All Be inspired articles
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CareersMeet the Global Ambassadors: our Q&A with Arsalan Zaidi
The Microbiologist gets to know our new Global Ambassador for Pakistan, Dr Arsalan Zaidi, who is Principal Scientist at the National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering.
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CareersAMI prizewinner Raquel Peixoto reveals how coral symbionts are key to tolerating rising temperatures
Marking World Coral Reef Day on June 1, AMI’s Rachel Carson Prize winner Professor Raquel Peixoto reveals how the ability of corals to tolerate rising temperatures is determined by the type of microorganisms that live inside them.
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CareersHow structural imaging is revolutionising vaccines
Dr. Peijun Zhang, Director of the Electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC) at the UK’s national synchrotron facility Diamond Light Source, reveals how Cryo-ET is powering some of the most important advances in vaccine research.
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CareersFantastic microbes and where to find them: join a citizen science journey through the urban microbiome
”We are symbionts on a symbiotic planet, and if we care to, we can find symbiosis everywhere.” - Lynn Margulis, The Symbiotic Planet: A New Look At Evolution, 2013
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CareersMetabolomics from Manchester to Madrid
Discover how an AMI Grant helped Breanna Dixon to further her PhD, professional development, and build an international partnership.
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CareersNergal: science communication and citizen science through a digital game
By balancing fun, accessibility, and science, Nergal aims to demonstrate how playful experiences can shed light on complex messages in a meaningful, memorable way.
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CareersMy PhD Experience: Collaborations between academia and industry in the microbial bioremediation of marine oil pollution
Jake A Smallbone reveals how a industry collaboration as part of his PhD led to work on a real world oil spill to uncover the fascinating ways that bacterial communities respond to pollution and can be deployed as biomarkers and in bioremediation.
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CareersRethinking culture to maximise research potential
In a world where most academic microbiology laboratories are still run by men, Laureate Prof. Madeleine van Oppen and Prof. Linda Blackall have led a highly productive environmental microbiology research group at The University of Melbourne.
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CareersHow frontline innovation from military labs can fight antimicrobial resistance worldwide
CEO at Presymptom Health, Dr. Iain Miller reveals how research in military laboratories - born out of battlefield demands - is now yielding innovative tech that allows for faster and more accurate detection of infections, even before symptoms appear.
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CareersSummer studentship: Ojewale finds novel Actinomycetes offer rare antimicrobial metabolites
Ojewale Ifeoluwa Florence reports back on her AMI-sponsored summer studentship which focused on the investigation of Actinobacteria found in local freshwater environments in Ogun State, Nigeria, under supervisor Dr. Amina Badmos.
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CareersSummer placement: Fleur uncovers the world of Cutibacterium acnes and biofilms
Fleur Thorogood (20), from Cheltenham, reveals what happened during her Applied Microbiology International-sponsored Summer Placement at Cardiff University investigating Cutibacterium acnes host adaptation with respect to biofilms.
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CareersThe true cost of science
Discover valuable insights from three companies in the microbiology field, and their experience of balancing innovation, investment, and sustainability to drive their success.
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CareersLetters in Applied Microbiology: Racheal reflects on a year in the junior editor programme
One year into our first junior editor training programme with Letters in Applied Microbiology, Racheal Oluwayemisi Fashogbon reveals how signing up has helped to transform her career.
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CareersTowards space plastics - and solving a few Earth problems en route
Dr Nils Averesch, Assistant Professor of Space Biology at the Space Life Science Laboratory, Cape Canaveral, reveals how his research on microbial plastic production could pave the way for thriving human settlements in space.
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CareersRomy Moukarzel: a year as a Junior Editor with Letters in Applied Microbiology
A year since we launched our Junior Editor programme with Letters in Applied Microbiology, Dr Romy Moukarzel, Lecturer in Plant Protection at Lincoln University New Zealand, reveals her experiences.
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CareersMaking connections: the story behind the Centre for Microbial Interactions
This year saw the launch of the Centre for Microbial Interactions, representing one of the world’s largest concentrations of microbiologists on a single site at Norwich Research Park. Project manager Dr Sam Rowe reveals the journey to this point.
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CareersVan Hung Vuong Le: my year as a Junior Editor with Letters in Applied Microbiology
One year into our Junior Editor training programme with Letters in Applied Microbiology, Van Hung Vuong Le from the University of Exeter reflects on the experience.
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CareersSilvani Verruck: my year as a Junior Editor with Letters in Applied Microbiology
One year after we launched our Junior Editor programme with Letters in Applied Microbiology, Professor Silvani Verruck of Federal University of Santa Catarina in Brazil tells us how she is getting on.
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CareersDriving purpose: how I went from PhD to Trustee
AMI Trustee Kate Lagerstrom recounts her journey to becoming an AMI trustee.
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Careers‘It’s been an eye-opener’: Thomas Thompson on his year as a Junior Editor
One year into our first Junior Editor training programme with Letters in Applied Microbiology, Dr Thomas Thompson of Queen’s University Belfast tells us how he is getting on.