Seána Duggan
@seanaduggan.bsky.social
Researcher investigating #Candida and #Staphylococcus co-infections @mrccmm.bsky.social, Deputy Editor-in-Chief #AccessMicrobiology, Dr. rer. nat, 🇮🇪🇩🇪🇪🇺🇬🇧(she/her)
Finally made it to @microbiologysociety.org Annual Meeting in Ireland 🇮🇪 #MicrobioIrish25 for 2 days of brilliant research & community. Loved seeing the breadth of microbiology across health, agriculture & genomics, reconnecting with old colleagues, and soaking up the views over Hodson Bay.
November 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Finally made it to @microbiologysociety.org Annual Meeting in Ireland 🇮🇪 #MicrobioIrish25 for 2 days of brilliant research & community. Loved seeing the breadth of microbiology across health, agriculture & genomics, reconnecting with old colleagues, and soaking up the views over Hodson Bay.
It was a privilege to give a talk yesterday in the polymicrobial interactions & pathogenesis session about my work on the role of copper in Candida - bacterial interactions #Candida2025 @mrccmm.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org thanks to the wonderful @rosannesprute.bsky.social for the picture
October 9, 2025 at 7:02 AM
It was a privilege to give a talk yesterday in the polymicrobial interactions & pathogenesis session about my work on the role of copper in Candida - bacterial interactions #Candida2025 @mrccmm.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org thanks to the wonderful @rosannesprute.bsky.social for the picture
Last @mrccmm.bsky.social talk of the day from talented PhD candidate @harry-osborne.bsky.social about how cell wall targeting antifungals impact immune recognition to C. albicans.
October 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Last @mrccmm.bsky.social talk of the day from talented PhD candidate @harry-osborne.bsky.social about how cell wall targeting antifungals impact immune recognition to C. albicans.
Next, my colleague Hugh Gifford is sharing his work on developing a human body temp fish model for Candida infection work, which led to his discovery of the role xenosiderophores play in C. auris - host interactions #Candida2025 @mrccmm.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Next, my colleague Hugh Gifford is sharing his work on developing a human body temp fish model for Candida infection work, which led to his discovery of the role xenosiderophores play in C. auris - host interactions #Candida2025 @mrccmm.bsky.social
Kicking us off at #Candida2025 plenary session is the superstar Cat Williams from @jusher.bsky.social lab with her C.glabrata synthetic gene array data @mrccmm.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Kicking us off at #Candida2025 plenary session is the superstar Cat Williams from @jusher.bsky.social lab with her C.glabrata synthetic gene array data @mrccmm.bsky.social
Even the breadsticks on the salads at Candida and Candidiasis #Candida2025 are on brand as C. albicans hyphae @microbiologysociety.org @mrccmm.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Even the breadsticks on the salads at Candida and Candidiasis #Candida2025 are on brand as C. albicans hyphae @microbiologysociety.org @mrccmm.bsky.social
What happens in the lab while you’re away @mrccmm.bsky.social
June 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
What happens in the lab while you’re away @mrccmm.bsky.social
Wrapping up a lovely few days in Jena for the JSMC & ILRS alumni meeting at @leibniz-hki.de, seeing all the old haunts and catching up with so many wonderful people. I’m in awe of science in Jena, going from strength to strength and leveraging all the talent & infrastructure there.
June 29, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Wrapping up a lovely few days in Jena for the JSMC & ILRS alumni meeting at @leibniz-hki.de, seeing all the old haunts and catching up with so many wonderful people. I’m in awe of science in Jena, going from strength to strength and leveraging all the talent & infrastructure there.
… and thanks to these colleagues for making work so fun @scousemicrobe.bsky.social @mervesuzanzeden.bsky.social @emstevens93.bsky.social @dorabonini.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
… and thanks to these colleagues for making work so fun @scousemicrobe.bsky.social @mervesuzanzeden.bsky.social @emstevens93.bsky.social @dorabonini.bsky.social
A sunrise start travelling to #MicroBio25 in Liverpool. I’m looking forward to a few days of catch-ups, cutting edge microbiology, an excellent line-up of prize lectures and surely, as always, making new connections.
March 31, 2025 at 5:15 AM
A sunrise start travelling to #MicroBio25 in Liverpool. I’m looking forward to a few days of catch-ups, cutting edge microbiology, an excellent line-up of prize lectures and surely, as always, making new connections.
I spent a fantastic few days last week with the @mrccmm.bsky.social gang reflecting, team building & discussing over views of gorgeous Dartmoor.
March 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I spent a fantastic few days last week with the @mrccmm.bsky.social gang reflecting, team building & discussing over views of gorgeous Dartmoor.
I’ve just wrapped up an incredible week of science & time with colleagues at the 2025 GRC Immunology of Fungal Infections. What a supportive & inspiring community we get to work in.
January 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I’ve just wrapped up an incredible week of science & time with colleagues at the 2025 GRC Immunology of Fungal Infections. What a supportive & inspiring community we get to work in.
Such an honour to share the stage with fellow Infection Science Awardees @joshnewson & @antonia_molloy in an excellent & thought-provoking session chaired by @microshep & @asherichia. I’m already looking forward to the infection forum at AC back here in Liverpool next March.
November 22, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Such an honour to share the stage with fellow Infection Science Awardees @joshnewson & @antonia_molloy in an excellent & thought-provoking session chaired by @microshep & @asherichia. I’m already looking forward to the infection forum at AC back here in Liverpool next March.
An excellent scientific talk powerfully motivated by Noah’s story delivered by @AlyssaHudson83 @MRCcmm @NoahsPinkB
November 22, 2024 at 9:30 AM
An excellent scientific talk powerfully motivated by Noah’s story delivered by @AlyssaHudson83 @MRCcmm @NoahsPinkB
PhD position available in University of Exeter across Biosciences and the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology. The project will use chromatin genetics to investigate how pathogenic fungi adapt to their human host.
October 25, 2023 at 11:57 AM
PhD position available in University of Exeter across Biosciences and the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology. The project will use chromatin genetics to investigate how pathogenic fungi adapt to their human host.
Improving activity of an anti-staphylococcus compound in
ACS Infectious Diseases led by Laabei & Serpi labs. The 1st work I've been involved with from funding to manuscript.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
TLDR: We made 1771 more effective and show action against Gram + and - #staph #mrsa #AMR
ACS Infectious Diseases led by Laabei & Serpi labs. The 1st work I've been involved with from funding to manuscript.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
TLDR: We made 1771 more effective and show action against Gram + and - #staph #mrsa #AMR
October 16, 2023 at 3:24 PM
Improving activity of an anti-staphylococcus compound in
ACS Infectious Diseases led by Laabei & Serpi labs. The 1st work I've been involved with from funding to manuscript.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
TLDR: We made 1771 more effective and show action against Gram + and - #staph #mrsa #AMR
ACS Infectious Diseases led by Laabei & Serpi labs. The 1st work I've been involved with from funding to manuscript.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
TLDR: We made 1771 more effective and show action against Gram + and - #staph #mrsa #AMR
New review out today all about the powerhouse that is Candida glabrata written with Jane Usher and published in PLOS Pathogens journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
October 5, 2023 at 9:10 PM
New review out today all about the powerhouse that is Candida glabrata written with Jane Usher and published in PLOS Pathogens journals.plos.org/plospathogen...