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Kate Baker
@ksbakes
Prof @Cambridge_Uni Genomic epidemiologist. #Shigella and #AMR enthusiast. Views own. gen.cam.ac.uk/baker-group @ksbakes.bsky.social
Cambridge, England
baker-lab.github.io
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    Kate Baker
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    Dec 19, 2024
    Certain sublineages of antimicrobial resistant bacteria dominate the surveillance landscape, but what causes them to become resistant? Check out our latest work in Shigella to find out and/or read the thread below medrxiv.org/content/10.110… 1/n
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    Kate Baker
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    Sep 6, 2024
    There have been enough mix ups now that it's time for a PSA. You are not seeing double Cambridge. There are two of us. Email IDs below for convenience. From @ksbakes🦠🧬 and @KBGenesBrains 🧠🧬
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    Kate Baker
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    Feb 16, 2022
    I am now officially a Professor of Applied Microbial Genomics. Thanks to all team members, mentors, collaborators, peers, colleagues, and funders who’ve been a part of this amazing journey so far 😊
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    Kate Baker
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    May 11, 2023
    Graduated from my PhD @Cambridge_Uni 10 years ago today. Pretty surreal to be returning as faculty shortly - what a ride!
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    Kate Baker
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    Jun 18, 2019
    Honoured and delighted to be awarded @livuniIIB’s most promising early career researcher award! And thanks to Mark Caddick for the nomination. First award, another #NewPI moment :)
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    Kate Baker
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    Aug 3, 2022
    Why did one AMR plasmid disseminate globally and one die out? Find out inside this awesome work bit.ly/3oMRrup led by @MalakaDeS with @Jaws_Stenhouse @GraceBlackwell @RJBengtsson @ClaireJenkins2 @JPJHall 1/8
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    Kate Baker
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    Nov 14, 2023
    What do we need to do to get genomic surveillance working for AMR? 🦠🧬💊Our series in @LancetMicrobe reports 9 recommendations from the @SEDRICThinkTank working group. Check out the papers: thelancet.com/series/amr-gen… and the 🧵below for more 1/13
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    Kate Baker
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    Aug 30, 2022
    Factors other than AMR contributed to pathogen success over the antibiotic era. We used temporal GWAS to identify these, including a widely distributed novel adhesin. Check out @RJBennett33’s epic work here to find out more bit.ly/3KtltgK 1/10
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    Kate Baker
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    Jan 31, 2022
    How will Shigella diversity complicate future vaccination programs? A fantastic @The_MRC funded partnership with Sharon Tennant @neilhall_uk @1caiseypulford @BarryLab008 @RaskoDavid @DanielRigden @AJSimpkin Ross Low driven by @RJBengtsson go.nature.com/3KOEj1n 🧵below 1/n
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    Pathogenomic analyses of Shigella isolates inform factors limiting shigellosis prevention and...
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    Kate Baker
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    Oct 10, 2023
    It's recruitment time @GeneticsCam 🦠🧫👏🥳 !!! 3 year computational postdoc doing cool Shigella AMR genomics with me and other fun people. Read more here jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/43349/ Would appreciate RTs!
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    Kate Baker
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    Dec 19, 2021
    Merry Christmas from the Bakery! bit.ly/3yIGHkB Our first combined wet and dry lab work - why has one AMR plasmid globally disseminated among Shigella and another has not? Led by @MalakaDes with @Jaws_Stenhouse @GraceBlackwel1 @RJBengtsson @ClaireJenkins2 @JPJHall
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    Kate Baker
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    Feb 26, 2019
    Really chuffed to have joined the editorial board at Microbial Genomics. Great journal to publish in and excited to be a part of it @MicrobioSoc
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    Kate Baker
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    Oct 9, 2023
    Which pathogen factors contribute to the emergence of new AMR bacterial sublineages? Our latest work (bit.ly/46L8Jfn) shows that interbacterial competition of Shigella sonnei with commensal E coli is important, and is mediated by colicins, not a T6SS. More in the 🧵 1/12
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    Kate Baker
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    Apr 25, 2023
    There is a clone of extensively drug resistant (inc. azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, and ceftriaxone) Shigella sonnei transmitting sexually around the world. Our latest work on this is here rdcu.be/c9rl3 and a fuller (back)story in the 🧵 1/n
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