Sam Manna
@sam_manna3
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Microbiologist/postdoc working on #pneumococcus. Former Lecturer. Ex-mitochondrial geneticist. Vice President of Communications for @AUSSOCMIC Views are my own.
Melbourne, Australia
Joined July 2014
Great to see this finally out there!
Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine serotype persistence following 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction in Mongolia: ... https://t.co/glSt0nGqFE
#biorxiv_micrbio
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Do you need a #bioinformatic tool to detect almost all serotypes in #penumococci ? The new SeroBA v2.0 can detect 102 of 107 pneumococcal serotypes
biorxiv.org
The unprecedented number of Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) genomes sequenced in recent years has accelerated the discovery of novel serotypes and highlighted the genetic diversity both...
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Shout out to @sam_manna3 and @CSatzke et al discovered the 107th serotype in #pneumococci. There will be many more new serotypes to come! Glad to be part of this work. #PCV #vaccine #serotype #polysaccharidecapsule
https://t.co/ydkZEwulvh
pneumonia.biomedcentral.com
Background Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is a leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia. Pneumococci are categorised into serotypes, based on the type of capsular polysaccharide...
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Interested in a PhD focusing on Streptococcus pneumoniae or pyogenes? Our group is looking for new PhD students to join our lab! Apply here:
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Streamline analysing pneumococcal genomes at scale ? Try out the GPS pipeline to do everything for you in one go! QC ✅ In silico serotype ✅ GPSC✅ MLST✅ Susceptibilities to 20 antibiotics ✅ De novo assemblies ✅ #pneumococci #genomic #surveillance
https://t.co/Qw9D7Yg2Ml
biorxiv.org
Ever increasing global sequencing capacity provides an unprecedented opportunity in utilising genomic information captured from whole-genome sequencing to enhance pathogen surveillance. However,...
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Call for Abstracts! ASM Vic Branch has opened abstract submission for the Nancy Millis ( https://t.co/NjR5KDnvYz) and ECR Awards ( https://t.co/NjR5KDnvYz) for travel to the ASM 2025 Annual Meeting in South Australia. Submission will close February 7 th 2025, so start planning now!
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#WorldPneumoniaDay is next week Our @nhmrc Centre for Research Excellence on Pneumococcal Disease Control is hosting 2 events Prof Stephen Bentley @sangerinstitute & CRE investigator On genomics 🙏 to @CSatzke for organising
For World Pneumonia Day Save the Date 15Nov 11:30-1:30pm AEST Our @nhmrc Centre for Research Excellence for Pneumococcal Disease Control in the Asia-Pacific is hosting an event Ensuring equity of access https://t.co/bFy4BbJGgC
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A multiplex-qPCR developed by @CSatzke's team with other clinical researchers including empyema-loving @JoshOsowicki... Improved pathogen diagnosis in 61% kids, and would have reduced untargeted antibiotics by a median of 20 days. Nice #AMS! https://t.co/XyqE92Ni7Y
@MCRI_for_Kids
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Really excited to see our paper, "Synergism and Antagonism of Bacterial-Viral Coinfection in the Upper Respiratory Tract", highlighted as an @ASMicrobiology Highly Cited paper in 2024! #ASMJournals
https://t.co/SmlSYTRxck
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An amazing reference tool of pneumococcal serotypes and lineages all in one place! Great work @awyllie13
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It was a real pleasure to be a panelist on this discussion of equity, diversity and inclusion in STEM at #ASM2024
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Great work Rex! Fantastic presentation!
Excited to attend and present my work on pneumococcal-viral co-infections and how host response could potentially contribute to their antagonistic relationship! #ASM2024 @AUSSOCMIC
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Highlighting #GBS awareness month at @AUSSOCMIC #ASM2024 - @rnzadoks shares her exciting research with @chcrestani on differentiating Group B Strep into generalist, adapters and restricted hosts
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#EDI Panelled with the best - Prof Dena Lyras, @RochelleSoo1, & @sam_manna3! V. interesting & open discussions on pertinent/interrelated topics: childcare, LGBTQIA+, neurodiversity, & PoC/WoC experiences in navigating Micro/STEMM & beyond! #ASM2024 #ASM2024_XAward @AUSSOCMIC
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Yesterday, I had the pleasure of flying the flag on behalf of our group at the first Infection Immunity and Global Health theme symposium. A great day and congrats to the organisers for putting on an amazing event!
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I'm recruiting for a new post-doc role based in Melbourne and contributing to #klebNET-GSP activities on #klebsiella genomic surveillance. @sylvainbrisse @DrKatHolt @TheCGPS @chcrestani @tomstantonmicro @sophia_david3 @theycallmemaggi Check out the details ⬇️
Are you a fan of #klebsiella genomics? Looking for a post-doc role? ...🥁 ... I'm recruiting! Join my team @MonashSTM to help us build the first Klebsiella clone risk framework. See details here ⬇️ https://t.co/n4I48QoK3Y Applications close June 9th. DM qs #klebNET @KlebClub
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Interested in developing your #scicomm skills and getting involved with ASM? Applications for the 2024 round of the communications ambassador program are now open! For more info and application form:
theasm.org.au
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Attention pnemuococcologists! For ISPPD 2024 in Cape Town, early-bird registration closes December 18. Robert Austrian Research Awards for early(ish) career researchers also close Dec 18th. I encourage those eligible to apply- up to 25K in funding. https://t.co/o7JzuxMEBz
isppd.kenes.com
Mark your calendar & join us for the 14th Meeting of the International Society of Pneumonia & Pneumococcal Diseases on 17 - 21 May 2026, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Now published in @JournalSpectrum
https://t.co/AJ8YWww5fS
journals.asm.org
Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is a bacterial pathogen with the greatest burden of disease in Asia and Africa. The pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide has biological relevance as a...
Attention pneumococcal researchers! It is my pleasure to introduce you to the latest member to join our family – serotype 33G!
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First up, we have an insightful invited talk from @sam_manna3!! Sam is sharing their journey during their PhD here at La Trobe and the transition into a postdoc showing that not all PhD journeys look the same!
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