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Dr Emma Hodcroft

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Die Virenjägerin! 🏹🧬 Co-developer of @nextstrain! Using phylogenetics, I study viruses. I like ✈️ & 🐈 @[email protected] @firefoxx66.bsky.social

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Dr Emma Hodcroft
5 years
🎉The new and improved is here! 🎉. We're hoping to make this a one-stop location to track not only the 'headline' variants, but many different #SARSCoV2 mutations & variants that scientists are keeping an eye on. Let's take a tour of the site!. 1/12
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Dr Emma Hodcroft
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We're looking forward to including more details of our current projects, new tools we're working on, and sharing regular updates and musings from the lab members via the blog!. Please do check it - hope it helps you learn a bit about EVE! 💗. 4/4
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Dr Emma Hodcroft
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The EVE lab work & collaborations includes:.🌏 Tracking virus spread globally.🧬 Understanding virus evolution & immunity.📊 Building open tools like @Pathoplexus for transparent data sharing.🤝 Collaborating worldwide to better tackle pathogenic viruses. 3/4.
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Dr Emma Hodcroft
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🔍 On our new site you can:. - Meet the EVE team 👥.- Explore our research on viral evolution & spread 🧬.- Explore our phylogenetic @nextstrain builds 🌳.- See the tools we build for analysis 🛠️.- Read about our publications & news 📰. 2/4
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Dr Emma Hodcroft
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🚀 More good news: website lift-off! .The Epidemiology & Virus Evolution (EVE) group at @SwissTPH has a brand new home on the web:.🦠🌍.Check out our research, people, collaborations, & projects all in one place! 👇. 1/4
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Dr Emma Hodcroft
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A very special day today, as I look back and remember our trepidation on how this crazy idea of a new pathogen database would go down. Would our work be for nought?. But no! I'm so grateful that we've been able to make a big impact on sequence sharing! Here's to year 2! 🥂.
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Pathoplexus
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🗓 Pathoplexus turns ONE! 🎂🎉. In the past year we’ve grown from 4 pathogens to a truly global, community-driven platform for transparent, equitable & impactful pathogen sequence sharing. 📰 Read the full update: 1/10
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Dr Emma Hodcroft
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RT @pathoplexus: 🗓 Pathoplexus turns ONE! 🎂🎉. In the past year we’ve grown from 4 pathogens to a truly global, community-driven platform fo….
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Dr Emma Hodcroft
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Interested to learn about how to run your own Loculus (the database code behind @pathoplexus)? 🤔🖥️. Sign up for the Loculus Tutorial on Mon 8 Sept at @BC2Conference in Basel, run by @ChaoranChen_ & Anya Parker! 🧬. Register: #bioinformatics #openScience
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Dr Emma Hodcroft
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Honoured to be part of a video series by @todospelasaude about Bioinformatics! It's been wonderful to see more & more women come into Bioinf, as such an important & wide-ranging field - full of awesome & impactful projects! .#womeninSTEM #bioinformatics.
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Assim como outros campos da ciência, a bioinformática enfrenta um obstáculo significativo: o fato de as mulheres serem minoria. Este é um problema multifacetado, com raízes em fatores sociais e...
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Dr Emma Hodcroft
27 days
Having quite a giggle over the apparent apocalypse predicted on Friday by @meteoblue, particularly in Boulder! Would love to hear what's up? 😁😅
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Dr Emma Hodcroft
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Please read the job ads for FULL descriptions & requirements for each position! Apply once to the position best for you. This position is ONSITE in Basel, Switzerland - start end-2025/early-2026. Work with an international, distributed team making a difference! ✊💃. 5/5.
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Dr Emma Hodcroft
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What kinds of things will you be working on? ⚙️.- Design & deploy local genomic data storage solutions with Loculus 🧬.- Link ARTIC2 sequencing pipelines to Loculus & 1-click upload to Pathoplexus 🔗.- Integrate pathogen analytic pipelines into ARTIC2 software 🖥️. 4/5.
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Dr Emma Hodcroft
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We're offering 1 position in 2 forms to find the ideal candidate:. - A post-doc position for those on an academic track: - A software engineer position for those without a PhD: Both require strong a programming background!🧑🏻‍💻. 3/5.
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Dr Emma Hodcroft
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This is a unique opportunity to work on.- ARTIC2 (enabling affordable, portable, real-time sequencing).- @pathoplexus (open-source platform redefining genetic sequence sharing).- Loculus (Pathoplexus backend). And make a tangible impact on global health & data equity! 🌍👐. 2/5.
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Dr Emma Hodcroft
1 month
📢New job posting!📢.Are you excited by the idea of building global infrastructure to make pathogen sequencing more accessible, interpretable, and equitable? 🧑🏻‍💻🧬. My group at @SwissTPH has an opening working with ARTIC2, @pathoplexus, & Loculus - read on!. 1/5
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RT @pathoplexus: 🗓️As we close in on 11 months of Pathoplexus, we’re pleased to announce many new direct sequence uploads and some exciting….
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Dr Emma Hodcroft
2 months
📢News update from Pathoplexus!.Unfortunately Twitter's login is currently broken so we can't post directly - please see our latest uploads & features on Bluesky & Mastodon or direct on our website!. ☁️: 🐘:
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Attached: 1 image 🗓️As we close in on 11 months of Pathoplexus, we’re pleased to announce many new direct sequence uploads and some exciting new features that expand Pathoplexus’ utility! 📰 You can...
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Dr Emma Hodcroft
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RT @EckerleIsabella: Are you an excellent researcher in genomics of infectious diseases for intercellular pathogens (viruses, intercellular….
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Dr Emma Hodcroft
2 months
Louder for the people in the back 📢
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Dr Emma Hodcroft
2 months
RT @krannich479: Just a heartfelt appreciation tweet to all @pathoplexus devs. This young database is already extremely valuable and keeps….
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Dr Emma Hodcroft
2 months
I'm honoured to have been featured in @UniBasel 's UniNova magazine! 🙏🙌In my interview, I speak about the importance of @pathoplexus, what Enteroviruses can teach us, & the damage to science (& health) from the current US administration. [German].
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