Melissa Webby

2025 has been a whirlwind, navigating the transition from Postdoc to PI. The lab has grown to with 4 amazing new colleagues who make it a great place to work. Thanks to all who have supported me. Wishing everyone a restful holiday break and look forward to more seeing exciting science in 2026!

Autumn is one of my favourite seasons. Views from the home office before all the colours blow away.

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I am advertising for a PhD position in my group. We'll be investigating how pathogenic RNA viruses replicate in the nucleus. The project will teach cryoEM/ET, virus culture, and in vitro assays.

If you're interested reach out and I'd be happy to have a chat.

Biochemical Society's Membrane Protein Conference
7–9 April 2026
Birmingham, UK | Leonardo Royal Hotel

- Abstracts welcome for talks & posters
- Bursaries available!
- Register & submit here:
www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f...

#MembraneProteins #CallForAbstracts @biochemsoc.bsky.social

Looking for a PhD? 🚀 MIBTP projects are out lots to explore!
🔬 #Bacteria • #AMR • #Interdisciplinary • FUN!
My projects explore how Gram-negative bacteria build and maintain their three-layered cell envelope, using cryo-EM, fluorescence microscopy and biochemistry.
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Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions at the John Innes Centre.

Repost = nice. Thank you very much!!!

I joined School of Life Sciences 3 months ago and these guys have been so welcoming. Gibbet Hill Rovers making it feel like being apart of a community instantly. Thanks to @davidroper2.bsky.social for helping me get involved. Looking forward to season 3!

People get special things engraved…. We got cryo-EM pucks engraved.
Now time to make some samples @jeremykeown.bsky.social

On route to the Great Wall symposium!
Hopefully see lots of you there! thegreatwall-symposium.org/program/
We all need a break from the UK rain.

Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics at University of Birmingham Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics on jobs.ac.uk!

Reminder that we are recruiting an Assistant Professor Bacterial Genomics @imibirmingham.bsky.social.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/a...

Deadline 24 Sept.

Beyond excited to see Joao Monteiro is coming to join us here @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social with a #ERCStG

Huge congratulations on getting this award, it is a MASSIVE achievement!

Divisome dynamics in intracellular UPEC cells during infection. Left: Representative confocal image of intracellular UTI89 expressing a division marker (FtsZ-mCitrine; pseudo coloured green) with mCherry (pseudo coloured magenta) as cytoplasmic marker, bladder cell membranes shown in blue (CellBrite Steady Membrane 405) and nuclei shown in gold (NucSpot Live Cell 650). Right: Still images of a time-lapse sequence showing FtsZ-mCitrine (pseudo coloured green) driven coccobacilli divisions imaged using HiLo illumination.

Uropathogenic #Ecoli #UPEC proliferate as round coccoid cells during intracellular infection; @alaskapokhrel.bsky.social @bill-lab.bsky.social &co show that accelerated division via FtsZ constriction drives this, the coccobacillus form persisting for generations @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4gdx97i

How do you know you have transitioned from postdoc to PI? When you enter the lab after a hiatus and can’t run a gel properly

Group Leader - EMBL Hamburg Are you ready to lead groundbreaking research in Infection Biochemistry? Join us at EMBL Hamburg! We are recruiting outstanding scientists to establish independent research groups tackling fundamental...

Pls share: Distributing this advertisement from EMBL for a group leader position at their Hamburg, Germany site:

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#drugdiscovery #medicinalchemistry #biotech #imb #uq #pharmaceuticalscience #hiring | Ian Henderson 🚀 Exciting Leadership Opportunity at the UQ Institute for Molecular Bioscience! We are delighted to announce that the position of Director of Chemistry and Drug Discovery is now open for recruitment...

When the world seems so anti-science, here is something to brighten your day! The UQ Institute for Molecular Bioscience is recruiting a new Director for its Centre for Chemistry and Drug Discovery to drive its drug discovery program! #DrugDiscovery #Biotech
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Sub-cellular chemical mapping in bacteria using correlated cryogenic electron and mass spectrometry imaging

Congrats Hannah Ochner and authors on this important paper! Strong collaboration with @kiranrpatil.bsky.social

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@mrclmb.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social

Supervisors and Projects

Please re-post: If you know (or are!) somebody who might fancy doing a PhD (Oct 2026 start) in my group @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social, working on chromatin evolution in prokaryotes (or other things we're interested in), please have a look at www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/supervisors-...

@scientificlabs.bsky.social were very helpful with some of the best prices, @thermofishersci.bsky.social had good turnaround times, @bio-rad.bsky.social good response times and pricing, and @cytiva.bsky.social special shoutout to John, an outstanding and super helpful rep (ongoing purchase)

Starting a lab has meant significant orders. For anyone going through this, here are the standout companies for me with quick responses, helpful product knowledge, competitive pricing and rapid delivery: @promegauk.bsky.social
Merck, Starlab and VWR.
Hopefully this helps others also!

After a couple of months of lab set up we are back in action looking at bacteria being cute 🤗

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Molecular Microbiology

🚨 Job alert 🚨

I’m recruiting two postdoctoral research associates to join my lab at KCL to study how #Klebsiella pneumoniae regulates virulence factor expression during infection! #klebclub

Mol Micro: tinyurl.com/mtrwtx5e

Infection: tinyurl.com/2s3u8ca2

Deadline: 21st September.

🦠 A fan of bacteria?
We're hiring a Research Technician to join our team at the @warwicklifesci.bsky.social @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social

Positive, organised, skills in molecular biology and protein purification?

Apply here 👉 warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/appcentre...

Please share! 🔬

Huge congrats to Keown lab and co on their cool new paper! 📕 I watched this one come together and it is amazing to see all that hard work pay off. Proud of the first-time sole corresponding author 🎉

I wondering if anyone who does cryoEM or work with cold things could help me! I am looking for a hot plate to dry tools post being in liquid nitrogen. They all seem to be £800+ for something so simple. Anyone know where to source a cheap warming plate?

I’ve landed at the SLS, University of Warwick! 🎉 Thanks to the Wellcome Trust for supporting this next chapter. Everyone’s been so welcoming, and I’m excited for the challenges ahead (even the endless quizzes 📝).

Risk assessments first, then into the lab! Missing old friends, see you soon for EM 🔬❄️

I love reading @jiexiaolab.bsky.social papers. They have lovely elegant stories to unwrap this complex system.

I love reading @jiexiaolab.bsky.social papers. They have lovely elegant stories to unwrap this complex system.

Just @carokobras.bsky.social doing amazing stuff! She is a fantastic scientist and wonderful person. If you don't already follow her you should because she has some really exciting science on the way!

We use them too!

Biochemistry annual recess day. A fantastic idea for learning about what research is happening across the department and chatting to colleagues! @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social