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David Clarke

@cleverflick

Head of School of Microbiology at University College Cork. Likes bacteria (in general) and Man Utd.

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APC is recruiting two PhD students to investigate the molecular mechanisms underpinning preferential carbohydrate metabolism or the study of viability states, as relevant to selected human-associated bifidobacteria.
bit.ly/4bFYJK8
@uccmicrobiology.bsky.social
#bifidobacteria #jobfairy #ucc #phd

06.02.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations on a well-deserved retirement. Thank you Alan for the impact you’ve made and the example you’ve setβ€”wishing you all the best ahead.

30.01.2026 11:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New insights into the microbiome of the deep-sea sponge Inflatella pellicula and the secondary metabolic potential of metagenome-assembled genomes and the wider microbiome Marine sponges are found in all of the world’s oceans, from the surface waters to the deepest abyssal zones. The marine sponge holobiont is a rich source of microbial and chemical diversity. Up to 63 ...

Marine #sponges are generally considered biosynthetic "hotspots" (e.g. Theonella) - but does this always hold true? In our newest study led by @stephenjackson.bsky.social we are looking at Inflatella pellicula's biosynthetic capacity - and our results are surprising doi.org/10.1099/mgen...

13.01.2026 06:54 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Microbiology Society Staff Reflect on 2025 Stream Microbiology Society Staff Reflect on 2025 by Microbiology Society on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.

Listening to the Microbiology Society staff talk about how they made their conference more accessible, highlighting DEI events, and their support for small conferences. It reminds me of what ASM used to be, back when I was proud to be a member.
m.soundcloud.com/microbiosoc/...

29.12.2025 14:06 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
University College Cork Vacancies

🚨Job claxon 🚨

University College Cork is looking to appoint a lecturer in Medical Microbiology into a permanent, non-clinical post

A great opportunity in a microbiology powerhouse

For details go to my.corehr.com/pls/uccrecru... and enter reference number 092153

18.11.2025 22:55 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@microbiologysociety.org

18.09.2025 15:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Would be interested to know the answer to this. Recently had a UTI myself and have stocked/sequenced the isolate..!!

15.04.2025 11:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We hope that you’re enjoying Annual Conference! If you have ever benefited from our events, grants or networks, consider publishing with us: journals revenue supports all that we do for our community. Please submit to give back.
microb.io/3o6DvhI

01.04.2025 07:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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High-quality research deserves the right platform. Today, at #Microbio25, we’re unveiling a major step forward in reviews and forward-looking perspectives across microbiology research. Don’t miss the big reveal!

31.03.2025 09:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses 2025 Symbnet PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (GIMM) & CatΓ³lica Biomedical Research Centre (CBR) July 06...

Symbnet PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses - Oeiras Portugal. Students from all over the world are eligible, we sponsor selected students. Please Repost!
gimm.idloom.events/phd-summer-s...

16.03.2025 12:26 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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Scientific publishing should evolve with science itself. That’s why we’re launching something newβ€”designed for the microbiology community. Join us on 31 March at #Microbio25 as we reveal what’s coming next to our portfolio.

18.03.2025 17:00 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
2001 Molecular Mechanisms of Microbial Adhesion Conference GRC The 2001 Gordon Research Conference on Molecular Mechanisms of Microbial Adhesion will be held in Newport, Rhode Island. Apply today to reserve your spot.

Putting academic Bluesky to the test: Anybody out there have a copy of the group photo from the 2001 GRC on Mechanisms of Microbial Adhesion? Newport RI.

13.03.2025 19:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Glad that you are home Jack. There’s not much better than getting home after a stay in hospital. Have had my own run ins with hospitals in Cork over the last few weeks and very grateful for the fantastic public service.

13.03.2025 10:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not today….

09.02.2025 17:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I always worry when we’re playing Scotland……our winning streak has to come to an end sometime

09.02.2025 15:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of a journal article in the "Microbiology" Journal by the Microbiology Society (UK). the title reads "Building an inclusive culture at scientific meetings: foundations for future progress". The authors are listed below: Kevin Maringer, Edward Cunningham-Oakes, Bruno Francesco Rodrigues de Oliveira, Aisha Baba-Dikwa, Arindam Mitra, Black Perez-Sepulveda, Callie R. Chappel, Prerna Vohra, Rowan Casey, Rushall Nepal and C. M. Anjam Khan.

A screenshot of a journal article in the "Microbiology" Journal by the Microbiology Society (UK). the title reads "Building an inclusive culture at scientific meetings: foundations for future progress". The authors are listed below: Kevin Maringer, Edward Cunningham-Oakes, Bruno Francesco Rodrigues de Oliveira, Aisha Baba-Dikwa, Arindam Mitra, Black Perez-Sepulveda, Callie R. Chappel, Prerna Vohra, Rowan Casey, Rushall Nepal and C. M. Anjam Khan.

Very proud that this article is finally out. It details the culmination of 3 years of hard work from the @microbiologysociety.org Members Panel. This work can sometimes go under the radar, but big thanks to Anjam for leading on this, allowing us to share our successes and hopes for the future.

07.02.2025 13:08 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Annual Conference 2025 31 March - 03 April 2025

It’s Race Equality Week and we want to shine a light on a very important drop-in session the Black Microbiologists Association will be hosting during #Microbio25 on 31 March. Find out more via our programme and join them on the day: https://microb.io/Microbio25 #REW25 #BlackInMicro

03.02.2025 18:00 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Is anyone aware if there is good source of codon usage data for Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron?? Just looking to optimise expression of an heterologous protein in Btheta.

28.01.2025 19:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The MSc in Microbiome Science, developed by the great folks here at The School of Microbiology, UCC.
Featuring world class lecturers from the School of Micro and the APC. If you're thinking of delving into the microbiome, don't wait - click the link below today!
Full details: bit.ly/3E3rX6J

23.01.2025 17:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The impact of a non-industrialized ("Restore") diet plus a key microbe on improving cardiometaboiic health markers and reducing body-wide inflammation, from a randomized trial
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... @cellpress.bsky.social open-access

23.01.2025 19:08 πŸ‘ 213 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 3

Agreed. And a shout out to join @microbiologysociety.org as well. Societies have done so much for our disciplines and will continue to do so

23.01.2025 22:36 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Contemplating your next career move?
@ucc.bsky.social have launched an MSc in Microbiome Science, developed by the UCC Microbiology Dept featuring world class lecturers from APC and UCC.
Full details: bit.ly/3E3rX6J

21.01.2025 11:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s good to welcome @joycemetlab.bsky.social to the good site. About time….!!! Follow for the gut, bile and some metabolism.

08.01.2025 23:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s official: The Microbiology Society is on Bluesky!

08.01.2025 12:03 πŸ‘ 226 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 10
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UCC generates €1.18bn for Ireland's economy every year, says report Taking 2022 as a representative year, the university generated €3.2 million every day for the Irish economy

UCC generates €1.18bn for Ireland's economy every year, says report www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

09.12.2024 18:07 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Where’s the whiskey smash???

06.12.2024 17:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Microbiology Symposium: Innovative infection models- capturing the in vivo environment

Cheap to sign up for and some great speakers

microbiologysociety.org/event/societ...

07.11.2024 17:21 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Microbiology Society Microbiology Society journals contain high-quality research papers and topical review articles. We are a not-for-profit publisher and we support and invest in the microbiology community, to the benefi...

Use it or lose it: Unless we publish papers in our society owned and published journals they will cease to be, along with all the conferences and meetings the proceeds support. Microbiology Society publishes many excellent journals, all edited by experts. #microsky www.microbiologyresearch.org

02.11.2024 14:37 πŸ‘ 113 πŸ” 93 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 8
University College Cork Vacancies

I am hiring a Research Assistant microbiologist! We are new, expanding research group in the School of Microbiology, UCC and APC Microbiome Ireland in Cork studying anaerobic gut bacteria.
Deadline for applications 29th November. Apply here:
ore.ucc.ie
Job ID: 081111

02.11.2024 14:12 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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Microbial metabolites as modulators of host physiology The gut microbiota is increasingly recognised as a key player in influencing human health and changes in the gut microbiota have been strongly linked …

Just published. An interesting review (I hope) on microbial metabolites, the microbiome and host physiology. In collaboration with @stilbeing (on the other site)

18.01.2024 15:48 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0