Category Archives: Grants

A summer of prizes: Dr Ricardo Rajsbaum

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

This year, the Journal of General Virology (JGV) has sponsored four poster prizes at conferences and meetings around the world. Over this week, we will be getting to know a little more about the winners and their research. The Ann Palmenberg Young … Continue reading →

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Dr Naji Bassil: Life at the Extremes

Posted on September 18, 2018 by

Microbes can colonise and transform environments that are considered harsh for humans. This was demonstrated by a team from the University of Manchester’s geomicrobiology group at Bluedot festival in their stall ‘Life at the Extremes’. This music festival, held at … Continue reading →

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Dr Catrin Williams: Living light at the National Eisteddfod of Wales

Posted on September 3, 2018 by

A little about me… I am a multidisciplinary researcher, currently based at the School of Engineering at Cardiff University. My research transgresses a number of disciplines, including microbiology (my first love!), human cell physiology and microwave engineering. My work explores … Continue reading →

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Summer Science Exhibition: Guardians of the Gut

Posted on July 3, 2018 by

This week, Dr Lindsay Hall and her research group from the Quadram Institute are exhibiting ‘Guardians of the Gut’ at The Royal Society’s prestigious ‘Summer of Science’ event.  The event is running from 2-8 July and is expected to receive … Continue reading →

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Essential Skills: Funders’ Roundtable

Posted on April 23, 2018 by

On the first day of this year’s Microbiology Society Annual Conference, we welcomed representatives of the BBRSC, MRC, NERC and Wellcome. These representatives spoke to an audience of both established and early career microbiologists about the current and future funding … Continue reading →

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HPV In Malawi

Posted on September 26, 2017 by

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 →

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Spotlight on Grants: Applied Microbiology in Uganda

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

Every year, the Microbiology Society awards grants from its International Development Fund to support members’ activities in countries where microbiology teaching or diagnostics require development. Dr Kostas Gkatzionis writes about his trip to Uganda earlier this year to run activities on applied microbiology for students … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on Grants: Eliminating plasmids for antibiotic resistance

Posted on May 17, 2017 by

Each year, the Microbiology Society awards a number of Research Visit Grants that enable our members to work in another laboratory anywhere in the world. PhD student Alessandro Lazdins fom the University of Birmingham writes about his trip to Sydney earlier this … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on Grants: Nickel and cobalt in Streptococcus

Posted on October 20, 2016 by

Each year, the Microbiology Society awards a number of grants that enable undergraduates to work on microbiological research projects during the summer vacation. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be posting a series of articles from students who were awarded … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on Grants: A search for prions in yeast

Posted on October 13, 2016 by

Each year, the Microbiology Society awards a number of grants that enable undergraduates to work on microbiological research projects during the summer vacation. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be posting a series of articles from students who were awarded … Continue reading →

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