Centre for Innovation in Genomics and Microbiome Sciences
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From scientific discovery to real-world impact: driving innovation for Global Health, CIGMiS is a leading transdisciplinary research hub recognised nationally and internationally for advancing microbiome science
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Centre for Innovation in Genomics and Microbiome Sciences | University of West London
CIGMiS is a leading transdisciplinary research hub recognised nationally and internationally for advancing microbiome science.
www.uwl.ac.uk
Hi @bsky.app ! 👋 Welcome to the brand new page for our centre! We're part of the University of West London and we host the MSc Microbial Genomics, as well as PhD students. You can contact us at [email protected]. Want to learn more? Visit our website! 👇 www.uwl.ac.uk/research/res...
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Did you know that Cholera produces its own molecular weapons to trick your body into spreading it far and wide? #genetics #Microbiology #science #research #sciencecommunication #InfectiousDiseases #globalhealth #Biology #superbug
October 7, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Did you know that Cholera produces its own molecular weapons to trick your body into spreading it far and wide? #genetics #Microbiology #science #research #sciencecommunication #InfectiousDiseases #globalhealth #Biology #superbug
We're pleased to introduce the newest member of the CIGMiS team, Joseph Falconer! He joins us as a postdoc, fresh from his PhD at King's College, and will be working on air microbiomes! Learn more about Joseph's expertise on the CIGMiS webpage: www.uwl.ac.uk/research/res...
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Find out more about our team at the Centre for Innovation in Genomics and Microbiome Sciences (CIGMiS).
www.uwl.ac.uk
September 25, 2026 at 8:43 AM
We're pleased to introduce the newest member of the CIGMiS team, Joseph Falconer! He joins us as a postdoc, fresh from his PhD at King's College, and will be working on air microbiomes! Learn more about Joseph's expertise on the CIGMiS webpage: www.uwl.ac.uk/research/res...
Last week we welcomed Dr John Tembo from HerpeZ in Zambia to the University of West London. A long term collaborator with Dr @linzyelton.bsky.social, it turns out CIGMiS and HerpeZ have lots of projects and ideas in common! We look forward to future collaborations 🧬
September 1, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Last week we welcomed Dr John Tembo from HerpeZ in Zambia to the University of West London. A long term collaborator with Dr @linzyelton.bsky.social, it turns out CIGMiS and HerpeZ have lots of projects and ideas in common! We look forward to future collaborations 🧬
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If you thought that the last we saw of Plague was the Black Death pandemic in the Middle Ages, you might want to keep watching... #genetics #Microbiology #science #research #sciencecommunication #InfectiousDiseases #globalhealth #MedicalHistory #plague
August 24, 2026 at 11:23 AM
If you thought that the last we saw of Plague was the Black Death pandemic in the Middle Ages, you might want to keep watching... #genetics #Microbiology #science #research #sciencecommunication #InfectiousDiseases #globalhealth #MedicalHistory #plague
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Where did the Black Death come from? And what can a skeleton from Latvia tell us about Plague's evolution? #genetics #Microbiology #science #research #sciencecommunication #Evolution #Biology #InfectiousDiseases #globalhealth #MedicalHistory #plague #ancientDNA
August 19, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Where did the Black Death come from? And what can a skeleton from Latvia tell us about Plague's evolution? #genetics #Microbiology #science #research #sciencecommunication #Evolution #Biology #InfectiousDiseases #globalhealth #MedicalHistory #plague #ancientDNA
Pedro Libre is at the 20th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME20) in Auckland, New Zealand, presenting his work on hospital air microbiomes. Go and say hi if you're also there! 👋
August 18, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Pedro Libre is at the 20th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME20) in Auckland, New Zealand, presenting his work on hospital air microbiomes. Go and say hi if you're also there! 👋
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Would you be brave enough to pull a metre long parasitic worm out of your leg? This worm utilises a unique evolutionary tactic to keep it's life cycle going! #Parasitology #Evolution #ScienceCommunication #InfectiousDiseases #Biology #MedicalHistory #genetics #globalhealth #science #research
August 13, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Would you be brave enough to pull a metre long parasitic worm out of your leg? This worm utilises a unique evolutionary tactic to keep it's life cycle going! #Parasitology #Evolution #ScienceCommunication #InfectiousDiseases #Biology #MedicalHistory #genetics #globalhealth #science #research
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Darwin spent his life explaining how evolution shapes living things. Yet he may have spent decades carrying a parasite whose own survival strategies were forged by millions of years of #evolution. #CharlesDarwin #Parasitology #ScienceCommunication #InfectiousDiseases #Biology #MedicalHistory
August 12, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Darwin spent his life explaining how evolution shapes living things. Yet he may have spent decades carrying a parasite whose own survival strategies were forged by millions of years of #evolution. #CharlesDarwin #Parasitology #ScienceCommunication #InfectiousDiseases #Biology #MedicalHistory
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How exactly does Plague use fleas to move between hosts? The clue is likely to be hiding in your sink plug hole... #evolution #genomics #globalhealth #microbiology #science #research #mystery #plague #biofilm
August 11, 2026 at 11:15 AM
How exactly does Plague use fleas to move between hosts? The clue is likely to be hiding in your sink plug hole... #evolution #genomics #globalhealth #microbiology #science #research #mystery #plague #biofilm
Want to learn more about the fascinating tricks microbes play on us? Join @linzyelton.bsky.social on her MSc in Microbial Genomics (places still available for Sept 2026 entry!) www.uwl.ac.uk/course/postg...
August 10, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Want to learn more about the fascinating tricks microbes play on us? Join @linzyelton.bsky.social on her MSc in Microbial Genomics (places still available for Sept 2026 entry!) www.uwl.ac.uk/course/postg...
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Finding the right partner can be tricky. You get ghosted. Or the opposite, they're far too needy! One parasite that lives in your blood has taken clingy to the next level though. Relationship status: NEVER LETTING GO. #science #microbiology #globalhealth #genomics #evolution #parasite #research
August 7, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Finding the right partner can be tricky. You get ghosted. Or the opposite, they're far too needy! One parasite that lives in your blood has taken clingy to the next level though. Relationship status: NEVER LETTING GO. #science #microbiology #globalhealth #genomics #evolution #parasite #research
Bacterial evolution means we may lose antibiotics, sending us back 100s of years into a future where a pin prick could kill us. Want to learn more about how? 👇https://www.uwl.ac.uk/course/postgraduate/microbial-genomics?start=1730&option=33
August 6, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Bacterial evolution means we may lose antibiotics, sending us back 100s of years into a future where a pin prick could kill us. Want to learn more about how? 👇https://www.uwl.ac.uk/course/postgraduate/microbial-genomics?start=1730&option=33
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The gut is a hostile, churning environment and intestinal worms have evolved some weird and wonderful ways to hang on and avoid getting flushed! #science #evolution #parasite #research #microbiology #globalhealth #genomics
August 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM
The gut is a hostile, churning environment and intestinal worms have evolved some weird and wonderful ways to hang on and avoid getting flushed! #science #evolution #parasite #research #microbiology #globalhealth #genomics
Want to learn more about microbial genomics, #sequencing and #bioinformatics? Join @linzyelton.bsky.social on her MSc in Microbial Genomics at the University of West London! www.uwl.ac.uk/course/postg...
August 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Want to learn more about microbial genomics, #sequencing and #bioinformatics? Join @linzyelton.bsky.social on her MSc in Microbial Genomics at the University of West London! www.uwl.ac.uk/course/postg...
Interested in learning about #microbial #genomics and #sequencing in more depth? Join Linzy Elton on our MSc in Microbial Genomics for hands on laboratory sequencing, #bioinformatics training, as well as completing a lab- or computational-based research project 🥼 🧪 💻 www.uwl.ac.uk/course/postg...
August 3, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Interested in learning about #microbial #genomics and #sequencing in more depth? Join Linzy Elton on our MSc in Microbial Genomics for hands on laboratory sequencing, #bioinformatics training, as well as completing a lab- or computational-based research project 🥼 🧪 💻 www.uwl.ac.uk/course/postg...
🐣🧬 Pelican chick fact! DYK that you can't always tell if a young pelican is male or female by looking at it? Scientists often use DNA testing to determine sex. The newest pelican residents of St James's Park have secrets written in their genes! 💙https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnv91pe49zzo
St James's Park pelicans hatch chicks for first time
Four chicks hatch at the central London park, where pelicans were first introduced in 1664.
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July 21, 2026 at 9:14 AM
🐣🧬 Pelican chick fact! DYK that you can't always tell if a young pelican is male or female by looking at it? Scientists often use DNA testing to determine sex. The newest pelican residents of St James's Park have secrets written in their genes! 💙https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnv91pe49zzo
A new monkey species has been identified in the #DRC. The study used a 5 Kb region of mitochondrial DNA to help show that Colobus congoensis (locally known as Likweli) is in fact new to science!
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Likweli: A remarkable new species of Colobus monkey from the Lomami National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo
We describe and name a new species of African monkey, Colobus congoensis sp. nov. (Primates, Cercopithecidae), from the interfluve region of the Lomami and Congo (Lualaba) Rivers in east-central Democ...
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July 16, 2026 at 4:44 PM
A new monkey species has been identified in the #DRC. The study used a 5 Kb region of mitochondrial DNA to help show that Colobus congoensis (locally known as Likweli) is in fact new to science!
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
DYK that the genome size of the European wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) is approx. 1.67 Gb? That's about 1/2 of a human genome & 30x bigger than E. coli! Due to our changing climate they are now found in the UK. This palm-sized pretty lady was spotted by @linzyelton.bsky.social in North London 🕷️
July 15, 2026 at 8:25 AM
DYK that the genome size of the European wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) is approx. 1.67 Gb? That's about 1/2 of a human genome & 30x bigger than E. coli! Due to our changing climate they are now found in the UK. This palm-sized pretty lady was spotted by @linzyelton.bsky.social in North London 🕷️
Did you know there are European Bison roaming in Kent? 🦬 The Wilder Blean project aims to boost native diversity, and Piotr is using @nanoporetech.com #metagenomics on the bison's soil to see what effect they are having on the land they graze! www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/projects/wil...
July 14, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Did you know there are European Bison roaming in Kent? 🦬 The Wilder Blean project aims to boost native diversity, and Piotr is using @nanoporetech.com #metagenomics on the bison's soil to see what effect they are having on the land they graze! www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/projects/wil...
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Whilst I've done plenty of teaching, I've never had to do anything as complex as setting up an entire MSc course before! I've had to think about every tiny detail. So it brought a smile to my face when I saw the course flyers today. A reminder that my hard work is becoming something real!
June 29, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Whilst I've done plenty of teaching, I've never had to do anything as complex as setting up an entire MSc course before! I've had to think about every tiny detail. So it brought a smile to my face when I saw the course flyers today. A reminder that my hard work is becoming something real!
Piotr and Pedro presented on the research we do here at CIGMiS at the 25th Anniversary Genomics and Proteomics Conference, held at UKHSA Colindale this week, which we also helped to organise! An interesting few days learning about the cutting edge techniques and research. Great to see everyone 👋
June 26, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Piotr and Pedro presented on the research we do here at CIGMiS at the 25th Anniversary Genomics and Proteomics Conference, held at UKHSA Colindale this week, which we also helped to organise! An interesting few days learning about the cutting edge techniques and research. Great to see everyone 👋
Meet Dr Volker Behrends, our Associate Professor of Microbial Metabolism! His research focuses on infection biology and host–pathogen interactions, gut microbiome and diet–health relationships, and metabolomics-driven systems approaches. Learn about his research: www.linkedin.com/in/volker-be...
June 23, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Meet Dr Volker Behrends, our Associate Professor of Microbial Metabolism! His research focuses on infection biology and host–pathogen interactions, gut microbiome and diet–health relationships, and metabolomics-driven systems approaches. Learn about his research: www.linkedin.com/in/volker-be...
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Are you (or someone you know) interested in a career in #Microbes, #InfectiousDiseases, #bioinformatics or #Genomics? I'll be running a new MSc in Microbial Genomics, starting September 2026 at the University of West London. Home & international scholarships available! www.uwl.ac.uk/course/postg...
Microbial Genomics | University of West London
This MSc in Microbial Genomics will equip you with cutting-edge laboratory sequencing and bioinformatic analysis skills for a career in a range of areas, including infectious diseases, public health, ...
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April 13, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Are you (or someone you know) interested in a career in #Microbes, #InfectiousDiseases, #bioinformatics or #Genomics? I'll be running a new MSc in Microbial Genomics, starting September 2026 at the University of West London. Home & international scholarships available! www.uwl.ac.uk/course/postg...
Hi @bsky.app ! 👋 Welcome to the brand new page for our centre! We're part of the University of West London and we host the MSc Microbial Genomics, as well as PhD students. You can contact us at [email protected]. Want to learn more? Visit our website! 👇 www.uwl.ac.uk/research/res...
Centre for Innovation in Genomics and Microbiome Sciences | University of West London
CIGMiS is a leading transdisciplinary research hub recognised nationally and internationally for advancing microbiome science.
www.uwl.ac.uk
June 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Hi @bsky.app ! 👋 Welcome to the brand new page for our centre! We're part of the University of West London and we host the MSc Microbial Genomics, as well as PhD students. You can contact us at [email protected]. Want to learn more? Visit our website! 👇 www.uwl.ac.uk/research/res...