Andy Edwards
@bugsinblood.bsky.social
Molecular bacteriologist with an interest in antibiotics, resistance and bloodstream infections.
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Funded 4-year PhD studentship alert! 📣
"Efficacy & Mechanisms of Novel Treatments for Antibiotic-Tolerant Infections" shorturl.at/ruD0t
Come join our vibrant and supportive group in St Andrews and undertake an industry placement @amprologix.bsky.social with @matupton.bsky.social.
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"Efficacy & Mechanisms of Novel Treatments for Antibiotic-Tolerant Infections" shorturl.at/ruD0t
Come join our vibrant and supportive group in St Andrews and undertake an industry placement @amprologix.bsky.social with @matupton.bsky.social.
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Eastbio: Efficacy and Mechanisms of Novel Treatments for Antibiotic-Tolerant Infections at University of St Andrews on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Eastbio: Efficacy and Mechanisms of Novel Treatments for Antibiotic-Tolerant Infections at University of St Andrews, listed on FindAPhD.com
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October 6, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Funded 4-year PhD studentship alert! 📣
"Efficacy & Mechanisms of Novel Treatments for Antibiotic-Tolerant Infections" shorturl.at/ruD0t
Come join our vibrant and supportive group in St Andrews and undertake an industry placement @amprologix.bsky.social with @matupton.bsky.social.
Please share!
"Efficacy & Mechanisms of Novel Treatments for Antibiotic-Tolerant Infections" shorturl.at/ruD0t
Come join our vibrant and supportive group in St Andrews and undertake an industry placement @amprologix.bsky.social with @matupton.bsky.social.
Please share!
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Postdoc position available in my group to work on ERC funded project on evolutionary biology of antibiotic resistance. Looking for someone with expertise in bacterial genetics, AMR, and evolutionary biology.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSZ416/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSZ416/p...
Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Oxford
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September 30, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Postdoc position available in my group to work on ERC funded project on evolutionary biology of antibiotic resistance. Looking for someone with expertise in bacterial genetics, AMR, and evolutionary biology.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSZ416/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSZ416/p...
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For the last 34 years I have been on the faculty of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Biology and have never regretted that decision. This year we are hiring TWO new Assistant Professors in the broad area of Molecular, Cell, Developmental Biology 1/n
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September 29, 2026 at 12:36 AM
For the last 34 years I have been on the faculty of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Biology and have never regretted that decision. This year we are hiring TWO new Assistant Professors in the broad area of Molecular, Cell, Developmental Biology 1/n
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The team behind the London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) share what it took to organise it, supported in part by a Society-Supported Conference Grant.
Read their reflections 👇
https://microb.io/3T47qad
#ECR #Microbiology
Read their reflections 👇
https://microb.io/3T47qad
#ECR #Microbiology
September 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM
The team behind the London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) share what it took to organise it, supported in part by a Society-Supported Conference Grant.
Read their reflections 👇
https://microb.io/3T47qad
#ECR #Microbiology
Read their reflections 👇
https://microb.io/3T47qad
#ECR #Microbiology
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The first-in-human rabies vaccine study is now underway.
The trial assesses a next-generation RNA rabies vaccine that could strengthen future pandemic preparedness.👇️
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
The trial assesses a next-generation RNA rabies vaccine that could strengthen future pandemic preparedness.👇️
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
First participants vaccinated in Imperial rabies vaccine trial
Researchers have launched the first in-human study of a rabies vaccine that could improve global access to protection against rabies while helping ad...
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September 29, 2026 at 8:15 AM
The first-in-human rabies vaccine study is now underway.
The trial assesses a next-generation RNA rabies vaccine that could strengthen future pandemic preparedness.👇️
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
The trial assesses a next-generation RNA rabies vaccine that could strengthen future pandemic preparedness.👇️
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
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The final version of our manuscript on TnSeq in bacteriophages (“HIDEN-SEQ”) is out today – if you have an interesting phage phenotype and want to know the underlying genetic basis, this one is for you! 1/4
September 25, 2026 at 10:19 AM
The final version of our manuscript on TnSeq in bacteriophages (“HIDEN-SEQ”) is out today – if you have an interesting phage phenotype and want to know the underlying genetic basis, this one is for you! 1/4
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Amazing opportunity for post-doctoral researchers to move to the UK
'MOBILITY offers 6 outstanding postdoctoral researchers a 5-year opportunity to develop their own ambitious research programme at University of Birmingham'
www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/colleg...
'MOBILITY offers 6 outstanding postdoctoral researchers a 5-year opportunity to develop their own ambitious research programme at University of Birmingham'
www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/colleg...
MOBILITY - University of Birmingham
Retaining Europe's brightest researchers to drive the next generation of life science breakthroughs.
www.birmingham.ac.uk
September 24, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Amazing opportunity for post-doctoral researchers to move to the UK
'MOBILITY offers 6 outstanding postdoctoral researchers a 5-year opportunity to develop their own ambitious research programme at University of Birmingham'
www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/colleg...
'MOBILITY offers 6 outstanding postdoctoral researchers a 5-year opportunity to develop their own ambitious research programme at University of Birmingham'
www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/colleg...
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15 new 1+3 MRC Doctoral Landscape Award studentships @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social in medical research funded by the @The_MRC commencing October 2027.
Admissions will open open 14 October 2026.
#phd, #medicalresearch
www.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/stu...
Admissions will open open 14 October 2026.
#phd, #medicalresearch
www.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/stu...
HealthBRIDGE
HealthBRIDGE is an exciting and innovative 1+3-year PhD training initiative designed to improve human health and drive UK economic growth funded by t...
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September 24, 2026 at 12:16 PM
15 new 1+3 MRC Doctoral Landscape Award studentships @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social in medical research funded by the @The_MRC commencing October 2027.
Admissions will open open 14 October 2026.
#phd, #medicalresearch
www.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/stu...
Admissions will open open 14 October 2026.
#phd, #medicalresearch
www.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/stu...
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Celebrating 40 years of Steve Busby’s exceptional research career today @imibirmingham.bsky.social
September 24, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Celebrating 40 years of Steve Busby’s exceptional research career today @imibirmingham.bsky.social
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Finally out! 🎉
After 3 years of postdoc in London, here is my main work, now published in Nature Comm. (and as co-corresponding author!)
Using a combination of bioinformatic and experimental approaches, we propose a model of plasmid evolution in Staphylococcus.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
⬇️ 1/4
After 3 years of postdoc in London, here is my main work, now published in Nature Comm. (and as co-corresponding author!)
Using a combination of bioinformatic and experimental approaches, we propose a model of plasmid evolution in Staphylococcus.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
⬇️ 1/4
Mobile genetic elements drive a plasmid fusion and deletion lifecycle shaping evolution and antimicrobial resistance - Nature Communications
Plasmids drive bacterial adaptation, but how their diversity arises has remained unclear. Here, they show that in Staphylococcus aureus, mobile genetic elements repeatedly fuse and delete plasmids, re...
www.nature.com
September 16, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Finally out! 🎉
After 3 years of postdoc in London, here is my main work, now published in Nature Comm. (and as co-corresponding author!)
Using a combination of bioinformatic and experimental approaches, we propose a model of plasmid evolution in Staphylococcus.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
⬇️ 1/4
After 3 years of postdoc in London, here is my main work, now published in Nature Comm. (and as co-corresponding author!)
Using a combination of bioinformatic and experimental approaches, we propose a model of plasmid evolution in Staphylococcus.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
⬇️ 1/4
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I have always had a problem with bouncy castles!
'Large outbreak of aggressive strain of MRSA superbug in Ireland was linked to bouncy castles'
www.thejournal.ie/mrsa-bouncy-...
Paper: www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
www.thejournal.ie/mrsa-bouncy-...
Paper: www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
Large outbreak of aggressive strain of MRSA superbug in Ireland was linked to bouncy castles
Most previous large outbreaks have been found in sporting activities, prisons and childcare facilities.
www.thejournal.ie
September 13, 2026 at 10:26 AM
I have always had a problem with bouncy castles!
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Discussing my passion and career in #STEM + #infection in the #ScientistsMakingaDifference book. I work on the bacterium #pseudomonas that’s particularly common in people with #CF #Youngscientists
@cysticfibrosis.org.uk @lifearc.bsky.social @imperialnhli.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
@cysticfibrosis.org.uk @lifearc.bsky.social @imperialnhli.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
September 10, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Discussing my passion and career in #STEM + #infection in the #ScientistsMakingaDifference book. I work on the bacterium #pseudomonas that’s particularly common in people with #CF #Youngscientists
@cysticfibrosis.org.uk @lifearc.bsky.social @imperialnhli.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
@cysticfibrosis.org.uk @lifearc.bsky.social @imperialnhli.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
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Great collection in Essays Biochem on the social lives of bacteria - put together by @friendlymicrobe.bsky.social & @rachelwheatley.bsky.social doi.org/10.1042/EBC2...
happy to contribute with ‘Colony politics to chemical warfare: phenotypic plasticity in #Streptomyces’
doi.org/10.1042/EBC20250034
happy to contribute with ‘Colony politics to chemical warfare: phenotypic plasticity in #Streptomyces’
doi.org/10.1042/EBC20250034
A special issue of Essays in Biochemistry on the social lives of bacteria
Abstract. The study of bacterial sociality, understanding when and how bacteria interact and the consequences of those interactions, has rapidly grown in popularity over the last 20 years. This has re...
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September 7, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Great collection in Essays Biochem on the social lives of bacteria - put together by @friendlymicrobe.bsky.social & @rachelwheatley.bsky.social doi.org/10.1042/EBC2...
happy to contribute with ‘Colony politics to chemical warfare: phenotypic plasticity in #Streptomyces’
doi.org/10.1042/EBC20250034
happy to contribute with ‘Colony politics to chemical warfare: phenotypic plasticity in #Streptomyces’
doi.org/10.1042/EBC20250034
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Beyond wrinkles
Can the skin microbiome shape healthy aging?
www.science.org
September 2, 2026 at 5:27 AM
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Happy to share our recent paper at @pubs.acs.org's #ACSInfectDis studying the antibiotic responses of MRSA, one of the most common pathogens in paediatric patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF), in CF artificial sputum compared to standard lab test conditions.
pubs.acs.org/aidcbc/artic...
pubs.acs.org/aidcbc/artic...
August 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Happy to share our recent paper at @pubs.acs.org's #ACSInfectDis studying the antibiotic responses of MRSA, one of the most common pathogens in paediatric patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF), in CF artificial sputum compared to standard lab test conditions.
pubs.acs.org/aidcbc/artic...
pubs.acs.org/aidcbc/artic...
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Last year, we reported that arginine stimulates mucoidy in hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae. Now we show an opposing cue, sugars! Here, we report that sugar import suppresses mucoidy.
Full story in @natcomms.nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#microsky #klebclub
See 🧵 for a summary:
Full story in @natcomms.nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#microsky #klebclub
See 🧵 for a summary:
www.nature.com
August 26, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Last year, we reported that arginine stimulates mucoidy in hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae. Now we show an opposing cue, sugars! Here, we report that sugar import suppresses mucoidy.
Full story in @natcomms.nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#microsky #klebclub
See 🧵 for a summary:
Full story in @natcomms.nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#microsky #klebclub
See 🧵 for a summary:
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Brilliant choice, one of the great microbiologists.
Professor Bonnie Bassler is awarded the Copley Medal for her discovery of the universality of chemical communication in bacteria and for her idea that interfering with this communication could form the basis of novel anti-bacterials. #RSMedals https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/copley-medal/
August 27, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Brilliant choice, one of the great microbiologists.
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Researchers celebrate Dolly Parton's contributions to science
The country singer was an advocate for vaccines, public health, literacy and marginalized communities.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The country singer was an advocate for vaccines, public health, literacy and marginalized communities.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Dolly Parton dies aged 80 – researchers celebrate her contributions to science
The country singer was an advocate for vaccines, public health, literacy and marginalized communities.
www.nature.com
August 27, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Researchers celebrate Dolly Parton's contributions to science
The country singer was an advocate for vaccines, public health, literacy and marginalized communities.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The country singer was an advocate for vaccines, public health, literacy and marginalized communities.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Dolly is gone, but I'll always appreciate her funding and publicly receiving the Moderna vaccine, in addition to her advocacy to wipe out childhood illiteracy.
August 25, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Dolly is gone, but I'll always appreciate her funding and publicly receiving the Moderna vaccine, in addition to her advocacy to wipe out childhood illiteracy.
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There will be an open information session on 9th September 2026 at 11am:
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August 17, 2026 at 11:04 AM
There will be an open information session on 9th September 2026 at 11am:
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Apply/more info here:
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Proud of today's review on MRSA in Nature Reviews Disease Primer. Co-led by Annette Westgeest from Leiden and Josh Parsons from Duke, it features coauthors from 6 countries and 315 references. Read here: rdcu.be/fzE1Q
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Nature Reviews Disease Primers - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a leading cause of antimicrobial-resistant infection. In this Primer, Parsons and colleagues describe the...
rdcu.be
August 13, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Proud of today's review on MRSA in Nature Reviews Disease Primer. Co-led by Annette Westgeest from Leiden and Josh Parsons from Duke, it features coauthors from 6 countries and 315 references. Read here: rdcu.be/fzE1Q
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If you missed it before, check out Xu’s great work here www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
It answers an important question in the anti-phage field, namely how defence genes not encoded by MGEs are mobilised between bacteria 🧫
It answers an important question in the anti-phage field, namely how defence genes not encoded by MGEs are mobilised between bacteria 🧫
Bacteriophages mobilize bacterial defense systems via lateral transduction
Bacteriophages and PICIs spread bacterial defenses via lateral transduction, shaping microbial immunity and pathogen evolution.
www.science.org
August 12, 2026 at 10:03 AM
If you missed it before, check out Xu’s great work here www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
It answers an important question in the anti-phage field, namely how defence genes not encoded by MGEs are mobilised between bacteria 🧫
It answers an important question in the anti-phage field, namely how defence genes not encoded by MGEs are mobilised between bacteria 🧫
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Congratulations to @antiphagexu.bsky.social for passing his viva and being a newly minted doctor 🍾🧬🥼And big thanks to Franklin Nobrega and Nick Croucher for their (allegedly) thorough examination 🤝
@jrpenades.bsky.social
@jrpenades.bsky.social
August 12, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Congratulations to @antiphagexu.bsky.social for passing his viva and being a newly minted doctor 🍾🧬🥼And big thanks to Franklin Nobrega and Nick Croucher for their (allegedly) thorough examination 🤝
@jrpenades.bsky.social
@jrpenades.bsky.social
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Huge faculty recruitment effort at the University of Chicago -- a division-wide, open-rank search looking to hire about 20 faculty across 5 research areas in biology. Come be our colleague!
Full announcement: uchicago.app.box.com/s/ckih9zv3rj...
Full announcement: uchicago.app.box.com/s/ckih9zv3rj...
August 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Huge faculty recruitment effort at the University of Chicago -- a division-wide, open-rank search looking to hire about 20 faculty across 5 research areas in biology. Come be our colleague!
Full announcement: uchicago.app.box.com/s/ckih9zv3rj...
Full announcement: uchicago.app.box.com/s/ckih9zv3rj...
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Two fictional (presumably AI) stories in recent X posts, now repeated as a Google summary. No need to tell tall tales about your achievements when the AI ecosystem will now do it for you…
August 5, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Two fictional (presumably AI) stories in recent X posts, now repeated as a Google summary. No need to tell tall tales about your achievements when the AI ecosystem will now do it for you…