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Peter Fineran
@PeterFineran
Prof. and Head of Phage-host interactions (Phi) lab. Phage defences, counter-defences, CRISPR-Cas, toxin-antitoxin. FRSNZ / James Cook Fellow
Dunedin City, New Zealand
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    Peter Fineran
    @PeterFineran
    Dec 9, 2019
    Our work just out in @NatureMicrobiol showing "A jumbo phage that forms a nucleus-like structure evades CRISPR–Cas DNA targeting but is vulnerable to type III RNA-based immunity" @Lucia_M_Malone @warring_l @ppgardne @SimonJacksonNZ @lauragumy @otago nature.com/articles/s4156…
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    Peter Fineran
    @PeterFineran
    Dec 12, 2018
    Excited to announce that I have been promoted to Professor ⁦@otago⁩. Thanks to all my lab members, collaborators and colleagues over the years. #phages #crispr #toxin-antitoxin otago.ac.nz/news/news/otag…
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    Peter Fineran
    @PeterFineran
    Mar 18, 2022
    I am honoured to have been elected as an FRSNZ! Thanks to my team for your mahi over many years on #phages and #CRISPR. I am thankful to work with such nice, curious and intelligent people! I am fortunate to have had fantastic mentors along this journey. You know who you are!
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    Royal Society Te Apārangi
    @royalsocietynz
    Mar 18, 2022
    23 Ngā Ahurei hou new Fellows have been elected to Royal Society Te Apārangi Academy for their distinction in research and advancement of mātauranga Māori, humanities, technology & science. World leaders in their area of research and scholarship. bit.ly/3ttMsSB Ka rawe!
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    Peter Fineran
    @PeterFineran
    Aug 10, 2021
    Hi #phage cognoscenti. We have two phages, where one plaque seems to inhibit the spread of the other phage. Has anyone seen anything like this or know what might cause it? The phages are totally unrelated - Myoviridae (small plaque), Podoviridae (large plaque).
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    Peter Fineran
    @PeterFineran
    Jul 25, 2023
    Ever wondered what a #jumbo #phage is? #PhD students @k8_harding and Natalie Kyte give a quick guide @CurrentBiology #WomenInSTEM Some of these phage use a #nucleus to evade #CRISPR and other defences. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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    Peter Fineran
    @PeterFineran
    Jul 2, 2023
    Did you enjoy @crispr2023 or want to come to the next one! The #crispr conference will be in ⁦@Christchurch_NZ⁩ organised by ⁦@PeterFineran⁩, ⁦@dsashital⁩ ⁦@gavinjknott⁩ and ⁦@drbridgetwatson⁩. Check out the website crispr2025.org
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    Peter Fineran
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    Aug 20, 2024
    I am looking for a post-doc to work on our ⁦@MBIEsci⁩ project on #phages for #biocontrol #microbiology #genomics #genetics ⁦@microtago⁩ ⁦@otago⁩ pls repost otago.taleo.net/careersection/…
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    Peter Fineran
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    Aug 24, 2024
    Our Department of Microbiology and Immunology ⁦@microtago⁩ @otago is recruiting a new Lecturer / Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor - Microbiology (2401357). Please share with your networks. otago.taleo.net/careersection/…
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    Peter Fineran
    @PeterFineran
    Nov 1, 2020
    I have new #PhD positions in my group in NZ to work on #phages and #CRISPR-Cas. Due to border restrictions, you must already be based in NZ. Details in the image.
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    Peter Fineran
    @PeterFineran
    Nov 10, 2020
    Grateful to receive a @MarsdenFund grant. I am really excited about this project on #CRISPR and jumbo #phages with @lauragumy and @SimonJacksonNZ. Building on our work below 👇nature.com/articles/s4156…
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    Peter Fineran
    @PeterFineran
    Oct 29, 2022
    This week I became a Siebold Collegium Institute of Advanced Studies (SCIAS) fellow as part of my involvement with ⁦@Uni_WUE⁩. Thanks ⁦@SharmaLab1⁩ and ⁦@BeiselLab⁩ ⁦⁦@AvHStiftung⁩. ⁦@microtago⁩ ⁦@otago⁩
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    Peter Fineran
    @PeterFineran
    Jan 5, 2021
    A great way to start 2021. We developed a genome-wide method to find #regulators in #bacteria and applied it to understand how bacteria control #CRISPR-Cas immunity against #phages vs #plasmids. Led by the stellar @L_M_Smith! Check out her thread below! Thanks @MarsdenFund.
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    Leah Smith
    @L_M_Smith
    Jan 5, 2021
    Excited to finally share my PhD work @otago on CRISPR-Cas regulation, out in @NatureMicrobiol today! 🎉 See thread below for a summary of the findings from our new genome-wide screen!🦠 @SimonJacksonNZ @Lucia_M_Malone @ppgardne James Ussher @PeterFineran nature.com/articles/s4156…
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    Peter Fineran
    @PeterFineran
    Apr 26, 2024
    A couple of delays, but finally managed to attend my induction as a new Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand @royalsocietynz @microtago @otago Thanks to all the students, staff and collaborators who enable us to do fun research!
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    Peter Fineran
    @PeterFineran
    Apr 10, 2019
    So much fun to give this lecture #microbio19 on #phages and #CRISPR. Thanks to @MicrobioSoc and @otago and all my awesome lab members and collaborators.
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    Microbiology Society
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    Apr 9, 2019
    #FlemingPrize 2019 winner @PeterFineran gives his lecture on resistance, bacterial innate and adaptive immune systems #Microbio19