Martin Walsh
@walshdls.bsky.social
Structural Biologist at Diamond Light Source UK. Interests mainly respiratory bacterial and viral pathogens, AMR and methods developments to leverage synchrotron radiation and electron imaging. Synergetic imaging is yer only man. Views definitely my own
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Martin Walsh
@walshdls.bsky.social
· Aug 4
krios 1 @diamondlightsource.bsky.social celebrated 10 years of user operations last week - many people thought we were mad to plonk it down in this spot in the synchrotron …but its still there as we ended up with a lot more in a very small space of time !
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FOR THE RECORD: one year on, I lay out clearly how Elon Musk FRS has breached the @royalsociety.org’s code of conduct, why the Society’s failure to defend its values has been so damaging, & what they need do to recover their standing in the scientific community. occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2026/...
February 11, 2026 at 6:39 PM
FOR THE RECORD: one year on, I lay out clearly how Elon Musk FRS has breached the @royalsociety.org’s code of conduct, why the Society’s failure to defend its values has been so damaging, & what they need do to recover their standing in the scientific community. occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2026/...
Although vaguely remembering this fact from school I was not aware of the CBS connection … or the fenian ram! but it seems the Irish navy still don’t have a sub;-) … a horrible history episode is a must
Oh and some new fiction see the thread!
Interesting history
January 30, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Although vaguely remembering this fact from school I was not aware of the CBS connection … or the fenian ram! but it seems the Irish navy still don’t have a sub;-) … a horrible history episode is a must
Oh and some new fiction see the thread!
Interesting history
John Philip Holland was born in Clare and taught in schools in Limerick, Cork, Portlaoise, Drogheda and Dundalk, before moving to the United States and creating the prototype for what would become the most powerful war machines ever built.
#SpeirGorm #SpéirGhorm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ph...
#SpeirGorm #SpéirGhorm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ph...
January 30, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Oh and some new fiction see the thread!
Interesting history
John Philip Holland was born in Clare and taught in schools in Limerick, Cork, Portlaoise, Drogheda and Dundalk, before moving to the United States and creating the prototype for what would become the most powerful war machines ever built.
#SpeirGorm #SpéirGhorm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ph...
#SpeirGorm #SpéirGhorm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ph...
January 30, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Interesting history
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BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
I’m afraid my room is just a lighter shade of beige from the carpet I won’t torture u with photographic evidence
January 28, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I’m afraid my room is just a lighter shade of beige from the carpet I won’t torture u with photographic evidence
I will revert to ceilings … watch this space …
January 27, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I will revert to ceilings … watch this space …
Not a good start for hotel carpets 2026 @scurry.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Not a good start for hotel carpets 2026 @scurry.bsky.social
Jammed packed visit to HH for DESY and euXFel user meetings and the SPB/SFX consortium meeting!
January 27, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Jammed packed visit to HH for DESY and euXFel user meetings and the SPB/SFX consortium meeting!
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🚨New job opportunity!
We're looking for a new Research Programme Manager for our Antimicrobial Drug Discovery and Development team to join us at the IOI
⏳Deadline to apply: Friday 5th January at midday
Find out more and apply here ➡️ www.ineosoxford.ox.ac.uk/careers
We're looking for a new Research Programme Manager for our Antimicrobial Drug Discovery and Development team to join us at the IOI
⏳Deadline to apply: Friday 5th January at midday
Find out more and apply here ➡️ www.ineosoxford.ox.ac.uk/careers
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🚨New job opportunity!
We're looking for a new Research Programme Manager for our Antimicrobial Drug Discovery and Development team to join us at the IOI
⏳Deadline to apply: Friday 5th January at midday
Find out more and apply here ➡️ www.ineosoxford.ox.ac.uk/careers
We're looking for a new Research Programme Manager for our Antimicrobial Drug Discovery and Development team to join us at the IOI
⏳Deadline to apply: Friday 5th January at midday
Find out more and apply here ➡️ www.ineosoxford.ox.ac.uk/careers
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See our latest science highlight, as researchers from the Department of Biomedical Sciences in the CNR in Italy accessed @igbmc.bsky.social through Instruct, utilising crystallisation sample preparation techniques to obtain structures of Antifungal Drug Targets!
instruct-eric.org/scientifichi...
instruct-eric.org/scientifichi...
Identifying Antifungal Drug Targets by Solving TRL1 ATP-Ligase Binding Domain Structure
Instruct-ERIC is a pan-European research infrastructure in structural biology, making high-end technologies and methods available to all European researchers.
instruct-eric.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
See our latest science highlight, as researchers from the Department of Biomedical Sciences in the CNR in Italy accessed @igbmc.bsky.social through Instruct, utilising crystallisation sample preparation techniques to obtain structures of Antifungal Drug Targets!
instruct-eric.org/scientifichi...
instruct-eric.org/scientifichi...
Strange times indeed
November 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Strange times indeed
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MISO: microfluidic protein isolation enables single-particle cryo-EM structure determination from a single cell colony.
Or from a single dish of HEK cell culture in the case of two membrane proteins.
Out in Nature Methods now! lnkd.in/gpyBSceg
Wonderful collaboration with the Efremov lab.
Or from a single dish of HEK cell culture in the case of two membrane proteins.
Out in Nature Methods now! lnkd.in/gpyBSceg
Wonderful collaboration with the Efremov lab.
November 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
MISO: microfluidic protein isolation enables single-particle cryo-EM structure determination from a single cell colony.
Or from a single dish of HEK cell culture in the case of two membrane proteins.
Out in Nature Methods now! lnkd.in/gpyBSceg
Wonderful collaboration with the Efremov lab.
Or from a single dish of HEK cell culture in the case of two membrane proteins.
Out in Nature Methods now! lnkd.in/gpyBSceg
Wonderful collaboration with the Efremov lab.
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Goodday Bluesky
The Day of the Dead (1924) by Diego Rivera
The Day of the Dead (1924) by Diego Rivera
November 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Goodday Bluesky
The Day of the Dead (1924) by Diego Rivera
The Day of the Dead (1924) by Diego Rivera
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Really interesting interview. @timcoulson.bsky.social and I were also fortunate to chat with David Baker on our podcast which you can catch here: Science Of The Times EP7 Pt2 - Interview with 2024 Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry David Baker
youtu.be/jShxgJ3XrWA
youtu.be/jShxgJ3XrWA
November 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Really interesting interview. @timcoulson.bsky.social and I were also fortunate to chat with David Baker on our podcast which you can catch here: Science Of The Times EP7 Pt2 - Interview with 2024 Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry David Baker
youtu.be/jShxgJ3XrWA
youtu.be/jShxgJ3XrWA
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AI in Protein Design: Hype vs. Reality Explained by David Baker
In this GEN interview, he emphasizes that designing new proteins from scratch is now a reality. Whether AI transforms medicine will require improving our understanding of biology's complexity
In this GEN interview, he emphasizes that designing new proteins from scratch is now a reality. Whether AI transforms medicine will require improving our understanding of biology's complexity
AI in Protein Design: Hype vs. Reality Explained by David Baker
In this GEN interview, Nobel Laureate David Baker, PhD, emphasizes that designing proteins from scratch is reality and unpacks what's needed for AI to transform medicine.
www.genengnews.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
AI in Protein Design: Hype vs. Reality Explained by David Baker
In this GEN interview, he emphasizes that designing new proteins from scratch is now a reality. Whether AI transforms medicine will require improving our understanding of biology's complexity
In this GEN interview, he emphasizes that designing new proteins from scratch is now a reality. Whether AI transforms medicine will require improving our understanding of biology's complexity
Stagnant salaries is another big factor as the cost of living increases unabated … during the low inflation years no desire to keep a pace with this (which would have been easy) has led to a very serious problem which has been very well articulated by the medics but all other sectors are suffering
October 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Stagnant salaries is another big factor as the cost of living increases unabated … during the low inflation years no desire to keep a pace with this (which would have been easy) has led to a very serious problem which has been very well articulated by the medics but all other sectors are suffering
So its v good ?… i bought it for summer hols but still on shelf as im a slow reader
October 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
So its v good ?… i bought it for summer hols but still on shelf as im a slow reader
Watching us open on sky sport’s … paying for the day for the first time EVER ;-) …there are adverts and the commentary is uht milk level … bbc Wimbledon coverage superb and value for money and impeccable…just saying …
September 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Watching us open on sky sport’s … paying for the day for the first time EVER ;-) …there are adverts and the commentary is uht milk level … bbc Wimbledon coverage superb and value for money and impeccable…just saying …
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult... …bill and tes meets sam
Behind the Scenes of Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves' 'Waiting for Godot'
Jamie Lloyd's production of 'Waiting for Godot' stars Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves of 'Bill and Ted' — and is soon opening on Broadway.
www.rollingstone.com
September 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult... …bill and tes meets sam
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Awesome work!
Read the full story here: 📣Breakthrough discovery reveals new gene linked to chronic pain ➡️ bit.ly/202508_newst...
August 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Awesome work!
The boys are back in town ;-)
August 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The boys are back in town ;-)
They do a breakfast burrito at the ral canteen @diamondlightsource.bsky.social we should compare notes ;-)
August 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
They do a breakfast burrito at the ral canteen @diamondlightsource.bsky.social we should compare notes ;-)
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Carol Robinson on Desert Island Discs - have a listen friends: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
An inspirational scientist & friend. An example of combining scientific excellence, courage, hard work and really importantly; kindness. (Yes I’m biased, but it’s true nevertheless)
@kavlioxford.bsky.social
An inspirational scientist & friend. An example of combining scientific excellence, courage, hard work and really importantly; kindness. (Yes I’m biased, but it’s true nevertheless)
@kavlioxford.bsky.social
Desert Island Discs - Professor Dame Carol Robinson, scientist - BBC Sounds
Dame Carol Robinson, scientist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Carol Robinson on Desert Island Discs - have a listen friends: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
An inspirational scientist & friend. An example of combining scientific excellence, courage, hard work and really importantly; kindness. (Yes I’m biased, but it’s true nevertheless)
@kavlioxford.bsky.social
An inspirational scientist & friend. An example of combining scientific excellence, courage, hard work and really importantly; kindness. (Yes I’m biased, but it’s true nevertheless)
@kavlioxford.bsky.social