David Cleary
@bacterioskeptic.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Microbial Genomics (#microbiome, #pneumococci, #haemophilus). My views not UoB. Husband, dad, music miserablist and egg chasing.
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Absolutely delighted to have been awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellowship! I will be moving to the University of Manchester @mermanchester.bsky.social to research early endosymbiont evolution
#microsky #symbiosky
#microsky #symbiosky
Meet the new cohort of exceptional researchers who have been awarded more than £83 million worth of early career fellowships by the Royal Society, working on research spanning the sciences: #RSGrants: https://bit.ly/49jMkKx
Exceptional researchers awarded early career fellowships worth more than £83 million | Royal Society
A new cohort of exceptional researchers at have been awarded funding through the Royal Society’s early career schemes, the University Research Fellowship (URF), Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship (DHF) and Ne...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Absolutely delighted to have been awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellowship! I will be moving to the University of Manchester @mermanchester.bsky.social to research early endosymbiont evolution
#microsky #symbiosky
#microsky #symbiosky
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Right. Hitler's DNA. Brace yourselves for a deluge of misinformation and bad science.
I'm in Australia, so do get in touch if you want some expert debunking.
I'm in Australia, so do get in touch if you want some expert debunking.
November 13, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Right. Hitler's DNA. Brace yourselves for a deluge of misinformation and bad science.
I'm in Australia, so do get in touch if you want some expert debunking.
I'm in Australia, so do get in touch if you want some expert debunking.
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New PhD position in my lab at @uniofbath.bsky.social (with both @tweethinking.bsky.social & Dr Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun)!
We're looking for someone keen on bioinformatics and microbiome evolution.
Important info below on eligibility & URSA competition funding👇
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
We're looking for someone keen on bioinformatics and microbiome evolution.
Important info below on eligibility & URSA competition funding👇
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
The overlapping microbiome: ecology, function and resilience beyond species boundaries at University of Bath on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The overlapping microbiome: ecology, function and resilience beyond species boundaries at University of Bath, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
New PhD position in my lab at @uniofbath.bsky.social (with both @tweethinking.bsky.social & Dr Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun)!
We're looking for someone keen on bioinformatics and microbiome evolution.
Important info below on eligibility & URSA competition funding👇
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
We're looking for someone keen on bioinformatics and microbiome evolution.
Important info below on eligibility & URSA competition funding👇
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Happy November everybody!
JC Bloem - November (1931) (translation: John Irons)
JC Bloem - November (1931) (translation: John Irons)
November 1, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Happy November everybody!
JC Bloem - November (1931) (translation: John Irons)
JC Bloem - November (1931) (translation: John Irons)
Applications are open for a MIBTP PhD at the University of Birmingham with me!
Pneumococcal colonisation and microbiota interactions in the ageing airway warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
Deadline is 27th November. Reach out if you are interested as I am very happy to discuss.
Pneumococcal colonisation and microbiota interactions in the ageing airway warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
Deadline is 27th November. Reach out if you are interested as I am very happy to discuss.
warwick.ac.uk
October 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Applications are open for a MIBTP PhD at the University of Birmingham with me!
Pneumococcal colonisation and microbiota interactions in the ageing airway warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
Deadline is 27th November. Reach out if you are interested as I am very happy to discuss.
Pneumococcal colonisation and microbiota interactions in the ageing airway warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
Deadline is 27th November. Reach out if you are interested as I am very happy to discuss.
New paper with fantastic Malaysian collaborators out today! doi.org/10.1002/mbo3...
The Road Less Traveled: Exploring the Genomic Characteristics and Antimicrobial Resistance Potential of Acinetobacter baumannii From the Indigenous Orang Asli Community in Peninsular Malaysia
Analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii from healthy individuals in a rural Malaysian community revealed significant genetic diversity, including novel sequence types. These isolates carry resistance gen...
doi.org
October 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
New paper with fantastic Malaysian collaborators out today! doi.org/10.1002/mbo3...
It wouldn’t be #AMGDOct25 without our usual course dinner
October 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
It wouldn’t be #AMGDOct25 without our usual course dinner
Day 4 and @izziepotterill.bsky.social is now talking about pangenome analysis using panaroo #AMGDOct25
October 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Day 4 and @izziepotterill.bsky.social is now talking about pangenome analysis using panaroo #AMGDOct25
It’s Wednesday and everyone has made it back for Day 3 of the Analysing Microbial Genomic Data course #AMGDOct25
October 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
It’s Wednesday and everyone has made it back for Day 3 of the Analysing Microbial Genomic Data course #AMGDOct25
Another rugby legend. Terrible news!
Former England rugby captain Lewis Moody reveals MND diagnosis
https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/articles/cz7rddrrlqno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/articles/cz7rddrrlqno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
October 6, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Another rugby legend. Terrible news!
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Some cheerful news on a Friday afternoon www.newscientist.com/article/2498...
October 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Some cheerful news on a Friday afternoon www.newscientist.com/article/2498...
Been thinking about genetic adaptability versus selective pressures recently ... this is a really nice paper. Inhibitory effect of capsule on natural transformation of Streptococcus pneumoniae | mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... #microsky
Inhibitory effect of capsule on natural transformation of Streptococcus pneumoniae | mBio
The capsule is a major virulence factor of Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn), providing a physical shield and exhibiting extensive diversity across at least
100 serotypes. Although natural transformation...
journals.asm.org
September 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Been thinking about genetic adaptability versus selective pressures recently ... this is a really nice paper. Inhibitory effect of capsule on natural transformation of Streptococcus pneumoniae | mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... #microsky
New protocol paper outlining a very important piece of work by PhD student Sani Musa with @jessicamablair.bsky.social bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/9...
From bedside to bug side: clinical, haematological and genetic markers of antibiotic-resistant bacterial isolates from children admitted with sepsis in Kaduna State, Nigeria – a protocol for a cross-s...
Introduction Sepsis and antibiotic resistance constitute a deadly synergy, causing the loss of millions of lives across the world, with their economic and developmental consequences posing a threat to...
bmjopen.bmj.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
New protocol paper outlining a very important piece of work by PhD student Sani Musa with @jessicamablair.bsky.social bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/9...
How is Blackadder not further up the list?!
Fri is 50yrs since Fawlty Towers first aired. To mark the occasion we asked Brits: what is your favourite sitcom?
1. Friends
2. Only Fools & Horses
3. Big Bang Theory
=4. Gavin and Stacey
=4. Fawlty Towers
=4. The Office
=4. Modern Family
=4. Not Going Out
Full list: yougov.co.uk/entertainmen...
1. Friends
2. Only Fools & Horses
3. Big Bang Theory
=4. Gavin and Stacey
=4. Fawlty Towers
=4. The Office
=4. Modern Family
=4. Not Going Out
Full list: yougov.co.uk/entertainmen...
September 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
How is Blackadder not further up the list?!
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JOHN DAWES EAT YOUR HEART OUT
September 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
JOHN DAWES EAT YOUR HEART OUT
46?! Awful. Absolutely loved watching this fella box.
Ricky Hatton, former boxing world champion, dies aged 46
Ricky Hatton, former boxing world champion, dies aged 46
Hatton, known throughout his career as the Hitman, was one of the best known British fighters of his generation
The British former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton, 46, has been found dead at his home.
Hatton, known throughout his career as the Hitman, was one of the best-known British fighters of his generation and won several world titles. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
46?! Awful. Absolutely loved watching this fella box.
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. pneumonia.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... (I also snuck in some bits on other bacteria ... just for a bit of variety)
Changes in carriage and serotype diversity of Streptococcus pneumoniae and other respiratory pathobionts in the UK between pre-PCV13 (2006-10), early-PCV13 (2010-12) and late-PCV13 (2012-23) periods -...
The ongoing burden of mortality and morbidity associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae infections requires that monitoring of carriage epidemiology continues. Here, we present data from the annual, cr...
pneumonia.biomedcentral.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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. pneumonia.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... (I also snuck in some bits on other bacteria ... just for a bit of variety)