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Eleanor Hayles @eh-hayles.bsky.social · 7d

Lovely reminder from @langridgelab.bsky.social that today’s actually the first day of the final year of my PhD – only a slightly daunting prospect…

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Gemma Langridge @gemma-langridge.bsky.social · 16d

Delighted to share that @stevenrudder.bsky.social has passed his viva today!! Congratulations Dr Rudder, and a huge thank you to @alisonmather.bsky.social and Prof Adrian Egli for examining. Steven, this is so well deserved, we're all super proud of you #PhDone

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Eleanor Hayles @eh-hayles.bsky.social · 29d

Lovely to see that our latest paper investigating #SARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiology in #Norfolk was one of the most read papers last month in #MicrobialGenomics!

Read here: www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

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Langridge Lab @langridgelab.bsky.social · Sep 5

As we leave late summer behind & enter autumn & some normality, we have been able to get together to celebrate some awesome achievements by our @stevenrudder.bsky.social & @eh-hayles.bsky.social. In a Langridge lab tradition, both received their coasters of their 1st author papers in the group!🎉🥳🎊

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Langridge Lab @langridgelab.bsky.social · Jul 19

Waiting for the rain to stop? ⛈️ Need a good read? 📃

Our @eh-hayles.bsky.social has written a blog discussing her research exploring & understanding how SARS-CoV-2 spread & evolved in #Norfolk during the #COVID-19 pandemic 🦠

She shows the powers of #sequence surveillance & #epidemiology💪

How SARS-CoV-2 impacted Norfolk: What a three year study taught us - Quadram Institute

“In the five years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, we’ve learnt a lot – not just about the virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) but also how to track the spread and evolution of microbes th...

quadram.ac.uk

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Eleanor Hayles @eh-hayles.bsky.social · Jul 23

Read the full paper in #MGEN here: www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

#SARSCoV2 #COVID #COVID19 #genomics #epidemiology #coguk #Norfolk

Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Norfolk, UK, March 2020–December 2022

In the UK, the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK) established a real-time national genomic surveillance system during the COVID-19 pandemic, producing centralized data for monitoring severe acut...

www.microbiologyresearch.org

Eleanor Hayles @eh-hayles.bsky.social · Jul 23

Key highlights:
🔍 401 SARS-CoV-2 lineages were detected across the pandemic timeline
🔍 5 Variants of Concern were identified — with Alpha, Delta, and Omicron dominating
🔍 Four distinct regional epidemic waves identified
🔍 Clear variation in wave patterns between different regions

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Eleanor Hayles @eh-hayles.bsky.social · Jul 23

I've written a blog discussing my recent published research into SARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiology in Norfolk throughout the pandemic!

Find it here: quadram.ac.uk/blogs/how-sa...

How SARS-CoV-2 impacted Norfolk: What a three year study taught us - Quadram Institute

“In the five years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, we’ve learnt a lot – not just about the virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) but also how to track the spread and evolution of microbes th...

quadram.ac.uk

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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · Jul 18

🆕 Blog! Our PhD student @eh-hayles.bsky.social discusses her research exploring and understanding how SARS-CoV-2 spread and evolved in #Norfolk during the COVID-19 pandemic 🦠

➡️ buff.ly/YgTTNVG

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Eleanor Hayles @eh-hayles.bsky.social · Jul 17

Thank you Leo! and for your support with the phylogenetics - much appreciated 🙂

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Eleanor Hayles @eh-hayles.bsky.social · Jul 16

Massive thank you to @yaasircheema.bsky.social for this great podcast about the paper!

Langridge Lab @langridgelab.bsky.social · Jul 16

Prefer to hear about the latest, awesome science in podcast summary instead of reading the entire paper?

Our @eh-hayles.bsky.social's @microbiologysociety.org paper has already been turned into a podcast episode!

Listen here or read the paper here www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Norfolk, UK, March 2020–December 2022

ReSay · Episode

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Langridge Lab @langridgelab.bsky.social · Jul 16

Prefer to hear about the latest, awesome science in podcast summary instead of reading the entire paper?

Our @eh-hayles.bsky.social's @microbiologysociety.org paper has already been turned into a podcast episode!

Listen here or read the paper here www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Norfolk, UK, March 2020–December 2022

ReSay · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Eleanor Hayles @eh-hayles.bsky.social · Jul 16

Thanks Emma!!

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Eleanor Hayles @eh-hayles.bsky.social · Jul 16

doi.org/10.1099/mgen...

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Eleanor Hayles @eh-hayles.bsky.social · Jul 16

Thrilled to share my first, first author paper is now published in MGen!! See more below ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Langridge Lab @langridgelab.bsky.social · Jul 16

Our @eh-hayles.bsky.social's 1st 1st-author paper is now published in @microbiologysociety.org's #MicrobialGenomics

It explores the #genomic #epidemiology of #COVID in Norfolk, UK

Great job by @andrewjpage.bsky.social @drrobkingsley.bsky.social Javier Guitian #COGUK & @gemma-langridge.bsky.social!

Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Norfolk, UK, March 2020–December 2022

In the UK, the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK) established a real-time national genomic surveillance system during the COVID-19 pandemic, producing centralized data for monitoring severe acut...

www.microbiologyresearch.org

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Langridge Lab @langridgelab.bsky.social · Jun 23

Our @emmabeansworth.bsky.social will be presenting her latest work on the impact of genome rearrangement on #virulence & #AMR 💊 go see her at poster 102

Our @nisbetalice.bsky.social will closing the conference with the final talk looking at 20 years of #typhoidal Salmonella in England & Wales 🧫

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Langridge Lab @langridgelab.bsky.social · Jun 24

Our @nisbetalice.bsky.social, @emmabeansworth.bsky.social & @gemma-langridge.bsky.social are having a magnifique time at #I3S. Currently they are enjoying talks in the #comparativegenomics session where Emma will also present her poster (102) showing genome rearrangement can impact #virulence & #AMR

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Eleanor Hayles @eh-hayles.bsky.social · Jun 25

Good luck Alice!!!!

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Eleanor Hayles @eh-hayles.bsky.social · Jun 4

Very grateful to have been invited to present my research on #SARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiology in #Norfolk at the Norwich Health Innovation Conference today!

Langridge Lab @langridgelab.bsky.social · Jun 4

Find out about COVID genomic epidemiology in Norfolk with @eh-hayles.bsky.social at poster 7 🔍 at the Norwich Health Innovation Conference 2025 today! 🩺 Also be sure to find @nisbetalice.bsky.social at poster 2 to learn about the incidence and carriage of typhoidal Salmonella in England and Wales! 🦠

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Eleanor Hayles @eh-hayles.bsky.social · May 22

I’m also presenting my PhD work on #STEC Shiga toxin subtype stx2a for the first time! Swing by poster 41 to learn more about the subtype and its prevalence in the UK between 2016 - 2024. Thanks to @ellarodwell.bsky.social & Claire Jenkins at @ukhsa.bsky.social for support with this project!

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Eleanor Hayles @eh-hayles.bsky.social · May 22

Excited to be back at #ABPHM25 in Cambridge this year! Lots of very insightful talks and demonstrations of #bioinformatics & #genomics and their use in public health.

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Langridge Lab @langridgelab.bsky.social · Apr 29

Aww look at these trend setters in #microbiology! Interested in the large genome structural variation that isn't accounted for in short read #sequencing & consequences these have, read the latest review by our @emmabeansworth.bsky.social & @gemma-langridge.bsky.social

#academicsky #academicchatter

Bacterial genome structural variation: prevalence, mechanisms, and consequences

A vast number of bacterial genome sequences are publicly available. However, the majority were generated using short-read sequencing, producing fragmented assemblies. Long-read sequencing can generate...

dlvr.it

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Emma Waters @emmabeansworth.bsky.social · Apr 11

🚨New publication🚨
Thrilled to share our article about the Importance of Diversity & Representation in Science, now out in npj Antimicrobials & Resistance @springernature.com

Huge thanks to my wonderful co-authors @blancaps.bsky.social & @edcoakes.bsky.social for their awesome support

Importance of diversity and representation in science: benefits towards strengthening our response to global challenges

npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - Diversity is a mechanism that pathogens use to adapt and survive new challenges, like the introduction of antimicrobials in modern medicine. With antimicrobial...

rdcu.be

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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · Apr 8

"The PIPS placement is a great opportunity to diversify your CV in whatever way you want.”

💬 PhD student Sam Mellor

Demystifying infectious intestinal disease; My PhD placement in food safety policy - Quadram Institute

PhD student Sam Mellor recently completed a placement at the Food Standards Agency, uncovering the burden of infectious intestinal disease in the UK.

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Caroline Jarvis @carolinejarvis.bsky.social · Apr 1

Today I presented my PhD research at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference in Liverpool! Thanks so much to the Microbiology Society! @microbiologysociety.org

Gemma Langridge @gemma-langridge.bsky.social · Apr 1

Fantastic talk from Caroline @quadraminstitute.bsky.social looking at how DNA supercoiling and genomic context affect gene expression #PhD #geneticsandgenomics #Microbio25

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