John Clark-Corrigall
@johncorrigall.bsky.social
BBSRC NLD DTP PhD student working in the Khan Lab. Fledgling molecular microbiologist. From Newcastle-Gateshead, for the world.
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All Biochemical Journal papers undergo a rigorous peer review process; however, the Editorial Board is committed to ensuring that, if revisions are recommended, extra experiments not necessary to the paper will not be asked for🧪. https://ow.ly/PLkr50Ybg7g
February 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM
All Biochemical Journal papers undergo a rigorous peer review process; however, the Editorial Board is committed to ensuring that, if revisions are recommended, extra experiments not necessary to the paper will not be asked for🧪. https://ow.ly/PLkr50Ybg7g
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Pride in STEM are still looking for nominations for this award - you have until the 1st March!
If you would like to consider me - over the last 5 years I have done asexual in STEM advocacy, engaged LGBTQ+ folks with science and helped raise the visibility of LGBTQ+ scientists in education.
If you would like to consider me - over the last 5 years I have done asexual in STEM advocacy, engaged LGBTQ+ folks with science and helped raise the visibility of LGBTQ+ scientists in education.
In April, #PrideinSTEM turns 10! We will have a celebration for it, and we would like to recognize individuals who have had a positive impact on LGBTQIA+ People in STEM, here in the UK!
Do you know someone who fits that description?
Nominate them here:
prideinstem.org/2026/01/27/n...
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🧪🔭
Do you know someone who fits that description?
Nominate them here:
prideinstem.org/2026/01/27/n...
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🧪🔭
Nominations open for our Decadal Awards | Pride in STEM
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February 13, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Pride in STEM are still looking for nominations for this award - you have until the 1st March!
If you would like to consider me - over the last 5 years I have done asexual in STEM advocacy, engaged LGBTQ+ folks with science and helped raise the visibility of LGBTQ+ scientists in education.
If you would like to consider me - over the last 5 years I have done asexual in STEM advocacy, engaged LGBTQ+ folks with science and helped raise the visibility of LGBTQ+ scientists in education.
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To celebrate #IDWGS2026, we're highlighting women who shaped microbiology but never got their flowers, starting with Fanny Hesse.
We're not stopping there; help us continue the work. Nominate a female microbiologist you know for a feature on our blog: buff.ly/kk7Ieye
#IDWGS #WomenInSTEM
We're not stopping there; help us continue the work. Nominate a female microbiologist you know for a feature on our blog: buff.ly/kk7Ieye
#IDWGS #WomenInSTEM
February 11, 2026 at 2:42 PM
To celebrate #IDWGS2026, we're highlighting women who shaped microbiology but never got their flowers, starting with Fanny Hesse.
We're not stopping there; help us continue the work. Nominate a female microbiologist you know for a feature on our blog: buff.ly/kk7Ieye
#IDWGS #WomenInSTEM
We're not stopping there; help us continue the work. Nominate a female microbiologist you know for a feature on our blog: buff.ly/kk7Ieye
#IDWGS #WomenInSTEM
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UK undergrads - UK Space Agency Internships Programme is running this summer. Is paid too (£5k for 8 weeks).
web-eur.cvent.com/event/2a6caf...
web-eur.cvent.com/event/2a6caf...
Skills for Space: UK Space Agency Internships Programme.
web-eur.cvent.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:48 AM
UK undergrads - UK Space Agency Internships Programme is running this summer. Is paid too (£5k for 8 weeks).
web-eur.cvent.com/event/2a6caf...
web-eur.cvent.com/event/2a6caf...
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On International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🔬👩🔬
We’re launching the Women Microbiologists Network: a member-led networking and discussions event for women in microbiology by Dr. Enas Newire.
Read the news story and join:
🔗 https://microb.io/4ax5M5I
We’re launching the Women Microbiologists Network: a member-led networking and discussions event for women in microbiology by Dr. Enas Newire.
Read the news story and join:
🔗 https://microb.io/4ax5M5I
February 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🔬👩🔬
We’re launching the Women Microbiologists Network: a member-led networking and discussions event for women in microbiology by Dr. Enas Newire.
Read the news story and join:
🔗 https://microb.io/4ax5M5I
We’re launching the Women Microbiologists Network: a member-led networking and discussions event for women in microbiology by Dr. Enas Newire.
Read the news story and join:
🔗 https://microb.io/4ax5M5I
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Don’t miss your chance to fund a summer research project in applied microbiology! Our Summer Studentship Grant helps students gain valuable research experience. Applications close in a few days 👇
Are you seeking funding for summer research projects for undergraduates, recent graduates, and Master’s students in applied microbiology?
Apply for the AMI Summer Studentship Grant by 14 Feb 2026: https://appliedmicrobiology.org/funding/summer-studentship-grant.html
Apply for the AMI Summer Studentship Grant by 14 Feb 2026: https://appliedmicrobiology.org/funding/summer-studentship-grant.html
February 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Don’t miss your chance to fund a summer research project in applied microbiology! Our Summer Studentship Grant helps students gain valuable research experience. Applications close in a few days 👇
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BIG Event 2026 Registration is Open Now!
Join us at the National STEM Learning Centre 15-17 July for top quality skills sharing, networking and our famous Best Demo competition!
Early bird tickets and our bursary scheme are now open, with early bird closing 31 March!
www.big.uk.com/BIGEvent2026
Join us at the National STEM Learning Centre 15-17 July for top quality skills sharing, networking and our famous Best Demo competition!
Early bird tickets and our bursary scheme are now open, with early bird closing 31 March!
www.big.uk.com/BIGEvent2026
February 10, 2026 at 9:17 AM
BIG Event 2026 Registration is Open Now!
Join us at the National STEM Learning Centre 15-17 July for top quality skills sharing, networking and our famous Best Demo competition!
Early bird tickets and our bursary scheme are now open, with early bird closing 31 March!
www.big.uk.com/BIGEvent2026
Join us at the National STEM Learning Centre 15-17 July for top quality skills sharing, networking and our famous Best Demo competition!
Early bird tickets and our bursary scheme are now open, with early bird closing 31 March!
www.big.uk.com/BIGEvent2026
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A member of #FAN? An #ECR working on #AMR? Preparing your first grant application?
⏰ Last week to apply for #FAN #FLAME - a residential writing retreat in Northern Ireland.
🗓 #Deadline: 16 Feb 2026 (10:00 GMT)
🔗 Apply: forms.office.com/e/bGM73X7fn8
🔗 Details: www.futuresamr.co.uk/events/fan_f...
⏰ Last week to apply for #FAN #FLAME - a residential writing retreat in Northern Ireland.
🗓 #Deadline: 16 Feb 2026 (10:00 GMT)
🔗 Apply: forms.office.com/e/bGM73X7fn8
🔗 Details: www.futuresamr.co.uk/events/fan_f...
FAN FLAME: An in-person retreat – Futures AMR Network
Futures AMR
www.futuresamr.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
A member of #FAN? An #ECR working on #AMR? Preparing your first grant application?
⏰ Last week to apply for #FAN #FLAME - a residential writing retreat in Northern Ireland.
🗓 #Deadline: 16 Feb 2026 (10:00 GMT)
🔗 Apply: forms.office.com/e/bGM73X7fn8
🔗 Details: www.futuresamr.co.uk/events/fan_f...
⏰ Last week to apply for #FAN #FLAME - a residential writing retreat in Northern Ireland.
🗓 #Deadline: 16 Feb 2026 (10:00 GMT)
🔗 Apply: forms.office.com/e/bGM73X7fn8
🔗 Details: www.futuresamr.co.uk/events/fan_f...
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Medical microbiologist and AMR researcher Dr Oluwole Owoyemi, reveals why he designed a scientific writing and publishing workshop for early career scientists - and how it went. www.the-microbiologist.com/news/from-am... @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social @asm.org
From ambassadorship to action: Leading a national scientific writing and publishing workshop in the UK
Medical Microbiologist and Antimicrobial Resistance Researcher Dr. Oluwole Owoyemi, ASM Young Ambassador to the UK, reveals why he designed a scientific writing and publishing workshop for early care...
www.the-microbiologist.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Medical microbiologist and AMR researcher Dr Oluwole Owoyemi, reveals why he designed a scientific writing and publishing workshop for early career scientists - and how it went. www.the-microbiologist.com/news/from-am... @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social @asm.org
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🔍Have you ever had a doppelganger? Recent research finds 190 genomes, originally categorised as Vibrio cholerae actually belonged to a close relative, Vibrio paracholerae.
Sergio Morgado takes us behind the scenes of their recent publication in Microbial Genomics here🔗https://microb.io/3Nm5fM1
Sergio Morgado takes us behind the scenes of their recent publication in Microbial Genomics here🔗https://microb.io/3Nm5fM1
February 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
🔍Have you ever had a doppelganger? Recent research finds 190 genomes, originally categorised as Vibrio cholerae actually belonged to a close relative, Vibrio paracholerae.
Sergio Morgado takes us behind the scenes of their recent publication in Microbial Genomics here🔗https://microb.io/3Nm5fM1
Sergio Morgado takes us behind the scenes of their recent publication in Microbial Genomics here🔗https://microb.io/3Nm5fM1
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meetings.embo.org/event/26-mic... Announcing the 2026 EMBO course in Computational and Experimental Microbiomics, to be held at Bath. The course brings together experiments and bioinformatics to study host-microbe interactions and co-evolution. Register now, or at least by 11 May, if interested :)
Computational and experimental microbiomics
The critical contribution of microbiota to animal, plant and environmental health is now widely accepted. Progress has been driven by two parallel approaches: in silico analyses of large -omics data …
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February 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
meetings.embo.org/event/26-mic... Announcing the 2026 EMBO course in Computational and Experimental Microbiomics, to be held at Bath. The course brings together experiments and bioinformatics to study host-microbe interactions and co-evolution. Register now, or at least by 11 May, if interested :)
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LAMECS returns on Thursday 18 June 2026 at Manchester Metropolitan University! This year’s programme spans all aspects of applied microbiology, including food, health, environment, industry, and microbial ecology.
Book your place: https://appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-calendar/lamecs-2026.html
Book your place: https://appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-calendar/lamecs-2026.html
February 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM
LAMECS returns on Thursday 18 June 2026 at Manchester Metropolitan University! This year’s programme spans all aspects of applied microbiology, including food, health, environment, industry, and microbial ecology.
Book your place: https://appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-calendar/lamecs-2026.html
Book your place: https://appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-calendar/lamecs-2026.html
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New PhD alert! We'll be applying animal welfare ideas to look at how stress affects bees, looking at the effect on bee brains with @lenariab.bsky.social, and working with @sensibee.bsky.social developing new monitoring methods.
Please spread the word! #bees #PhD 🧪
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Please spread the word! #bees #PhD 🧪
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
The effect of stress on pollinator behaviour at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The effect of stress on pollinator behaviour at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
New PhD alert! We'll be applying animal welfare ideas to look at how stress affects bees, looking at the effect on bee brains with @lenariab.bsky.social, and working with @sensibee.bsky.social developing new monitoring methods.
Please spread the word! #bees #PhD 🧪
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Please spread the word! #bees #PhD 🧪
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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📢 Call for Abstracts!
📊 We're now accepting abstract submissions for Lightning Presentations at the TARGetAMR Conference 2026! 🧠
📅 Deadline: Friday 20th March, 5pm GMT
🔗 Submit yours here: www.targetamr.org.uk/now-open-cal...
#TARGetAMR26
📊 We're now accepting abstract submissions for Lightning Presentations at the TARGetAMR Conference 2026! 🧠
📅 Deadline: Friday 20th March, 5pm GMT
🔗 Submit yours here: www.targetamr.org.uk/now-open-cal...
#TARGetAMR26
February 3, 2026 at 11:33 AM
📢 Call for Abstracts!
📊 We're now accepting abstract submissions for Lightning Presentations at the TARGetAMR Conference 2026! 🧠
📅 Deadline: Friday 20th March, 5pm GMT
🔗 Submit yours here: www.targetamr.org.uk/now-open-cal...
#TARGetAMR26
📊 We're now accepting abstract submissions for Lightning Presentations at the TARGetAMR Conference 2026! 🧠
📅 Deadline: Friday 20th March, 5pm GMT
🔗 Submit yours here: www.targetamr.org.uk/now-open-cal...
#TARGetAMR26
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Abstracts submissions are open for Early Career Summer Conference 2026. Hear from invited speakers and network with fellow early career members between the 6—7 July. Registration opens 28 January: https://microb.io/ECConf26Abstracts #ECConf26
January 20, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Abstracts submissions are open for Early Career Summer Conference 2026. Hear from invited speakers and network with fellow early career members between the 6—7 July. Registration opens 28 January: https://microb.io/ECConf26Abstracts #ECConf26
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We’re hosting the second Disabled & Neurodivergent Members Social at Annual Conference💙
Open to members at any career stage who identify as disabled, neurodivergent, and/or chronically ill. Register your interest to receive updates: microb.io/Microbio26So...
#Microbio26
Open to members at any career stage who identify as disabled, neurodivergent, and/or chronically ill. Register your interest to receive updates: microb.io/Microbio26So...
#Microbio26
January 30, 2026 at 1:01 PM
We’re hosting the second Disabled & Neurodivergent Members Social at Annual Conference💙
Open to members at any career stage who identify as disabled, neurodivergent, and/or chronically ill. Register your interest to receive updates: microb.io/Microbio26So...
#Microbio26
Open to members at any career stage who identify as disabled, neurodivergent, and/or chronically ill. Register your interest to receive updates: microb.io/Microbio26So...
#Microbio26
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Only 2 more days to apply for this post as Research Fellow in the Health Protection Research Unit - Public Health Genomics at the University of Birmingham.
Come and join us to exciting, cutting-edge genomics and metagenomics work to deliver public health benefits
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQE112/r...
Come and join us to exciting, cutting-edge genomics and metagenomics work to deliver public health benefits
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQE112/r...
Research Fellow at University of Birmingham
Discover Research Fellow jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
www.jobs.ac.uk
February 2, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Only 2 more days to apply for this post as Research Fellow in the Health Protection Research Unit - Public Health Genomics at the University of Birmingham.
Come and join us to exciting, cutting-edge genomics and metagenomics work to deliver public health benefits
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQE112/r...
Come and join us to exciting, cutting-edge genomics and metagenomics work to deliver public health benefits
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQE112/r...
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PhD position available in our team to study how UPEC exploits metals to successfully colonise the host gut. Cool collaboration with @thecopperdoctor.bsky.social and @banzhaflab.bsky.social Please share and get in touch for more details
Microbial metal-head: the integrated roles of metal homeostasis in host-pathogen interaction at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Microbial metal-head: the integrated roles of metal homeostasis in host-pathogen interaction at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:38 PM
PhD position available in our team to study how UPEC exploits metals to successfully colonise the host gut. Cool collaboration with @thecopperdoctor.bsky.social and @banzhaflab.bsky.social Please share and get in touch for more details
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"I have come away from this experience thinking differently about my research. Simple things to me, such as experimental protocols, how I record my data and why I am researching specific topics, are completely novel to the students I’ve chatted to."
💬 PhD student Elin
💬 PhD student Elin
Inspiring school children to be scientists through “I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here!” - Quadram Institute
Elin shares her experience of taking part in the national online outreach activity which inspires school children across the country to consider careers in science
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January 31, 2026 at 1:00 PM
"I have come away from this experience thinking differently about my research. Simple things to me, such as experimental protocols, how I record my data and why I am researching specific topics, are completely novel to the students I’ve chatted to."
💬 PhD student Elin
💬 PhD student Elin
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Lots of PhD opportunities for UK + international students involving my lab. Topics relate to metals & microbiology.
First up: TonB-dependent receptors in commensal Neisseria in my lab at Durham, with @kjosts.bsky.social and @mattbashton.bsky.social.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
First up: TonB-dependent receptors in commensal Neisseria in my lab at Durham, with @kjosts.bsky.social and @mattbashton.bsky.social.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Nutrient uptake in commensal bacteria: exploring uncharacterised TonB-dependent transporters. at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Nutrient uptake in commensal bacteria: exploring uncharacterised TonB-dependent transporters. at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Lots of PhD opportunities for UK + international students involving my lab. Topics relate to metals & microbiology.
First up: TonB-dependent receptors in commensal Neisseria in my lab at Durham, with @kjosts.bsky.social and @mattbashton.bsky.social.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
First up: TonB-dependent receptors in commensal Neisseria in my lab at Durham, with @kjosts.bsky.social and @mattbashton.bsky.social.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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"I’d applied before, and alongside the crushing defeat, I received some positive feedback and bolstering support. So, I’d tell other early career researchers to persevere." (Tim Blower)
Personal reflections and top tips from #ListerPrize winners at lister-institute.org.uk/what-it-mean...
Personal reflections and top tips from #ListerPrize winners at lister-institute.org.uk/what-it-mean...
January 27, 2026 at 10:13 AM
"I’d applied before, and alongside the crushing defeat, I received some positive feedback and bolstering support. So, I’d tell other early career researchers to persevere." (Tim Blower)
Personal reflections and top tips from #ListerPrize winners at lister-institute.org.uk/what-it-mean...
Personal reflections and top tips from #ListerPrize winners at lister-institute.org.uk/what-it-mean...
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Get serious about Socials in 2026
I'm running a free online session to guide you through the world of TikTok.
Discover how researchers are using videos to increase their reach profile & impact. Organised by CDICE. Open to UK university research staff & PhD students www.cdice.ac.uk/events/tiktok/
I'm running a free online session to guide you through the world of TikTok.
Discover how researchers are using videos to increase their reach profile & impact. Organised by CDICE. Open to UK university research staff & PhD students www.cdice.ac.uk/events/tiktok/
January 27, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Get serious about Socials in 2026
I'm running a free online session to guide you through the world of TikTok.
Discover how researchers are using videos to increase their reach profile & impact. Organised by CDICE. Open to UK university research staff & PhD students www.cdice.ac.uk/events/tiktok/
I'm running a free online session to guide you through the world of TikTok.
Discover how researchers are using videos to increase their reach profile & impact. Organised by CDICE. Open to UK university research staff & PhD students www.cdice.ac.uk/events/tiktok/
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⏰ Closing soon! The Webber group is looking for a Research Scientist to use high throughput transposon mutagenesis to help understand mechanisms of action, host susceptibility and resistance to antimicrobials.
💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 28 January 2026
➡️ buff.ly/8iXH22u
💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 28 January 2026
➡️ buff.ly/8iXH22u
January 26, 2026 at 9:01 AM
⏰ Closing soon! The Webber group is looking for a Research Scientist to use high throughput transposon mutagenesis to help understand mechanisms of action, host susceptibility and resistance to antimicrobials.
💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 28 January 2026
➡️ buff.ly/8iXH22u
💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 28 January 2026
➡️ buff.ly/8iXH22u