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Microbe Talk - Antimalarial drug resistance: current challenges and future solutions
December 20, 2024
In this episode of Microbe Talk Clare spoke to Adam Aspinall who's Senior Director in the Access and Product Management team at Medicines for Malaria Venture. They discuss Malaria, antimalarial drug resistance and the work that Medicines for Malaria Venture is doing to support new drug discovery.
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Crafting a sustainable solution of drug resistant pathogen through agar
December 20, 2024
Agar is commonly used in microbiology as a medium for growing bacteria and fungi. Agar art is a form of artistic expression that involves creating intricate and colourful patterns and images by manipulating cultures on agar. Rajal Dave is a writer and an emerging phage researcher pursuing research at Atmiya University, India. Rajal has shared her agar art design and insights about how phage on agar is a sustainable solution to antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
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Engaging with bacteriophages and celebrating diversity
December 19, 2024
Samah E. Alsaadi takes us through their experience as part of a team invited to showcase their work on phages at the first Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition on Tour.
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The Bad Bugs Bookclub
December 18, 2024
Jo Verran takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'How to set up and run a Bad Bugs Bookclub group' published in Access Microbiology.
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Reviving Tradition: Fermented Milk Products as a Source of Gut-Healthy Probiotics for Obesity
December 17, 2024
Dr Muhammad Nadeem Khan takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Dairy-based multi-strain probiotic community successfully mitigated obesity-related gut microbiota dysbiosis in vitro (CoMiniGut)' published in Journal of Medical Microbiology.
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A "superbug" with abnormal secretion system
December 16, 2024
Sylvia Ighem Chi and Sandra Ramirez-Arcos takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Comparative genome analyses of Staphylococcus aureus from platelet concentrates reveal rearrangements involving loss of type VII secretion genes' published in Access Microbiology.
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Meet Harry Smith Vacation Studentship recipient: Kaia Melville
December 13, 2024
The Society offers a limited number of Vacation Studentships to enable undergraduates to work on microbiological research projects during their summer vacation. The scheme also gives early- and mid-career scientists the opportunity to gain supervision experience.
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Microbiology in Industry: Eloise Nelson’s week at GSK Ware
December 10, 2024
Society Champion, Eloise Nelson, visited Glaxo Smithkline (GSK) in hopes of learning more about how microbiology is applied in an industrial setting, expanding her network and sharing some advice from her experience. Below, Eloise shares her insights on her visit to GSK.
Hi, my name is Eloise, an undergraduate MSci Biomedical Sciences student at Newcastle University and a Microbiology Society Champion! I’m interested in antimicrobial resistance and fungi.