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Anthony Beckhouse

@antobeck.bsky.social
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Genomics | Science | Technology | Biotech | Nonsense | All views are my own and not those of my employer- who is not on 🦋 yet. Particular soft spot for single cell and spatial transcriptomics and genome biology.

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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Definition of old genomics guy? When you attend a conference with an old satchel from before the conference name change. #AGTA26 #illumina still there. Some recycled brands too.
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I guess the answer is “no”
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Merch testing with illumina branding. I like the useful stuff.
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
and no library prep, at all. People seem to like that feature.
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I own a ridiculous amount of illumina conference merch.
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
My current top 3 favourite new products from Illumina. 1- TruPath 2- 5-base 3- 2 x 500bp MiSeq i100 kits. DRAGEN and ICM software are so important to these too.
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
It’s time to beat the single sock 🧦 Sock monsters 👿 are in every house and ours was hungry.
Pile of socks without pairs watched over by a dog
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The AWS News Feed @aws-news.com · 27/07/2026
Illumina reanalyzed the 1000 Genomes Project using DRAGEN v4.4 on AWS EC2 to establish an updated analytical baseline for human genetic variation, now publicly available with pangenome-based variant calling and natural language query capabilities.
aws-news.com
The 1000 Genomes Project, reanalyzed: A new analytical baseline for human genomics
Illumina reanalyzed the 1000 Genomes Project using DRAGEN v4.4 on AWS EC2 to establish an updated analytical baseline for human genetic variation, now publicly available with pangenome-based variant calling and natural language query capabilities.
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
User developed protocol for Illumina 5-base methylation library prep and NEB UltraShear for enzymatic fragmentation. www.protocols.io/view/direct-...
protocols.io
Direct enzymatic fragmentation of genomic DNA with NEBNext UltraShear for use with Illumina 5-Base DNA Libr...
Direct enzymatic fragmentation of genomic DNA with NEBNext UltraShear for use with Illumina 5-Base DNA Library Prep without post-shearing cleanup. . Read ful...
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
About 55kg by itself
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
From January 2018 til Dec 2029 is a pretty good innings.
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Job Alert in Singapore: Lead some of the smartest teams at #Illumina on the charge to high-impact growth across APAC, owning both strategy and execution to deliver measurable outcomes using some of the best tools in the #genomics ecosystem. #multiomics Interested?? tinyurl.com/APACStratGro...
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
7th Edition of the Illumina Epigenetics Day. Register for the 2 (short) days of presentations. Registration will enable on-demand viewing in APAC regions. (Can't please everyone all the time). tinyurl.com/EpiDay2026 #Epigenetics #EPIC #5Base #methylation #genomics #illumina
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
It is here and available to everyone. Illumina Spatial technlogies has been renamed and launched as StrataMap Spatial solution. Big surface area, whole transcriptome, no new instrumentation burden and software that you will love to use. More info on the website: sapac.illumina.com/products/by-...
sapac.illumina.com
StrataMap Spatial Transcriptome solution
Deliver unbiased whole‑transcriptome sequencing with true cellular‑level spatial resolution in intact tissue sections for any eukaryotic species.
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I spotted you, but you’re always busy! 😂
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
It was a beautiful day… to be inside!
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Don’t forget to apply for #illumina 5 base methylation cancer focused grant program. @cancerbioinfoau.bsky.social #oncology #WGS #sequencing #epigenetics sapac.illumina.com/techniques/s...
sapac.illumina.com
Cancer Research Grant
Gain a deeper understanding of the genome and epigenome with the Illumina 5‑Base Solution for Cancer Research Grant Contest
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Should I claim it as an expense? 😂
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Been years since I commuted to work. Off to the @cancerbioinfoau.bsky.social conference today in Brisbane. Still working out what #ConferneceSwag we will have #illumina #bioinformatics #DRAGEN
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VivienM @vivienm.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
For sequencing nerds and all those downstream/upstream of that some head-to-head comparison data relayed by Illumina. Source: www.illumina.com/science/geno...
illumina.com
Illumina outperforms Complete Genomics/MGI in a head-to-head whole-genome sequencing (WGS) comparison
A head-to-head comparison evaluated WGS using the MGI DNBSEQ-T7 sequencing platform with MegaBOLT v2.4.0 software against the NovaSeq X Series with DRAGEN v4.4 software.
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
We are off to the races! #illumina #oncology #MRD
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
In your opinion what’s the most impressive #genomics project? HGP was pretty impressive, FANTOM projects? GEL/UK Biobank? PhiX genome (how much sequencing has that had?) AllofUs? TAGC? ICGC? Billion Cell? EBP? T2T? HCA? Others?? Future projects?
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
👏
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Tech note: www.illumina.com/content/dam/...
illumina.com
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Illumina’s fastest, just got faster for pathogen sequencing. MiSeq i100 series, Turbo charged
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Albert Vilella, PhD. @albertvilella.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Illumina publishes a new "HP homopolymer Advanced Recipe" for the NextSeq 2000 instrument line.
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
My friend Burak showing people how to sequence with the #MiSeqi100. #illumina
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Can you still see Twitter posts? x.com/sethshowes/s...
x.com
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
I’m torn between two feelings on 25th April. Sombre remembrance of brave service men and women on ANZAC day in Aus and NZ.. and excitement for genomics on DNA day!
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I only just got used to DRAGEN v4.4…
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Illumina employee number 4, CTO Steve Barnard talks to VP Ashley Van Zeeland about the early days and the #genomics waves that have happened over the last 30 years. Well... 28-ish. #podcast #TheSequence I wonder who will be next in the chair? www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hHf...
youtube.com
From startup to global genomics leader: Illumina's The Sequence Podcast
YouTube video by Illumina
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
"DRAGEN marks a major milestone in sequencing data analysis" #illumina #DRAGEN #genomics www.nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com
Comprehensive genome analysis and variant detection at scale using DRAGEN - Nature Biotechnology
DRAGEN rapidly identifies diverse types of genetic variants.
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Cool Field Service Engineering role in Melbourne for #illumina. illumina.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/illumina-car...
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I can vouch… microarrays are still very important and popular tools.
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
It’s OK… I know people. We can sort it all out
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
We've done it before. Let's see if I am still here when you get around to it. That is planning in advance!
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I can organise Illumina for you.
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Join the local Melbourne #illumina Field Apps team to specialise in #Bioinformatics. It's a great team, you get to play with #DRAGEN and help customers get the best data for analysis. #genomics #multiomics #singlecell #spatial #transcriptome #epigenetics bit.ly/46o4sRj I can refer the right folks.
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
The good old days 😉
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Anytime
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Have you seen Bekim's early access presentation from ASHG? sapac.illumina.com/company/vide... Low input, not HMW, not ultra pure extractions, high throughput, short read accuracy, cfDNA compatible and easy to use #DRAGEN analysis pipeline for those who don't have bioinformaticians on hand.
sapac.illumina.com
Sequencing reimagined—EpiSign validation of Illumina 5-base sequencing
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Switch from painful #methylation protocols... #Illumina 5-Base plus #DRAGEN and Connected Multiomics make it so much easier. All from a single sample and single sequencing run. bit.ly/3MAr8qA #genomics #multiomics #epigenetics
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From sample to insight: Streamlining analysis with the Illumina 5-base solution
Discover how the Illumina 5-base solution and DRAGEN pipeline streamline genetic and epigenetic analysis with accurate methylation and variant insights.
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Until 5pm.... then the switch is flipped.
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
So it’s just like University then. 😉
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I had nothing to do with this great idea but will happily tell those in charge it was worth it @lornegenome.bsky.social #genomics #coffee
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
One day…. One day…. Hopefully it won’t be just me. Enjoy the coffee!
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
@agbt.bsky.social is coming soon! I miss out again, but #illumina will speak about #multiomics workflows, library prep, #sequencing systems, informatics, analysis and AI. Predictions? #FOMO #DRAGEN #AGBT2026 #genomic Register for on-demand version after the event. tinyurl.com/bddk6ymt
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
No earmworm intended.. hahaha
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
A little bit of Illumina Seq, a little bit of ONT seq, a little bit of Helicos seq. The sample prep for seq back in the day was hectic! Very happy that his has reached pre-print and ready for review.
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Anthony Beckhouse @antobeck.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
The annual day of boredom at work has come... Online compliance and safety video day. End me.
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