<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title> SGM SOCIETY NEWS</title> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm</link> <description> </description> <item> <title> Number 10 joins the hunt for new antibiotics in soil</title> <description> A few weeks ago a delegation from the Society visited Number 10 Downing Street to dig up some soil from the gardens as part of the Small World Initiatives search for new antibiotics The soil was dug up by our President Professor Nigel Brown assisted by Rory Spence aged four The Society received letters of support for the Initiative and its important role in the discovery of new antibiotics from the Prime Ministers office the Department of Health and from Jo Johnson MP Minister for Universities and Science</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/number-10-joins-the-hunt-for-new-antibiotics-in-soil</link> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> We are now the Microbiology Society</title> <description> Youll probably see from the new name at the top of the site that the Society has made a few changes As of today we are now the Microbiology Society Council proposed this change earlier in the year after a great deal of consultation at all levels of the Society The proposal was ratified at our Annual General Meeting last week with over 88 of votes cast in favour of the change ltpgtThe name change will be propagating out to our various webservers throughout the day It may take some time for these to update so changes may not be visible for a few hoursltpgt</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/we-are-now-the-microbiology-society</link> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Dr Adam Roberts wins 2015 Outreach Prize</title> <description> The Microbiology Societys 2015 Outreach Prize will be awarded to Dr Adam Roberts a Senior Lecturer at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute Adam will receive his prize today at the Societys Annual General Meeting recognising his continuing efforts to engage the public about antibiotics and the problems associated with antibiotic resistance Central to this is Adams crowdfunded Swab and Send project which sees members of the public taking environmental swabs and sending them in to be analysed We asked him about the project and the benefits of outreach projects</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/dr-adam-roberts-wins-2015-outreach-prize</link> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Professor Dame Anne Glover to speak at Society AGM</title> <description> At the Societys Annual General Meeting this Thursday Professor Dame Anne Glover will be presenting a special lecture entitled How do we make research matter</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/professor-dame-anne-glover-to-speak-at-society-agm</link> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Understanding Engagement how to communicate your research to the public</title> <description> On 21 October the Society will be holding a public engagement training day for early career members at Charles Darwin House London UK Delegates will learn the best ways to share their research with the public and how they can balance this work with their current responsibilities</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/understanding-engagement-how-to-communicate-your-research-to-the-public</link> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Focused Meeting Industrial Applications of MetalMicrobe Interactions</title> <description> From 910 November the Society will be hosting its final Focused Meeting of 2015 entitled Industrial Applications of MetalMicrobe Interactions The meeting will be held at the Societys headquarters in Charles Darwin House London and will feature talks on biomining and bioremediation among others</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/focused-meeting-IAMMI</link> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Microbiology Today Light</title> <description> The topic of the latest August issue of ltigtMicrobiology Todayltigt is aposLightapos Light affects most organisms and its impact and function is vast From antimicrobial strategies to the circadian rhythm of the fungus ltigtN gardneriltigt this issue of ltigtMicrobiology Todayltigt offers some insight into the scope of light and its effects in the microbial world ltpgtIn the magazine authors Hans E Waldenmaier Anderson G Oliveira Jennifer J Loros Jay C Dunlap and Cassius V Stevani from the Instituto de Qumica Brazil tell us about the bioluminescence of N gardneri and why these intriguing fungi glow Phoebe Tickell and Richard G Dorrell Imperial College London discuss the role of endosymbiosis and its impact on the evolution of eukaryotes and Tim Miyashiro from Penn State University gives an overview of a curious lightemitting hostmicrobe model aiding scientific researchltpgt</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/microbiology-today-light</link> <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The Society hosts the 2015 Federation of Infection Societies Annual Conference</title> <description> This year the Federation of Infection Societies FIS 2015 Annual Conference will be taking place from 2123 November in Glasgows SECC The Microbiology Society is this years hosting society for the conference</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/fis-2015-annual-conference</link> <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The Microbiology Society fully launches its new journal Microbial Genomics</title> <description> Today the Microbiology Society is announcing the full launch of ltigtMicrobial Genomicsltigt MGen the Societys first fully open access journal that incorporates an open data policy</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/full-launch-microbial-genomics</link> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2015 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Focused Meeting International Meeting on Arboviruses and their Vectors IMAV</title> <description> On 7 and 8 September the Society will be holding a Focused Meeting entitled ltigtInternational Meeting on Arboviruses and their Vectorsltigt The meeting will be held at the University of Glasgow UK and will feature talks on arbovirus replication and immune responses to viral infection among others</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/focused-meeting-IMAV</link> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Focused Meeting The International Meeting on The Invasive Fungus</title> <description> From 79 September the Microbiology Society will be holding a Focused Meeting entitled International Meeting on the Invasive Fungus The meeting organised jointly with the British Mycological Society will be take place at the Mercure Hotel Manchester UK</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/focused-meeting-invasive-fungus</link> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Microbiology Society announces new EditorsinChief</title> <description> Today the Microbiology Society is announcing two new EditorsinChief EiC that are joining the Societys growing stable of publications Dr Tanya Parish will be the new EiC of ltigtMicrobiologyltigt while Professor Mark Harris will be the new CoEiC of the ltigtJournal of General Virologyltigt</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/new-editors-in-chief-2015</link> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2015 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Microbiology Society launches new publishing platform</title> <description> Today the Microbiology Society launches its new publishing platform which brings together all of the scholarly content published by the Societys six peerreviewed journals The new platform has been carefully designed with all of our users in mind from authors and editors through to readers and librarians</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/society-for-general-microbiology-launches-new-publishing-platform</link> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2015 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Society briefs MPs on emerging zoonotic disease threats</title> <description> Today the Microbiology Society publishes its latest parliamentary briefing which outlines the global public health and economic threats posed by diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans known as emerging zoonotic diseases These diseases which include Ebola and swine flu are considered a likely source of future epidemics and pandemics that could cause substantial loss of life and cost billions of dollars to tackle</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/society-briefs-mps-on-emerging-zoonotic-disease-threats</link> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The Microbiology Society signs up to Declaration on Diversity Equality and Inclusion</title> <description> The Society has signed up to the Science Councils Declaration on Diversity Equality and Inclusion publicly committing to delivering a more diverse science workforce Professor Hillary LappinScott the Societys Equality and Diversity Champion and former President signed the Declaration and said ltpgtThe Societys Equality and Diversity Working Group has helped to put in place interventions that will have a real effect on the inclusivity of the Society We are at the beginning of our journey but signing the Declaration demonstrates our commitment to working with other learned and professional bodies towards increased diversity and inclusion throughout science education and employment</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/declaration-on-diversity-equality-and-inclusion</link> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> UK schools universities and colleges selected to join the hunt for antibiotics in soil in the Small World Initiative</title> <description> The Microbiology Society is pleased to announce the schools universities and colleges who have been chosen to join us in the hunt for antibiotics in soil as part of the Small World Initiative The Initiative will use real laboratory research to inspire young people who may then consider a career in research </description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/small-world-initiative-partnership-announcements</link> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2015 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> MERS The facts</title> <description> Over the past week there has been a lot of media coverage surrounding an outbreak of MERS a disease caused by a virus that was only recently identified But what is MERS How is it spread We spoke to Society Member Professor Ian Jones from the University of Reading a leading virologist and expert in the field of coronaviruses</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/mers-the-facts</link> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2015 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Obituary Professor Richard Elliott</title> <description> The Microbiology Society is sad to announce the death of Professor Richard Elliott who passed away last Friday after a short illness Richard will be well known to many as a stalwart supporter of the Society most recently as a former EditorinChief of the ltigtJournal of General Virologyltigt</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/obituary-professor-richard-elliott</link> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The World Health Assembly approves a Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance</title> <description> The sixtyeighth meeting of the World Health Assembly took place last week in Geneva attended by more than 3000 delegates from the WHOs 194 member states including a large proportion of the worlds health ministers The group met to discuss International Health Regulations and some of the major health challenges affecting the world</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/world-health-assembly-antimicrobial-resistance</link> <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Animal research jeopardised by European Citizens Initiative</title> <description> On Monday 11 May a public hearing in the European Parliament will see organisers of the ltigtStop Vivisectionltigt European Citizens Initiative ECI call for European Directive 201063EU which regulates the welfare and use of animals in research to be repealed and replaced with legislation to end animal experimentation ltpgtOver 11 million people including more than 19000 from the UK signed the Stop Vivisection ECI petition which argues for EU legislation changes to ban animal experimentation on the grounds of ethical objections and solid scientific principles that invalidate the animal model for predicting human responseltpgt</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/animal-research-jeopardised-by-european-citizens-initiative</link> <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Microbiology Today Soil</title> <description> The United Nations General Assembly has designated 2015 International Year of Soils to raise awareness of the importance of soil to human existence and to widen the understanding and function of soil and soil health To tie in with this initiative the May issue of ltigtMicrobiology Todayltigt the Societys quarterly magazine focuses on soil</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/microbiology-today-soil</link> <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Abstract submission open for Society Focused Meetings</title> <description> In September the Microbiology Society is hosting two Focused Meetings The International Meeting on Arboviruses and their Vectors and The International Meeting on The Invasive Fungus Abstract submission for both events is now open</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/abstract-submission-open-for-society-focused-meetings</link> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> In the news the 2015 Annual Conference</title> <description> Its now two weeks since the Annual Conference wrapped up and the news coverage from the event is finally starting to slow down Research presented at the conference received a record amount of coverage across the world in print on the radio and on television</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/in-the-news-the-2015-annual-conference</link> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Annual Conference round up</title> <description> This week saw over 1000 delegates travel to the ICC in Birmingham to be part of the Societys 2015 Annual Conference We highlighted a fraction of the hundreds of talks and posters on our website and blog Weve rounded them up here in case you missed them</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/annual-conference-round-up</link> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> George Lomonosoff wins the 2015 Colworth Prize</title> <description> Today at the Annual Conference Professor George Lomonossoff from the John Innes Centre will be awarded the 2015 Colworth Prize recognising his contribution to translational microbiology</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/george-lomonosoff-wins-the-2015-colworth-prize</link> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2015 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Robin Weiss wins the 2015 Marjory Stephenson Prize</title> <description> Robin Weiss Emeritus Professor of Viral Oncology at University College London UCL has been awarded the Societys 2015 Marjory Stephenson Prize Robin was President of the Society between 2006 and 2009 and is recognised for his pioneering work on retroviruses including the identification of CD4 as a coreceptor for HIV</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/robin-weiss-wins-the-2015-marjory-stephenson-prize</link> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2015 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Microbiology Society announces new open access and open data journal Microbial Genomics</title> <description> Today at their Annual Conference in Birmingham the Microbiology Society will announce the launch ltigtMicrobial Genomicsltigt a fully open access journal publishing research articles that use genomic approaches to further our understanding of microbiology from clinically important pathogens to microbial life in diverse ecosystems</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/society-for-general-microbiology-announces-new-open-access-and-open-data-journal-i-microbial-genomics-i</link> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Sir David Baulcombe awarded Microbiology Society Prize Medal</title> <description> Today at the Annual Conference Sir David Baulcombe will be awarded the Societys Prize Medal Sir David Royal Society Research Professor and Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Cambridge was a codiscoverer of the first small interfering RNA siRNA and showed that these molecules have a role in gene silencing</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/sir-david-baulcombe-awarded-society-for-general-microbiology-prize-medal</link> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Date syrup shows promise for fighting bacterial infections</title> <description> Date syrup a thick sweet liquid derived from dates that is widely consumed across the Middle East shows antibacterial activity against a number of diseasecausing bacteria including ltigtStaphylococcus aureusltigt and ltigtEscherichia coliltigt ltpgtNew research presented today at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference in Birmingham showed that ltigtin vitroltigt date syrup is able to inhibit the growth of bacteria faster than manuka honey which has previously been shown to have antibacterial properties and is increasingly used in dressings to improve wound repairltpgt</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/date-syrup-shows-promise-for-fighting-bacterial-infections</link> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Researchers discover bacterial genetic pathway involved in body odour production</title> <description> For many body odour is an unfortunate side effect of their daily lives The smell is caused by bacteria on the skin breaking down naturally secreted molecules contained within sweat Now researchers from the University of York working with Unilever have studied the underarm microbiome and identified a unique set of enzymes in the bacterium ltigtStaphylococcus hominisltigt that is effective at breaking down sweat molecules into compounds known as thioalcohols an important component of the characteristic body odour smell</description> <link>http://www.microbiologysociety.org/news/society-news.cfm/researchers-discover-bacterial-genetic-pathway-involved-in-body-odour-production</link> 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