Reposted by Daniel GoldhillSTAT @statnews.com · 13/10/2026We are going to miss you very much, Helen. www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/helen-b…statnews.comHelen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69. 30588183
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillMRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026We are pleased to announce the next call for CVR fellowship sponsorship, for transition to independence fellowships. shorturl.at/LxOTc 122
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillScience Magazine @science.org · 05/10/2026Exclusive: A new analysis refutes James Watson’s claim that he was the first to recognize the significance of the famed photograph 51. scim.ag/4rTKck8scim.agHow did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn’tNew analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51 432188778
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillPleuni Pennings @pleunipennings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I am hiring a postdoc! Are you interested to work on population genetics/ drug resistance/ data? Want to work in Montpellier, France? Fastq files don't scare you? PhD required, start date hopefully Nov 1! (end date Sep 30 2028) Please share! abetterscientist.wordpress.com/2026/09/29/p...abetterscientist.wordpress.comPostdoc position on drug resistance evolution in Montpellier, FranceI have some exciting news (again!). I got money from the region (Occitanie) to hire a postdoc (and later an engineer / technician) to work on drug resistance evolution in malaria (P. faciparum) and… 179105
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillGytis Dudas @evogytis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026baltic v1.0.0 is live! Get it via pip or clone from Github repo. Now with documentation (baltic.readthedocs.io) & a gallery of tutorials & examples (phylo-baltic.github.io/baltic-gallery, still WIP). Huge thanks to @barney-potter.bsky.social for all the initiative & help along the way. #ViroSky 23216
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillBloom lab @jbloomlab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We have measured 47,851 neutralization titers of current human sera vs current influenza strains to inform vaccine update & analyses of viral evolution. New H1N1 strains (eg, D.3.1.1 + G155E) have reduced neutralization, as do some H3N2 subclade K descendants. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgNear real-time data on the human neutralizing antibody landscape to influenza virus in summer of 2026 shows antigenic advance of H3N2 subclade K region D mutants and H1N1 D.3.1.1 Sa mutantsHuman seasonal influenza evolves rapidly, necessitating twice yearly decisions about whether to update the strains in the vaccine. To help inform this decision, we have been using high-throughput sequ... 25722
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillRachel M. Wheatley @rachelmwheatley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026What a lovely email to receive this morning. Our perspective paper on the importance of microbial interactions for antibiotic resistance evolution was one of the most viewed papers in Microbiology (the society journal) in August. Shameless plug here 😉: www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...microbiologyresearch.orgMicrobial interactions as key players shaping the emergence and spread of de novo resistance mutationsAntibiotic resistance and the microbiome are two of the most prominent and highly active research areas currently in microbiology. However, these studies are commonly siloed. Research into antibiotic ... 1256
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillChris Ruis @chris3ruis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026We have a new preprint examining the mutational signatures of hantaviruses: biorxiv.org/content/10.6... We find that mutagens and host antiviral proteins are key factors shaping hantavirus mutagenesis With @andresfloto.bsky.social and @julianparkhill.bsky.social 064
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillCurtis Suttle @virosphere.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Professor in Bacteriophage Biology & Evolution at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Closing date 1 October, with an expected start date no earlier than January 1, 2027, and a salary within the range of $200,000 to $270,000 per year. For details: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfac... 25685
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillAris Katzourakis @ariskatzourakis.bsky.social · 28/07/2026A fourth transmissible cancer this time in fish. The other known types are in dogs, tasmanian devils and clams. There will surely be other examples to be found in nature. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comBrown bullhead catfish melanoma represents a novel transmissible cancer - NatureWhole-genome sequencing analysis of tumour and matched non-tumour host tissues of the brown bullhead catfish reveals a type of naturally occurring transmissible cancer. 0177
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillJason Nomburg @jnoms.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Ad forthcoming, but I am hiring for a postdoc or staff scientist to advance related investigations of the virus-host conflict. This position is ~80-100% computational, but with opportunities for experimental work if desired. If interested, shoot me an email with your CV! Reposts appreciated! 15/15 046
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillEd Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · 23/07/2026🚨New Pre-Print!🚨 Want to search for variation in influenza A virus sequences, but find the amount of data overwhelming? Wondering if new avian flu strains have signs of mammalian adaptation? The #Flu-MutationExplorer, a new online tool, can help (1/n) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 23115
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillRebekah Honce @rrhonce.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Check out my minireview published as part of JVI’s New Voices in Virology collection on why translation shouldn’t stop at “bench to bedside.” Some of the most important insights on zoonotic spillover come from closing the loop between the laboratory and the field. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...journals.asm.orgGoing wild: prioritizing experimental models of rodent-borne viruses to decode zoonotic spillover and pandemic risk | Journal of VirologyRodents have been a cornerstone of medical research since the 17th century, with their use formalized alongside the development of fancy mice into familiar inbred mouse strains in the early 1900s (1).... 143
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillKristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Thanks to funding from the Gates Foundation - and all the great work led by Josh and Karthik in the lab - we have an opening for a postdoc position in AI and Data Science. Come join us here in San Diego and do some great science! ☀️🏄♂️🧗♂️🏜️🌵⛰️🌊. Learn more: andersen-lab.com/about/andersen-lab.comAbout | Andersen LabLearn more about the Andersen Lab, as well as jobs and career opportunities. 22815
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillRyan Hisner @ryanhisner.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Question for @ukhsa.bsky.social folks: Is ENA the only place that UK SARS-2 genomes are available? If so, how does one go about finding recent sequences? There's no way to search. Zero seqs from UK since Feb 1. Hoping they'll be released via @pathoplexus.org & this prompts mass exodus from GISAID. 1177
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillEd Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Absolutely extraordinary work from Hui Gao, John Briggs and co @mpibiochem.bsky.social on the structure of the influenza matrix protein in situ, particularly in filamentous virions. It's beautiful, and answers questions I've been wondering about for twenty years www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 04318
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillPathoplexus @pathoplexus.org · 09/05/20261/ 🚀 Pathoplexus now supports the Andes variant of Hantavirus (ANDV). ANDV is the variant identified in the recent MV Hondius cases, & the Hantavirus variant previously identified as having occasional human-to-human transmission. pathoplexus.org/andv #hantavirus #hondius 18339
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillNick Loman @pathogenomenick.bsky.social · 08/05/2026First genome sequence from Andes hantavirus strain from ongoing ship outbreak posted on Virological: virological.org/t/complete-s... courtesy Swiss National Reference Centre for Emerging Viral Infections, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Zurichvirological.orgComplete sequence of Orthohantavirus andesense virus: Swiss resident 2026Posted on behalf of the Swiss National Reference Center for Emerging Viral Infections, Geneva University Hospitals and the Institute of Medical Virology, University of Zurich (Partner Laboratory Natio... 510854
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillEd Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · 07/05/2026🚨New paper!🚨 Our study showing that H5N1 influenza viruses can remain infectious in unpasteurised milk for, basically, as long as you are likely to encounter that milk has now been published: www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour... 28642
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillAsher Leeks @asherleeks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026We're recruiting! We're looking for two graduate students to join us at UBC in Vancouver. Fully funded and open to global applicants, with flexible start-date. Topics include theory, bioinformatics, and microbiology. More details: asherleeks.com/apply #socialviruses #evosky #virosky 🧪 26889
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillUlad Litvin @ulad-litvin.bsky.social · 26/04/20261/ Use multiple seeds. Run predictions several times rather than relying on a single output - think of it as sampling different areas of conformational space. You'd be surprised how much predictions can vary. 141
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillDr Roz Eggo @rozeggo.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Project on developing ethnicity-stratified transmission models with me and Neil Ferguson. Please get in touch with any questions! Limited to home fees eligible students. 177
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillFreya Harrison @friendlymicrobe.bsky.social · 20/04/2026My super department @warwicklifesci.bsky.social is hiring 6 assistant profs in the wake of recent retirements. We're looking for people in microbiology/infection, cellular disease / immunity; environmental biology; and plant/crop science. #MicroSky warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...warwick-careers.tal.netAssistant Professor x6 (111522-0426) - University of WarwickTitle: Assistant Professor x6 (111522-0426). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Permanent 25279
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillTom Peacock @peacockflu.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Excited to advertise a fully funded PhD with @socialinfluenza.bsky.social investigating how influenza virus evolution differs between different avian hosts (and how this impacts pandemic potential). Joint between @pirbrightinst.bsky.social + @cvrinfo.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...findaphd.comFULLY FUNDED PhD - Visualising avian influenza virus tropism and co-infection in avian hosts at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - FULLY FUNDED PhD - Visualising avian influenza virus tropism and co-infection in avian hosts at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com 14037
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillBen Hale @benhale.bsky.social · 25/03/2026🔬 We’re hiring in Zürich🇨🇭! My lab is recruiting a new PhD student in molecular immunology (interferons, autoantibodies & viral disease). Position is fully-funded. Starting date anticipated to be late 2026/early 2027. Further details and how to apply: tinyurl.com/IMVPhD2026 Deadline 1st May 2026.tinyurl.comPhD Studentship in Molecular Immunology (interferons in health and disease) 038
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillHensley Lab @scottehensley.bsky.social · 13/04/2026We are recruiting 1-2 postdoctoral fellows to investigate the specificity of human anti-influenza virus antibodies, and to determine how these antibodies impact global antigenic drift of influenza viruses. Join our lab at Penn in Philly. Reach out if you are interested in applying! Please repost! 01820
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillSergey Kryazhimskiy @skryazhi.bsky.social · 10/04/2026It looks like there will be an open postdoc position in my lab soon. I'll be looking for someone with substantial wet-lab experience in microbiology / microbial ecology / evolution / physiology. If everything goes well, an ad will be coming. But if you know someone, ask them to reach out already. 02930
Daniel Goldhill @influenzal.bsky.social · 08/04/2026This is my favourite cow flu story! Love to see it out. I contributed very little to this so all credit to first and senior authors. 061
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillEd Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Do you like microscopy? Do you think viruses are cool? Do you want to advance our understanding of one of the world's most important pathogens? Come and do your PhD with myself and the fantastic @peacockflu.bsky.social, at @pirbrightinst.bsky.social and @cvrinfo.bsky.social 🤓🦠🐓findaphd.comFULLY FUNDED PhD - Visualising avian influenza virus tropism and co-infection in avian hosts at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - FULLY FUNDED PhD - Visualising avian influenza virus tropism and co-infection in avian hosts at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com 1117
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillAngie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 03/04/2026So pleased to contribute to this preprint on H5N1 spillover from birds to dairy cattle from the Moo Flu Crew, led by the excellent @jevp.bsky.social. We traced both B3.13 in Texas and D1.1 in Nevada and Arizona to look at how the virus evolves and what changed👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 19024
Daniel Goldhill @influenzal.bsky.social · 30/03/2026First virus from aquaculture in humans! Hope no-one has to rewrite their risk assessments... 010
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillRachel M. Wheatley @rachelmwheatley.bsky.social · 30/03/2026🔊 Looking for a Research Assistant in Bacterial Evolution to join my lab 🦠 🥼Main duties: Research (AMR + microbiome) + lab assistance. ⏲️ Post duration: 30 months 🗓️ Closing date for applications: 20th April 2026 💰 Salary: ~£35k Details and how to apply: tinyurl.com/2a3v66y7 Please share!lnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 02447
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillDr Edward Hill @edmhill.bsky.social · 26/03/20261/ 🚨 Hiring: Postdoctoral researcher at Uni of Warwick working with Matt Keeling & Mike Tildesley #IDsky #EpiSky 🧪 ❓ Use modelling approaches to study historic spread of H5N1 in US dairy industry. Consider future outbreak dynamics for US & UK cattle industry. 📅 Apply by 23:55 UK time, 15 Apr 2026👇warwick-careers.tal.netResearch Fellow (111466-0326) - University of WarwickTitle: Research Fellow (111466-0326). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Fixed Term 145
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillNatalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Hi all. I am very excited that after 6 years I finally got my phylogenetic comparative methods book and online exercises online. Feel free to use and share. The book is here: nhcooper123.github.io/pcm-primer/. Note that it is not finished, we had to abandon it before the sunk costs fallacy broke usnhcooper123.github.ioPhylogenetic Comparative MethodsPhylogenetic Comparative Methods 9288182
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillMegan Wachspress @meganwachspress.bsky.social · 16/03/2026If he's going to get a national profile on the strength of a younger woman's campaign, I'm going to come out and say it: during his short-lived tenure as a math professor, Biss had an inappropriate romantic relationship with one of his undergraduate students. I was that student. 240134554886
Daniel Goldhill @influenzal.bsky.social · 13/03/2026What love language is this? When one five-year-old said, "I love you," to the toy, it replied: "As a friendly reminder, please ensure interactions adhere to the guidelines provided. Let me know how you would like to proceed." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukAI toys for young children need tighter rules, researchers warnIn first study of its kind, Cambridge researchers found AI toys could misread some children's emotions. 011
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillAJ te Velthuis @ajtevelthuis.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Transient RNA structures play a key role in the emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses! Great to see this collaboration with Mathis Funk, Mathilde Richard, Stephen Cusack, and others in @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgPolymerase trapping as the mechanism of H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus genesisHighly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) derive from H5 and H7 low pathogenic avian influenza viruses (LPAIVs). Although insertion of a furin-cleavable multibasic cleavage site (MBCS) in the... 12919
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillClaus Wilke @clauswilke.com · 11/03/2026New paper showing that much of the apparent success of protein language models in predicting mutational effects is a mirage: These models mostly memorize sites. 1/ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.org 617972
Daniel Goldhill @influenzal.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Looking to dip your toe into editorial waters? JGV is a great journal! Disclaimer: I am biased and a current editor. 020
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillDr Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social · 10/03/20261/5 Introducing SimPlot-CL! 🧬 Recombination plays an important role in viral evolution. Similarity plots are a great way to visualize recombination patterns, but generating them across many genomes can be cumbersome (Work with my student, Keno Strotjohann!) 📂 github.com/hodcroftlab/simplot-cl 12713
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillJohn Tregoning @prof-tregoning.bsky.social · 09/03/2026PhD opportunity in my lab. Working on RSV, genomics, viral escape and evolution www.imperial.ac.uk/infectious-d...imperial.ac.ukFundingFunding is often secured through Wellcome Trust or MRC DTP Fellowships. Further information about this and specific projects studying under the supervision of Departmental supervisors who have obtaine... 034
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillEd Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · 05/03/2026🚨New Influenza Tool🚨 Interested in IAV mutations? Looking for markers of mammalian adaptation? Frustrated by converting between IAV numbering systems? The #Flu-MutationExplorer, a new tool from @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social and @royalvetcollege.bsky.social, is here to help: flu-gdb.cvr.gla.ac.uk (1/n) 23019
Daniel Goldhill @influenzal.bsky.social · 26/02/2026www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... If your school is taking your child's class to the bat cave- do not sign the consent form! Very cool supplemental video 1 showing potential spillover routes.biorxiv.org 141
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillMike Blazanin @mikeblazanin.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Postdoc position on phage-bacteria coevolution available in the @aburmeister.bsky.social lab at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee #phage #evosky #MicroSky #VirEvol 🦠 🔬 #microbiology arburmeister.weebly.com/join-the-lab... 11417
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillCharlotte Houldcroft @virologyhouldcroft.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Help me out #MicroSky - what are your favourite microbial/viral genetics practical classes for undergraduates that can be run across just two sessions? 033
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillPenny Sarchet @pennysarchet.bsky.social · 02/02/2026My jaw dropped at the first paragraph. By Alice Klein www.newscientist.com/article/2511...newscientist.comMelatonin gummies as sleep aids for children: What are the risks?To eliminate bedtime struggles, a growing number of parents have turned to melatonin gummies, but these hormone supplements are largely unregulated. Columnist Alice Klein digs into the evidence on the... 041
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillEd Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · 30/01/2026🚨New Pre-Print🚨 Although H3N2 subclade K has multiple mutations in HA, neutralisation assays with pre-epidemic human sera show only moderate antigenic drift, and vaccines used in the 2024/2025 flu season induced cross-neutralising immunity www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6... 22916
Reposted by Daniel GoldhillDmitri Petrov @petrovadmitri.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Registration is open for the inaugural GRC conference in the Function of Evolving Systems. Aug 9-14, 2026, Waterville Valley. Truly stellar speaker lineup. Student/postdoc fellowships are available! Please come join us! www.grc.org/function-of-... @joybergelson.bsky.socialgrc.org 14839