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
RT @pneumowatch: Do you need a #bioinformatic tool to detect almost all serotypes in #penumococci ? . The new SeroBA v2.0 can detect 102 of….
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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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RT @stephlo_lo: Shout out to @sam_manna3 and @CSatzke et al discovered the 107th serotype in #pneumococci. There will be many more new sero….
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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RT @pneumowatch: Streamline analysing pneumococcal genomes at scale ? . Try out the GPS pipeline to do everything for you in one go!.QC ✅.I….
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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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RT @ASM_VicBranch: Call for Abstracts!.ASM Vic Branch has opened abstract submission for the Nancy Millis ( and ECR….
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RT @Fiona_M_Russell: #WorldPneumoniaDay is next week. Our @nhmrc Centre for Research Excellence on Pneumococcal Disease Control is hosting….
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RT @Infection_MCRI: A multiplex-qPCR developed by @CSatzke's team with other clinical researchers including empyema-loving @JoshOsowicki. ….
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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.
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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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RT @Lucyleef: Highlighting #GBS awareness month at @AUSSOCMIC #ASM2024 - @rnzadoks shares her exciting research with @chcrestani on differe….
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RT @HKNVee: #EDI Panelled with the best - Prof Dena Lyras, @RochelleSoo1, & @sam_manna3!. V. interesting & open discussions on pertinent/in….
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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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RT @KelWyres: I'm recruiting for a new post-doc role based in Melbourne and contributing to #klebNET-GSP activities on #klebsiella genomic….
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RT @AUSSOCMIC: Interested in developing your #scicomm skills and getting involved with ASM?.Applications for the 2024 round of the communic….
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RT @emd3737: Attention pnemuococcologists! For ISPPD 2024 in Cape Town, early-bird registration closes December 18. Robert Austrian Researc….
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Home ISPPD2026 for the 14th Meeting of the International Society of Pneumonia & Pneumococcal Diseases (ISPPD-14), 17 - 21 May 2026, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Now published in @JournalSpectrum .
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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RT @MAPP_postgrads: First up, we have an insightful invited talk from @sam_manna3!! Sam is sharing their journey during their PhD here at L….
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Thanks for having me! It was so great to come back to La Trobe and talk about what I have been doing since I left!.
Great start to the 2023 MAPP HDR symposium! Sam Manna (@sam_manna3) is here to discuss his journey from PhD student at @latrobe to his work now at @MCRI_for_kids! #SYMP4MAPP2023
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