Nick Jakubovics

Another brilliant opportunity to work the fantastic Andreas in St Andrews!

There's still time to apply for this PhD position!

Still lots of time to apply for this exciting project with us. Please share and encourage interested students to get in touch.

Nutrient uptake in commensal bacteria: exploring uncharacterised TonB-dependent transporters. at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Nutrient uptake in commensal bacteria: exploring uncharacterised TonB-dependent transporters. at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com

Lots of PhD opportunities for UK + international students involving my lab. Topics relate to metals & microbiology.

First up: TonB-dependent receptors in commensal Neisseria in my lab at Durham, with @kjosts.bsky.social and @mattbashton.bsky.social.

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

I'm excited to announce the call for submissions to the next special issue of the #JDR Journal of Dental Research on 'Health and Biology of the Dental Hard Tissues': tinyurl.com/3ssj9nww

Submission deadline is 30th April 2026.

#IADR #AADOCR

Congratulations - fantastic news!! 🎉🎉

Looking for a PhD opportunity in Microbiology? Consider joining one of the UK's leading microbiology research clusters at Newcastle University. See the thread for MRC DTP studentships currently advertised. @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social @sagencl.bsky.social @cbcb-newcastle.bsky.social #microsky

MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Hiding in plain sight: How multi-drug resistant pathogens evade detection and killing by human neutrophils at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Hiding in plain sight: How multi-drug resistant pathogens evade detection and killing by human neutrophils at Newcastle University, listed on Fin...

If you are interested in researching how drug resistant bacteria evade killing by our immune system, them this PhD project is for you. Come join the our team at Newcastle, in collaboration with University of Liverpool, and lead research at the interface of microbiology, immunology and metabolomics.

Great to speak to Claire Young MP @claireyoungmp.bsky.social about how unsustainable and unfair NHS dentistry is for both dentists and patients. We can’t fix this system without reform and adequate funding. @thebda.bsky.social

Exciting postdoc opportunity with a fab PI in beautiful Basel

We are now live on Bluesky!

Follow us to find out more about the research and activities going on the Microbes in Health and Disease theme @newcastleuni.bsky.social

#dreamtheme

King's College scientists' lab-grown human teeth breakthrough Scientists from King's College London manage to grow a human tooth under laboratory conditions.

Amazing to hear an interview about dental regeneration in the 'Today' programme this morning. Well done to the team at KCL! 👏👏 BBC News - Lab-grown human teeth to 'fill in the gaps' in regenerative dentistry
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Vacancy social card for a Group Leader position, seeking a scientist with a research focus on bacterial foodborne pathogens or microbial spoilage. Competitive salary and support package offered. Apply by 14 April 2025.

We're seeking a forward-thinking Group Leader to develop their research programme on bacterial foodborne pathogens or microbial spoilage 🦠 ⤵️

💷 Competitive salary and support package
🗓️ Apply by 14 April 2025
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I didn't find you either! Will @ you next time 😁

New #PhD opportunity led by Denis Patterson at Durham University and supported by Andrew Krause, @thecopperdoctor.bsky.social and me on mathematical modelling of metals and microbes: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Should be fun!

Fluoride exposure in early childhood does not harm intelligence, Australian study finds A new study published in the Journal of Dental Research finds no link between early childhood fluoride exposure and lower intelligence in young adulthood, reinforcing the safety of fluoride in water a...

Fluoride exposure in early childhood does not harm intelligence, Australian study finds www.psypost.org/fluoride-exp...

We are recruiting @ox.ac.uk @dunnschool.bsky.social for a joint project between Kevin Foster's group and mine! Cluster hire of two postdocs interested in:
1) Mucosal immunology and oral vaccine development
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
2) Microbiology
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

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Great interview about an important water fluoridation study. Congratulations @locdo.bsky.social and team!

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Applied Microbiology International launches 2025 Grant Portfolio ​Applied Microbiology International has launched a call for applications after announcing its 2025 Grant Portfolio.

It's on! We've launched a call for applications after announcing our 2025 Grant Portfolio.

Click here to learn more about this year’s grant offering and how to apply: www.the-microbiologist.com/news/applied...

Thematic Issue: Illuminating Microbial Dark Matter in the Microbiome This thematic issue delves into various aspects of microbial dark matter and its connection to the microbiome.

This looks worth a read for anyone in the oral microbiology field 👇

academic.oup.com/femsre/pages...

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January issue of the #JDR Journal of Dental Research is out now! From global economic impact of oral diseases to the evaluation of robots for implant placement and much more. journals.sagepub.com/toc/JDR/current

Bacteria use exogenous peptidoglycan as a danger signal to trigger biofilm formation - Nature Microbiology Peptidoglycan released by neighbouring kin or non-kin cell lysis induces physiological changes that protect from a range of stresses, including phage predation.

OUT NOW: Bacteria use exogenous peptidoglycan as a danger signal to trigger biofilm formation

by Knut Drescher & co

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

How soaring fees for private care are deepening England’s dentistry crisis Ever growing numbers of people find themselves unable to get NHS treatment or pay for the alternative

Inability to access NHS dental care and inability to afford to go private.

Double whammy. Meanwhile what’s happening with the UK government’s key pledges?

❌700,000 urgent dental appts
❌Dental Contract Reform

www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Study finds fluoride in water does not affect brain development A University of Queensland study has found no link between exposure to water fluoridation as a young child and negative cognitive development.

www.uq.edu.au/news/article... Important #JDR paper from the UQ group bringing more evidence about safety of community water fluoridation.

"Early Childhood Exposures to Fluorides and Cognitive Neurodevelopment: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Using multi-disciplinary approaches to solve the mysteries of metal-microbiome relationships at Durham University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Using multi-disciplinary approaches to solve the mysteries of metal-microbiome relationships at Durham University, listed on FindAPhD.com

Need something to do over the hols? Apply to this fantastic PhD opportunity at Durham University with @thecopperdoctor.bsky.social! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Special issue of the #JDR on Advanced Imaging in Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research is out now! journals.sagepub.com/toc/JDR/current @sergiouribe.bsky.social

Advancing dental biofilm models: the integral role of pH in predicting S. mutans colonization | mSphere We have developed in silico models able to reproduce the relative abundance measured in vitro in the synthetic dental biofilm communities growing in a chemically defined medium. The advantage of this ...

Second paper from Jay Sangha's PhD out just in time for the holidays! journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... It's fun to link the lab experiments with a computational approach for #biofilm modelling

How is advanced imaging transforming dental research? 🦷Latest Special Issue Journal of Dental Research with 🔬Spatial transcriptomics in oral pathogenesis, 🤖 AI-driven image analysis, 📸 Intraoral scanners & plus. Editorial https://buff.ly/3Dbec5r Full issue: