Kate Beckham
@kshbeckham.bsky.social
Royal Society University Research Fellow | NUAcT Fellow @ Newcastle University @mhd-newcastle.bsky.social
Investigating mycobacterial transport systems
#structuralbiology #microbiology
Instagram @kshbeckham
Investigating mycobacterial transport systems
#structuralbiology #microbiology
Instagram @kshbeckham
Pinned
www.findaphd.com
BBSSRC (NEEDL) funded PhD studentship in my lab co-supervised by
@thecopperdoctor.bsky.social and @mycobacterium-ncl.bsky.social
If you're interested in structural biology and membrane transport processes, check out www.findaphd.com/phds/project... deadline 27th of Feb!
Get in touch for more info
@thecopperdoctor.bsky.social and @mycobacterium-ncl.bsky.social
If you're interested in structural biology and membrane transport processes, check out www.findaphd.com/phds/project... deadline 27th of Feb!
Get in touch for more info
Still 2 weeks left to apply for this position.
BBSSRC (NEEDL) funded PhD studentship in my lab co-supervised by
@thecopperdoctor.bsky.social and @mycobacterium-ncl.bsky.social
If you're interested in structural biology and membrane transport processes, check out www.findaphd.com/phds/project... deadline 27th of Feb!
Get in touch for more info
@thecopperdoctor.bsky.social and @mycobacterium-ncl.bsky.social
If you're interested in structural biology and membrane transport processes, check out www.findaphd.com/phds/project... deadline 27th of Feb!
Get in touch for more info
www.findaphd.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Still 2 weeks left to apply for this position.
Hi. You can send me an email :) my address should be on the uni website.
February 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Hi. You can send me an email :) my address should be on the uni website.
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Sign up now for the EMBO Workshop "The complexity of mycobacterial infections: From research to real-world impact" in #Paris, FR, 14–18 Sep 2026.
Registration by 25 Aug
Abstract submission by 15 May
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-mycobacterial-infections
#EMBOComplexInfections #EMBOevents 🧪
Registration by 25 Aug
Abstract submission by 15 May
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-mycobacterial-infections
#EMBOComplexInfections #EMBOevents 🧪
January 30, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Sign up now for the EMBO Workshop "The complexity of mycobacterial infections: From research to real-world impact" in #Paris, FR, 14–18 Sep 2026.
Registration by 25 Aug
Abstract submission by 15 May
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-mycobacterial-infections
#EMBOComplexInfections #EMBOevents 🧪
Registration by 25 Aug
Abstract submission by 15 May
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-mycobacterial-infections
#EMBOComplexInfections #EMBOevents 🧪
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Out Now! The building blocks of one of the most complex flagellar nanomachines #MicroSky
The building blocks of one of the most complex flagellar nanomachines
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 03 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02275-wA near-complete model for the complex structure of the Campylobacter jejuni flagellar motor revealed different mechanisms of assembly, activation and stability from the simple ‘classical’ flagellar model. Some of the additional motor structures in C. jejuni are conserved and only found in species of Campylobacterota, whose ancestor likely co-opted type IV pilus components from bacteria in the deep ocean.
go.nature.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Out Now! The building blocks of one of the most complex flagellar nanomachines #MicroSky
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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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#Microbiology
The anti-tuberculosis drug bedaquiline targets the mycobacterial ATP synthase, but how that leads to bacterial death is unclear
Here the authors clarify how bedaquiline works
@jnblab.bsky.social @morwan.me
#TBSky #antibiotics #AMR
http://dlvr.it/TQjZ0W
The anti-tuberculosis drug bedaquiline targets the mycobacterial ATP synthase, but how that leads to bacterial death is unclear
Here the authors clarify how bedaquiline works
@jnblab.bsky.social @morwan.me
#TBSky #antibiotics #AMR
http://dlvr.it/TQjZ0W
February 2, 2026 at 5:07 PM
#Microbiology
The anti-tuberculosis drug bedaquiline targets the mycobacterial ATP synthase, but how that leads to bacterial death is unclear
Here the authors clarify how bedaquiline works
@jnblab.bsky.social @morwan.me
#TBSky #antibiotics #AMR
http://dlvr.it/TQjZ0W
The anti-tuberculosis drug bedaquiline targets the mycobacterial ATP synthase, but how that leads to bacterial death is unclear
Here the authors clarify how bedaquiline works
@jnblab.bsky.social @morwan.me
#TBSky #antibiotics #AMR
http://dlvr.it/TQjZ0W
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A gift of an article from the inimitable Colin Kleanthous as he says a moving farewell to his laboratory. A brave, unrepentant and scientifically brilliant journey is described - please have a read, friends.
www.jbc.org/article/S002...
www.jbc.org/article/S002...
Bacteriocin biophysics: From protein-protein interaction models to navigators of the bacterial cell envelope
Bacteriocins are toxins deployed by bacteria to kill their competitors. Here, I reflect
on my laboratory’s work on protein bacteriocins and their immunity proteins from Gram-negative
bacteria. We unco...
www.jbc.org
February 2, 2026 at 12:39 PM
A gift of an article from the inimitable Colin Kleanthous as he says a moving farewell to his laboratory. A brave, unrepentant and scientifically brilliant journey is described - please have a read, friends.
www.jbc.org/article/S002...
www.jbc.org/article/S002...
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This is very bad news
MRC instructs grant review boards to slash funding rates.
Boards asked to recommend just three applications for funding, as BBSRC also suspends calls.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Boards asked to recommend just three applications for funding, as BBSRC also suspends calls.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
MRC instructs grant review boards to slash funding rates - Research Professional News
Boards asked to recommend just three applications for funding, as BBSRC also suspends calls
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:19 AM
This is very bad news
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Still time to apply for the open postdoc position in our lab!
Fabian was quicker :) But yes, we have an open postdoc position in bacterial bioenergetics and membrane biology, using on B. subtilis as the model. Come join us! @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social is a great place to work, and we are a friendly, international lab. Visa+IHS fees covered. #microsky
January 29, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Still time to apply for the open postdoc position in our lab!
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Very happy that our work on the T6SS ADP-ribosylcyclase toxin made the Cover at JBC @asbmb.bsky.social y.social ! Congratulations Julius @jmartinkus.bsky.social for designing this Cover !
@dukasju.bsky.social @laurentterradot.bsky.social
@dukasju.bsky.social @laurentterradot.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Very happy that our work on the T6SS ADP-ribosylcyclase toxin made the Cover at JBC @asbmb.bsky.social y.social ! Congratulations Julius @jmartinkus.bsky.social for designing this Cover !
@dukasju.bsky.social @laurentterradot.bsky.social
@dukasju.bsky.social @laurentterradot.bsky.social
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Fully funded four-year PhD position available in my lab!
Combining structural and synthetic biology to understand iron transport.
Deadline 27th of Feb, get in touch for more details!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Combining structural and synthetic biology to understand iron transport.
Deadline 27th of Feb, get in touch for more details!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Forged by Iron: Synthetic protein binders to decode bacterial iron transport mechanisms at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Forged by Iron: Synthetic protein binders to decode bacterial iron transport mechanisms at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Fully funded four-year PhD position available in my lab!
Combining structural and synthetic biology to understand iron transport.
Deadline 27th of Feb, get in touch for more details!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Combining structural and synthetic biology to understand iron transport.
Deadline 27th of Feb, get in touch for more details!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Oh yes, very interesting :) thanks Zam
January 27, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Oh yes, very interesting :) thanks Zam
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How about a mysterious metal importer in Mycobacterium? Main supervisors @kshbeckham.bsky.social and @mycobacterium-ncl.bsky.social at Newcastle.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
January 24, 2026 at 2:28 PM
How about a mysterious metal importer in Mycobacterium? Main supervisors @kshbeckham.bsky.social and @mycobacterium-ncl.bsky.social at Newcastle.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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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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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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www.findaphd.com/phds/project... interested in bacterial antagonism? PhD opportunity in our team, see below. Please repost!
Characterising antibacterial toxins in the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Characterising antibacterial toxins in the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:33 AM
www.findaphd.com/phds/project... interested in bacterial antagonism? PhD opportunity in our team, see below. Please repost!
BBSSRC (NEEDL) funded PhD studentship in my lab co-supervised by
@thecopperdoctor.bsky.social and @mycobacterium-ncl.bsky.social
If you're interested in structural biology and membrane transport processes, check out www.findaphd.com/phds/project... deadline 27th of Feb!
Get in touch for more info
@thecopperdoctor.bsky.social and @mycobacterium-ncl.bsky.social
If you're interested in structural biology and membrane transport processes, check out www.findaphd.com/phds/project... deadline 27th of Feb!
Get in touch for more info
www.findaphd.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:34 PM
BBSSRC (NEEDL) funded PhD studentship in my lab co-supervised by
@thecopperdoctor.bsky.social and @mycobacterium-ncl.bsky.social
If you're interested in structural biology and membrane transport processes, check out www.findaphd.com/phds/project... deadline 27th of Feb!
Get in touch for more info
@thecopperdoctor.bsky.social and @mycobacterium-ncl.bsky.social
If you're interested in structural biology and membrane transport processes, check out www.findaphd.com/phds/project... deadline 27th of Feb!
Get in touch for more info
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Our latest CRISPR ring nuclease paper focusses on Csx15 - which seems to act as of a sponge as well as a canonical phosphodiesterase. Great work led by @haotianchi.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Our latest CRISPR ring nuclease paper focusses on Csx15 - which seems to act as of a sponge as well as a canonical phosphodiesterase. Great work led by @haotianchi.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF BIOLOGY OF MYOCBACTERIA GRC WILL BE IN 2028, NOT 2027. Exact date and location TBD. Sorry about the long wait, but we think it is better long term. PLEASE repost/tell your friends!
January 21, 2026 at 7:19 PM
THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF BIOLOGY OF MYOCBACTERIA GRC WILL BE IN 2028, NOT 2027. Exact date and location TBD. Sorry about the long wait, but we think it is better long term. PLEASE repost/tell your friends!
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Our new movie is online, highlighting the assembly, secretion and mechanism of action of bacterial Tc toxins. We hope you enjoy it and use it for teaching purposes or just for fun. Nature is fascinating!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfEf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfEf...
How bacterial Tc toxins work: secretion, pore formation and host cell disruption.
YouTube video by Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Our new movie is online, highlighting the assembly, secretion and mechanism of action of bacterial Tc toxins. We hope you enjoy it and use it for teaching purposes or just for fun. Nature is fascinating!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfEf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfEf...
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Structural elucidation of the hexameric MmpS4-MmpL4 complex from Mycobacterium tuberculosis www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.07.698164v1 #cryoem
January 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Structural elucidation of the hexameric MmpS4-MmpL4 complex from Mycobacterium tuberculosis www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.07.698164v1 #cryoem
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Are you working on challenging projects in structural biology?
#EMBOMacromolecular will highlight the strategic use of cutting-edge protein structure prediction methods, and recent advances in in situ structural biology. Apply by 18 Feb to join us at EMBL Grenoble! 🧬
s.embl.org/mmo26-01-bl
#EMBOMacromolecular will highlight the strategic use of cutting-edge protein structure prediction methods, and recent advances in in situ structural biology. Apply by 18 Feb to join us at EMBL Grenoble! 🧬
s.embl.org/mmo26-01-bl
January 9, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Are you working on challenging projects in structural biology?
#EMBOMacromolecular will highlight the strategic use of cutting-edge protein structure prediction methods, and recent advances in in situ structural biology. Apply by 18 Feb to join us at EMBL Grenoble! 🧬
s.embl.org/mmo26-01-bl
#EMBOMacromolecular will highlight the strategic use of cutting-edge protein structure prediction methods, and recent advances in in situ structural biology. Apply by 18 Feb to join us at EMBL Grenoble! 🧬
s.embl.org/mmo26-01-bl
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Applications to our 2026 Summer Student Training Programme are now open.
We’re looking for undergrad students to join us for nine weeks this summer.
See the projects on offer and check the participation eligibility requirements on our website. ⬇️
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...
We’re looking for undergrad students to join us for nine weeks this summer.
See the projects on offer and check the participation eligibility requirements on our website. ⬇️
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...
Summer students
Our nine-week summer training programme provides undergraduates with hands-on experience of working in a research lab.
www.crick.ac.uk
January 8, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Applications to our 2026 Summer Student Training Programme are now open.
We’re looking for undergrad students to join us for nine weeks this summer.
See the projects on offer and check the participation eligibility requirements on our website. ⬇️
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...
We’re looking for undergrad students to join us for nine weeks this summer.
See the projects on offer and check the participation eligibility requirements on our website. ⬇️
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...
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🛎️🛎️ Looking for a postdoctoral fellowship? Interested in tackling real-world challenges?
Then check out EMBL's EIPOD-LinC fellowships. Gain transferable skills and work on self-designed projects to make a lasting impact on global issues.
📆 Closing date: 2 February
www.embl.org/about/info/p...
Then check out EMBL's EIPOD-LinC fellowships. Gain transferable skills and work on self-designed projects to make a lasting impact on global issues.
📆 Closing date: 2 February
www.embl.org/about/info/p...
January 7, 2026 at 8:36 AM
🛎️🛎️ Looking for a postdoctoral fellowship? Interested in tackling real-world challenges?
Then check out EMBL's EIPOD-LinC fellowships. Gain transferable skills and work on self-designed projects to make a lasting impact on global issues.
📆 Closing date: 2 February
www.embl.org/about/info/p...
Then check out EMBL's EIPOD-LinC fellowships. Gain transferable skills and work on self-designed projects to make a lasting impact on global issues.
📆 Closing date: 2 February
www.embl.org/about/info/p...
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🚨Last chance to apply for two PhD projects in my lab, applying structural biology and single molecule biophysics to investigate gene expression in RNA viruses: www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywor...
www.findaphd.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
🚨Last chance to apply for two PhD projects in my lab, applying structural biology and single molecule biophysics to investigate gene expression in RNA viruses: www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywor...