Rachel Wheatley
@WheatleyRM
Evolutionary microbiologist interested in AMR & microbiomes 🫁🦠 Group Leader @QUBelfast, previously @UniofOxford @wiko_berlin.
Published today in @EvolLetters 🎉🎉 Antibiotic resistance alters the ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to invade bacteria from the respiratory microbiome academic.oup.com/evlett/article… A short thread 🧵:
Still time to apply for this position with the awesome @WheatleyRM and me as part of the @NorthWestBio1 DTP - please RT #PhDStudenships @StrathScience
Fully Funded #PhD Position with @WheatleyRM and me as part of @NorthWestBio1 @bbsrc SPACE INVADERS: GENETIC AND METABOLIC FACTORS UNDERPINNING SUCCESSFUL PSEUDOMONAS INVASION INTO MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/d…
My postdoc mentor Kevin Foster is hiring postdocs! Apply to join an exciting research group looking at ecology and evolution of the gut microbiome. Kevin is a fantastic mentor and I can completely recommend: fosterlab.uk/vacancies
Brilliant seminar by @michpfeffer 🤩 (excuse me while I fangirl)
🚨 PhD opportunity 🚨 The Whelan & Brockhurst labs are seeking a PhD student interested in investigating the ecol & evol of pathogens in cystic fibrosis exacerbations. This PhD is funded as part of pulse-cf.com w @AlexRHorsley et al. More info & link to apply below.
Just out in Biological Reviews: Non-native species have higher consumption rates than their native counterparts Through a global meta-analysis, we show that non-native consumers are often characterised by more efficient use of resources 👾 🍱 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/br…
✨ New Year's resolution: submit your abstract and join #EESDrugResistance. Abstract submission deadline is 12 January! 👉 s.embl.org/ees25-01-x With this new symposium, we gather a highly international group of researchers to exchange in-person on the latest work on the…
Abstract deadline approaching, for our exciting EMBO/EMBL symposium on drug resistance and tolerance mechanisms, across, fields! embl.org/about/info/cou…
Please share: A few PhD opportunities based in @AFBI_NI @AfbiSoils and @QUBbioscience @QUBIGFS and supervisory teams from @UniRdg_Research , @AberUni and @LJMU. Please see the comment thread for details. #PhD
Can't wait for this new meeting on drug resistance and tolerance across species and diseases. A principle revealed in one system – maybe using different terminology – could be the big new idea when imported to another! Abstract deadline in Jan! s.embl.org/ees25-01 @EMBO/@embl
Abstract deadline approaching 🔔 Mechanisms of drug resistance and tolerance in bacteria, fungi, and cancer. Awesome meeting at EMBL Heidelberg in March 2025 🦠 submit your abstract and register now! embl.org/about/info/cou…
🚨PhD Opportunity - please share!🚨 We’re hiring a PhD student to start Sept 2025: how do bacteria ‘tame’ phage parasites, and turn them into deadly Tailocins? Come join me, Mike Brockhurst, @caiyizhi and @RaveenTank as we study ZOMBIE PHAGES! findaphd.com/phds/project/b…
We are pleased to be media partners at the @embl @embo Symposium: Mechanisms of drug resistance and tolerance in bacteria, fungi, and cancer #EESDrugResistance Abstract submission: 12 Jan 2025 Registration (On-site): 4 Feb 2025 Registration (Virtual): 11 Mar 2025…
Fully-funded PhD on the aerosol transmission of zoonoses 🦠 Funded through the OneZoo CDT with lead supervisor @arwynedwards. Opportunity to develop cutting-edge skills in bioaerosol detection and metagenomics. Please share! findaphd.com/phds/project/a…
It was so fun to celebrate the launch of my new exhibition at the Bodleian Library last week. Oracles, Omens & Answers explores #divination across history and around the world and is open to all until 27 April! 💫📖✋🪿🌕
Oracles, Omens & Answers. The Bodleian’s next exhibition. Opens Friday 6 December! Discover how people have sought answers to life’s big questions throughout history. This exhibition is free & open to all until April 27 2025. Our crystal ball tells us you're going to love it.