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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · 6d

We are at our future planning meeting with Genomics team at main campus of University 🏰 @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social

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Joe Grove @grovearmada.bsky.social · 13d

🚨 New Web Resource Alert! 🚨 We're delighted to share Viro3D a database of >85000 viral protein structure predictions from >4400 human & animal viruses.

🔗 viro3d.cvr.gla.ac.uk
📄 www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

@molsystbiol.org @cvrinfo.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social #Virology #AlphaFold 🧪 🦠

Viro3D

viro3d.cvr.gla.ac.uk

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Antonia Ho @drtoniho.bsky.social · Aug 20

📣Come work with us!

Looking for a Research Assistant/Associate in Data Analysis, for a Pfizer-funded research project focused on effectiveness of maternal #RSV vaccination in infants in Scotland.

More: bit.ly/3Va7yCd
Enq to: @louisapollock.bsky.social
Closing: 17 Sept 25

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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · Aug 16

Today we are showcasing our Lego based DNA sequencer at @cvrinfo.bsky.social summer party. ☀️⛱️

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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · Jul 22

Today we have been at the Glasgow Science Centre showcasing our new Lego based DNA sequencer: GO-Seq, to learn about respiratory viruses, their DNA and sequencing. @cvrinfo.bsky.social @glasgowscience.bsky.social

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Nature Communications @natcomms.nature.com · Jul 10

SFTSV is a deadly tick-borne virus. In this study, Petit et al. used a multi-omics approach to reveal antiviral responses in SFTSV-infected tick cells

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Multi-omics analysis of SFTS virus infection in Rhipicephalus microplus cells reveals antiviral tick factors - Nature Communications

Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus (SFTSV) is a deadly tick-borne virus and a growing global health threat. In this study, Petit et al. used a multi-omics approach on SFTSV-infected tick cells to study its impact and reveal host antiviral responses and key restriction factors.

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Ed Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · Jul 4

Are you doing a PhD or research Masters in Virology? Want to be part of a community of like-minded researchers from across the UK and Ireland?

We're excited to announce the first annual conference run by and for postgraduate research students in Virology. Please sign up, and please spread the word!

Postgraduate Virologists Network @pgvironetwork.bsky.social · Jul 1

Registration for our 2025 meeting is now OPEN!

To register for the meeting (£50 per person, includes buffet lunch and refreshments on both days) please use this link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/postgradua...

Postgraduate Virologists Network Conference 2025

A two day community meeting for postgraduate virology researchers, held at the University of Glasgow on the 8th - 9th September 2025

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · Jul 2

📢 EVENT | 27th Glasgow Virology Workshop

Join us for a day of interesting talks & discussions.

Speakers: Adam Bailey, Louis Lambrechts, Kirsty Roy, Judy Breuer, Sheila Graham, Juan Reguera & a selection of students.

📆 Fri 5th Sept 2025
🔗 Register: gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

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MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · Jun 24

Last week we welcomed colleagues from ‪@helmholtzhzi.bsky.social‬ Centre for Infection Research & other project partners for our CVR-HZI Collaborative Development Fund Symposium.

We heard about exciting research projects and discussed new opportunities to further our collaborations.

cvr-hzi.co.uk

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A group of people sits in a conference room with large windows, participating in a discussion. Attendees are taking notes or using laptops.

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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · Jun 20

Our viral #Bioinformatics course has come to an end 🎉 @cvrinfo.bsky.social
This year we welcomed 15 amazing participants from Europe, Asia, Africa & Oceania🌍
Huge thanks to everyone who joined — and to our instructors!

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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · Jun 20

Had a delicious #VGB2025 course dinner at Ka Pao 🍽️😋
At another buffet-style social, @quangu.bsky.social welcomed everyone with a traditional Scottish folk song 🎤

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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · Jun 16

As the collaborating centre of @woahglobal.bsky.social , we’re thrilled to launch our 8th annual course on viral bioinformatics & genomics! Welcome speech by @cvrinfo.bsky.social director @emcat1.bsky.social & head of Bioinformatics @davidlrobertson.bsky.social 🧬📊 #bioinformatics #genomics

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Marine Petit @virotick.bsky.social · May 23

OMG! I can finally share my joy to see my SFTSV work published in @natcomms.nature.com! This adventure started by the award of my MSCA grant and my move to the Kohl and @brennanlab.bsky.social at @cvrinfo.bsky.social. Let's chat about how we discovered novel tick anti-viral effectors!

Multi-omics analysis of SFTS virus infection in Rhipicephalus microplus cells reveals antiviral tick factors - Nature Communications

Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus (SFTSV) is a deadly tick-borne virus and a growing global health threat. In this study, Petit et al. used a multi-omics approach on SFTSV-infected tic...

www.nature.com

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MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · May 6

Read the paper: journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

Research led by Ewan Smith in the Illingworth Lab (@chrisillingworth.bsky.social).
Collaborations: @cambridgeup.bsky.social
Funding: @ukri.org @wellcometrust.bsky.social

Variable rates of SARS-CoV-2 evolution in chronic infections

Author summary Novel SARS-CoV-2 variants such as Alpha and Omicron were characterised by the presence of multiple genetic changes not found in other SARS-CoV-2 viruses at the time. One hypothesis is t...

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MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · May 8

📄 NEW | Genetic Study shows that Wildlife Trade sparked COVID-19 Virus Emergence in Humans

SARS-CoV-2 arrived in Wuhan too quickly for bat hosts to have carried it there.

cell.com/cell/fulltex...

gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

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The recency and geographical origins of the bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2

Recombination-aware evolutionary analyses of the entire genomes of SARS-CoV-1-like and SARS-CoV-2-like viruses indicate that SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 descend from bat coronaviruses that circulated as...

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MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · May 14

📢 You have until Friday 30th May to submit an abstract to present at this year's #GlasgowVirologyWorkshop!

We'd love to hear from delegates of all backgrounds and career stages.

Send a PDF with your abstract (200 words max), name, email and affiliation to [email protected].

MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · May 7

📢 BOOK NOW | #GlasgowVirologyWorkshop 2025

Join us for an informal and friendly workshop with time for interactive discussion and a wine reception in the evening.

External to UofG? Register here: glasgowvirologyworkshop2025_external.eventbrite.co.uk

More info: gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

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MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · May 16

Members of the CVR's Bioinformatics Team (@cvrbioinfo.bsky.social) attended this year's International Virus Bioinformatics Meeting (ViBioM) in Lisbon.

Postdocs Kieran Lamb and Fran Young and students Rubayet Alam and Robert Strange presented interesting posters.

evbc.uni-jena.de/events/vibio...

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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · Apr 25

The UK Pandemic Sciences Network meeting & One Health Computational Network meeting 👍@cvrinfo.bsky.social @ukri.org @uofglasgow.bsky.social

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MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · Apr 2

📅 DEADLINE EXTENDED | UK Pandemic Sciences Network & One Health Computational Network

Register for the event before Tues 8th April.

Don't miss out this incredible opportunity to take part in these important events.

UKPSN: ukpsn2025.eventbrite.co.uk
OHCN: ohcn2025.eventbrite.co.uk

UK Pandemic Sciences Network Conference 2025

The UKPSN meeting at University of Glasgow will explore pandemic preparedness, surveillance, innovation, response, and global collaboration.

UKPSN2025.eventbrite.co.uk

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MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · Mar 12

Congratulations Dan! 🎉

Dan Liu's thesis focuses on leveraging pre-trained protein language models to predict virus-host associations and training large language models to predicted protein-protein interactions within and across species.

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MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · Mar 20

🌍 We recently visited Nairobi & Kilifi for a partnership meeting hosted by the Kenya Medical Research Institute Centre for Virus Research & Wellcome Trust Research Programme.

Together we aim to drive impactful research to tackle viral threats & improve global health.

gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

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MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · Mar 31

📢 New paper in @naturecomms.bsky.social

Check out Emma's thread below ⬇️

Emma Thomson @emcat1.bsky.social · Mar 27

New in Nature Comms: We applied metagenomic + targeted NGS to serum from febrile patients in Uganda. Post-COVID, LMICs have sequencing infrastructure that could be repurposed for pathogen discovery.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Uncovering the viral aetiology of undiagnosed acute febrile illness in Uganda using metagenomic sequencing - Nature Communications

Acute febrile illness is common in sub-Saharan Africa and causative agents are often unknown. Here, the authors perform metagenomic sequencing on samples from patients with acute febrile illness in Ug...

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MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · Mar 31

We hope everyone attending @microbiologysociety.org's conference this week has a brilliant time! 🦠

Ed Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · Mar 31

Hooray! A lovely spring morning in Glasgow, and time to head off to Liverpool for my favourite microbiology conference, @microbiologysociety.org's #microbio25

A suburban train station on a spring morning, with a ScotRail train service pulling in to the platform

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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · Mar 10

Dan from The Robertson Lab has just passed her viva! Congratulations 🥂 🎉 @cvrinfo.bsky.social @davidlrobertson.bsky.social

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MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · Mar 10

📢 Join us at the upcoming @ukri.org One Health Computational Network Symposium #OHCN2025, we'll be discussing surveillance, AI's potential, genome epidemiology & public health.

Connect with experts and help advance pandemic preparedness.

Register now: bioinformatics.cvr.ac.uk/one-health-c...

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