Hi. You can send me an email :) my address should be on the uni website.
05.02.2026 10:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@kshbeckham.bsky.social
Royal Society University Research Fellow | NUAcT Fellow @ Newcastle University @mhd-newcastle.bsky.social Investigating mycobacterial transport systems #structuralbiology #microbiology Instagram @kshbeckham
Hi. You can send me an email :) my address should be on the uni website.
05.02.2026 10:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Sign up now for the EMBO Workshop "The complexity of mycobacterial infections: From research to real-world impact" in #Paris, FR, 14β18 Sep 2026.
Registration by 25 Aug
Abstract submission by 15 May
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-mycobacterial-infections
#EMBOComplexInfections #EMBOevents π§ͺ
Out Now! The building blocks of one of the most complex flagellar nanomachines #MicroSky
03.02.2026 19:46 β π 32 π 9 π¬ 0 π 1New PhD alert! We'll be applying animal welfare ideas to look at how stress affects bees, looking at the effect on bee brains with @lenariab.bsky.social, and working with @sensibee.bsky.social developing new monitoring methods.
Please spread the word! #bees #PhD π§ͺ
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Cartoon representing the mycobacterial oxidative phosphorylation system, including cytochromes, NDH-2, and ATP synthase. Taken from Figure 1 of the article.
#Microbiology
The anti-tuberculosis drug bedaquiline targets the mycobacterial ATP synthase, but how that leads to bacterial death is unclear
Here the authors clarify how bedaquiline works
@jnblab.bsky.social @morwan.me
#TBSky #antibiotics #AMR
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A gift of an article from the inimitable Colin Kleanthous as he says a moving farewell to his laboratory. A brave, unrepentant and scientifically brilliant journey is described - please have a read, friends.
www.jbc.org/article/S002...
This is very bad news
30.01.2026 08:19 β π 2 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Still time to apply for the open postdoc position in our lab!
29.01.2026 09:01 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1Very happy that our work on the T6SS ADP-ribosylcyclase toxin made the Cover at JBC @asbmb.bsky.social y.social ! Congratulations Julius @jmartinkus.bsky.social for designing this Cover !
@dukasju.bsky.social @laurentterradot.bsky.social
Fully funded four-year PhD position available in my lab!
Combining structural and synthetic biology to understand iron transport.
Deadline 27th of Feb, get in touch for more details!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Oh yes, very interesting :) thanks Zam
27.01.2026 20:18 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0How about a mysterious metal importer in Mycobacterium? Main supervisors @kshbeckham.bsky.social and @mycobacterium-ncl.bsky.social at Newcastle.
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Lots of PhD opportunities for UK + international students involving my lab. Topics relate to metals & microbiology.
First up: TonB-dependent receptors in commensal Neisseria in my lab at Durham, with @kjosts.bsky.social and @mattbashton.bsky.social.
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PhD position available in our team to study how UPEC exploits metals to successfully colonise the host gut. Cool collaboration with @thecopperdoctor.bsky.social and @banzhaflab.bsky.social Please share and get in touch for more details
23.01.2026 19:38 β π 16 π 20 π¬ 0 π 4www.findaphd.com/phds/project... interested in bacterial antagonism? PhD opportunity in our team, see below. Please repost!
23.01.2026 10:33 β π 22 π 31 π¬ 1 π 2BBSSRC (NEEDL) funded PhD studentship in my lab co-supervised by
@thecopperdoctor.bsky.social and @mycobacterium-ncl.bsky.social
If you're interested in structural biology and membrane transport processes, check out www.findaphd.com/phds/project... deadline 27th of Feb!
Get in touch for more info
Our latest CRISPR ring nuclease paper focusses on Csx15 - which seems to act as of a sponge as well as a canonical phosphodiesterase. Great work led by @haotianchi.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF BIOLOGY OF MYOCBACTERIA GRC WILL BE IN 2028, NOT 2027. Exact date and location TBD. Sorry about the long wait, but we think it is better long term. PLEASE repost/tell your friends!
21.01.2026 19:19 β π 6 π 10 π¬ 0 π 0Our new movie is online, highlighting the assembly, secretion and mechanism of action of bacterial Tc toxins. We hope you enjoy it and use it for teaching purposes or just for fun. Nature is fascinating!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfEf...
Structural elucidation of the hexameric MmpS4-MmpL4 complex from Mycobacterium tuberculosis www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.07.698164v1 #cryoEM
09.01.2026 12:00 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Are you working on challenging projects in structural biology?
#EMBOMacromolecular will highlight the strategic use of cutting-edge protein structure prediction methods, and recent advances in in situ structural biology. Apply by 18 Feb to join us at EMBL Grenoble! π§¬
s.embl.org/mmo26-01-bl
Applications to our 2026 Summer Student Training Programme are now open.
Weβre looking for undergrad students to join us for nine weeks this summer.
See the projects on offer and check the participation eligibility requirements on our website. β¬οΈ
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ποΈποΈ Looking for a postdoctoral fellowship? Interested in tackling real-world challenges?
Then check out EMBL's EIPOD-LinC fellowships. Gain transferable skills and work on self-designed projects to make a lasting impact on global issues.
π Closing date: 2 February
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π¨Last chance to apply for two PhD projects in my lab, applying structural biology and single molecule biophysics to investigate gene expression in RNA viruses: www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywor...
06.01.2026 15:56 β π 9 π 10 π¬ 0 π 0EMBLβs Sabbatical Fellowship Programme is slowly growing, attracting participants from around the world with its collaborative insights and access to world-class technologies.
www.embl.org/news/connect...
Good news! Erasmus is a great scheme. www.bbc.com/news/article...
17.12.2025 14:07 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Fab afternoon at the MHD festive gathering π congratulations to the winning quiz team and @johncorrigall.bsky.social for most festive outfit.
15.12.2025 15:37 β π 10 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0Truly heroic effort by Robin Lissner in
@wilbertbitter.bsky.social's group to knock out every single lipoprotein in Mycobacterium marinum. He found a lot of cool stuff, and we were fortunate to help out with some of it. Check out the paper here: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...