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Gemma Langridge

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Microbiologist group leader (@langridgelab.bsky.social) at the Quadram Institute, mum to two, dark chocolate addict. She/her

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Applications are open now!

You'll also benefit from the supervisory expertise of the brilliant Dipali Singh and @telatin.bsky.social

#mmbdtp #norwich #uea

06.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Radio Norfolk - Listen Live - BBC Sounds Listen live to Radio Norfolk on BBC Sounds

πŸ“» Tune into BBC Radio Norfolk at 2.20pm to hear our researcher @emmabeansworth.bsky.social talk about the launch of the 'Am I a Scientist' online teaching resource ‡️

buff.ly/QdHqWf4

18.12.2025 12:22 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

We are looking for an enthusiastic scientist to work with me on exciting microbiome research. If you’re curious, motivated, and ready to explore microbial sulfur and nitrogen metabolism, take a look and apply!
πŸ—“οΈ Apply by: 5 January
πŸ”— buff.ly/afSMl14
#Postdoc #Academia

05.12.2025 10:25 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

An incredible resource and an inspiring story behind it πŸ’ͺ @emmabeansworth.bsky.social your tenacity and commitment is amazing

02.12.2025 11:10 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations Jess (and team!)!! What a fantastic project πŸŽ‰

18.11.2025 22:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The abstract deadline is approaching for the @microbiologysociety.org Annual Conference 2026!

Do you have an amazing method or fantastic tool for decoding biological complexity? Check out the Transformative Tools session!
➑️ tinyurl.com/microsocannu...

πŸ—“οΈ You have until 11 November! πŸ“

#Microbio26

07.11.2025 11:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 Another funded PhD alert🚨

We are recruiting again! For a PhD student to start with us in the @langridgelab.bsky.social October 2026 - please share πŸ‘€

If you are interested in foodborne pathogens, public health and phage, look no further 🦠πŸ₯🧬

➑️ tinyurl.com/3zvavp2t ⬅️

Apply by 6 Jan 2026 πŸ—“οΈ

28.10.2025 13:17 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Well it's 100% official now! #IAmABiologist!

So delighted I was chosen by the @biochemsoc.bsky.social to have myself & my work with the @langridgelab.bsky.social @quadraminstitute.bsky.social be showcased Biology Week #IAmABiologist campaign!

keep eyes peeled for #WhatIsAScientist? updates soon🀞

17.10.2025 14:55 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 Funded PhD alert 🚨

We are recruiting for a PhD student to join the @langridgelab.bsky.social in October 2026 - please share!

If you like bacteria, genomics and puzzles, this could be the project for you 🦠🧬🧩

Apply by 2 Dec πŸ—“οΈ

#PhDposition

Find out more ⬇️

www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...

16.10.2025 16:01 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Delighted to share that @stevenrudder.bsky.social has passed his viva today!! Congratulations Dr Rudder, and a huge thank you to @alisonmather.bsky.social and Prof Adrian Egli for examining. Steven, this is so well deserved, we're all super proud of you #PhDone

22.09.2025 13:15 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Really pleased to be at #I3S in St. Malo again, this time with @gemma-langridge.bsky.social & @nisbetalice.bsky.social

Looking forward to hearing all the #Salmonella research & sharing my latest work showing that genome structure variation can influence #virulence & #AMR. Come see me at poster 102

23.06.2025 08:29 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Supporting the first nanopore sequencing in Fiji InΒ August 2023, Professor John WainΒ and I gave four days of training in Fiji on DNA sequencing, which enabled Fijian scientists and staff to identifyΒ the microbe responsible for an outbreak in a neona...

🚨 Supporting the first nanopore sequencing in Fiji

Prof. John Wain and @emmabeansworth.bsky.social delivered in-person training at Fiji National University, supporting scientists, students, and healthcare workers in using Oxford Nanopore microbial DNA sequencing www.jidcuk.org/post/support...

04.06.2025 16:11 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

This was a great collaborative effort to bring together a review on one of our favourite topics!
Thanks to the fantastic @sarah-kay3.bsky.social @emmabeansworth.bsky.social and @apreston243.bsky.social for making this a reality

01.05.2025 08:19 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well worth a read. Diversity and representation are so key to retaining fantastic scientists and inspiring the next generation

23.04.2025 15:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@nisbetalice.bsky.social is presenting her poster right now #Microbio25 Come and have a chat with her at poster 301 πŸ‘ˆ She is as excited about sharing her science as she is about winning the biggest giant microbe! 🦠🧬 #commoncold

02.04.2025 13:26 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Last year I had the privilege of completing my PhD professional placement at @ukhsa.bsky.social, undertaking researching into reported clusters of #Salmonella over the last 9 years. I've written a blog post about my experience - read below to find out more! ⬇️

31.03.2025 09:17 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Alice Nisbet stood beside her scientific poster describing her work on examining typhoidal Salmonella.

Alice Nisbet stood beside her scientific poster describing her work on examining typhoidal Salmonella.

At #MicroBio25? Don't miss our @nisbetalice.bsky.social from @quadraminstitute.bsky.social at poster 301! πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬ She's presenting her exciting research with @ukhsa.bsky.social on #typhoidal #Salmonella in England & Wales over to last 20 years, with some fascinating insights into bacterial carriage!🦠

02.04.2025 10:22 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Since I posted this, Caroline has joined bluesky! @carolinejarvis.bsky.social

01.04.2025 14:13 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Totally normal behaviour @microbesng.bsky.social @nisbetalice.bsky.social @carolinejarvis.bsky.social #dontTellHR #no2

01.04.2025 13:14 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fantastic talk from Caroline @quadraminstitute.bsky.social looking at how DNA supercoiling and genomic context affect gene expression #PhD #geneticsandgenomics #Microbio25

01.04.2025 11:37 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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A PhD placement in public health; Eleanor’s experience at UKHSA - Quadram Institute Eleanor Hayles is a Medical Research Council (MRC) funded PhD student on the Microbes, Microbiomes and Bioinformatics (MMB) Doctoral Training Programme, based at Quadram Institute. She recently…

"My project at UKHSA focused on a microbe outside of my PhD research called Salmonella. This included looking at clusters of Salmonella cases observed by UKHSA, quantifying which subgroups of Salmonella were responsible, alongside assessing travel associations across the dataset.”

31.03.2025 19:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A great first day at #Microbio25 with @nisbetalice.bsky.social
Networking has begun - Alice has handed out her first business card already #prepared

31.03.2025 18:24 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Applications for MMB DTP 2025 projects are now open!

Four year, fully funded PhDs

Find out about projects and how to apply here: www.uea.ac.uk/research/res...

Application deadline: Monday 14 April 2025

@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @quadraminstitute.bsky.social @earlhaminst.bsky.social

18.03.2025 12:24 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A great #PhD opportunity currently recruiting! With a pretty good supervisory team too 😎

18.03.2025 15:35 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸͺπŸͺπŸͺ we still make them regularly too 🀀

14.03.2025 11:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

3.14 ⭐⭐⭐ rating #PiDay

14.03.2025 11:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exciting to have this preprint up!! Excellent first output from Steven's PhD 🧬

13.03.2025 10:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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.

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.

πŸ†• Vacancy! We're looking for an exceptional scientist with a research focus on bacterial foodborne pathogens or microbial spoilage to join our Microbes and Food Safety research programme 🧫

πŸ’· Competitive salary and support package
πŸ—“οΈ Apply by 14 April 2025
➑️ buff.ly/XWvxrTB

13.03.2025 09:16 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

Congratulations again Aidan, it was a great viva to be a part of!

17.12.2024 10:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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From acute to persistent infection: revealing phylogenomic variations in Salmonella Agona Author summary The persistence of non-typhoidal Salmonella following acute gastroenteritis is a significant challenge for public health but the causes that lead to such chronic infections are understu...

It's HERE! Our long awaited paper revealing phylogenomic variations in #Salmonella Agona that lead to persistent infection in @PLOSPathogens

dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

Thanks Gemma Langridge, UKHSA's, Marie Chattaway
& Amina Ismail Ahmed & Winnie Lee

Now to the next 3 papers..

19.11.2024 09:47 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0