I love connecting people. Trained as a microbiologist, I now write about all types of science. Super serious about my daily coffee ritual. Native Oregonian. Views expressed are my own.https://bsky.app/profile/carmcdhume.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/carmcdhume.bsky.social/post/3mvkwihcji22gThis story could have been twenty times as long! @marcelauliano.bsky.social was so generous with her time whilst I got the story just right! Read about her journey and genomics training efforts in South America (shoutout to the JEDI @ebpgenome.bsky.social team!) - more in this story ⤵️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:ms46knzuigwnsaygp57pgmo5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkwihcji22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/carmcdhume.bsky.social/post/3mvanlmsm2c23When I hear drug resistance, my first thought as a microbiologist is #AMR. But, that's not the only type of drug resistance out there. Our researchers are looking into cancer drug resistance, and studying healthy cells response to chemotherapy. New story written by my colleagues now live ⤵️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:ms46knzuigwnsaygp57pgmo5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvanlmsm2c23https://bsky.app/profile/carmcdhume.bsky.social/post/3mv3fxxr7zc2vLovely to see Dr @charlottewright.bsky.social 's recent collaboration published in @cellpress.bsky.social take flight! @ebpgenome.bsky.social @projectpsyche.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @inaturalist.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:ms46knzuigwnsaygp57pgmo5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3fxxr7zc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/carmcdhume.bsky.social/post/3muz5pmlik227Best wishes for a great science talk, Tom! 🎤 If anyone is at the #OrkneySciFest do go listen to Tom share his expertise in genomics - I've been lucky enough to see the presentation in advance and it's a cracker! 🧬 [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:ms46knzuigwnsaygp57pgmo5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz5pmlik227https://bsky.app/profile/carmcdhume.bsky.social/post/3mtw37o36ec2wFor #InverteFest, my shout out is to @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social for incredible inverte drawings. ✏️ It was an honour to collaborate with Petra on this blog to help reveal these species sequenced at the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social. 🧬 Do you have a fave? 🐌⬇️ https://sangerinstitute.blog/2024/10/14/drawing-out-the-beauty-of-uk-invertebrates-for-invertober/25 Aug 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:ms46knzuigwnsaygp57pgmo5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw37o36ec2whttps://bsky.app/profile/carmcdhume.bsky.social/post/3mto7eofd2k2kVery chic to pose as a yoga instructor when you're actually a moth caterpillar.22 Aug 2026 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:ms46knzuigwnsaygp57pgmo5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mto7eofd2k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/carmcdhume.bsky.social/post/3mtjoyrwjx22wIt will surprise approx. nobody in my family that I've managed to write a blog about flies. Since joining the Sanger Institute I've become bug-obsessed. @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social this one's for you two! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:ms46knzuigwnsaygp57pgmo5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjoyrwjx22whttps://bsky.app/profile/carmcdhume.bsky.social/post/3mtgd3wfa2k2rIt has rained for a second night in a row here in Cambridge; thankful for that much needed moisture and temperature drop. As my mother-in-law put beautifully: "You can feel the small green things breathe". Here's a chunky caterpillar (not green) spotted yesterday on campus. Buff tip?19 Aug 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:ms46knzuigwnsaygp57pgmo5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgd3wfa2k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/carmcdhume.bsky.social/post/3mtbdicdh6225A week ago, we landed back in the UK after a quick trip to my home. Two weeks filled with family, fun, and an excess of food. We didn't get out into the wilderness, and yet, on a walk around Portland I spotted my first Woodland Skipper. This was an unexpected joy; the buggy highlight of the trip.17 Aug 2026 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:ms46knzuigwnsaygp57pgmo5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbdicdh6225https://bsky.app/profile/carmcdhume.bsky.social/post/3mssqk7pqfk22Study cancer, but in 3D, thanks to tiny living libraries. 🧊 Different organoid lines (bits of tissues from a patient organised in the lab into a 3D structure) produced from tumour cells from the colon, ovaries and pancreas are now available to researchers. 📖 https://sangerinstitute.blog/2026/08/05/a-living-library-inside-our-organoid-biobank/11 Aug 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:ms46knzuigwnsaygp57pgmo5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssqk7pqfk22https://bsky.app/profile/carmcdhume.bsky.social/post/3mrhcvare6s2m#MothWeek has been good in our garden!25 Jul 2026 07:12 +0000at://did:plc:ms46knzuigwnsaygp57pgmo5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhcvare6s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/carmcdhume.bsky.social/post/3mrfb4wkzqc2zSo wonderful to see Cecilia highlighted after her years of hard work in her PhD research - she's nearly out the other end and currently writing up! An exciting time. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:ms46knzuigwnsaygp57pgmo5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfb4wkzqc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/carmcdhume.bsky.social/post/3mrd5z6naek2cIt was so fun to interview @charlottewright.bsky.social who is incredibly butterfly and moth knowledgeable, for this blog. It's currently @savebutterflies.bsky.social 's #BigButterflyCount - have you entered records yet? If so, what have you spotted? 🦋 It's been a great Gatekeeper year for me! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:ms46knzuigwnsaygp57pgmo5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrd5z6naek2chttps://bsky.app/profile/carmcdhume.bsky.social/post/3mr2zrzro4c2nParasites seem to be the topic du jour (at least for me, I'm heading to the USA for a visit next week). So, it comes as no surprise I tucked into this news highlight collaborative work out of the @royalvetcollege.bsky.social and co-author @stephenrdoyle.bsky.social, a @ukri.org future leader. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 09:57 +0000at://did:plc:ms46knzuigwnsaygp57pgmo5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2zrzro4c2n