Prof Lindsay Hall’s research group
@unibirmingham
&
@thequadram
. Early life microbiota (we love Bifidobacterium!), and influence of diet, host and pathogens.
🎉 Exciting News! 🎉
1/ Hey everyone! We have some exciting updates to share with you. The
@Hall_Lab
has officially started a new chapter at the
@unibirmingham
within
@imibirmingham
🏴. Lindsay
@hall_lab
is the new Chair of Microbiome Research
SfAM is proud to announce that the winner of the 2019 WH Pierce Prize is Dr. Lindsay Hall, Microbiome Research Leader , Quadram Institute. Congratulations!
#WomenInSTEM
🍾🦠🔬
Hugely honored to be the 2019 Wain Medal Prize winner
@UniKent
and to receive my silver(!) engraved medal from Rosemary and Mike - daughter and son of the inspiring
#Biochemistry
Professor Louis Wain. Humbled to follow in the footsteps of fabulous previous winners 🤗.
So pleased to launch our new free
#microbiome
teaching resource that helps children learn about the microbes in our gut and how they help keep us healthy! Check out the website to find out more
Want to thank everyone who has made this possible 😍
From ECR training, to past & present team (no way I'd have made it this far without the best people! 🤩), great mentors, fabulous colleagues & super supportive friends & family!
Also what fantastic company with Alison & Mark!
So at long last we can fully share
@raymond_kiu
's tour de force study
@NatureMicrobiol
that explores
#pathogenic
signatures in Clostridium perfringens associated with fragile
#preterm
infants 🥳🦠💩🧬💻🐁👇
So what did we find out? (1/11)
Delighted and honored to deliver the
@SfAMtweets
W H Pierce Prize lecture today
#FEMS2019
😁. Talk will include a bit of 💩🤱🍼🧫👩🔬🦠- and lots of thank yous!
Don't miss the fantastic W H Pierce Prize Winner Dr Lindsay Hall at 12:45 TODAY in the Clyde Auditorium! Dr Hall's lecture is titled 'First Contact: exploring the role of the early life microbiota'.
#FEMS2019
#WomenInSTEM
@hall_lab
Absolutely thrilled we're recipients of this fantastic Award from
@MicrobioSoc
to support our
#GuardiansoftheGut
classroom pack project. Can't wait to get started, and hopefully inspire some budding microbiologists! 😀
Fancy finding out how
#Bifidobacterium
strains change across a changing early life diet👶🏾; from formula 🍼or breast milk🤱🏾to more complex foods at weaning 🍎🌽🥔🍞🥦🥕🍗? Check out
@KujawskaM
first, first author paper
@iScience_CP
👇🏾Great work Magda!
SO pleased our new and free
#GuardiansoftheGut
#microbiome
teaching resource is now online! We are hoping it helps children learn about the microbes in our gut and how they help keep us healthy. Check out the website for more details 👇🏾👇🏼🧫 🦠🦸🏻♀️🦸🏾♀️🦸♂️
We're delighted to be launching the
#GuardiansoftheGut
website & classroom activities. Enrol your school & access activities & videos from
@hall_lab
for children to learn about the importance of
#microbiome
- for free!
So lovely to have our first proper
#German
@TU_Muenchen
team get together tonight (albeit we're missing a few)! We'll be advertising soon, so keep an eye out for new opportunities! 👀🧫🧪🧬😃
Want to say a huge thank you for all the amazing efforts of
@hall_lab
postdocs (previous and current) in helping train/mentor students, public engagement activities, driving forward our science, and just being wonderful people to work with! 😁🦠🧫🙌
#PostDocAppreciationWeek
Key perspective/study
@JensWalter15
on foetal microbiome & low biomass studies. Beautifully put together & compelling evidence; again highlighting contamination issues & need for ' trans-disciplinary assessment'. Thanks for including me and many others!
Closing date for one of our
@TU_Muenchen
#postdoc
#microbiology
#microbiome
posts is fast approaching (28th Feb). We're flexible with candidate expertise e.g. bioinformatics or experimental microbiology or microbe-host expertise – or a bit of everything!
So pleased we celebrated a great
@hall_lab
year with the team! To be surrounded with great people and scientists means we can do exciting science. Thanks to all for being enthusiastic and passionate 🙌😊😁
Lindsay Hall is a
#microbiomehero
for her educational workshop on how human gut microbiomes develop and evolve and the impact of antibiotics on bacteria.
#GuardiansoftheGut
workshop is aimed at school children and includes a classroom activity pack & online resources
@hall_lab
Please join us for this exciting
#microbiome
conference - with an incredible speaker line up and some brilliant selected talks and posters! 👇🤗🦠🧬💩🐭🤰👶🧠💊💻
📅 The registration deadline for
#MIHD21
is 6 Oct!
Be part of a multidisciplinary forum discussing the latest developments in
#Microbiome
research.
Discover more about immune–microbiome interactions & the impact of drugs on the microbiome.
🌐
#microbes
So delighted to say the
@hall_lab
has reached the Twitter milestone of 1000 followers (actually up to 1020!) 🍾🎉 Can't believe this has come round so quickly! Joining has been such a positive experience - lots of fantastic people and science on here 😁🤗
We are looking for a postdoc to manage/run our
#food
#microbiology
diagnostic lab
@TU_Muenchen
. Exciting opportunity for 1 year, but is likely to be extended. Scope for building capacity and adding new tech!
Note requirement for 🇩🇪&🇬🇧language. Please RT
That's
@hall_lab
all packed up, and ready to move on Monday into the new
@TheQuadram
building! Huge effort by the group to get this done so efficiently - everyone deserves a few Friday night drinks, restful weekend, before the craziness of unpacking! See you on the other side 🤪
Happy to share our new paper
@FASEBJournal
exploring how the early life
#microbiome
protects gut epithelial cells from inflammatory damage
#inmice
. Huge thanks to joint first authors Kevin and
@Zoevschofield
! 🦠🧫💩🐭
Over the moon🌝to see this super exciting project out!
Key insights into the role of the
#microbiome
in
#breastcancer
progression in 🐭.
See thread by Stephen
@RobinsonLab_QIB
👇 for details.
Working with fabulous scientists and friends on cool projects is the best! 🧑🤝🧑🦠🥳
Worth a Tweet: YEARS in the making, but it’s finally out! Hurrah!
It represents a true and joyful partnership at
@TheQuadram
between
@hall_lab
and
@RobinsonLab_QIB
. Started way back when by Ben Kirkup, pushed to where it is today by Ali McKee.
Happy to share our preprint that explores
#Bifido
induction of global transcriptomic responses in neonatal epithelial cells. Well done to first and second authors
@raymond_kiu
and
@AgathaTreveil
for working hard to get this together in these crazy times!
Great news this exciting and fun collaboration with
@BugsInYourGuts
on preterm infant associated
#Klebsiella
is out as a preprint! Thanks to
@MicrobioSoc
for the PhD lab visit grant that helped get things kick started! 😄💩👩🔬🦠💻🧫🧬
We have a 4-year PhD studentship currently advertised for an Oct 2019 start! This one explores modulating the early life
#microbiome
to improve
#vaccine
responses. Closing date is 01/04/19. Please RT!
This is great opportunity to meet
#microbiome
scientists and build your network - so please think about submitting an abstract - and note the deadline - 5th December 2023!
Build your professional profile at the centre of the
#MicrobiomeResearch
community at
#Microbiome24
.📊
Share insights on a global platform, alongside
#microbiome
experts, at the interaction of research and clinical application.
⏰Abstracts by 5 Dec 2023👉🏽
Happy to see another BAMBI spinoff study published in collaboration with
@CardingLab
- this time profiling fungal members of the
#preterm
#microbiome
! Congrats and thanks to first author
@wattjam16
for leading on this and developing protocols for
#mycobiome
profiling! 😃🧬💩👶
So we have another exciting opening in the
@hall_lab
working on
#microbiome
#Bifidobacterium
and molecular aspects of microbe-host responses. This is a postdoc post and closing date for applications is 25th September. Please RT!
So after 4+ years, Lukas is leaving
@hall_lab
for pastures new! His work on
#microbiome
and
#Bifidobacterium
on host responses from his PhD will be coming out soon, so watch this space! Good luck Lukas! 😀
On
#InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience
, big shout out to all who have supported and inspired generations of women & girls in
#STEM
(including me)!
Also to the women I get to work with everyday - thank you for bringing your brilliance to all that we do... 👩🔬🦠💻🙏
What a day! So amazed by all the lovely and positive comments about the talk. Really uplifting and makes me so happy to work in
#microbiology
. Huge thanks again to
@SfAMtweets
for the award and
@CT_Microbiol
for the nomination, and the fabulous
@hall_lab
team (past and present)!
A bit late posting, but had a lovely
@TheQuadram
@hall_lab
team festive dinner last week. 🎄⛄🍻🎅
Great catching up with everyone and sorry to have missed some due to holiday travel and COVID!
Want to know how we can use non-invasive 💩 samples from preterm 👶 to 'predict' necrotizing enterocolitis using
#microbiota
and
#cytokine
profiles?!
Then check out
@ChristianZenne5
new preprint doing exactly this! 👇
Our new
@FrontMicrobiol
paper exploring the genomics of the multi-host pathogen Clostridium perfringens. Really nice work by the team, particularly
@raymond_kiu
and
@Shabhonam
as joint 1st authors!
Pleased to share our paper in
@micgenomics
led by the fab
@raymond_kiu
on
#Clostridium
perfringens - this one an amazing longitudinal study probing genomic aspects of strains from UK-associated gastroenteritis outbreaks in collaboration with
@PHE_uk
Absolutely fantastic news, and would not have been possible without this excellent collaboration with
@Norwich_NICU
, and all staff
@NICUNNUH1
particularly Kate, Hayley and Karen! Huge thanks go out to all our wonderful parents for being so enthusiastic and supportive of BAMBI!
Had to do virtual leaving drinks for Iliana, who has been such a brilliant
@hall_lab
member and she'll be sorely missed! We wish her all the best in her new job and we'll need to try and do round 2 when we're all allowed out again! 🍻🍸🍾🙌
Come join our
@TheQuadram
team as a Project Scientist to work on an exciting joint project with Prof.
@WvSchaik
's team
@IMIBirmingham
exploring
#AMR
in the gut
#microbiome
of preterm infants! 👶💩💊
For further details and how to apply see 👇
Applications are open for a Project Scientist to join
@hall_lab
! This is a joint
@BBSRC
-funded project with
@WvSchaik
's team at
@unibirmingham
to determine the bacterial ‘hosts’ of ARGs in the gut microbiome of preterm infants.
📅 26 September
🔗
So set-up day is here! Giant gut is in the the van on the way down to London, and lab members are travelling down to help with the build of
#GuardiansoftheGut
. We're here all week (2nd-8th July) for
#summerscience
@royalsociety
- so come join us!
Delighted to share a significant project led by
@raymond_kiu
that explores dissemination and pathogenesis of Clostridium perfringens strains in preterm infants (± Necrotising Enterocolitis) 👇
Wouldn't have been possible without our fab collaborators!
Do you love Food
#microbiology
and
#diagnostics
- fancy managing our facility
@TU_Muenchen
and developing the 'business'? If so apply! Please note requirement for 🇩🇪🇬🇧 language 👇🧫🧬🦠🥛🍲?
Just travelling back after my first
@MicrobioSoc
Policy committee meeting. Really enjoyed getting involved and discussing how we promote the importance of
#microbiology
to policy makers. Lots of exciting events/workshops/engagement activities planned!
#microbiologymatters
📢 This is a fantastic and super important initiative by
@MicrobioSoc
👇
Please think about donating to the
#UnlockingPotentialFund
to provide opportunities to
#microbiology
#ECRs
- which is even more important during these really challenging times ‼️
Lindsay Hall, member of the Society since 2003, chose to donate to the
#UnlockingPotentialFund
to help microbiologists during these difficult times when researchers need additional support. Read Lindsay's story on our website:
Great to see the financial support offered for this exciting
#microbiome
conference happening in Feb 2024 - check out your options and submit an abstract as its going to be a fantastic meeting!
Don’t let financial barriers prevent you attending
#Microbiome24
!
#Bursary
support is available for up to 50% of the registration fee💸
Gain access to the latest
#MicrobiomeResearch
& find opportunities to present your own work 📊
Apply by 7 November ➡️
So whilst the PI is away at
#Pharmabiotics2019
,
@hall_lab
group are hard at work with our first full day of packing for our move into the brand new
@TheQuadram
. Feel a bit guilty, but on the other hand... 😂
Sad that
@ianjoneill
is leaving
@hall_lab
for pastures new (well maybe not super new!) - but we wish him all the best and want to thank him for all his hard work over the last 2+years, and all the exciting data he has generated!
Great to get this preprint out before the Christmas break 🎄; lead by
@Mel_Lawson0905
with
@Deborah_Puengel
's MSc work. This study used an infant model gut system to probe how
#Bifidobacterium
EPS may act as a nutrient source; impacting
#microbiome
and metabolites profiles.
Sad that 2 fabulous postdocs
@ChoZinSoe
and
@Mel_Lawson0905
are leaving
@hall_lab
this month, they have been absolutely fantastic with lots of exciting papers in final stages. Thanks for everything, and best of luck with your exciting next steps!
Great to contribute to
#whymicromatters
from our labs
#microbiome
perspective for
@MicrobioSoc
75th anniversary - other interesting insights and interviews from other researchers also via the link! 🧫🙌😁
Absolutely amazing and inspiring
#RobertKoch
Prize lecture by
@abaumler
, exploring
#microbiome
#Salmonella
#Host
interactions to find common threads like
#redox
reactions linking phenotypes. So lucky he popped down to Munich after his Prize lecture in Berlin last Friday!
Heading up to
@aberdeenuni
to give the annual
#microbiology
Schools lecture and introduce the exciting world of
#microbiome
to S5 and S6 pupils (17 and 18 year olds) - so probably going to be a tough crowd, but I'll try my best!
Well that's a wrap! 4 offered talks, 1 flash poster talk, and 4 posters for the
@hall_lab
at
#Microbio18
😀. What a fantastic conference, so many great prize, lectures, talks and posters. Great to catch up with friends, make new connections, and have fun ideas to test in the lab!
Really looking forward to this exciting
@MicrobioSoc
conference - can't wait to hear all the other talks, view the posters and do a bit of virtual networking! 🦠🧫🧬
Anaerobe 2021 is pleased to welcome
@hall_lab
, who will be speaking on Clostridium perfringens at the meeting. View the programme overview here:
#Anaerobe2021
Scientists
@NorwichResearch
Park join hospital in the fight against
#COVID19
- QI researchers volunteer to join partnership helping
@NNUH
process thousands more COVID-19 tests
Great to see another
@MicrobioSoc
journal publication out - this time led by
@IlianaSerghiou
, and in
#MGen
!
Check it out if you are interested in optimised methods for getting 'enough' & 'high-quality' DNA for metagenomic sequencing from low biomass skin swabs 👇🧬🦠💻💪