So nice to see this out in print, and thanks to @microbiologysociety.org for the smooth publish process! Single-cell sequencing reveals unexpected genetic diversity among Bodo spp. flagellates and their bacterial endosymbionts - www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
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🆕 Vacancy! We’re looking for a Research Scientist to join the Laboratory of Dr Chris Quince based at the Quadram Institute and @earlhaminst.bsky.social in the Food, Microbiome and Health programme 🔬
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Prof Andrew Millar introducing his talk, focusing on Prof Dame Janet Thornton's impact in bioinformatics and data science.
A fantastic talk from @andrewmillar.bsky.social for our Dame Janet Thornton Lecture - some fascinating considerations and insights across science and societal impact, refocusing research questions, and the urgent pull factors beyond the lab presented by global threats.
@neilhall.bsky.social
I would rather go on a NASA Mars mission using spaceX tech than a spaceX Mars mission with NASA tech. As they would be going for different reasons
I do accept that the aggressive pace and dynamism of Celera did have a positive impact on public efforts. So I don’t question the potential positives when the motives of industry and academia align - often they align at the outset but can diverge very quickly.
I agree, to a point, maybe I’m damaged by the Celera story but as I recall the drosophila and mosquito genomes were done in partnership but then used as case studies to try and undermine the need for public efforts. I’m not saying all industry is bad but I’m wary of becoming overelient
I have been thinking about this quite a bit recently. It takes me back to the genome wars days between Celera and the public effort. Sadly I feel like most government funders seem happy to cede this one to the big commercial players
📣 Applications have just opened for our 2026 #PhD programme as part of the @nrpdtp.bsky.social and @aries-dtp.bsky.social!
Begin your academic career with the expert scientists, technology, and facilities at the Earlham Institute in Norwich.
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#genomics #findaphd #AcademicSky
🚀 The BioFAIR Fellowship launched today!
Leaders in data & workflows, working together to advance FAIR practices for the life sciences.
👉 full details: biofair.uk/updates/2025...
#FAIR #OpenScience
The BBC are usually so keen to give us Reform news. Can’t imagine why this isn’t featuring prominently on their website…
Scientists at the Earlham Institute and @quadraminstitute.bsky.social are part of a new collaboration looking at how different land uses impact #soil #microbes and their contribution to carbon storage.
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#microbial #genomics
It was a delight to have Guillaume Delhaye and Torda Varga (@rbgkew.bsky.social) at @earlhaminst.bsky.social last week, talking to a packed Norwich Research Park audience about mushroom-forming and mycorrhizal fungi from molecule to ecosystem! 🍄🧬🌳
@neilhall.bsky.social @norwichmicro.bsky.social
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🧬 Are you looking to establish and lead an internationally recognised programme of innovative research in #engineeringbiology? ⚙️
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Our paper on phylogenetics of fungal Starship TEs is now on the cover of the June issue of Genetics @genetics-gsa.bsky.social 🙂
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Register to join our #singlecell and #spatial symposium next month! We're bringing the community together to discover the last science and technologies in:
🦠 Environmental microbes
🧠 Healthy human development and ageing
🌱 Plant development
🧬 Human pathology
↔️ Cell dynamics
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Colleagues networking during the lunch time poster session.
Dr Wilfried Haerty introduces the CellGen research programme, with a slide explaining the aim of exploring genomic variation within cell type.
Dr Karim Gharbi, Head of Technical Genomics, with a sresentation screen explaining the capabilities of the high-performance sequencing platforms at the Earlham Institute, including automated DNA and RNA pipelines, long and short-read sequencing, deployment of new technologies, and integrated project management and bioinformatics analysis.
Drs Sonia Fonseca and James Wilsenach present their research bringing together imaging techniques and transcriptomics to study megakaryocyte cells.
A great morning of talks at our Scientific Advisory Board Symposium, exploring key research outputs from our #Cellular #Genomics research programme, as well as the expertise and research applications of our technology platforms.
#genomics #datascience #engbio 🧬🖥️
@neilhall.bsky.social
📃 A new publication from @mcmullan0.bsky.social and the Hall Group studies pathogen genetic diversity to uncover how #crop #pathogens may be evolving in wild reservoirs. 🌱
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I love football #LIVTOT
Applications are open for an exciting new PhD project with @sarah-guiziou.bsky.social in collaboration with the Earlham Biofoundry.
The project will focus on #engineeringbiology and the plant root #microbiome developing applications for sustainable #agriculture.
High-quality metagenome assembly from nanopore reads with nanoMDBG www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧬🖥️🧪 github.com/GaetanBenoit...
Applications are open for a #Postdoc Researcher to join @whaerty.bsky.social at the Earlham Institute.
As part of a HorizonEU funded consortium, you'll undertake analysis of functional implications of variation within #noncoding #sequences in relation to cardiovascular disorders.
🆕 Fully funded #PhD with @neilhall.bsky.social and @mcmullan0.bsky.social analysing genetic diversity in the genomes of potential crop invasion pathogens and plant hosts associated with resistance.
📆 Apply by: 21 April
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#plantscience #agritech
💬 “Being in Norwich, at the heart of UK #plantsciences, will allow me to build strong collaborations and contribute to the development of resilient, sustainable #crops capable of meeting the challenges of a growing population and a changing climate.” - @willshaw.bsky.social
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Dr Karim Gharbi, Head of Technical Genomics and NBRI Lead introduces the day's talks.
Presentation screen demonstrating the key strands of EI's high-performance sequencing platforms, including ultra-long reads, high-quality genomes assembly and annotation, and low-cost library preparation.
A presentation screen describing what a National Bioscience Research Infrastructure is: "A National Bioscience Research Infrastructure (NBRI) is an essential component of the Institute's core capability (e.g. facilities, biological collections, or databases, and associated expertise), which enhances its role as a National Capability, underpins wider UK research capability, and supports wider bioscience research and user communities."
Great to welcome collaborators to the Earlham Institute today for a meeting of the National Bioscience Research Infrastructure in Transformative Genomics. The NBRI unites specialist facilities and expertise in scalable genomics, #longread sequencing, and #singlecell. @drkarimgharbi.bsky.social
The final version of our paper on genomics of understudied fungal root pathogens/endophytes of wheat is now out! The result of close ongoing collab between @earlhaminst.bsky.social (@mcmullan0.bsky.social @greymj.bsky.social @neilhall.bsky.social et al) and @rothamsted.bsky.social
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On my way there now- crossing the flatlands
💬 “LITE2 really shines when coupled with ultra-high-throughput #sequencing on the #Illumina #NovaSeqX, this has brought affordable whole-#genome sequencing to a new level.” 🧬 🖥️
🔬 Discover how #SpatialTranscriptomics is unlocking insights into the ageing brain with @parker-aim.bsky.social (@quadraminstitute.bsky.social) at the NBRI Transformative Genomics User Meeting.
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