Wall Lab University of Glasgow

📢 | Professor Donal Wall from @uofgsii.bsky.social was 1 of just 6 experts, selected from over 300, invited to give oral evidence to the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk SIT Committee as part of its inquiry into the UK’s microbiome research landscape.

🎥 Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwyr...

🚨PhD Opportunity Alert🚨 Join me, @suzieh.bsky.social and @walllabuoglasgow.bsky.social to investigate how environment shapes anti-phage defences & prophage–prophage conflict in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Apply here:
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...

🚨PHD PROJECT!🚨
Interested in #bacteria, #RNA, #evolution, #biotech, #EnvironmentalMicro?

Opportunity for a fully-funded #PhD with me, @rachelmwheatley.bsky.social, & @walllabuoglasgow.bsky.social via the NorthWestBio DTP:

www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Deadline 21 Nov. #MicroSky Please share!

A screengrab from the video recording, showing Professor Donal Wall sat at a desk providing expert oral evidence to the House of Commons committee.

🆕 | @uofgsii.bsky.social's Head of Bacteriology Professor Donal Wall recently presented expert oral evidence to the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk SIT Committee as part of its inquiry into the UK’s microbiome research landscape.

🔗 Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

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Today, Professor Donal Wall, @uofglasgow.bsky.social attended a pitch session as part of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee's 'Under the Microscope' inquiry to explain why they should be interested in microbiomes.

It was a privilege to speak to SITC today about research, innovation and translation in microbiome science in the UK, both now and aspirations for the future. This has been very much a team effort to get to this point so thanks to all involved! @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social

!!*RECRUITING*!!
We are looking for an enthusiastic PhD student @cruk-si.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social! This exciting fully funded project aims to unravel metabolic determinants of cachexia. Fancy some great teamwork with the labs of Owen Sansom and Campbell Roxburgh? Apply below!👇

Come to Glasgow, an awesome place to work! 😁

For those of you who approached me at @microbiologysociety.org #Microbio25 (and anyone else interested!!), this is your last chance to apply for our PDRA position. Come join us in Glasgow!

Great time at #MicroBio25 with the University of Glasgow crew….. such a happy bunch doing awesome science!

We have extended the deadline for this! If you are passionate about phage-bacteria interactions, check this out and join us!

Chimeric infective particles expand species boundaries in phage inducible chromosomal island mobilization Some mobile genetic elements spread among unrelated bacterial species through unknown mechanisms. Recently, we discovered that identical capsid-forming phage-inducible chromosomal islands (cf-PICIs), ...

New mechanism of gene transfer! With @tcostalab.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, we discovered that cf-PICIs form tail-less elements that, once released, spread among different bacterial species by hijacking tails from various phages. More exciting news soon! shorturl.at/kRJqE

🚨 New pre-print out! 🚨

The world’s first fully 3D printed microscope!

Is Santa bringing you a 3D printer for Christmas, or maybe you need a gift for your favourite microscopist - print the lenses, print the frame, and start imaging! ✨🔬

Check it out below and please repost!👇🏻🙏🏻

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#PhD #PhDOpportunity #microbiology #bioinformatics #plantpathology #potato #bacteria #genomics #scotland

Finally have migrated the lab account over! Already seems much calmer and a lot more science! 🦠🧫🔬