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Andrew Page @andrewjpage.bsky.social · Jul 6

Thanks for the shout out on your blog post. @kevinlibuit.bsky.social

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Keith Bradnam @kbradnam.bsky.social · Jul 6

A rare new ACGT blog post from me inspired by a recent podcast episode by @andrewjpage.bsky.social and Kevin Libuit:

www.acgt.me/blog/2025/7/...

#bioinformatics

Bad bioinformatics software names revisited — ACGT

www.acgt.me

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Origin Sciences @originsciences.bsky.social · May 29

Thank you and congratulations to the organisers at @eventswcs.bsky.social for a successful Applied Bioinformatics & Public Health Microbiology conference 👏 Among other invited thought-leaders, our CTO, @andrewjpage.bsky.social, shared some of his expertise in the field of Microbial Bioinformatics.

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Ellele Health @ellelehealth.bsky.social · May 23

We have arrived for the Edinburgh Endometrial Cancer Meeting where we'll be discussing Endometrial Cancer from varied viewpoints, including how our own improved diagnosics aid development of clear, actionable ways forward.
#EndometrialCancer #NHS #Diagnostics #WomensHealth
#CancerResearch

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Origin Sciences @originsciences.bsky.social · May 22

Day 2 of the 10th Applied Bioinformatics and Public Health Microbiology conference sees our CTO, Prof. @andrewjpage.bsky.social invited to speak on the the emergence of the Microbial Bioinformatics field at the Wellcome Genome Campus in Cambridge.
bit.ly/4kyD5so
@eventswcs.bsky.social

Applied Bioinformatics & Public Health Microbiology — 20250521

The implications of data-driven genomics approaches in public health settings

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Nick Loman @pathogenomenick.bsky.social · May 22

Absolutely thrilled to announce the launch of ARTIC2 - a £5.5M 5 year project funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social to build on the ARTIC approach of low-cost, globally accessible genome sequencing for surveillance of outbreaks, epidemics and endemic diseases: www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/am...

Ambitious project to develop low-cost genome sequencing for pathogens known and unknown - University of Birmingham

Project will build on research that helped diagnostic labs to adopt sequencing capacity for COVID-19 and permit characterisation of future infectious threats

www.birmingham.ac.uk

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kevinlibuit.bsky.social @kevinlibuit.bsky.social · May 14

@sundermannaj.bsky.social's work highlights the undeniable impacts of pathogen genomics in healthcare. But pathogen genomics in healthcare remains the exception, not the norm.

We spent an hour exploring the challenges and potential solutions to more broad adoption.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDLo...

Pathogen Genomics in Healthcare with Alex Sundermann

YouTube video by The Bioinformatics Lab

www.youtube.com

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Origin Sciences @originsciences.bsky.social · May 14

We are very pleased to welcome our new CTO, @andrewjpage.bsky.social, to the team.

Having held a number of senior positions, authored >150 scientific publications and led development of widely used tools, Prof. Page brings a wealth of experience to the role and we look forward to working together!

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Andrew Page @andrewjpage.bsky.social · May 13

Its a glorious day for my 43rd birthday 🎂. Now one week into my new job at @originsciences.bsky.social as their new Chief Technology Officer and loving every minute so far.

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Nabil-Fareed Alikhan @happykhan.mstdn.science.ap.brid.gy · Apr 22

Huge disparity in genomic data: We support all efforts to increase the genomic surveillance of pathogens on a global scale as dynamics differ locally: what happens in one place does not translate to another and high-risk clones can emerge anywhere […]

[Original post on mstdn.science]

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Andrew Page @andrewjpage.bsky.social · Mar 10

A #protip for job hunters: if you are going to use ChatGPT to write your CV, please read the output and replace the bit where it says '[Add your headline or summary]' with some text.

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Andrew Page @andrewjpage.bsky.social · Feb 18

I get to do real science today looking at a mystery bug that appears to be a novel species! These are the best of times.

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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · Feb 5

Genotype D1.1 of H5N1 confirmed in Nevada cattle, which is the one circulating in birds and not B3.13, causing the wider cattle epizootic in the U.S.

In other words, this is a second observed jump from birds into cows.

Keep rolling the dice, shall we?

www.feedstuffs.com/agribusiness...

New HPAI genotype found in Nevada dairy cows

APHIS confirms first detection of D1.1 genotype in dairy cattle through NMTS testing.

www.feedstuffs.com

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Andrew Page @andrewjpage.bsky.social · Feb 5

Wait until you hear what day Cambridge University has as their first day of the week.

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kevinlibuit.bsky.social @kevinlibuit.bsky.social · Feb 4

Huge shout out to @lskatz.bsky.social et al on the recent Micro Resource Announcement for Kalamari!

@andrewjpage.bsky.social and I highlight Kalamari's utility in pathogen genomics: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDzY...

Paper here: journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10....
& Github: github.com/lskatz/Kalam...

The Kalamari Databse

YouTube video by The Bioinformatics Lab

www.youtube.com

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Jennifer Goff, PhD @jlgoff.bsky.social · Feb 4

It has been brought to my attention that my article has been censored to exclude certain terms:

asm.org/Articles/202...

web.archive.org/web/20250114...

#MicroSky

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Eleanor Hayles @eh-hayles.bsky.social · Feb 3

A poster presentation with a view last week at the @fogenomics.bsky.social in London! Had a great time speaking about my work on SARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiology in Norfolk 🧬

Langridge Lab @langridgelab.bsky.social · Jan 31

Our @eh-hayles.bsky.social had a wonderful time @fogenomics.bsky.social presenting her #genomic #epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Norfolk through the pandemic looking at lineage dynamics. We think the force might have been on her side..

Wanna read more, preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Dr Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social · Feb 2

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It's happening now:
All of the American Public Health Labs (APHL) Global Health team has been furloughed. This is everyone outside of the US, including deployed staff and locally employed staff. These are people working on infectious diseases (and more) all over the world. Designing tests. Improving diagnostics. Improving lab procedures. This is a huge team, doing critical work.

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Dr Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social · Feb 2

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It's happening now:
Critical disease-related publications like MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) are frozen, with no release this week. This report is a lifeblood of health events in the USA. it has been published weekly without pause since 1960. It is essential for keeping all US (and global) researchers updated on outbreaks and investigations. This week alone there were reportedly to be 3 publications on the bird flu. The publication is also a likely venue for further information about the ongoing Tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas. (Source: Reuters)

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Andrew Page @andrewjpage.bsky.social · Feb 1

Good luck with it, I did it a few years ago and enjoyed asking my British born friends the questions 😂

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Dr Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social · Feb 1

It's all gone. They've taken down all the CDC datasets from data.cdc.gov

Data that's critical for public health & research. Data paid for by citizens. That the government now censors.

"Do not fear those who tell the truth. Fear those who try to hide it. They are willing to sacrifice other things."

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Theiagen Genomics @theiagen.bsky.social · Jan 31

🚨 New research alert! One of our team members @andrewjpage.bsky.social is an author on this recent American Society for Microbiology Resource Announcements paper.

You can find it here: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

#Microbiology #OpenScience

Kalamari: a representative set of genomes of public health concern | Microbiology Resource Announcements

Public health laboratories sequence microbial pathogens daily for many applications, including genomic epidemiology (1), species identification (2), and metagenomic analysis (3). Relevant databases ex...

journals.asm.org

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Niamh Tumelty @niamhtumelty.bsky.social · Jan 29

It’s now live! I’m so excited about this post – I’m recruiting to the new role of Head of Student Library Experience at @lselibrary.bsky.social. Interested? jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Head of Student Library Experience

Head of Student Library Experience, , LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university <p style="text-align: ce...

jobs.lse.ac.uk

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Andrew Page @andrewjpage.bsky.social · Jan 28

At @theiagen.bsky.social we are hiring a fully remote IT/Cloud security operations manager, based in the US. You'll get to work with me in public health and microbial bioinformatics which I find is very personally rewarding!
theiagen.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/...

IT/Cloud Security Operations Manager

Job Opening: IT/Cloud Security Operations Manager at Theiagen Genomics in Remote-US.

theiagen.pinpointhq.com

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Lee Katz @lskatz.github.io · Jan 24

🚨 New paper alert! 🚨
Say hello to Kalamari 🦑—your new go-to resource for genomic epidemiology & pathogen surveillance. 🌍

✅ Representative genomes
✅ Common contaminants
✅ Custom taxonomy
✅ Open-source tools for easy data access

Read it here: journals.asm.org/eprint/JUUNS...

Kalamari: a representative set of genomes of public health concern | Microbiology Resource Announcements

Public health laboratories sequence microbial pathogens daily for many applications, including genomic epidemiology (1), species identification (2), and metagenomic analysis (3). Relevant databases ex...

journals.asm.org

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