Steven Hancock

@SteveMicrobio

Postdoc at The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast. Molecular microbiologist. Amateur boulderer.

Joined July 2017

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Steven Hancock @SteveMicrobio Aug 17, 2020

The second paper from my PhD is finally out in @NatureMicrobiol! TraDIS on IncC conjugation.

Thanks to @pmduy,
@LabSchembri. Some really cool structural biology by Lou Zhenyao and Bostjan Kobe.

nature.com/articles/s4156…

www.nature.com Comprehensive analysis of IncC plasmid conjugation identifies a crucial role for the transcriptio... Nature Microbiology - Identification of the entire set of genes needed for multi-drug plasmid IncC conjugation will inform efforts to prevent plasmid spread.

Steven Hancock @SteveMicrobio Aug 16, 2021

So long @UQ_News, thanks for all the fish.

Steven Hancock @SteveMicrobio Feb 11, 2021

Revision submitted 3 days ago. Accepted 2 days ago. And it's already out! It really has been a pleasure to publish with @MolMicroEditors. Thank you @proftracypalmer.

Mol Micro Editors @MolMicroEditors Feb 10, 2021

Recently accepted: Characterisation of DtrJ as an IncC plasmid conjugative DNA transfer component onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mm…
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Steven Hancock @SteveMicrobio Feb 9, 2021

Me: "whooo, paper accepted"

Wife: "hooray!"

3yo: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DADDY!!!"

Oh to be a kid again...

Steven Hancock @SteveMicrobio Jul 22, 2020

A Plasmid by any other name naturemicrobiologycommunity.nature.com/posts/a-plasmi… #behindthepaper