Fernando de la Cruz

A new encyclopedic review, for plasmid lovers: academic.oup.com/nar/article/53… We (Mapi, Eduardo and I) hope you like it!

What a NAR issue! 2 - check out the NAR paper by @FdlC61 group on how increase specific targetting by conjugation in complex populations by the expression on the surface of donor of specific nanobodies (Nb) ! academic.oup.com/nar/article/50… Congrats to all!

Who else than @FdlC61 could be in the team behind this amazing proof of concept?!? Plasmids rock!

Great news on the second edition of the "Workshop on plasmids as vehicles of AMR spread" are coming soon!! Stay tuned!! @zi @FdlC61 @FabBenz @yekwah @jpjhall @livkosterlitz @AlvSanMillan @nquinoneso

Happy Pi Day!! Tomorrow is the deadline for the application to the "Workshop on plasmids as vehicles of AMR spread!" If in doubt, do apply! @ictpnews @MRC_Outbreak @Imperial_IDE @Imperial_Jameel Co-organiser @FdlC61 @ZaminIqbal

Just one week left to apply!! Deadline March 15!! "Plasmids as vehicles of AMR spread" indico.ictp.it/event/9875/ March 21st-25th only online!! A collaboration @ictpnews @MRC_Outbreak @Imperial_IDE Co-organisers @ZaminIqbal @FdlC61

11 days left to apply!! Deadline March 15!! "Plasmids as vehicles of AMR spread" indico.ictp.it/event/9875/ March 21st-25th only online!! A collaboration @ictpnews @MRC_Outbreak @Imperial_IDE Co-organisers @ZaminIqbal @FdlC61

The workshop on "Plasmids as vehicles of AMR spread" is finally on!! March 21-25, 2022 - Online only Info & applications (deadline March 15): indico.ictp.it/event/9875/ @MRC_Outbreak @Imperial_IDE @ictpnews Co-organisers: @FdlC61 @ZaminIqbal

Finally, two years after, great news on the workshop are coming soon!! Stay tuned!!! @ictpnews @MRC_Outbreak @FdlC61 @ZaminIqbal

We now report on the in vivo activity of conjugation inhibitors (COINs): journals.asm.org/eprint/SJDDGCG…

I will explain the concept of plasmid taxonomic units (PTUs), and how to assign your favorite plasmid to a PTU using COPLA (castillo.dicom.unican.es/copla/)

New paper out! ‘Population genomics and antimicrobial resistance dynamics of Escherichia coli in wastewater and river environments’ Free Full paper👉 nature.com/articles/s4200… @JFDelgado_Blas @_bgzorn_ @AruUcm @unicomplutense @visavet @VeterinariaUCM Thread (1/5)👇

@PlasmidBiology Due to Covid-19, the organizers and the Plasmid Society board have decided to postpone #plasmidbiology2020. A new date will be organized as soon as possible, probably September 2021. We will keep you informed and wish you well during this epidemic period.

This graphic by Alexander Radtke (first made by Rosamund Pearce) demonstrates perfectly the need to act early on #COVID19 and "flatten the curve" (and its not just for those with the virus, all healthcare patients will be affected if there is a surge of Covid+ patients)