Syma Khalid
@sykhalid.bsky.social
Prof of Computational Microbiology. Oxford Biochemistry & St Anne’s College. Bacterial Cell Envelopes. LFC fan 🌈
December in Oxford
December 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
December in Oxford
Reposted by Syma Khalid
Poppit the Classics School dog is getting into the festive spirit and wishes all her fans the very best.
December 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Poppit the Classics School dog is getting into the festive spirit and wishes all her fans the very best.
Wise words from @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social!
You can hear more from Paul here on our podcast: How To Build A Sustainable World - Paul Behrens.
youtu.be/VQrGldPO7P8
@timcoulson.bsky.social
You can hear more from Paul here on our podcast: How To Build A Sustainable World - Paul Behrens.
youtu.be/VQrGldPO7P8
@timcoulson.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Wise words from @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social!
You can hear more from Paul here on our podcast: How To Build A Sustainable World - Paul Behrens.
youtu.be/VQrGldPO7P8
@timcoulson.bsky.social
You can hear more from Paul here on our podcast: How To Build A Sustainable World - Paul Behrens.
youtu.be/VQrGldPO7P8
@timcoulson.bsky.social
England batting collapse…. And I land back at Heathrow in time for the Liverpool game- it’s just all too uplifting 🤦🏽♀️
December 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
England batting collapse…. And I land back at Heathrow in time for the Liverpool game- it’s just all too uplifting 🤦🏽♀️
Watching Crawley bat is pure pain
December 6, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Watching Crawley bat is pure pain
Our paper on polymyxin interacting with the E. coli outer membrane is out! Simulations by the very talented @dheerajprakaash.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s42...
To scale outer membrane protein island simulated at coarse-grained resolution with portions refined at all atom resolution.
To scale outer membrane protein island simulated at coarse-grained resolution with portions refined at all atom resolution.
Polymyxins slow down lateral diffusion of proteins and lipopolysaccharide in the E. coli outer membrane - Communications Biology
Multi-scale molecular dynamics simulations reveal that polymyxins form polymyxin-protein aggregates upon associating with the E. coli outer membrane thereby reducing lateral mobility of outer membrane...
www.nature.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Our paper on polymyxin interacting with the E. coli outer membrane is out! Simulations by the very talented @dheerajprakaash.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s42...
To scale outer membrane protein island simulated at coarse-grained resolution with portions refined at all atom resolution.
To scale outer membrane protein island simulated at coarse-grained resolution with portions refined at all atom resolution.
Reposted by Syma Khalid
"Why do we put hurdles in the way of the people that are actually going to drive our economy? It makes zero sense."
Prof Sir Paul Nurse, Nobel prize winning scientist, says the UK's scientific future is being put at risk
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Prof Sir Paul Nurse, Nobel prize winning scientist, says the UK's scientific future is being put at risk
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Top UK scientist says research visa restrictions endanger economy
Prof Sir Paul Nurse says the UK is
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
"Why do we put hurdles in the way of the people that are actually going to drive our economy? It makes zero sense."
Prof Sir Paul Nurse, Nobel prize winning scientist, says the UK's scientific future is being put at risk
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Prof Sir Paul Nurse, Nobel prize winning scientist, says the UK's scientific future is being put at risk
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Syma Khalid
My department at California State University Northridge is hiring! We're looking for a new colleague studying microbiology or molecular/cellular biology. I'm not on the search committee, but happy to answer questions about the department and campus, and life in LA
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December 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
My department at California State University Northridge is hiring! We're looking for a new colleague studying microbiology or molecular/cellular biology. I'm not on the search committee, but happy to answer questions about the department and campus, and life in LA
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I appear to be in Heidelberg
December 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I appear to be in Heidelberg
Better ditch my horse & cart for the last bit of the trip to EMBL.
December 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Better ditch my horse & cart for the last bit of the trip to EMBL.
New podcast episode just dropped! @timcoulson.bsky.social I are joined by Simon Newstead and David Bennett who have identified a new genetic link to chronic pain - solved the structure of the protein that the gene encodes and linked its function to pain.
youtu.be/ETGzmy_BfCg
youtu.be/ETGzmy_BfCg
Science Of The Times Ep 31 Cracking The Code of Chronic Pain
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December 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
New podcast episode just dropped! @timcoulson.bsky.social I are joined by Simon Newstead and David Bennett who have identified a new genetic link to chronic pain - solved the structure of the protein that the gene encodes and linked its function to pain.
youtu.be/ETGzmy_BfCg
youtu.be/ETGzmy_BfCg
Reposted by Syma Khalid
OMG no-one has every explained what "MD simulations" actually means before and I think @sykhalid.bsky.social has given me a sufficient understanding in about two minutes - amazing!
November 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
OMG no-one has every explained what "MD simulations" actually means before and I think @sykhalid.bsky.social has given me a sufficient understanding in about two minutes - amazing!
May have yelled a few expletives at the television tonight. Was justified I think. Cannot fathom what is happening with LFC. Really bizarre.
November 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
May have yelled a few expletives at the television tonight. Was justified I think. Cannot fathom what is happening with LFC. Really bizarre.
Football and cricket can get in the bin.
Henceforth, I shall focus my attention on tiddlywinks
Henceforth, I shall focus my attention on tiddlywinks
November 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Football and cricket can get in the bin.
Henceforth, I shall focus my attention on tiddlywinks
Henceforth, I shall focus my attention on tiddlywinks
Get Archer back on to nip out Starc
November 21, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Get Archer back on to nip out Starc
We are back, soon!
The secrets of bacterial cell envelopes' our free online seminar series is due to resume in January 2026 after a long break.
Hosted by Georgina Benn and Syma Khalid- supported by the Microbiology Society. More details soon.
@microbiologysociety.org
Please spread the word
The secrets of bacterial cell envelopes' our free online seminar series is due to resume in January 2026 after a long break.
Hosted by Georgina Benn and Syma Khalid- supported by the Microbiology Society. More details soon.
@microbiologysociety.org
Please spread the word
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 AM
We are back, soon!
The secrets of bacterial cell envelopes' our free online seminar series is due to resume in January 2026 after a long break.
Hosted by Georgina Benn and Syma Khalid- supported by the Microbiology Society. More details soon.
@microbiologysociety.org
Please spread the word
The secrets of bacterial cell envelopes' our free online seminar series is due to resume in January 2026 after a long break.
Hosted by Georgina Benn and Syma Khalid- supported by the Microbiology Society. More details soon.
@microbiologysociety.org
Please spread the word
This was incredible. Think you know about how we interact with bacteria? Think again. Some really eye-opening stuff here- including how our gut bacteria can influence our personalities.
youtu.be/Q8Yew7XanNo
youtu.be/Q8Yew7XanNo
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This was incredible. Think you know about how we interact with bacteria? Think again. Some really eye-opening stuff here- including how our gut bacteria can influence our personalities.
youtu.be/Q8Yew7XanNo
youtu.be/Q8Yew7XanNo
Congratulations Scotland! What a win. 🏴
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Congratulations Scotland! What a win. 🏴
Reposted by Syma Khalid
Great @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social podcast on the science of the microbiome with the brilliant @auraulo.bsky.social and @eveliinahanski.bsky.social. Can't recommend it enough. @sykhalid.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Science Of The Times: The Microbial Majority. Have a listen:
The Microbial Majority
Inside your stomach, on your skin, in your mouth, and up your nose are...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Great @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social podcast on the science of the microbiome with the brilliant @auraulo.bsky.social and @eveliinahanski.bsky.social. Can't recommend it enough. @sykhalid.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
The music in Thessaloniki airport, hotels, restaurants and bars really is a charming trip down memory lane. One exception is the version of ‘My Way’ we are currently being subjected to at the airport - it’s torturous.
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The music in Thessaloniki airport, hotels, restaurants and bars really is a charming trip down memory lane. One exception is the version of ‘My Way’ we are currently being subjected to at the airport - it’s torturous.
Great talk by @philbiggin.bsky.social on proton coupling in membrane proteins - at the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social thematic meeting in Thessaloniki.
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Great talk by @philbiggin.bsky.social on proton coupling in membrane proteins - at the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social thematic meeting in Thessaloniki.
The ancient and the contemporary - Thessaloniki.
Enjoying the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social thematic meeting on peripheral membrane proteins in this wonderful city
Enjoying the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social thematic meeting on peripheral membrane proteins in this wonderful city
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The ancient and the contemporary - Thessaloniki.
Enjoying the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social thematic meeting on peripheral membrane proteins in this wonderful city
Enjoying the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social thematic meeting on peripheral membrane proteins in this wonderful city
I appear to be in Thessaloniki
November 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I appear to be in Thessaloniki
@mjafreeman.bsky.social can we invite him to Oxford to give a seminar?
On a flight, listening to an old episode of Desert Island Discs - Arsene Wenger. He’s quite a man, a good man - really impressive. Highly recommend.
November 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
@mjafreeman.bsky.social can we invite him to Oxford to give a seminar?
On a flight, listening to an old episode of Desert Island Discs - Arsene Wenger. He’s quite a man, a good man - really impressive. Highly recommend.
November 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
On a flight, listening to an old episode of Desert Island Discs - Arsene Wenger. He’s quite a man, a good man - really impressive. Highly recommend.