Aisling Brady
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Postdoctoral researcher working on African Salmonella @LivUni 🧫 you’ll probably find me drinking coffee ☕️ or beer 🍺 she/her 👩🏻🦰
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Thank you so much
@MicrobioSoc
😱 what a great afternoon it has been! And what a wonderful way to end my PhD journey 🙏🌟
Huge congratulations to the winner of the Sir Howard Dalton Young Microbiologist of the Year Competition 2022, Aisling Brady (
@AislingBrady95
) from
@imperialcollege
! 👏
#MicrobioShowcase22
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Absolutely thrilled to say that I passed my viva yesterday 🎉 it was a really great discussion and I’m just so thankful to everyone who has helped me get to this point 🌟 including
@jrpenades
@quiles_nuria
of course!
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So that’s it 😱 Currently en route to London where I’ll spend the last year of my PhD at Imperial College 🧫👩🔬
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Delighted to share that I have been shortlisted for the Sir Howard Dalton Young Microbiologist of the Year competition following my talk in Belfast earlier this year 🤗 really looking forward to the event!
@MicrobioSoc
@UofG_micro
@CMBI_Imperial
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Today I will be giving my first ever talk at
#Microbio22
🎉 if you’re interested in hearing about the lysis-lysogeny decision in Bacillus prophages, catch me at 12.15 in the Genetics and Genomics forum, Meeting Room 1 🤗
@MicrobioSoc
@UofG_micro
@CMBI_Imperial
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What I’d give to be back in Tipp drinking lovely pints with my Da
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Aaaaaaaaand submission complete 🥳🥳🥳 what a crazy 4(ish) years it has been. Enjoyed the company of my pals dog on submission day, followed by a pint of G of course 👌
#PhDlife
#AcademicTwitter
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Delighted to share our latest on the arbitrium system! Another step closer to understanding the mechanism behind the lysis-lysogeny system in these complex phages 🧬 thanks to all the co-authors involved in this work!
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Happy Friday 🥳 our paper is out in
@CurrentBiology
! Thrilled to show here how the arbitrium system in the SPBeta group of
#phages
plays a key role in the induction of resident prophages in B. subtilis
@quiles_nuria
@jrpenades
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Phantastic first week for our
@MicrobioSoc
funded undergraduate student Holly 👏🧫 we are doing some cool work with Salmonella phages thanks to the
#MicrobiologySociety
for the Harry Smith Vacation Studentship!
@LivUni
@LivUni_IVES
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That’s us off to Birmingham 🙌 looking forward to this week’s Analysing Microbial Genomic Data (AMGD) course
@IMIBirmingham
@unibirmingham
🧬💻
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Kicking off
#Microbio23
early! Happy to help out as a champion today and see things coming together behind the scenes. I have a new found appreciation for all the work that goes into these events 👏 bring on tomorrow!!!
@MicrobioSoc
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Amazing week at
#Microbio22
🌟 thoroughly enjoyed my first in-person conference! Presenting my work was fantastic but I must say my favourite part was getting to meet so many great people, many of which I know from Twitter 🤩 hopefully see all of you again soon 🤞
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My first paper 🥳 chuffed to see our review out online! Cheers to all involved 🍻
Latest from the lab.
Molecular Basis of Lysis-Lysogeny Decisions in Gram-Positive Phages
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About to start my rather long journey across the pond 🇺🇸 so excited to be joining
@monack_lab
for the month to learn some cool new genetics techniques with the help of
@BenjaminXWang1
🤩
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It’s
#WorldPhageWeek
🥳 I’m Aisling, from Ireland 🇮🇪 but grew up in Scotland 🏴 I’m currently finishing my PhD at
@imperialcollege
working on a communication system in Bacillus phages! 🤩 I also love running and drinking coffee
#PhageWeek2021
@phagedirectory
@stephh_lynch
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Delighted (and v nervous) that my abstract has been selected for an oral presentation at
#Microbio22
🥳 my first in-person conference of my PhD!
@MicrobioSoc
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How exciting 🥳 really looking forward to the showcase!
The finalists for Sir Howard Dalton Young Microbiologist of the Year Prize, shortlisted from
#Microbio22
will be presenting their research at the Society Showcase on 5 October. Meet our finalist
@AislingBrady95
from
@UofG_micro
and
@CMBI_Imperial
! 👈
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I had a long and late day yesterday. I came early today. But it's worth it because my transformations worked 🎉🎉🎉 gotta celebrate these moments
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Biology out-of-hours with this evening’s wine choice, Primordial soup 🍷
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🥲
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Delighted to see this out in
#PLOSGenetics
🤩 have a read if you’re interested in the ever-expanding world of PICIs! 🧬
#PLOSGenetics
: Phage-inducible chromosomal islands promote genetic variability by blocking phage reproduction ...
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How does one manage to accumulate so much stuff in a year? Starting my packing for the move back to 🏴 this week. Can’t believe how fast time has gone 😱
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And it’s goodbye to Valencia! What a wonderful trip 🤩 a huge thank you to our collaborators and hosts from
@AlbertoMarina14
’s group. So great to finally meet in person and discuss exciting science together! 🧬
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All things lateral transduction from
@jrpenades
. Spectacular stuff! Thrilled to be a new member of this lab
#Phages
#FEMS2019
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So last week marked the end of Holly’s time with us in the lab this summer! Here we are after she presented her 8 weeks of work (fantastically) in our weekly lab meeting 🌟 I felt immensely proud watching Holly’s confidence and independence grow in the lab over the weeks 🥹
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22K 🥳 six months ago I struggled with 5Ks and youd never catch me out in bad weather. Yesterday I ran my longest run in the pissing rain and I'm proud 🏃♀️🌧
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The
#MicrobioShowcase22
has now been changed to an online event. Although I'll be sad not to attend in-person, it is now open for all
@MicrobioSoc
members to attend! 🤗
The
#MicrobioShowcase22
, featuring the Sir Howard Dalton Young Microbiologist of the Year finalists, is now taking place as an online event. All members are welcome to join and registration is free. Learn more on our website:
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So many great talks this afternoon for the
#MicrobioShowcase22
the variety of microbiology topics was so refreshing 👏 big thanks to
@MicrobioSoc
for the opportunity to take part! 🌟
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I’ll also be swapping this coffee for a glass of wine later while I present my poster at the secret life of mobile genetic elements session (P215 ‼️) 6.30 - 7.30 pm. Feel free to come say hey and chat about Bacillus phages ☺️
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And now I’m having a lovely pint with my Dad, who travelled all the way from Tipp today to see me (it’s a long way 😉)
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I might not be in 🏴 for my Easter visit (thanks COVID) but since I’m negative now, I am enjoying some sunshine by the river with a wee cocktail and a book 🌞
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Had a fantastic time at
#FEMS2019
, my first conference. Thankful for the opportunity to volunteer and attend some amazing talks, and hopefully next time I'll be presenting some of my own research!
@FEMSTweets
#phdchat
#phdlife
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Happy
#internationalwomensday
to all my fellow STEM gals. Here's a photo of me celebrating my first successful western blot 😅
#WomenInScience
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Lovely crisp stroll to the lab, praying my transformations worked 🤞🤞🤞
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Zoom lab meetings might not feel the same, but doesn't stop us smiling apparently 🤗
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Proud to be a
#WomanInScience
🌟 since I missed sending a pic along, here’s
@quiles_nuria
and I almost exactly 1 year ago on our first ever trip to visit
@CMBI_Imperial
🤩 proud to be doing research here alongside some amazing female scientists 👩🔬
And lets not forget the other CMBI
#WomenInScience
that are not on twitter (that I know of) and
@ThurstonLab
,
@JulieAKMcDonald
,
@quiles_nuria
&
@AislingBrady95
who we did not manage to get photos of on time!
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Pfully Pfizered 🤙 counting down the weeks till I visit Ireland and give my Da a big hug/have a lovely pint together
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What a class leaving present to receive today! Feel blessed to be surrounded by so many clever AND talented folks 💕
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Another one for my collection 🌱🌵 tip box ♻️ plant pot ✅ thank you
@StarlabUKLtd
#starlabsustainabilityweek
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Look at this long boi 🤩
New Preprint from the lab: how do phage tails polymerize? We used this monstrosity of a tail (nearly 1µm long!) from the thermophilic phage P74-26 to get some answers.
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Delighted to see this out! New insights into the arbitrium system with our wonderful collaborators
@IBV_CSIC
🥳🌟
Very happy to share our latest work on the arbitratiun system at
@NatureComms
. Congrats to Francisca Gallego at
@IBV_CSIC
. Of course, in collaboration (again) with the fantastic
@jrpenades
,
@quiles_nuria
and
@AislingBrady95
team at the
@CMBI_Imperial
.
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What a great evening! Thanks so much to those who came to my poster 🤗 special thanks to
@RobFagan
for the chat and general advice ☺️
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Shout out to
@GlasgowMicroCol
for a great day of talks AND providing a fabulous couple of beers
@iiiglasgow
@UniStrathclyde
@drygate
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Made my
#biomoji
and I think it's a pretty accurate representation. I mean except for the fact that I'm not actually a phage...
@rooneyw1991
I reckon you'd enjoy having a go at it
@BioRender
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I have so many clever friends and I feel very lucky to hear them discuss their research at
#FEMS2019
@DocAndreasHaag
@Becca_McHugh
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And finally I think it is quite fitting on
#PostdocAppreciationWeek
that I thank
@quiles_nuria
. It has been great to work on this project with you from the very beginning and who knows what more will come! 8/8
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Repotted this beauty while back in Glasgow. I miss my children when I’m gone 💚
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Of course there was a fancy dress/Christmas jumper competition. And of course I made myself a phage 🧬
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Me in the lab with just over one month left to finish experiments:
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“How long are you planning to stay in London, Aisling?” As long as it takes me to find this fecking pub
£3.10 pints of cream while come out ye black and tans plays in the background. could shed a tear
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Two really interesting CRISPR talks from
@theMaxwellLab
and Dr Stineke Van Houte
#FEMS2019
#WomenInSTEM
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What a fun morning 🤩
We’ve been having great fun this half term with the team from
@CMBI_Imperial
.
Halloween Half Term has involved lots of fun learning around microbe and bugs.
🎃🕸👻🕷
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Enjoying day 2 of
#Microbio21
🦠🧫 some cool genetics and genomics research going on and I’m looking forward to the posters this evening!
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It’s been a crazy couple of weeks but things are finally organised and I’m really looking forward to being a part of
@CMBI_Imperial
🥳
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Buzzing for the next step! I’ll be joining
@jay_salsa
and his group in
@LivUni
for a post-doc. Can’t wait to get back into the lab and working on something new 🤩
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Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas! Feeling a bit more festive myself 💫🥂🎄
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And now hearing from
@quiles_nuria
. If you're at
#FEMS2019
go visit her poster (PM393❕❕) and discuss how important lateral transduction is for mobilising the bacterial genome
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