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    Microbiology Society
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    Apr 19, 2023
    Congratulations to @iruka_okeke from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria for winning the Peter Wildly Prize 2023, for making an exceptional contribution to expanding access to Microbiology and genomic research to increase creativity! #Microbio23
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    Feb 19, 2018
    Check out this amazing image of champagne bottle-shaped virions in the latest of our #ICTV #VirusProfiles on Ampullaviridae in #JGenVirol microb.io/2EtIqxk #Acidianus #taxonomy
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    Microbiology Society
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    Aug 6, 2023
    #OnThisDay in 1881, Alexander Fleming, the Scottish bacteriologist who discovered #penicillin, was born. Fleming was also the first President of the Microbiology Society
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    Microbiology Society
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    Nov 19, 2020
    We are delighted to announce the winners of our 2021 Prizes. Congratulations to Joan Steitz, Martin Maiden (@MaidenLab), Elisabeth Bik (@MicrobiomDigest), Britt Koskella (@bkoskella) and Azra Ghani (@azraghani @ImperialMalaria) microb.io/2IGoLSp
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    Microbiology Society
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    Sep 28, 2017
    #OnThisDay in 1928, #AlexanderFleming discovered the world's first antibiotic, penicillin, which he originally called 'mould juice'
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    Microbiology Society
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    Apr 28, 2021
    The 2021 Peter Wildy Prize Lecture Winner, Elisabeth Bik, will be giving her presentation shortly on how to be an effective 21st century science communicator. @MicrobiomDigest microb.io/2R78Z6C #Microbio21
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    Microbiology Society
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    Feb 16, 2020
    Today officially marks the Microbiology Society’s 75th birthday! 🦠🎈🎉#MicrobioSoc75th #75years #microbiology
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    Sep 17, 2018
    #OnThisDay in 1683 Antoni van Leeuwenhoek wrote to the Royal Society about the first observations of “animalcules” – #bacteria – from his own teeth.
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    Microbiology Society
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    Oct 24, 2017
    Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, father of microbiology, was born #OnThisDay in 1632! He was the first to document bacteria he saw with a microscope
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    Microbiology Society
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    Oct 5, 2022
    Huge congratulations to the winner of the Sir Howard Dalton Young Microbiologist of the Year Competition 2022, Aisling Brady (@AislingBrady95) from @imperialcollege! 👏 #MicrobioShowcase22
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    Microbiology Society
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    Mar 9, 2020
    It is with regret we have cancelled our Annual Conference and will postpone our Candida and Candidiasis Focused Meeting due to SARS-CoV-2: microb.io/2TxSLlY #Candida2020 #Microbio20
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    Microbiology Society
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    Apr 10, 2024
    Congratulations to Dr Lucy Thorne for winning the Peter Wildy Prize Lecture 2024 at #Microbio24!
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    Microbiology Society
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    Oct 26, 2017
    We're pleased to announce our 2018 Prize winners, celebrating outstanding contributions to the field of microbiology microb.io/2y5PCAI
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    Microbiology Society
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    Oct 15, 2020
    Watch our new video 📽️ which summarises how microbiologists are helping to taking steps to reduce #PlasticWaste. microb.io/3kdcbHu
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