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UofG MVLS @uofgmvls.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

🧬 A major step forward for epidemic preparedness The University of Glasgow has joined forces with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and The Pirbright Institute to create a new strategic partnership focused on virology research, health security and training the next generation of scientists.

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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

We have a total of 17 participants from Europe, Asia & Africa 🌍 for our 9th viral #bioinformatics course. Huge thanks to everyone! ❤️ #virus #bioinformatics

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Jorge Juan Santos-Bruña @jjsantosbru.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Back from Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 with a better understanding of bash syntax and bioinformatics tools for different viral sequencing methods 💻🧬 Thanks to @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social @davidlrobertson.bsky.social for sharing their expertise and @emarineboard.bsky.social for the support 🙏

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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Our 5-day viral #Bioinformatics course has come to an end 🎉 @cvrinfo.bsky.social Thanks to 16 participants from Europe, Asia & Africa🌍 Huge thanks to course organiser and our instructors from @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social team.

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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Welcome address by @cvrinfo.bsky.social Director @emcat1.bsky.social at our 9th Annual Viral Bioinformatics Course. This year we welcomed 16 amazing participants from Europe, Asia & Africa 🌍 @uofgsii.bsky.social #bioinformatics

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Jorge Juan Santos-Bruña @jjsantosbru.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Beginning a new training opportunity thanks to the support of @emarineboard.bsky.social 🙏

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Connor G G Bamford @connorggbamford.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Very pleased to have two PhD students (Banbha and Mollie) join you this week - they are excited to attend! Thank you

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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

We’re thrilled to launch our 9th annual course on viral bioinformatics & genomics! Welcome speech by head of Bioinformatics @davidlrobertson.bsky.social 🧬 #bioinformatics #genomics @cvrinfo.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social @woahglobal.bsky.social

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uogcvrgenomics.bsky.social @uogcvrgenomics.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

We are very excited to be part of this years Glasgow Science Festival, come join us and @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social on 14thJune at the Riverside museum lo learn about Viral🦠 detection with our GoSeq Lego DNA🧬 sequencer! For more info see: www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien...

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University of Glasgow School of Infection & Immunity @uofgsii.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

🔜 | Two events led by @uofgsii.bsky.social colleagues feature in the upcoming Glasgow Science Festival: 🦠 #GermsGalore: Dr Hammarton (9–10 June, Botanic Gardens) 🧬 GoSeq Viral Detection, with Lego DNA Sequencing: @cvrinfo.bsky.social's Dr Smollett, Dr Orton & Dr Gu (14 June, Riverside Msm) 🧵 1/2

A Glasgow Science Festival themed illustration of two scientists standing beside three circular panels showing microbes, bacteria and DNA. One scientist holds a laboratory instrument while the other holds a DNA double helix. The colourful cartoon-style graphic represents microbiology, infection research and scientific discovery.

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Quan Gu @quangu.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Join us at the Riverside Museum on Sunday, 14 June 😁 🧬

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Dr Liam Brierley @liambrierley.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Science stand-up is so in right now - namely, in #GlasgowScienceFestival! How many ways you can probe bowels? Why did Hamilton's rival histori-musical fail? Find out at our special Bright Club show, Mon 8th June! Code BRIGHTCLUB for discounts! www.thestand.co.uk/performance/... @glasgow.ac.uk

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UofG MVLS @uofgmvls.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The MRC-University of Glasgow’s Centre for Virus Research (CVR) have received samples from around 20 individuals who were aboard the ship. Professor Emma Thomson, Director of the CVR, said the main aim is to investigate potential treatments and a vaccine:

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European Virus Bioinformatics Center @evbc.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

We had an amazing time at #ViBioM2026 last week in Vilnius 🇱🇹🤝 Researchers from around the world shared insights on virus #metagenomics, #phylogeny, protein & RNA biology, and #ML approaches. Huge thanks to all organizers, helpers, and our sponsors (GoVilnius, Viruses/MDPI, @febsopenbio.bsky.social)!

ViBioM 2026 Participants in the Theatre Hall at Vilnius University

Poster Session at Aula Parva (Vilnius University)

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Kirstyn Brunker @kirstynbrunker.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

🧬 New resource alert! Pleased to share the release of RABV-gDB: a new platform for rabies virus genomic data, analysis, and sequence management developed @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social as part of the RAGE toolkit. 🌐 gdb-web-dev.cvr.gla.ac.uk 🔧 github.com/RAGE-toolkit #Rabies #Genomics #OneHealth

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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 contingent at the #Vibiom2026 meeting at Vilnius 🇱🇹 @cvrinfo.bsky.social @roslininstitute.bsky.social

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UKVF.bsky.social @ukvf.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

📢 Registration is now open for the first UK Virome Forum meeting! This two-day event will bring together UK-based researchers using genomic approaches to study viromes. Whether you are investigating viral communities in soil 🌱, the human gut 🦠, or whales 🐋, this is your space!

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Joseph Hughes @bljog.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Fifth and final @cvrinfo.bsky.social talk at ViBioM 2026. @ulad-litvin.bsky.social presenting viro3d.cvr.gla.ac.uk and other applications of alphafold in virology.

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MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Great to see a strong CVR contingent at #Vibiom2026 with Hayley Stone and James Herzig from @vibelab.co.uk and Robert Strange, Joseph Hughes and Ulad Litvin from @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social giving talks across the meeting sessions and @davidlrobertson.bsky.social chairing the Phylogenomics session!

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Viral Informatics, Biostatistics, and Evolution (VIBE) Lab @vibelab.co.uk · 18/05/2026

Followed by another @vibelab.co.uk member Dr Jamie Herzig showing how to tease apart genuine 'host signatures' in viral genomes from phylogenetic signal, also with graph neural nets! #ViBioM2026 @evbc.bsky.social

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Viral Informatics, Biostatistics, and Evolution (VIBE) Lab @vibelab.co.uk · 18/05/2026

Dr Haley Stone opening #ViBioM2026 showing our work to predict virus-tissue compatibility using graph neural nets! @evbc.bsky.social

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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

. @bljog.bsky.social presented a framework for interpreting mutation in viral genome on International Virus Bioinformatics meeting @evbc.bsky.social #Vibiom2026 @cvrinfo.bsky.social

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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

📣Registration is now open for the 1st UK Virome Forum meeting, on 5–6 October at @glasgow.ac.uk . This two-day event will bring together researchers using genomic approaches to study viromes. More info and registration: tinyurl.com/ukvf-2026 @cvrinfo.bsky.social

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European Virus Bioinformatics Center @evbc.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Nuoširdžiai sveiki atvykę! #ViBioM2026 is underway in Vilnius!🎉🇱🇹 It's great to see participants arriving and connecting at today’s welcome get-together 🤝🍺 Excited for the days ahead, filled with talks, posters, and discussions across #virology and #bioinformatics 🧬💻 #researchcommunity

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uogcvrgenomics.bsky.social @uogcvrgenomics.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Great to see our GoSeq LEGO DNA sequencer in the CVR Genomics lab with our other sequencers! @cvrinfo.bsky.social @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social

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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

CVR @cvrinfo.bsky.social is hosting the Viral Research Institutes meeting focused on AI and computational virology today. Looking forward to great discussions! @ukhsa.bsky.social @pirbrightinst.bsky.social

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University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk · 17/04/2026

This year we are celebrating 575 years of the University of Glasgow and we want to hear your UofG story! Send us a memory, big or small, with a photo, and you could be featured on our social media, in our archives and win a UofG goody bag. Submit at: gla.ac.uk/explore/575/stories

Gold balloons which spell out '575'. The University cloisters can be seen in the background.

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Joseph Hughes @bljog.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Great presentation from @ulad-litvin.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org annual conference: How far can AlphaFold go? Lessons from modelling virus–host protein interactions using AlphaFold3.

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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

📣 We’re still accepting applications for our Introduction to Viral #Bioinformatics course in Glasgow this June! ⏳ Apply by April 30 📅 🔗 tinyurl.com/yc8285zd @cvrinfo.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social @woahglobal.bsky.social

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MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Vector-imposed constraints on the evolution and diversity of bluetongue virus Supervisors: Joseph Hughes, Paul Johnson, Marc Guimera Busquets, Christopher Sanders, Naomi Forrester-Soto Link: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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FULLY FUNDED PhD - Vector-imposed constraints on the evolution and diversity of bluetongue virus at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - FULLY FUNDED PhD - Vector-imposed constraints on the evolution and diversity of bluetongue virus at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com

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UofG MVLS @uofgmvls.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

🧬 AI is transforming virology and pandemic preparedness CVR researchers have mapped viral proteins across thousands of viruses, expanding structural knowledge 30 fold and uncovering new insights into diseases like hepatitis C, dengue and Zika

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MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Protein Language Models (PLMs) could transform outbreak response New research from @kieranlamb.bsky.social & colleagues show that PLMs can identify mutation hotspots and key features of viral proteins - even from a single sequence. www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 23/03/2026

Only two weeks are left for registering for Annual Conference 2026 in Belfast. Register now to secure your spot: microb.io/AC26Register #Microbio26

Night view of Belfast City Hall illuminated with colourful lights, promoting registration for Annual Conference 2026 at ICC Belfast from April 13-16.

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Quan Gu @quangu.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

A bloom of wild daffodils 🌼 beside the @glasgow.ac.uk Garscube Campus @uofgmvls.bsky.social #spring

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UofG MVLS @uofgmvls.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

🔬 The MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research at the University of Glasgow is a world-leading institute dedicated to understanding viruses and the diseases they cause. Bringing together experts in virology, genomics, structural biology and immunology, the Centre works to advance

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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

We’re hosting the @cvrinfo.bsky.social coffee morning 🍰🍩, celebrating the Lunar New Year 🧧🐎 #YearOfTheHorse

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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

We’re excited to announce our 9th Introduction to Viral #Bioinformatics course, starting 15 June 2026! 🧬 @cvrinfo.bsky.social Course information👉 tinyurl.com/yc8285zd

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Ed Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

On the twelfth day of Christmas, a virus gave to me…

A paper design for cutting out some sort of snowflake

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Sam J Wilson @samjwilsonphd.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

How does fever work? Our new Science paper shows how elevated body temperature can protect against severe influenza and that avian-origin viruses escape this defence. This is likely one reason why bird flus and some pandemic influenzas can be so severe.🧵 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Avian-origin influenza A viruses tolerate elevated pyrexic temperatures in mammals

Host body temperature can define a virus’s replicative profile—influenza A viruses (IAVs) adapted to 40° to 42°C in birds are less temperature sensitive in vitro compared with human isolates adapted t...

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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

We are at our future planning meeting with Genomics team at main campus of University 🏰 @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social

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