David Cleary
@bacterioskeptic.bsky.social
Scientist (pathogen genomics). Husband, dad, music miserablist and egg chasing.
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We are looking for someone with a strong background in metagenomics and epidemiology to join our team for ~2 years at UKHSA to work on the mSCAPE programme. Please see (and share) the link below and feel free to message me with any enquiries. www.healthjobsuk.com/job/Canary_W...
Job vacancy: Senior Scientist (Epidemiology), UK Health Security Agency, Canary Wharf, London | trac.jobs
www.healthjobsuk.com
September 23, 2026 at 11:23 AM
We are looking for someone with a strong background in metagenomics and epidemiology to join our team for ~2 years at UKHSA to work on the mSCAPE programme. Please see (and share) the link below and feel free to message me with any enquiries. www.healthjobsuk.com/job/Canary_W...
Solidarity with all the people dropping off at University today
Sad Crying
ALT: Sad Crying
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September 19, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Solidarity with all the people dropping off at University today
Senior Bioinformatician role at UKHSA Porton tinyurl.com/vwfpza8a
Senior Bioinformatician at UK Health Security Agency — Porton, England, United Kingdom | LinkedIn Jobs
Apply for Senior Bioinformatician at UK Health Security Agency in Porton, England, United Kingdom. Full-time Mid-Senior level role. See responsibilities, qualifications, and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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September 17, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Senior Bioinformatician role at UKHSA Porton tinyurl.com/vwfpza8a
Two sessions that I am involved with and coming up at next years Microbiology Society Conference to keep an eye out for: 'AI in Microbiology' and 'Microbes in the respiratory tract: interactions and infections'. Get those abstracts ready! #Microbio27 tinyurl.com/3tynjmst
Annual Conference 2027
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September 11, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Two sessions that I am involved with and coming up at next years Microbiology Society Conference to keep an eye out for: 'AI in Microbiology' and 'Microbes in the respiratory tract: interactions and infections'. Get those abstracts ready! #Microbio27 tinyurl.com/3tynjmst
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it’s that time of year again, Rolling Stone released their list of the top 25 content creators, which is actually a test of how old and out of touch you are… the lower your score, the more out of touch
i’ve heard of 11 out of 25
i’ve heard of 11 out of 25
25 Most Influential Creators of 2026
From breakout comedians and beauty experts to fashion newcomers and political stars, here are some of the biggest voices shaping the internet in 2026.
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August 31, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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A horribly tragic end to a media frenzy
news.sky.com/story/jason-...
news.sky.com/story/jason-...
Jason Arday, former Cambridge university professor, found dead after resigning following plagiarism row
A former University of Cambridge professor who resigned following accusations of plagiarism has been found dead.
news.sky.com
August 14, 2026 at 7:48 PM
A horribly tragic end to a media frenzy
news.sky.com/story/jason-...
news.sky.com/story/jason-...
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Sorry but the colander thing is such a piece of shit. Fine, it's not safe to stare right at the sun. But let's not pretend I'm going to have a great time watching a tiny shadow on a piece of paper through a fucking kitchen utensil.
August 12, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Sorry but the colander thing is such a piece of shit. Fine, it's not safe to stare right at the sun. But let's not pretend I'm going to have a great time watching a tiny shadow on a piece of paper through a fucking kitchen utensil.
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For thousands of years, a solar eclipse has been a prophetic harbinger of a spectacular, epoch-making event. Just saying. #VoteBinface #Clacton
August 12, 2026 at 12:55 PM
For thousands of years, a solar eclipse has been a prophetic harbinger of a spectacular, epoch-making event. Just saying. #VoteBinface #Clacton
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The combined MMR vaccine, developed by Dr. Maurice Hilleman in 1971, “is more convenient for patients, and this convenience actually saves lives. Fewer injections translate as fewer missed doses, and therefore more protection in a shorter time. The MMR vaccine has saved millions of lives worldwide.”
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccines | Smithsonian Institution
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August 10, 2026 at 7:44 PM
The combined MMR vaccine, developed by Dr. Maurice Hilleman in 1971, “is more convenient for patients, and this convenience actually saves lives. Fewer injections translate as fewer missed doses, and therefore more protection in a shorter time. The MMR vaccine has saved millions of lives worldwide.”
This is fucking insane … but wholly predictable
BREAKING: President Trump to sign an executive order calling for spacing out childhood shots, among other changes to vaccine recommendations.
Trump to sign executive order calling for spacing out childhood shots
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines into separate medical visits and splitting the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three different shots.
bit.ly
August 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM
This is fucking insane … but wholly predictable
‘Historically accurate’
July 22, 2026 at 12:52 PM
‘Historically accurate’
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Delighted to share our new paper, out now in @natureportfolio.nature.com where we show that neutrophil myeloperoxidase (MPO) tracks RSV severity in infants, and can be used as a functional readout of therapeutic efficacy in the lab.
📄 Read it (open access) 👉 rdcu.be/ftx53
📄 Read it (open access) 👉 rdcu.be/ftx53
Neutrophil myeloperoxidase as a functional biomarker for RSV severity: implications for in vitro therapeutic screening
Nature Communications - Preclinical human models are needed to investigate mechanisms and evaluate therapies for severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in children. The authors here...
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July 13, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Delighted to share our new paper, out now in @natureportfolio.nature.com where we show that neutrophil myeloperoxidase (MPO) tracks RSV severity in infants, and can be used as a functional readout of therapeutic efficacy in the lab.
📄 Read it (open access) 👉 rdcu.be/ftx53
📄 Read it (open access) 👉 rdcu.be/ftx53
An interesting and unexpectedly comforting piece on neutral theory substack.com/@profmcinern...
James McInerney (@profmcinerney)
You kinda have to stick with this one to the end before I get to my point. I hope that one the way you find it interesting. It is about how a lot of decisions mean nothing.
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June 23, 2026 at 2:21 PM
An interesting and unexpectedly comforting piece on neutral theory substack.com/@profmcinern...
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the FT has two pieces on the slow-motion collapse of UK higher ed. 4/5ths of unis are doing voluntary layoffs; 38% are doing compulsory. Meanwhile Britain and its flatlined productivity growth sleepwalks through its unprecedented loss of advanced capabilities www.ft.com/content/8097...
May 25, 2026 at 8:44 AM
the FT has two pieces on the slow-motion collapse of UK higher ed. 4/5ths of unis are doing voluntary layoffs; 38% are doing compulsory. Meanwhile Britain and its flatlined productivity growth sleepwalks through its unprecedented loss of advanced capabilities www.ft.com/content/8097...
Useful article: How to deal with disappointment – by an expert in this misunderstood emotion theconversation.com/how-to-deal-...
How to deal with disappointment – by an expert in this misunderstood emotion
In our professional and personal lives, disappointment is an emotional signal worth learning to read.
theconversation.com
May 28, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Useful article: How to deal with disappointment – by an expert in this misunderstood emotion theconversation.com/how-to-deal-...
A little write up of Uzal's (Lecturer and Research Associate at University of Jos Plateau State in Nigeria) @bactivac.bsky.social supported visit to learn pneumococcal genomics with me and biofilms with @allan-lab.bsky.social www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/sp...
Spotlight on BactiVac Network training opportunities - University of Birmingham
Uzal shares his story of resilience, which features a successful training opportunity in the UK, awarded and funded by the BactiVac Network.
www.birmingham.ac.uk
May 26, 2026 at 7:42 AM
A little write up of Uzal's (Lecturer and Research Associate at University of Jos Plateau State in Nigeria) @bactivac.bsky.social supported visit to learn pneumococcal genomics with me and biofilms with @allan-lab.bsky.social www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/sp...
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New preprint! The first first-author work of my postdoc at the Baker! So, babies' airways are colonised from birth, and our group has shown that early colonisers shape respiratory health. 1/7
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
May 21, 2026 at 6:58 AM
New preprint! The first first-author work of my postdoc at the Baker! So, babies' airways are colonised from birth, and our group has shown that early colonisers shape respiratory health. 1/7
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Game over, phylogeneticists! New DNA foundation model "Carbon" reconstructs the tree of life. 🙃 huggingface.co/spaces/Huggi...
May 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Boom!! Finally. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Premier League LIVE: Arsenal are champions after Man City draw at Bournemouth and Spurs trail Chelsea
Arsenal are Premier League champions after Man City draw at Bournemouth and Spurs trail at Chelsea
www.bbc.co.uk
May 19, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Boom!! Finally. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Question: anyone struggle with Streptococcus pneumoniae growth in plasticware? Eliminated almost every other variable and it's lovely in glass but terrible in polystyrene plates. Anyone observed, got a mechanism or a fix? Driving us potty!
May 19, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Question: anyone struggle with Streptococcus pneumoniae growth in plasticware? Eliminated almost every other variable and it's lovely in glass but terrible in polystyrene plates. Anyone observed, got a mechanism or a fix? Driving us potty!
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Rapid release of multiplex PCR amplicon scheme for Andes hantavirus whole genome sequencing validated on control material: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... @scalene.bsky.social @stevepullan.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social output from HPRU in Public Health Genomics
www.biorxiv.org
May 16, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Rapid release of multiplex PCR amplicon scheme for Andes hantavirus whole genome sequencing validated on control material: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... @scalene.bsky.social @stevepullan.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social output from HPRU in Public Health Genomics
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