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Gemma Langridge
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Microbiologist group leader (@langridgelab.bsky.social) at the Quadram Institute, mum to two, dark chocolate addict. She/her
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The abstract deadline is approaching for the @microbiologysociety.org Annual Conference 2026!

Do you have an amazing method or fantastic tool for decoding biological complexity? Check out the Transformative Tools session!
➡️ tinyurl.com/microsocannu...

🗓️ You have until 11 November! 📝

#Microbio26
November 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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🚨 Another funded PhD alert🚨

We are recruiting again! For a PhD student to start with us in the @langridgelab.bsky.social October 2026 - please share 👀

If you are interested in foodborne pathogens, public health and phage, look no further 🦠🏥🧬

➡️ tinyurl.com/3zvavp2t ⬅️

Apply by 6 Jan 2026 🗓️
October 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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emmabeansworth.bsky.social
Well it's 100% official now! #IAmABiologist!

So delighted I was chosen by the @biochemsoc.bsky.social to have myself & my work with the @langridgelab.bsky.social @quadraminstitute.bsky.social be showcased Biology Week #IAmABiologist campaign!

keep eyes peeled for #WhatIsAScientist? updates soon🤞
biochemsoc.bsky.social Biochemical Society @biochemsoc.bsky.social · Oct 17
Celebrating #IAmABiologist we hear from Emma Waters, Senior Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Bacterial niche adaptation at the Quadram Institute. #BiologyWeek
#IAmABiologist "All living things have DNA in their cells- a set of instructions that tells each cell what to do. Bacteria can shuffle these instructions to help them survive new stresses and environments. I study the order of these DNA instructions in disease- causing bacteria to understand whether it affects how long they can persist in humans and how well antibiotic treatments work." Emma Waters, Senior Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Bacterial niche adaption at the Quadram Institute.
October 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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🚨 Funded PhD alert 🚨

We are recruiting for a PhD student to join the @langridgelab.bsky.social in October 2026 - please share!

If you like bacteria, genomics and puzzles, this could be the project for you 🦠🧬🧩

Apply by 2 Dec 🗓️

#PhDposition

Find out more ⬇️

www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
October 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Delighted to share that @stevenrudder.bsky.social has passed his viva today!! Congratulations Dr Rudder, and a huge thank you to @alisonmather.bsky.social and Prof Adrian Egli for examining. Steven, this is so well deserved, we're all super proud of you #PhDone
September 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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emmabeansworth.bsky.social
Really pleased to be at #I3S in St. Malo again, this time with @gemma-langridge.bsky.social & @nisbetalice.bsky.social

Looking forward to hearing all the #Salmonella research & sharing my latest work showing that genome structure variation can influence #virulence & #AMR. Come see me at poster 102
June 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Reposted by Gemma Langridge
jidcuk.bsky.social
🚨 Supporting the first nanopore sequencing in Fiji

Prof. John Wain and @emmabeansworth.bsky.social delivered in-person training at Fiji National University, supporting scientists, students, and healthcare workers in using Oxford Nanopore microbial DNA sequencing www.jidcuk.org/post/support...
Supporting the first nanopore sequencing in Fiji
In August 2023, Professor John Wain and I gave four days of training in Fiji on DNA sequencing, which enabled Fijian scientists and staff to identify the microbe responsible for an outbreak in a neona...
www.jidcuk.org
June 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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This was a great collaborative effort to bring together a review on one of our favourite topics!
Thanks to the fantastic @sarah-kay3.bsky.social @emmabeansworth.bsky.social and @apreston243.bsky.social for making this a reality
May 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Well worth a read. Diversity and representation are so key to retaining fantastic scientists and inspiring the next generation
emmabeansworth.bsky.social Emma Waters @emmabeansworth.bsky.social · Apr 23
It's been wonderful to see all the lovely comments & discussions around our article about the Importance of Diversity & Representation in Science, in npj Antimicrobials & Resistance @springernature.com. Thanks everyone for sharing

I'm looking forward to seeing the next paper come out hopefully soon
Importance of diversity and representation in science: benefits towards strengthening our response to global challenges
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - Diversity is a mechanism that pathogens use to adapt and survive new challenges, like the introduction of antimicrobials in modern medicine. With antimicrobial...
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April 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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@nisbetalice.bsky.social is presenting her poster right now #Microbio25 Come and have a chat with her at poster 301 👈 She is as excited about sharing her science as she is about winning the biggest giant microbe! 🦠🧬 #commoncold
April 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Reposted by Gemma Langridge
eh-hayles.bsky.social
Last year I had the privilege of completing my PhD professional placement at @ukhsa.bsky.social, undertaking researching into reported clusters of #Salmonella over the last 9 years. I've written a blog post about my experience - read below to find out more! ⬇️
March 31, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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langridgelab.bsky.social
At #MicroBio25? Don't miss our @nisbetalice.bsky.social from @quadraminstitute.bsky.social at poster 301! 👩‍🔬 She's presenting her exciting research with @ukhsa.bsky.social on #typhoidal #Salmonella in England & Wales over to last 20 years, with some fascinating insights into bacterial carriage!🦠
Alice Nisbet stood beside her scientific poster describing her work on examining typhoidal Salmonella.
April 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Totally normal behaviour @microbesng.bsky.social @nisbetalice.bsky.social @carolinejarvis.bsky.social #dontTellHR #no2
April 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Fantastic talk from Caroline @quadraminstitute.bsky.social looking at how DNA supercoiling and genomic context affect gene expression #PhD #geneticsandgenomics #Microbio25
April 1, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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quadraminstitute.bsky.social
"My project at UKHSA focused on a microbe outside of my PhD research called Salmonella. This included looking at clusters of Salmonella cases observed by UKHSA, quantifying which subgroups of Salmonella were responsible, alongside assessing travel associations across the dataset.”
A PhD placement in public health; Eleanor’s experience at UKHSA - Quadram Institute
Eleanor Hayles is a Medical Research Council (MRC) funded PhD student on the Microbes, Microbiomes and Bioinformatics (MMB) Doctoral Training Programme, based at Quadram Institute. She recently…
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March 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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A great first day at #Microbio25 with @nisbetalice.bsky.social
Networking has begun - Alice has handed out her first business card already #prepared
March 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Reposted by Gemma Langridge
mmbdtp.bsky.social
Applications for MMB DTP 2025 projects are now open!

Four year, fully funded PhDs

Find out about projects and how to apply here: www.uea.ac.uk/research/res...

Application deadline: Monday 14 April 2025

@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @quadraminstitute.bsky.social @earlhaminst.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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A great #PhD opportunity currently recruiting! With a pretty good supervisory team too 😎
March 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Exciting to have this preprint up!! Excellent first output from Steven's PhD 🧬
stevenrudder.bsky.social Steven J Rudder @stevenrudder.bsky.social · Mar 13
🦠 New preprint alert! 🦠

www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...

Our study reveals within-host genomic diversity in Salmonella using hybrid sequencing. Key insights for AMR, outbreak & transmission dynamics—challenging single-colony sequencing limits! @langridgelab.bsky.social

#Salmonella #AMR #Preprint
www.biorxiv.org
March 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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quadraminstitute.bsky.social
🆕 Vacancy! We're looking for an exceptional scientist with a research focus on bacterial foodborne pathogens or microbial spoilage to join our Microbes and Food Safety research programme 🧫

💷 Competitive salary and support package
🗓️ Apply by 14 April 2025
➡️ buff.ly/XWvxrTB
Vacancy social card for a Group Leader position, seeking a scientist with a research focus on bacterial foodborne pathogens or microbial spoilage. Competitive salary and support package offered. Apply by 14 April 2025.
March 13, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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emmabeansworth.bsky.social
It's HERE! Our long awaited paper revealing phylogenomic variations in #Salmonella Agona that lead to persistent infection in @PLOSPathogens

dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

Thanks Gemma Langridge, UKHSA's, Marie Chattaway
& Amina Ismail Ahmed & Winnie Lee

Now to the next 3 papers..
From acute to persistent infection: revealing phylogenomic variations in Salmonella Agona
Author summary The persistence of non-typhoidal Salmonella following acute gastroenteritis is a significant challenge for public health but the causes that lead to such chronic infections are understu...
dx.plos.org
November 19, 2024 at 9:47 AM