Amy H Fitzpatrick
@amyhfitzpatrick.bsky.social
RNA virus discovery 🦠🔎
Irish Research Council postdoc 👩🏼🔬 at University College Dublin (UCD) 🍀
Ballet and book lover 🩰 | Eurovision fanatic
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Irish Research Council postdoc 👩🏼🔬 at University College Dublin (UCD) 🍀
Ballet and book lover 🩰 | Eurovision fanatic
🇮🇪 🇮🇹 🇩🇰 🇩🇪
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Don't know who to follow for the best in microbial bioinformatics?
This is the Starter Pack you need!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
This is the Starter Pack you need!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
January 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Don't know who to follow for the best in microbial bioinformatics?
This is the Starter Pack you need!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
This is the Starter Pack you need!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
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It could possibly have only been written by a teenage boy but we are lucky to have it. Check it out here - celt.ucc.ie/published/T5...
Archduke Ferdinand's visit to Kinsale in Ireland, an extract from Le Premier Voyage de Charles-Quint en Espagne, de 1517 à 1518
celt.ucc.ie
January 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It could possibly have only been written by a teenage boy but we are lucky to have it. Check it out here - celt.ucc.ie/published/T5...
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Big Irish Head - BT Young Scientist Awards
The world is not ready for gen z. They are shitposters in real life.
The world is not ready for gen z. They are shitposters in real life.
January 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Big Irish Head - BT Young Scientist Awards
The world is not ready for gen z. They are shitposters in real life.
The world is not ready for gen z. They are shitposters in real life.
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I made a quick Starter Pack for scientists working on virus discovery - please reply if you’d like me to add you to the pack (or remove you) or to recommend anyone! #scisky go.bsky.app/HK1wxRb
November 16, 2024 at 4:44 PM
I made a quick Starter Pack for scientists working on virus discovery - please reply if you’d like me to add you to the pack (or remove you) or to recommend anyone! #scisky go.bsky.app/HK1wxRb
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🚨Postdoc position(s) alert🚨 If you like to develop new bioinformatic tools for *human* microbiome analysis, are interested by virus/phages, we (JGI Viral Genomics and Microbiome Data groups) may have a great position for you ! No official job posting yet, but email or DM if you are interested !
January 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🚨Postdoc position(s) alert🚨 If you like to develop new bioinformatic tools for *human* microbiome analysis, are interested by virus/phages, we (JGI Viral Genomics and Microbiome Data groups) may have a great position for you ! No official job posting yet, but email or DM if you are interested !
We are already planning the next @rdrpsummit.bsky.social for 2025. If you enjoy the consensus statement or you want to tear it apart, then you should get involved!
We just published a consensus statement (with 47 institutes) on advancing #RdRp-based RNA virus discovery! We sum up the challenges identified at the 1st #RdRpSummit and propose solutions to ensure greater interoperability. Here’s a summary-
t.ly/Uwqge
t.ly/Uwqge
Consensus statement from the first RdRp Summit: advancing RNA virus discovery at scale across communities
Improved RNA virus understanding is critical to studying animal and plant health, and environmental processes. However, the continuous and rapid RNA virus evolution makes their identification and char...
t.ly
May 1, 2024 at 4:21 PM
We are already planning the next @rdrpsummit.bsky.social for 2025. If you enjoy the consensus statement or you want to tear it apart, then you should get involved!
Reposted by Amy H Fitzpatrick
You can read this article in detail here: t.ly/Uwqge
And follow us to be updated on the upcoming #RdRpSummit
And follow us to be updated on the upcoming #RdRpSummit
Consensus statement from the first RdRp Summit: advancing RNA virus discovery at scale across communities
Improved RNA virus understanding is critical to studying animal and plant health, and environmental processes. However, the continuous and rapid RNA virus evolution makes their identification and char...
t.ly
April 30, 2024 at 9:34 AM
You can read this article in detail here: t.ly/Uwqge
And follow us to be updated on the upcoming #RdRpSummit
And follow us to be updated on the upcoming #RdRpSummit
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Unfortunately, a lack of standards in data collection, storage, and analysis methodologies serves as the biggest obstacle in standardizing RNA virus discovery.
April 30, 2024 at 9:32 AM
Unfortunately, a lack of standards in data collection, storage, and analysis methodologies serves as the biggest obstacle in standardizing RNA virus discovery.
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The field of RNA virus discovery is booming! We observed an exponential rise in studies published exploiting RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (#RdRp) sequences to explore diversity, uncovering novel RNA viruses. Over 80 quadrillion bases have been deposited in the NCBI SRA database!
April 30, 2024 at 9:32 AM
The field of RNA virus discovery is booming! We observed an exponential rise in studies published exploiting RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (#RdRp) sequences to explore diversity, uncovering novel RNA viruses. Over 80 quadrillion bases have been deposited in the NCBI SRA database!
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We just published a consensus statement (with 47 institutes) on advancing #RdRp-based RNA virus discovery! We sum up the challenges identified at the 1st #RdRpSummit and propose solutions to ensure greater interoperability. Here’s a summary-
t.ly/Uwqge
t.ly/Uwqge
Consensus statement from the first RdRp Summit: advancing RNA virus discovery at scale across communities
Improved RNA virus understanding is critical to studying animal and plant health, and environmental processes. However, the continuous and rapid RNA virus evolution makes their identification and char...
t.ly
April 30, 2024 at 9:31 AM
We just published a consensus statement (with 47 institutes) on advancing #RdRp-based RNA virus discovery! We sum up the challenges identified at the 1st #RdRpSummit and propose solutions to ensure greater interoperability. Here’s a summary-
t.ly/Uwqge
t.ly/Uwqge
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Peeking out from the great firewall:
I wrote a little commentary about the significance of @jomcinerney.bsky.social et al paper about predictable evolution in microbial genomes, enjoy!
🧪 #evosky
authors.elsevier.com/a/1it5ycZ3X0...
I wrote a little commentary about the significance of @jomcinerney.bsky.social et al paper about predictable evolution in microbial genomes, enjoy!
🧪 #evosky
authors.elsevier.com/a/1it5ycZ3X0...
April 4, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Peeking out from the great firewall:
I wrote a little commentary about the significance of @jomcinerney.bsky.social et al paper about predictable evolution in microbial genomes, enjoy!
🧪 #evosky
authors.elsevier.com/a/1it5ycZ3X0...
I wrote a little commentary about the significance of @jomcinerney.bsky.social et al paper about predictable evolution in microbial genomes, enjoy!
🧪 #evosky
authors.elsevier.com/a/1it5ycZ3X0...
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Application deadline: 9 April
Job claxon: 18-month PDRA position in my group on the correlation between gut microbiome composition and psychological status in a unique military cohort: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DGQ655/r...
Email me for details!
Email me for details!
Research Fellow at University of Birmingham
An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Fellow is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
www.jobs.ac.uk
April 4, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Application deadline: 9 April
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Check out our new paper in collaboration with Travis Wheeler's group out today in NAR Genomics & Bioinformatics! Editors choice!
VIBES: a workflow for annotating and visualizing viral sequences integrated into bacterial genomes
#microsky
#phagesky
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doi.org/10.1093/narg...
VIBES: a workflow for annotating and visualizing viral sequences integrated into bacterial genomes
#microsky
#phagesky
🧫🧪🔬
doi.org/10.1093/narg...
April 4, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Check out our new paper in collaboration with Travis Wheeler's group out today in NAR Genomics & Bioinformatics! Editors choice!
VIBES: a workflow for annotating and visualizing viral sequences integrated into bacterial genomes
#microsky
#phagesky
🧫🧪🔬
doi.org/10.1093/narg...
VIBES: a workflow for annotating and visualizing viral sequences integrated into bacterial genomes
#microsky
#phagesky
🧫🧪🔬
doi.org/10.1093/narg...
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Microbial hitchhikers on microplastics: The exchange of aquatic microbes across distinct aquatic habitats
#envmicro by Máté Vass from Agneta Andersson
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#envmicro by Máté Vass from Agneta Andersson
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
April 3, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Microbial hitchhikers on microplastics: The exchange of aquatic microbes across distinct aquatic habitats
#envmicro by Máté Vass from Agneta Andersson
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#envmicro by Máté Vass from Agneta Andersson
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Setting clear objectives 🎯 for the use of narrative CVs in grant applications can support optimization. Common objectives are:
• More recognition of a wider range of research contributions
• More flexibility for researchers to demonstrate contributions
sfdora.org/resource/usi...
• More recognition of a wider range of research contributions
• More flexibility for researchers to demonstrate contributions
sfdora.org/resource/usi...
Using Narrative CVs: Identifying shared objectives and monitoring effectiveness | DORA
In February 2022, DORA organized the online workshop series “Using Narrative CVs: Identifying shared objectives and monitoring effectiveness” in partnership with FORGEN CoP, Science Foundation Ireland...
sfdora.org
March 29, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Setting clear objectives 🎯 for the use of narrative CVs in grant applications can support optimization. Common objectives are:
• More recognition of a wider range of research contributions
• More flexibility for researchers to demonstrate contributions
sfdora.org/resource/usi...
• More recognition of a wider range of research contributions
• More flexibility for researchers to demonstrate contributions
sfdora.org/resource/usi...
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Phenology and ecological role of aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs in freshwaters microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #jcampubs
Phenology and ecological role of aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs in freshwaters - Microbiome
Background Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic (AAP) bacteria are heterotrophic bacteria that supply their metabolism with light energy harvested by bacteriochlorophyll-a-containing reaction centers. Desp...
microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com
March 29, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Phenology and ecological role of aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs in freshwaters microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #jcampubs
Congratulations to #Vision1 PhD student Rose on the publication of her first PhD paper! The study stemmed from numerous lab meetings where Rose shared her 🙃 shotgun metagenomic analysis of soil samples......
An in-depth evaluation of metagenomic classifiers for soil microbiomes - Environmental Microbiome
Background Recent endeavours in metagenomics, exemplified by projects such as the human microbiome project and TARA Oceans, have illuminated the complexities of microbial biomes. A robust bioinformati...
link.springer.com
March 29, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Congratulations to #Vision1 PhD student Rose on the publication of her first PhD paper! The study stemmed from numerous lab meetings where Rose shared her 🙃 shotgun metagenomic analysis of soil samples......
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Job claxon!
Uni of Birmingham biosciences is looking to appoint two Assistant Professors in the broad field of microbiology.
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
and
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Come and join us at the IMI!
Uni of Birmingham biosciences is looking to appoint two Assistant Professors in the broad field of microbiology.
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
and
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Come and join us at the IMI!
March 25, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Job claxon!
Uni of Birmingham biosciences is looking to appoint two Assistant Professors in the broad field of microbiology.
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
and
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Come and join us at the IMI!
Uni of Birmingham biosciences is looking to appoint two Assistant Professors in the broad field of microbiology.
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
and
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Come and join us at the IMI!
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If you can do it, individual animals are the way to go for virus metagenomics: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 22, 2024 at 11:19 PM
If you can do it, individual animals are the way to go for virus metagenomics: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Replication efficiencies of human cytomegalovirus-infected epithelial cells are dependent on source of virus production https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.03.19.585739v1
Replication efficiencies of human cytomegalovirus-infected epithelial cells are dependent on source of virus production https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.03.19.585739v1
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a prevalent betaherpesvirus, and infection can lead to a range of sy
www.biorxiv.org
March 19, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Replication efficiencies of human cytomegalovirus-infected epithelial cells are dependent on source of virus production https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.03.19.585739v1
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Avian influenza is a serious threat to biodiversity, it’s honestly so scary
🧪🦑🌎🦉
cosmosmagazine.com/my-cosmos/an...
🧪🦑🌎🦉
cosmosmagazine.com/my-cosmos/an...
Antarctica wildlife at risk as bird flu surges around globe
Since H5N1 arrived in Antarctica, there have been deaths of elephant seals, ifur seals, kelp gulls, penguins, according to SCAR.
cosmosmagazine.com
March 19, 2024 at 5:28 AM
Avian influenza is a serious threat to biodiversity, it’s honestly so scary
🧪🦑🌎🦉
cosmosmagazine.com/my-cosmos/an...
🧪🦑🌎🦉
cosmosmagazine.com/my-cosmos/an...
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Do all mammals have boy bois? Darwin thought it was the way of the world.
Darwin was incorrect (no one is perfect). 🧪
Turns out only 45% of mammals have bigger males, 39% have the same size in both sexes, and 16%? Bigger females. www.scientificamerican.com/article/male...
Darwin was incorrect (no one is perfect). 🧪
Turns out only 45% of mammals have bigger males, 39% have the same size in both sexes, and 16%? Bigger females. www.scientificamerican.com/article/male...
Males Aren’t Larger Than Females in Most Mammalian Species
A new study corrects a biased assumption promoted by Charles Darwin 150 years ago and repeated ever since
www.scientificamerican.com
March 13, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Do all mammals have boy bois? Darwin thought it was the way of the world.
Darwin was incorrect (no one is perfect). 🧪
Turns out only 45% of mammals have bigger males, 39% have the same size in both sexes, and 16%? Bigger females. www.scientificamerican.com/article/male...
Darwin was incorrect (no one is perfect). 🧪
Turns out only 45% of mammals have bigger males, 39% have the same size in both sexes, and 16%? Bigger females. www.scientificamerican.com/article/male...
Reposted by Amy H Fitzpatrick
A comparison of short-read, HiFi long-read, and hybrid strategies for genome-resolved metagenomics journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.... #jcampubs
March 8, 2024 at 3:00 PM
A comparison of short-read, HiFi long-read, and hybrid strategies for genome-resolved metagenomics journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.... #jcampubs
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Interested in Influenza? Check out the Options XII meeting in Brisbane, Australia! Abstracts due April 5th, Meeting Dates Sept 29- Oct 2, 2024. www.optionsxii2024.org.uk
March 8, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Interested in Influenza? Check out the Options XII meeting in Brisbane, Australia! Abstracts due April 5th, Meeting Dates Sept 29- Oct 2, 2024. www.optionsxii2024.org.uk
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It's here! I've been working on this since January: "Tradwives" have been rightly getting a lot of criticism from feminists.
Less discussed: They're largely Christian propaganda.
Meet the people exposing the truth behind the pretty pictures.
www.salon.com/2024/03/08/t...
Less discussed: They're largely Christian propaganda.
Meet the people exposing the truth behind the pretty pictures.
www.salon.com/2024/03/08/t...
"Tradwives" offer an alluring vision of-right wing Christianity — meet the people fighting back
The #FundieSnark movement battles to "deconstruct" those picture-perfect images of Christian social media
www.salon.com
March 8, 2024 at 11:20 AM
It's here! I've been working on this since January: "Tradwives" have been rightly getting a lot of criticism from feminists.
Less discussed: They're largely Christian propaganda.
Meet the people exposing the truth behind the pretty pictures.
www.salon.com/2024/03/08/t...
Less discussed: They're largely Christian propaganda.
Meet the people exposing the truth behind the pretty pictures.
www.salon.com/2024/03/08/t...