Another insightful day of science, discussion and making new friends at #AIR2026
Day 2 Highlights: making sense of big data, spatial transcriptomics and in vitro modelling of respiratory infections @eventswcs.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social
More podcast fun: discussing the #BiocidesBill & #microbiotoxicity with the fabulous @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social & Dr Sheena Fraser - we unpack regulation of consumer biocides (versus pharmaceutical antibiotics), & the unintended impact on our health & environment 🦠🧫
Excited that our article is out in
@cmijournal.bsky.social
this month: A roadmap to clinical translation of #microbiome research 🦠🧫
Check it out now: 10.1016/j.cmi.2026.01.021
Our new review in Clinical Microbiology & Infection lays out a roadmap for the clinical impact of microbiome research built on:
🔬 scientific credibility
⚖️ regulatory & funding readiness
🤝 stakeholder engagement
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Join us online for #Microbiome26!
Register for a virtual place by 23 February ➡️bit.ly/4kttBOX
Dip into interesting talks from leading scientists, clinicians and bioinformaticians working in #microbiology. 🦠
🗓️ Dates: 2-4 March 2026
Access through an easy online portal 🖥️
#MicrobiomeSky
Fab study by Diane Gbesemete, @adamdale.bsky.social @jaylaver.bsky.social & the rest of the wonderful Southampton & Mali #HumanChallenge teams - a real privilege to have been involved 💙🦠🧫
Had great fun writing this paper with some of my #microbiome research heroes! @gilbertjacka.bsky.social @bacterioskeptic.bsky.social @halllab.bsky.social @sarahlebeer.bsky.social @dbogaert.bsky.social @sligomicrobe.bsky.social & many more 😍🦠🧫
New paper out with colleagues at #MHRA, reviewing #microbiotoxicity. We call for more research, & consider whether #microbiome endpoints should be incorporated into drug development pipelines. Check out the Gov.uk press release for a quick recap! 💙🦠🧫
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⭐ NEW PUBLICATION ⭐
Microbiotoxicity: A call to arms for cross-sector protection of the human microbiome
@dbogaert.bsky.social
Read more ➡️ https://buff.ly/4jDv1GU
Consider this our post advertising the latest episode, ‘Biocide Bashing’, available now!
Hold on to your Phallusocks ®️, this topic’s as scary as it gets! (That’ll make more sense after you listen)
#IDsky #microsky #biocides #microbiotoxicity
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Dr Claire Smith
Dr Anastasia Theodosiou
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Jack A Gilbert
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Wellcome Connecting Science Learning and Training
Video
Edinburgh Infectious Diseases
ID:IOTS Podcast
Rapid advances in microbiome science have sparked clinical and commercial enthusiasm for interventions, yet translation into practice risks outpacing …
New paper out from @doctoranastasia.bsky.social with lots of other cool folks (+me) looking at the future requirements for translating microbiome research www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Podcast Episode · ID:IOTS - Infectious Disease Insight Of Two Specialists · 09/02/2026 · 45m
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Rapid advances in microbiome science have sparked clinical and commercial enthusiasm for interventions, yet translation into practice risks outpacing …
I joined the wonderful Baroness Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social & my favourite podcast buddies @idiots-pod.bsky.social to discuss #microbiotoxicity & #biocides - including how legislation can help protect our microbiomes. Check it out! 💙🦠🧫
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Dr Anastasia Theodosiou
Understanding gut microbiome interactions with medicines could help explain differences in how people respond to treatment and build on existing medicine safety knowledge to support safer, more effect...
February 2026 Issue is now online: www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org/issue/S1198-... #IDSky #MicroSky
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BIOCIDES ARE COMING FOR YOU. Find out what they are, what the benefits and harms they have, and what we can do to control their use in consumer products. This was a fascinating, wide-ranging...
Delighted to join @doctoranastasia.bsky.social on Microbiome Medics podcast talking about my #BiocidesBill, including the way it uniquely tackles issues of microbiotoxicity, #antimicrobialresistance & smashed #planetaryboundary of #NovelEntities
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Natalie Bennett
Controlled human infection of healthy adults with lyophilized Neisseria lactamica induces asymptomatic, immunogenic nasopharyngeal carriage in the UK and Mali
✅ Just Accepted
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qeqnSJ
In this insightful episode, Dr. Sheena Fraser welcomes back Dr. Anastasia Theodosiou and introduces Baroness Natalie Bennett to discuss the Consumer Products (Control of Biocides) Bill. They unpack…
