Ramon Garcia Maset
@microberamon.bsky.social
Research fellow at Oxford 🦠🧫 interested in UTIs, organoids, host-pathogen interactions, microfluidics, biofilms and AMR.
Pinned
Effect of human urinary microenvironment and fluid flow on antibiotic and phage therapy efficacy against uropathogenic Escherichia coli - Nature Communications
Maset et al. show that bladder conditions strongly influence how urinary tract infections respond to antibiotics and bacteriophages, highlighting the need for more realistic lab models to improve diag...
www.nature.com
Excited to share our new paper in Nature Communications! 🎉
Using advanced human bladder models, we explored how the urinary microenvironment and fluid flow shape UPEC pathogenesis and treatment responses.
The big message: the environment matters (1/6)
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Using advanced human bladder models, we explored how the urinary microenvironment and fluid flow shape UPEC pathogenesis and treatment responses.
The big message: the environment matters (1/6)
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Ramon Garcia Maset
Our latest paper has been featured in Nature Comms' Editors’ Highlights page for Microbiology and Infection Diseases!
Do check out the paper if you're interested in #UTI, #phage, #UPEC, advanced infection #models & treatment failure!
#UTISky #MicroSky #IDSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Do check out the paper if you're interested in #UTI, #phage, #UPEC, advanced infection #models & treatment failure!
#UTISky #MicroSky #IDSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Reposted by Ramon Garcia Maset
Are you a motivated researcher interested in bacteria-host interactions? We have postdoc position available in my lab to join our Wellcome Trust funded collaborative team. We will study the role and regulation of the enigmatic sphingolipids in E. coli. Please share. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSX115/r...
Research Assistant/ Associate in Bacteria-Host Interactions at Newcastle University
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September 14, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Are you a motivated researcher interested in bacteria-host interactions? We have postdoc position available in my lab to join our Wellcome Trust funded collaborative team. We will study the role and regulation of the enigmatic sphingolipids in E. coli. Please share. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSX115/r...
Reposted by Ramon Garcia Maset
A new study led by @microberamon.bsky.social from 🇬🇧 @oxengsci.bsky.social, with @ucl.ac.uk and @uniofleicester.bsky.social, shows that #phagetherapy could help to reduce recurrent #infections, which happen when the 🦠 bacteria responsible for #UTI s ‘hide’ in the tissue of the #bladder.
3D micro-bladder model to test phage therapy on recurrent UTIs
Research finds that phage therapy can eliminate bacteria hidden deep within bladder wall ‘reservoirs’, which normal antibiotics cannot reach
healthcare-in-europe.com
September 10, 2026 at 6:39 AM
A new study led by @microberamon.bsky.social from 🇬🇧 @oxengsci.bsky.social, with @ucl.ac.uk and @uniofleicester.bsky.social, shows that #phagetherapy could help to reduce recurrent #infections, which happen when the 🦠 bacteria responsible for #UTI s ‘hide’ in the tissue of the #bladder.
Reposted by Ramon Garcia Maset
Thrilled our latest paper out @natureportfolio.nature.com Nature Comms, lead author @microberamon.bsky.social, who developed P-FLO, a urine-flowing human micro-bladder model in collab with Oxford & Leicester to understand #UTI biology & treatment failure 1/4
#UTISky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#UTISky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Effect of human urinary microenvironment and fluid flow on antibiotic and phage therapy efficacy against uropathogenic Escherichia coli - Nature Communications
Maset et al. show that bladder conditions strongly influence how urinary tract infections respond to antibiotics and bacteriophages, highlighting the need for more realistic lab models to improve diag...
www.nature.com
September 4, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Thrilled our latest paper out @natureportfolio.nature.com Nature Comms, lead author @microberamon.bsky.social, who developed P-FLO, a urine-flowing human micro-bladder model in collab with Oxford & Leicester to understand #UTI biology & treatment failure 1/4
#UTISky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#UTISky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Ramon Garcia Maset
Ecstatic to have contributed to this wonderful work of my fantastic colleague @microberamon.bsky.social ! Bottom line is that environment, including fluidics, matter for antibiotic treatment which might contribute to treatment failure. Precious collaboration with bioengineers!
Thrilled our latest paper out @natureportfolio.nature.com Nature Comms, lead author @microberamon.bsky.social, who developed P-FLO, a urine-flowing human micro-bladder model in collab with Oxford & Leicester to understand #UTI biology & treatment failure 1/4
#UTISky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#UTISky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Effect of human urinary microenvironment and fluid flow on antibiotic and phage therapy efficacy against uropathogenic Escherichia coli - Nature Communications
Maset et al. show that bladder conditions strongly influence how urinary tract infections respond to antibiotics and bacteriophages, highlighting the need for more realistic lab models to improve diag...
www.nature.com
September 4, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Ecstatic to have contributed to this wonderful work of my fantastic colleague @microberamon.bsky.social ! Bottom line is that environment, including fluidics, matter for antibiotic treatment which might contribute to treatment failure. Precious collaboration with bioengineers!
Excited to share our new paper in Nature Communications! 🎉
Using advanced human bladder models, we explored how the urinary microenvironment and fluid flow shape UPEC pathogenesis and treatment responses.
The big message: the environment matters (1/6)
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Using advanced human bladder models, we explored how the urinary microenvironment and fluid flow shape UPEC pathogenesis and treatment responses.
The big message: the environment matters (1/6)
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Effect of human urinary microenvironment and fluid flow on antibiotic and phage therapy efficacy against uropathogenic Escherichia coli - Nature Communications
Maset et al. show that bladder conditions strongly influence how urinary tract infections respond to antibiotics and bacteriophages, highlighting the need for more realistic lab models to improve diag...
www.nature.com
September 4, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Excited to share our new paper in Nature Communications! 🎉
Using advanced human bladder models, we explored how the urinary microenvironment and fluid flow shape UPEC pathogenesis and treatment responses.
The big message: the environment matters (1/6)
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Using advanced human bladder models, we explored how the urinary microenvironment and fluid flow shape UPEC pathogenesis and treatment responses.
The big message: the environment matters (1/6)
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Ramon Garcia Maset
It's taken 12 years and a lot of work from many fantastic people, but we have published an analysis of how our reconstruction of Bald's eyesalve kills bacteria. This was driven by @tosinorababa.bsky.social & Jess Furner-Pardoe through their PhD work #MicroSky journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... [1/n]
September 3, 2026 at 3:09 PM
It's taken 12 years and a lot of work from many fantastic people, but we have published an analysis of how our reconstruction of Bald's eyesalve kills bacteria. This was driven by @tosinorababa.bsky.social & Jess Furner-Pardoe through their PhD work #MicroSky journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... [1/n]
📢 We’re hiring a Research Assistant at the University of Oxford funded by The Urology Foundation (TUF). We aim to study how urination-like shear stress shapes uropathogenic E. coli behaviour, particularly bacterial filamentation, using an advanced human bladder model under flow
July 21, 2026 at 9:51 AM
📢 We’re hiring a Research Assistant at the University of Oxford funded by The Urology Foundation (TUF). We aim to study how urination-like shear stress shapes uropathogenic E. coli behaviour, particularly bacterial filamentation, using an advanced human bladder model under flow
July 21, 2026 at 9:14 AM
📢 We’re hiring a Research Assistant at the University of Oxford funded by The Urology Foundation (TUF). We aim to study how urination-like shear stress shapes uropathogenic E. coli behaviour, particularly bacterial filamentation, using an advanced human bladder model under flow
I might be biased, but what an excellent presentation from my partner in crime in the lab! 👏 He shared part of his PhD work on tackling P. aeruginosa biofilms using a combination of ultrasound, antibiotics, and antibiofilm agents. 🦠
June 18, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I might be biased, but what an excellent presentation from my partner in crime in the lab! 👏 He shared part of his PhD work on tackling P. aeruginosa biofilms using a combination of ultrasound, antibiotics, and antibiofilm agents. 🦠
Fascinating talk by Jing Yan on single-cell imaging/segmentation of microbial biofilm communities #Eurobiofilms2026
June 18, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Fascinating talk by Jing Yan on single-cell imaging/segmentation of microbial biofilm communities #Eurobiofilms2026
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Also of potential interest to #UTISky followers
Out Now! Genome-scale metabolic modelling identifies vaginal microbiome members as potential probiotics #MicroSky
Genome-scale metabolic modelling identifies vaginal microbiome members as potential probiotics
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 12 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02380-wMetabolic modelling and experimental validation reveal that current probiotics lack the functional diversity of native microbes, identifying vaginal species that inhibit Gardnerella vaginalis through the dual mechanisms of resource competition and d-lactic acid production.
go.nature.com
June 14, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Also of potential interest to #UTISky followers
Reposted by Ramon Garcia Maset
Really happy my PhD work has been published! Thank you to all who contributed!
We developed a new microtissue model for bladder cancer and use it to test conventional Mitomycin C chemotherapy and a novel oncolytic virus. @jennyrohn.bsky.social @jinhuigao.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
We developed a new microtissue model for bladder cancer and use it to test conventional Mitomycin C chemotherapy and a novel oncolytic virus. @jennyrohn.bsky.social @jinhuigao.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
An advanced in vitro bladder cancer model integrating bladder cancer spheroids into a healthy human urothelium for preclinical therapeutic testing - British Journal of Cancer
British Journal of Cancer - An advanced in vitro bladder cancer model integrating bladder cancer spheroids into a healthy human urothelium for preclinical therapeutic testing
doi.org
June 2, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Really happy my PhD work has been published! Thank you to all who contributed!
We developed a new microtissue model for bladder cancer and use it to test conventional Mitomycin C chemotherapy and a novel oncolytic virus. @jennyrohn.bsky.social @jinhuigao.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
We developed a new microtissue model for bladder cancer and use it to test conventional Mitomycin C chemotherapy and a novel oncolytic virus. @jennyrohn.bsky.social @jinhuigao.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Honoured to have done my first viva as an external examiner yesterday in stunning Granada. What a special experience! Massive congratulations to Dr. @virpc.bsky.social 🎓🎉🍾
May 20, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Honoured to have done my first viva as an external examiner yesterday in stunning Granada. What a special experience! Massive congratulations to Dr. @virpc.bsky.social 🎓🎉🍾
Excited 🎉 to receive The Urology Foundation Innovation & Research Award 2026. We want to answer a simple question: does flow matters in UTIs?
We will investigate how bacteria sense and respond to urinary flow, and how shear stress shapes host-pathogen interactions in a microtissue bladder model🔬🧫
We will investigate how bacteria sense and respond to urinary flow, and how shear stress shapes host-pathogen interactions in a microtissue bladder model🔬🧫
May 14, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Excited 🎉 to receive The Urology Foundation Innovation & Research Award 2026. We want to answer a simple question: does flow matters in UTIs?
We will investigate how bacteria sense and respond to urinary flow, and how shear stress shapes host-pathogen interactions in a microtissue bladder model🔬🧫
We will investigate how bacteria sense and respond to urinary flow, and how shear stress shapes host-pathogen interactions in a microtissue bladder model🔬🧫
Had a fantastic time at #ESCMICGlobal2026 presenting our work on polymicrobial communities in our bladder microtissue model. Really inspiring to be part of such a dynamic and engaging meeting.
We’re hoping to submit a preprint soon. Stay tuned for more 🦠-🦠-🧫
We’re hoping to submit a preprint soon. Stay tuned for more 🦠-🦠-🧫
My final talk at #ESCMIDGlobal2026 was, fittingly, @microberamon.bsky.social sharing his beautiful work with polymicrobial infections in our 3D urothelial model - brilliant presentation! #UTISky
April 21, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Had a fantastic time at #ESCMICGlobal2026 presenting our work on polymicrobial communities in our bladder microtissue model. Really inspiring to be part of such a dynamic and engaging meeting.
We’re hoping to submit a preprint soon. Stay tuned for more 🦠-🦠-🧫
We’re hoping to submit a preprint soon. Stay tuned for more 🦠-🦠-🧫
I might be biased but @jennyrohn.bsky.social absolutely crushed her talk 🥳 at #ESCMIDGlobal2026 🦠🧫 human bladder microtissue model to investigate how novel antimicrobial therapies and fluid dynamics affect UPEC survival!
April 20, 2026 at 10:27 AM
I might be biased but @jennyrohn.bsky.social absolutely crushed her talk 🥳 at #ESCMIDGlobal2026 🦠🧫 human bladder microtissue model to investigate how novel antimicrobial therapies and fluid dynamics affect UPEC survival!
Unsurprisingly an amazing talk from @nicoledenisco.bsky.social on urobiomics 🦠🧬
rUTIs go beyond UPEC (~50% polymicrobial!), with the urobiome shaping disease, from protective Lactobacillus to distinct metabolomic signatures predicting relapse!!!
rUTIs go beyond UPEC (~50% polymicrobial!), with the urobiome shaping disease, from protective Lactobacillus to distinct metabolomic signatures predicting relapse!!!
April 19, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Unsurprisingly an amazing talk from @nicoledenisco.bsky.social on urobiomics 🦠🧬
rUTIs go beyond UPEC (~50% polymicrobial!), with the urobiome shaping disease, from protective Lactobacillus to distinct metabolomic signatures predicting relapse!!!
rUTIs go beyond UPEC (~50% polymicrobial!), with the urobiome shaping disease, from protective Lactobacillus to distinct metabolomic signatures predicting relapse!!!
Reposted by Ramon Garcia Maset
Despite its worldwide prevalence, research about #UTI is sparse here at #ESCMIDGlobal2026. But managed to find a concentrated mini-population of researchers at the poster session niche—enriched for the London strain, but quite a small sample size, p values not reaching significance! #UTISky #IDSky
April 19, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Despite its worldwide prevalence, research about #UTI is sparse here at #ESCMIDGlobal2026. But managed to find a concentrated mini-population of researchers at the poster session niche—enriched for the London strain, but quite a small sample size, p values not reaching significance! #UTISky #IDSky
Really grateful to be part of this amazing community. The conference has been absolutely fantastic, with incredible science, thoughtful discussions, and a great reminder of why we do what we do. Cherry on top: the poster award! 🎉
@globaluti.bsky.social 🙌
@globaluti.bsky.social 🙌
Huge congrats to @microberamon.bsky.social for winning a poster prize at #UTIConf2026 for presenting P-FLO, his innovative urine-flow human urothelial model!
#UTISky
#UTISky
April 12, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Really grateful to be part of this amazing community. The conference has been absolutely fantastic, with incredible science, thoughtful discussions, and a great reminder of why we do what we do. Cherry on top: the poster award! 🎉
@globaluti.bsky.social 🙌
@globaluti.bsky.social 🙌
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Next, 4 posters about a wide variety of great stuff - bladder flow modelling, phage therapy, catheter UTI, virulence mapping, and the gut/bladder axis @murraybeno.bsky.social @microberamon.bsky.social @nickyuen.bsky.social @fratorelli.bsky.social
#UTISky #UTICONF2026
#UTISky #UTICONF2026
April 11, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Next, 4 posters about a wide variety of great stuff - bladder flow modelling, phage therapy, catheter UTI, virulence mapping, and the gut/bladder axis @murraybeno.bsky.social @microberamon.bsky.social @nickyuen.bsky.social @fratorelli.bsky.social
#UTISky #UTICONF2026
#UTISky #UTICONF2026
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Its been umpety-ump years since I’ve actually presented a poster myself, but @microberamon.bsky.social had so much data we needed multiple posters! Needs must. Sorry Ramón if I get anything wrong! #UTICONF2026 #UTISky
April 10, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Its been umpety-ump years since I’ve actually presented a poster myself, but @microberamon.bsky.social had so much data we needed multiple posters! Needs must. Sorry Ramón if I get anything wrong! #UTICONF2026 #UTISky
Excited to be in Nashville exploring my favorite topic: host–pathogen interactions 🦠
Our team integrates urinary microenvironment + mechanical cues (flow) in a bladder microtissue model to better evaluate antibiotic and phage therapies against UPEC
Come check out poster 16! 👀
#UTICONF26 #UTISky
Our team integrates urinary microenvironment + mechanical cues (flow) in a bladder microtissue model to better evaluate antibiotic and phage therapies against UPEC
Come check out poster 16! 👀
#UTICONF26 #UTISky
Here’s (most of) the Rohn Lab for the launch of globalUTI.bluesky.social UTIGA26!
@nickyuen.bsky.social @microberamon.bsky.social @victoriachu.bsky.social @fratorelli.bsky.social @murraybeno.bsky.social
#UTICONF26 #UTISky #UTI
@nickyuen.bsky.social @microberamon.bsky.social @victoriachu.bsky.social @fratorelli.bsky.social @murraybeno.bsky.social
#UTICONF26 #UTISky #UTI
April 10, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Excited to be in Nashville exploring my favorite topic: host–pathogen interactions 🦠
Our team integrates urinary microenvironment + mechanical cues (flow) in a bladder microtissue model to better evaluate antibiotic and phage therapies against UPEC
Come check out poster 16! 👀
#UTICONF26 #UTISky
Our team integrates urinary microenvironment + mechanical cues (flow) in a bladder microtissue model to better evaluate antibiotic and phage therapies against UPEC
Come check out poster 16! 👀
#UTICONF26 #UTISky
Reposted by Ramon Garcia Maset
After climbing Mount Kinabalu (4095.2 m!), I’m ready for my next adventure.
I’m excited to share that on Monday I’ll be starting my second postdoc in the @continiclau.bsky.social group at Imperial College London.
I’m excited to share that on Monday I’ll be starting my second postdoc in the @continiclau.bsky.social group at Imperial College London.
March 13, 2026 at 12:36 PM
After climbing Mount Kinabalu (4095.2 m!), I’m ready for my next adventure.
I’m excited to share that on Monday I’ll be starting my second postdoc in the @continiclau.bsky.social group at Imperial College London.
I’m excited to share that on Monday I’ll be starting my second postdoc in the @continiclau.bsky.social group at Imperial College London.
Reposted by Ramon Garcia Maset
Paper out! We used RNAseq to track changes in P. aeruginosa gene expression over 7 days of #biofilm infection in our #CysticFibrosis lung model. www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour... #MicroSky (1/n)
March 5, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Paper out! We used RNAseq to track changes in P. aeruginosa gene expression over 7 days of #biofilm infection in our #CysticFibrosis lung model. www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour... #MicroSky (1/n)