Identification of a potential genotype 9 of HCV (but need more sequences!). This one from patient in Guyana academic.oup.com/jid/advance-ar…

Come work with us 🦠🛜💻👇

I also did not participate in the field sampling or research, I just observed it to better write about it, such as in here: protagonist-science.com/p/us-virus-hun…

Discover how to apply #bioinformatics to answer biologically relevant viral questions! Join the global #virology community in-person to exchange knowledge & present your research at #VGE24 📅 Dates: 6-8 November 📎 Find out more & join the mailing list: bit.ly/3QZwjiL

A little under 1 week left to apply for these posts, so if working in a busy and growing #cryoem facility sounds like your thing, get in touch! The portal closes on 4th June, 23:45 UK time

Today we celebrate the first #InternationalDayOfPotato! Recognising the importance of the crop in addressing environmental threats to #agrifood systems 🥔🌟 Our research has produced #potatoes more resilient to drought, disease and climate change. More: bit.ly/4bDNRcO

Last couple days to apply for our Research Assistant/Associate role working on NLP for cancer mutations. Come work with us UofG Computing Science! jobs.ac.uk/job/DHO579/res…

Welcome speech from MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research director Prof. Palmarini for our 7th Annual Viral Bioinformatics course. We enjoyed BBQ🍖🔥

Our viral #Bioinformatics course has come to an end! 🎉MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research This year we had 17 participants from Europe/Asia/Africa/Americas🌍.Thank you all! Also thanks to all instructors on the courses : Joseph Hughes Srikeerthana Kuchi Derek Wright Richard Orton Sreenu Vattipally Quan Gu Robertson

Our new preprint showing how protein language models (PLMs) can help us understand viral proteins is now available! We used ESM-2 to investigate what PLMs know about the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein from a single sequence to evolutionary trajectories. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Wouldn't it be nice to have a beautiful street art on Sinclair drive to inspire the kids walking to Battlefield Primary and the toddlers in Sinclair Nursery

Unveiling Expansion in situ genome sequencing: a revolutionary leap in spatial genomics! ExIGS enables simultaneous nanoscale mapping of gDNA and proteins in single cells. It's been an incredible journey co-leading this work with zack chiang , Caroline Comenho , Jason Buenrostro

Countries neighboring Rwanda still need to know which are the 7 of the 30 districts in Rwanda that report Marburg. Although cases centered in Kigali among ICU staff, it still matters whether any cases reported near DRC, Burundi, Tanzania, or Uganda afro.who.int/countries/rwan…

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

santafe.edu/culture/podcas… Great and fun podcast on intelligence!

“It is really hard for infectious diseases to effectively stop being specialists and move over into a new species. So, when that happens, it is striking and concerning”— Microbiology Society member, Ed Hutchinson, in the Guardian yesterday buff.ly/4hfxPrU

As a World Organisation for Animal Health Collaborating Centre, we’re excited to announce our 8th annual Viral #Bioinformatics & #Genomics training course, starting 16 June 2025! 🧬MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research. 📅 Register by 30 April: 👉 bit.ly/VBGCourse2025 📲 Or scan the QR code to join.

📢 After 14 years of successful leadership, Prof Massimo Palmarini has stepped down as CVR Director. Prof Emma Thomson, a leading expert in emerging infectious diseases, will act as Interim Director, continuing the CVR’s vital work in virus research. 🔗 gla.ac.uk/news/headline_…