Ryan Cook

A virus hiding inside bacteria may help explain colorectal cancer Scientists found an unexpected viral hitchhiker lurking inside a common gut bacterium – and it was twice as prevalent in people with colorectal cancer.

A virus hiding inside bacteria may help explain colorectal cancer 🦠

"The broader implication is a shift in how we think about the gut microbiome and its relationship to disease. It may not be enough to ask which bacteria are present."

🗨️ Dr Ryan Cook, Research Scientist

📢 Opportunity to apply for a PhD fellowship to join our group and work on MGE-MGE interactions and phage defence systems!
@mmsb-lyon.bsky.social

See informations about eligibility and research project on this web page: graduate-plus.fr/immunology-v...

Contact me if you are interested !

A virus hiding inside bacteria may help explain colorectal cancer Scientists found an unexpected viral hitchhiker lurking inside a common gut bacterium – and it was twice as prevalent in people with colorectal cancer.

Scientists found an unexpected viral hitchhiker lurking inside a common gut bacterium – and it was twice as prevalent in people with colorectal cancer.

A virus hiding inside bacteria may help explain colorectal cancer Scientists found an unexpected viral hitchhiker lurking inside a common gut bacterium – and it was twice as prevalent in people with colorectal cancer.

Really enjoyed writing a piece for @uk.theconversation.com - trying to write for a general audience, you suddenly realise how much jargon is deeply embedded in your brain #Phages #Microbiome #SciComm

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Postdoc Ad Postdoctoral Position in Computational Phage Biology Microbial Genomics Group, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology (MCB), Jagiellonian University, Kraków PL Summary We are seeking a postdoctoral rese...

📢 Hiring a Postdoc in Computational Phage Biology (Kraków, Poland)

We study the evolution & structural modularity of prophage-encoded glycan-degrading enzymes in Klebsiella pneumoniae — combining genomics and AlphaFold-based analyses.

Details in attached PDF 👇

Are you a post-doctoral microbiologist interested in characterising bacterial resistance evolution and want to apply your knowledge and expertise to developing new therapeutics for Klebsiella (and other Enterobacterales) infections? Then we need you! Apply now bit.ly/3MX39Ce close date March 13th 👀

(President's Doctoral Scholar Award) A mechanistic understanding of microbe-immune cross talk in the face of pollutant challenge at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - (President's Doctoral Scholar Award) A mechanistic understanding of microbe-immune cross talk in the face of pollutant challenge at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.c...

📣 2026 PhD studentship 📣
Via @manchester.ac.uk 's President's Doctoral Scholar Awards, we are encouraging applications for a PhD on the effect of pollutant exposure on microbe-immune cross talk. This project will incorporate microbiology, immunology, & bioinformatics. Deadline: 16 March 2026!

📣new preprint from the phagefoundry.org team 🎉 Jessica Trinh and Catherine Mageeney (Sandia National Laboratories)!!

Systematic analysis of prophages from ~1000 Acinetobacter baumannii isolates, induction & screening. We found this 😎 looking phage with bunch of 💍💍

Quadram Institute spinoff Quadlytics shortlisted for innovation award - Quadram Institute Quadlytics, led by Dr Hannah Morelli, is developing technology that identifies combinations of bacteriophages, commonly called phages, which are helpful viruses that can be used as alternatives to…

Quadlytics, led by Dr Hannah Morelli, is developing technology that identifies combinations of bacteriophages, commonly called phages, which are helpful viruses that can be used as alternatives to antibiotics to kill bacteria in humans, animals and in the environment.

🔔Collabator Alert🔔

I’m putting together a project on UTIs and the urogenital microbiome and am looking for a collaborator with solid metagenomic sequencing/analysis experience. If you’d be interested in joining the work, I’d love to talk

#MicroSky #UTISky

Research Fellow at University of Birmingham Discover Research Fellow jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

Only 2 more days to apply for this post as Research Fellow in the Health Protection Research Unit - Public Health Genomics at the University of Birmingham.

Come and join us to exciting, cutting-edge genomics and metagenomics work to deliver public health benefits

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQE112/r...

The effects of bacteriophage cocktail treatment on healthy gut microbiota: an in vitro human colon model study https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.28.702202v1

Research Associate - Department of Microbes, Infection and Microbiomes - 106850 - Grade 6 As a Research Associate in the Hall Lab, you will play a crucial role in supporting microbiome research initiatives aimed at enhancing our understanding of the role of early life microbes in promoting...

We’re recruiting for an RA @unibirmingham.bsky.social!

Support our #microbiome research - lab work + sample/data organisation & coordination. Looking for an organised, proactive & great team player.

🗓️ Closes 04/02/26 . To Mar 2028

Apply via UoB portal:
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Vacancy card with a rod-shaped microbe as background image that reads "Research Scientist. To create and use a transposon mutant library in Salmonella and build tools for transposon mutagenesis in higher organisms. Salary £37,500 to £45,350. Contract length 2 years. Apply by 28 January 2026.

⏰ Closing soon! The Webber group is looking for a Research Scientist to use high throughput transposon mutagenesis to help understand mechanisms of action, host susceptibility and resistance to antimicrobials.

💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 28 January 2026
➡️ buff.ly/8iXH22u

I’ve had an amazing time (as always) at VoM-UK this week! A big thank you to the organisers for putting on such a great meeting and allowing me to present my PhD research 😊

Great first day of VoM-UK 2026, including three top presentations from the @evelienadri.bsky.social lab (I am only a bit biased) ( @xenadyball.bsky.social @rapher97.bsky.social @deuskamya.bsky.social ) #IDoBelieveInPhages

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Are you interested in doing a #PhD? Are you excited about research and solving challenging problems? Do you like #phage? If you answered 'yes', I would be happy to support your application for a one of two studentships to join my research group (skvortsovlab.com) at Queen's University Belfast.

🚨Our new article is out in #PLOS Pathogens!

What drives nestedness in phages–bacteria interactions network in an agro-ecosystem? 🌱

📖 journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

#Phagesky @inrae-pv.bsky.social @phimresearch.bsky.social @phagedirectory.bsky.social

(Yes, that's a phage in those kinetics!)

🚨 New postdoc opportunity in Aotearoa 🇳🇿 with @drhhnz.bsky.social

RA / Postdoctoral Fellow in honeybee bacteriophages, microbial genetics & molecular evolution at the University of Canterbury (Christchurch).

3-year position, starts March 2026.
🔗 jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/a...

Research Fellow - Department of Microbes, Infection and Microbiomes - 106849 - Grade 7 To create and contribute to the creation of knowledge by undertaking a specified range of activities as part of an Investigator project funded by Wellcome, focusing on understanding microbial and diet...

Happy New Year – new role! 🎉

We’re looking for a PostDoc to join us in @halllab.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social.

Full-time, fixed-term to March 2028. Note tight closing date: 11 Jan 2026. CV + cover letter (submit via portal).

Further details 👇

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Postdoctoral Researcher in discovering the benefits of plant growth-promoting bacteriophages Postdoctoral Researcher in discovering the benefits of plant growth-promoting bacteriophages

A four-year postdoc focusing on "plant growth-promoting bacteriophages" available in my group. Skills in metaviromics and metagenomics essential. Application deadline: 2.2.2026. For more info, see the link.

Decoding the microbiome and resistome of advanced chronic liver disease through long-read metagenomics Introduction - Patients with advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD) and underlying cirrhosis frequently require repeated courses of antimicrobial therapy, with both the frequency and spectrum of antimi...

I am pleased to share that my first postdoc paper from the @halllab.bsky.social is now on bioRxiv! 🎉

We used long-read #metagenomics to explore how the gut microbiome and #antimicrobialresistance landscape shift across advanced chronic #liverdisease (ACLD)

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

KlebPhaCol: a community-driven resource for Klebsiella research identified a novel phage family Abstract. The growing threat of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, coupled with its role in gut colonisation, has intensified the search for new tr

KlebPhaCol: a community-driven resource for Klebsiella research identified a novel phage family

#phage #phagesky

Amazing effort by @fnobrega.bsky.social lab

academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

NERC RED-ALERT CDT: Bacteriophages as river pollutants: determining the impact of phage pollution, with focus on antimicrobial resistance. at Bangor University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - NERC RED-ALERT CDT: Bacteriophages as river pollutants: determining the impact of phage pollution, with focus on antimicrobial resistance. at Bangor University, listed on FindAPhD.com

Funded PhD available starting October 2026 on phages and pollution. Applications close 16th January. #PhageSky #MicroSky www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

A microscope image of Desulfovibrionaceae with the text "Research Scientist to investigate how microbial sulfur and nitrogen metabolism influences host health in protein malnutrition and obesity, Salary: £37,500 to £45,350, Contract length: 3.5 years, Apply by 28 December 2025."

🆕 Vacancy! We’re looking for a Research Scientist to investigate how microbial sulfur and nitrogen metabolism influences host health in the context of protein malnutrition and obesity 🦠

🗓️ Apply by 28 December 2025
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The Festival of Genomics and Biodata London 2026 The UK’s largest genomics and biodata event, 28–29 January 2026, London. Connect with 1000's of attendees from across the life sciences sector.

I'm excited to be speaking at #FOGLondon [Festival of Genomics] this January, where I will be discussing our work on the genomics of multidrug-resistant opportunistic pathiogens.

Registration is FREE for over 90% of attendees, so don’t miss out. hubs.la/Q03JMvwd0

#FOGLondon #genomics #biodata

Zeus the cat getting ready for his procedure at the @quadraminstitute.bsky.social

GitHub - metagentools/graphbin-visualise-wasm-app: GraphBin Visualise WebAssembly App GraphBin Visualise WebAssembly App. Contribute to metagentools/graphbin-visualise-wasm-app development by creating an account on GitHub.

🚀 Just launched: GraphBin Visualise (WASM) a browser-based visualisation tool for comparing initial metagenomic binning results vs refined results from GraphBin - all running in your browser, no backend required. (1/n)
#bioinformatics #metagenomics #binning #webapp #pyiodide #webassembly

New science resource for schools launched by Norwich Research Park scientists - Quadram Institute A teaching resource to help schools encourage pupils to engage more with science is being launched by a group of scientists

🆕 New science resource for schools launched by Norwich Research Park scientists✨

The initiative is the brainchild of Dr @emmabeansworth.bsky.social , a researcher at the Quadram Institute 🧪

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It's the last few days to apply for this #PhDposition starting in Oct 2026 in the @langridgelab.bsky.social @quadraminstitute.bsky.social.

Apply by 2 Dec if you have ever wondered what happens if bacteria follow the rules of life, but in a different order? 🤔 this could be the project for you🦠🧬🧩