Reader (Associate Professor) in Microbiology at the University of Warwick, UK. Biofilm, chronic infection and ancientbiotics. https://www.youtube.com/@BreakingBiofilmhttps://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mllsh4ueac2p#MicroSky [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllsh4ueac2phttps://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mlihvjmor22xSame reason I don’t take a car jack to the gym. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2026 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlihvjmor22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mkzf73u3sk2eRe-posting this as we’ve still not found any parallels #MicroSky [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzf73u3sk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mkzd5snxrk2yHad a super time at Flag Fen’s Viking Festival this weekend. A friend wanted a walk-through of early medieval bookbinding, so I improvised a jig and we each got a new book sewn. I love the diversity of crafty hobbies and skills that reenactment has introduced me to.04 May 2026 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzd5snxrk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mktxvcruec2vHow do harmful microbes interact with menstrual cups and discs, and what are the impacts on users’ bodies? #MicroSky [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 06:03 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktxvcruec2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mksgj3uzjk2iSuper poster from Simran on her PhD work and plans at today’s student symposium! She’s co-infecting our CF lung model with Pseudomonas & Burkholderia species to see how they interact #MicroSky01 May 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksgj3uzjk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mkiedqdmpk2yAnother lab presentation success - well done @kadeayomikun.bsky.social for winning "best talk" at the Warwick Respiratory Infections Sparking Chronic Diseases symposium 🎉27 Apr 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiedqdmpk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mk5kaxga3c2tThis is so cool! #SciComm #MicroSky [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5kaxga3c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mk3js7v67k2cAnd a 7th post @warwicklifesci.bsky.social! This one assistant/associate prof in quantitative, systems & engineering biology: https://warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/appcentre-1/brand-4/spa-1/candidate/so/pm/1/pl/3/opp/4105-Associate-Professor-or-Assistant-Professor-in-Quantitative-Systems-and-Engineering-Biology-111546-0426/en-GB [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3js7v67k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mjzp6qt2i22aFantastic news 🎉 @charisthompson.bsky.social is working on ways to wrangle NTMs #MicroSky [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzp6qt2i22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mjwihy54p22jMy super department @warwicklifesci.bsky.social is hiring 6 assistant profs in the wake of recent retirements. We're looking for people in microbiology/infection, cellular disease / immunity; environmental biology; and plant/crop science. #MicroSky https://warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/appcentre-1/brand-4/xf-aef029b3ed17/spa-1/candidate/so/pm/1/pl/3/opp/4090-Assistant-Professor-x6-111522-0426/en-GB20 Apr 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwihy54p22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mjmd3fn2fc2kFantastic that @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social not only spoke at #Microbio26, but stayed to join in the Knocking Out AMR workshop the following day. Thanks @catrinm.bsky.social, Jonathan Cox & @marwaalawi.bsky.social for organising & chairing. #MicroSky [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmd3fn2fc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mjjpzqxr3k2eFind out about how different host-mimicking environments alter P. aeruginosa biofilm from @kadeayomikun.bsky.social at poster 169 at #Microbio2615 Apr 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjpzqxr3k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mjjpl2sbz22f@c-cornbill.bsky.social has has TWO posters at #Microbio26! find out about antibiotic resistance evolution in our cystic fibrosis lung infection model at no. 12415 Apr 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjpl2sbz22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mjjoivwt3s2fSaskia is presenting her MBio project on optimising our cystic fibrosis lung model for working with Aspergillus - no. 141 at #MicroBio26 @warwicklifesci.bsky.social15 Apr 2026 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjoivwt3s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mjhn2tdgqk26Come to #Microbio26 poster 192 to hear how @charisthompson.bsky.social is sensitising mycobacteria to beta-lactams by making them flip their wall-building strategy #MicroSky14 Apr 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhn2tdgqk26https://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mjhk3dlcx22sCracking talk from @nreddy.bsky.social about her PhD work - designing polymers based on AMPs to kill troublesome biofilm bacteria, or to help antibiotics kill these bacteria #Microbio2614 Apr 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhk3dlcx22shttps://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mjha3iuyuk25Come to #Microbio26 poster 094 to hear all about natural product antimocrobial discovery from @tosinorababa.bsky.social and me #MicroSky14 Apr 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjha3iuyuk25https://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mjeuhy6kdk2cEn route to #Microbio26 on a very crowded train. But I have a case to sit on and a brew, so it’s not all bad.13 Apr 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjeuhy6kdk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mjefu7mpm225Quorum sensing, biosensors and careers in this interview with Paul Williams. Paul was also one of the senior people who really supported me during my last post-doc and in becoming independent - the prize is throughly well-deserved! #MicroSky [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Apr 2026 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjefu7mpm225https://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mjd3xem6h22i❤️🤍💚12 Apr 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd3xem6h22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/friendlymicrobe.bsky.social/post/3mit4witouk2z#MicroSky [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Apr 2026 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:pgoy72te6bzh3psrdra3q7ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mit4witouk2z