Connor Bamford
@connorggbamford.bsky.social
Scientist and educator interested in viruses, , innate immunity and evolution. Currently lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast and member of Young Academy Ireland.
Yeah this stuff is so fascinating - I would have thought an insect host 🤔
October 26, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Yeah this stuff is so fascinating - I would have thought an insect host 🤔
Yeah I get the sense there could be some interesting papers in the works
October 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Yeah I get the sense there could be some interesting papers in the works
Yeah not sure it’s something you can re-learn to do! Always in awe of how challenging it is working low biomass/low concentration samples. Same with environmental surveillance
October 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Yeah not sure it’s something you can re-learn to do! Always in awe of how challenging it is working low biomass/low concentration samples. Same with environmental surveillance
Great work and very pleased we have another virologist in the building! But still trying to get over your use of “bacteriophage viruses”!
October 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Great work and very pleased we have another virologist in the building! But still trying to get over your use of “bacteriophage viruses”!
Lol thank you Blair! And thanks again Charlotte for the AdV help! On routine wastewater monitoring unfortunately this has ceased in NI and we never got round formally to looking for rose classic cryptics. Marc’s work in US remains a rare shining light for Covid and other viruses globally
October 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Lol thank you Blair! And thanks again Charlotte for the AdV help! On routine wastewater monitoring unfortunately this has ceased in NI and we never got round formally to looking for rose classic cryptics. Marc’s work in US remains a rare shining light for Covid and other viruses globally
Wow - hadn’t heard of this. Thanks
October 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Wow - hadn’t heard of this. Thanks
Yeah that is important as it’s an old debate really so I focused on new vaccines (eg RSV), global changes like RFKjr, and - at least the UKs - ever decreasing childhood vaccination rate
October 9, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Yeah that is important as it’s an old debate really so I focused on new vaccines (eg RSV), global changes like RFKjr, and - at least the UKs - ever decreasing childhood vaccination rate
Could try googling for State of Us BBC NI podcast but there could be some restriction with it being BBC. Unless it’s a conspiracy!
October 9, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Could try googling for State of Us BBC NI podcast but there could be some restriction with it being BBC. Unless it’s a conspiracy!
🤔 could try www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... I’m not sure if there could be country restrictions?
The State of Us - The great big vaccine debate - BBC Sounds
Vaccine rates in Northern Ireland are falling – why?
www.bbc.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 8:20 AM
🤔 could try www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... I’m not sure if there could be country restrictions?