Multi-Defence
@multidefence.bsky.social
Unravelling the genetic dance of MGEs and bacterial immunity 🧩|Embracing the diversity of research techniques| #BBSRC_sLOLA #Bioinfo #Evol #Biochem #Mathmodel
https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/multidefence/
https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/multidefence/
July 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🦠🧬 Join us for a workshop on Phage Therapy in Liverpool (25 Nov 2025)!
A 1-day free event bringing together clinicians, academics, regulators & industry to discuss the future of phage therapy; happening in tandem to a 2-day focus meeting on Microbial Evolutionary Dynamics (1/2)
A 1-day free event bringing together clinicians, academics, regulators & industry to discuss the future of phage therapy; happening in tandem to a 2-day focus meeting on Microbial Evolutionary Dynamics (1/2)
July 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🦠🧬 Join us for a workshop on Phage Therapy in Liverpool (25 Nov 2025)!
A 1-day free event bringing together clinicians, academics, regulators & industry to discuss the future of phage therapy; happening in tandem to a 2-day focus meeting on Microbial Evolutionary Dynamics (1/2)
A 1-day free event bringing together clinicians, academics, regulators & industry to discuss the future of phage therapy; happening in tandem to a 2-day focus meeting on Microbial Evolutionary Dynamics (1/2)
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Happily representing @multidefence.bsky.social at the #EESMicrobiology in Heidelberg!
Come to my poster if interested in prophage-mediated phage defence!
Also don't miss @emgoodall.bsky.social's talk today, and @alekseiagapov.bsky.social and @davvi36.bsky.social posters!
Come to my poster if interested in prophage-mediated phage defence!
Also don't miss @emgoodall.bsky.social's talk today, and @alekseiagapov.bsky.social and @davvi36.bsky.social posters!
June 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Happily representing @multidefence.bsky.social at the #EESMicrobiology in Heidelberg!
Come to my poster if interested in prophage-mediated phage defence!
Also don't miss @emgoodall.bsky.social's talk today, and @alekseiagapov.bsky.social and @davvi36.bsky.social posters!
Come to my poster if interested in prophage-mediated phage defence!
Also don't miss @emgoodall.bsky.social's talk today, and @alekseiagapov.bsky.social and @davvi36.bsky.social posters!
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Presenting a poster about Pseudomonas defence systems at #EESMicrobiology in Heidelberg. If you happen to like it, don't forget to check out our consortium @multidefence.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Presenting a poster about Pseudomonas defence systems at #EESMicrobiology in Heidelberg. If you happen to like it, don't forget to check out our consortium @multidefence.bsky.social
Great to get together in Manchester last week for our consortium’s annual meeting – halfway through our 5-year collaboration! Inspiring discussions, exciting updates, and lots of ideas ahead. Excited for what’s next! 💡🔬🤝 #Science #Microbiology #TeamScience
June 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Great to get together in Manchester last week for our consortium’s annual meeting – halfway through our 5-year collaboration! Inspiring discussions, exciting updates, and lots of ideas ahead. Excited for what’s next! 💡🔬🤝 #Science #Microbiology #TeamScience
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Edze Westra kills viruses @multidefence.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Edze Westra kills viruses @multidefence.bsky.social
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As part of the @multidefence.bsky.social consortium, we worked with a globally curated dataset of >4,000 P. aeruginosa (from 10.1126/science.adi0908) to reveal differences in the number and composition of defence systems between isolates from (and not from) cystic fibrosis cases 2/n
May 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
As part of the @multidefence.bsky.social consortium, we worked with a globally curated dataset of >4,000 P. aeruginosa (from 10.1126/science.adi0908) to reveal differences in the number and composition of defence systems between isolates from (and not from) cystic fibrosis cases 2/n
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Great to be in Manchester for the annual @multidefence.bsky.social meeting, with Luna and Simon!
June 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Great to be in Manchester for the annual @multidefence.bsky.social meeting, with Luna and Simon!
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Passing through the Borders on the train to Manchester for the annual @multidefence.bsky.social meeting
June 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Passing through the Borders on the train to Manchester for the annual @multidefence.bsky.social meeting
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This work was led by the incredible @charlotteechong.bsky.social 💻 🧬 as part of the @multidefence.bsky.social sLoLa consortium funded by @ukri.org BBSRC and in collaboration with a wonderful set of new (and old!) colleagues 9/n
May 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This work was led by the incredible @charlotteechong.bsky.social 💻 🧬 as part of the @multidefence.bsky.social sLoLa consortium funded by @ukri.org BBSRC and in collaboration with a wonderful set of new (and old!) colleagues 9/n
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A funded PhD studentship is available for a joint project between my lab and @andreashaag.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
A funded PhD studentship is available for a joint project between my lab and @andreashaag.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
Harnessing Bacterial Viruses to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Infections at University of St Andrews on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Harnessing Bacterial Viruses to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Infections at University of St Andrews, listed on FindAPhD.com
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March 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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A funded PhD studentship is available for a joint project between my lab and @andreashaag.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
A funded PhD studentship is available for a joint project between my lab and @andreashaag.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
🔬 Three fronts in bacterial defense!
At EMBO symposium this week in Paris, our PIs showcased:
• @mfwhite2.bsky.social: cyclic nucleotide defence signaling
• Prof. Stineke Van Houte: prophage warfare in P. aeruginosa
• Prof. Tim Blower: autoregulating toxins & phage defence
At EMBO symposium this week in Paris, our PIs showcased:
• @mfwhite2.bsky.social: cyclic nucleotide defence signaling
• Prof. Stineke Van Houte: prophage warfare in P. aeruginosa
• Prof. Tim Blower: autoregulating toxins & phage defence
April 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
🔬 Three fronts in bacterial defense!
At EMBO symposium this week in Paris, our PIs showcased:
• @mfwhite2.bsky.social: cyclic nucleotide defence signaling
• Prof. Stineke Van Houte: prophage warfare in P. aeruginosa
• Prof. Tim Blower: autoregulating toxins & phage defence
At EMBO symposium this week in Paris, our PIs showcased:
• @mfwhite2.bsky.social: cyclic nucleotide defence signaling
• Prof. Stineke Van Houte: prophage warfare in P. aeruginosa
• Prof. Tim Blower: autoregulating toxins & phage defence
We had fantastic poster presentations at the EMBO symposium the Immune System of Bacteria in Paris this week
April 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We had fantastic poster presentations at the EMBO symposium the Immune System of Bacteria in Paris this week
Coming back to Microbial Warfare session today we have @charlotteechong.bsky.social giving a talk about "Genomic analyses to infer defence system interactions among global Pseudomonas aeruginosa populations" at 12:15
April 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Coming back to Microbial Warfare session today we have @charlotteechong.bsky.social giving a talk about "Genomic analyses to infer defence system interactions among global Pseudomonas aeruginosa populations" at 12:15
@samriddhigupta.bsky.social gave her poster presentation today at #Microbio25 about discovering new counter-defence systems in prophage genomes
April 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
@samriddhigupta.bsky.social gave her poster presentation today at #Microbio25 about discovering new counter-defence systems in prophage genomes
Second poster session starting soon #Microbio25
April 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Second poster session starting soon #Microbio25
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We also have a couple of poster presentations today 255 from @drramabht.bsky.social, 282 from @anna-k-richmond.bsky.social, 062 from Meg Llewellyn and 068 from Jasmine Thomas-Campbell. All cool stuff about defence systems!
April 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
We also have a couple of poster presentations today 255 from @drramabht.bsky.social, 282 from @anna-k-richmond.bsky.social, 062 from Meg Llewellyn and 068 from Jasmine Thomas-Campbell. All cool stuff about defence systems!
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Phage vs Phage from @annaolina.bsky.social at #Microbio25. Fantastic talk!
April 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Phage vs Phage from @annaolina.bsky.social at #Microbio25. Fantastic talk!
We also have a couple of poster presentations today 255 from @drramabht.bsky.social, 282 from @anna-k-richmond.bsky.social, 062 from Meg Llewellyn and 068 from Jasmine Thomas-Campbell. All cool stuff about defence systems!
April 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
We also have a couple of poster presentations today 255 from @drramabht.bsky.social, 282 from @anna-k-richmond.bsky.social, 062 from Meg Llewellyn and 068 from Jasmine Thomas-Campbell. All cool stuff about defence systems!
Our upcoming talks today at #Microbio25 in the Microbial Warfare session: Prof Tim Blower's talk about “All the World’s a Phage” - Exploring phage-host interactions, at 14:45 and from @annaolina.bsky.social about Phage vs. Phage: When Pseudomonas’ own prophages step up the defenсe, at 15:45
April 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Our upcoming talks today at #Microbio25 in the Microbial Warfare session: Prof Tim Blower's talk about “All the World’s a Phage” - Exploring phage-host interactions, at 14:45 and from @annaolina.bsky.social about Phage vs. Phage: When Pseudomonas’ own prophages step up the defenсe, at 15:45
@brockhurstlab.bsky.social giving a talk about eco-evolutionary mechanisms of AMR in the AMR session at #Microbio25
April 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
@brockhurstlab.bsky.social giving a talk about eco-evolutionary mechanisms of AMR in the AMR session at #Microbio25
Poster A092!
At Poster 092 today! Loss of quorum sensing and a promoter region mutation in lung-like environments
April 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Poster A092!
Poster A097 tomorrow at #Microbio25!
Presenting a poster at #Microbio25 today/tomorrow. Come for a chat about defence hotspots in Pseudomonas phage!
March 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Poster A097 tomorrow at #Microbio25!
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Welcome to Maryam Ravari & @gretelwaugh.bsky.social to the @multidefence.bsky.social team! They will be supporting @yueyicai.bsky.social in establishing experimental pipelines to explore the regulation of multi-layered bacterial defence systems - what a team!
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February 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Welcome to Maryam Ravari & @gretelwaugh.bsky.social to the @multidefence.bsky.social team! They will be supporting @yueyicai.bsky.social in establishing experimental pipelines to explore the regulation of multi-layered bacterial defence systems - what a team!
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🚨PhD studentship opportunity! Bacteria protect themselves with a huge arsenal of defences, but does this affect how they gain new traits on plasmids? 🧫🦠💫
Apply for a funded 4y position with me @livuni-ives.bsky.social, @brockhurstlab.bsky.social @jojofoth.bsky.social & @multidefence.bsky.social ⬇️
Apply for a funded 4y position with me @livuni-ives.bsky.social, @brockhurstlab.bsky.social @jojofoth.bsky.social & @multidefence.bsky.social ⬇️
BBSRC NWD: Let the right one in: exploring the trade-offs between genome defence and openness in microbiomes at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - BBSRC NWD: Let the right one in: exploring the trade-offs between genome defence and openness in microbiomes at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
January 10, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🚨PhD studentship opportunity! Bacteria protect themselves with a huge arsenal of defences, but does this affect how they gain new traits on plasmids? 🧫🦠💫
Apply for a funded 4y position with me @livuni-ives.bsky.social, @brockhurstlab.bsky.social @jojofoth.bsky.social & @multidefence.bsky.social ⬇️
Apply for a funded 4y position with me @livuni-ives.bsky.social, @brockhurstlab.bsky.social @jojofoth.bsky.social & @multidefence.bsky.social ⬇️