Sam Williams
@samwill.bsky.social
NNF Postdoctoral Fellow at DTU in the Weber lab
Hunting for new antibiotics by hunting for novel resistance
#metabolomics #genomemining #secmet
Hunting for new antibiotics by hunting for novel resistance
#metabolomics #genomemining #secmet
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Interested in superbugs, AMR and stress resistance? Join us to do a PhD in the Corrigan lab
@UCDMedicine www.ucd.ie/graduatestud...
@UCDMedicine www.ucd.ie/graduatestud...
Current Scholarship Opportunities - UCD Graduate Studies
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May 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Interested in superbugs, AMR and stress resistance? Join us to do a PhD in the Corrigan lab
@UCDMedicine www.ucd.ie/graduatestud...
@UCDMedicine www.ucd.ie/graduatestud...
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We happily present: “Bakta Web – rapid and standardized genome annotation on scalable infrastructures” @OxUniPress NAR’s Web Server issue
doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
Easy to use, no registration, fast, scalable, various visualizations, in sync with Bakta CLI:
bakta.computational.bio
(1/5)
doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
Easy to use, no registration, fast, scalable, various visualizations, in sync with Bakta CLI:
bakta.computational.bio
(1/5)
Bakta Web – rapid and standardized genome annotation on scalable infrastructures
Abstract. The Bakta command line application is widely used and one of the most established tools for bacterial genome annotation. It balances comprehensiv
doi.org
April 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
We happily present: “Bakta Web – rapid and standardized genome annotation on scalable infrastructures” @OxUniPress NAR’s Web Server issue
doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
Easy to use, no registration, fast, scalable, various visualizations, in sync with Bakta CLI:
bakta.computational.bio
(1/5)
doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
Easy to use, no registration, fast, scalable, various visualizations, in sync with Bakta CLI:
bakta.computational.bio
(1/5)
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Last night @itvpeston.bsky.social interviewed UK opposition leader @kemibadenochmp.bsky.social…
They showed her a series of charts showing why gas – not net-zero – is to blame for high power prices, inc one from me (pic)
Watch the full clip here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NuG...
They showed her a series of charts showing why gas – not net-zero – is to blame for high power prices, inc one from me (pic)
Watch the full clip here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NuG...
April 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Last night @itvpeston.bsky.social interviewed UK opposition leader @kemibadenochmp.bsky.social…
They showed her a series of charts showing why gas – not net-zero – is to blame for high power prices, inc one from me (pic)
Watch the full clip here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NuG...
They showed her a series of charts showing why gas – not net-zero – is to blame for high power prices, inc one from me (pic)
Watch the full clip here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NuG...
Reposted by Sam Williams
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antiSMASH 8.0: extended gene cluster detection capabilities and analyses of chemistry, enzymology, and regulation academic.oup.com/nar/advance-... #jcampubs
antiSMASH 8.0: extended gene cluster detection capabilities and analyses of chemistry, enzymology, and regulation
Abstract. Microorganisms synthesize small bioactive compounds through their secondary or specialized metabolism. Those compounds play an important role in
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April 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
antiSMASH 8.0: extended gene cluster detection capabilities and analyses of chemistry, enzymology, and regulation academic.oup.com/nar/advance-... #jcampubs
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When are rhizosphere Pseudomonads different from other rhizosphere Pseudomonads?
When they are isolated from different wheat cultivars!
We found surprising intra-genus diversity with implications for secondary metabolite production 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
When they are isolated from different wheat cultivars!
We found surprising intra-genus diversity with implications for secondary metabolite production 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
April 23, 2025 at 7:08 AM
When are rhizosphere Pseudomonads different from other rhizosphere Pseudomonads?
When they are isolated from different wheat cultivars!
We found surprising intra-genus diversity with implications for secondary metabolite production 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
When they are isolated from different wheat cultivars!
We found surprising intra-genus diversity with implications for secondary metabolite production 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Climate TRACE shows you where and when greenhouse gas emissions are occurring.
Al Gore’s Real-Time Climate Data Just Went Live—Here’s Why It Matters
How Real-Time Climate Data from Climate TRACE is transforming emissions tracking—bringing transparency, speed, and accountability to global climate action.
www.forbes.com
April 22, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Climate TRACE shows you where and when greenhouse gas emissions are occurring.
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89% of world’s people want stronger action on climate but mistakenly believe they're in a minority
69% willing to contribute 1% of their income to the climate fight, & more than 50% in all but a few countries, but believed only a minority would also be willing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
69% willing to contribute 1% of their income to the climate fight, & more than 50% in all but a few countries, but believed only a minority would also be willing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say
Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed
www.theguardian.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:08 AM
89% of world’s people want stronger action on climate but mistakenly believe they're in a minority
69% willing to contribute 1% of their income to the climate fight, & more than 50% in all but a few countries, but believed only a minority would also be willing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
69% willing to contribute 1% of their income to the climate fight, & more than 50% in all but a few countries, but believed only a minority would also be willing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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There’s still about 60 places left in the microbial natural products starter pack - let me know if you’d like added! go.bsky.app/72NeGsT
April 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
There’s still about 60 places left in the microbial natural products starter pack - let me know if you’d like added! go.bsky.app/72NeGsT
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📢 Call for papers! Submit your research to #mSystems' new collection on Microbial Ecology and Evolution. Contribute systems-level insights into microbial communities, evolution and ecosystems. Submit now: asm.social/2mq
April 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
📢 Call for papers! Submit your research to #mSystems' new collection on Microbial Ecology and Evolution. Contribute systems-level insights into microbial communities, evolution and ecosystems. Submit now: asm.social/2mq
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GTDB Release 10-RS226 (16th April 2025) has been published
gtdb.ecogenomic.org
gtdb.ecogenomic.org
GTDB - Genome Taxonomy Database
The Genome Taxonomy Database (GTDB) is an initiative to establish a standardised microbial taxonomy based on genome phylogeny.
gtdb.ecogenomic.org
April 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
GTDB Release 10-RS226 (16th April 2025) has been published
gtdb.ecogenomic.org
gtdb.ecogenomic.org
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International student decline ‘jeopardising UK research base’.
A drop in the number of postgraduate international students coming to the UK is causing “significant and growing insecurity” in the UK’s research base, a report has warned.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
A drop in the number of postgraduate international students coming to the UK is causing “significant and growing insecurity” in the UK’s research base, a report has warned.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
April 17, 2025 at 7:35 AM
International student decline ‘jeopardising UK research base’.
A drop in the number of postgraduate international students coming to the UK is causing “significant and growing insecurity” in the UK’s research base, a report has warned.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
A drop in the number of postgraduate international students coming to the UK is causing “significant and growing insecurity” in the UK’s research base, a report has warned.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
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Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
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Virtual cells for predictive immunotherapy - @fertiglab.bsky.social @genomescience.bsky.social go.nature.com/4jfqM3Y
April 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Virtual cells for predictive immunotherapy - @fertiglab.bsky.social @genomescience.bsky.social go.nature.com/4jfqM3Y
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New postdoc position in our lab (2 y+): evolutionary genomics of integrons and MGEs with focus on vibrio-phage interactions. Great environment @pasteur.fr for science, career building. Super collaborators @celineloot.bsky.social @amazeld.bsky.social @fredoleroux.bsky.social 3 weeks to apply!
April 16, 2025 at 7:14 AM
New postdoc position in our lab (2 y+): evolutionary genomics of integrons and MGEs with focus on vibrio-phage interactions. Great environment @pasteur.fr for science, career building. Super collaborators @celineloot.bsky.social @amazeld.bsky.social @fredoleroux.bsky.social 3 weeks to apply!
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This is a must-read for everyone involved in metabolomics.
Personally I love this article because I no longer have to write a long paragraph when I say 'please don't use pathway analysis' during peer review 🤣
Personally I love this article because I no longer have to write a long paragraph when I say 'please don't use pathway analysis' during peer review 🤣
April 15, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is a must-read for everyone involved in metabolomics.
Personally I love this article because I no longer have to write a long paragraph when I say 'please don't use pathway analysis' during peer review 🤣
Personally I love this article because I no longer have to write a long paragraph when I say 'please don't use pathway analysis' during peer review 🤣
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We built this in my laboratory: www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic...
Frontiers | Inexpensive Apparatus for High-Quality Imaging of Microbial Growth on Agar Plates
The ability to capture images of results or processes is an important tool in the biologist’s tool kit. In microbiology, capturing high-quality images of mic...
www.frontiersin.org
April 15, 2025 at 4:50 AM
We built this in my laboratory: www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic...
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The crisis for UK steel is exposing another – perhaps even bigger – crisis for the UK
Our news media seems incapable of even the most basic factchecking
YES energy for UK steelmakers is costly
NO it's not due to net-zero
YES it is due to GAS
Here's what UK media isn't telling you🧵
Our news media seems incapable of even the most basic factchecking
YES energy for UK steelmakers is costly
NO it's not due to net-zero
YES it is due to GAS
Here's what UK media isn't telling you🧵
April 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The crisis for UK steel is exposing another – perhaps even bigger – crisis for the UK
Our news media seems incapable of even the most basic factchecking
YES energy for UK steelmakers is costly
NO it's not due to net-zero
YES it is due to GAS
Here's what UK media isn't telling you🧵
Our news media seems incapable of even the most basic factchecking
YES energy for UK steelmakers is costly
NO it's not due to net-zero
YES it is due to GAS
Here's what UK media isn't telling you🧵
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I've answered consulting client questions dozens of times over the years to the effect of "should I force my users traveling to China to take burner devices to safeguard our IP?"
It's amazing that in just a few short months, the US is on par with China for many countries' espionage concerns.
It's amazing that in just a few short months, the US is on par with China for many countries' espionage concerns.
Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...
April 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I've answered consulting client questions dozens of times over the years to the effect of "should I force my users traveling to China to take burner devices to safeguard our IP?"
It's amazing that in just a few short months, the US is on par with China for many countries' espionage concerns.
It's amazing that in just a few short months, the US is on par with China for many countries' espionage concerns.
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Join us for the RSC Chemical Biology Leadership Retreat for Early Career Researchers! This is designed for researchers within 5 years of their first independent position. Bursuries are available (details in link below).
Venue: Imperial College London
Date: 10-12 Sep 2025
www.rsc.org/events/detai...
Venue: Imperial College London
Date: 10-12 Sep 2025
www.rsc.org/events/detai...
2nd CBIC Chemical Biology Leadership Retreat for Early Career Researchers
www.rsc.org
April 14, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Join us for the RSC Chemical Biology Leadership Retreat for Early Career Researchers! This is designed for researchers within 5 years of their first independent position. Bursuries are available (details in link below).
Venue: Imperial College London
Date: 10-12 Sep 2025
www.rsc.org/events/detai...
Venue: Imperial College London
Date: 10-12 Sep 2025
www.rsc.org/events/detai...
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Fancy yourself as an editor at Nature Microbiology? This is your chance! Come work with us at @natmicrobiol.nature.com and @naturecomms.bsky.social
📢We are #hiring a full time editor to handle areas including microbial ecology & plant microbiology🦠🌱
This position will work closely with @naturecomms.bsky.social
#microsky #microbiomesky #ecologysky 🧪
Available in NYC, Madrid, or other US offices
Read more & apply here: shorturl.at/yvdYJ
This position will work closely with @naturecomms.bsky.social
#microsky #microbiomesky #ecologysky 🧪
Available in NYC, Madrid, or other US offices
Read more & apply here: shorturl.at/yvdYJ
Associate or Senior Editor (Nature Microbiology), Nature Communications
Title: Associate or Senior Editor (Nature Microbiology), Nature Communications Organisation: Nature Portfolio Locations: New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Jersey City or Madrid – hybrid working m...
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April 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Fancy yourself as an editor at Nature Microbiology? This is your chance! Come work with us at @natmicrobiol.nature.com and @naturecomms.bsky.social
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One thing maybe not discussed enough is the long term opportunity cost of not investing and supporting open source software. Imagine the more and better Blenders, GIMPs, Firefoxs, InkScapes, QGISs etc we would of had (+ could have) if open source was taken more seriously by government and businesses
February 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
One thing maybe not discussed enough is the long term opportunity cost of not investing and supporting open source software. Imagine the more and better Blenders, GIMPs, Firefoxs, InkScapes, QGISs etc we would of had (+ could have) if open source was taken more seriously by government and businesses
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Research Visit Grants now open! Funding available for eligible members planning a short 1-3 month lab visit. Apply by 01 May 25, 23:59 BST. Check eligibility & apply here: microb.io/2vS9B2x. #ResearchFunding
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April 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Research Visit Grants now open! Funding available for eligible members planning a short 1-3 month lab visit. Apply by 01 May 25, 23:59 BST. Check eligibility & apply here: microb.io/2vS9B2x. #ResearchFunding
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The Quadram Institute has a pretty cool setup over there. This sounds like a fun job.
Hello binfies 👋!
There is an open position for a senior bioinformatician to join our fab **core bioinformatics** team at @quadraminstitute.bsky.social.
jobs.quadram.ac.uk/Details.asp?...
There is an open position for a senior bioinformatician to join our fab **core bioinformatics** team at @quadraminstitute.bsky.social.
jobs.quadram.ac.uk/Details.asp?...
April 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The Quadram Institute has a pretty cool setup over there. This sounds like a fun job.