I am looking forward to participating in the Health Tech Spring Conference 2026, where Iโll be speaking about our research into #phage-based pharmaceutical products. See more here: https://t.co/hxWefTEwTr
Come and chat to us during the conference and check our website (https://t.co/D0iZ1iOCHF) to learn more about these and other research projects we are working on. See you at the conference!
#Microbio26#phage
Our lab is attending @MicrobioSoc Annual Conference in Belfast! I will be talking later today about new approaches to use phages against urinary tract infections caused by Proteus mirabilis. If you miss the talk or would like to learn more about this work, check the poster A224.
Also check out posters from our group members:
Yuyang
๐ท A215 Transdermal delivery of bacteriophages with choline based ionic liquid
Xinyao @Yaoxinnnnn
๐ท A216 Liposome-encapsulated bacteriophages
Shauna @shaunammurray
๐ท A226 Freeze-dried bacteriophage formulations
1. For residents of Northern Ireland (incl. non-EU if settled). The 2026 DAERA Postgraduate Studentships (https://t.co/SqMIb7LSso). Deadline: 19 Feb
2. For citizens of China. Queenโs-China Scholarship Council PhD Joint Awards 2026 (https://t.co/qxOCej9cwL). Deadline: 27 Jan
Are you interested in doing a #PhD? Are you excited about research and solving challenging problems? Do you like #phage? If you answered 'yes', I am happy to support your application for one of two studentships to join my research group (https://t.co/D0iZ1iPaxd) at @pharmacyatQUB
One Week left to apply for this exciting PhD via the QUARTILES DLA w/ Cecile Gubry-Rangin (Aberdeen), @timskvortsov & @juliannemegaw on understanding drivers of virus ecology in the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles, Lough Neagh! https://t.co/2nUaL9w9YK
I am pleased to announce that the AquaPhage team have been selected for Phase 2 of the programme to develop a solution for Lough Neagh algal blooms. To do this, weโll use #bacteriophages - viruses that kill the problem-causing cyanobacteria but are harmless to humans and wildlife
DAERA has awarded ยฃ2 million in funding to four suppliers to progress to Phase 2 of the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) aimed at tackling the growth of Blue-Green Algae in Lough Neagh and other affected waterbodies. More info: https://t.co/Ii0GE0UfJq @AndrewMuirNI
We hope that our approach will facilitate new insights into protein function and make a better use of the expanding structural atlas.
Manuscript: https://t.co/Eu9Z4sA8pO
ProFlex Suite: https://t.co/gxER14z9pO
#protein#dynamics#phage@pharmacyatQUB
Superb news to kick off the week! ๐ Our new paper is out today in @NatureComms:
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฑ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐
Finally, we provide a suite of tools that allow users users to convert PDB into ProFlex, search for proteins with similar flexibility patterns in structural databases, and compare ProFlex-encoded protein sequences with each other.
Are you interested a fully funded PhD? We would like to understand the role phages play in well- and poorly-performing broiler flocks using AI!
Learn more here: https://t.co/Iaau3hNKac
Apply by Friday, 17 October @ 12:00: https://t.co/tGN51BX4Tw
This UKRI AI CDT SUSTAIN project and will be supervised by Dr Didier Devaurs and Dr Leighton Pritchard (Strathclyde), Dr Victoria Smyth (AFBI), and me.
You will learn a lot about #AI, machine learning, bioinformatics, microbiology, food production, animal health, and #phage!
Are you interested a fully funded PhD? We would like to understand the role phages play in well- and poorly-performing broiler flocks using AI!
Learn more here: https://t.co/Iaau3hNKac
Apply by Friday, 17 October @ 12:00: https://t.co/tGN51BX4Tw
I really enjoyed working on this piece about #AI in #microbiology research with @Thomacillin. We are exploring how the data and the user affect the performance of AI, discuss reasoning, and outline 5 key principles of working with AI.
@pharmacyatQUB
โWe are currently living through a period of AI boom. But as the AI fatigue starts settling in, should microbiologists be racing to embed AI into every pipeline?โ This opinion piece explores this question, and gives you 5 principles for responsible AI use.
https://t.co/6b2B4X7hnf