Interesting story. To further add to this, out of ~4k Indian SARS-CoV-2 genomes currently in the public domain (GISAID/SRA), more than half were submitted by CSIR, India labs, of samples from across India.

Happy to use #tableau for a viz in a publication. Thx #datafam for inspiration n advice, Michael Petrey for accessible colour suggestion. Fig 3. Interactive version: dataviz.in/sars-co-v-2-ge… #SARSCoV2 sequencing details: data.ccmb.res.in/gear19/ @bic_ccmb

Viruses change with time and get new characteristics or lose older ones. Genome sequencing lets us monitor these changes. How has India been faring in it? Somdatta Karak writes for The Wire Science. CSIR, India Department of Biotechnology science.thewire.in/the-sciences/i…

Our latest work on SARS-CoV-2 reinfection is now online, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Congrats to the team! academic.oup.com/cid/advance-ar…

Our review on Sars-CoV-2 genomics in India is out now! Congratulations to the team! #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #covid19india

One year of the #COVID19 pandemic, an analysis and review of over 5000 #SARS_CoV_2 genomes and their evolution in India. Thanks to efforts of our team @bic_ccmb Priya Divya Tej Sowpati @It_is_moi_sofia Rakesh K Mishra CSIR-CCMB link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Our recent publication presents an exhaustive analysis of over 5000 #SARSCoV2 #variants in India & how they have evolved over the #COVID-19 pandemic. link.springer.com/article/10.100…. Surabhi Srivastava @It_is_moi_sofia Priya Singh Divya Tej Sowpati Rakesh K Mishra CSIR, India (1/n)

All the SARS-CoV-2 variants and genomes info can be explored interactively at data.ccmb.res.in/gear19/ @bic_ccmb (n/n)

Excellent thread on the variants being identified in India! #SARSCoV2 #CovidIndia #COVID19India #Variants

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Our analysis of genes activated in COVID-19 patients hospitalized during the first wave of infections in India. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ct… What does this complicated-looking graph say? CSIR, India 1/n

DiviSSR (pronounced divisor): The story of how we used simple arithmetic division based on a mathematical pattern to efficiently identify tandem repeats in genomes and short sequence reads. Kudos to Avvaru Akshay for almost single-handedly creating this tool!

Ending the year with an article on the nuances of Next Generation Sequencing. Wonderful initiative by Disha working with our team @bic_ccmb. I enjoyed guiding this effort with Somdatta Karak and look forward to working with more youngsters on genome #sequencing related #scicomm!

Off to my first participation at the Indie Comix Fest tomorrow at Bangalore. Will put up the zines, comix and postcards that I have made with ipsa jain (she/her), arghya manna, The Visual Stories Studio, Sweena Chaudhari Joshi and Rupsy Khurana. Do come by. I'd love to meet peeps who love science comix.

Catch our very own Onkar Kulkarni representing @csirccmb at #AmazonAIConclave for a session on utilising AI and ML in our work on genomics. Together with Amazon Web Services, we set foot in the era of cutting edge precision genomics!

Season’s greetings from our lab to everyone! 🎄✨As we near the end of the year, our yearly Christmas tradition of gift-giving is one of our most awaited moments!

Sowpati lab at the #ISHG2024 conference! We showcased our work on genomics and it was an opportunity to hear some great talks!

Many congratulations to Pratheusa Machha, Ph.D. on winning the Student Scholarship award at #ISHG2024 for her work on founder events in Indian populations! 👏🏼👏🏼

With genomics gaining popularity among young researchers, our scientist Avvaru Akshay was invited to conduct a workshop on RNA-Seq analysis NIT Warangal as part of the Ingenious tech fest! The participants were enthusiastic and actively engaged in discussion making it a success.

CSIRJIGYASA is organizing "Futuristic Friday" talk series by experts this April at 10:30 am on "AI in Biology and Healthcare". The 3rd talk is on 19th April by Divya Tej Sowpati,CSIR-CCMB Join @ youtube.com/watch?v=amhyKd… DG, CSIR CSIR, India Dr Geetha Vani Rayasam G Mahesh HRDGCSIR