Assistant Professor in Microbial Genomics (#microbiome, #pneumococci, #haemophilus). My views not UoB. Husband, dad, music miserablist and egg chasing.
University of Birmingham
Joined April 2010
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David W. Cleary retweeted
Fab study by @dianegbesemete
@Dr_AdamDale @profrobread
& the rest of the wonderful Southampton & Mali #HumanChallenge teams - a real privilege to have been involved 💙🦠🧫
Controlled human infection of healthy adults with lyophilized Neisseria lactamica induces asymptomatic, immunogenic nasopharyngeal carriage in the UK and Mali
✅ Just Accepted
🔗 bit.ly/4qeqnSJ
With the alternative being?🤷♂️
"The distraction needs to end, and the leadership in Downing Street needs to change"
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar calls on Keir Starmer to stand down as prime minister
Follow live: bbc.in/3Mpue0u
Antimicrobial resistance in bacterial meningitis caused by Streptococc... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
New paper out from @doctoranastasia with lots of other cool folks (+me) looking at the future requirements for translating microbiome research sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Interesting metagenomic study of BAL samples from pneumonia cases. Suggestion that Corynebacterium striatum is being less than friendly in this context link.springer.com/article/10…
Interested in #Streptococcus pneumoniae genomics? Come do a PhD with me! UK applicants only as will be working with @UKHSA through HPRU. Feel free to contact me directly for more info: findaphd.com/phds/project/le…
David W. Cleary retweeted
Yes it is....
Is academic research becoming too competitive? Nature examines the data nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
Applications are open for a MIBTP PhD at the University of Birmingham with me!
Pneumococcal colonisation and microbiota interactions in the ageing airway.
Deadline is 27th November. Reach out if you are interested as I am very happy to discuss.
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…
New paper out in Pneumonia. More data from the carriage study in Southampton, UK looking at pneumococci in pre-PCV13 era versus early- and late-PCV13 periods (I also snuck in some bits on other bacteria ... just for a bit of variety)
pneumonia.biomedcentral.com/…
Useful information - particularly a reminder about the limitations of using alpha diversity metrics rdcu.be/eAyIs
How RFK Jr is systematically undermining vaccines around the world theconversation.com/how-rfk-… via @ConversationUK
Last highlight for this opportunity, open to UK home students. Deadline for applications is 31st July.
Interested in pneumococci, genomics and metagenomics? Come and do a PhD with me. findaphd.com/phds/project/le…
David W. Cleary retweeted
Wonderful away day with @TeamRespiratory today - we got big! Whilst we can't guarantee glorious sunny days all the time @unibirm_CMH today proved we can offer sunny dispositions & collaboration 😊
Interested in pneumococci, genomics and metagenomics? Come and do a PhD with me. findaphd.com/phds/project/le…
David W. Cleary retweeted
🔥 PhD opportunity 🔥
Interested in a @moderna_tx -funded PhD focused on deconvoluting the immunological mechanisms that protect against whooping cough to inform novel vaccine design with me, @afvallejop & @NoMoreMrNEISGuy?
Apply here before 18.06.25!
findaphd.com/phds/project/in…
Absolutely dumbstruck by what Trump and Vance have just done to Zelensky and Ukraine. To claim disrespect, demand a thank you and then say Zelensky is the barrier to peace is 🤯
Took me a while to come across this one. The importance of blp in driving pneumococcal pneumonia pathology via pneumolysin release nature.com/articles/s42003-0…
"We have come a long way in preventing disease through vaccination and we must not lose our progress" Reflections on the Successes of Pediatric Vaccines jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
