Lecturer in Infectious Disease at KCL, Infectious Disease and Antibiotic Resistance fighter, zebrafish model devotee, science ambassador.
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-r... Fantastic achievement for Laura in my lab and Jamieson in @vintorraca.bsky.social lab.
King's researchers awarded postdoctoral fellowships from Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions for infectious disease research | King's College LondonTwo researchers in the School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences at King’s College London have been awarded postdoctoral fellowships from Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, part of Horizon Europe.www.kcl.ac.uk
New research led by @vintorraca.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, in collaboration with the University of Westminster, has shed light on the diversity and characteristics of E. coli strains that drive diabetic foot infections. Read more: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/researc...
First day of the UK Cellular Microbiology Network #UKCellmicro2025 in Bush House @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Excellent organisation by @codendall.bsky.social @vintorraca.bsky.social @peterwshill.bsky.social @jwanford.bsky.social exciting science, friendly community and wonderful views
Updates on our keynotes We’re delighted to open the meeting with Prof Stuart Neil (KCL). On Day 2, we continue with Prof Jose Bengoechea (LSHTM). Both Prof Neil and Bengoechea have been outstanding mentors throughout their careers. We hope our ECRs will take the opportunity to interact with them!
We can't wait to see you at the UK cellular microbiology meeting next Monday and Tuesday (2-3 June)! Final programme below!
The official registration deadline for the meeting has now passed. We have just a few more tickets left to make it a full house! If you have not registered yet, hurry up! www.ukcellmicro.org/registration... Our speakers are also all lined up. Watch this space for updates on the schedule!
🧳 Thanks to sustainable travel awards sponsored by EMBO, ECR abstract submitters (travelling by train/car to attend the UK cellular microbiology meeting) will be able to apply for travel grants - see travel page for more details. www.ukcellmicro.org/travel.html @embo.org
🏆 We are pleased to offer ECR prizes at the meeting: - 2 prizes for outstanding talks, sponsored by the Company of Biologists (Disease Models & Mechanisms and Journal of Cell Science) - 2 prizes for exceptional posters, sponsored by the FEBS Journal. @biologists.bsky.social @febsj.bsky.social
Strange sights in central London! 🚨 UK Cell Micro 2025 is here! 🚨 📅 2nd-3rd June 2025 📍 King’s College London Join us for fun science, networking, and a rooftop social! 🌇🎉 💡 Submit your abstract by 10th April ukcellmicro.org
Most Shigella sonnei experimental work relies on a 70yr old lab strain that doesn’t reflect those circulating today - we are excited to share a (soon to be) publicly available set of genomes and isolates to fill that gap! An exciting part 2 featuring our favourite fish to follow very shortly… 🐟