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Rob Fagan
@robfagan.bsky.social
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Lead for Molecular Microbiology @sheffielduni.bsky.social
@molmicrosheffield.bsky.social

#SEN parent, #AngelmanSyndrome

Clostridial cell biology, AMR & bacteriophage structure and function

He/Him

https://sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.uk/fagan-lab/
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3. Predicting pathogen evolution: using experimental evolution to understand the impact of phage therapy on Clostridioides difficile
Led by Ellie Harrison. Experimental evolution and phage!

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
November 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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1. Characterising the role of the dual-function VanT in C. difficile vancomycin resistance.
A collaboration between our group in @molmicrosheffield.bsky.social and the groups of @gavinhthomas.bsky.social and Marjan van der Woude at the University of York

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
A simplified version of Figure 4 from our paper https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002741 describing the evolution of vancomycin resistance in C. difficile. The shows phase contract and fluorescence microscopy images of a wild type and a vancomycin resistant C. difficile. In the fluorescence channel can be seen vancomycin -bodipy binding to the mid-cells of wild type cells but this labelling is absent in the resistant bacteria
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Thanks to @abigailroberts.bsky.social for organising the party and taking photos!
Anne with her supervisors - William (Mack) Durham and me!
October 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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And just like that PhD student number 9 has finished! Congratulations Dr @anneswilliams.bsky.social and huge thanks to @claireyt.bsky.social and Laurence Wilson for acting as examiners. In the chaos yesterday I didn't get a photo so instead here's a drawing of our puppy by multi-talented Dr Williams
A drawing of yellow Labrador puppy Pip sitting on grass and with a purple giant microbe C. diff beside her
October 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Nesting habits of a 60lb Labrador puppy. So well camouflaged I almost didn't see her....
Pip the Labrador puppy on our couch. She has made a nest for herself among the cushions.
October 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Making the most of a few days off before I have to get back to the day job! I think I've finally found the puppy's limit
Yellow Labrador puppy Pip in the woods looking into a small stream flowing down a steep hill. The steam is actually artificial, the last remaining sign of a mill today used to stand on this site A close up of Pip's face - she looks very happy Pip fast asleep on our couch
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Mission accomplished!
Pip asleep on a brown couch
September 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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There are definite benefits to living on the edge of the Peak District. 5 min walk from our front door we reach the edge of the woods and after that the only limit is my legs. Today's mission was to clear my head and tire out the puppy
A shallow river running through a forest. A yellow Labrador puppy is just about visible, having just come out of the water Pip, a yellow Labrador puppy, standing on a rocky path through the forest. She is looking expectantly at the camera waiting for a treat Pip resting her chin on a rough cut stone wall with a small waterfall in the background
September 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Sigh...
A close up photo of a very dirty Labrador puppy's face. She is a 7 month old yellow lab - although covered in mud so her coat looks darker
September 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Final product!
Mr4 pudding with his new Lego police car
September 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Saturday morning Lego fun with Mr4!
Mr4, in a green and white horizontal stripey t-shirt, sitting at a low wooden table, looking at the instruction book for a Lego police car. The Lego pieces are spread out on the table in front of him
September 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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I don't think I'm going to be allowed to move from this spot for a while
Selfie of Rob and Pip. Pip is a 7 month old yellow Labrador puppy
September 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Our French hosts really outdid themselves with the venue for last night's #ClostPath2025 congress dinner. A fantastic night, a fantastic week of science and now just two years to wait to do it all again in Rio
A view of the Eiffel Tower at night taken from a boat on the river Seine. The tower is brightly lit gold and a search light extends from the top
September 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Lab on tour - the wonderful #ClostPath2025 organisers have arranged great walking tours. Guess where we are?
@lilia-elle.bsky.social, @funnirudh.bsky.social and Rob somewhere in Paris
September 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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The posters are done so we're officially ready for #ClostPath2025 @pasteur.fr next week. Now all I have to do is submit a programme grant and 3 PhD studentship applications and I'll be good to go too!
@lilia-elle.bsky.social‬ in our PhD student office holding up her freshly printed poster - describing some of her work on the C. difficile stringent response
August 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Greetings from the (not at all sunny) Yorkshire coast!
Selfie of Rob and Mr4 with the sea in the background and, about 100m away, a coastal town just visible Selfie of Rob and Ms7 with the rigging of a ship in the background against a grey sky
August 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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I think someone would quite like me to take a break and go out for a walk
Pip the Labrador puppy sitting looking at me expectantly. She is sitting on a blue rug on a wooden floor.
August 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Recharging our batteries on Howth Head
Mr4 and Pip Labrador puppy sitting in the heather Mr3 standing in some long grass with the Irish sea in the background
July 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Just took the puppy out for a final wee before bed and stepped barefoot on a slug. How's your evening going?
Pip the Labrador puppy and Toby the cavalier king Charles spaniel asleep on the floor together
July 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Guess I'm staying here then...
Labrador puppy Pip is asleep on her back with her nose resting on my left ankle. One front leg is resting on my left foot and under my right leg.
July 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Is it sad that I've really enjoyed my evening making figures, with a glass of wine on hand and V for Vendetta on the TV?
An Easyfig comparison of two DNA sequences showing that the sequence at the top has an additional three genes in the middle of the view that are missing from the bottom sequence. The regions either side are almost identical.
July 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Our dogs would very much like for the heat to go away now
Pip the yellow Labrador puppy asleep on a grey carpet. She is wearing a green collar. Behind her is a brown leather armchair on which Toby the black and tan Cavalier King Charles is also asleep
June 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Self portrait composition entitled "Parenting"...
Selfie of Rob sitting on the ground with a blue-grey couch in the background and an abstract painting on the wall. There is a small child's foot resting on his shoulder, resting against his cheek
June 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Had to screenshot to capture the reply - chef's kiss
Screenshot of the quoted post before also showing the first reply that reads "frog surveys aka tad polls"
June 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Two kids fed and off to nursery and school. Two dogs fed and asleep. One me sufficiently full of coffee - let's do this
A large stack of exam scripts on my dining room table waiting to be marked
June 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM