Reposted by Erin HarveyHumboldt-Stiftung @humboldt-foundation.de · 16/09/2026Researchers in Germany: this one’s for you! 🌍 The Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship offers researchers across all career stages and disciplines the opportunity to pursue research abroad with a host from the global Humboldt Network. Join our Info Event to learn more: bit.ly/info-event-l... 086
Reposted by Erin HarveyKosuke Takada @kosuke-takada.bsky.social · 05/09/2026We’re delighted to share that our paper on a highly divergent betacoronavirus from a South American bat that encodes a functional furin cleavage site is now published. 🦇🦠 Another fascinating reminder of the remarkable diversity of coronavirus evolution in wildlife. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s414...doi.orgA divergent betacoronavirus with a functional furin cleavage site in South American bats - Nature CommunicationsThere is still limited data reported on virus diversity in South American bats. In this study, the authors report a divergent betacoronavirus with a functional furin cleavage site in South American ba... 13717
Reposted by Erin HarveyKaty Brown @thekatybrown.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Me, @emma-harding.bsky.social, @rtarlinton.bsky.social and @royalsociety.org are organising a meeting on endogenous viral elements! 8-9 Feb 2027, Birmingham UK. 2 whole days of EVEs! Many amazing researchers already agreed to speak. Invites: shorturl.at/jp9sh Provisional schedule: shorturl.at/8O5KVroyalsociety.orgEndogenous viral elements | Royal SocietyTheo Murphy meeting organised by Dr Katy Brown, Dr Emma Harding and Professor Rachael Tarlinton 32115
Reposted by Erin HarveyBob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Are you an ecologist/evolutionary biologist looking for an ongoing academic position? Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences is hiring! Come join us in Melbourne, Australia! Details here: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo... 0146203
Erin Harvey @erinharvey.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Our review on the role of metagenomics in the future of One Health is now published in One Health Outlook @eddieholmes.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comEmpowering One Health with metagenomics - One Health OutlookIn an increasingly connected world a global One Health approach to the management of human, animal and ecosystem health will be critical to effective infectious disease responses. The emergence and ra... 031
Reposted by Erin HarveyMark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Truly bizarre story of how two papers from the 1940s by physics pioneer Max Planck have been "retracted" from Naturwissenschaften, potentially by an algorithm, for anachronistic "plagiarism" issues, leaving the current editor baffled (but it is Springer Nature so.... www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgWhy have papers by one of history’s most famous physicists been retracted?Springer Nature has removed two studies by Max Planck. A bot may be to blame 14513262
Reposted by Erin HarveyPathoplexus @pathoplexus.org · 19/05/2026Teams in the Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda have now shared the first sequences from the current Ebola (Bundibugyo virus) outbreak using Pathoplexus, just days after cases were confirmed. Read more about the response to Bundibugyo virus here: pathoplexus.org/news/2026-05...pathoplexus.orgPathoplexus | Ebola: Rapid response to the Bundibugyo virus outbreak in the DRC and UgandaPathoplexus is a new, open-source database dedicated to the efficient sharing of human viral pathogen genomic data, fostering global collaboration and public health response. 02914
Reposted by Erin HarveyEuropean Virus Bioinformatics Center @evbc.bsky.social · 29/04/2026🏗 Working on virus #bioinformatics tools or data curation? Interested in building lasting, open-source workflows? 🛠 Join the satellite #hackathon at #ViBioM2026, online or in Vilnius! 👉 More information and registration until 8 May: evbc.uni-jena.de/events/vibio... 022
Reposted by Erin HarveyMetagenomic Virus Discovery workshop @virus-metagenomics.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Applications are now open for the 2026 Metagenomic Virus Discovery workshop in Stellenbosch, South Africa Last years workshop brought together a fantastic community of researchers and our teachers were able to provide one-on-one support to each participant Find out more at mvdworkshop.com 013
Reposted by Erin HarveyMetagenomic Virus Discovery workshop @virus-metagenomics.bsky.social · 20/03/2026📣 Fully funded travel scholarships available for researchers and scientists residing in Africa 📣 Applications are open until April 30th for a 5 day hands-on workshop in virus metagenomics in Stellenbosch, South Africa Find more information on our website: mvdworkshop.com @ceri-news.bsky.social 012
Reposted by Erin HarveyMetagenomic Virus Discovery workshop @virus-metagenomics.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Applications are open for the 2026 Metagenomic Virus Discovery Workshop! The Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation, Stellenbosch University is hosting a 5 day hands-on workshop run by experts in the field from around the world Find out more at our website mvdworkshop.com 045
Reposted by Erin HarveyKosuke Takada @kosuke-takada.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Our discovery of novel viruses in invasive camelids in Australia leads us to propose a simple idea: RNA viruses may repeatedly evolve functional modules at the 5′ end of their genomes. #Virology #RNAvirus #VirusEvolution #Picornavirus #VirusDiscovery doi.org/10.64898/202...doi.org 1146
Reposted by Erin HarveyMetagenomic Virus Discovery workshop @virus-metagenomics.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Phionah Tushabe was the winner of our poster prize! Her study used metagenomics to identify viruses in stool of patients with non-polio acute flaccid paralysis. She not only had a beautiful poster but did a fantastic job of presenting her project. We can’t wait to see her work in the future! 032
Reposted by Erin HarveyMetagenomic Virus Discovery workshop @virus-metagenomics.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Day 4 of the metagenomic virus discovery workshop is all about phylogenetics and virus evolution! Thanks to Eduan Wilkinson, Jackie Mahar and @spyroslytras.bsky.social @ceri-news.bsky.social 073
Reposted by Erin HarveyMetagenomic Virus Discovery workshop @virus-metagenomics.bsky.social · 18/11/2025This morning we’re starting bright and early with a hands on tutorial in handling large sequencing output and designing a virus discovery pipeline 022
Reposted by Erin HarveyTulio de Oliveira @tuliodna.bsky.social · 18/11/2025The advanced metagenomics for virus discovery workshop is underway in South Africa. Participants from 20 countries, global South such as Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Kenya, Uganda, Senegal, and Ghana, collaborating with expert teams from CERI, Karolinska Institutet, Germany, Australia, Japan 0224
Reposted by Erin HarveyTulio de Oliveira @tuliodna.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Today, we start one of the most advanced virus discovery & metagenomics workshop in the world in Stellenbosch. Experts from Australia, America, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Italy, Nederlands, Japan, U.K and Sweden come together to teach participants from 20 countries. 0135
Reposted by Erin HarveyMetagenomic Virus Discovery workshop @virus-metagenomics.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Day 1 of the metagenomic virus discovery workshop is underway with lectures on project planning. Fantastic to have teachers and participants from 20 countries here together in Stellenbosch 012
Reposted by Erin HarveyMetagenomic Virus Discovery workshop @virus-metagenomics.bsky.social · 12/11/2025The Metagenomic Virus Discovery workshop kicks off bright and early on Monday morning in gorgeous Stellenbosch, South Africa. We hope our participants are ready for a week packed full of insightful lecture and practical sessions with our panel of experts from around the world 012
Reposted by Erin HarveyMetagenomic Virus Discovery workshop @virus-metagenomics.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Join us in the Neeslie Cinema, Stellenbosch University, on Wednesday 19th November at 14:00GMT (16:00 SAST) for the MVD workshop keynote. We have two fantastic talks from Dr Maja Vukovikj from Uppsala university, Sweden and Dr Erik Karlsson from Insitut Pasteur, Cambodia tinyurl.com/ytj3sppm 012
Reposted by Erin HarveyMetagenomic Virus Discovery workshop @virus-metagenomics.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Just over one month until we welcome our teachers and participants from all around the world to beautiful Stellenbosch, South Africa, for five days of hands on metagenomic virus discovery sessions 001
Reposted by Erin HarveyBen Longdon @blongdon.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Research assistant + postdoc position on a NERC funded project working w @darrenobbard.bsky.social and collaborating with @savebutterflies.bsky.social on the ecological and evolutionary drivers of the virome of UK moths @uniexecec.bsky.social. Descriptions below and links here benlongdon.com/join/ 1119
Reposted by Erin HarveyMetagenomic Virus Discovery workshop @virus-metagenomics.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Just under 6 weeks until the metagenomic virus discovery workshop kicks off in Stellenbosch, South Africa. We're excited to be bringing together a fantastic group of speakers and teachers with expertise in all aspects of virus discovery from around the world. 013
Reposted by Erin HarveyMicroSeq2026 @microseqasm.bsky.social · 01/09/2025✨ #MicroSeq2025 Plenary Highlight! ✨ Dr Jackie Mahar is an evolutionary virologist & bioinformatician based at CSIRO, managing projects on NGS-based phylogenomics of zoonotic & animal viruses for pathogen discovery, surveillance & viral ecology. Register👇 trybooking.com/events/landing/1424679 185
Reposted by Erin HarveyMicroSeq2026 @microseqasm.bsky.social · 14/07/2025📣Calling Australian/NZ ECRs and PhD Students 📣 Abstract submission and registration for MicroSeq2025 opens July 21! Abstracts for both medium-length and lightning talks will be welcome. 065
Erin Harvey @erinharvey.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Got a great idea for a metagenomic virus discovery project but not sure what to do next? We are running a 5 day hands on workshop in beautiful Stellenbosch, South Africa with experts from around the world. Applications are open until 31st July. climade.health/2025/06/22/m... 0147
Erin Harvey @erinharvey.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Interested in metagenomic virus discovery but don't know where to start? In collaboration with CERI and a group of virus discovery experts from around the world, we'll be running a 5 day hands-on workshop in virus discovery. Find out more here: climade.health/2025/06/22/m... 098
Erin Harvey @erinharvey.bsky.social · 27/06/2025I’m so excited to finally have this work published. Fantastic work from @julienmelade.bsky.social culturing a virus identified through metagenomic virus discovery methods 0167
Reposted by Erin HarveyKaty Brown @thekatybrown.bsky.social · 27/05/2025I'm thinking of organising a meeting on endogenous viral elements (RNA, DNA and retroviral) - if you'd potentially be interested, please fill out the form here - forms.gle/wrCiWMw4yXZe... - so I can gauge interest. Please RT or share with anyone maybe interested! 🧪🧬🖥️🦠 #virology #bioinformaticsforms.gleEVE Meeting Expression of Interest 11421
Erin Harvey @erinharvey.bsky.social · 23/05/2025After just short of nine years in the Holmes group, it’s come time for me to move on and stop spending Eddie’s money. I’ve had an incredible time working with everything from Antarctic ticks to Brazilian bird poo. But I’m excited to be starting a Humboldt fellowship and joining FLI in Germany 1130
Reposted by Erin Harveymicamer.bsky.social @micamer.bsky.social · 11/03/2025We would love feedback on a new NCBI-BLAST service we are launching today: sky-blast.com Under the hood it's the same BLAST executable and databases provided by NCBI, with a replica of the NIH's interface - providing an alternative to the US gov service that's less congested, faster & more reliable 1012274
Reposted by Erin HarveyKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 26/02/2025The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable. 1128387969412
Reposted by Erin HarveyCameron Webb @mozziebites.bsky.social · 26/02/2025I know all the headlines about the recent Japanese Encephalitis death in NSW state “a man from Sydney” but please keep in mind that there is currently no evidence the virus is active in mosquitoes along the east coast (inc. Sydney). www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20…health.nsw.gov.auNews - NSW records first death of person with Japanese encephalitis since 2022NSW Health continues to urge the public to be vigilant and take precautions against mosquitoes as NSW records its first death of a person with Japanese encephalitis (JE) since May 2022. 174
Reposted by Erin HarveyRdRp Summit @rdrpsummit.bsky.social · 19/02/2025The abstract submission & registration for #RdRpSummit2025 is NOW OPEN!!! 🎉🙌 Do you work on RNA virus discovery using RdRps? Are you joining the #ViBioM2025 in Portugal? Consider submitting your research in one of our sessions! More info: RdRp.io 01413
Reposted by Erin HarveyViral Informatics, Biostatistics, and Evolution (VIBE) Lab @vibelab.co.uk · 18/02/2025🚨👨🏽🔬👩🏿🔬𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁! Work with us to develop supervised learning and graph analysis of the evolutionary and genomic links between viruses, the tissues they can infect, and the hosts that can be infected. 3y role based at @cvrinfo.bsky.social, apply by 18 Mar: vibelab.co.uk/blog/25-02-1...vibelab.co.uk3y postdoc role available in computational biology! | VIBE Research LabWork with us in a three year postdoc research role! The role will develop supervised learning and graph analysis methods to understand the evolutionary and genomic links between viruses, the tissues t... 066
Reposted by Erin HarveyColin Parrish @colinparrish.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Who appointed the ICTV or its members and gave them authority? Taxonomy should facilitate clear and accurate communications. For many viral Families constantly changing names (not just binomials) have consistently created confusion - and been largely ignored by workers in the field. 1103
Reposted by Erin HarveyEddie Holmes @eddieholmes.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Turns out that metatranscriptomic sequencing of animal gut contains can identify exotic plant viruses that are biosecurity threats. Work led by Jackie Mahar and Solomon Maina. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgDetection of exotic biosecurity threat ribgrass mosaic virus and novel tobamoviruses through metatranscriptomic sequencing of animal gut contentRibgrass mosaic virus (RMV) and related viruses of the genus Tobamovirus (Virgaviridae) are cruciferous plant pathogens that represent a threat to global horticultural systems. In Australia, they are ... 13517
Reposted by Erin HarveySabrina Sadiq @royalfizzbin.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Now @erinharvey.bsky.social is taking us through increasingly weird viruses in increasingly weird marsupials. Tassie devils, antechinus, numbats, oh my! #AVS12 052
Erin Harvey @erinharvey.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Im always excited for a chance to talk about marsupials 🦘 0101
Erin Harvey @erinharvey.bsky.social · 04/12/2024We love hearing about weird viruses with @marypetrone.bsky.social to wake us up for the last day of #AVS 0183
Erin Harvey @erinharvey.bsky.social · 04/12/2024A great intro to our work on a crazy Tassie devil virus from @julienmelade.bsky.social in the #AVS science bites session. Find out more at poster 102 this evening 1144
Erin Harvey @erinharvey.bsky.social · 04/12/2024A fantastic talk on RNA virus diversity in Australian soil from our dirt queen and master of giant trees @royalfizzbin.bsky.social #AVS 1286
Erin Harvey @erinharvey.bsky.social · 03/12/2024@julienmelade.bsky.social and I are so excited to present our work on Tassie devil viruses at AVS this week that we went and found one 0213
Erin Harvey @erinharvey.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Very excited to have this preprint out! Combining the wild world of virus discovery in Australian marsupials with cell culture to establish host association. After identifying the first mammalian associated jingchuvirus in SRA data we can now establish that it really is infecting the tassie devil 11228
Erin Harvey @erinharvey.bsky.social · 29/02/2024A fantastic paper by Vince Costa looking at how host adaptive radiation impacts virus evolution authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...authors.elsevier.comScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books. 062
Erin Harvey @erinharvey.bsky.social · 05/01/2024We saw a record number of young goannas out at the farm near Mudgee this year. We guess this is a result of the mouse plague a few years ago? We always had a few old adults that would come to see what we were up to but this year we had 6-7 young fellas. Some were pretty aggressive too 031
Erin Harvey @erinharvey.bsky.social · 21/11/2023Holmes lab second annual(?) writing retreat kicking off with gorgeous weather in the central coast. Thanks to the boss man. I promise we’ll be smashing out papers after this 👩💻 000
Erin Harvey @erinharvey.bsky.social · 15/11/2023So happy to have this neat little paper out. We screened all Dasyurid RNA-seq libraries available in the SRA database and identified evidence of 15 novel viruses including what could be the first detection of a chu-like virus in mammals academic.oup.com/ve/article/9...academic.oup.comDivergent hepaciviruses, delta-like viruses, and a chu-like virus in Australian marsupial carnivor...Abstract. Although Australian marsupials are characterised by unique biology and geographic isolation, little is known about the viruses present in these iconic 030