Ramon Garcia Maset
@microberamon.bsky.social
Research fellow at Oxford 🦠🧫 interested in UTIs, organoids, host-pathogen interactions, microfluidics, biofilms and AMR.
Pinned
Effect of host microenvironment and bacterial lifestyles on antimicrobial sensitivity and implications for susceptibility testing - npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - Effect of host microenvironment and bacterial lifestyles on antimicrobial sensitivity and implications for susceptibility testing
www.nature.com
Absolutely thrilled this is out🥳Our review explores why antibiotics often fail even when bacteria is susceptible in the lab. From phenotypic resilience and biofilm formation to host microenvironment, we dive into many factors behind these discrepancies
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Reposted by Ramon Garcia Maset
Very pleased to plug our latest preprint, lead author @microberamon.bsky.social - fantastic collaboration with labs of Dario Carugo (Oxford) and Martha Clokie (Leicester) https:// - and others #UTISKy #UTI #IDSky #MicroSky www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.12.688052v1 more below👇🧵
Effect of human urinary microenvironment and fluid flow on antibiotic and phage therapy efficacy against uropathogenic Escherichia coli
Urinary tract infections (UTI) remain a major global health burden, with high recurrence despite antibiotic treatment. The escalating prevalence of antimicrobial resistance further compromises therape...
www.biorxiv.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Very pleased to plug our latest preprint, lead author @microberamon.bsky.social - fantastic collaboration with labs of Dario Carugo (Oxford) and Martha Clokie (Leicester) https:// - and others #UTISKy #UTI #IDSky #MicroSky www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.12.688052v1 more below👇🧵
Reposted by Ramon Garcia Maset
PhD opportunity in my lab: exploring how commensals and pathogens build biofilm communities on endotracheal (ventilator) tubes. Microbial ecology, medical microbiology and fancy imaging! Co-supervised with the fabulous Saskia Bakker and Jeremy Webb warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa... #MicroSky
Dr Freya Harrison
Dr Freya Harrison
warwick.ac.uk
October 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
PhD opportunity in my lab: exploring how commensals and pathogens build biofilm communities on endotracheal (ventilator) tubes. Microbial ecology, medical microbiology and fancy imaging! Co-supervised with the fabulous Saskia Bakker and Jeremy Webb warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa... #MicroSky
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Another paper from @microberamon.bsky.social's PhD 🦠 Two structural variants of an AMP-inspired antimicrobial polymer have different effects on P. aeruginosa. One kills with a bang, the other with a whimper pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... #MicroSky @sebperrier.bsky.social @alexiahapeshi.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Another paper from @microberamon.bsky.social's PhD 🦠 Two structural variants of an AMP-inspired antimicrobial polymer have different effects on P. aeruginosa. One kills with a bang, the other with a whimper pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... #MicroSky @sebperrier.bsky.social @alexiahapeshi.bsky.social
🎉 Super happy to finally share our new paper in ACS Biomacromolecules!
We used AFM & neutron reflectometry to study how two SNAPs (synthetic nanoengineered antimicrobial polymers) disrupt P. aeruginosa membranes.
🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
#SNAPs #AFM #NeutronReflectometry #AMR
We used AFM & neutron reflectometry to study how two SNAPs (synthetic nanoengineered antimicrobial polymers) disrupt P. aeruginosa membranes.
🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
#SNAPs #AFM #NeutronReflectometry #AMR
Assessing the Mechanism of Action of Synthetic Nanoengineered Antimicrobial Polymers against the Bacterial Membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
The lack of appropriate antimicrobials to tackle multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria poses an escalating threat to modern medicine. Addressing this urgent issue, we have recently developed synt...
pubs.acs.org
September 24, 2025 at 6:17 AM
🎉 Super happy to finally share our new paper in ACS Biomacromolecules!
We used AFM & neutron reflectometry to study how two SNAPs (synthetic nanoengineered antimicrobial polymers) disrupt P. aeruginosa membranes.
🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
#SNAPs #AFM #NeutronReflectometry #AMR
We used AFM & neutron reflectometry to study how two SNAPs (synthetic nanoengineered antimicrobial polymers) disrupt P. aeruginosa membranes.
🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
#SNAPs #AFM #NeutronReflectometry #AMR
I guess we can call this Cellfie 😂
July 9, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I guess we can call this Cellfie 😂
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Interesting cross-disciplinary technician position in our lab! You can learn all things microbiology and a beautiful organoid culture system while sitting in the heart of London @ucl.ac.uk ! Perfect for freshly graduated students. Apply! #UTISky #microbiology
📢JOB ALERT: Join our friendly London team! 18-mo technician post with me & co-I @gpollara.bsky.social to explore probiotics in fighting/preventing urinary tract infection - all in our nifty human bladder microtissue model! Generously funded by Urology Foundation #UTISky www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
June 26, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Interesting cross-disciplinary technician position in our lab! You can learn all things microbiology and a beautiful organoid culture system while sitting in the heart of London @ucl.ac.uk ! Perfect for freshly graduated students. Apply! #UTISky #microbiology
Really cool exhibition at the London Design Biennale 2025. Microbiome Modulators as bioactive ceramics and probiotic interventions embedded in ceramic elements 🦠
bbe.ac.uk/living-assem...
bbe.ac.uk/living-assem...
June 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Really cool exhibition at the London Design Biennale 2025. Microbiome Modulators as bioactive ceramics and probiotic interventions embedded in ceramic elements 🦠
bbe.ac.uk/living-assem...
bbe.ac.uk/living-assem...
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Proud to present my work at the UK Cellular Microbiology Network Meeting earlier this week. Lots of great feedback and some very interesting talks! Congrats to all the speakers. Well done @microberamon.bsky.social for representing the lab. I like the rainbow title slide 😂 @jennyrohn.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Proud to present my work at the UK Cellular Microbiology Network Meeting earlier this week. Lots of great feedback and some very interesting talks! Congrats to all the speakers. Well done @microberamon.bsky.social for representing the lab. I like the rainbow title slide 😂 @jennyrohn.bsky.social
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Great talk about polymicrobial biofilms in #UTI by our fabulous postdoc @microberamon.bsky.social! #UKcellmicro2025 #UTISky
June 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Great talk about polymicrobial biofilms in #UTI by our fabulous postdoc @microberamon.bsky.social! #UKcellmicro2025 #UTISky
Really excited about this opportunity! I will be sharing part of my postdoc work at Rohn lab @jennyrohn.bsky.social and a new hairstyle 💇♂️😂
THIS WEEK
Are you interested in learning more about the urobiome?
Join the CAIRIBU U-RIG research hour, which aims to facilitate knowledge exchange and spur collaborations in the urobiome field.
This session will feature a talk from Ramon Garcia Maset.
Are you interested in learning more about the urobiome?
Join the CAIRIBU U-RIG research hour, which aims to facilitate knowledge exchange and spur collaborations in the urobiome field.
This session will feature a talk from Ramon Garcia Maset.
May 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Really excited about this opportunity! I will be sharing part of my postdoc work at Rohn lab @jennyrohn.bsky.social and a new hairstyle 💇♂️😂
Absolutely thrilled this is out🥳Our review explores why antibiotics often fail even when bacteria is susceptible in the lab. From phenotypic resilience and biofilm formation to host microenvironment, we dive into many factors behind these discrepancies
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Effect of host microenvironment and bacterial lifestyles on antimicrobial sensitivity and implications for susceptibility testing - npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - Effect of host microenvironment and bacterial lifestyles on antimicrobial sensitivity and implications for susceptibility testing
www.nature.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Absolutely thrilled this is out🥳Our review explores why antibiotics often fail even when bacteria is susceptible in the lab. From phenotypic resilience and biofilm formation to host microenvironment, we dive into many factors behind these discrepancies
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Reposted by Ramon Garcia Maset
Absolutely thrilled to present our latest review, where we discuss how host microenvironment and bacterial subversion strategies can undermine traditional antimicrobial sensitivity testing, and whether better models may one day get us "beyond the MIC" #IDSKy
rdcu.be/emYoh
rdcu.be/emYoh
Effect of host microenvironment and bacterial lifestyles on antimicrobial sensitivity and implications for susceptibility testing
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - Effect of host microenvironment and bacterial lifestyles on antimicrobial sensitivity and implications for susceptibility testing
rdcu.be
May 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Absolutely thrilled to present our latest review, where we discuss how host microenvironment and bacterial subversion strategies can undermine traditional antimicrobial sensitivity testing, and whether better models may one day get us "beyond the MIC" #IDSKy
rdcu.be/emYoh
rdcu.be/emYoh
It was a pleasure to give a talk at IOI Conference!!! This work will be submitted soon, stay tuned to know more 📝 🦠 🧫
Drug-resistant urinary tract infections are a growing concern as bacteria evolve to resist common antibiotics.
Ramon Garcia-Maset from @ucl.ac.uk discusses how the bladder microenvironment can influence antibiotic susceptibility.
Watch the full recording ➡️ youtu.be/jM2ulMoMVYU
Ramon Garcia-Maset from @ucl.ac.uk discusses how the bladder microenvironment can influence antibiotic susceptibility.
Watch the full recording ➡️ youtu.be/jM2ulMoMVYU
Ramon Garcia Maset at IOI ECR Conference 2025
Ramon Garcia Maset from UCL delivers a flash talk titled 'Bladder microenvironment and fluid dynamics affect antibiotic susceptibility of uropathogenic E. coli' at IOI Early Career Researcher Conference 2025, held at Saïd Business School on Friday 21 March.
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May 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
It was a pleasure to give a talk at IOI Conference!!! This work will be submitted soon, stay tuned to know more 📝 🦠 🧫
Fantastic talk from @victoriachu.bsky.social #pint25 microbiology🦠meets micro-engineering ⚒️ to develop new tools to investigate ascending UTIs
May 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Fantastic talk from @victoriachu.bsky.social #pint25 microbiology🦠meets micro-engineering ⚒️ to develop new tools to investigate ascending UTIs
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Now at #Biofilms11, @microberamon.bsky.social is introducing his work on exploring polymicrobial #biofilm in 3D urothelial organoids #MicroSky
I will be presenting a free live webinar tomorrow (April 30th) titled: "Unlocking the Secrets of Organoid Models in Biomedical Research",
Sign up here 👉 tinyurl.com/42cz8wd8
Sign up here 👉 tinyurl.com/42cz8wd8
Unlocking the Secrets of Organoid Models in Biomedical...
When THUNDER Meets Spinning DiskJoin us as we delve deeper into the world of organoids and 3D models, which are essential tools for advancing our...
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May 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Now at #Biofilms11, @microberamon.bsky.social is introducing his work on exploring polymicrobial #biofilm in 3D urothelial organoids #MicroSky
Glad to see this published! Massive congratulations to Aaron for leading this excellent work. If you are interested in novel treatments to tackle biofilms 🦠 please have a read 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Efficacy of nitric oxide donors and EDTA against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms: Implications for antimicrobial therapy in chronic wounds
Opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa plays a crucial role in chronic wound biofilms, increasing infection's morbidity and mortality. In recen…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Glad to see this published! Massive congratulations to Aaron for leading this excellent work. If you are interested in novel treatments to tackle biofilms 🦠 please have a read 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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PAPER ACCEPTED! Can't wait until we're allowed to make the big reveal #UTISky
a cartoon drawing of bacteria with the words party time written below them
ALT: a cartoon drawing of bacteria with the words party time written below them
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May 1, 2025 at 7:16 AM
PAPER ACCEPTED! Can't wait until we're allowed to make the big reveal #UTISky
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Come on down, anyone eligible for a post-doc do consider applying for this exciting project with @jennyrohn.bsky.social, @scottishwormboy.bsky.social & me!
Got a touch of #UTISky #IDSky #ImmunoSky & 🧪 about it! 😉
Got a touch of #UTISky #IDSky #ImmunoSky & 🧪 about it! 😉
*JOB ADVERT LIVE!* Come be my next MRC-funded postdoc in London, studying uropathogenic E. coli virulence/host response in our lovely human urothelial microtissue model! Great collaboration with @gpollara.bsky.social & @scottishwormboy.bsky.social #UTISky #UTI Join us! www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
April 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Come on down, anyone eligible for a post-doc do consider applying for this exciting project with @jennyrohn.bsky.social, @scottishwormboy.bsky.social & me!
Got a touch of #UTISky #IDSky #ImmunoSky & 🧪 about it! 😉
Got a touch of #UTISky #IDSky #ImmunoSky & 🧪 about it! 😉
I will be presenting a free live webinar tomorrow (April 30th) titled: "Unlocking the Secrets of Organoid Models in Biomedical Research",
Sign up here 👉 tinyurl.com/42cz8wd8
Sign up here 👉 tinyurl.com/42cz8wd8
Unlocking the Secrets of Organoid Models in Biomedical...
When THUNDER Meets Spinning DiskJoin us as we delve deeper into the world of organoids and 3D models, which are essential tools for advancing our...
tinyurl.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I will be presenting a free live webinar tomorrow (April 30th) titled: "Unlocking the Secrets of Organoid Models in Biomedical Research",
Sign up here 👉 tinyurl.com/42cz8wd8
Sign up here 👉 tinyurl.com/42cz8wd8
Reposted by Ramon Garcia Maset
New baddie bug list
The WHO priority list for bacterial pathogens is out. Based on factors like burden of infections, AMR etc. This is supposed to guide and highlight areas where research is urgently needed.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
April 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
New baddie bug list
Yesterday I had a wonderful time at
#IOIECR25 @ineosoxford.bsky.social fantastic line-up of speakers covering interdisciplinar approaches to tackle AMR + truly motivational for ECRs!
#IOIECR25 @ineosoxford.bsky.social fantastic line-up of speakers covering interdisciplinar approaches to tackle AMR + truly motivational for ECRs!
March 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Yesterday I had a wonderful time at
#IOIECR25 @ineosoxford.bsky.social fantastic line-up of speakers covering interdisciplinar approaches to tackle AMR + truly motivational for ECRs!
#IOIECR25 @ineosoxford.bsky.social fantastic line-up of speakers covering interdisciplinar approaches to tackle AMR + truly motivational for ECRs!
Reposted by Ramon Garcia Maset
It’s so much fun to be hosting Maria Hadjifrangiskou and Ashley Cavnar all the way from Vanderbilt to exchange lab expertise! #UTISky (we need to get them both on Bluesky…)
March 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
It’s so much fun to be hosting Maria Hadjifrangiskou and Ashley Cavnar all the way from Vanderbilt to exchange lab expertise! #UTISky (we need to get them both on Bluesky…)
Reposted by Ramon Garcia Maset
Preprint introducing our new in vitro model of biofilm in endotracheal tube! Fantastic work led by Dean Walsh, combining tube sections with chemically-defined synthetic ventilated airway mucus: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #MicroSky
February 21, 2024 at 8:35 AM
Preprint introducing our new in vitro model of biofilm in endotracheal tube! Fantastic work led by Dean Walsh, combining tube sections with chemically-defined synthetic ventilated airway mucus: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #MicroSky
Finally out (a little thread of my contribution 🧵) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A human urothelial microtissue model reveals shared colonization and survival strategies between uro...
Bacteria deploy varied interaction strategies in a human bladder microtissue model, eliciting specific host innate responses.
www.science.org
November 10, 2023 at 9:15 PM
Finally out (a little thread of my contribution 🧵) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Paper of the day 📖: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Will be geometric viability assay (GVA)a substitute of CFUs in the near future?♻️More sustainable and 💰”cost-effective” method than traditional 🧫bacterial counting protocols.
Will be geometric viability assay (GVA)a substitute of CFUs in the near future?♻️More sustainable and 💰”cost-effective” method than traditional 🧫bacterial counting protocols.
A high-throughput and low-waste viability assay for microbes - Nature Microbiology
Using agar media suspended in pipette tips and a standard camera, the geometric viability assay provides a user-friendly and scalable update to standard colony-forming-unit-count approaches.
www.nature.com
November 7, 2023 at 6:20 PM
Paper of the day 📖: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Will be geometric viability assay (GVA)a substitute of CFUs in the near future?♻️More sustainable and 💰”cost-effective” method than traditional 🧫bacterial counting protocols.
Will be geometric viability assay (GVA)a substitute of CFUs in the near future?♻️More sustainable and 💰”cost-effective” method than traditional 🧫bacterial counting protocols.