GetGenome Newsletter -- February 2026
✔️#GGFungi2026 now open for applications!
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We are happy to announce there will be a free crèche available at Annual Conference 2026 for children of all registered delegates. Learn how to register your child for the crèche: microb.io/48tq0w8
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Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions at the John Innes Centre.
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Very interesting talk and a point made by Prof. Tsaftaris @aibio-uk.bsky.social annual conference 2026 about absence of negative data as bottleneck for AI models training and solutions could be provide incentives to scientists to share negative data
New PhD project @imibirmingham.bsky.social, supervision by @drjorhodes.com and myself, now open!
'Multi-omic surveillance of microbial dynamics in river and flood-impacted environments: implications for public health in a changing climate'
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline 9 Jan 2026!
The annual Norwich Medical School Cancer Genetics Team Movember bake sale is on! Come along to the Bob Champion Research and Education building and feed yourself with some tasty treats. @ueamedical.bsky.social
Congrats @efosternyarko.bsky.social and team for this great work building capacity for public health genomics to investigate cholera and other enteric bacteria, across Africa 👏
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
⏰ Closing soon! We’re looking for a Research Scientist to establish gut-brain/gut-CNS microfluidic chip systems to enable the study of the role of microbial products in regulating gut-immune-CNS communication 🔬
💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 28 November 2025
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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!
🗓️ Apply by: 5 January
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#Postdoc #Academia
The March newsletter has arrived!
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> Submit your abstract for the Early-Career Symposium
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> Highlights from Asilomar 2026
> Community-led initiatives making real impact
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ReSay Podcast
Tung Le
Willem van Schaik
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to give a seminar at the Fellows Conference, which will be held on 10 March 2026.
Candidates who win Fellowships will be offered a Tenure Track Group Leader position from the outset, initially for 5 years.
Find out more: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
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Quadram Institute
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The John Innes Centre (JIC), is a world leading centre of excellence in plant and microbial sciences based on the Norwich Research Park, UK. We are inviting applications from outstanding researchers…
🆕 Vacancy! We’re looking for a Research Scientist to investigate how microbial sulfur and nitrogen metabolism influences host health in the context of protein malnutrition and obesity 🦠
🗓️ Apply by 28 December 2025
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Concerning levels of antibiotic resistance detected in cholera-causing bacteria across Africa | LSHTM
📢Persistent antibiotic resistance of cholera-causing bacteria in Africa revealed from a multinational workshop for strengthening disease surveillance, hosted by PulseNet Africa and @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social.
Read more here: microb.io/4aDdPze%F0%9... #MGEN #AntimicrobialResistance #Microbiology
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PhD Project - Multi-omic surveillance of microbial dynamics in river and flood-impacted environments: implications for public health in a changing climate at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAP...
