blog listing - 英格兰vs美国谁会赢？

educating children on antimicrobial resistance in schools: a global initiative

thu, 20 feb 2025 16:45:00 gmt

to mark world antimicrobial resistance awareness week (waaw) 2024, the society asked its champions to submit their ideas for activities to promote waaw, alongside our knocking out amr project, in their local communities. there was a huge response, which resulted in a variety of outreach events, resource development and webinars taking place all over the world. in this series of blogs, we catch-up with some of the champions who got involved. dr bruno silvester lopes, akpan friday, victory igiku and dr michael ogar collaborated internationally, to produce interactive sessions in schools in the uk and nigeria.

waaw 2024: amr awareness with the young at heart

wed, 19 feb 2025 11:30:00 gmt

to mark world antimicrobial resistance awareness week (waaw) 2024, the society asked its champions to submit their ideas for activities to promote waaw, alongside our knocking out amr project, in their local communities. there was a huge response, which resulted in a variety of outreach events, resource development and webinars taking place all over the world. in this series of blogs, we catch-up with some of the champions who got involved. dr yinka somorin, organised interactive sessions with students in schools in accra, ghana.

sexually transmitted infections: genome analysis from clinical samples

fri, 14 feb 2025 10:00:00 gmt

helena seth-smith takes us behind the scenes of their latest publications 'evaluating methods for genome sequencing ofchlamydia trachomatisand other sexually transmitted bacteria directly from clinical swabs' and 'chlamydia trachomatisgenomes from rectal samples: description of a new clade comprisingompa-genotype l4 from argentina' published in microbial genomics.

international day of women and girls in science: orla sherlock

tue, 11 feb 2025 13:15:00 gmt

in 2015, the united nations general assembly declared 11 february as the international day of women and girls in science. the day is aimed at achieving gender equality and empowerment for women and girls by promoting full and equal access to and participation in science.

this year, we caught up with society champion, dr orla sherlock, to discuss her experiences as a woman working in microbiology and find out more about the outreach work she has been doing.

from surtsey and switzerland to pig poo and fish mucus

mon, 10 feb 2025 09:00:00 gmt

each month, the 英格兰vs美国谁会赢？ publishes the international journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology, which details newly discovered species of bacteria, fungi and protists. here are some of the new species that have been discovered and the places they've been found.

can metagenomics be used to identify safe food?

fri, 07 feb 2025 14:00:00 gmt

dr samuel bloomfield takes us behind the scenes of his latest publication “ecological insights into the microbiology of food using metagenomics and its potential surveillance applications” published in microbial genomics.

a webinar on the research and development of new antibiotic molecules in benin

tue, 28 jan 2025 00:00:00 gmt

to mark world antimicrobial resistance awareness week (waaw) 2024, the society asked its champions to submit their ideas for activities to promote waaw, alongside our knocking out amr project, in their local communities. there was a huge response, which resulted in a variety of outreach events, resource development and webinars taking place all over the world. in this series of blogs, we catch-up with some of the champions who got involved. professor victorien dougnon, with the support ofprofessor philippe sessou, organised a webinar from the university of abomey-calavi, benin.

tackling antimicrobial resistance in nigerian aquaculture: insights from a stakeholder meeting

mon, 27 jan 2025 10:00:00 gmt

to mark world antimicrobial resistance awareness week (waaw) 2024, the society asked its champions to submit their ideas for activities to promote waaw, alongside our knocking out amr project, in their local communities. there was a huge response, which resulted in a variety of outreach events, resource development and webinars taking place all over the world. in this series of blogs, we catch-up with some of the champions who got involved. dr bamidele tolulope odumosu (university of lagos, nigeria) organised a stakeholder meeting in lagos, nigeria.

reflections on sudan's first national antimicrobial resistance symposium

fri, 24 jan 2025 10:00:00 gmt

to mark world antimicrobial resistance awareness week (waaw) 2024, the society asked its champions to submit their ideas for activities to promote waaw, alongside our knocking out amr project, in their local communities. there was a huge response, which resulted in a variety of outreach events, resource development and webinars taking place all over the world. in this series of blogs, we catch-up with some of the champions who got involved.below you can find out how champion, sara albagir abdalla mohammed (university of khartoum, sudan), took on this challenge by hosting a webinar.

keeping up with virus taxonomy: seasonal viruses

thu, 23 jan 2025 12:00:00 gmt

welcome back to ‘keeping up with virus taxonomy’ and the first edition of 2025! for this edition, we’ll be taking a look at families of viruses that make you say ‘there’s something going round at the moment’ — seasonal viruses.

combating the superbug threat – the federal polytechnic idah marks world antimicrobial resistance awareness week

thu, 23 jan 2025 11:00:00 gmt

to mark world antimicrobial resistance awareness week (waaw) 2024, the society asked its champions to submit their ideas for activities to promote waaw, alongside our knocking out amr project, in their local communities. there was a huge response, which resulted in a variety of outreach events, resource development and webinars taking place all over the world. in this series of blogs, we catch-up with some of the champions who got involved. dr michael ukwuru organised an activity at the federal polytechnic idah, nigeria.

microbe talk - coccus pocus: a microbiology inspired scary story competition

wed, 22 jan 2025 09:00:00 gmt

in this episode, adam talks to dr georgios efthimiou from the university of hull. georgios has created a nationwide ‘spooky’ short story competition called coccus pocus. this project links outreach and halloween with microbiology. this creative competition has had a clear impact on 12 – 18-year-olds who find the competition a good way to discover an interest in microbiologyandhave had a lot of fun writing the stories. join adam as he learns more about this 英格兰vs美国谁会赢？ -funded project (and you may hear from a few society staff members reading some of this year's winners along the way).

the microbiology of ageing

thu, 16 jan 2025 17:00:00 gmt

staring down the barrel of my 45^th birthday and following fresh on the heels of discovering that my hair was no longer blond, but actually grey, i turned to worrying about what i might die of and if there was anything i can do about it. this journey led me to write live forever? a curious scientist’s guide to ageing, wellness and death. one of the things that clearly emerged from this was the central role that microbes play in our ageing, especially their interplay with the immune system.

meet vacation studentships recipient: zimo he

wed, 08 jan 2025 16:00:00 gmt

the society offers a limited number of vacation studentships to enable undergraduates to work on microbiological research projects during their summer vacation. the scheme also gives early- and mid-career scientists the opportunity to gain supervision experience.

meet the vacation studentships receipients and learn more about their journey.

the first new to science of 2025

tue, 07 jan 2025 16:00:00 gmt

each month, the 英格兰vs美国谁会赢？ publishes theinternational journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology, which details newly discovered species of bacteria, fungi and protists. here are some of the new species that have been discovered and the places they've been found.

meet vacation studentships recipient: narjis aftab

tue, 07 jan 2025 12:05:00 gmt

microbe talk - exploring the science of wellness, ageing and death with john tregoning

mon, 06 jan 2025 10:00:00 gmt

for the first episode of microbe talk in 2025, we’re bringing you something fascinating and a bit different— non-communicable diseases. in this special episode, clare chats with professor john tregoning, a professor in vaccine immunology, about his new book, 'live forever? a curious scientist’s guide to wellness, ageing and death'. clare and john chat about why he's writing about non-communicable diseases, the processes behind his book and any public engagement advice he'd give to our community.

microbe talk - antimalarial drug resistance: current challenges and future solutions

fri, 20 dec 2024 12:00:00 gmt

in this episode of microbe talk clare spoke to adam aspinall who's senior director in the access and product management team at medicines for malaria venture. they discussmalaria, antimalarial drug resistance and the work that medicines for malaria venture is doing to support new drug discovery.

crafting a sustainable solution of drug resistant pathogen through agar

fri, 20 dec 2024 10:00:00 gmt

agar is commonly used in microbiology as a medium for growing bacteria and fungi. agar art is a form of artistic expression that involves creating intricate and colourful patterns and images by manipulating cultures on agar. rajal dave is a writer and an emerging phage researcher pursuing research at atmiya university, india. rajal has shared her agar art design and insights about how phage on agar is a sustainable solution to antimicrobial resistance (amr).

engaging with bacteriophages and celebrating diversity

thu, 19 dec 2024 09:00:00 gmt

samah e. alsaadi takes us through their experience as part of a team invited to showcase their work on phages at the first royal society summer science exhibition on tour.