Leah Roberts

Really happy to finally share that I have been awarded a #NHMRC EL1 Investigator Award to look at #plasmid and #AMR movement in Australia using genomics 🥳

Our state meeting #MiM2025 is almost here for great day with all things #microbiology Held at @usceduau Petrie campus on the 8th Feb 2025 📢1 more day to submit your abstract linkedin.com/company/austra… and do not forget to register 👇👇👇

Three days left to abstract submission! The Willie Phage-tail spends most of its time chasing phages, which it believes is a more worthwhile endeavour than chasing insects. We agree, and if you do too you’ll probably want to register an abstract at MGEAUS.org

Four days to abstract submission close! One of the most iconic birds, the CoCkAT(N)oo is extremely long lived, having been reported to spend up to 100 years researching MGEs! We’re taking all abstract submissions (doesn’t have to be a century’s worth) at MGEAUS.org

7 days left to abstract submission close! Today (by its insistence) we are joined by the noisy data miner! Unlike most bioinformaticians, it’s a little bit more aggressive and will scold you until you register an abstract at MGEAUS.org

8 days left to our abstract submission deadline! Today we have Plover joining us! Did you know he legally changed his name to showcase his love for Plasmids? Come join him at the MGE AUS meeting by submitting your abstract at MGEAUS.org

Only 9 days till abstract submission closes! As an Aussie-focused meeting, we’ve recruited some iconic birds to help promote (not spread!) MGEs 🐦, starting with our MGE MaGpiE! He’ll be swooping into the MGE meeting! Register at MGEAUS.org today!

What could be a better way to start your week than by registering, and submitting your abstract for MGE AUS? Register at MGEAUS.ORG today!

🧬 Join us for the #UQCCR Genomics in Human Health Symposium! 🌐 Connect with #UQ ECRs & students in health genomics. Discover @ElemBio AVIT24 for NGS & in situ multiomics. 🍽️ Lunch sponsored by @TrendBio. 📅Details in the flyer below. Register here: bit.ly/UQCCR_Genomic

Three weeks to go to get your abstracts in for MGE AUS - A meeting dedicated to Mobile Genetic Elements! - Student/ECR focused - Travel sponsorships available - Keynote speakers announced - Two day program coming soon Register today! mgeaus.org @AUSSOCMIC

Are you a QLD undergraduate student interested in carrying out a short project in microbiology? Then look no further than our summer awards - now open! Further details in flyer below. Application form available from qldbranch@theasm.org.au

If you are a student or an ECR in microbiology based in QLD, enter our competition to win free rego and $500 travel support to attend the Mobile Genetic Elements MGE AUS meeting to be held in Melbourne in February 2025. Details below 👇 mgeaus.org @AUSSOCMIC

A reminder to submit your abstracts for MGE AUS by November 29th - Student/ECR focused - Travel sponsorships available - Keynote speakers announced - Two day program coming soon - Early bird prices still available mgeaus.org @AUSSOCMIC

Aussie researchers - have a STEM background & interested in developing technologies for life science research? EMBL's unique 3-yr fellowship trains the next generation of research #infrastructure scientists. Apply by 25 Nov.

The website for the #IMMEMXIV conference is live and you will find information on topics, scientific program, awards and more: escmid.org/congress-event… 👉 Porto, 17-20 September 2025 We look forward to seeing you there! @ESCMID

Attention QLD Microbiology students and ECRs! @ASM_QLD are offering $500 towards attending the Mobile Genetic Element meeting in Melbourne next year! This is a great opportunity to present your work and meet Australian leaders in this field! Don't miss out, please retweet!

I'm going to be advertising a PhD studentship (open to international students) working on long read pangenome / assembly algorithms in bacteria. Would suit someone with maths/compsci background. Aptitude and interest more important than experience. Advert to follow. Pls RT!

A mere six years after its first release, SKA is now published genome.cshlp.org/content/early/…

Daria Frolova's paper in plasmid relatedness now out in MGen! She uses rearrangement distances & shared seq content to build a relatedness network of plasmids, identifies hubs which are likely transposons, and then clusters related plasmids. microbiologyresearch.org/content/journa… @MicrobioSoc

It is tomorrow! Save the date for our next webinar, co-organized with @efwisg_escmid

Registration and abstract submission is now open for MGE AUS! Visit mgeaus.org to register