Episode 187: Blastocystis: friend or foe?
It's the most abundant eukaryotic microbe in humans… But what role does it play in our bodies? For decades, Blastocystis has been thought of...
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Episode 186: Breaking down biofilms with gas
This month, Lilly welcomes Dr Jason Brown from the University of Glasgow to discuss his latest research findings using cold atmospheric plas...
Episode 185: What can we learn from involving the public in microbial genomics research?
📣 Episode 185 is out now! This month, Lilly welcomes Dr Hannah Trivett from the University of Birmingham to the podcast, to discuss her lat...
Episode 184: Building a sense of belonging with the Pride in Microbiology network
This Pride Month, Dr Bruno Francesco Rodrigues de Oliveira and Dr Landon Getz, two of the founders of the Pride in Microbiology network, joi...
Episode 183: Annual Conference 2026: Meet the Panel behind the programme
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes planning our flagship Annual Conference? Listen in as Lilly talks to Chairs of the Scientific C...
Episode 182: Sepsis, superbugs, and antibiotic stewardship
"I often like to say that we're not the antibiotic police, but we're the antibiotic sommelier. So, you have a bug and we have the drug, and...
Episode 181: Sexual health and the vaginal microbiome
What does a healthy vaginal microbiome look like? Are store-bought vaginal probiotics backed by science? How do these microbes interact with...
Episode 180: Society Staff Reflect on 2025
In this episode of Microbe Talk, we meet some members of staff at the Microbiology Society to reflect on 2025 and look at ways to get involv...
Episode 179: Hidden Companions: how parasites are adapting to a changing world
The relationship between humans and parasites is changing along with the climate crisis, globalisation, and innovations in science. In this...
Episode 178: The Kocurious case of Noodlococcus: From discovery to community
In 2019, a mysterious shape appeared on a petri dish in a Birmingham lab. Its surprising appearance, similar to noodles, intrigued researche...
Episode 177: Chemical Conversations: Exploring the gut:brain link in bipolar treatments
In this episode of Microbe Talk, Clare talks to An Bui from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Alberta about their paper publ...
Episode 176: From workshop to publication: discussing microbiome safety with Lindsay Hall and Aline Metris
In January 2024, Aline Metris and Lindsay Hall hosted an academic-industry workshop at the Microbiology Society offices to discuss the poten...
Episode 175: Dr Beth Mills and Akpan Friday on international collaboration and mentorship
In this episode, Adam discovers how two microbiologists from opposite sides of the world formed a collaboration and mentorship that has grea...
Episode 174: Our miniseries for Annual Conference 2025: Andrew Spicer
We're in Liverpool this week, hosting our annual conference and meeting our members, collaborators and authors. We know that there will be a...
Episode 173: Our miniseries for Annual Conference 2025: Guilherme Neumann
We're in Liverpool this week, hosting our annual conference and meeting our members, collaborators and authors. We know that there will be a...
Episode 172: Our miniseries for Annual Conference 2025: Elizabeth O'Gorman
We're in Liverpool this week, hosting our annual conference and meeting our members, collaborators and authors. We know that there will be a...
Episode 171: Our miniseries for Annual Conference 2025: Phoebe Crossley
We're in Liverpool this week, hosting our annual conference and meeting our members, collaborators and authors. We know that there will be a...
Episode 170: Microbiome and thermal tolerance: a new frontier in climate resilience?
In this episode of Microbe Talk Clare speaks to Judy Li, author on the latest Microbial Primer: Microbiome and thermal tolerance – a new fro...
Episode 169: Coccus Pocus A microbiology inspired scary story competition
In this episode, Adam talks to Dr Georgios Efthimiou from the University of Hull. Georgios has created a nationwide ‘spooky’ short story com...
Episode 168: Exploring the science of wellness, ageing and death with John Tregoning
For the first episode of Microbe Talk in 2025, we’re bringing you something fascinating and a bit different— non-communicable diseases. In t...