Dr Kathy Stratton
@kathystratton.bsky.social
Research Associate at Newcastle University studying bacterial DNA replication and DNA damage 🧬 she/her 🏳🌈
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The RecBCD complex interacts directly with the DNA sliding clamp in Escherichia coli https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.20.671105v1
August 21, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The RecBCD complex interacts directly with the DNA sliding clamp in Escherichia coli https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.20.671105v1
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New Independent Fellowship position in Microbiology to launch your lab in our department @johninnescentre.bsky.social (UK). We are conducting a broad search in the area of plant-associated microbial interactions. Message me if you have any questions.
Apply here: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...
Apply here: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...
Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity for an Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions has arisen at the John Innes Centre. To read the full job description for this role…
www.jic.ac.uk
July 10, 2025 at 6:28 AM
New Independent Fellowship position in Microbiology to launch your lab in our department @johninnescentre.bsky.social (UK). We are conducting a broad search in the area of plant-associated microbial interactions. Message me if you have any questions.
Apply here: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...
Apply here: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...
"Across the fields of microbiology and immunology, women constitute approximately 52% of the research community"
BUT "only 30% of first authors, and 23.4% of corresponding authors, identified as women at the submission stage"
BUT "only 30% of first authors, and 23.4% of corresponding authors, identified as women at the submission stage"
July 4, 2025 at 8:44 AM
"Across the fields of microbiology and immunology, women constitute approximately 52% of the research community"
BUT "only 30% of first authors, and 23.4% of corresponding authors, identified as women at the submission stage"
BUT "only 30% of first authors, and 23.4% of corresponding authors, identified as women at the submission stage"
It's a rainy day here in Newcastle so here's a picture of my kitten Percy to brighten everyones day 🌞
May 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
It's a rainy day here in Newcastle so here's a picture of my kitten Percy to brighten everyones day 🌞
June is Pride Month. Let's call out companies who show support for LGBTQ+ people while also advertising on GB News, a channel that pumps out LGBTQ+ hate. Tell these companies to pick a side - hate or Pride:
action.goodlawproject.org/pick-side-ha...
action.goodlawproject.org/pick-side-ha...
Pick a side – hate or Pride
June is Pride month. So our social feeds will be awash with corporate rainbow logos performatively signalling their support for the LGBTQ+ community. But some of the same companies celebrating Pride a...
action.goodlawproject.org
May 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
June is Pride Month. Let's call out companies who show support for LGBTQ+ people while also advertising on GB News, a channel that pumps out LGBTQ+ hate. Tell these companies to pick a side - hate or Pride:
action.goodlawproject.org/pick-side-ha...
action.goodlawproject.org/pick-side-ha...
Signed! I'm proud to be a feminist academic who supports trans rights :)
Close to TWO THOUSAND academics and educators say TRANS RIGHTS NOW.
(Sorry if you've seen this (and the historians' letter!) too many times. The lack of an algorithm means we have to keep reposting it to catch people, and this really matters.)
(Sorry if you've seen this (and the historians' letter!) too many times. The lack of an algorithm means we have to keep reposting it to catch people, and this really matters.)
Heartened to see that close to 900 fellow academics and educators have already signed our letter in support of trans rights, trans wellbeing & trans inclusion, and against essentialist, anti-scientific, racialised & regressive views of womanhood. Please do read, share & sign! tinyurl.com/mud7va29
May 2, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Signed! I'm proud to be a feminist academic who supports trans rights :)
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University research isn’t just opinion. It involves building evidence-based arguments, tested through peer review and serious critique. That's a much higher bar than casual commentary.
April 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
University research isn’t just opinion. It involves building evidence-based arguments, tested through peer review and serious critique. That's a much higher bar than casual commentary.
Reposted by Dr Kathy Stratton
Fucking yes, exactly.
April 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Fucking yes, exactly.
Reposted by Dr Kathy Stratton
Excited to share with you the story that enabled me to start my own lab: what happens when the bacterial DNA replication machinery encounters single-strand discontinuities on template DNA? What is required for break repair and replication restart?
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Rescuing bacterial genome replication: essential functions to repair a double-strand break and restart DNA synthesis
Many antibiotics indirectly generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) that can damage bacterial genomes. Oxidised nucleobases become genotoxic when they are targeted for repair through excision, generati...
www.biorxiv.org
March 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Excited to share with you the story that enabled me to start my own lab: what happens when the bacterial DNA replication machinery encounters single-strand discontinuities on template DNA? What is required for break repair and replication restart?
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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I honestly think I was more excited about these rainbow E. coli strains than my undergrads were 🌈🧬
January 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I honestly think I was more excited about these rainbow E. coli strains than my undergrads were 🌈🧬