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Meet 2023 Infection Science Awardee James Larkin
November 6, 2023
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 Infection Forum at Annual Conference to present their work at the Federation of Infection Society (FIS) conference.
In this blog meet one of this year’s awardees, James Larkin (University College Cork, Ireland), who will be presenting in the Infectious Disease session taking place on 15 November 2023 at FIS 2023. -
Meet 2023 Infection Science Awardee Blanca Perez-Sepulveda
October 30, 2023
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 Infection Forum at Annual Conference to present their work at the Federation of Infection Society (FIS) conference.
In this blog meet one of this year’s awardees, Blanca Perez-Sepulveda (University of Liverpool, UK), who will be presenting in the Infectious Disease session taking place on 15 November 2023 at FIS 2023. -
Meet 2023 Infection Science Awardee Amber Barton
October 23, 2023
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 Infection Forum at Annual Conference to present their work at the Federation of Infection Society (FIS) conference.
In this blog, meet one of this year’s awardees, Amber Barton (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK), who will be presenting in the Infectious Disease session taking place on 15 November 2023 at FIS 2023. -
Strep A: what you need to know
December 6, 2022
With a notable increase in serious Step A cases in the UK this year and concern over the risk to young children, we asked three expert Microbiology Society members to answer some common questions about Strep A.
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Podcast: Inside the creeping threat of fungal infections
November 23, 2022
Some fungal infections, like athletes' foot or thrush, are relatively common and are usually not serious. But in those with underlying conditions or compromised immune systems, fungal infections can be deadly.
In recent weeks, the World Health Organisation has warned of the serious threat that fungi pose to humans with a new report and list of priority fungal pathogens. In this episode of Microbe Talk, Charlotte takes a look inside the creeping threat of fungal infections with guests Prof Kevin Kavanagh and Prof Neil Gow.
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Avian Infectious Diseases 2021 – a view from Twitter
September 23, 2021
The Microbiology Society’s third Focused Meeting of the year, Avian Infectious Diseases 2021, took place digitally on 15–17 September 2021. The aim of the event was to bring together the scientific community to help find solutions to the biggest challenges in avian infectious diseases and provide a forum for discussion not only on individual pathogens, but also on cross-cutting areas of relevance to multiple infections. Here, we look back on the three-day event with a view from Twitter.
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Microbiology Editor’s Choice: Vibrio cholerae; a siderophore pirate
December 1, 2020
Each month, a manuscript published in our flagship journal Microbiology is chosen by a member of the Editorial Board. This month, the paper is titled ‘Siderophore piracy enhances Vibrio cholerae environmental survival and pathogenesis’ and was chosen by Dr Andrew Preston.
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Microbiology Editor’s Choice: how do flagella interact with host membranes?
November 3, 2020
Each month, a manuscript published in our flagship journal Microbiology is chosen by a member of the Editorial Board. This month, the paper is titled ‘The interaction of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Typhimurium flagella with host cell membranes and cytoskeletal components’ and was chosen by Dr Hana Sychrová.
