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Helen Hipperson

@hhippers.bsky.social
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Research Fellow in Genomics at University of Sheffield

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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
DNA can help us understand family relationships, population structure and movement. Genomics is one piece of the BADGER Project puzzle that will help reconstruct badger pedigrees, distinguish resident and immigrant individuals and explore whether genetic variation is linked to infection processes.
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Dr Jenny Dunn @jennycdunn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
New paper @molecology.bsky.social!! "Multiple Strains of Trichomonas gallinae are Widespread in Reservoir Hosts and Environmental Resources in UK Farmland"- congratulations to Rebecca Thomas on the last paper from her PhD! @phoca-sapiens.bsky.social #birdfeed #parasites dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec....
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Multiple Strains of <fi>Trichomonas gallinae</fi> are Widespread in Reservoir Hosts and Environmental Resources in <fc>UK</fc> Farmland
Understanding transmission routes of parasites and pathogens is critical for the development of control measures and mitigation of impacts on host populations. Trichomonas gallinae is a widespread pa...
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NERC Environmental Omics Facility (NEOF) @nerc-eof.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Are you a UK-based researcher working within the #NERC remit? Do you need to expand your #bioinformatics skills for your research? Check our new courses & register your interest neof.org.uk/training/ Courses are online and...FREE! Intro to command line bfx: 6/10, register by 21/9, & many more...
NEOF Training tutors guide attendees of a face to face bioinformatics training course.
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Helen Hipperson @hhippers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🧬 We’re Hiring: Research Associate (Molecular Ecology / Bioinformatics) 🧬 We are looking for an RA to join @nerc-eof.bsky.social at the University of Sheffield. 👉 Apply here: tinyurl.com/yxa9tnww
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Research Associate (Molecular Ecology/Bioinformatics)
Research Associate (Molecular Ecology/Bioinformatics)
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Helen Hipperson @hhippers.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
NorthernBUG17 will be at the University of Liverpool on Fri 18th Sept. NorthernBUG is a friendly, open and community-driven meeting that connects bioinformatics and computational biology researchers across the North of the UK (though is open to all). Full details here: 🔗 lnkd.in/eYsxi6Ga
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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Despite the name and photos, this project isn’t just about badgers, it’s about all wildlife disease: how infections persist, how they fluctuate, how hidden processes shape transmission, and how better evidence can support better understanding.
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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Hello! We’re the team working on the BADGER project & this is us during a heatwave on the 2nd day of the Project Launch meet up when we had a wander into Woodchester Park. Fantastic to have the team together and get the ideas flowing. Follow for more. #WildlifeDisease #WildlifeResearch
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BADGER Project @badgerproject.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Introducing the new research project, ‘Badger Ageing, Demographic, Genomic and Epidemiological Research’ a five-year NERC-funded research project led by the University of Exeter with collaborative partners University of Sheffield, University of Edinburgh and APHA #WildlifeDisease #DiseaseEcology
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Helen Hipperson @hhippers.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
📣 British Ecological Society Call for Papers: 70 Years of Ecological Genetics 🧬🌱 Celebrating seven decades since EGG first gathered in 1956, this cross-journal Special Feature explores how genetic and genomic insights inform modern ecology, conservation, and policy. lnkd.in/eMgrkZyx
Special Feature open call: ecological genetics
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NERC Environmental Omics Facility (NEOF) @nerc-eof.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
We are pleased to release the next ONLINE bioinformatics courses for UK based researchers working within the NERC remit; these are held online over 2 days and...they are FREE! Register on neof.org.uk/training/ Advanced R Community: 8&10 Sep 2026 (Register by Monday 24/8) and many more...
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NERC Environmental Omics Facility (NEOF) @nerc-eof.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Are you a researcher within NERC remit? Do you want to unlock the Power of eDNA? ➡️ attend NEOF's next In-Person Wet Lab & Bioinformatics Training (Sheffield, 13-17/7/26). Register before 1/6! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Attendees of a previous face to face workshop led by NEOF, in the lab for the wetlab aspect.
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Bettina Thalinger @bettinathal.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
This year‘s #UKDNAWG meeting in #Sheffield was an absolute whirlwind of updates and productive discussions. Thank you so much @ukdnawg.bsky.social for having me and your enthusiasm for #eDNAEurope! 🤩
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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 27/03/2026
Deadline extended 📢 In-person registration for the Ecological Genetic Groups (EGG) 2026 conference is open until 30 March ⌛
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UKEOF UKDNA Working Group @ukdnawg.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
🧬 Last call for registration for the hashtag#UKEOF hashtag#UKDNA Working Group Conference at the University of Sheffield on 13–15th April 2026. 🧬Registration is open until 20th March via this link: onlineshop.shef.ac.uk/conferences-...
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UK DNA Working Group annual meeting (UKDNA-WG) 13-15 April 2026 | University of Sheffield
The next UKEOF UKDNA-WG conference will be held on 13-15th April 2026 at the University of Sheffield. This year the UKDNA-WG conference will include a join
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Helen Hipperson @hhippers.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Look what I found! Can't believe I kept it for so long ... plus the EGG cup from the 60th meeting at Aberystwyth. One of my favourite meetings—can't wait to host the 70th in Sheffield next month! Register now—just a few days left! www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/egg2...
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UK Environmental Observation Framework @ukeof.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Today is your last chance to register for our free conference 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making'. 24 February, online. Programme, etc. here: ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026 #environment #monitoring #data #sensors #technology #innovation
Graphic with details of the UKEOF 2026 conference. Text overlaying a graphic depicting a woodland and a stream in shades of blue with the following elements picked out: birds (swifts) making calls and bats echo-locating, a deer detected on a camera, a salmon detected via its DNA trace in the water, the flow rate of the stream and the atmospheric concentration of nitrogen dioxide.
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Helen Hipperson @hhippers.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Just one week left to submit your abstract for this year's UKDNA working group conference!
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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 11/02/2026
The Ecological Genetics Group (@bes-egg.bsky.social) celebrates 70 years of ecological genetics with a three-day conference, 15-17 April 2026. This conference will highlight new research and developments shaping the future of the field. 📝Abstract submissions are now open. Deadline: 15 February 2026
Event poster for EGG2026: 70th Anniversary of Ecological Genetics. Abstract submission deadline: 15 Feb. Features a gecko's colorful skin.
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Helen Hipperson @hhippers.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Join us in Sheffield this April to celebrate 70 years of the Ecological Genetics Group Abstract submission is closing soon!
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Michael Brockhurst @brockhurstlab.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
New PDRA position with @knightjar.bsky.social @coytelab.bsky.social & me Community assembly processes in soil microbiomes with focus on bioinformatics and computational modelling of data from field and lab experiments www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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'Research Associate in Microbiome Ecology:Manchester
We wish to appoint a PostDoctoral Research Associate to an exciting project exploring the assembly, stability and function of microbial decomposer communities.
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Luke Dunning @luketdunning.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Two PhD positions available to come and work with us - please share! [1] Detecting rapid evolutionary responses to climate change in UK plants tinyurl.com/ye262pk2 [2] Natural GM: The role of horizontal gene transfer in crop adaptation and evolution tinyurl.com/32tkce2w
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Dina-Leigh Simons @dinathebiologist.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
🚨 NEW PAPER: eDNA in the Intertidal 🧬 
We explored how eDNA reveals marine biodiversity across UK rocky shores from local patterns to national trends 🌊 
Read it in Journal of Environmental DNA 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #eDNA #Intertidal #Biodiversity #PhDlife
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Characterizing Rocky Intertidal Biodiversity Using Environmental DNA Metabarcoding From Local to National Scales
We assess the resolution of eDNA metabarcoding for detecting rocky intertidal taxa across three spatial scales—national, regional, and local. Distinct eDNA signals were observed at each scale, with c...
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Groundbreaking work on the use of eDNA for characterizing intertidal biodiversity, comparing it to my MarClim time-series from @dinathebiologist.bsky.social, myself, Tom Webb, Helen Hipperson, and Matt Spencer @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Characterizing Rocky Intertidal Biodiversity Using Environmental DNA Metabarcoding From Local to National Scales
We assess the resolution of eDNA metabarcoding for detecting rocky intertidal taxa across three spatial scales—national, regional, and local. Distinct eDNA signals were observed at each scale, with c...
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Michael Brockhurst @brockhurstlab.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Three Bicentenary research fellowships on offer at @officialuom.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social for exceptional ECRs with <3y postdoc experience 3yrs salary + £30k pa research expenses Do you have a great idea & want to join @mermanchester.bsky.social? www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/sup...
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Bicentenary Early Career Research Fellowships | Biology, Medicine and Health | University of Manchester
Find out about and apply for a Bicentenary Early Career Research Fellowship.
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Helen Hipperson @hhippers.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Was great to see Josh Wright presenting on the evolutionary history of mergansers at this year's @bes-egg.bsky.social meeting. Nice to know more of the background to the study ahead of Josh’s @nerc-eof.bsky.social-supported project on whole-genome re-sequencing of scaly-sided merganser.
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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 28/08/2025
#EGG2025: On scales of time 📆17-19 September 📍 Online Join the Ecological Genetics SIG for its 69th Annual Meeting, exploring all facets of ecological genetics with a focus on the impacts of time. 🔗
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#EGG2025: On scales of time - British Ecological Society
Join the Ecological Genetics SIG for their Annual Meeting focusing on the impacts of time on organisms and processes.
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Prof Richard Buggs @rbuggs.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Just out in Science: we demonstrate a micro-evolutionary shift in a single generation, involving thousands of genomic loci, giving younger ash trees more resistance to ash dieback, on average, than their parents www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp2990
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Rapid polygenic adaptation in a wild population of ash trees under a novel fungal epidemic
Rapid evolution through small shifts in allele frequencies at thousands of loci is a long-standing neo-Darwinian prediction but is hard to characterize in the wild. European ash tree (Fraxinus excelsi...
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Helen Hipperson @hhippers.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
An informal icebreaker session before the start of @nerc-eof.bsky.social @m-gemmell.bsky.social's R Community workshop this morning - "What would your walk-on song be if you were a wrestler?" - playlist compiled by Gavin Gouws from everyone's suggestions! music.apple.com/gb/playlist/...
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Our Wrestling Walk-On Songs by Gavin Gouws on Apple Music
Playlist · 17 Songs
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NERC Environmental Omics Facility (NEOF) @nerc-eof.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Revolutionise your biodiversity surveys with eDNA! 🧬 Our in-person training (Sept 8-12, 2025) covers wet lab techniques (DNA extraction to Illumina library prep) & bioinformatics (raw data to taxonomy & diversity analysis). Choose one or both! Register by July 21st: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Bettina Thalinger @bettinathal.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
🚨 Out now in #EnvironmentalDNA led by #MiwaTakahashi: Results of a huge, global effort to facilitate the publication of raw and processed #eDNA data & ensure that dataset we are currently generating, adhere to the #FAIR principles & won't be lost. @gbif.org, #ENA, doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
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A Metadata Checklist and Data Formatting Guidelines to Make eDNA FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable)
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has emerged as a transformative tool for biodiversity monitoring and species detection, yet inconsistent metadata practices hinder data interoperability and reuse. To address...
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BES Ecological Genetics Group @bes-egg.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
📣 #EGG2025: On Scales of Time 📍 National Museum Cardiff & Online 📅 17–19 Sep 2025 ✔️ Abstracts close 31 May ✔️ Registration closes 31 Jul britishecologicalsociety.org/content/egg2... Don’t miss cutting-edge talks, posters & socials across time-scales in ecological genetics! 🦊🦗🐡🌲🍄🌾
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#EGG2025: On scales of time - British Ecological Society
Join the Ecological Genetics SIG for their Annual Meeting focusing on the impacts of time on organisms and processes.
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Dina-Leigh Simons @dinathebiologist.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
A surreal experience standing at the Royal Society podium to share my PhD research at the @ukdnawg.bsky.social Conference. Grateful for the opportunity to present my work on eDNA for coastal monitoring and to connect with such a brilliant community of researchers 🧬
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Soay Sheep Project @soaysheep.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
📰🐑New Paper! PhD researcher @lizziedrake.bsky.social and collaborators looked at how harsh environments in a Soay's first year can have lasting impacts on reproduction and lifespan, and how they differ for males and females. Read it here: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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Dina-Leigh Simons @dinathebiologist.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
I’m speaking at @pintofscience! 🍻🧬Join me to explore how climate change is transforming our oceans — and how DNA might be able to help🌊 🗓️ Tue 20 May 2025 🕖7–9 PM (Doors 6:30 PM) 📍 Frederiks, 32 Hope Street, Liverpool 🎟️ £5 (tickets linked) pintofscience.co.uk/event/scienc...
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Science, Culture & Society
What is the logic behind certain food prices? What is the reality of raising a child with more than one language? How does climate change affect habitats f…
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Filipe França @filipemfranca.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
🔎👀 TropEco Lab is hiring, please share! 🚨 🌍🌴 Position: Senior Research Associate / Research Associate in Field and Molecular Ecology. 🪲🐝🦋 Task: You will use iDNA & eDNA to build bee-plant and dung beetle-mammal networks in the Brazilian Amazonia, Ghana, & Malaysia. Further details -> bit.ly/4lurR9z
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Helen Hipperson @hhippers.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Great to see @joellanos.bsky.social and Penny Watt's paper out this month highlighting the use of soil eDNA for monitoring earthworms. 🪱🧬 Environmental DNA is more effective than hand sorting in evaluating earthworm biodiversity recovery under regenerative agriculture doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
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Soay Sheep Project @soaysheep.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
📰🐑 We're on the cover! If you haven't already seen it, check out a piece about how our long term field research helps studying ageing in the wild.
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NERC Environmental Omics Facility (NEOF) @nerc-eof.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Do giraffes struggle with food shortages in the dry season or do their long necks give them an advantage? @uom-ees.bsky.social PhD student @jgranweiler.bsky.social @susanneshultz.bsky.social joins #NEOF to sequence #giraffe faecal samples & uncover how seasonality impacts diet🦒🌿
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Sign up to our next MEE live now! Join Abby Keller for this free online workshop, to find out more about eDNAjoint, new eDNA modelling tool 🧬 🌎 🧪 📆 19th March, 4pm GMT Find more information and register here 👇 buff.ly/4k2hjO8
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NERC Environmental Omics Facility (NEOF) @nerc-eof.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
@uniofcam.bsky.social Zoology PhD candidate @sofiadartnell.bsky.social is SNP_typing at NEOF-VF to estimate the number of Bombus terrestris colonies invaded by cuckoo bumblebees (B. vestalis) across varying landscapes. These cuckoos are obligate parasites & may indicate healthy bumblebee habitats
Postgraduate Researcher Sofia Dartnell in the field collecting bumblebeesa bumblebee on a lavender flower in blossom
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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Tally heading towards 1500. Please keep going - share and sign.
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UKEOF UKDNA Working Group @ukdnawg.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
We are delighted to announce that the 11th #ukdnawg conference will be hosted by the @royalsociety.org London on 13-14th May 2025. For more information, and to register, follow the links from ukeof.org.uk/our-work/ukdna 🧬 #eDNA #biodiversity
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UK DNA Working Group | UKEOF
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UKEOF UKDNA Working Group @ukdnawg.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
🧬 Fantastic postdoc opportunity up for grabs to work with @jlittlefair.bsky.social - on monitoring biodiversity with airborne #eDNA at the UCL People and Nature Lab 🧬
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NERC Environmental Omics Facility (NEOF) @nerc-eof.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
NEOF Pilot Funding for Early Career Researchers in the NERC remit has now opened! Further your career by gaining funding in your own name and generate pilot data for future fellowship or other applications: neof.org.uk/our-capabili... #ECR #genomics #metabolomics #proteomics
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Early career researchers 2025 - NEOF - NERC Environmental Omics Facility
NEOF is a centre of excellence that allows the UK to maintain and develop its world-leading position in environmental omics.
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Helen Hipperson @hhippers.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Day 18 of EMBL-EBI's on-demand training collection advent countdown. I don't want to spoil the surprise, but it's a good one if you're into DNA and biodiversity ...
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Wild Justice @wildjustice.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Today there's much talk of the need of new housing. But, as co-author @drkierachapman says in today's Guardian article: "When it comes to priorities, this is not an either/or situation: humans need healthy green spaces to flourish." 6/8
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NERC Environmental Omics Facility (NEOF) @nerc-eof.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
#NEOF supported @CamZoology PhD researcher @dan_cossey is using metabarcoding to detect potential bacterial pathogens and so investigate mass mortality events of #endangered freshwater mussels.
fresh water mussels PhD researcher Dan Cossey sampling in the field
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NERC Environmental Omics Facility (NEOF) @nerc-eof.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
NEOF provide ONLINE bioinformatics courses for UK based researchers working within the NERC remit; these are held online over 2 days and ... they are FREE! Visit neof.org.uk/training/ for more info and to register. Next one is Python for bfx: 14th & 16th January 25 - Register by Monday 16/12 noon
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