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📣Applications open for a competition-funded EastBio PhD position in my lab! I will be able to put one exceptional candidate forward and then we cross our fingers we get the funding🤞If you're interested in metabolism, virulence and antibiotic efficacy, please apply by 15th Dec!

tinyurl.com/873ycjpr
EASTBIO: The Role of Purine Metabolism in Bacterial Virulence, Antibiotic Efficacy and Host-Pathogen Interactions at University of St Andrews on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - EASTBIO: The Role of Purine Metabolism in Bacterial Virulence, Antibiotic Efficacy and Host-Pathogen Interactions at University of St Andrews, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
📣New preprint alert! We report the alarming finding that stringent response mutations found in clinical isolates increase the frequency of donation of multiresistance plasmids in S. aureus 😱 Great team effort @microclaire.bsky.social @paulrjohnston.bsky.social

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
📣 Calling all senior microbiology postdocs! The University of St Andrews is inviting applications from outstanding visionary Research Fellow and Future Leader candidates to attend a Biomolecular Science Fellowship Day. Applications due by 12th Dec, see link for full details: tinyurl.com/4n3na8vn
Exciting Opportunity: Biomolecular Science Fellowship Day
The School of Biology at the University of St Andrews is inviting applications from outstanding visionary Research Fellow and Future Leader candidates to attend the Biomolecular Science (BMS) Fello…
biology.st-andrews.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
📢Our review of the impact of bacterial purine synthesis on antibiotic tolerance and resistance expression is now out! A lot of food for thought and contrasting data from E. coli and S. aureus... 🤔

Read it here: rdcu.be/ezfQ7
The impact of bacterial purine metabolism on antibiotic efficacy
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - The impact of bacterial purine metabolism on antibiotic efficacy
rdcu.be
August 5, 2025 at 5:53 AM
📣 We're hiring! We have a 12-month vacancy for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with skills in molecular microbiology. See the details and apply here: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

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July 16, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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With 2.5 months till the deadline, it's worth reminding everyone what a fantastic opportunity the #MarieCurieFellowships are!

#PhDs from all over the world can apply for personal #postdoc fellowships to work at European Universities marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post...
Postdoctoral Fellowships
The information provided on this page is a summary of the main rules and requirements for Postdoctoral Fellowships (PFs) and who can apply for them.
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu
June 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Such a fun way to spend a Friday afternoon! 🏎️ 🏆
Ashley (aka Daniella Ricardo) was victorious, with
Claire a close second. What should we do for our next lab outing?!
June 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It's out! The final peer-reviewed version of our paper about Prs-mediated tolerance in S. aureus COL is now published in Molecular Microbiology. Read it here! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
June 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Working on my talk right now! 😁
Only one day left until the talk with Dr. Jo Hobbs! Don't miss the virtual discussion on ‘Antibiotic Tolerance: An Underappreciated Threat to Antibiotic Therapy.’ Register here: microb.io/4khErHH #JMedMicro
Journal of Medical Microbiology (JMM) Seminar - May 2025
30 May 2025 - Virtual
microb.io
May 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
If any finishing-up PhD students or post-docs are interested in antibiotic tolerance and writing a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship together this summer, please get in touch!
May 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
📣 The Journal of Medical Microbiology is looking for Editors for the Antimicrobial Resistance section! No prior editor experience required, so it's a great first gig for an ECR. And you get subsidised attendance at the annual meeting. Open to applicants worldwide 🌍 @microbiologysociety.org
April 30, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Made it to Heidelberg! Excited for 4 days of talks - never seen so many talks on tolerance at one meeting! #EESDrugresistance
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March 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM