Isobel Stanton
@istanton.bsky.social
Environmental Molecular Microbiologist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology on #AMR in bacterial and fungal microbial communities
https://www.ceh.ac.uk/staff/isobel-stanton
https://www.ceh.ac.uk/staff/isobel-stanton
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🚨New #PhD #adverts alert🚨
I currently have two PhD studentships being advertised on environmental #AMR ⬇️
More being advertised soon 👀
@ukceh.bsky.social @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social
I currently have two PhD studentships being advertised on environmental #AMR ⬇️
More being advertised soon 👀
@ukceh.bsky.social @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social
📢 All #PhD #adverts now live 📢
All on #AMR 🦠🧫 in the #environment 🌊🌱 and deadlines are throughout January!
For details of different projects, see thread below ⬇️
#WAAW #WAAW25 #WAAW2025
All on #AMR 🦠🧫 in the #environment 🌊🌱 and deadlines are throughout January!
For details of different projects, see thread below ⬇️
#WAAW #WAAW25 #WAAW2025
🚨New #PhD #adverts alert🚨
I currently have two PhD studentships being advertised on environmental #AMR ⬇️
More being advertised soon 👀
@ukceh.bsky.social @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social
I currently have two PhD studentships being advertised on environmental #AMR ⬇️
More being advertised soon 👀
@ukceh.bsky.social @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Reposted by Isobel Stanton
It's the final day of World #AMR Awareness Week #WAAW #WAAW25 🦠🧬🧫
Our researchers have a number of #PhD studentships studying #AMR which will start in Sept/Oct 2026.
The @ukceh.bsky.social LinkedIn page has collated all our available PhD studentships here ➡️ tinyurl.com/mabvvus
Our researchers have a number of #PhD studentships studying #AMR which will start in Sept/Oct 2026.
The @ukceh.bsky.social LinkedIn page has collated all our available PhD studentships here ➡️ tinyurl.com/mabvvus
#amr #amr #waaw #antimicrobialresistance | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
🚨 PhD opportunities! This World AMR Awareness Week is the perfect time to explore new research projects with our #AMR researchers Isobel Stanton, Holly Tipper, Andrew Singer & Daniel Read, plus UKCEH,...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:39 AM
It's the final day of World #AMR Awareness Week #WAAW #WAAW25 🦠🧬🧫
Our researchers have a number of #PhD studentships studying #AMR which will start in Sept/Oct 2026.
The @ukceh.bsky.social LinkedIn page has collated all our available PhD studentships here ➡️ tinyurl.com/mabvvus
Our researchers have a number of #PhD studentships studying #AMR which will start in Sept/Oct 2026.
The @ukceh.bsky.social LinkedIn page has collated all our available PhD studentships here ➡️ tinyurl.com/mabvvus
Our recent paper on #stakeholder opinions on the delivery of environmental components of the UK's #AMR National Action Plan has been written up into a blog! 🦠🌊
Check out the paper here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
And the blog below ⬇️
@oxonandrew.bsky.social @hollytipper.bsky.social #WAAW
Check out the paper here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
And the blog below ⬇️
@oxonandrew.bsky.social @hollytipper.bsky.social #WAAW
November 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Our recent paper on #stakeholder opinions on the delivery of environmental components of the UK's #AMR National Action Plan has been written up into a blog! 🦠🌊
Check out the paper here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
And the blog below ⬇️
@oxonandrew.bsky.social @hollytipper.bsky.social #WAAW
Check out the paper here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
And the blog below ⬇️
@oxonandrew.bsky.social @hollytipper.bsky.social #WAAW
Reposted by Isobel Stanton
We process our monitoring samples in a variety of ways, which include #phenotypic testing for #AMR, as well as using #molecular methods such as #qPCR and #sequencing to look for specific antimicrobial resistance genes 🦠🧬👩🔬🧫
#WAAW
#WAAW
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We process our monitoring samples in a variety of ways, which include #phenotypic testing for #AMR, as well as using #molecular methods such as #qPCR and #sequencing to look for specific antimicrobial resistance genes 🦠🧬👩🔬🧫
#WAAW
#WAAW
Reposted by Isobel Stanton
Happy World #AMR Awareness Week! #WAAW #WAAW25
At @ukceh.bsky.social our AMR researchers work on both #bacterial and #fungal AMR!
We undertake research monitoring AMR in many different environments (water 🌊, wastewater 💩, air 💨, soil 🌱 & plants 🌿), which means we get out in the field a lot!
At @ukceh.bsky.social our AMR researchers work on both #bacterial and #fungal AMR!
We undertake research monitoring AMR in many different environments (water 🌊, wastewater 💩, air 💨, soil 🌱 & plants 🌿), which means we get out in the field a lot!
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Happy World #AMR Awareness Week! #WAAW #WAAW25
At @ukceh.bsky.social our AMR researchers work on both #bacterial and #fungal AMR!
We undertake research monitoring AMR in many different environments (water 🌊, wastewater 💩, air 💨, soil 🌱 & plants 🌿), which means we get out in the field a lot!
At @ukceh.bsky.social our AMR researchers work on both #bacterial and #fungal AMR!
We undertake research monitoring AMR in many different environments (water 🌊, wastewater 💩, air 💨, soil 🌱 & plants 🌿), which means we get out in the field a lot!
Reposted by Isobel Stanton
@hollytipper.bsky.social & @istanton.bsky.social went to visit the Unilever labs yesterday to meet up with their PhD student Olivia Mescall and her other supervisors @profjrsnape.bsky.social & Katie Endersby!
As well as talking about Olivia's PhD, they went on a tour of the Unilever labs! 🥼🧪
As well as talking about Olivia's PhD, they went on a tour of the Unilever labs! 🥼🧪
November 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
@hollytipper.bsky.social & @istanton.bsky.social went to visit the Unilever labs yesterday to meet up with their PhD student Olivia Mescall and her other supervisors @profjrsnape.bsky.social & Katie Endersby!
As well as talking about Olivia's PhD, they went on a tour of the Unilever labs! 🥼🧪
As well as talking about Olivia's PhD, they went on a tour of the Unilever labs! 🥼🧪
🚨New #PhD #adverts alert🚨
I currently have two PhD studentships being advertised on environmental #AMR ⬇️
More being advertised soon 👀
@ukceh.bsky.social @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social
I currently have two PhD studentships being advertised on environmental #AMR ⬇️
More being advertised soon 👀
@ukceh.bsky.social @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🚨New #PhD #adverts alert🚨
I currently have two PhD studentships being advertised on environmental #AMR ⬇️
More being advertised soon 👀
@ukceh.bsky.social @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social
I currently have two PhD studentships being advertised on environmental #AMR ⬇️
More being advertised soon 👀
@ukceh.bsky.social @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social
Reposted by Isobel Stanton
Yesterday was our Annual Postgraduate Showcase at UKCEH! A number of our PhD researchers participated by presenting their research as either a poster or as a talk! 🦠🐝🧬
October 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Yesterday was our Annual Postgraduate Showcase at UKCEH! A number of our PhD researchers participated by presenting their research as either a poster or as a talk! 🦠🐝🧬
Reposted by Isobel Stanton
Last month, @hollytipper.bsky.social & @istanton.bsky.social attended the Microbiome Innovation and One Health Conference in Oxford 🦠🧫
They co-presented on their work on #AMR in environmental microbiomes, as well as attending the networking event at @morethanadodo.bsky.social 🦖
They co-presented on their work on #AMR in environmental microbiomes, as well as attending the networking event at @morethanadodo.bsky.social 🦖
October 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Last month, @hollytipper.bsky.social & @istanton.bsky.social attended the Microbiome Innovation and One Health Conference in Oxford 🦠🧫
They co-presented on their work on #AMR in environmental microbiomes, as well as attending the networking event at @morethanadodo.bsky.social 🦖
They co-presented on their work on #AMR in environmental microbiomes, as well as attending the networking event at @morethanadodo.bsky.social 🦖
Reposted by Isobel Stanton
The work on evaluating the UK's #AMR National Action Plan was recently published which focused on stakeholder opinions on the implementation of the 2019-2024 plan 🦠
Check it out below ⬇️
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@hollytipper.bsky.social @oxonandrew.bsky.social @rebeccaglover.bsky.social
Check it out below ⬇️
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@hollytipper.bsky.social @oxonandrew.bsky.social @rebeccaglover.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The work on evaluating the UK's #AMR National Action Plan was recently published which focused on stakeholder opinions on the implementation of the 2019-2024 plan 🦠
Check it out below ⬇️
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@hollytipper.bsky.social @oxonandrew.bsky.social @rebeccaglover.bsky.social
Check it out below ⬇️
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@hollytipper.bsky.social @oxonandrew.bsky.social @rebeccaglover.bsky.social
Reposted by Isobel Stanton
@istanton.bsky.social is an Environmental Molecular Microbiologist with a particular interest in dissemination, selection & transmission of both bacterial and fungal #AMR. Isobel has undertaken numerous pieces of work for policy, including an evaluation of the UK’s AMR National Action Plan 🦠🍄🧬
October 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
@istanton.bsky.social is an Environmental Molecular Microbiologist with a particular interest in dissemination, selection & transmission of both bacterial and fungal #AMR. Isobel has undertaken numerous pieces of work for policy, including an evaluation of the UK’s AMR National Action Plan 🦠🍄🧬
Reposted by Isobel Stanton
Tim recently published a paper on how soil properties in agricultural systems impact microbial genomic traits 🦠🌱🚜
Check it out here ⬇️
academic.oup.com/femsmicrobes...
Check it out here ⬇️
academic.oup.com/femsmicrobes...
October 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Tim recently published a paper on how soil properties in agricultural systems impact microbial genomic traits 🦠🌱🚜
Check it out here ⬇️
academic.oup.com/femsmicrobes...
Check it out here ⬇️
academic.oup.com/femsmicrobes...
Reposted by Isobel Stanton
@laurens-colours.bsky.social recently published a paper on the design of an eDNA qPCR assay to detect invasive Chinese mitten crab 🦀 - work that was undertaken during her PhD.
Check it out here ⬇️
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Check it out here ⬇️
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
October 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
@laurens-colours.bsky.social recently published a paper on the design of an eDNA qPCR assay to detect invasive Chinese mitten crab 🦀 - work that was undertaken during her PhD.
Check it out here ⬇️
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Check it out here ⬇️
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Come meet our Molecular Ecology researchers! 🦠🧬🧑🔬
Welcome back to our "meet the researcher" series! Previously we introduced you to our PhD students.
Next up - our staff! 👩🔬👨🔬🌊🌱🦠🧬
Next up - our staff! 👩🔬👨🔬🌊🌱🦠🧬
Welcome to our "meet the researcher" series!👩🔬👨🔬
Tune in over the next week as we introduce you to our UKCEH Molecular Ecology PhD researchers and tell you a bit about their projects! 🧪🧬🦠
Tune in over the next week as we introduce you to our UKCEH Molecular Ecology PhD researchers and tell you a bit about their projects! 🧪🧬🦠
October 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Come meet our Molecular Ecology researchers! 🦠🧬🧑🔬
Reposted by Isobel Stanton
First up, @rachelapayne.bsky.social who is a Molecular Microbiology Research Assistant. Rachel investigates environmental AMR, focusing on antifungal resistance in air & soils, & antibacterial resistance in rivers. She uses a combination of lab, field & desk-based studies to carry out her research🧫🦠
October 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
First up, @rachelapayne.bsky.social who is a Molecular Microbiology Research Assistant. Rachel investigates environmental AMR, focusing on antifungal resistance in air & soils, & antibacterial resistance in rivers. She uses a combination of lab, field & desk-based studies to carry out her research🧫🦠
Reposted by Isobel Stanton
🚨 New #OpenAccess paper in #Environmental #DNA! 🚨
Led by #TimGoodall @ukceh.bsky.social with @danread.bsky.social we tested whether #soil #eDNA metabarcoding can capture plant #biodiversity & vegetation cover across the UK 🌱
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
Led by #TimGoodall @ukceh.bsky.social with @danread.bsky.social we tested whether #soil #eDNA metabarcoding can capture plant #biodiversity & vegetation cover across the UK 🌱
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
Deciphering Landscape‐Scale Plant Cover and Biodiversity From Soil eDNA
Biodiversity surveys are essential but challenging to conduct at scale, prompting this study to evaluate soil-extracted eDNA as a proxy for traditional field-based surveys for describing plant commun...
doi.org
September 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
🚨 New #OpenAccess paper in #Environmental #DNA! 🚨
Led by #TimGoodall @ukceh.bsky.social with @danread.bsky.social we tested whether #soil #eDNA metabarcoding can capture plant #biodiversity & vegetation cover across the UK 🌱
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
Led by #TimGoodall @ukceh.bsky.social with @danread.bsky.social we tested whether #soil #eDNA metabarcoding can capture plant #biodiversity & vegetation cover across the UK 🌱
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
Really looking forward to working with Ruby & meeting her in York in a couple of weeks!
@profjrsnape.bsky.social
@profjrsnape.bsky.social
Finally, Ruby Naylor-Adamson! Ruby is starting at University of York soon with UKCEH, JNCC & Northumbrian Water.
Ruby's PhD will investigate the role of birds in the dissemination of AMR 🦆🦠
Her supervisors are Jason Snape, Kathryn Arnold, Isobel Stanton & John Wilkinson.
Ruby's PhD will investigate the role of birds in the dissemination of AMR 🦆🦠
Her supervisors are Jason Snape, Kathryn Arnold, Isobel Stanton & John Wilkinson.
September 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Really looking forward to working with Ruby & meeting her in York in a couple of weeks!
@profjrsnape.bsky.social
@profjrsnape.bsky.social
Olivia Mescall is starting at the University of York soon with UKCEH, Unilever, Scymaris & Oxford Nanopore Technology.
Olivia's PhD title is: "Does chemical exposure in urban systems drive microbial community structure and function to mitigate pollution risks?"🏙️🦠
Olivia's supervisors are...
Olivia's PhD title is: "Does chemical exposure in urban systems drive microbial community structure and function to mitigate pollution risks?"🏙️🦠
Olivia's supervisors are...
September 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Reposted by Isobel Stanton
Welcome to our "meet the researcher" series!👩🔬👨🔬
Tune in over the next week as we introduce you to our UKCEH Molecular Ecology PhD researchers and tell you a bit about their projects! 🧪🧬🦠
Tune in over the next week as we introduce you to our UKCEH Molecular Ecology PhD researchers and tell you a bit about their projects! 🧪🧬🦠
September 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Welcome to our "meet the researcher" series!👩🔬👨🔬
Tune in over the next week as we introduce you to our UKCEH Molecular Ecology PhD researchers and tell you a bit about their projects! 🧪🧬🦠
Tune in over the next week as we introduce you to our UKCEH Molecular Ecology PhD researchers and tell you a bit about their projects! 🧪🧬🦠
Reposted by Isobel Stanton
Follow our group's new page to see what we're up to! ⬇️🦠🥼
Welcome to the new UKCEH Molecular Ecology group Bluesky page!
We are a research team, primarily based in Wallingford, working on all things #molecular 🧬, #microbes 🧫, #eDNA 🌊 & #AMR 🦠!
Stay tuned as we introduce our researchers & to find out more about our work🧬🧪
We are a research team, primarily based in Wallingford, working on all things #molecular 🧬, #microbes 🧫, #eDNA 🌊 & #AMR 🦠!
Stay tuned as we introduce our researchers & to find out more about our work🧬🧪
September 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Follow our group's new page to see what we're up to! ⬇️🦠🥼
Reposted by Isobel Stanton
Welcome to the new UKCEH Molecular Ecology group Bluesky page!
We are a research team, primarily based in Wallingford, working on all things #molecular 🧬, #microbes 🧫, #eDNA 🌊 & #AMR 🦠!
Stay tuned as we introduce our researchers & to find out more about our work🧬🧪
We are a research team, primarily based in Wallingford, working on all things #molecular 🧬, #microbes 🧫, #eDNA 🌊 & #AMR 🦠!
Stay tuned as we introduce our researchers & to find out more about our work🧬🧪
September 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Welcome to the new UKCEH Molecular Ecology group Bluesky page!
We are a research team, primarily based in Wallingford, working on all things #molecular 🧬, #microbes 🧫, #eDNA 🌊 & #AMR 🦠!
Stay tuned as we introduce our researchers & to find out more about our work🧬🧪
We are a research team, primarily based in Wallingford, working on all things #molecular 🧬, #microbes 🧫, #eDNA 🌊 & #AMR 🦠!
Stay tuned as we introduce our researchers & to find out more about our work🧬🧪
Reposted by Isobel Stanton
@istanton.bsky.social it was SO great working with you and Holly on this article, out TODAY in Global Health Action! Well done 👏 ✔️ 👍 👌 😀 🙌 👏
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Stakeholder views on the implementation of the UK’s Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) National Action Plan (2019–2024) in relation to AMR in the environment
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment is an important component of One Health AMR research and is increasingly incorporated into AMR National Action Plans (NAPs), including the UK’s AMR...
www.tandfonline.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
@istanton.bsky.social it was SO great working with you and Holly on this article, out TODAY in Global Health Action! Well done 👏 ✔️ 👍 👌 😀 🙌 👏
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Isobel Stanton
Catch me and Isobel Stanton discussing #AMR in the environment and wastewater, and what this means for human health 🦠💊🥼
Podcast link below 🔽
Podcast link below 🔽
March 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Catch me and Isobel Stanton discussing #AMR in the environment and wastewater, and what this means for human health 🦠💊🥼
Podcast link below 🔽
Podcast link below 🔽