Notes from a small scientist

In this podcast, I talk about how we've developed an accurate, user friendly and cost effective whole genome sequencing tool using Oxford Nanopore Technologies' MinION device for diagnosing drug-resistant tuberculosis in resource constrained settings. All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and ⁠you can find the link to this particular blog here⁠⁠⁠.

In this podcast, I talk about how the disease tuberculosis, can be caused by a number of different Mycobacterial species, and how diagnosing the right one is vital to get the right treatment. All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the link to this particular blog here⁠⁠.

In this podcast, I want to talk about how important public engagement is for science (and scientists) and highlight some of the ways that researchers can get involved. All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the ⁠link to this particular post here⁠.

In this podcast, I’ve outlined what sequencing is, how some of the different sequencing platforms work and also how we can utilise sequencing to help us monitor and control infectious diseases. All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the link to this particular post here.

These podcasts are linked to my blog Notes from a small scientist. In this episode, I provide a plain language summary of a paper we recently published, which explores how the differences in the genomes of the bacteria used to make the BCG vaccine, used for over 100 years to prevent tuberculosis, can change how effective it is at preventing disease. All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the link to this particular post here.

These podcasts are linked to my blog Notes from a small scientist. In this episode, I provide a plain language summary of a paper we recently published, which explores the effects of being hospitalised with COVID-19 on what types of bacterial infections you might catch, and whether you are more likely to catch a drug resistant (and harder to treat) version! All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the link to this particular post here.

These podcasts are linked to my blog Notes from a small scientist. In this episode, I'm discussing the good and bad aspects of running a scientific workshop, how something unexpected always pops up and how learning to troubleshoot is often the most important lesson! All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the link to this particular post here.

These podcasts are linked to my blog Notes from a small scientist. In this episode, I'm going to tell you ten fun facts about parasites that you might not know, hopefully showing you that there's more to these weird and wonderful creatures than you might think!. All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the link to this particular post here.

These podcasts are linked to my blog Notes from a small scientist. In this episode, I'm going to tell you ten fun facts about bacteria that you might not know, hopefully showing you that there's more to these single cells than you might think! All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the link to this particular post here.

These podcasts are linked to my blog Notes from a small scientist. In this episode, to celebrate World TB Day on the 24th March, I discuss the disease tuberculosis and the bacteria that causes it, Mycobacteria tuberculosis. I explain why TB is so hard to treat, why it's such a pain to work with and why we still haven't got rid of it yet! But don't worry, there's always hope for the future in the shape of research! All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the link to this particular post here.

These podcasts are linked to my blog Notes from a small scientist. In this episode, I discuss a recent paper that I have written on how well prepared Africa is for dealing with zoonotic disease outbreaks as a plain language summary. All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the link to this particular post here.

These podcasts are linked to my blog Notes from a small scientist. I had a really rubbish PhD experience and I know from talking to other students and looking online that a lot of other people did too. So I took to Twitter and asked my PhD friends what they wish they'd known before and during their PhDs. In this podcast and the linked blog article, I discuss these points from choosing your PhD project in the first place, setting out on your PhD journey and who to turn to if things go wrong. I hope you find this useful. Thank you to everyone who contributed, you are all PhD heroes! All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the link to this particular post here.

These podcasts are linked to my blog Notes from a small scientist. In this episode, I explain why universal access to good water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices can help to reduce the amount of antimicrobial resistance, and therefore take the pressure off using antimicrobials! All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the link to this particular post here.

These podcasts are linked to my blog Notes from a small scientist. In this episode, I explain the different types of drugs that we have available to us to fight the different pathogens that try and invade our body and also why it's important to keep them safe! All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the link to this particular post here.

These podcasts are linked to my blog Notes from a small scientist. In this episode, I explain what antimicrobial resistance (or AMR) actually is, how microorganisms become resistant to the drugs that we use to treat them and why it's so important to try and stop antimicrobial resistance from spreading any further. All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the link to this particular post here.

These podcasts are linked to my blog Notes from a small scientist. In this episode, I discuss a recent paper that I have written on how well prepared Africa is for dealing with antimicrobial resistance as a plain language summary. All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the link to this particular post here.

These podcasts are linked to my blog Notes from a small scientist. In this episode, I explain how to read a scientific paper, listing the different types you might come across, how they are broken down into sections and what each section means. All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the link to this particular post here.

These podcasts are linked to my blog Notes from a small scientist. In this episode, I'm using a personal experience of getting food poisoning to explain why antimicrobial stewardship (the way we use antibiotics) is vital to help prevent the spread of hard to treat, drug resistant infections. All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the link to this particular post here.

These podcasts are linked to my blog Notes from a small scientist. In this episode, I discuss how bioinformatics began and how wet lab scientists can start to learn how to use computers to create great science. All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the link to this particular post here.

These podcasts are linked to my blog Notes from a small scientist. In this episode, I discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed Global Health training online and what it has meant for scientists around the world. All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the link to this particular post here.

These podcasts are linked to my blog Notes from a small scientist. In this episode, I discuss how my experience sequencing SARS-CoV-2 samples in the UK lead to a research project in Africa looking at how COVID-19 has affected antimicrobial resistance and infections in hospitals. All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the link to this particular post here.

These podcasts are linked to my blog Notes from a small scientist. In this episode, I discuss an interesting article I found about plague (black death) and how a Tweet lead an appearance on national news! All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the link to this particular post here.

These podcasts are linked to my blog Notes from a small scientist. In this episode, I want to introduce everyone to my blog, who I am and what I hope to achieve with my articles. All my posts have links to online resources that you might find useful, and you can find the link to this particular post here.