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Why wildlife sampling is hard
April 26, 2024
Rachael Tarlinton takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Lack of detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wildlife from Kerala, India in 2020–21' published in Access Microbiology.
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Recognising a legacy for the community – Professor Kim Hardie reviews ‘Practical Electron Microscopy’
April 25, 2024
In 2020 the Microbiology Society was generously left an extensive and wide-ranging selection of scientific works by long-standing member, Dr Bernard Dixon. Bernard was a well-known scientific communicator, perhaps most notably as the Editor of New Scientist in the 1970s.
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A (brain) slice of the Rift Valley fever virus puzzle
April 24, 2024
Kaleigh A. Connors takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Acute Rift Valley fever virus infection induces inflammatory cytokines and cell death in ex vivo rat brain slice culture' published in Journal of General Virology.
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Microbe Talk - Women’s History Month: a conversation with Dr Linda Oyama
April 24, 2024
Last month was Women’s History Month, taking place annually throughout the month of March. It aims to highlight and reflect on the many, but often over-looked, achievements made by women throughout history – which have paved the way for the women of today. In this episode, to mark the month, we caught up with Society Champion and microbiologist, Dr Linda Oyama. Linda discusses her insights as a woman in science, by diving into some of her experiences, as well as her passion for outreach with young girls.
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Annual Conference 2024 – A View from X
April 19, 2024
On 8-11 April 2024, we hosted the Annual Conference 2024 in ICC Edinburgh. We’ve turned to X (formerly known as Twitter) to look back at some of the highlights!
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Meet 2024 Infection Science Awardee: Dr Eva Bernadett Benyei
April 18, 2024
The Microbiology Society Infection Science Award aims to support the exchange of ideas and the career development of promising early career and trainee researchers, helping to translate microbiological research to the clinic. The scheme facilitates selected presenters from the Federation of Infection Society (FIS) conference to present their work at Annual Conference.
In this blog, meet one of this year’s awardees, Dr Eva Bernadett Benyei (PhD student at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge), who presented in the Infection Forum session at Annual Conference 2024 last week. -
Meet Infection Science Awardee: Dr Neil Cunningham
April 17, 2024
The Microbiology Society Infection Science Award aims to support the exchange of ideas and the career development of promising early career and trainee researchers, helping to translate microbiological research to the clinic. The scheme facilitates selected presenters from the Federation of Infection Society (FIS) conference to present their work at Annual Conference.
In this blog, meet one of this year’s awardees, Dr Neil Cunningham (Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust), who presented in the Infection Forum session at Annual Conference 2024 last week. -
Candida albicans, a Dazzling Fungus: Application of a Novel Fluorescent Protein
April 16, 2024
Jonas Devos takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'A multi-colour fluorogenic tag and its application in Candida albicans' published in Microbiology.