Lewis Macdonald @LewisMacScience
Molecular microbiology PhD student at WWIEM QUB. Studying inflammation and AMR in CF pathogens. Other interests may include science policy and rugby. Joined November 2022-
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Zombie at Stade de France. An unforgettable night in Paris.
One of Europe's largest lakes is an ecological disaster zone of biblical proportions. Where Moses turned the Nile to blood with a staff, Stormont turned Lough Neagh to toxic green paint with stupid policies - & 40% of NI's drinking water comes from here. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/column…
People sometimes ask why I'm devoting a significant amount of time to working on #AMR. There's reason #NovelEntities #PlanetaryBoundaries #PublicHealth thetimes.co.uk/article/ara-da…
Delighted to announce our new publication from the first meeting of the Delirium Subtyping Initiative in Milan last November! 🧠 doi.org/10.1002/alz.13… @alzassociation @alzdemjournals @WileyGlobal
🎙️ Exciting webinar alert! Join us on 27th July for a must-attend webinar featuring renowned experts @LauraPiddock, @TimothyJinks1, and @natalieben! Discover how to combat AMR with insights from the R&D community to policymakers. Register for free today! ow.ly/4iLN50PjpAe
You can also watch Professor Iruka N Okeke's full Prize Lecture on our youtube channel: youtu.be/FZD6hnZhKOw
🌍 Antimicrobial resistance threatens 10 million annual deaths by 2050! Join our free webinar on 27 July to explore collaborative, interdisciplinary, and sustainable solutions to combat AMR. Registration open now! #AMR #Webinar ow.ly/oVLS50Pafoo
We saw a lot of diversity on these plates! This photo is a great snapshot. In just this small area, we can see at least 10 different colony types! (Each structure is a colony) It’s hard to identify microbes from their colonies alone, but here's a thread of our thoughts:
We saw a lot of diversity on these plates! This photo is a great snapshot. In just this small area, we can see at least 10 different colony types! (Each structure is a colony) It’s hard to identify microbes from their colonies alone, but here's a thread of our thoughts: https://t.co/hDtsuLYEOg
Football club reveals strip inspired by antibiotics bbc.in/43p4l3p
The PM really does need to understand that he is now further damaging U.K. science by not immediately rejoining Horizon, presumably to placate some know-nothing fringe bloviators who know nothing about science, its value or how it’s conducted. As Lord Rees says below, it is…
The UK parliament currently has a call for evidence on Scottish scientific contributions and state of the industry. See more at the link below committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evide…
Enjoyed chairing some of these sessions last week. Was interesting to hear about the significant contributions coming from outside of academia and getting to discuss this with the 6 fantastic speakers was a real privilege.
Enjoyed chairing some of these sessions last week. Was interesting to hear about the significant contributions coming from outside of academia and getting to discuss this with the 6 fantastic speakers was a real privilege.
Tackling antimicrobial resistance requires contribution from academia, industry, and government. Join us on the 27th July at the Biochemical Society free webinar exploring the AMR landscape from R&D and funding, to the role of policy makers. tinyurl.com/46pm2t7s
It’s #EvidenceWeek this week! Loads of events on encouraging discussion about evidence based policy making starting with questions from the public to MPs, select committee chairs, and national experts. Livestream below starts at 5pm m.youtube.com/watch?v=ENoxhd…
Come chat to me at Poster 49 tonight at #ETOX2023 about how Klebsiella regulates its Type VI Secretion System and it's effect on antimicrobial resistance genes and virulence factor dissemination 🦠⚔️🧬💊
📌 WHO has published its first research agenda to address the most urgent human health priorities to combat #AMR. 📎 The WHO Research Agenda will catalyze innovation and implementation research to prevent infections and emergence of resistance. who.int/news/item/22-0…
Every so often, this incident comes up on social media and everybody has a laugh at the ignorant biologist that didn't know basic math. I think this case illustrates something very toxic about the way many of us think about a life in science.
The toolkit that scientists use for studying the pathogen Achromobacter is about to get bigger - Keren Turton from @QUBelfast discusses her work in #TheMicrobiologist the-microbiologist.com/news/gene-dele… #LAM_ECS2023
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Mary McCabe @MaryMcC97
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Freya Allen @freyaallen__
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AntibioticResearchUK @1Antruk
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Brendan Gilmore @BrendanFGilmore
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Safi Rehman @Safi_URehman
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Adam McShane (he/him) @basicleukocyte
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Alix Lee @Alix_Lee38
213 Followers 420 Following Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Molecular Microbiology
Cascales Lab @CascalesLab
5K Followers 2K Following How to specifically select a protein from one side of the membrane and to transport it on the other side ? That's what we will love to understand. #T6SS #T9SS
Lucas Dupuis @LucasDupuis10
128 Followers 200 Following PhD student in microbiology • @PseudoLab_LISM • Trying to understand copper tolerance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Joana Sa Pessoa @J_sapessoa
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Emily Bowman @Emsdoesscience
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PrecisionPhage @PrecisionPhage
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Andrew Lee @andy_jlee
176 Followers 503 Following Senior Research Fellow in Microbiology at QUB with the @Qubwastewater group.
Akos T. Kovacs @EvolvedBiofilm
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Patrick Walter @PatDWalter
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QUB Wastewater based ... @Qubwastewater
239 Followers 178 Following QUB Wastewater based epidemiology laboratory @QuBelfast @QUBbioscience
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Catrin Moore @catmoore_1
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