Ruairi Robertson
@ruairirobertson.bsky.social
Lecturer in Microbiome Science, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London. Studying host-microbiome interactions in early life
🍏Nutritionist
🔬Scientist
🎙️Public speaker
🍏Nutritionist
🔬Scientist
🎙️Public speaker
🔬🦠👶 This month we launched the NESTED study. We will recruit 30 children in London before they start nursery & follow them for 12 weeks after. We will examine whether their nasopharyngeal microbiome predicts common infections! @blizardinstitute.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
🔬🦠👶 This month we launched the NESTED study. We will recruit 30 children in London before they start nursery & follow them for 12 weeks after. We will examine whether their nasopharyngeal microbiome predicts common infections! @blizardinstitute.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social
🤱Preterm birth is the top cause of child mortality. Our team from @qmulfmd.bsky.social report in @nejm.org that an antibiotic (cotrimoxazole) during pregnancy doesn't increase birthweight but may reduce preterm birth by 40%. Work ongoing to study maternal microbiomes!
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
June 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🤱Preterm birth is the top cause of child mortality. Our team from @qmulfmd.bsky.social report in @nejm.org that an antibiotic (cotrimoxazole) during pregnancy doesn't increase birthweight but may reduce preterm birth by 40%. Work ongoing to study maternal microbiomes!
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
🦋 Like many other scientists, I have moved over to the other platform (same handle). I will continue to tweet here as well, as science communication will remain as important here as ever. However, for unfiltered scientific content/engagement, the other platform seems promising!
November 22, 2024 at 9:11 AM
🦋 Like many other scientists, I have moved over to the other platform (same handle). I will continue to tweet here as well, as science communication will remain as important here as ever. However, for unfiltered scientific content/engagement, the other platform seems promising!
🔬🦠 Nice insights on next steps for microbiome-targeted therapies from @ArrietaLab @BackhedLab @Honda1Kenya & others. Lots of potential for phage, defined consortia, next-gen probiotics, postbiotics
November 19, 2024 at 4:03 PM
🔬🦠 Nice insights on next steps for microbiome-targeted therapies from @ArrietaLab @BackhedLab @Honda1Kenya & others. Lots of potential for phage, defined consortia, next-gen probiotics, postbiotics
🔬🦠 Nice insights on next steps for microbiome-targeted therapies from @ArrietaLab @BackhedLab @Honda1Kenya & others. Lots of potential for phage, defined consortia, next-gen probiotics, postbiotics
November 22, 2024 at 9:11 AM
🔬🦠 Nice insights on next steps for microbiome-targeted therapies from @ArrietaLab @BackhedLab @Honda1Kenya & others. Lots of potential for phage, defined consortia, next-gen probiotics, postbiotics
A new bank of >2000 scientific/medical images and icons for free use in figures and presentations just released by @NIAIDNews @NIH. Very useful for early career researchers who can’t afford @BioRender
https://bioart.niaid.nih.gov/
https://bioart.niaid.nih.gov/
November 22, 2024 at 9:12 AM
A new bank of >2000 scientific/medical images and icons for free use in figures and presentations just released by @NIAIDNews @NIH. Very useful for early career researchers who can’t afford @BioRender
https://bioart.niaid.nih.gov/
https://bioart.niaid.nih.gov/
📜📷 Check out our new paper from @ZvitamboZim @MangesLab @blizard_inst & others showing that microbiome composition at weaning affects efficacy of a nutritional intervention to reduce stunting. A bifidobacteria-dominant microbiome is not always...
November 22, 2024 at 9:17 AM
📜📷 Check out our new paper from @ZvitamboZim @MangesLab @blizard_inst & others showing that microbiome composition at weaning affects efficacy of a nutritional intervention to reduce stunting. A bifidobacteria-dominant microbiome is not always...
🎙️🦠 For the last episode of Biomes Season 3, I speak to @kwonlab from @ragoninstitute about the vaginal microbiome, its role in STIs & preterm birth🤰 Thanks to all listeners & sponsors @MB_Insights! Hopefully back with more Biomes soon!
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November 22, 2024 at 9:29 AM
🎙️🦠 For the last episode of Biomes Season 3, I speak to @kwonlab from @ragoninstitute about the vaginal microbiome, its role in STIs & preterm birth🤰 Thanks to all listeners & sponsors @MB_Insights! Hopefully back with more Biomes soon!
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🎙️🦠This week on Biomes, I speak about microbiome myths with two leading microbiome researchers & sceptics @JensWalter15 from @Pharmabiotic @UCC & @_Faecal_Matters from @rowett_abdn. We cover placental microbiomes, tumour microbiomes & more
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November 22, 2024 at 9:29 AM
🎙️🦠This week on Biomes, I speak about microbiome myths with two leading microbiome researchers & sceptics @JensWalter15 from @Pharmabiotic @UCC & @_Faecal_Matters from @rowett_abdn. We cover placental microbiomes, tumour microbiomes & more
🎧Listen here:...
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🎙️🦠 Tune in this week to Biomes where I chat with @RondaCarlotta of the @igisci about using CRISPR and other forms of gene editing to manipulate microbiomes.
🎧 Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1G093nXaRTGdl8hTguSsW4?si=hsLNAjm0TSqFmJjkGMohPQ&t=1616
🎧 Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1G093nXaRTGdl8hTguSsW4?si=hsLNAjm0TSqFmJjkGMohPQ&t=1616
November 22, 2024 at 9:29 AM
🎙️🦠 Tune in this week to Biomes where I chat with @RondaCarlotta of the @igisci about using CRISPR and other forms of gene editing to manipulate microbiomes.
🎧 Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1G093nXaRTGdl8hTguSsW4?si=hsLNAjm0TSqFmJjkGMohPQ&t=1616
🎧 Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1G093nXaRTGdl8hTguSsW4?si=hsLNAjm0TSqFmJjkGMohPQ&t=1616
🦠🧫💩 Happy #WorldMicrobiomeDay! A shoutout to all Biomes guests and listeners over the last few years who are all helping to spread the word about the important of the microbiome to human health
November 22, 2024 at 9:29 AM
🦠🧫💩 Happy #WorldMicrobiomeDay! A shoutout to all Biomes guests and listeners over the last few years who are all helping to spread the word about the important of the microbiome to human health
🦠🍫This week's episode of Biomes is in celebration of @WMicrobiomeDay! I speak with @BenoitChassaing of @institutpasteur about ultra-processed foods, particularly emulsifiers, & their effect on the gut & the microbiome #IHMC2024
🎧Listen to Biomes here:...
🎧Listen to Biomes here:...
November 22, 2024 at 9:35 AM
🦠🍫This week's episode of Biomes is in celebration of @WMicrobiomeDay! I speak with @BenoitChassaing of @institutpasteur about ultra-processed foods, particularly emulsifiers, & their effect on the gut & the microbiome #IHMC2024
🎧Listen to Biomes here:...
🎧Listen to Biomes here:...
🎙️🦠🍼 This week on Biomes, I speak with @MeghanAzad, a leading expert on human milk, its microbiome and its effect on the early-life gut microbiome. Listen in to hear some fascinating insights on breastmilk biomes!
🎧Listen here: https://dir.lat/j4Q4oR
🎧Listen here: https://dir.lat/j4Q4oR
November 22, 2024 at 9:35 AM
🎙️🦠🍼 This week on Biomes, I speak with @MeghanAzad, a leading expert on human milk, its microbiome and its effect on the early-life gut microbiome. Listen in to hear some fascinating insights on breastmilk biomes!
🎧Listen here: https://dir.lat/j4Q4oR
🎧Listen here: https://dir.lat/j4Q4oR
🦠🎙️ The Biomes podcast is back for Season 3! Listen in for the next 6 weeks as I chat with some of the best microbiome scientists in the world. First episode is with @SuezLab about artificial sweeteners and the gut microbiome. Please rate and share!...
November 22, 2024 at 9:42 AM
🦠🎙️ The Biomes podcast is back for Season 3! Listen in for the next 6 weeks as I chat with some of the best microbiome scientists in the world. First episode is with @SuezLab about artificial sweeteners and the gut microbiome. Please rate and share!...
Great conference at @ESPGHANSociety in Milan last week interacting with clinical colleagues interested in microbiome research
November 22, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Great conference at @ESPGHANSociety in Milan last week interacting with clinical colleagues interested in microbiome research
Nice discussion for #WorldImmunologyDay in @TheCrick this evening about immunity during pregnancy and early life. Much still to be understood about the effect of the maternal microbiome on maternal and infant immunity 🦠👶🏼
November 22, 2024 at 9:48 AM
Nice discussion for #WorldImmunologyDay in @TheCrick this evening about immunity during pregnancy and early life. Much still to be understood about the effect of the maternal microbiome on maternal and infant immunity 🦠👶🏼
🦠🔬🏆 Grateful to have been awarded the Microorganisms 2023 Young Investigator Award from @Micro_MDPI (alongside 2 other excellent scientists!).
Delighted also to receive the 2024 Travel Award. Looking forward to #IHMC2024 in Rome in...
Delighted also to receive the 2024 Travel Award. Looking forward to #IHMC2024 in Rome in...
November 22, 2024 at 9:53 AM
🦠🔬🏆 Grateful to have been awarded the Microorganisms 2023 Young Investigator Award from @Micro_MDPI (alongside 2 other excellent scientists!).
Delighted also to receive the 2024 Travel Award. Looking forward to #IHMC2024 in Rome in...
Delighted also to receive the 2024 Travel Award. Looking forward to #IHMC2024 in Rome in...
Great to share some preliminary results from our work on the gut microbiome in complicated severe acute malnutrition at #Microbiome24 in @wellcomegenome last week 💩🦠👦. Thanks to @hall_lab, @_Faecal_Matters (& other organisers) for a brilliant, interactive conference!
November 22, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Great to share some preliminary results from our work on the gut microbiome in complicated severe acute malnutrition at #Microbiome24 in @wellcomegenome last week 💩🦠👦. Thanks to @hall_lab, @_Faecal_Matters (& other organisers) for a brilliant, interactive conference!
The Robertson Lab opens today in @blizard_inst @QMULBartsTheLon @QMUL! We will study how the human microbiome in early life contributes to child growth using large-scale metagenomics & co-culture assays to study host-microbe interactions in the gut. Reach out if interested!🦠🔬
November 22, 2024 at 9:53 AM
The Robertson Lab opens today in @blizard_inst @QMULBartsTheLon @QMUL! We will study how the human microbiome in early life contributes to child growth using large-scale metagenomics & co-culture assays to study host-microbe interactions in the gut. Reach out if interested!🦠🔬
Great to chat with Dr. Tony Fauci @institutpasteur. An inspiring scientist who has committed his career to combatting infectious diseases and who said, if he were to start his lab again, he would work on the human microbiome! 🧫🥼🦠@miupasteur @ImmunoPasteur
November 22, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Great to chat with Dr. Tony Fauci @institutpasteur. An inspiring scientist who has committed his career to combatting infectious diseases and who said, if he were to start his lab again, he would work on the human microbiome! 🧫🥼🦠@miupasteur @ImmunoPasteur
Fridays at @institutpasteur @miupasteur, isolating crypts from the intestinal epithelium for generation of intestinal organoids 🦠🧫🥼
@MSCActions
@MSCActions
November 22, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Fridays at @institutpasteur @miupasteur, isolating crypts from the intestinal epithelium for generation of intestinal organoids 🦠🧫🥼
@MSCActions
@MSCActions
Check out Channel 4 tonight at 8pm for "Know Your Sh!t", a show all about gut health with the fabulous @TheMacTwins @TheGutStuff. I make a brief appearance (alongside some goats...) to talk about the modernisation of our gut #microbiome
@QMULBartsTheLon @blizard_inst @QMUL
@QMULBartsTheLon @blizard_inst @QMUL
November 22, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Check out Channel 4 tonight at 8pm for "Know Your Sh!t", a show all about gut health with the fabulous @TheMacTwins @TheGutStuff. I make a brief appearance (alongside some goats...) to talk about the modernisation of our gut #microbiome
@QMULBartsTheLon @blizard_inst @QMUL
@QMULBartsTheLon @blizard_inst @QMUL
Interestingly, taxonomic composition was not able to predict growth. However, genetic functions of the microbiome could predict current & future growth. Metagenomic pathways involved in B vitamin metabolism and nucleotide biosynthesis were amongst the most predictive pathways.
November 22, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Interestingly, taxonomic composition was not able to predict growth. However, genetic functions of the microbiome could predict current & future growth. Metagenomic pathways involved in B vitamin metabolism and nucleotide biosynthesis were amongst the most predictive pathways.
💩However, maternal HIV was strongly associated with infant microbiome. Children born to HIV+ mothers had over-mature, over-diverse microbiomes, reduced Bifidobacteria throughout 18 months, reduced amino acid biosynthetic pathways & greater sugar degradation pathways in 1st month
November 22, 2024 at 10:38 AM
💩However, maternal HIV was strongly associated with infant microbiome. Children born to HIV+ mothers had over-mature, over-diverse microbiomes, reduced Bifidobacteria throughout 18 months, reduced amino acid biosynthetic pathways & greater sugar degradation pathways in 1st month