📢 New preprint is out on bioRxiv 📢: How much does virome prep influence our view of the human gut virome? Short answer: a lot. Long answer: doi.org/10.1101/2025... Different methods lead to distinct community structures, richness, and major virus-host abundance patterns. 🧵 1/5

Are you fascinated by viruses? Would you like to design your own original research project in the UK's largest virology centre? Why not come and do a PhD @cvrinfo.bsky.social - application deadline 6th Jan 2026 (1/1): www.findaphd.com/phds/program...

What makes bird flu spill over to humans? 4y funded PhD in the genomics and molecular virology behind zoonosis of avian influenza A virus, working with @tompeacock.bsky.social and others between Liverpool, Pirbright, and Uppsala! open to applications until next week!

I think more studies need to be done in humans as it seems likely that antipyretics do more harm than good in some situations. Lowering body temperature could be neutralising a powerful antiviral defence. Thanks for reading this thread.

How does fever work? Our new Science paper shows how elevated body temperature can protect against severe influenza and that avian-origin viruses escape this defence. This is likely one reason why bird flus and some pandemic influenzas can be so severe.🧵 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

PhD position (Glasgow, UK) Build lightweight AI tools supporting One Health decision-making. with @kirstynbrunker.bsky.social @bljog.bsky.social @jakelever.bsky.social at @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2420

New exciting resource published!! The Viro3D paper is out, describing our comprehensive database of predicted virus protein structures! 💻🧬 Work with @ulad-litvin.bsky.social , @grovearmada.bsky.social , Alex Jack, @bljog.bsky.social , @davidlrobertson.bsky.social www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

Team effort from @uofgmvls.bsky.social @cvrinfo.bsky.social Science: @ulad-litvin.bsky.social @spyroslytras.bsky.social @davidlrobertson.bsky.social and @bljog.bsky.social Website: Alexander Jack Funding: @medresfdn.bsky.social @ukri.org @wellcometrust.bsky.social @royalsociety.org

Kieran Lamb from @davidlrobertson.bsky.social gets best poster prize at EVBC meeting in Lisboa

📄 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/... @davidlrobertson.bsky.social @spyroslytras.bsky.social @bljog.bsky.social

For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...

‘I do not want a fellowship that can include such actions.’ Elon Musk's fellowship is undermining the purpose of the Royal Society, writes resigning fellow @andrewmillar.bsky.social. In this piece, he tells us why he feels enough is enough. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

Recently we have been doing lots of work on how modern #AI methods can be applied to studying virus evolution, so it felt like great timing to write a perspective about it! Very happy to see our paper as editor's pick in JVI!🥳🥳 doi.org/10.1128/jvi....

🎺 PhD studentship available at @lshtm.bsky.social and RVC! @influenzal.bsky.social and I are advertising for a project to investigate the unexpected phenomenon that mutagenic antiviral drugs can give rise to viruses with hundreds of mutations which are still viable. 🧵 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

This paper has been a side project for quite a few years now, so I'm extra happy to see it published!! big thanks to co-lead Sej Modha as well as @bljog.bsky.social and Richard Orton + all the experts who gave valuable feedback at conferences and over the internet! 😁😁

As a WOAH Collaborating Centre, we’re excited to announce our 8th annual Viral #Bioinformatics & #Genomics training course from 16th - 20th June 2025! 🧬 @cvrinfo.bsky.social 📅 Register by 30 April: 👉 bit.ly/VBGCourse2025 📲 Or scan the QR code to join.

Another human rabies death in the US:

Another virus outbreak (Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus -SFTSV) associated with fur farming. It needs to stop. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Not sure of the original source of this, but the depiction with the final domino set to crush the pusher is devastatingly accurate.

“Many Swedish cities, including Stockholm, prioritize snow clearance very differently. They now clear walkways & bike paths first, especially those near bus stops & primary schools. Next, they clear local roads, & then, finally, highways.” Via @usa.streetsblog.org usa.streetsblog.org/2018/01/24/w...

An exciting resource we put together with Ulad Litvin, @grovearmada.bsky.social Alexander Jack, @davidlrobertson.bsky.social and @bljog.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/grov...

✨ This was a huge team effort by Ulad Litvin, @spyroslytras.bsky.social, Alexander Jack, David Robertson and @bljog.bsky.social Thank you to our funders MRC @ukri.org , @medresfdn.bsky.social, @wellcometrust.bsky.social. We can't wait to see what discoveries you'll make with Viro3D in 2025! 🚀

NEW Publication!😄 Here, we show how #PhyKIT — a broadly applicable toolkit for #phylogenomics — can be used to construct phylogenomic data matrices (& quantify biases therein), detect anomalies in predicted orthology, calculate gene-gene coevolution, & more! 🔗: tinyurl.com/yc5ja4xz

So happy to see that there are still people with a moral compass

New blogpost: deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...

https://www.santafe.edu/culture/podcasts/ep-1-what-is-intelligence Great and fun podcast on intelligence!

Interested in pursuing virus research? The 2025 intake for the @cvrinfo.bsky.social #PhD programme now open to applications! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦠🧫🔬🧬🧑🏻‍🔬 #AcademicSky #IDSky

Our @NorthWestBio1 PhD project applying natural language processing to virology literature is now open for applications: Get in touch with if you are interested and want to find out more. gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/d…

Preparing for Pandemics: How to Communicate? events.bookitbee.com/university-of-…

Wouldn't it be nice to have a beautiful street art on Sinclair drive to inspire the kids walking to @BattlefieldPS and the toddlers in @SinclairNursery

Bioinformatic system administrator position open @UofGlasgow to work with @CVRbioinfo Come join us! tinyurl.com/cvrbioinfsysad…

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Applications are now closed for the 7th Annual training course on Viral Bioinformatics and Genomics (24 – 28 June 2024) run by the @CVRbioinfo team but if you want to be kept in the loop about future courses, you can add your details here: . . tinyurl.com/future-training

Applications are now open for the annual viral bioinformatics training course @CVRinfo run by the @CVRbioinfo team. You can find further details at and apply soon here to avoid disappointment: bit.ly/vgb2024-details bit.ly/vgb2024

Congratulations to Dr @SpyrosLytras and Bowen for graduating from @CVRbioinfo. I look forward to hearing about all the great things you will do. @UofGlasgow @CVRinfo

The Evolution, Pathogens and Public Health meeting @uofgarc is kicking off to a good start #epph2023. Thanks to @GenSocUK and @CVRbioinfo for support.

One day meeting at the University of Glasgow @CVRinfo @CVRbioinfo on the 18th of October on Evolution, Pathogens and Public Health. Register here before the 10th of October: For a list of confirmed speakers and posters: forms.office.com/e/SrJ79bXBf6 bit.ly/epph2023

Congratulations to Dr @SpyrosLytras for his successful viva. Thanks to the examining committee @katrina_lythgoe @rbiek and convener @RichardJOrton

One day meeting at the University of Glasgow @CVRinfo @CVRbioinfo on the 18th of October on Evolution, Pathogens and Public Health. Please submit talk and poster abstract before the 25th of September here: forms.office.com/e/SrJ79bXBf6

How To: Create PDF Email With Power Automate Really helpful blog! shanebart.com/power-automate…

Really disappointed with British Airways customer service at Dallas airport after a 3hour delay on the inbound flight. Been queuing 1hour and only move 7 meters

Bioinformatics job opening working with @kirstynbrunker @hampson_katie and @CVRbioinfo Closes 19th of June jobs.ac.uk/job/DAH957/bio…

Just 6 days left to apply for the 6th Annual training course on Viral bioinformatics and genomics run by @cvrbionfo - Apply here before 30th April 2023 to avoid being disappointed: tinyurl.com/wt2dzhcn

This is scary "GISAID transferred its online platform to another, undeclared host in June 2021" science.org/content/articl…

GISAID driving me potty already this morning 😡😭

Congratulations to @CVRinfo PhD graduates. #phdlife

Identifying high-confidence variants in human cytomegalovirus genomes sequenced from clinical samples academic.oup.com/ve/advance-art…

End of a great week at RITM, Manila. It's been great teaching such an enthusiastic class. Thanks for the support from the @geco_phl team and @SpyrosLytras @Kieran12Lamb @ThatKatC for all their help.

The students of the @geco_phl viral @CVRbioinfo training course have presented what they have learnt this week. They have made some great bash scripts with lots of commenting.

Today @ThatKatC is delivering the R visualization practical that @yaotsunli prepared for the @geco_phl viral @CVRbioinfo training course at RITM, Manila. He couldn't make it as he will soon have a baby but we are grateful for all the training material.