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Meet 2025 Infection Science Awardee: Dr Helen Savage
April 11, 2025
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 Helen Savage, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK, who presented in the Infection Forum session at Annual Conference 2025 last week. -
Keeping up with Virus Taxonomy: viruses that cause cancer
April 10, 2025
Welcome back to another edition of ‘Keeping up with Virus Taxonomy’. For this edition, we’re taking a closer look at some viruses that are linked to cancers in their hosts and the families where they belong.
Some viruses hijack the host cells machinery to replicate. In order to do this, they insert their genetic code into that of the host cell. If this affects the host’s own genetic code, this may alter the normal functioning of the cell and steer it towards becoming cancerous.
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Annual Conference 2025 – A social media outlook
April 10, 2025
On 31 March - 03 April 2025, we hosted the Annual Conference 2025 at ACC Liverpool. We’ve turned to X and Bluesky to look back at some of the highlights!
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Meet 2025 Infection Science Awardee: Dr Alyssa Hudson
April 7, 2025
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 Alyssa Hudson, University of Exeter & Royal Devon University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK, who presented in the Infection Forum session at Annual Conference 2025 last week. -
Microbe Talk: a miniseries for Annual Conference
April 7, 2025
Thank you to everyone who attended the Annual Coference 2025 in Liverpool. If the week has left you wanting more, or you were unable to make it this time, don't worry, as we've put together a special miniseries of podcasts featuring speakers from the programme.
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From the soil on the ground to a space station 400km above earth
April 4, 2025
Each month, the Microbiology Society publishes the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, which details newly discovered species of bacteria, fungi and protists. Here are some of the new species that have been discovered and the places they've been found.
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The Microbiology Society responds to UK Parliament’s inquiry on Antimicrobial Resistance
March 27, 2025
The Microbiology Society has submitted evidence to the UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) inquiry into antimicrobial resistance (AMR), highlighting key challenges and recommendations for strengthening the UK’s response to this growing global crisis. The Society’s response was informed by the views of its members and the wider AMR community through its ‘Knocking Out AMR’ project.
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Metabolic Warfare: Outmanoeuvring M. tuberculosis in the Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance
March 24, 2025
To mark World TB Day the Society asked Jordan Pascoe, whose research, 'Metabolism triggers phenotypic resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis', will be presented at the Microbiology Society's Annual conference, to provide insight into their research and the importance of understanding antibiotic resistance in TB.