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Paul Fogg

@pcmfogg.bsky.social

Microbiology Lecturer at the University of York, studying all aspects of Phage Biology, Gene Transfer Agents, and Bacterial Evolution.

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Fascinating to hear about the unseen diversity in the viral world, the pros & cons of sequencing methods, and the massive biases in current databases - much work still to do!

Thanks also to the sponsors - Starlab, BIO-RAD & BMKGENE - whose support allows us to put together such a great programme!

04.02.2026 16:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Inspiring seminar by Andrew Millard this week for the York #Microbial_Life series. His lab's work with viruses in cow pats and slurry took me back to my PhD days sampling #phage from Cheshire farm puddles.
@milja001.bsky.social, @biologyatyork.bsky.social, @york.ac.uk

04.02.2026 16:26 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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Agents of Change: An exploration of how viruses and viriforms shape bacterial evolution, fitness, and antibiotic resistance (York YBDTP Project) at University of York on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Agents of Change: An exploration of how viruses and viriforms shape bacterial evolution, fitness, and antibiotic resistance (York YBDTP Project) at University of York, listed on FindAPhD...

Still time to apply for an exciting #BBSRC #PhD opportunity I am offering @biologyatyork.bsky.social with @seanmeaden.bsky.social & Hong Gao (Tees). Join an interdisciplinary team to study how viruses shape bacterial evolution and the spread of antibiotic resistance. Apply by 7th Jan bit.ly/4jfv9wx

03.01.2026 09:28 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Still a couple of days left to apply for this postdoc #job. With access to world-class facilities, you will unravel the DNA-packaging mechanisms used by #phages and the unusual #GeneTransferAgents, and explore the impact of these tiny machines on evolution, resistance, and biotech. @ukri.org #bbsrc

07.10.2025 15:04 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Mark Dillingham facing the audience while presenting a talk at the University of York. Protein structures of the RecBCD complex are shown on the projector screen.

Mark Dillingham facing the audience while presenting a talk at the University of York. Protein structures of the RecBCD complex are shown on the projector screen.

Fantastic @biologyatyork #Microbial_Life seminar yesterday by Mark Dillingham, @dillinghamlab.bsky.social 🧬🧪. An engaging talk and fascinating to hear about RecBCD, phage-host arms race, DNA mimics and the enigmatic retrons! Massive thanks to BIO-RAD, Starlab and BMKGENE for their sponsorship.

03.10.2025 14:28 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
Jobs - The University of York

🚨Exciting #Postdoc opportunity in the Fogg & Antson labs: 3-year post based @biologyatyork.bsky.social to explore the #StructuralBiology & mechanism of viral DNA-packaging motors using cutting-edge #Cryo-EM, biophysical and molecular approaches. Apply by 9th Oct at bit.ly/3Iz3bOu #ScienceJobs

23.09.2025 11:49 — 👍 2    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 1

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