MERMan Research Group (University of Manchester)
@mermanchester.bsky.social
Microbial Evolution Research at The University of Manchester
https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/merman/
https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/merman/
Another great week at our seminar series!
This session, we explored "Within-patient evolution of ciprofloxacin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa from @matthewjshepherd.bsky.social
Big thank you to @microbesng.bsky.social for once again keeping us fuelled with delicious refreshments 🙌🍪
This session, we explored "Within-patient evolution of ciprofloxacin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa from @matthewjshepherd.bsky.social
Big thank you to @microbesng.bsky.social for once again keeping us fuelled with delicious refreshments 🙌🍪
November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Another great week at our seminar series!
This session, we explored "Within-patient evolution of ciprofloxacin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa from @matthewjshepherd.bsky.social
Big thank you to @microbesng.bsky.social for once again keeping us fuelled with delicious refreshments 🙌🍪
This session, we explored "Within-patient evolution of ciprofloxacin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa from @matthewjshepherd.bsky.social
Big thank you to @microbesng.bsky.social for once again keeping us fuelled with delicious refreshments 🙌🍪
In this week’s seminar we learned about the evolution of intrinsic terminators from @stepadenisov.bsky.social 🧬
Made even more fun by snacks kindly sponsored by @microbesng.bsky.social 🍪
Made even more fun by snacks kindly sponsored by @microbesng.bsky.social 🍪
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
In this week’s seminar we learned about the evolution of intrinsic terminators from @stepadenisov.bsky.social 🧬
Made even more fun by snacks kindly sponsored by @microbesng.bsky.social 🍪
Made even more fun by snacks kindly sponsored by @microbesng.bsky.social 🍪
This week @willpjsmith.bsky.social taught us all about microbial competition & Logan Sauers ( @coytelab.bsky.social ) shared recent gut microbiome work. Thanks @microbesng.bsky.social for the refreshments!
November 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This week @willpjsmith.bsky.social taught us all about microbial competition & Logan Sauers ( @coytelab.bsky.social ) shared recent gut microbiome work. Thanks @microbesng.bsky.social for the refreshments!
Retrospective post: @fgyapong.bsky.social recently gave his MERMan seminar on his work on the stickleback skin microbiome.
Not pictured: yummy treats sponsored by @microbesng.bsky.social
Not pictured: yummy treats sponsored by @microbesng.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Retrospective post: @fgyapong.bsky.social recently gave his MERMan seminar on his work on the stickleback skin microbiome.
Not pictured: yummy treats sponsored by @microbesng.bsky.social
Not pictured: yummy treats sponsored by @microbesng.bsky.social
This weeks seminars from PhD students Maisie Czernuszka and Victor Carneiro da Cunha Martirelli!
Special thank you to @microbesng.bsky.social for sponsoring refreshments!
Special thank you to @microbesng.bsky.social for sponsoring refreshments!
October 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This weeks seminars from PhD students Maisie Czernuszka and Victor Carneiro da Cunha Martirelli!
Special thank you to @microbesng.bsky.social for sponsoring refreshments!
Special thank you to @microbesng.bsky.social for sponsoring refreshments!
Great MERMan seminar today from NSERC PhD visiting researcher @simonjeanneau.bsky.social from @usherbrooke.bsky.social ! Also our first seminar with refreshments sponsored by @microbesng.bsky.social , many thanks for the productive chats over nibbles! 🍪 🧪
September 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Great MERMan seminar today from NSERC PhD visiting researcher @simonjeanneau.bsky.social from @usherbrooke.bsky.social ! Also our first seminar with refreshments sponsored by @microbesng.bsky.social , many thanks for the productive chats over nibbles! 🍪 🧪
September 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
MERMan seminars are back! Last week, @zahraaalbaqsami.bsky.social presented her #Thermophiles2025 talk which generated a lot of buzz & Qs from the group!
September 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
MERMan seminars are back! Last week, @zahraaalbaqsami.bsky.social presented her #Thermophiles2025 talk which generated a lot of buzz & Qs from the group!
Last week, MERMan went on our annual countryside hike! Fresh air and good science colleagues, what more could one ask for? Maybe the ruins of an old cotton mill... Thanks to @mattjago.bsky.social for organising.
July 29, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Last week, MERMan went on our annual countryside hike! Fresh air and good science colleagues, what more could one ask for? Maybe the ruins of an old cotton mill... Thanks to @mattjago.bsky.social for organising.
This week postdoc Dr. Dolan Evans from the Tank group is presenting on organ-on-a-chip for women's health
@raveentank.bsky.social
@raveentank.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This week postdoc Dr. Dolan Evans from the Tank group is presenting on organ-on-a-chip for women's health
@raveentank.bsky.social
@raveentank.bsky.social
PhD candidate Deniz Ozbilek speaking today about in silico epistasis modelling in bacterial RNA polymerase
May 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
PhD candidate Deniz Ozbilek speaking today about in silico epistasis modelling in bacterial RNA polymerase
This week, PhD student Deepanshi Karwall is telling us about her project with Unilever on microbial-based cleaning products 🧹🧼
May 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This week, PhD student Deepanshi Karwall is telling us about her project with Unilever on microbial-based cleaning products 🧹🧼
Today we're hearing from PhD student Amal Alkhafaji about the role of host organism on mutation rates in bacteriophage 🦠🧫
May 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Today we're hearing from PhD student Amal Alkhafaji about the role of host organism on mutation rates in bacteriophage 🦠🧫
The MERMan contingent at #microbio25 headed home today after a great week in Liverpool for the @microbiologysociety.org annual conference - Thanks to the society and organisers for putting on a great event, and supporting us in presenting 6 talks and 5 posters packed full of microbial evolution!
April 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The MERMan contingent at #microbio25 headed home today after a great week in Liverpool for the @microbiologysociety.org annual conference - Thanks to the society and organisers for putting on a great event, and supporting us in presenting 6 talks and 5 posters packed full of microbial evolution!
Lucky to have James Hall @jpjhall.bsky.social telling us today about the secret lives of mobile genetic elements 🦠🧫
March 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Lucky to have James Hall @jpjhall.bsky.social telling us today about the secret lives of mobile genetic elements 🦠🧫
Rowan is now currently grilling external examiner Helen in a UNO reverse move...
February 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Rowan is now currently grilling external examiner Helen in a UNO reverse move...
🎉 Congratulations to Dr Rowan Green, who defended his PhD today! @rowancallumg.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🎉 Congratulations to Dr Rowan Green, who defended his PhD today! @rowancallumg.bsky.social
🎉 Congratulations to Dr Dolan Evans! Dolan defended his thesis on microbiota of the pre-term infant gut today @mermanchester.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
January 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
🎉 Congratulations to Dr Dolan Evans! Dolan defended his thesis on microbiota of the pre-term infant gut today @mermanchester.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
🎉 Congratulations to Dr Algahtani, who successfully defended her thesis today on Klebsiella and Candida mutation rates 🦠🧫
January 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
🎉 Congratulations to Dr Algahtani, who successfully defended her thesis today on Klebsiella and Candida mutation rates 🦠🧫
This week's MERMan seminar is from Joy Hawley, research assistant in the Coyote lab telling us about adventures in setting up bioreactors for microbial ecology experiments @coytelab.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 2:11 PM
This week's MERMan seminar is from Joy Hawley, research assistant in the Coyote lab telling us about adventures in setting up bioreactors for microbial ecology experiments @coytelab.bsky.social
Our in-house MERMan seminar this week is from postdoc Matt Shepherd on in-patient resistance evolution in P. aeruginosa @matthewjshepherd.bsky.social
November 28, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Our in-house MERMan seminar this week is from postdoc Matt Shepherd on in-patient resistance evolution in P. aeruginosa @matthewjshepherd.bsky.social
This week's MERMan seminar is from PhD student Maisie Czernuszka who is working on phages as alternatives to antimicrobials 🦠🧫 #Microsky
November 21, 2024 at 2:09 PM
This week's MERMan seminar is from PhD student Maisie Czernuszka who is working on phages as alternatives to antimicrobials 🦠🧫 #Microsky
We're gonna need a bigger boat... Full house today for our weekly seminar, today from Alejandro Marquiegui Alvaro 🧬🦠
October 31, 2024 at 2:13 PM
We're gonna need a bigger boat... Full house today for our weekly seminar, today from Alejandro Marquiegui Alvaro 🧬🦠
A bit late sharing, but we went on our annual MERHike back in July! Fast becoming one of our favourite traditions, even when the weather is less than summer-y
August 23, 2024 at 4:04 PM
A bit late sharing, but we went on our annual MERHike back in July! Fast becoming one of our favourite traditions, even when the weather is less than summer-y
Exciting day for MERMan! Training on the shiny new PIXL and ROTOR+ machines from Singer Instruments.
July 5, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Exciting day for MERMan! Training on the shiny new PIXL and ROTOR+ machines from Singer Instruments.