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Well done to our visiting students in 2023
Well done to Miriam, Hannah and Zora
Congratulations to Dr. Gorzynski
Jamie Gorzynski passed his PhD viva
LBEP represented at London Calling 2023
London Calling, Annual Oxford Nanopore Technologies meeting, May 2023
LBEP postdoc reaches the finals of STEM for Britain 2023
STEM for Britain poster competition 2023, Houses of Parliament, London, UK
Visual analysis of genome organisation and variation across bacterial species with Graphia
New article describes a new approach for visual analysis of bacterial species pangenomes
Congratulations to Dr. Harling-Lee
Josh Harling-Lee passed his PhD viva
Edinburgh AMR Forum Showcase for World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2022
LBEP public engagement and research update at the event
Congratulations to Dr. Sargison
Fiona Sargison passed her PhD viva
Discovering the evolutionary origins of global livestock-associated Staphylococcus aureus
New article exploring the evolutionary history and global dissemination of bovine Staphylococcus aureus, a leading cause of mastitis in dairy cows
Genomic Data enables a deep investigation of historic Legionnaires' disease cases in Scotland
New article on the epidemiology of Legionnaires' disease in Scotland
Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections in Animals
Staphylococcus chapter in the 5th Edition
Hostbusters at Edinburgh Science Festival
Family workshops at the National Museum of Scotland
The Legionella pneumophila lag-1 gene provides resistance to immune cells
New article on the discovery and functional analysis of a legionella pneumophila gene associated with isolates from human infections.
Congratulations Emma Nance
Emma Nance successfully completes her PhD rotatation project with LBEP
Conferences and awards in 2020 and 2021
Conference presentations and awards recieved by LBEP members in 2020 and 2021
Developing new research practices for sustainability
New article documents an 11-week study to improve the sustainability of lab protocols and reduce lab running costs.
The role of staphylococcal superantigen SElW
New article characterises the distribution and elusive function of the SElW superantigen in Staphylococcus aureus.
Public engagement in 2019
A summary page for the community outreach activities undertaken by LBEP researchers in 2019.
Congratulations Dr Parr
Emily Parr passed her PhD viva
LBEP contribution to GRC Staphylococcal Diseases 2019
Staphylococcal Diseases (Gordon Research Conference) 2019, Barcelona
Prizes and awards in 2019
Prizes and Awards recieved by LBEP members in 2019
LBEP contribution to Staph GBI 2019
Staph GBI 2019, University of Warwick
Bacterial host-specialized fibrinogen-binding
New article characterizes the high strength binding of a cell-wall associated protein of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius to canine fibrinogen
LBEP contribution to Microbiology Society Annual Meeting 2019
Microbiology Society Annual Meeting 2019, Belfast
Public engagement in 2018
A summary page for the community outreach activities undertaken by LBEP researchers in 2018.
Congratulations Dr. Bengtsson
Rebecca Bengtsson passed her PhD viva
Genome hypermobility by lateral transduction
New article in Science describes a new type of bacterial transduction
Bovine Staphylococcus superantigens stimulate the entire T cell repertoire of cattle
New article reveals a key role of S. aureus superantigens in bovine immune evasion
S. pseudintermedius surface protein L (SpsL) is required for abscess formation in skin infection
New article shows that the SpsL protein of the bacteria influences the type of infection produced in the skin of a mouse model
LBEP MSc student wins prize
Marleen wins 'best research project' prize in The Netherlands
LBEP contribution to ISSSI 2018
LBEP contribution to ISSSI 2018 in Copenhagen
Gene exchange allows Staphylococcus to infect multiple hosts
New article in Nature Ecology & Evolution sheds light into the ecological success of S. aureus
LBEP contribution to Microbiology Society Annual Meeting 2018
Microbiology Society Annual Meeting 2018, Birmingham
Congratulations to Dr. Bacigalupe
Rodrigo Bacigalupe passed his PhD viva
LBEP contribution to Staphylococcus GBI 2017
Swansea, Wales, September 14-15
The Staphylococcus superantigen SElX inhibits neutrophil function
New article in PLOS Pathogens reports the first superantigen able to manipulate both innate and adaptive human immune systems
Congratulations to Dr. Goncheva
Mariya Goncheva passed her PhD viva
High population diversity found in Legionella longbeachae
Genomic analyses highlight the complexities of tracing the origin of legionellosis