Jessica Blair
@jessicamablair.bsky.social
Professor of Antimicrobial Resistance. Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham. Director University of Birmingham Doctoral School. Editor in Chief of npj Antimicrobials and Resistance.
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Congratulations, @jessicamablair.bsky.social, Sara Jabbari and Tim Overton on winning prestigious BBSRC sLoLa grant www.ukri.org/news/powerin...
Powering team science to unlock life’s secrets
Four world-class teams awarded major BBSRC sLoLa grants to push the frontiers of discovery in microbiology, photosynthesis, gene regulation and quantum biology.
www.ukri.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Congratulations, @jessicamablair.bsky.social, Sara Jabbari and Tim Overton on winning prestigious BBSRC sLoLa grant www.ukri.org/news/powerin...
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Super excited to be part of one of these projects - and looking forward to working with an amazing team!
www.ukri.org/news/powerin...
@quadraminstitute.bsky.social
@jessicamablair.bsky.social @bugsinblood.bsky.social @overtonlab.bsky.social
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@quadraminstitute.bsky.social
@jessicamablair.bsky.social @bugsinblood.bsky.social @overtonlab.bsky.social
Powering team science to unlock life’s secrets
Four world-class teams awarded major BBSRC sLoLa grants to push the frontiers of discovery in microbiology, photosynthesis, gene regulation and quantum biology.
www.ukri.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Super excited to be part of one of these projects - and looking forward to working with an amazing team!
www.ukri.org/news/powerin...
@quadraminstitute.bsky.social
@jessicamablair.bsky.social @bugsinblood.bsky.social @overtonlab.bsky.social
www.ukri.org/news/powerin...
@quadraminstitute.bsky.social
@jessicamablair.bsky.social @bugsinblood.bsky.social @overtonlab.bsky.social
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Delighted to say that we have been funded by BBSRC to do some exciting science on how bacteria prevent accumulation of antibiotics - www.ukri.org/news/powerin...
Powering team science to unlock life’s secrets
Four world-class teams awarded major BBSRC sLoLa grants to push the frontiers of discovery in microbiology, photosynthesis, gene regulation and quantum biology.
www.ukri.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Delighted to say that we have been funded by BBSRC to do some exciting science on how bacteria prevent accumulation of antibiotics - www.ukri.org/news/powerin...
Really excited to say that we have been awarded a BBSRC sLola! Really looking forward to kick off this project with such a fantastic team! @webberma.bsky.social @overtonlab.bsky.social @bugsinblood.bsky.social Sara Jabbari, Dong-Hyun Kim @imibirmingham.bsky.social www.ukri.org/news/powerin...
Powering team science to unlock life’s secrets
Four world-class teams awarded major BBSRC sLoLa grants to push the frontiers of discovery in microbiology, photosynthesis, gene regulation and quantum biology.
www.ukri.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Really excited to say that we have been awarded a BBSRC sLola! Really looking forward to kick off this project with such a fantastic team! @webberma.bsky.social @overtonlab.bsky.social @bugsinblood.bsky.social Sara Jabbari, Dong-Hyun Kim @imibirmingham.bsky.social www.ukri.org/news/powerin...
Yay!!🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
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
November 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Yay!!🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
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Absolutely delighted (and proud) that @freyaallen.bsky.social passed her viva with minor corrections today.
Thanks very much @jessicamablair.bsky.social @robfagan.bsky.social for examining!
Thanks very much @jessicamablair.bsky.social @robfagan.bsky.social for examining!
November 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Absolutely delighted (and proud) that @freyaallen.bsky.social passed her viva with minor corrections today.
Thanks very much @jessicamablair.bsky.social @robfagan.bsky.social for examining!
Thanks very much @jessicamablair.bsky.social @robfagan.bsky.social for examining!
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Join us in Birmingham for the annual BSAC #AntibioticResistance & Mechanisms workshop - excellent talks and it’s designed to make conversation & networking between attendees easy #MicroSky bsac.org.uk/antibiotic-r...
Antibiotic Resistance and Mechanisms (ARM) Workshop for Researchers 2025 - The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
bsac.org.uk
October 21, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Join us in Birmingham for the annual BSAC #AntibioticResistance & Mechanisms workshop - excellent talks and it’s designed to make conversation & networking between attendees easy #MicroSky bsac.org.uk/antibiotic-r...
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Really enjoyed giving an evening lecture (‘antibiotics from the abyss’) to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society on Tuesday at Tempest Anderson Hall. The AMR series was organised by @gavinhthomas.bsky.social (lectures 1&2 by @jessicamablair.bsky.social & Martha Clokie) www.ypsyork.org/events/antib...
October 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Really enjoyed giving an evening lecture (‘antibiotics from the abyss’) to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society on Tuesday at Tempest Anderson Hall. The AMR series was organised by @gavinhthomas.bsky.social (lectures 1&2 by @jessicamablair.bsky.social & Martha Clokie) www.ypsyork.org/events/antib...
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Between 2018–2023, antibiotic resistance increased in over 40% of the pathogen–antibiotic combinations monitored, with an average annual rise of 5–15%.
Resistance is highest in the WHO South-East Asian & Eastern Mediterranean Regions, where 1 in 3 reported infections were resistant 👉 bit.ly/438Ta1u
Resistance is highest in the WHO South-East Asian & Eastern Mediterranean Regions, where 1 in 3 reported infections were resistant 👉 bit.ly/438Ta1u
October 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Between 2018–2023, antibiotic resistance increased in over 40% of the pathogen–antibiotic combinations monitored, with an average annual rise of 5–15%.
Resistance is highest in the WHO South-East Asian & Eastern Mediterranean Regions, where 1 in 3 reported infections were resistant 👉 bit.ly/438Ta1u
Resistance is highest in the WHO South-East Asian & Eastern Mediterranean Regions, where 1 in 3 reported infections were resistant 👉 bit.ly/438Ta1u
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Unfortunately, I am not going myself this year, but several of my group will be attending the excellent BSAC Antibiotic Resistance and Mechanisms Workshop (Nov 27-28th) in Birmingham.
I understand there is still a small number of places available at the conference.
bsac.org.uk/antibiotic-r...
I understand there is still a small number of places available at the conference.
bsac.org.uk/antibiotic-r...
Antibiotic Resistance and Mechanisms (ARM) Workshop for Researchers 2025 - The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
bsac.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Unfortunately, I am not going myself this year, but several of my group will be attending the excellent BSAC Antibiotic Resistance and Mechanisms Workshop (Nov 27-28th) in Birmingham.
I understand there is still a small number of places available at the conference.
bsac.org.uk/antibiotic-r...
I understand there is still a small number of places available at the conference.
bsac.org.uk/antibiotic-r...
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New PhDs in my lab starting 2026!
Funded projects as part of the MIBTP centre (funded by BBSRC) now open for applications: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
Are you interested in biofilms? We have a couple of projects - looking at the links between energy metabolism and biofilms - and electricity!
Funded projects as part of the MIBTP centre (funded by BBSRC) now open for applications: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
Are you interested in biofilms? We have a couple of projects - looking at the links between energy metabolism and biofilms - and electricity!
Dr Tim Overton
Dr Tim Overton
warwick.ac.uk
October 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
New PhDs in my lab starting 2026!
Funded projects as part of the MIBTP centre (funded by BBSRC) now open for applications: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
Are you interested in biofilms? We have a couple of projects - looking at the links between energy metabolism and biofilms - and electricity!
Funded projects as part of the MIBTP centre (funded by BBSRC) now open for applications: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
Are you interested in biofilms? We have a couple of projects - looking at the links between energy metabolism and biofilms - and electricity!
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Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions at the John Innes Centre.
Repost = nice. Thank you very much!!!
Repost = nice. Thank you very much!!!
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to give a seminar at the Fellows Conference, which will be held on 10 March 2026.
Candidates who win Fellowships will be offered a Tenure Track Group Leader position from the outset, initially for 5 years.
Find out more: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
Candidates who win Fellowships will be offered a Tenure Track Group Leader position from the outset, initially for 5 years.
Find out more: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
Independent Research Fellowships Leading to Tenured Faculty Positions | John Innes Centre
The John Innes Centre (JIC), is a world leading centre of excellence in plant and microbial sciences based on the Norwich Research Park, UK. We are inviting applications from outstanding researchers…
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October 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions at the John Innes Centre.
Repost = nice. Thank you very much!!!
Repost = nice. Thank you very much!!!
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Come and work with me and @ariannebabina.bsky.social on #Streptomyces evolution and antibiotic production
Origins of a tangled bank: Adaptation and evolution in antibiotic-producing Streptomyces
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Origins of a tangled bank: Adaptation and evolution in antibiotic-producing Streptomyces
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University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Underpinning Bioscience - Paul A Hoskisson
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September 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Come and work with me and @ariannebabina.bsky.social on #Streptomyces evolution and antibiotic production
Origins of a tangled bank: Adaptation and evolution in antibiotic-producing Streptomyces
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Origins of a tangled bank: Adaptation and evolution in antibiotic-producing Streptomyces
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Now published! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Very nice collaboration with Hoogenboom ( @ucl.ac.uk ) and Bonev ( @uniofnottingham.bsky.social ) labs.
Very nice collaboration with Hoogenboom ( @ucl.ac.uk ) and Bonev ( @uniofnottingham.bsky.social ) labs.
September 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Now published! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Very nice collaboration with Hoogenboom ( @ucl.ac.uk ) and Bonev ( @uniofnottingham.bsky.social ) labs.
Very nice collaboration with Hoogenboom ( @ucl.ac.uk ) and Bonev ( @uniofnottingham.bsky.social ) labs.
Well that was incredible!! The red roses were amazing!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩 🌹🌹🌹🌹
September 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Well that was incredible!! The red roses were amazing!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩 🌹🌹🌹🌹
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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...
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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...
Exciting to see the trail of roses in London today ahead of the women’s rugby World Cup final on Saturday! 🤩
September 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Exciting to see the trail of roses in London today ahead of the women’s rugby World Cup final on Saturday! 🤩
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A bit like spiralling publication costs we need to start having a proper discussion around lab equipment servicing costs. These are often completely disproportionate to the cost of instrument and the service that is provided and seem to serve as a cash cow for vendors.
September 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
A bit like spiralling publication costs we need to start having a proper discussion around lab equipment servicing costs. These are often completely disproportionate to the cost of instrument and the service that is provided and seem to serve as a cash cow for vendors.
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New paper alert! Serial selection for hyper-biofilm production identifies c-di-GMP as central to genetic control and phenotypic dynamics. @microbiologysociety.org @webberma.bsky.social www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Cyclic-di-GMP signalling mutants drive ecological succession and self-generated diversity in experimentally evolved biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Biofilms represent a discrete form of microbial life which are physiologically distinct from free-living planktonic cells. The altered phenotypic manifestations of the biofilm may also elicit lifestyl...
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September 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
New paper alert! Serial selection for hyper-biofilm production identifies c-di-GMP as central to genetic control and phenotypic dynamics. @microbiologysociety.org @webberma.bsky.social www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
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New paper alert! Another good read from @webberma.bsky.social. Different food preservatives induce similar responses in Salmonella typhimurium, including oxidative stress responses. @microbiologysociety.org www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Common food preservatives induce an oxidative stress response in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium
Despite their frequent use, the mechanisms of action of common food preservatives are poorly understood. As there is a drive to develop alternative preservatives, understanding the mechanisms of actio...
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September 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
New paper alert! Another good read from @webberma.bsky.social. Different food preservatives induce similar responses in Salmonella typhimurium, including oxidative stress responses. @microbiologysociety.org www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
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Come and join us in our new home - great colleagues and brand new facilities
Oxford Biology is growing 📢
We’re appointing 3 Associate Professors in:
🌱 Plant Sciences
🦉 Animal Behaviour
🔬 Molecular Cell Biology
3 fields. 3 opportunities. One new home for Oxford Biology.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/41S2Tc7
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/488CNW3
We’re appointing 3 Associate Professors in:
🌱 Plant Sciences
🦉 Animal Behaviour
🔬 Molecular Cell Biology
3 fields. 3 opportunities. One new home for Oxford Biology.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/41S2Tc7
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/488CNW3
September 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Come and join us in our new home - great colleagues and brand new facilities
We’re missing the care leavers in postgraduate study support. "Postgraduate education should be an attainable goal for all students, not a privilege reserved for those with family support or financial security." @wonkhe.bsky.social @jacobdyke.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/bdhuv8at
tinyurl.com/bdhuv8at
We’re missing the care leavers in postgraduate study support
Jacob Dyke identifies the support gaps for care leavers when it comes to postgraduate study and builds an agenda on how universities can respond to these inequities.
wonkhe.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:06 AM
We’re missing the care leavers in postgraduate study support. "Postgraduate education should be an attainable goal for all students, not a privilege reserved for those with family support or financial security." @wonkhe.bsky.social @jacobdyke.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/bdhuv8at
tinyurl.com/bdhuv8at
Exciting morning in our house!! 😃🤩💪
September 5, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Exciting morning in our house!! 😃🤩💪
Assistant Prof post in bacterial genomics @unibirmingham.bsky.social Come and join us!!
@imibirmingham.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/a...
@imibirmingham.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/a...
Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics at University of Birmingham
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics on jobs.ac.uk!
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September 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Assistant Prof post in bacterial genomics @unibirmingham.bsky.social Come and join us!!
@imibirmingham.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/a...
@imibirmingham.bsky.social
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Come and work with us!! 🤩
We have a position for an Assist Prof in Microbial Genomics in our School of III.
Hod Joan Geoghegan will be happy to field questions if you are interested. No specific area of microbial genomics preferred so please do consider it
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/a...
Hod Joan Geoghegan will be happy to field questions if you are interested. No specific area of microbial genomics preferred so please do consider it
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/a...
Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics at University of Birmingham
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September 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Come and work with us!! 🤩