Claire Lonsdale
clairelonsdale.bsky.social
Claire Lonsdale
@clairelonsdale.bsky.social
Microbiologist/Molecular Biologist/Engineering Biologist
My views, not necessarily those of my employer
Awesome sun halo today
May 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Bad photography (fun eclipse)
March 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Team Lonsdale are having a great time at #SOTSEF today
March 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Merry Christmas folks! 🧬❄️
December 20, 2024 at 2:25 PM
🚨funding opportunity🚨
🧬🖥️🦠
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Enhancing UK Biosecurity: DASA Launches Microbial Forensics Competition
DASA and UKMFC seek novel technology options to enhance the UK’s Microbial Forensic capability
www.gov.uk
December 13, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Reposted by Claire Lonsdale
At its heart, Star Trek is a utopian fantasy about a society so advanced that they are capable of holding productive meetings that last no longer than three minutes
December 3, 2024 at 4:58 PM
My final leg on my 2 week tour of the UK: Patrick Vallance kicks off #Synbitech2024
December 3, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Are you at #SBUK2024 ?
Come and say hi!
November 27, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Just popping up to welcome all the recent arrivals :-)
Now back to lurking until I have something interesting to say...
November 11, 2024 at 9:34 AM
@contamclub.bsky.social I don't often go in the lab these days but I just found this on some long forgotten elderflower cordial and immediately thought of you!
August 20, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Can anyone recommend sequencing providers in the UK that offer off the shelf Illumina services for approx 200M reads? I'm looking for NextSeq 500-scale services but that doesn't seem popular
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July 10, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Anyone know what the big news is at Roche today?
May 22, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Spent 4 hours taking 150 photos of the sky
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May 11, 2024 at 8:26 AM
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Our next Analysing Microbial Genomics Data (AMGD) course is open for registration. A hands-on, week long, tutorial based introduction to the field featuring additional talks from IMI and UoB researchers. Dates: 1st to 5th July, hurry as places limited! www.birmingham.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Analysing Microbial Genomic Data
Information about University of Birmingham CPD course Analysing Microbial Genomic Data
www.birmingham.ac.uk
April 18, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Reposted by Claire Lonsdale
Yay, arrived at #microbio24! Come see our poster at A262!
Come talk to me if also wanting to know more about our fully funded EPSRC-Detl iCase PhD opportunity in engbio driven development of biofilm derived bioadhesives with deadline April 17!
April 8, 2024 at 11:45 AM
🚨PhD opportunity 🚨
DEVELOPMENT OF PROTEIN-BASED ADHESIVES FOR DEFENCE-FOCUSSED MATERIALS ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...
🧪🧬🔎 microproteins
April 4, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Reposted by Claire Lonsdale
Job claxon: 18-month PDRA position in my group on the correlation between gut microbiome composition and psychological status in a unique military cohort: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DGQ655/r...

Email me for details!
Research Fellow at University of Birmingham
An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Fellow is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
www.jobs.ac.uk
March 20, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Another Dstl Biscuit Book!
www.gov.uk/guidance/cli...
(So many opportunities for Engineering Biology!)
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March 18, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Ticked off my bucket list: arctic circle sciencey stuff
February 20, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Postdoctoral fellowship funding opportunities working with the UK Intelligence Community:
raeng.org.uk/ukicpostdoc
Additional access mentoring support available to under-represented groups too:
raeng.org.uk/access-mento...
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December 20, 2023 at 10:06 AM
Competition open until 17th Jan:
"Engineering Biology for Defence and Security (Phase 2)"
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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December 19, 2023 at 2:24 PM
AEROSOLS AND MICROBIOLOGY: CONNECTING DISCIPLINES IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA
Should be a great meeting
microbiologysociety.org/event/societ...
🦠 #microbiome
December 19, 2023 at 1:57 PM
I picked up a new role! Half my time will now be devoted to Engineering Biology for defence (materials applications). What feeds do the engineering biology/synthetic biology folks hang out on? 🧪🧬
December 14, 2023 at 3:30 PM
22 degree halo (it's a bit misty so not the best photo)
November 25, 2023 at 9:29 PM