ECDC NVRL UCD Quadram Institute Follow @HSEMidWest Dr Jonathan Dean NVRL UCD took us back in time to the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 sequencing at the National Virus Reference Laboratory

The COVID-19 whole genome sequencing experience in University Hospital Limerick was described by Dr Patrick Stapleton and Dr Daniel Hare at today's WGS conference in Dublin Castle.

Dr Andrew Page from Quadram Institute , our first international speaker of the day, presented 'Case studies in Molecular Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2' at the Whole Genome Sequencing conference in Dublin Castle.

There was an opportunity for our in-person attendees to participate in a Q&A with our speakers from this morning's session of the SARS-CoV-2 Whole Genome Sequencing Surveillance conference in Dublin Castle

This study aimed provide a detailed genomic-epidemiological description of a complex multi-ward #SARSCoV2 outbreak during the 3rd wave of the #COVID19 pandemic. This was elucidated promptly by local whole genome sequencing #WGS ow.ly/QwcE50J8GJl

Given the recent interest in monkeypox, here's a few things that people should know about poxviruses from a virologist point of view (1/14)

#Monkeypox imaged by Tiina O'Neill at UCD Conway Institute imaging core. This was prepared from swab material from an infected patient and shows the characteristic brick shaped virus. Thanks NVRL UCD, UCD School of Veterinary Medicine Global Virus Network for the great collaboration 🦠

BA.2, driven to near-zero levels by BA.5, still haunt us, spawning monstrous viruses that, after vanishing for months, burst forth, gnarled & hideous, in novel antibody armor. The latest, which I found skulking around India, has 13 spike mutations. 1/28 github.com/cov-lineages/p…

New publication - Adeno-Associated Virus 2 and Human Adenovirus F41 in Wastewater during Outbreak of Severe Acute Hepatitis in Children, Ireland. bit.ly/3llzTY6 HPSC was delighted to collaborate with UCD, UCC, Irish Water, Hokkaido University & CHI Crumlin.

Delighted to share our systematic review just published in JHI, analysing WGS to investigate SARS-COV-2 transmission in acute healthcare Journal of Hospital Infection Colum Dunne Patrick Stapleton Healthcare Infection Society HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) Cillian De Gascun #COVID19 #WGS #Genomics journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-…

And we are off! The first “Pathogen Genomics an Introduction for Clinicians” training day. Delighted to welcome trainees from across the country, north and south! Prof. Fidelma Fitzpatrick RCSI Clinical Microbiology RCSI t3connect.org

This evening our study, led by Daniel Hare, won a RAMI award. The Journal of Hospital Infection paper described detection of #covid spread in a busy hospital. 🏅partnership University Of Limerick University College Dublin Follow @HSEMidWest Patrick Stapleton Cillian De Gascun Nuala James Powell

What’s new in the world of SARS-CoV-2 accessory proteins? In this 🧵, I’ll recap their evolution so far & describe a possible new trend: partial or total deletion of ORF7a, ORF7b, & ORF8—particularly in GW.5.1.1, an XBB.1.19 + FLip lineage—plus an ORF9b/N bonus TRS surprise! 1/45

It was a pleasure to present on the success of our “Pathogen Genomics an introduction for clinicians” training day at the inaugural COP meeting t3connect.org Wellcome Sanger Institute wouldn’t have been possible without a great team. Carina Brehony Daniel Hare

Dr Eva Lles (France), Dr Dan Hare (Dublin), Dr Meghan Guilfoyle (Canada) conferred with doctorates ⁦University Of Limerick⁩ today. Congratulations to them, their families & their supervisors! ⁦UL School of Medicine⁩ ⁦Irish Society of Clinical Microbiologists⁩ ⁦Follow @HSEMidWest⁩ ⁦⁦NVRL UCD⁩

Delighted to see Dr Dan Hare ⁦NVRL UCD⁩ conferred with his MD ⁦University Of Limerick⁩ today. Supervised proudly by myself, ⁦Cillian De Gascun⁩ and ⁦Patrick Stapleton⁩ ⁦UL School of Medicine⁩ ⁦Follow @HSEMidWest⁩ ⁦Irish Society of Clinical Microbiologists⁩

Colum Dunne NVRL UCD University Of Limerick Cillian De Gascun Patrick Stapleton UL School of Medicine Follow @HSEMidWest Irish Society of Clinical Microbiologists Huge thanks to Colum Dunne, Cillian De Gascun, Patrick Stapleton and all the teams Follow @HSEMidWest, University Of Limerick and NVRL UCD for the support and guidance over the last 2 years! Great to be over the line!

A great overview of the national SARS-CoV-2 WGS programme by Carina Brehony Ireland number one in the world for turn around time to sequence result 🇮🇪

Well done Gabo - great to see this over the line. Nice example of the role pathogen genomics can play to help inform public health responses to emerging infections NVRL UCD HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)