-
Trans Day of Visibility: an update from Rowan Casey
March 28, 2024
Last year, for Trans Day of Visibility (TDoV), we interviewed then Masters student, Rowan Casey, to find out some of the challenges facing trans and nonbinary people studying or working in science.
This year, we are catching up with Rowan, now a PhD student, to discuss some of the progress that has been made by the Society in the past year regarding inclusion for trans and nonbinary members.
-
Using genomics to identify antibiotic resistant gonorrhoea
March 27, 2024
Dr Teresa Street take us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Target enrichment improves culture-independent detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and antimicrobial resistance determinants direct from clinical samples with Nanopore sequencing’ published in Microbial Genomics. -
World Tuberculosis Day: Arindam Mitra
March 25, 2024
24 March is World Tuberculosis Day – a global initiative that raises awareness around Tuberculosis, one of the most infectious diseases with a high global burden of mortality. Society Champion and Members Panel member, Arindam Mitra, Professor of Microbiology and Head of the Department of Biological Sciences, Adamas University, India, has shared a blog on the importance of strategies to control and prevent Tuberculosis.
-
Microbe Talk - Investigating invisible culprits with Dr Tim Inglis
March 22, 2024
Clare is back with another episode of Microbe Talk and this time she’s investigating the topic of Microbial Forensics with Dr Tim Inglis from the University of Western Australia. Tim is the Editor-in-Chief of the Society’s Journal of Medical Microbiology where he published his review on the topic: ‘A systematic approach to microbial forensics’.
-
World Oral Health Day: keeping your mouth happy and healthy
March 20, 2024
20 March is World Oral Health Day – an annual initiative that raises the awareness of oral health diseases and risks, as well as empowering people with the knowledge and equipment needed to achieve good oral hygiene. Society Champion and pharmaceutical microbiologist – specialising in One Health, antimicrobial resistance and natural products, Bamidele Odumosu (University of Lagos, Nigeria), has shared a blog on the importance of maintaining good oral hygiene and the role that microbes play in a person’s mouth.
-
Women's History Month: Enas Newire
March 8, 2024
Women’s History Month takes place annually throughout the month of March. It aims to highlight and reflect on the many, but often over-looked achievements made by women throughout history – which has paved the way of opportunities for the women of today. To mark the month, we caught up with Society Champion, Enas Newire, to discuss her insights as a woman in STEM.
-
Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance within Highly Vulnerable Patient Populations: at the Forefront of AMR Emergence
March 6, 2024
William C. Shropshire takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Identification of a novel CG307 sub-clade in third-generation-cephalosporin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae causing invasive infections in the United States‘ published in Microbial Genomics.
-
Playing while learning: creation of a card game featuring microbial characters and their ecological functions
March 5, 2024
Saskia Bindschedler and Pilar Junier take us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Gamification as a tool to teach key concepts in microbiology to bachelor-level students in biology: a case study using microbial interactions and soil functioning' published in Access Microbiology.