Latest news and events Well done to our visiting students in 2023 Well done to Miriam, Hannah and Zora LBEP research on the rapid diagnosis of canine infections hits the news A new article describing a rapid, sequencing-based approach for the identification of bacterial infections and prediction of antimicrobial resistance has attracted media attention 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 This article was published on 2024-09-02
