Cat Baker

catcsb10.bsky.social

01 September 2026 19:17

Happy to share my first paper! We developed an optimised #ONT workflow for sequencing mycobacteria directly from positive MGIT cultures, achieving 98.3% agreement with Illumina for species identification, with reliable results often within 6 hours. #PathogenGenomics #TB @modmedmicro.bsky.social

Modernising Medical Microbiology

modmedmicro.bsky.social

01 September 2026 19:17

A closer look at microplastics! Recently, we visited @ukceh.bsky.social to explore the analysis of #microplastics in sink trap aspirates collected from hospital environments. @afswinkels.bsky.social

Bede Constantinides

bede.im

04 March 2026 09:14

Deacon can now run in the browser using WebAssembly. Sequence data never leaves your machine. It currently supports FASTA/Q filtering using indexes up to 1GB in size. Demo: bede.im/deacon

Alasdair Hubbard

dralhubb.bsky.social

25 February 2026 17:47

I can highly recommend Nicole's and the Modernising Medical Microbiology research group. I spent a brilliant 12 months with them about 10 years and it really set me up with the skills and ideas to get to the level I am now! If you have a chance to work with them, do it!

Modernising Medical Microbiology

modmedmicro.bsky.social

09 February 2026 17:38

In this project, you’ll use lab experiments and a microplastics library to explore how bacteria grow and develop antimicrobial resistance in a hospital-like environment. Hands-on microbiology meets a real-world health challenge! www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g... Life and medical sciences > CLINICAL 04