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Eleanor Hayles
@eh-hayles.bsky.social
PhD candidate investigating genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 & STEC at the Quadram Institute with @mmbdtp.bsky.social 🧬🦠👩🏻‍💻 | she/her
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I've written a blog discussing my recent published research into SARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiology in Norfolk throughout the pandemic!

Find it here: quadram.ac.uk/blogs/how-sa...
How SARS-CoV-2 impacted Norfolk: What a three year study taught us - Quadram Institute
“In the five years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, we’ve learnt a lot – not just about the virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) but also how to track the spread and evolution of microbes th...
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No! You're a toxic burden?! 😅

Ever wonder how bacteria become more toxic via phages? & how public health dealss with this 🤔 this project could be for you🦠🏥🧬

The @langridgelab.bsky.social is looking for #PhD candidates to join the group in October 2026 - please share!

Apply by 6 Jan🗓️

#PhDposition
PhD Carrying a toxic burden: the continuing spread of “Shiga toxin stx2a”-harbouring phage in E. coli (LANGRIDGE_Q26MMB) 2026/27 | UEA
PhD Carrying a toxic burden: the continuing spread of “Shiga toxin stx2a”-harbouring phage in E. coli (LANGRIDGE_Q26MMB) 2026/27 | UEA
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November 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
🚨Funded PhD with @mmbdtp.bsky.social & @gemma-langridge.bsky.social

Brilliant project in a brilliant programme, with a great supervisory team!
🚨 Another funded PhD alert🚨

We are recruiting again! For a PhD student to start with us in the @langridgelab.bsky.social October 2026 - please share 👀

If you are interested in foodborne pathogens, public health and phage, look no further 🦠🏥🧬

➡️ tinyurl.com/3zvavp2t ⬅️

Apply by 6 Jan 2026 🗓️
October 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Funded PhD position available in @langridgelab.bsky.social! Excellent project in a very supportive, driven & knowledgable group 🧬
🚨 Funded PhD alert 🚨

We are recruiting for a PhD student to join the @langridgelab.bsky.social in October 2026 - please share!

If you like bacteria, genomics and puzzles, this could be the project for you 🦠🧬🧩

Apply by 2 Dec 🗓️

#PhDposition

Find out more ⬇️

www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
October 17, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Lovely reminder from @langridgelab.bsky.social that today’s actually the first day of the final year of my PhD – only a slightly daunting prospect…
October 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Delighted to share that @stevenrudder.bsky.social has passed his viva today!! Congratulations Dr Rudder, and a huge thank you to @alisonmather.bsky.social and Prof Adrian Egli for examining. Steven, this is so well deserved, we're all super proud of you #PhDone
September 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Lovely to see that our latest paper investigating #SARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiology in #Norfolk was one of the most read papers last month in #MicrobialGenomics!

Read here: www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
September 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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As we leave late summer behind & enter autumn & some normality, we have been able to get together to celebrate some awesome achievements by our @stevenrudder.bsky.social & @eh-hayles.bsky.social. In a Langridge lab tradition, both received their coasters of their 1st author papers in the group!🎉🥳🎊
September 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Waiting for the rain to stop? ⛈️ Need a good read? 📃

Our @eh-hayles.bsky.social has written a blog discussing her research exploring & understanding how SARS-CoV-2 spread & evolved in #Norfolk during the #COVID-19 pandemic 🦠

She shows the powers of #sequence surveillance & #epidemiology💪
How SARS-CoV-2 impacted Norfolk: What a three year study taught us - Quadram Institute
“In the five years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, we’ve learnt a lot – not just about the virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) but also how to track the spread and evolution of microbes th...
quadram.ac.uk
July 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I've written a blog discussing my recent published research into SARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiology in Norfolk throughout the pandemic!

Find it here: quadram.ac.uk/blogs/how-sa...
How SARS-CoV-2 impacted Norfolk: What a three year study taught us - Quadram Institute
“In the five years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, we’ve learnt a lot – not just about the virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) but also how to track the spread and evolution of microbes th...
quadram.ac.uk
July 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Reposted by Eleanor Hayles
🆕 Blog! Our PhD student @eh-hayles.bsky.social discusses her research exploring and understanding how SARS-CoV-2 spread and evolved in #Norfolk during the COVID-19 pandemic 🦠

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July 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Massive thank you to @yaasircheema.bsky.social for this great podcast about the paper!
Prefer to hear about the latest, awesome science in podcast summary instead of reading the entire paper?

Our @eh-hayles.bsky.social's @microbiologysociety.org paper has already been turned into a podcast episode!

Listen here or read the paper here www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Norfolk, UK, March 2020–December 2022
ReSay · Episode
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July 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Prefer to hear about the latest, awesome science in podcast summary instead of reading the entire paper?

Our @eh-hayles.bsky.social's @microbiologysociety.org paper has already been turned into a podcast episode!

Listen here or read the paper here www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Norfolk, UK, March 2020–December 2022
ReSay · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
July 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Thrilled to share my first, first author paper is now published in MGen!! See more below ⬇️⬇️⬇️
July 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Our @emmabeansworth.bsky.social will be presenting her latest work on the impact of genome rearrangement on #virulence & #AMR 💊 go see her at poster 102

Our @nisbetalice.bsky.social will closing the conference with the final talk looking at 20 years of #typhoidal Salmonella in England & Wales 🧫
June 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Our @nisbetalice.bsky.social, @emmabeansworth.bsky.social & @gemma-langridge.bsky.social are having a magnifique time at #I3S. Currently they are enjoying talks in the #comparativegenomics session where Emma will also present her poster (102) showing genome rearrangement can impact #virulence & #AMR
June 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Very grateful to have been invited to present my research on #SARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiology in #Norfolk at the Norwich Health Innovation Conference today!
Find out about COVID genomic epidemiology in Norfolk with @eh-hayles.bsky.social at poster 7 🔍 at the Norwich Health Innovation Conference 2025 today! 🩺 Also be sure to find @nisbetalice.bsky.social at poster 2 to learn about the incidence and carriage of typhoidal Salmonella in England and Wales! 🦠
June 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Excited to be back at #ABPHM25 in Cambridge this year! Lots of very insightful talks and demonstrations of #bioinformatics & #genomics and their use in public health.
May 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Aww look at these trend setters in #microbiology! Interested in the large genome structural variation that isn't accounted for in short read #sequencing & consequences these have, read the latest review by our @emmabeansworth.bsky.social & @gemma-langridge.bsky.social

#academicsky #academicchatter
Bacterial genome structural variation: prevalence, mechanisms, and consequences
A vast number of bacterial genome sequences are publicly available. However, the majority were generated using short-read sequencing, producing fragmented assemblies. Long-read sequencing can generate...
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April 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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🚨New publication🚨
Thrilled to share our article about the Importance of Diversity & Representation in Science, now out in npj Antimicrobials & Resistance @springernature.com

Huge thanks to my wonderful co-authors @blancaps.bsky.social & @edcoakes.bsky.social for their awesome support
Importance of diversity and representation in science: benefits towards strengthening our response to global challenges
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - Diversity is a mechanism that pathogens use to adapt and survive new challenges, like the introduction of antimicrobials in modern medicine. With antimicrobial...
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April 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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"The PIPS placement is a great opportunity to diversify your CV in whatever way you want.”

💬 PhD student Sam Mellor
Demystifying infectious intestinal disease; My PhD placement in food safety policy - Quadram Institute
PhD student Sam Mellor recently completed a placement at the Food Standards Agency, uncovering the burden of infectious intestinal disease in the UK.
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April 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Today I presented my PhD research at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference in Liverpool! Thanks so much to the Microbiology Society! @microbiologysociety.org
Fantastic talk from Caroline @quadraminstitute.bsky.social looking at how DNA supercoiling and genomic context affect gene expression #PhD #geneticsandgenomics #Microbio25
April 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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At #MicroBio25? Don't miss our @nisbetalice.bsky.social from @quadraminstitute.bsky.social at poster 301! 👩‍🔬 She's presenting her exciting research with @ukhsa.bsky.social on #typhoidal #Salmonella in England & Wales over to last 20 years, with some fascinating insights into bacterial carriage!🦠
April 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Excellent @mmbdtp.bsky.social PhD project available with an excellent supervisory team ⬇️⬇️⬇️
March 31, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Our @eh-hayles.bsky.social was also in Manchester last week for the @ukhsa.bsky.social #UKHSA25 conference. Apparently there was some great discussions around current public health research and how we are preparing for the future, including how to make the health system more equitable for all
March 31, 2025 at 11:12 AM