Institute of Microbiology and Infection
@imibirmingham.bsky.social
The Institute of Microbiology and Infection within the University of Birmingham is home to world-class research, from model-organism biology to translational bacteriology
Fantastic Harry Smith Memorial Lecture given by Prof Nicole Dubilier @nicoledubilier.bsky.social today 'Eating your Microbiome: Nutritional Symbioses between Chemosynthetic Bacteria and Marine Invertebrates' with thanks to @pathogenomenick.bsky.social for hosting
February 3, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Fantastic Harry Smith Memorial Lecture given by Prof Nicole Dubilier @nicoledubilier.bsky.social today 'Eating your Microbiome: Nutritional Symbioses between Chemosynthetic Bacteria and Marine Invertebrates' with thanks to @pathogenomenick.bsky.social for hosting
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Excellent line-up for microbiology/microbiome speakers in Birmingham this week.
Yesterday we hosted @cibiocm.bsky.social, presenting his stunning work on the human microbiome, and today's @imibirmingham.bsky.social Harry Smith lecture by Nicole Dubilier
Yesterday we hosted @cibiocm.bsky.social, presenting his stunning work on the human microbiome, and today's @imibirmingham.bsky.social Harry Smith lecture by Nicole Dubilier
February 3, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Excellent line-up for microbiology/microbiome speakers in Birmingham this week.
Yesterday we hosted @cibiocm.bsky.social, presenting his stunning work on the human microbiome, and today's @imibirmingham.bsky.social Harry Smith lecture by Nicole Dubilier
Yesterday we hosted @cibiocm.bsky.social, presenting his stunning work on the human microbiome, and today's @imibirmingham.bsky.social Harry Smith lecture by Nicole Dubilier
The 2nd round of PhD projects for the DTP in Microbial Genomics for Health Protection, in collaboration with the UK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social, has just launched, funded by @nihr.bsky.social 6 PhD projects are available (UK students only)
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PhD Microbial Genomics for Health Protection, Biosciences - University of Birmingham
PhD in Microbial Genomics, exciting new Doctoral Training Programme in Microbial Genomics for Health Protection in collaboration with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) launches
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December 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The 2nd round of PhD projects for the DTP in Microbial Genomics for Health Protection, in collaboration with the UK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social, has just launched, funded by @nihr.bsky.social 6 PhD projects are available (UK students only)
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Join the Barber Learning team at Winterbourne House and Garden on Saturday 22 November for an afternoon of creativity and funky fungi. You will get to ‘Meet the Microbes’ learning more about their weird and wonderful world and letting your imagination run wild!
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Barber Family | Meet the Microbes - The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Barber Family | Meet the Microbes Saturday 22 November 2025, 11am – 2pm Drop-in Included in the cost of admission to Winterbourne Old Tool Shed, Winterbourne House and Garden Perfect for ages 4 – 10 a...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Join the Barber Learning team at Winterbourne House and Garden on Saturday 22 November for an afternoon of creativity and funky fungi. You will get to ‘Meet the Microbes’ learning more about their weird and wonderful world and letting your imagination run wild!
barber.org.uk/events/barbe...
barber.org.uk/events/barbe...
Congratulations, @jessicamablair.bsky.social, Sara Jabbari and Tim Overton on winning prestigious BBSRC sLoLa grant www.ukri.org/news/powerin...
Powering team science to unlock life’s secrets
Four world-class teams awarded major BBSRC sLoLa grants to push the frontiers of discovery in microbiology, photosynthesis, gene regulation and quantum biology.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Congratulations, @jessicamablair.bsky.social, Sara Jabbari and Tim Overton on winning prestigious BBSRC sLoLa grant www.ukri.org/news/powerin...
Congratulations to Prof David Grainger @graingerlab.bsky.social who has been awarded a long term grant to lead a pioneering investigation into one of the world’s most dangerous and understudied pathogens 🧫🦠
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Microbiologist awarded major Wellcome grant to investigate superbug evolution - University of Birmingham
Long-term grant awarded to lead a pioneering investigation into one of the world’s most dangerous and understudied pathogens.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Congratulations to Prof David Grainger @graingerlab.bsky.social who has been awarded a long term grant to lead a pioneering investigation into one of the world’s most dangerous and understudied pathogens 🧫🦠
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Prof Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social co-leads a new UK collaboration tackling infection and antimicrobial resistance www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/bi...
Birmingham Professor to co-lead new UK collaboration tackling infection and antimicrobial resistance - University of Birmingham
A national partnership with the NIHR Birmingham BRC, Oxford and Leeds will accelerate research to personalise treatment and tackle antimicrobial resistance.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Prof Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social co-leads a new UK collaboration tackling infection and antimicrobial resistance www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/bi...
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Assistant Prof post in bacterial genomics @unibirmingham.bsky.social Come and join us!!
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Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics at University of Birmingham
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics on jobs.ac.uk!
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September 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Assistant Prof post in bacterial genomics @unibirmingham.bsky.social Come and join us!!
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Congrats to Dr Jo Rhodes @drjorhodes.com who won the Berkeley Award at the British Mycological Society this Summer - the award, a major honour in the field of mycology, recognises outstanding contributions and potential in fungal research, well done Jo 🎉
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BMS: Berkeley Award
The British Mycological Society's Berkeley Award recognises an outstanding original scientific contribution to mycology by researchers at an early stage of their career.
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September 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Congrats to Dr Jo Rhodes @drjorhodes.com who won the Berkeley Award at the British Mycological Society this Summer - the award, a major honour in the field of mycology, recognises outstanding contributions and potential in fungal research, well done Jo 🎉
www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/berkeley-awa...
www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/berkeley-awa...
Probiotics for preterm babies lowered antibiotic resistant bacteria in gut @halllab.bsky.social and @raymondkiu.bsky.social
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Probiotics for preterm babies lowered antibiotic resistant bacteria in gut - University of Birmingham
New research lays groundwork for future studies exploring the role of probiotics in antimicrobial stewardship and infection control among preterm babies.
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August 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Probiotics for preterm babies lowered antibiotic resistant bacteria in gut @halllab.bsky.social and @raymondkiu.bsky.social
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Huge congratulations to IMI's Prof Robin May @robinmay9.bsky.social who has been appointed as UKHSA's @ukhsa.bsky.social Interim Chief Scientific Officer - excellent choice! 🎉
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Professor Robin May to join UKHSA as Chief Scientific Officer
UKHSA has appointed Professor Robin May as Interim Chief Scientific Officer.
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July 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Huge congratulations to IMI's Prof Robin May @robinmay9.bsky.social who has been appointed as UKHSA's @ukhsa.bsky.social Interim Chief Scientific Officer - excellent choice! 🎉
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Terrific news that @robinmay9.bsky.social of @imibirmingham.bsky.social has been appointed CSO of @ukhsa.bsky.social today! www.gov.uk/government/n... A fantastic choice!
Professor Robin May to join UKHSA as Chief Scientific Officer
UKHSA has appointed Professor Robin May as Interim Chief Scientific Officer.
www.gov.uk
July 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Terrific news that @robinmay9.bsky.social of @imibirmingham.bsky.social has been appointed CSO of @ukhsa.bsky.social today! www.gov.uk/government/n... A fantastic choice!
New paper in Nature Communications authored by Prof Andy Lovering et al rdcu.be/euXWk
A porin-like protein used by bacterial predators defines a wider lipid-trapping superfamily
Nature Communications - This study reveals that an outer membrane protein from the predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus forms a pentameric assembly that traps a lipid monolayer within. This allows...
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July 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
New paper in Nature Communications authored by Prof Andy Lovering et al rdcu.be/euXWk
Photo dump IMI Summer school 2025 🦠🦠🦠
July 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Photo dump IMI Summer school 2025 🦠🦠🦠
Photo dump of IMI Summer school 2025
July 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Photo dump of IMI Summer school 2025
And IMI Summer school 2025 wraps up! What a fantastic group of students! Thank you UoB school and @hannahtriv.bsky.social @bpettifor.bsky.social @miribiome.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
And IMI Summer school 2025 wraps up! What a fantastic group of students! Thank you UoB school and @hannahtriv.bsky.social @bpettifor.bsky.social @miribiome.bsky.social
Excellent talk from @robinmay9.bsky.social about his life, David Attenborough being his inspo and the Food Standards Agency 🦠🥪
July 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Excellent talk from @robinmay9.bsky.social about his life, David Attenborough being his inspo and the Food Standards Agency 🦠🥪
Last day of IMI Summer school 2025 starts with all things UCAS applications and Escaping the Toxoplasma 💩🦠
July 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Last day of IMI Summer school 2025 starts with all things UCAS applications and Escaping the Toxoplasma 💩🦠
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Peter Wildy Prize Lecture and Interview with Prof. Lindsay Hall from Annual Conference 2025 is now available on YouTube. Watch the full interview and lecture: 'Guardians of the Gut Bringing Microbiome Science to Life through Public Engagement' microb.io/40s1zvB #Microbio25
July 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Peter Wildy Prize Lecture and Interview with Prof. Lindsay Hall from Annual Conference 2025 is now available on YouTube. Watch the full interview and lecture: 'Guardians of the Gut Bringing Microbiome Science to Life through Public Engagement' microb.io/40s1zvB #Microbio25
Some exciting results from the IMI Summer school experiments 🧪🧫🔬
July 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Some exciting results from the IMI Summer school experiments 🧪🧫🔬
Day 4 of IMI Summer school started with Feeding the Future and green bread 🍞 with UoB's Dr Helen Onyeaka, GI infections with Dr Ella Rodwell and Exploring the World of Gut Bacteria with the fabulous @halllab.bsky.social 🦠🦠🦠
July 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Day 4 of IMI Summer school started with Feeding the Future and green bread 🍞 with UoB's Dr Helen Onyeaka, GI infections with Dr Ella Rodwell and Exploring the World of Gut Bacteria with the fabulous @halllab.bsky.social 🦠🦠🦠
How does your diet impact the microbiome? Let's find out...🦠🦠
July 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
How does your diet impact the microbiome? Let's find out...🦠🦠
Half way through the IMI Summer school 2025 starts with a fantastic Q&A panel with our own UoB students and Postdocs and @wvschaik.bsky.social giving a great talk on AMR & Phages 🦠🦠
July 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Half way through the IMI Summer school 2025 starts with a fantastic Q&A panel with our own UoB students and Postdocs and @wvschaik.bsky.social giving a great talk on AMR & Phages 🦠🦠
Culture club! Do probiotic yoghurt drinks really contain live bacteria? Let's find out at IMI Summer school 2025 🦠🦠
July 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Culture club! Do probiotic yoghurt drinks really contain live bacteria? Let's find out at IMI Summer school 2025 🦠🦠
Day 2 of IMI Summer school 2025 kicks off with some funky images from @contamclub.bsky.social and Mathematical modelling of an infectious disease with Rowland Seymour 🦠🦠🤢🤢
July 1, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Day 2 of IMI Summer school 2025 kicks off with some funky images from @contamclub.bsky.social and Mathematical modelling of an infectious disease with Rowland Seymour 🦠🦠🤢🤢