UKCEH Molecular Ecology
@ukceh-moleco.bsky.social
Research group, mostly based at UKCEH Wallingford, using molecular techniques to understand function, and dynamics of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Particular interest in #AMR, #eDNA & #microbial #ecology
It's our new #sequencers! 🧬
We've just bought the #illumina MiSeq i100 and NextSeq 1000!
Our staff are currently be trained on both of these 👩🔬👨🔬
@lindsaynewbold.bsky.social @amycthorpe.bsky.social @rachelapayne.bsky.social
We've just bought the #illumina MiSeq i100 and NextSeq 1000!
Our staff are currently be trained on both of these 👩🔬👨🔬
@lindsaynewbold.bsky.social @amycthorpe.bsky.social @rachelapayne.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It's our new #sequencers! 🧬
We've just bought the #illumina MiSeq i100 and NextSeq 1000!
Our staff are currently be trained on both of these 👩🔬👨🔬
@lindsaynewbold.bsky.social @amycthorpe.bsky.social @rachelapayne.bsky.social
We've just bought the #illumina MiSeq i100 and NextSeq 1000!
Our staff are currently be trained on both of these 👩🔬👨🔬
@lindsaynewbold.bsky.social @amycthorpe.bsky.social @rachelapayne.bsky.social
We got a very exciting delivery last week! Can you guess what's in the box? 🧬📦
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We got a very exciting delivery last week! Can you guess what's in the box? 🧬📦
We also conduct experimental research - particularly on the impact of different environmental chemical pollutants on #AMR 💊🚜
Last year, we published a meta-analysis on this topic area too! Check it out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Last year, we published a meta-analysis on this topic area too! Check it out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
We also conduct experimental research - particularly on the impact of different environmental chemical pollutants on #AMR 💊🚜
Last year, we published a meta-analysis on this topic area too! Check it out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Last year, we published a meta-analysis on this topic area too! Check it out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We process our monitoring samples in a variety of ways, which include #phenotypic testing for #AMR, as well as using #molecular methods such as #qPCR and #sequencing to look for specific antimicrobial resistance genes 🦠🧬👩🔬🧫
#WAAW
#WAAW
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We process our monitoring samples in a variety of ways, which include #phenotypic testing for #AMR, as well as using #molecular methods such as #qPCR and #sequencing to look for specific antimicrobial resistance genes 🦠🧬👩🔬🧫
#WAAW
#WAAW
Happy World #AMR Awareness Week! #WAAW #WAAW25
At @ukceh.bsky.social our AMR researchers work on both #bacterial and #fungal AMR!
We undertake research monitoring AMR in many different environments (water 🌊, wastewater 💩, air 💨, soil 🌱 & plants 🌿), which means we get out in the field a lot!
At @ukceh.bsky.social our AMR researchers work on both #bacterial and #fungal AMR!
We undertake research monitoring AMR in many different environments (water 🌊, wastewater 💩, air 💨, soil 🌱 & plants 🌿), which means we get out in the field a lot!
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Happy World #AMR Awareness Week! #WAAW #WAAW25
At @ukceh.bsky.social our AMR researchers work on both #bacterial and #fungal AMR!
We undertake research monitoring AMR in many different environments (water 🌊, wastewater 💩, air 💨, soil 🌱 & plants 🌿), which means we get out in the field a lot!
At @ukceh.bsky.social our AMR researchers work on both #bacterial and #fungal AMR!
We undertake research monitoring AMR in many different environments (water 🌊, wastewater 💩, air 💨, soil 🌱 & plants 🌿), which means we get out in the field a lot!
Over the summer, @amycthorpe.bsky.social presented at @sedadnasociety.bsky.social in Tromsø, Norway. Amy presented her research using lake sedimentary #DNA to reconstruct historical #microbial dynamics in the Lake District in response to nutrient status 🦠🧬🌊
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Over the summer, @amycthorpe.bsky.social presented at @sedadnasociety.bsky.social in Tromsø, Norway. Amy presented her research using lake sedimentary #DNA to reconstruct historical #microbial dynamics in the Lake District in response to nutrient status 🦠🧬🌊
@lindsaynewbold.bsky.social also gave a talk recently on the National Honey Monitoring Scheme (NHMS) at the AgZero+ all staff meeting! 🍯
Find out more via the links below ⬇️
NHMS: honey-monitoring.ac.uk
AgZero+: agzeroplus.org.uk
Find out more via the links below ⬇️
NHMS: honey-monitoring.ac.uk
AgZero+: agzeroplus.org.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
@lindsaynewbold.bsky.social also gave a talk recently on the National Honey Monitoring Scheme (NHMS) at the AgZero+ all staff meeting! 🍯
Find out more via the links below ⬇️
NHMS: honey-monitoring.ac.uk
AgZero+: agzeroplus.org.uk
Find out more via the links below ⬇️
NHMS: honey-monitoring.ac.uk
AgZero+: agzeroplus.org.uk
@buzzingbennett.bsky.social has been busy doing lots of talks and outreach recently on his PhD project and the National Honey Monitoring Scheme!
Michael has given a lab tour to fellow PhD students, spoken at the National Honey Show 2025 and talked to the Kennet Beekeepers Association 🐝🍯
Michael has given a lab tour to fellow PhD students, spoken at the National Honey Show 2025 and talked to the Kennet Beekeepers Association 🐝🍯
November 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
@buzzingbennett.bsky.social has been busy doing lots of talks and outreach recently on his PhD project and the National Honey Monitoring Scheme!
Michael has given a lab tour to fellow PhD students, spoken at the National Honey Show 2025 and talked to the Kennet Beekeepers Association 🐝🍯
Michael has given a lab tour to fellow PhD students, spoken at the National Honey Show 2025 and talked to the Kennet Beekeepers Association 🐝🍯
@hollytipper.bsky.social & @istanton.bsky.social went to visit the Unilever labs yesterday to meet up with their PhD student Olivia Mescall and her other supervisors @profjrsnape.bsky.social & Katie Endersby!
As well as talking about Olivia's PhD, they went on a tour of the Unilever labs! 🥼🧪
As well as talking about Olivia's PhD, they went on a tour of the Unilever labs! 🥼🧪
November 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
@hollytipper.bsky.social & @istanton.bsky.social went to visit the Unilever labs yesterday to meet up with their PhD student Olivia Mescall and her other supervisors @profjrsnape.bsky.social & Katie Endersby!
As well as talking about Olivia's PhD, they went on a tour of the Unilever labs! 🥼🧪
As well as talking about Olivia's PhD, they went on a tour of the Unilever labs! 🥼🧪
Finally, @buzzingbennett.bsky.social gave a talk on his PhD titled "Assessing the Impacts of Nosema on the Gut Microbiome of the Western Honeybee" 🐝
October 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Finally, @buzzingbennett.bsky.social gave a talk on his PhD titled "Assessing the Impacts of Nosema on the Gut Microbiome of the Western Honeybee" 🐝
@rosieelliott.bsky.social only recently started her PhD at UKCEH but presented a poster on her Master's work from the University of Bath, in collaboration with UKCEH on assessing the fate and mobility of #AMR genes in wastewater 🦠🧫
October 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
@rosieelliott.bsky.social only recently started her PhD at UKCEH but presented a poster on her Master's work from the University of Bath, in collaboration with UKCEH on assessing the fate and mobility of #AMR genes in wastewater 🦠🧫
Meri Anderson a poster on her PhD work on using short-read and long-read sequencing to compare microbial diversity! 🦠🧬
October 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Meri Anderson a poster on her PhD work on using short-read and long-read sequencing to compare microbial diversity! 🦠🧬
@lrwalsh.bsky.social presented a poster titled "Living Rent Free: Freshwater Zooplankton and their Parasites" 🌊
October 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
@lrwalsh.bsky.social presented a poster titled "Living Rent Free: Freshwater Zooplankton and their Parasites" 🌊
@joedtaylor.bsky.social & @laurens-colours.bsky.social recently attended the @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social meeting at @zslofficial.bsky.social
Joe gave a keynote talk titled: "Biodiversity and importance of microbial eukaryotes in freshwater lakes" 🦠🌊
Joe gave a keynote talk titled: "Biodiversity and importance of microbial eukaryotes in freshwater lakes" 🦠🌊
October 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
@joedtaylor.bsky.social & @laurens-colours.bsky.social recently attended the @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social meeting at @zslofficial.bsky.social
Joe gave a keynote talk titled: "Biodiversity and importance of microbial eukaryotes in freshwater lakes" 🦠🌊
Joe gave a keynote talk titled: "Biodiversity and importance of microbial eukaryotes in freshwater lakes" 🦠🌊
Last month, @hollytipper.bsky.social & @istanton.bsky.social attended the Microbiome Innovation and One Health Conference in Oxford 🦠🧫
They co-presented on their work on #AMR in environmental microbiomes, as well as attending the networking event at @morethanadodo.bsky.social 🦖
They co-presented on their work on #AMR in environmental microbiomes, as well as attending the networking event at @morethanadodo.bsky.social 🦖
October 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Last month, @hollytipper.bsky.social & @istanton.bsky.social attended the Microbiome Innovation and One Health Conference in Oxford 🦠🧫
They co-presented on their work on #AMR in environmental microbiomes, as well as attending the networking event at @morethanadodo.bsky.social 🦖
They co-presented on their work on #AMR in environmental microbiomes, as well as attending the networking event at @morethanadodo.bsky.social 🦖
Finally, @susheelbusi.bsky.social is the Head of our Molecular Ecology group. Susheel's research focuses on understanding microbial communities in soil & freshwater ecosystems, particularly how they mediate nutrient cycling, antimicrobial resistance, & ecosystem responses to environmental change 🦠🌱🌊
October 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Finally, @susheelbusi.bsky.social is the Head of our Molecular Ecology group. Susheel's research focuses on understanding microbial communities in soil & freshwater ecosystems, particularly how they mediate nutrient cycling, antimicrobial resistance, & ecosystem responses to environmental change 🦠🌱🌊
Lucy Akinmosin is the Institute Lab Manager for UKECH Wallingford. Lucy is the main point of contact for our research teams for anything lab management related. Her role includes lab inductions, inspections, health & safety and maintenance of lab spaces, ensuring the labs run smoothly 🧪🥼🔬
October 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Lucy Akinmosin is the Institute Lab Manager for UKECH Wallingford. Lucy is the main point of contact for our research teams for anything lab management related. Her role includes lab inductions, inspections, health & safety and maintenance of lab spaces, ensuring the labs run smoothly 🧪🥼🔬
Yasmin Matthews is our Senior Scientist Support Administrator.
Yaz provides executive support to senior scientists, managing schedules, coordinating projects, and ensuring smooth day-to-day operations so they can focus on research and innovation
Yaz provides executive support to senior scientists, managing schedules, coordinating projects, and ensuring smooth day-to-day operations so they can focus on research and innovation
October 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Yasmin Matthews is our Senior Scientist Support Administrator.
Yaz provides executive support to senior scientists, managing schedules, coordinating projects, and ensuring smooth day-to-day operations so they can focus on research and innovation
Yaz provides executive support to senior scientists, managing schedules, coordinating projects, and ensuring smooth day-to-day operations so they can focus on research and innovation
@oxonandrew.bsky.social is a Senior Environmental Microbiologist who's research focuses on how pollution impacts microbial ecology, ecosystem function, & human health. He leads research on environmental #AMR, wastewater-based epidemiology & translating findings into policy relevant insights🦠💩
October 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
@oxonandrew.bsky.social is a Senior Environmental Microbiologist who's research focuses on how pollution impacts microbial ecology, ecosystem function, & human health. He leads research on environmental #AMR, wastewater-based epidemiology & translating findings into policy relevant insights🦠💩
@joedtaylor.bsky.social is a Senior Molecular Ecologist studying biodiversity across ecosystems 🧬🌊 from microbes 🦠 on plastic pollution 🥤 to biodiversity in groundwater. Joe's work uses eDNA metabarcoding to reveal how communities drive biogeochemical cycling & respond to environmental change.
October 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
@joedtaylor.bsky.social is a Senior Molecular Ecologist studying biodiversity across ecosystems 🧬🌊 from microbes 🦠 on plastic pollution 🥤 to biodiversity in groundwater. Joe's work uses eDNA metabarcoding to reveal how communities drive biogeochemical cycling & respond to environmental change.
@hollytipper.bsky.social is a Senior Molecular Microbiologist working on environmental #AMR. Holly is interested in how resistance spreads through water systems & the environment and what that means for public health. She works at the intersection of science, policy & industry💧🧫🌍
October 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
@hollytipper.bsky.social is a Senior Molecular Microbiologist working on environmental #AMR. Holly is interested in how resistance spreads through water systems & the environment and what that means for public health. She works at the intersection of science, policy & industry💧🧫🌍
Denise is an Ecologist with a wide range of interests. She is a site manager for the environmental change network at Wytham Woods 🌳, carries out vegetation surveys & soil sampling 🌱 for the countryside survey and is a river chess champion for the Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure project.
October 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Denise is an Ecologist with a wide range of interests. She is a site manager for the environmental change network at Wytham Woods 🌳, carries out vegetation surveys & soil sampling 🌱 for the countryside survey and is a river chess champion for the Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure project.
@istanton.bsky.social is an Environmental Molecular Microbiologist with a particular interest in dissemination, selection & transmission of both bacterial and fungal #AMR. Isobel has undertaken numerous pieces of work for policy, including an evaluation of the UK’s AMR National Action Plan 🦠🍄🧬
October 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
@istanton.bsky.social is an Environmental Molecular Microbiologist with a particular interest in dissemination, selection & transmission of both bacterial and fungal #AMR. Isobel has undertaken numerous pieces of work for policy, including an evaluation of the UK’s AMR National Action Plan 🦠🍄🧬
@brionyjones.bsky.social studies soil microbes by using bioinformatics & statistical analyses on large scale soil survey data. Her work has included predictive modelling of bacterial communities, the development of ID-TaxER & utilizing co-located soils & genomic data from public repositories 🧬🦠
October 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM
@brionyjones.bsky.social studies soil microbes by using bioinformatics & statistical analyses on large scale soil survey data. Her work has included predictive modelling of bacterial communities, the development of ID-TaxER & utilizing co-located soils & genomic data from public repositories 🧬🦠
Tim Goodall is a molecular ecologist, applying molecular and functional tools to understand the composition, function, and trait ecology of microbial communities. His work contributes to insights into ecosystem function under anthropogenic pressure and environmental change 🦠
October 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Tim Goodall is a molecular ecologist, applying molecular and functional tools to understand the composition, function, and trait ecology of microbial communities. His work contributes to insights into ecosystem function under anthropogenic pressure and environmental change 🦠