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Derek Wright

@DerekCVR

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Bioinformatician/Computational Biologist, MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @CVRbioinfo @UofGlasgow.Developer of @COGUK_ME Mutation Explorer @CovidGenomicsUK

Glasgow, Scotland
Joined July 2007
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Derek Wright
3 months
Presenting my poster for our #influenza visualisation project FLU-GDB at #RSS2025Conf. https://t.co/9fBKucAJTd #dataviz #Bioinformatics
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@CVRbioinfo
CVR Bioinformatics
6 months
Our viral #Bioinformatics course has come to an end 🎉 @CVRinfo This year we welcomed 15 amazing participants from Europe, Asia, Africa & Oceania🌍 Huge thanks to everyone who joined — and to our instructors: @DerekCVR @RichardJOrton @QuanGuCVR @blJOg @vbsreenu @robertson_lab
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CVR Bioinformatics
6 months
As the collaborating centre of @WOAH, we’re thrilled to launch our 8th annual course on viral bioinformatics & genomics! Welcome speech by @CVRinfo director @emcat1 & head of Bioinformatics @robertson_lab 🧬📊 #bioinformatics #genomics
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Derek Wright
11 months
Apply now for our Viral #Bioinformatics and #Genomics 2025 course. I'm the course coordinator this year, so please get in touch if you need further information. @CVRinfo @WOAH
@CVRbioinfo
CVR Bioinformatics
11 months
As a @WOAH Collaborating Centre, we’re excited to announce our 8th annual Viral #Bioinformatics & #Genomics training course, starting 16 June 2025! 🧬@CVRinfo. 📅 Register by 30 April: 👉 https://t.co/PzRLMyNwQe 📲 Or scan the QR code to join.
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@CVRinfo
MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research
2 years
⚓️ | @DerekCVR was a crew member on the recent Glasgow to Stranraer leg of the Round Britain Sailing Pilgrimage, alongside sailor Russ Fairman to celebrate the charity’s 100+ years of service. @StellaMarisOrg provides support to seafarers, fishers & their families worldwide.
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@CVRbioinfo
CVR Bioinformatics
2 years
Our #VBG course has finished! 🎉@CVRinfo Thanks to 18 participants from Europe/Asia/Africa/Americas🌍, also thanks to all instructors:@robertson_lab @SrikeerthanaK @DerekCVR @RichardJOrton @vbsreenu @blJOg @QuanGuCVR #Bioinformatics
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Derek Wright
3 years
Saying goodbye to our talented colleague Orges Koci, who is moving on to @emblebi.
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Derek Wright
3 years
Tonight Matthew I’m going to be…@Vinny_Davies89 🤩 #gcbc22
@glasgowcompbio
Glasgow Computational Biology Community
3 years
And that’s a wrap! Massive thank you for everyone who attended. Ending with smiles all round from our conference organisers. A special shout-out to @DerekCVR for standing in for @Vinny_Davies89 who was there with us in spirit #gcbc22
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Derek Wright
3 years
BA.2.75, an #Omicron sublineage of BA.2, designated variant V-22JUL-01 by @UKHSA, is now being tracked in COG-UK Mutation Explorer @COGUK_ME. See https://t.co/jACPJmyWdj @CovidGenomicsUK @CVRinfo @CVRbioinfo
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Derek Wright
4 years
Our resident protein structure guru @_wharvey has created some beautiful new spike images, now available in Mutation Explorer, including this one of #Omicron (BA.1). https://t.co/yA2OlKpTxO @COGUK_ME @CovidGenomicsUK @CVRbioinfo @CVRinfo
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Derek Wright
4 years
#Omicron (B.1.1.529) has been split into sublineages BA.1 and BA.2. BA.1 data are currently available in Mutation Explorer @COGUK_ME. BA.2 is being tracked and will appear if found in UK data. Next update 7am tomorrow. https://t.co/jACPJmyWdj @CovidGenomicsUK @CVRinfo @CVRbioinfo
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Derek Wright
4 years
#Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant genomes in UK SARS-CoV-2 sequence data are now being actively tracked in COG-UK Mutation Explorer @COGUK_ME, with data updated daily. https://t.co/jACPJmyWdj @CovidGenomicsUK @CVRinfo @CVRbioinfo #SARSCoV2 #COVID19
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Derek Wright
5 years
I'll be presenting the COG-UK Mutation Explorer at the first University of Glasgow Computational Biology Conference this afternoon. Register for free here: https://t.co/PjxLIJgbjn @CVRbioinfo @CovidGenomicsUK @CVRinfo
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@UofGlasgow
University of Glasgow
6 years
Incredibly proud UofG's Centre for Virus Research @CVRinfo has been named as one of 13 key centres in a pan-UK alliance of scientists, working on #COVID19 whole genome sequencing.🦠 Read more➡️ https://t.co/WY3t7KpfnQ #unisupport #WorldChangingGlasgow #TeamUofG
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Derek Wright
6 years
The Animal Origins of Coronavirus and Flu https://t.co/zUF60iIC4J via @QuantaMagazine #SarsCoV2 #COVID19
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Derek Wright
6 years
Proud to have contributed to this major cancer study as part of the #PCAWG consortium. #PanCancer
@NaturePortfolio
Nature Portfolio
6 years
This week on the Nature cover: Cancer catalogued. Whole-genome sequences for 38 types of tumour. Browse the issue here: https://t.co/ma6WQuDhsc
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Derek Wright
6 years
Brilliant day at 1st WordCamp Glasgow #WCGla yesterday. Thanks to speakers, @MrNeilScott + organisers, caterers Soul Food Sisters, @Project_Ability. Enjoyed meeting devs, creatives, business owners. Community spirit - this is how conferences should be. Looking forward to 2nd one!
@wp_glasgow
WordPress Glasgow
6 years
And that's a wrap! Thank you for making the first WordCamp Glasgow what it is. #WCGla
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@DanielStreicker
Daniel Streicker
6 years
Genomic machine learning by @CVRinfo and @IBAHCM supports the suspected bat origin of the novel Wuhan coronavirus, but cannot rule out intermediate hosts. See https://t.co/OuKe8ql2MA for algorithm details. Thanks to Fudan University, CDC China and @virological_org for the data
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Derek Wright
6 years
CVR Stoker Building and Garscube Estate
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