Ramesh Wigneshweraraj
@wig_r
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Professor/Head of Molecular Microbiology @Imperial College. Interested in regulation of gene expression in bacteria and phage-bacteria interaction biology
London, England
Joined June 2014
RT @imperialcollege: Our medical school in Cumbria is open!. A collab with @CumbriaUni and the @PearsFoundation, the school's unique focus….
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RT @PeterFineran: Ever wondered why some bacteria have multiple CRISPR-Cas systems? Our new study led by Leah Smith shows how type I CRISPR….
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How @imperialcollege continues to be useful in transforming biomedicine…
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ULTRA MODERN MEDICINE - Experts from the life sciences industry have shared key insights into how healthcare innovation is changing and the next wave of medicines.
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RT @microbelab: New #postdoc applications welcome to continue excellent research investigating stress responses and virulence in #Salmonell….
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RT @biorxiv_micrbio: RNA polymerase-mediated regulation of intrinsic antibiotic resistance and bacterial cell division .
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Rifampin is a frontline antibiotic that inhibits the RNA polymerase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB). Unlike most antibiotics, rifampin has an unusual...
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RT @BlowerLab: RptR is a new addition to the growing collection of phage defence-associated transcriptional regulators. Congrats to @Yugeng….
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Abstract. Bacteria encode a panoply of defence systems to overcome phage infection. In recent years, over 100 defence systems have been identified, with th
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RT @DSchindler_PDR: I’m excited to see our review on bacterial small regulatory RNAs as tools for synthetic biology finally online. Great w….
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Bacteria can respond to environmental changes by expressing small RNAs (sRNAs), which regulate mRNAs by complementary base-pairing. This regulatory mechanism allows bacteria to rapidly adapt their...
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RT @ZhangBrave: > PhD Position Available: Bacteria-Phage Interaction Mechanisms! .> Join our lab to study how bacteria and phages interact….
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PhD Project in Bacteria-Phage interaction Department of Biology Faculty of SCIENCE University of Copenhagen Department of Biology, Section of Microbiology invit
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RT @PaulHoskisson: Delighted to have started my tenure as an editor for mBio handling papers on Streptomyces, natur….
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We are looking for an Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology @ImperialInfect @CBRB_Imperial. All areas of bacterial/fungal infection biology considered. Details👇. Please contact me by email for any further information.
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Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment...
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RT @NobregaFL: We’re excited to bring the to #SummerScience at @royalsociety.org next week — showcasing our work on….
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RT @wig_r: @BBCNews @jrpenades and I will be organising a summit @imperialcollege @CBRB_Imperial @ImperialInfect on behalf of @FlemingCentr….
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RT @biorxiv_micrbio: RNA-RNA Interactome Approaches Provide in vivo Evidence for a Critical Role of the Hfq Rim Face in sRNA-mRNA Pairing h….
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Most bacterial small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) modulate gene expression by forming complementary base pairs with target mRNAs, dependent upon the RNA chaperone Hfq. Hfq has three RNA-binding faces...
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RT @PhageForum: First WHO report on bacteriophages released💡. Read what we know on phages so far here: What makes….
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Phages that are used for therapy are lytic, which means that they infect and destroy bacterial cells, effectively preventing the onward spread of infection.
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RT @ImperialSPH: Congratulations to Professor Helen Ward who has been elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences 🎉.#AcademyFellows @….
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SIX NEW AMS FELLOWS - Imperial scientists from fields including infectious disease, childhood asthma, and public health are among those recognised.
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We describe why Hfq forms condensates in nitrogen starved E.coli by @JoshMcquail and colleagues:.
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Ribonucleoprotein-condensates are membraneless compartments that concentrate RNA-binding proteins and RNA and play key roles in cellular adaptation across both eukaryotes and bacteria. While the...
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RT @NatureMicrobiol: Out Now! The T-series bacteriophages are reductionist models that continue to shape the field .
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RT @The_Phage_xyz: This personalized, nebulized phage therapy in cystic fibrosis patients exhibited a trade-off strategy affecting clinical….
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Phages are target-specific, which makes them a potential alternative for managing infections, especially those caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria.
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RT @bmj_latest: "Medical students need to be taught not just how to be medical educators themselves, but how educational research and pedag….
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Throughout medical school and as teaching clinicians we are frequently reminded how the word doctor originates from the Latin docere —to teach. Teaching, for doctors, is considered an innate “compe...
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RT @milja001: Want to find new lytic phages . then obviously look in bacterial genomes !!! Led by .@TSPKU , with @MarthaClokie @panagou….
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