Scientist passionate about understanding how microbes survive and thrive. Enjoys reading about human motivation and seeing pretty microscopy images.

Joined January 2021
If you’re interested in secretion systems and you’re looking for a postdoc position - my boss Tracy Palmer is hiring! We’re a friendly bunch and Newcastle is a nice place. Two jobs, deadline 30 April. jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastle… jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastle…
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@Matter_CP and @CellRepPhysSci Editor Yan Li's take (with a minor assist from me) on "Publish or Perish" the game and citations in science publishing... cell.com/matter/fulltext/S25…
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💥 We’re hiring! 💥 In the @EMBLHeidelberg Genome Biology Unit we study genotype to phenotype links with genomics, genetics & computational methods. We’re looking for two group leaders to join us! 🗓 Apply by 2 Jan 2025 More info: embl.org/jobs/position/HD027… embl.org/jobs/position/HD027…
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Just wrote the words “almost a quarter century ago” to describe a paper published in 2000 and I have Feelings about it.
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🚨Stop, this is not a drill! Only 2 weeks left to submit an application for a Twist Gene-ius Grant. This would be a fantastic opportunity for a student, research lover, or your lab mate to earn up to $5,000 USD to use towards Twist Genes or Oligo Pools!
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Elizabeth Chan retweeted
We are running a massive online open course on AMR databases starting end of the month. Its completely free, study at your own pace and its ~15 hours overall over the 3 weeks (although you can finish any time in a year). Please spread in your networks! coursesandconferences.wellco…
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🚨We are hiring!!🚨 @UICMicrobiology has an open faculty search in any area of host-pathogen interactions. Apply by 10/31 to join us in the heart of Chicago! uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersi…
As a former trainee and current member of the faculty, I can say @UICMicrobiology is a great place to study host-pathogen interactions! Apply for our open faculty position! @thisisUIC @uiccom uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersi…
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Have a PhD and interested in a career in sci comm & working with preprints? Come work with us at bioRxiv/medRxiv! schooljobs.com/careers/cshl/…
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Elizabeth Chan retweeted
We're hiring for multiple positions in all areas of microbiology! Apply to be colleagues in the fantastic @BMB_PSU department in @PSUScience! It's a fantastic place to work with lots of great core facilities through @huckinstitutes. psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PS…
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Congrats @lucygthorne!
Our #Microbio24 Peter Wildy Prize winner, Dr Lucy Thorne, discusses her Prize Lecture on infectious science outbreaks. Watch Dr Lucy Thorne's interview and full Prize Lecture: youtu.be/nB8ChuhdS74
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Exciting news🤩- we have an opening for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Infection Biology & Immunology in our Institute @epflSV @EPFL_en Please spread the word & encourage outstanding postdocs, who are ready to start their own labs, to apply. THX 🤓 shorturl.at/bSvVe
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📢Nature Medicine is hiring! We're looking for an editor to handle infectious diseases & microbiome research as part of our international team 🦠🧫🧬 Deadline is August 1. Role is based in New York, Shanghai or Beijing: careers.springernature.com/j…
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The NIHR are looking for people living in low-and-middle-income countries, who have experience of using health services in their countries, to advise us on global health research funding applications. Could this be you? nihr.ac.uk/committees/public…
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Elizabeth Chan retweeted
Rare opportunity to join my team, as the @PLOSBiologyin-house editorial team is growing! It's a great team in a great journal, if I say so myself 😆Please reach out if your have Qs & apply if interested!! UK or US; assoc or senior (preferred) Please RT us241.dayforcehcm.com/Candid…
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Got an interest in antimicrobial resistance and fancy working in an international role for the UK health security agency? Then this might be of interest: civilservicejobs.service.gov…
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Elizabeth Chan retweeted
The Wellcome Accelerator Awards will support researchers of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage in the UK to stay in research and advance their careers. 💰 £200,000 per researcher 🗓️ Up to two years ✅ Apply by 18 June Find out more ⤵️ wellcome.org/grant-funding/s…
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Elizabeth Chan retweeted
OPPORTUNITY: TALENTED POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER & GROUP ADMINISTRATOR Following highly successful @NIHR_MPRU @UCLInfectImm New Group focused on controlling Respiratory Pathogens & AMR with Vaccines starting soon (VacAMR) Seeking highly motivated individual tinyurl.com/5a2nahd3
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Elizabeth Chan retweeted
We have a postdoc position now open! Come & join our growing team building on exciting discoveries to understand how SARS-CoV-2 & emerging viruses evolve to overcome our innate immune system. Funded by UKRI-FLF, deadline 30/06/24, please share! imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-j…
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