Stephen Garrett
@StephenRG97
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EMBO Postdoctoral Fellow in the Whitney lab at McMaster University. He/Him
Joined February 2012
Very happy to share some work from my PhD which is now published in Nature Communications! We have identified a new type of T7SS substrate which has a strange ‘reverse’ secretion signal.
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Nature Communications - Here Garrett et al. describe a toxin, TslA, secreted by type VII secretion system that has a reverse domain arrangement compared to other previously characterised...
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RT @BlowerLab: Latest BREX story from the lab - turns out there is a nuclease after all! Congrats to Jenny Readshaw and the whole team, inc….
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Abstract. BREX (Bacteriophage Exclusion) systems, identified through shared identity with Pgl (Phage Growth Limitation) systems, are a widespread, highly d
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RT @MacBiochemGrad: New preprint from @MacBiochemGrad and @McMasterMDPhD student @JakeColautti and @BBS_McMasterU and @McMasterIIDR Postdoc….
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RT @aanderson_94: A broad-spectrum, contact-independent antimicrobial that is neither a nonribosomal peptide nor a BGC- assembled small mol….
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RT @phagedirectory: .@jrpenades (@imperialcollege) and colleagues published a new review on #phage satellite genetics, ecology and #evoluti….
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Nature Reviews Microbiology - In this Review, Penadés et al. explore the genetics, potential origins and life cycle of phage satellites, and they discuss the impact of these elements on the...
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Some really cool work from @JakeColautti in the @JohnWhitneyIIDR lab on a family of contact-independent, broad spectrum protein toxins that target Gram-positive bacteria.
Proteolytically activated antibacterial toxins inhibit the growth of diverse Gram-positive bacteria #biorxiv_micrbio.
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RT @AHarms485: And here it is, the completed BASEL collection finally published as early access in @PLOSBiology - see the thread for more d….
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RT @GiusyM1990: Pleased to share that my main Sir Henry Wellcome Fellowship project is now published! This study provides mechanistic insig….
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RT @GiusyM1990: We have extended the deadline for this! If you are passionate about phage-bacteria interactions, check this out and join us!.
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It’s not too late to apply for a postdoc position with Giusy in Glasgow! Super supportive lab doing some really exciting science!.
Still time to apply! Join us in Glasgow—be part of my team. Closing date: Feb 24th.
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RT @biorxiv_micrbio: Nanopore sequencing-based measurement of paramyxovirus RNA editing reveals virus-specific differences in editing effic….
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Paramyxovirus polymerase recognizes an RNA editing signal on the viral genome and transcribes mRNA in which guanine nucleotides are inserted in a template-independent manner. This enables the...
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RT @BlowerLab: The lab is now up and running at New England Biolabs @NEBiolabs! I'm looking for a postdoc to study phage defence systems. I….
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RT @GiusyM1990: Love phage-bacteria interactions, anti-phage systems, and a sprinkle of evolutionary biology? There’s still time to apply a….
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RT @AKTooke: Happy to share this story from my PhD @foster_lab & @steverenshaw - with @becky31290 in Ken Bayles’ lab & @JosiePyrah - we sho….
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Current Microbiology - Oxacillin (bactericidal) and tetracycline (bacteriostatic) are clinically relevant antibiotics that are routinely prescribed to treat Staphylococcus aureus infections but not...
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RT @curtiscottam: New preprint of our work investigating the ability of enteric pathogens to utilise D-ribulose as a nutrient source and im….
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RT @luke_allsopp: Latest out from the lab. Crazy amounts of #diversity in #T6SS #effectors #pseudomonas out now in @NatureComms @MPI_EvolBi….
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Nature Communications - Populations of a single bacterial species can possess a great diversity of type VI secretion systems (T6SSs) and secreted effectors. Here, Habich et al. apply molecular...
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RT @EMBO: EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships support internationally mobile postdoctoral researchers in Europe and around the world. Apply here….
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Supporting internationally mobile postdoctoral researchers in Europe and around the world
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RT @GiusyM1990: The final version of our Serratia paper is now out! Congrats to @TomCX99 and (X-less) Suraj, and a big thank you to @Blower….
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Cummins, Songra et al. identify three Serratia defense islands co-localizing anti-phage systems, virulence factors, and anti-bacterial factors. These islands provide a resource for discovering...
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RT @GiusyM1990: Over the moon to share some amazing news—I’ve been awarded an MRC Career Development Award to pursue my research at the Uni….
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RT @GiusyM1990: "Now that shipments are booked and the flat is moved, it’s official… Starting from January, I’m thrilled to announce that m….
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