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Isobel Stanton

@istanton.bsky.social

Environmental Molecular Microbiologist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology on #AMR in bacterial and fungal microbial communities https://www.ceh.ac.uk/staff/isobel-stanton

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Happy #WomenInSTEM day! ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ

The Molecular Ecology group at @ukceh.bsky.social comprises of many fantastic women๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ conducting research on all things #molecular #ecology, #AMR, #microbes ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿงซ

Stay tuned as we introduce you to some them over the course of today โฌ‡๏ธ

11.02.2026 08:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@rachelapayne.bsky.social & @istanton.bsky.social took a trip to their local sewage treatment plant to have an induction and take some practice samples for an upcoming sampling campaign investigating multidrug resistance in different population demographics ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿงซ๐Ÿ’ฉ

09.02.2026 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ It's January wrap up time!

Our researchers have been busy kicking off the new year with lots of different activities including sampling, presentations, project meetings, training and lots of lab work!

Check out what we've been up to โฌ‡๏ธ

@ukceh.bsky.social

09.02.2026 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Molecular Ecology Research Assistant Salary - ยฃ31,942 to ยฃ33,898 Fully site based Based in Wallingford, Oxfordshire We reserve the right to close this advert early if we find the right candidate, so we encourage you to apply early. 18-Mo...

๐ŸšจSecond new #job advert of the week!๐Ÿšจ

We are currently recruiting a Molecular Ecology Research Assistant to the Molecular Ecology group who will be working on all things #microbes, #AMR & #eDNA ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿงซ

Details on how to apply โฌ‡๏ธ

ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CEH_Ca...

09.01.2026 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Come work with us!

08.01.2026 13:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo showing most of the Molecular Ecology research group wearing christmas hats, having a meal

Photo showing most of the Molecular Ecology research group wearing christmas hats, having a meal

Molecular Ecology Christmas party 2025 ๐ŸŽ„โ˜ƒ๏ธ๐Ÿฅ‚

12.12.2025 13:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ“ข All #PhD #adverts now live ๐Ÿ“ข

All on #AMR ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿงซ in the #environment ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒฑ and deadlines are throughout January!

For details of different projects, see thread below โฌ‡๏ธ

#WAAW #WAAW25 #WAAW2025

26.11.2025 17:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Environmental Dimensions of Multidrug Resistance Exploring Ecology, Evolution and Human Exposure Risks. NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship for September 2026 Entry at University of Exeter on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Environmental Dimensions of Multidrug Resistance Exploring Ecology, Evolution and Human Exposure Risks. NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship for September 2026 Entry at University of Exeter, li...

Finally - I am a co-supervisor on a GW4+ PhD project, which will be based at the University of Exeter on multidrug resistance in the environment, and risk to human health. Details below! ๐Ÿงซ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ’Š

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

#AMR #MDR #WAAW #WAAW25

26.11.2025 17:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NERC RED-ALERT CDT: Understanding the Impact of Chemical Mixtures on Antimicrobial Resistance in Freshwater Ecosystems. at University of Exeter on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - NERC RED-ALERT CDT: Understanding the Impact of Chemical Mixtures on Antimicrobial Resistance in Freshwater Ecosystems. at University of Exeter, listed on FindAPhD.com

My Red-ALERT #PhD project advert "Understanding the Impact of Chemical Mixtures on Antimicrobial Resistance in Freshwater Ecosystems" is now live! ๐Ÿฆ ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ’Š

Details on the project and how to apply here:

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

#AMR #WAAW #WAAW25

26.11.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#amr #amr #waaw #antimicrobialresistance | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) ๐Ÿšจ PhD opportunities! This World AMR Awareness Week is the perfect time to explore new research projects with our #AMR researchers Isobel Stanton, Holly Tipper, Andrew Singer & Daniel Read, plus UKCEH,...

It's the final day of World #AMR Awareness Week #WAAW #WAAW25 ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿงซ

Our researchers have a number of #PhD studentships studying #AMR which will start in Sept/Oct 2026.

The @ukceh.bsky.social LinkedIn page has collated all our available PhD studentships here โžก๏ธ tinyurl.com/mabvvus

24.11.2025 11:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Our recent paper on #stakeholder opinions on the delivery of environmental components of the UK's #AMR National Action Plan has been written up into a blog! ๐Ÿฆ ๐ŸŒŠ

Check out the paper here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

And the blog below โฌ‡๏ธ

@oxonandrew.bsky.social @hollytipper.bsky.social #WAAW

20.11.2025 16:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We process our monitoring samples in a variety of ways, which include #phenotypic testing for #AMR, as well as using #molecular methods such as #qPCR and #sequencing to look for specific antimicrobial resistance genes ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿงซ

#WAAW

20.11.2025 16:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy World #AMR Awareness Week! #WAAW #WAAW25

At @ukceh.bsky.social our AMR researchers work on both #bacterial and #fungal AMR!

We undertake research monitoring AMR in many different environments (water ๐ŸŒŠ, wastewater ๐Ÿ’ฉ, air ๐Ÿ’จ, soil ๐ŸŒฑ & plants ๐ŸŒฟ), which means we get out in the field a lot!

20.11.2025 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Understanding selective concentrations of antimicrobials in different microbial populations. NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship for September 2026 Entry at University of Exeter on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Understanding selective concentrations of antimicrobials in different microbial populations. NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship for September 2026 Entry at University of Exeter, listed on Fin...

A new PhD advert is now live on the GW4+ programme titled "Understanding selective concentrations of antimicrobials in different microbial populations" ๐Ÿ’Š๐Ÿฆ 

For more details on how to apply โฌ‡๏ธ

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

#AMR #WAAW #WAAW25 #PhD

@ukceh.bsky.social @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social

17.11.2025 11:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@hollytipper.bsky.social & @istanton.bsky.social went to visit the Unilever labs yesterday to meet up with their PhD student Olivia Mescall and her other supervisors @profjrsnape.bsky.social & Katie Endersby!

As well as talking about Olivia's PhD, they went on a tour of the Unilever labs! ๐Ÿฅผ๐Ÿงช

07.11.2025 09:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Temperature, precipitation and chemical gradient impacts on the ecology and dynamics antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in engineered and natural wetlands. at University of York on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Temperature, precipitation and chemical gradient impacts on the ecology and dynamics antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in engineered and natural wetlands. at University of York, listed on F...

Secondly, I am a co-supervisor on an ECOWILD project based at York university on the impacts of temperature, precipitation and chemical gradient on #AMR in constructed and natural wetlands ๐Ÿฆ ๐ŸŒŠ

More details here โฌ‡๏ธ

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

@profjrsnape.bsky.social

31.10.2025 10:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
2026-UKCEH03 Are fungicide residues in compost increasing AMR in environmental, opportunistic fungi? โ€“ CENTA

First, a CENTA project investigating whether fungicide residues in compost are capable of increasing #AMR in environmental, opportunistic pathogens ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿงซ

Details here โฌ‡๏ธ

centa.ac.uk/studentship/...

@oxonandrew.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social #EnvironmentAgency

31.10.2025 10:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸšจNew #PhD #adverts alert๐Ÿšจ

I currently have two PhD studentships being advertised on environmental #AMR โฌ‡๏ธ

More being advertised soon ๐Ÿ‘€

@ukceh.bsky.social @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social

31.10.2025 10:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Yesterday was our Annual Postgraduate Showcase at UKCEH! A number of our PhD researchers participated by presenting their research as either a poster or as a talk! ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿงฌ

24.10.2025 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Isobel Stanton presenting the title slide of a presentation

Isobel Stanton presenting the title slide of a presentation

Holly Tipper presenting a slide showing how wastewater is an interface between human activities and the environment

Holly Tipper presenting a slide showing how wastewater is an interface between human activities and the environment

Holly and Isobel at Oxford's Natural History Museum in front of one of the dinosaur fossils

Holly and Isobel at Oxford's Natural History Museum in front of one of the dinosaur fossils

Photo of a dinosaur fossil

Photo of a dinosaur fossil

Last month, @hollytipper.bsky.social & @istanton.bsky.social attended the Microbiome Innovation and One Health Conference in Oxford ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿงซ

They co-presented on their work on #AMR in environmental microbiomes, as well as attending the networking event at @morethanadodo.bsky.social ๐Ÿฆ–

20.10.2025 15:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The work on evaluating the UK's #AMR National Action Plan was recently published which focused on stakeholder opinions on the implementation of the 2019-2024 plan ๐Ÿฆ 

Check it out below โฌ‡๏ธ

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

@hollytipper.bsky.social @oxonandrew.bsky.social @rebeccaglover.bsky.social

07.10.2025 13:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@istanton.bsky.social is an Environmental Molecular Microbiologist with a particular interest in dissemination, selection & transmission of both bacterial and fungal #AMR. Isobel has undertaken numerous pieces of work for policy, including an evaluation of the UKโ€™s AMR National Action Plan ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿงฌ

07.10.2025 12:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Tim recently published a paper on how soil properties in agricultural systems impact microbial genomic traits ๐Ÿฆ ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿšœ

Check it out here โฌ‡๏ธ

academic.oup.com/femsmicrobes...

06.10.2025 13:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@laurens-colours.bsky.social recently published a paper on the design of an eDNA qPCR assay to detect invasive Chinese mitten crab ๐Ÿฆ€ - work that was undertaken during her PhD.

Check it out here โฌ‡๏ธ

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

06.10.2025 12:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Come meet our Molecular Ecology researchers! ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ”ฌ

02.10.2025 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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First up, @rachelapayne.bsky.social who is a Molecular Microbiology Research Assistant. Rachel investigates environmental AMR, focusing on antifungal resistance in air & soils, & antibacterial resistance in rivers. She uses a combination of lab, field & desk-based studies to carry out her research๐Ÿงซ๐Ÿฆ 

02.10.2025 10:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Deciphering Landscapeโ€Scale Plant Cover and Biodiversity From Soil eDNA Biodiversity surveys are essential but challenging to conduct at scale, prompting this study to evaluate soil-extracted eDNA as a proxy for traditional field-based surveys for describing plant commun...

๐Ÿšจ New #OpenAccess paper in #Environmental #DNA! ๐Ÿšจ

Led by #TimGoodall @ukceh.bsky.social with @danread.bsky.social we tested whether #soil #eDNA metabarcoding can capture plant #biodiversity & vegetation cover across the UK ๐ŸŒฑ

๐Ÿ”— doi.org/10.1002/edn3...

29.09.2025 17:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Really looking forward to working with Ruby & meeting her in York in a couple of weeks!

@profjrsnape.bsky.social

19.09.2025 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Really excited to start working with Olivia โฌ‡๏ธ๐Ÿฆ 

@profjrsnape.bsky.social @hollytipper.bsky.social

19.09.2025 14:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Welcome to our "meet the researcher" series!๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ

Tune in over the next week as we introduce you to our UKCEH Molecular Ecology PhD researchers and tell you a bit about their projects! ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿฆ 

17.09.2025 09:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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