All Early Career Research articles – Page 16
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CareersThe paths that made us: Learning to be grateful for the moments that made us who we are
Gloom and dark clouds have veiled the way at times, but I am grateful for where my alternative path has led me - miles from anything I could have pictured, but still a place of joy and love.
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CareersSupporting well-being throughout your PhD
Hannah Trivett documents a selection of well-being initiatives which can help combat and tackle stress during Stress Awareness month,
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CareersFancy yourself as a popular science author?
Louise Hill-King, Careers Editor for The Microbiologist, asks microbial ecologist and author Jake Robinson about his journey to getting Invisible Friends published.
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CareersWhat could a degree in microbiology do for you?
Professor Nicola Stanley-Wall of the University of Dundee showcases the skills people develop while studying for a microbiology degree.
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OpinionGiving confidence to return to work
The founders of Women Returners and STEM Returners on why their new partnership is vital to helping people back into STEM after a career break.
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CareersThe power in peer mentoring
Bernadine Idowu-Onibokun shares her experience in how positive role models, networks and visibility in science can foster a sense of belonging in your career.
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CareersWhich skills does it take to make a good biomedical scientist?
Key advice from an NHS Training Officer
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NewsDeep sea sponges yield new bacterial strains that may battle pathogens
Researchers who scoured deep sea sponges in search of novel antimicrobial compounds have discovered several bacterial strains that are effective against a variety of pathogens.
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CareersPhD candidate? Why and how to develop a career plan…
Tips on how to effectively plan for a career after your PhD.
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NewsBright orange lichens use their pigments as a ‘sunscreen’ while avoiding toxic effects
Fungi in orange lichens can avoid the toxic effects of bright pigments, allowing them to handle high UV loads.
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NewsProbiotic blend may deliver double whammy of health benefits when added to animal feed
Researchers have discovered a blend of organisms that not only act as a probiotic in animal feed, but can also inhibit the toxic effects of a mycotoxin in the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line.
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NewsExtracts from two wild plants inhibit COVID-19 virus, study finds
Two common wild plants contain extracts that inhibit the ability of the virus that causes COVID-19 to infect living cells, the first major screening of botanical extracts to search for potency against the virus has revealed.
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News‘Friend or foe’ bacteria kill algal hosts when coexisting no longer works out
A study sheds new light on chemical processes that cause marine bacteria to switch from coexistence with an algae host to killer mode.
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NewsRhodococcus reveals where missing plastic in world’s oceans could have gone
The bacterium Rhodococcus ruber eats and actually digests plastic - as revealed in laboratory experiments by PhD student Maaike Goudriaan at Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ).
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CareersTop tips for aspiring life science entrepreneurs
Jason Mellad, CEO of Startcodon shares his advice for starting a business in the life sciences industry.
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CareersHow can I become a biomedical scientist? Advice from the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS)
With over 21,000 members in 74 countries, the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) is the leading professional body for scientists, support staff and students in the field of biomedical science.
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NewsIron-scavenging endophyte could be newest weapon against resistant TB
An iron-scavenging endophytic bacterium could be the latest class of weapon in the fight against multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, researchers have found.
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NewsElectricity-fed purple phototrophic bacteria convert carbon dioxide into high protein biomass
For the first time, researchers from University of Alcalá have grown a microbial consortium dominated by purple phototrophic bacteria (PPB) which are fed with electricity to convert CO2 into high protein biomass.
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NewsWatch this space - AMI’s new jobs board is on the way!
New year, new career - if you’re ready for a move, help is on the way with Applied Microbiology International’s new Jobs Board, coming in January 2023.