Brendan Gilmore
@brendangilmore.bsky.social
Professor @pharmacyatQUB, UL Adjunct Prof @MedicineAtUL - biofilms, halophiles, antibiotics & cold plasmas. Husband, Dad of 3 great boys.
Great opportunity to join the fantastic @rachelmwheatley.bsky.social group!
Application deadline for this postdoc position in my group closing next week 🦠 thank you all who have shared so far!
🔊 Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Bacterial Evolution.
Looking to recruit a postdoc to join a UKRI FLF-funded project on antibiotic resistance evolution in the microbiome 🦠
3 years funding, deadline 26th Jan, please share!
hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
Looking to recruit a postdoc to join a UKRI FLF-funded project on antibiotic resistance evolution in the microbiome 🦠
3 years funding, deadline 26th Jan, please share!
hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
January 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Great opportunity to join the fantastic @rachelmwheatley.bsky.social group!
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Exciting news!
Dr. Florence Niedergang, Director of Institut Cochin, will be key note speaker at the 2026 UK CellularMicrobiologyNetwork meeting!
Join us 22nd - 23rd of June in Belfast to hear about her and share your exciting work on host-pathogen interactions.
Stay tuned ! www.ukcellmicro.org
Dr. Florence Niedergang, Director of Institut Cochin, will be key note speaker at the 2026 UK CellularMicrobiologyNetwork meeting!
Join us 22nd - 23rd of June in Belfast to hear about her and share your exciting work on host-pathogen interactions.
Stay tuned ! www.ukcellmicro.org
January 12, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Exciting news!
Dr. Florence Niedergang, Director of Institut Cochin, will be key note speaker at the 2026 UK CellularMicrobiologyNetwork meeting!
Join us 22nd - 23rd of June in Belfast to hear about her and share your exciting work on host-pathogen interactions.
Stay tuned ! www.ukcellmicro.org
Dr. Florence Niedergang, Director of Institut Cochin, will be key note speaker at the 2026 UK CellularMicrobiologyNetwork meeting!
Join us 22nd - 23rd of June in Belfast to hear about her and share your exciting work on host-pathogen interactions.
Stay tuned ! www.ukcellmicro.org
Reposted by Brendan Gilmore
Impact of Host and Bacterial Metabolism on Antibiotic Susceptibility
#AMR #amrsky
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
#AMR #amrsky
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Impact of Host and Bacterial Metabolism on Antibiotic Susceptibility
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global healthcare emergency, directly causing 1.3 million deaths per year and predicted to increase dramatically over the coming decades. Understanding the molecula...
pubs.acs.org
December 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Impact of Host and Bacterial Metabolism on Antibiotic Susceptibility
#AMR #amrsky
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
#AMR #amrsky
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Discover more about #WAAW, what we do to support antimicrobial stewardship (AMS), and actions you and your pharmacy team can take to help fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR): https://ow.ly/Q4sv50Xu3AQ
#AMR #AntimicrobialResistance #WAAW2025
#AMR #AntimicrobialResistance #WAAW2025
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Discover more about #WAAW, what we do to support antimicrobial stewardship (AMS), and actions you and your pharmacy team can take to help fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR): https://ow.ly/Q4sv50Xu3AQ
#AMR #AntimicrobialResistance #WAAW2025
#AMR #AntimicrobialResistance #WAAW2025
Reposted by Brendan Gilmore
In anticipation of World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week, check out our guides and resources for tips to fight AMR, prevent misuse and overuse, and audit your processes.
https://ow.ly/jJHp50XszAT
#AMR #AntimicrobialResistance #WAAW #WAAW2025
https://ow.ly/jJHp50XszAT
#AMR #AntimicrobialResistance #WAAW #WAAW2025
November 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
In anticipation of World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week, check out our guides and resources for tips to fight AMR, prevent misuse and overuse, and audit your processes.
https://ow.ly/jJHp50XszAT
#AMR #AntimicrobialResistance #WAAW #WAAW2025
https://ow.ly/jJHp50XszAT
#AMR #AntimicrobialResistance #WAAW #WAAW2025
Reposted by Brendan Gilmore
DNA Sequencing Reveals Hitler Was Type Of Fern
DNA Sequencing Reveals Hitler Was Type Of Fern
BATH, ENGLAND—Saying the discovery shed new light on the infamous German dictator’s life, University of Bath researchers revealed DNA sequencing Friday showing that Adolf Hitler was a type of fern. “A...
theonion.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
DNA Sequencing Reveals Hitler Was Type Of Fern
Reposted by Brendan Gilmore
Her sister wrote my favorite essay about her. She points out that RF would have been famous even if she'd never looked at DNA
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Remembering my sister Rosalind Franklin
Rosalind Franklin died of ovarian cancer in 1958 aged 37 years. Sympathy and feminism
have combined to give us her familiar image as a downtrodden woman scientist, brilliant
but neglected, a heroine t...
www.thelancet.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Her sister wrote my favorite essay about her. She points out that RF would have been famous even if she'd never looked at DNA
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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🔊 Applications for the tenure-track illuminate global challenge fellowships at Queen’s are now open!
Comes with 5 years protected research time, a PhD studentship, & 60k start-up. I had one of these before getting my FLF, happy to chat to anyone interested!
www.qub.ac.uk/Research/fel...
Comes with 5 years protected research time, a PhD studentship, & 60k start-up. I had one of these before getting my FLF, happy to chat to anyone interested!
www.qub.ac.uk/Research/fel...
Our Illuminate Global Challenges Fellowships | Research | Queen's University Belfast
www.qub.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🔊 Applications for the tenure-track illuminate global challenge fellowships at Queen’s are now open!
Comes with 5 years protected research time, a PhD studentship, & 60k start-up. I had one of these before getting my FLF, happy to chat to anyone interested!
www.qub.ac.uk/Research/fel...
Comes with 5 years protected research time, a PhD studentship, & 60k start-up. I had one of these before getting my FLF, happy to chat to anyone interested!
www.qub.ac.uk/Research/fel...
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We had the pleasure to host Molly Ingersoll and Nassos @typaslab.bsky.social at the Fraser Symposium in Infection Biology 2025 at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social .
The day was a delight, except for the Belfast weather (don’t trust the photo!).
Stay tuned for next year's symposium announcement!
The day was a delight, except for the Belfast weather (don’t trust the photo!).
Stay tuned for next year's symposium announcement!
October 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We had the pleasure to host Molly Ingersoll and Nassos @typaslab.bsky.social at the Fraser Symposium in Infection Biology 2025 at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social .
The day was a delight, except for the Belfast weather (don’t trust the photo!).
Stay tuned for next year's symposium announcement!
The day was a delight, except for the Belfast weather (don’t trust the photo!).
Stay tuned for next year's symposium announcement!
Reposted by Brendan Gilmore
Many thanks also to local speakers Dessi Malinova, @selindaorrqub.bsky.social, @beckiejoingram.bsky.social, Ultan Power, @josebengoechea.bsky.social, @brendangilmore.bsky.social, co-organiser @valvanom.bsky.social, and chairs @colllab.bsky.social, @gunnarns.bsky.social, and @cisneroslab.bsky.social.
October 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Many thanks also to local speakers Dessi Malinova, @selindaorrqub.bsky.social, @beckiejoingram.bsky.social, Ultan Power, @josebengoechea.bsky.social, @brendangilmore.bsky.social, co-organiser @valvanom.bsky.social, and chairs @colllab.bsky.social, @gunnarns.bsky.social, and @cisneroslab.bsky.social.
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The creative process in science has a set of thinking tools that we could do a better job teaching. Here are the 12 articles that Martin and I wrote about them, including "It takes two to think", "A hypothesis is a liability" and "The two languages of science". night-science.org/home/learn/r...
August 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The creative process in science has a set of thinking tools that we could do a better job teaching. Here are the 12 articles that Martin and I wrote about them, including "It takes two to think", "A hypothesis is a liability" and "The two languages of science". night-science.org/home/learn/r...
Sunset at Strangford Lough, July 13th 2025
July 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Sunset at Strangford Lough, July 13th 2025
Reposted by Brendan Gilmore
To learn more about SeqCoast including direct orders with transparent pricing, visit seqcoast.com
Sequence smarter, discover more
(said in a New Hampshire accent 😉)
Sequence smarter, discover more
(said in a New Hampshire accent 😉)
July 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
To learn more about SeqCoast including direct orders with transparent pricing, visit seqcoast.com
Sequence smarter, discover more
(said in a New Hampshire accent 😉)
Sequence smarter, discover more
(said in a New Hampshire accent 😉)
Reposted by Brendan Gilmore
Tánaiste Simon Harris TD, @simonharrisireland.bsky.social, has launched new funding scheme, which will be administered by the RIA, to support early career researchers at the Ireland Wales Forum 2025.
Read more: www.ria.ie/2025/07/03/t...
#ECRIs #EarlyCareerResearchers
Read more: www.ria.ie/2025/07/03/t...
#ECRIs #EarlyCareerResearchers
Tánaiste Simon Harris TD launches new funding scheme administered by the RIA to support early career researchers at the Ireland Wales Forum 2025 - Royal Irish Academy
Administered by the Royal Irish Academy the scheme will open for applications in the autumn.
www.ria.ie
July 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Tánaiste Simon Harris TD, @simonharrisireland.bsky.social, has launched new funding scheme, which will be administered by the RIA, to support early career researchers at the Ireland Wales Forum 2025.
Read more: www.ria.ie/2025/07/03/t...
#ECRIs #EarlyCareerResearchers
Read more: www.ria.ie/2025/07/03/t...
#ECRIs #EarlyCareerResearchers
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Antimicrobial efflux and biofilms: an interplay leading to emergent resistance evolution
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social from Rosalind Allen, Frank Schreiber groups (within @spp2389.bsky.social and @microverse.bsky.social)
www.cell.com/trends/micro...
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social from Rosalind Allen, Frank Schreiber groups (within @spp2389.bsky.social and @microverse.bsky.social)
www.cell.com/trends/micro...
Antimicrobial efflux and biofilms: an interplay leading to emergent resistance evolution
The biofilm mode of growth and drug efflux are both important factors that impede
the treatment of bacterial infections with antimicrobials. Decades of work have uncovered
the mechanisms involved in b...
www.cell.com
May 23, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Antimicrobial efflux and biofilms: an interplay leading to emergent resistance evolution
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social from Rosalind Allen, Frank Schreiber groups (within @spp2389.bsky.social and @microverse.bsky.social)
www.cell.com/trends/micro...
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social from Rosalind Allen, Frank Schreiber groups (within @spp2389.bsky.social and @microverse.bsky.social)
www.cell.com/trends/micro...
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Don't miss the free ASM Biofilminar - "Biofilm Breakthroughs: Sticking Together to Move Forward", Wednesday April 23, 3:00-5:00pm EST. Topics range from species interactions, modulating biofilm formation, wastewater biofilms and more. Register lnkd.in/dTuuDwUp, Live ASM Biofilminar: April 23
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April 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Don't miss the free ASM Biofilminar - "Biofilm Breakthroughs: Sticking Together to Move Forward", Wednesday April 23, 3:00-5:00pm EST. Topics range from species interactions, modulating biofilm formation, wastewater biofilms and more. Register lnkd.in/dTuuDwUp, Live ASM Biofilminar: April 23
Massive congratulations to Darvel’s 2nd most famous microbiologist🦠🔬Ross Duncan 🏴 for passing his viva yesterday! Thanks to @tcoenye.bsky.social and Dr Deirdre Gilpin for conducting the viva, and @timskvortsov.bsky.social for chairing. Very proud supervisor #biofilms #coldplasma #pharmacyQUB
April 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Massive congratulations to Darvel’s 2nd most famous microbiologist🦠🔬Ross Duncan 🏴 for passing his viva yesterday! Thanks to @tcoenye.bsky.social and Dr Deirdre Gilpin for conducting the viva, and @timskvortsov.bsky.social for chairing. Very proud supervisor #biofilms #coldplasma #pharmacyQUB
Thanks to @tcoenye.bsky.social
for visiting Belfast and delivering an outstanding seminar to biofilm researchers @pharmacyatQUB
- we had a couple of great days hosting you and discussing all things #biofilm
for visiting Belfast and delivering an outstanding seminar to biofilm researchers @pharmacyatQUB
- we had a couple of great days hosting you and discussing all things #biofilm
April 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Thanks to @tcoenye.bsky.social
for visiting Belfast and delivering an outstanding seminar to biofilm researchers @pharmacyatQUB
- we had a couple of great days hosting you and discussing all things #biofilm
for visiting Belfast and delivering an outstanding seminar to biofilm researchers @pharmacyatQUB
- we had a couple of great days hosting you and discussing all things #biofilm
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Transplant recipients require lifelong, multimodal immunosuppression to prevent rejection. This #ClinMicroRev article explores the concept of “immunosuppressant imprecision,” which focuses on metabolic/microbial effects of immunosuppressive therapies. asm.social/2jO
March 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Transplant recipients require lifelong, multimodal immunosuppression to prevent rejection. This #ClinMicroRev article explores the concept of “immunosuppressant imprecision,” which focuses on metabolic/microbial effects of immunosuppressive therapies. asm.social/2jO
We're proud to announce that the School of Pharmacy @pharmacyatQUB has achieved a remarkable milestone in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject, ranking 19th in the WORLD for Pharmacy and Pharmacology, and the top-ranked School at Queen’s: www.qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews...
March 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
We're proud to announce that the School of Pharmacy @pharmacyatQUB has achieved a remarkable milestone in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject, ranking 19th in the WORLD for Pharmacy and Pharmacology, and the top-ranked School at Queen’s: www.qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews...
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In UK, antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections in humans have INCREASED by 13% since 2018…
Despite a target to reduce them by 10%.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Despite a target to reduce them by 10%.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
UK ‘falling short’ in fight against rise of superbugs resistant to antibiotics
Antimicrobial resistance contributing to estimated 35,000 deaths a year in UK, and government ‘a long way’ from containing the problem, says NAO
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
In UK, antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections in humans have INCREASED by 13% since 2018…
Despite a target to reduce them by 10%.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Despite a target to reduce them by 10%.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Pleased to announce our review article on uropathogenic adhesion strategies out today in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social! Huge congrats to lead author @carlosebflores.bsky.social, my former postdoc doing brilliant #UTI research at @biozentrum.unibas.ch #UTISky www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Bacterial adhesion strategies and countermeasures in urinary tract infection - Nature Microbiology
This Review discusses adhesion strategies of bacterial pathogens causing urinary tract infections, and outlines host responses and recent advances in therapeutic strategies targeting bacterial adhesio...
www.nature.com
February 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Pleased to announce our review article on uropathogenic adhesion strategies out today in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social! Huge congrats to lead author @carlosebflores.bsky.social, my former postdoc doing brilliant #UTI research at @biozentrum.unibas.ch #UTISky www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New online! Fungal biofilms in human health and disease
Fungal biofilms in human health and disease
Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 05 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01147-0Fungal biofilms encompass a wide range of diseases with increasing clinical impact. In this Review, Ramage et al. discuss the clinical importance of fungal…
www.nature.com
February 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
New online! Fungal biofilms in human health and disease
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At an @ria.ie symposium on improving the prospects for fundamental biomedical research in Ireland. Inputs by David Henshall of @rcsi.bsky.social and others closely align to our call for more State investment in R&D. hrci.ie/hrci-positio...
#FundamentalResearch #HealthResearchMatters
#FundamentalResearch #HealthResearchMatters
HRCI Position Paper 2025 -
Health Research Charities Ireland (HRCI) Position Paper 2025. Contains 3 asks for elected representatives and policy makers in Ireland.
hrci.ie
February 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
At an @ria.ie symposium on improving the prospects for fundamental biomedical research in Ireland. Inputs by David Henshall of @rcsi.bsky.social and others closely align to our call for more State investment in R&D. hrci.ie/hrci-positio...
#FundamentalResearch #HealthResearchMatters
#FundamentalResearch #HealthResearchMatters