of bacterial pathogens ๐Ÿฆ  & 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
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21.02.2025 20:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“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 โ€ฆ

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' ๐Ÿฆ 
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

25.02.2025 08:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“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...

๐Ÿšจ #PhD opportunity ๐Ÿšจ
Interested in the environmental persistence of bacterial pathogens ๐Ÿฆ  & 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 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Redirecting

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 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšจ #PhD Opportunity! ๐Ÿšจ
Explore Reservoirs of Bacterial Pathogens in Captive Animal Enclosures ๐Ÿฆ ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿง and uncover evolutionary drivers in a changing climate ๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿ” with me,
@RS_Quilliam, and @RZSS! @IapetusDTP
๐Ÿ”— tinyurl.com/f2eem9zk
#OneHealth #ClimateChange #Zoonoses

15.11.2024 14:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Only home students are eligible to apply

15.11.2024 09:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As part of the College Futures #PhD Programme (Planetary Health๐ŸŒ) 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 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸšจFully 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 ๐ŸŸโ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒก๏ธ๐Ÿงซ NorthWestBio DTP

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

13.11.2024 15:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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