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Category Archives: Clinical and Medical Microbiology
Using animals in biomedical research: Why education holds the key
Animal (or in vivo) experiments play an important role in biomedical research. They are essential to support the development of innovative medicines which can ultimately improve human and animal health. But for these studies to be scientifically valid, laboratory animals … Continue reading
Using yeast to produce a better polio vaccine
On 14-15 June, the Early Careers Microbiologists’ Forum Conference will be held at the University of Birmingham. The Conference will give Early Career Microbiologists the opportunity to present their research, network and attend professional development sessions. Lee Sherry provides some … Continue reading
Posted in Clinical and Medical Microbiology, Events, Mycology, Virology
Tagged early-career researchers, ECM Forum, Poliomyelitis, vaccine
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Focused Meeting: Microbes and Mucosal Surfaces
On 21-22 June, the Microbiology Society Focused Meeting on Microbes and Mucosal Surfaces will be held at University College Dublin, Ireland. We caught up with Dr Marguerite Clyne ahead of the event to talk about why this is such an … Continue reading
Sewage science: Are bacteria just the tip of the fatberg?
The UK population continues to have a morbid fascination with fatbergs; these mammoth clumps of oil, wet wipes and human waste coagulate in sewers and grow with every flush. In 2017, a 130-tonne fatberg dubbed ‘The Beast’ made national headlines … Continue reading
Posted in Clinical and Medical Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology
Tagged fatberg, research
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Déjà flu: can science help the NHS cope with the annual burden of respiratory infections?
Last winter’s flu season was widely covered as having put huge pressure on the NHS, with reports the NHS is being thrown into ‘crisis’. What went wrong? And how can the NHS be supported in the future? At the Microbiology … Continue reading
HPV In Malawi
Malawi, in Sub-Saharan Africa, has the highest incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in the world. Nearly all cases of cervical cancer are caused by human papillomavirus, or HPV. Earlier this year, the Microbiology Society funded one of our members, … Continue reading
Yemen is facing “the worst cholera outbreak in the world”
Yemen, on the southern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, is in the middle of a cholera epidemic, with 5,000 new cases being reported every day. The country is in the midst of a devastating civil war that has claimed the … Continue reading
