Mat Beale
@typemat12.bsky.social
Microbial (meta)genomics researcher @sangerinstitute
interested in genomic epidemiology and evolutionary dynamics of STIs/NTDs/AMR in complex samples. Views my own.
https://www.sanger.ac.uk/person/beale-mathew/
interested in genomic epidemiology and evolutionary dynamics of STIs/NTDs/AMR in complex samples. Views my own.
https://www.sanger.ac.uk/person/beale-mathew/
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I’ve jotted down a few general points about paper rejection, if it’s of interest to anyone
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January 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
I’ve jotted down a few general points about paper rejection, if it’s of interest to anyone
open.substack.com/pub/onisillo...
open.substack.com/pub/onisillo...
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On the first day of Christmas (in about 2014), @duckswabber.bsky.social gave to me - a partridge in a pear tree.
Happy Christmas everyone!
Happy Christmas everyone!
December 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
On the first day of Christmas (in about 2014), @duckswabber.bsky.social gave to me - a partridge in a pear tree.
Happy Christmas everyone!
Happy Christmas everyone!
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A slightly late pre-xmas reminder to please apply for these funded PhD positions in parasite genomics/genetics/molecular biology that I'm involved in – the closing date was extended and is now 4th January, so still time to put together an application.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM
A slightly late pre-xmas reminder to please apply for these funded PhD positions in parasite genomics/genetics/molecular biology that I'm involved in – the closing date was extended and is now 4th January, so still time to put together an application.
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📢 Senior Editor role opportunity available with the Microbiology Society for the Pathogens & Epidemiology section. This role supports journal strategy, section development & community engagement.
More info: Voluntary Opportunities: microb.io/Vacancies
More info: Voluntary Opportunities: microb.io/Vacancies
Jobs
View the current job vacancies at the Microbiology Society.
microb.io
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
📢 Senior Editor role opportunity available with the Microbiology Society for the Pathogens & Epidemiology section. This role supports journal strategy, section development & community engagement.
More info: Voluntary Opportunities: microb.io/Vacancies
More info: Voluntary Opportunities: microb.io/Vacancies
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"Ethical standards do not become optional because the participants are African."
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How Unethical Research Seeds Medical Mistrust
The absence of equipoise can turn research into harm
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December 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
"Ethical standards do not become optional because the participants are African."
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As my own three year stint as an Editor comes to an end I cannot recommend doing this enough
📢 Voluntary opportunity
Microbial Genomics is seeking Editors to support high-quality research in microbial genomics. This unpaid, public-facing role supports peer review, editorial decisions & journal strategy.
More info: Voluntary Opportunities 👉 microb.io/Vacancies
Microbial Genomics is seeking Editors to support high-quality research in microbial genomics. This unpaid, public-facing role supports peer review, editorial decisions & journal strategy.
More info: Voluntary Opportunities 👉 microb.io/Vacancies
Jobs
View the current job vacancies at the Microbiology Society.
microb.io
December 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
As my own three year stint as an Editor comes to an end I cannot recommend doing this enough
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📣 UKHSA survey on gonorrhoea testing practices in England
UKHSA is inviting sexual health services & diagnostic labs to take part in a national survey on current gonorrhoea testing practices across England.
⏱️ 15 minutes
🗓️ Deadline: 14 Jan 2026
🔗 Take part here: surveys.ukhsa.gov.uk/s/sg01bo
UKHSA is inviting sexual health services & diagnostic labs to take part in a national survey on current gonorrhoea testing practices across England.
⏱️ 15 minutes
🗓️ Deadline: 14 Jan 2026
🔗 Take part here: surveys.ukhsa.gov.uk/s/sg01bo
Starting survey...
surveys.ukhsa.gov.uk
December 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
📣 UKHSA survey on gonorrhoea testing practices in England
UKHSA is inviting sexual health services & diagnostic labs to take part in a national survey on current gonorrhoea testing practices across England.
⏱️ 15 minutes
🗓️ Deadline: 14 Jan 2026
🔗 Take part here: surveys.ukhsa.gov.uk/s/sg01bo
UKHSA is inviting sexual health services & diagnostic labs to take part in a national survey on current gonorrhoea testing practices across England.
⏱️ 15 minutes
🗓️ Deadline: 14 Jan 2026
🔗 Take part here: surveys.ukhsa.gov.uk/s/sg01bo
Wellcome Genome Campus looking very seasonal tonight.
December 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Wellcome Genome Campus looking very seasonal tonight.
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ICYMI: New online! Ancient DNA insights into diverse pathogens and their hosts
Ancient DNA insights into diverse pathogens and their hosts
Nature Reviews Genetics, Published online: 03 December 2025; doi:10.1038/s41576-025-00912-4Ancient DNA techniques are being applied to study increasingly diverse pathogens of the past. The authors review the latest insights into pathogen–host coevolution, zoonotic events and the spread of pathogens, all while highlighting the importance of a One Health approach to this research.
www.nature.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
ICYMI: New online! Ancient DNA insights into diverse pathogens and their hosts
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We’re recruiting a PhD student as part of the AI-Intervene DTP to join FlightPath, an exciting project combining viral genomics, bird migration data, and AI-powered phylodynamics to forecast how avian influenza evolves and spreads.
Project Details 🦠🧬🦅🦆🌎: tinyurl.com/2v4xaxmx.
Project Details 🦠🧬🦅🦆🌎: tinyurl.com/2v4xaxmx.
FlightPath: Predicting Avian Influenza Evolution through AI-Powered Phylodynamics and Bird Migration Modelling at University of Reading on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - FlightPath: Predicting Avian Influenza Evolution through AI-Powered Phylodynamics and Bird Migration Modelling at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
We’re recruiting a PhD student as part of the AI-Intervene DTP to join FlightPath, an exciting project combining viral genomics, bird migration data, and AI-powered phylodynamics to forecast how avian influenza evolves and spreads.
Project Details 🦠🧬🦅🦆🌎: tinyurl.com/2v4xaxmx.
Project Details 🦠🧬🦅🦆🌎: tinyurl.com/2v4xaxmx.
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Fantastic opportunity to work with a great supervisor
We’re recruiting a PhD student as part of the AI-Intervene DTP to join FlightPath, an exciting project combining viral genomics, bird migration data, and AI-powered phylodynamics to forecast how avian influenza evolves and spreads.
Project Details 🦠🧬🦅🦆🌎: tinyurl.com/2v4xaxmx.
Project Details 🦠🧬🦅🦆🌎: tinyurl.com/2v4xaxmx.
FlightPath: Predicting Avian Influenza Evolution through AI-Powered Phylodynamics and Bird Migration Modelling at University of Reading on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - FlightPath: Predicting Avian Influenza Evolution through AI-Powered Phylodynamics and Bird Migration Modelling at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Fantastic opportunity to work with a great supervisor
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New preprint: with increasing resistance to ceftriaxone, the last recommended antibiotic for gonorrhea, we urgently need new drugs. Two--zoliflodacin & gepotdiacin--are up for approval by the FDA in Dec. Here we show a point mutation can result in cross-resistance. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Zoliflodacin and gepotidacin cross-resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Resistance to zoliflodacin, a first-in-class antibiotic for gonorrhea treatment, can occur through gyrBD429N, but this mutation's impact on fitness and resistance to other topoisomerase targeting drug...
www.biorxiv.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
New preprint: with increasing resistance to ceftriaxone, the last recommended antibiotic for gonorrhea, we urgently need new drugs. Two--zoliflodacin & gepotdiacin--are up for approval by the FDA in Dec. Here we show a point mutation can result in cross-resistance. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
New #MicroSky study showing extensive transmission of #AMR E coli transmission in East Africa under One Health framework, led by Patrick Musicha www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/an...
Antimicrobial resistant bacteria and genes move freely between people, animals and the environment
By analysing Escherichia coli (E. coli) genomes, researchers have shown that antimicrobial resistant bacteria and the genes that confer resistance move between bacterial hosts and across ecological co...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
New #MicroSky study showing extensive transmission of #AMR E coli transmission in East Africa under One Health framework, led by Patrick Musicha www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/an...
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New research article
Transmission of extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and antimicrobial resistance gene flow across #OneHealth compartments in eastern Africa
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR #OpenAccess #OA
Transmission of extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and antimicrobial resistance gene flow across #OneHealth compartments in eastern Africa
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR #OpenAccess #OA
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
New research article
Transmission of extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and antimicrobial resistance gene flow across #OneHealth compartments in eastern Africa
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR #OpenAccess #OA
Transmission of extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and antimicrobial resistance gene flow across #OneHealth compartments in eastern Africa
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR #OpenAccess #OA
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Fungal friends: The University of Minnesota is hiring a tenure track medical mycologist, with emphasis on emergence of pathogens, genomics and evolution!
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
New Assistant Professor: Tenure Track - Fungal Biology/Medical Mycology - Minneapolis, Minnesota job with University of Minnesota - Medical School | 12848307
About the Job: The Department of Microbiology & Immunology and the Institute on Infectious Diseases (UMIID) at the University of Minnesota Medical ...
www.nature.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Fungal friends: The University of Minnesota is hiring a tenure track medical mycologist, with emphasis on emergence of pathogens, genomics and evolution!
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Have you heard of the Sanger Prize? It is a three-month undergrad placement at the Institute, and applications are open.
Hear from our current Sanger Prize holder Beatriz Rodrigues Estevam, here ⤵️
https://sangerinstitute.blog/2025/11/20/unravelling-the-mysteries-of-the-worm-through-bioinformatics/
Hear from our current Sanger Prize holder Beatriz Rodrigues Estevam, here ⤵️
https://sangerinstitute.blog/2025/11/20/unravelling-the-mysteries-of-the-worm-through-bioinformatics/
November 20, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Have you heard of the Sanger Prize? It is a three-month undergrad placement at the Institute, and applications are open.
Hear from our current Sanger Prize holder Beatriz Rodrigues Estevam, here ⤵️
https://sangerinstitute.blog/2025/11/20/unravelling-the-mysteries-of-the-worm-through-bioinformatics/
Hear from our current Sanger Prize holder Beatriz Rodrigues Estevam, here ⤵️
https://sangerinstitute.blog/2025/11/20/unravelling-the-mysteries-of-the-worm-through-bioinformatics/
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This #WAAW Don’t forget to get your awesome AMR abstracts submitted to join us in Hinxton to discuss AMR genomics, innovations in diagnostics,
therapeutics, and data analytics, and novel mechanisms of antimicrobial survival! #AMR2026
therapeutics, and data analytics, and novel mechanisms of antimicrobial survival! #AMR2026
Present your #AMR work at our dedicated forum for global researchers and practitioners! 🧫
🗓️ 23-25 March 2026
Submit abstract by 1 December 📩
Share #genomics and big data approaches for navigating the growing complexities in the AMR field.
📎bit.ly/3SWzJUm
#MicroSky #AMR2026
🗓️ 23-25 March 2026
Submit abstract by 1 December 📩
Share #genomics and big data approaches for navigating the growing complexities in the AMR field.
📎bit.ly/3SWzJUm
#MicroSky #AMR2026
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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We're launching a new HIV training programme for primary care staff in Lambeth, Lewisham, & Southwark.
The programme aims to increase awareness of contemporary HIV issues and ensure practitioners are able to make appropriate referrals.
www.thelovetank.info/news/hiv-tra...
The programme aims to increase awareness of contemporary HIV issues and ensure practitioners are able to make appropriate referrals.
www.thelovetank.info/news/hiv-tra...
HIV and PrEP training for South London primary care staff — The Love Tank CIC
The Love Tank is launching a new HIV awareness and prevention training programme for primary care staff in Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark.
www.thelovetank.info
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We're launching a new HIV training programme for primary care staff in Lambeth, Lewisham, & Southwark.
The programme aims to increase awareness of contemporary HIV issues and ensure practitioners are able to make appropriate referrals.
www.thelovetank.info/news/hiv-tra...
The programme aims to increase awareness of contemporary HIV issues and ensure practitioners are able to make appropriate referrals.
www.thelovetank.info/news/hiv-tra...
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Honoured and quite blown-over to receive this award. I have been, and continue to be, very lucky - first with great mentors, and then really prodigious students, postdocs and collaborators. Working with them has been a joy.
Congratulations to @zaminiqbal.bsky.social from @milnerevolution.bsky.social on being awarded the 2026 Mary Lyon Medal!
November 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Honoured and quite blown-over to receive this award. I have been, and continue to be, very lucky - first with great mentors, and then really prodigious students, postdocs and collaborators. Working with them has been a joy.
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Fabulous meeting in Zimbabwe @thruzim.bsky.social for PROMISE Trial
Investigating STI screening in 12,000 women in antenatal care thruzim.org/hiv-srh-1/promise
Great team across clinical, stats, economics, social science, genomics & basic science to allow us to tackle a wide range of questions
Investigating STI screening in 12,000 women in antenatal care thruzim.org/hiv-srh-1/promise
Great team across clinical, stats, economics, social science, genomics & basic science to allow us to tackle a wide range of questions
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Fabulous meeting in Zimbabwe @thruzim.bsky.social for PROMISE Trial
Investigating STI screening in 12,000 women in antenatal care thruzim.org/hiv-srh-1/promise
Great team across clinical, stats, economics, social science, genomics & basic science to allow us to tackle a wide range of questions
Investigating STI screening in 12,000 women in antenatal care thruzim.org/hiv-srh-1/promise
Great team across clinical, stats, economics, social science, genomics & basic science to allow us to tackle a wide range of questions
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Bin Chicken: targeted metagenomic coassembly for the efficient recovery of novel genomes www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Bin Chicken: targeted metagenomic coassembly for the efficient recovery of novel genomes - Nature Methods
By developing a strategy of metagenomic coassembly and prioritizing divergent marker gene sequences, Bin Chicken efficiently recovers more than 77,000 microbial genomes with high novel diversity, ther...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Bin Chicken: targeted metagenomic coassembly for the efficient recovery of novel genomes www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
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London interdisciplinary #PhD position now open with myself, @sergemostowylab.bsky.social, & @gmknght.bsky.social on #phage -bacteria-host immune dynamics for WHO priority bacterial pathogens #Klebsiella, #Shigella, and #Staph. Combines cellular microbiology, genomics, & mathematical modelling.
2026-27 Project (Dyson & Mostowy & Knight) - MRC London Intercollegiate Doctoral Training Partnership Studentships
PHACTS: Unravelling PHAge-baCTeria-host immune dynamicS to inform phage therapy SUPERVISORY TEAM Supervisor Dr Zoe Dyson...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:11 AM
London interdisciplinary #PhD position now open with myself, @sergemostowylab.bsky.social, & @gmknght.bsky.social on #phage -bacteria-host immune dynamics for WHO priority bacterial pathogens #Klebsiella, #Shigella, and #Staph. Combines cellular microbiology, genomics, & mathematical modelling.
#microsky Pleased to share this work led by Cat Wilson as part of her PhD, tracking Salmonella transmission in low intensity agricultural settings in Malawi. TL;DR - lots of transmission between humans, animals and environment within households. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Circulation of Salmonella spp. between humans, animals and the environment in animal-owning households in Malawi - Nature Communications
In this work, Wilson et al., examined sharing of Salmonella between humans, animals and the environment using household samples from Malawi. They revealed an interconnected web of Salmonella circulati...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
#microsky Pleased to share this work led by Cat Wilson as part of her PhD, tracking Salmonella transmission in low intensity agricultural settings in Malawi. TL;DR - lots of transmission between humans, animals and environment within households. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Amazing journal cover for the new Trends In Microbiology special issue on geographic diversity in microbiology
www.cell.com/trends/micro...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Amazing journal cover for the new Trends In Microbiology special issue on geographic diversity in microbiology
www.cell.com/trends/micro...
www.cell.com/trends/micro...
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Lucky, I was not drinking my morning coffee while reading this.
November 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Lucky, I was not drinking my morning coffee while reading this.