Derek Brown
@microlabrador.bsky.social
Microbiologist with an interest in molecular epidemiology and genomics. An old dog trying to learn new tricks. All views are personal.
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Our new issue is available 👉🏽 bit.ly/EUS305
Featuring an #outbreak report about a Serratia marcescens outbreak in Norway which appeared to be local & hospital-associated but turned out as a large national outbreak involving the community
#ticks #RSV #immunisation
#IDSky #EpiSky #MedSky 🧪🩺
Featuring an #outbreak report about a Serratia marcescens outbreak in Norway which appeared to be local & hospital-associated but turned out as a large national outbreak involving the community
#ticks #RSV #immunisation
#IDSky #EpiSky #MedSky 🧪🩺
February 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Our new issue is available 👉🏽 bit.ly/EUS305
Featuring an #outbreak report about a Serratia marcescens outbreak in Norway which appeared to be local & hospital-associated but turned out as a large national outbreak involving the community
#ticks #RSV #immunisation
#IDSky #EpiSky #MedSky 🧪🩺
Featuring an #outbreak report about a Serratia marcescens outbreak in Norway which appeared to be local & hospital-associated but turned out as a large national outbreak involving the community
#ticks #RSV #immunisation
#IDSky #EpiSky #MedSky 🧪🩺
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Most Shigella sonnei experimental work relies on a 70yr old lab strain that doesn’t reflect those circulating today - we are excited to share a (soon to be) publicly available set of genomes and isolates to fill that gap!
An exciting part 2 featuring our favourite fish to follow very shortly… 🐟
An exciting part 2 featuring our favourite fish to follow very shortly… 🐟
February 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Most Shigella sonnei experimental work relies on a 70yr old lab strain that doesn’t reflect those circulating today - we are excited to share a (soon to be) publicly available set of genomes and isolates to fill that gap!
An exciting part 2 featuring our favourite fish to follow very shortly… 🐟
An exciting part 2 featuring our favourite fish to follow very shortly… 🐟
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NERC Fully-funded PhD available with me & Jo Stevens on Legionella ecological adaptation to man-made water systems.
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December 4, 2024 at 1:59 PM
NERC Fully-funded PhD available with me & Jo Stevens on Legionella ecological adaptation to man-made water systems.
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🏆Elisabeth Bik’s work as a data sleuth is vital to science’s self-correcting nature. She has identified over 7,600 potential cases of research misconduct!
She will use the prize money (€200,000) to create a secure financial basis to continue her contested work.
@elisabethbik.bsky.social
She will use the prize money (€200,000) to create a secure financial basis to continue her contested work.
@elisabethbik.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 1:16 PM
🏆Elisabeth Bik’s work as a data sleuth is vital to science’s self-correcting nature. She has identified over 7,600 potential cases of research misconduct!
She will use the prize money (€200,000) to create a secure financial basis to continue her contested work.
@elisabethbik.bsky.social
She will use the prize money (€200,000) to create a secure financial basis to continue her contested work.
@elisabethbik.bsky.social
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Use it or lose it: Unless we publish papers in our society owned and published journals they will cease to be, along with all the conferences and meetings the proceeds support. Microbiology Society publishes many excellent journals, all edited by experts. #microsky www.microbiologyresearch.org
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November 2, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Use it or lose it: Unless we publish papers in our society owned and published journals they will cease to be, along with all the conferences and meetings the proceeds support. Microbiology Society publishes many excellent journals, all edited by experts. #microsky www.microbiologyresearch.org