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Ingrida Olendraite

@ingrida.bsky.social
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Passionate about Microbes and Biodiversity. Bioinformatics. Novel Molecular Biology, RNA viruses and RdRp. Bioinformatician EMBL-EBI

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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Join tomorrow! / Friday the 25th! Deep phylogeny of RNA viruses is quite an important topics :) can structural RdRp comparisons help?:))
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Katy Brown @thekatybrown.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Me, @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/8O5KV
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Endogenous viral elements | Royal Society
Theo Murphy meeting organised by Dr Katy Brown, Dr Emma Harding and Professor Rachael Tarlinton
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Typas Lab @typaslab.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
How can we harness the vast functional diversity of microbes on our planet? Join us at EMBL Heidelberg from 8–10 December 2026 to hear about ongoing efforts to decode gene function and organisation in human gut microbes, and to present your own research. www.embl.org/about/info/c...
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
3 days full of evolution, divergent orthomyxos/chuviruses and mosquitoes - thank you @evogytis.bsky.social for an invite to Puvociai retreat & discussions with his team & polycipi-ally Serafín Gutiérrez! ☀️ eclipse + meteorite showers 🌠 - perfect for late-night scientific (and life) talks.
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
@spyroslytras.bsky.social is one of the most inspiring researchers of our cohort and while extremely fun to be around, also intelligent, smart and innovative. I couldn't wish for a better PI - anyone looking for their postdoc and moving to Paris?:) Sharing is caring! #job #position #postdoc
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Sullivan Lab at OSU @sullivan-lab.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🚨VIROMICS WORKSHOP 2026🚨 Application is now OPEN for the 8th International Viromics Workshop, Oct. 14-16, 2026, in-person at Ohio State University. Application closes Aug. 7. Apply: forms.gle/pJFLDCNEBvAe... Full details: u.osu.edu/viruslab/vir... #viromics #viruses #ecology #workshop
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Dimitris Karapliafis @dkarap.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Very excited to share our paper (and first for my PhD) on RdRpCATCH in NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics! doi.org/10.1093/narg... Co-authors: @urineri.bsky.social, @ingrida.bsky.social, Justine Charon, @sho1.bsky.social, @xinhou.bsky.social, Dick de Ridder, Mark P. Zwart, and @annecmg.bsky.social
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RdRpCATCH: a unified resource for RNA virus discovery using viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase profile Hidden Markov models
Abstract. Recent advances in large-scale sequence mining have expanded our knowledge of RNA virus diversity. Most genome mining approaches for detecting RN
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Erin Harvey @erinharvey.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Our 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...
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Empowering One Health with metagenomics - One Health Outlook
In 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...
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Scott Marek @smarek0502.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
What matters most for childhood brain organization? We analyzed 649 variables. The answer: Socioeconomics (SES); with brain patterns pointing at sleep & stress as drivers. Even brain-IQ associations were better explained by SES. In Science today: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Simon Roux @simrouxvirus.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🚨 Registration for VEGA26 is 👏 officially open 👏 🚨 The 5th edition of our Viral EcoGenomics and Applications symposium will be held November 18-19, 2026, on the UC Berkeley campus 🧬 🦠 🔬 🧫 Event website ➡️ jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us... Registration link ➡️ cvent.me/e0RnA0
This image shows the VEGA logo (an Earth-shaped capsid colored with green continents and blue oceans), and the taglines: "VEGA Viral EcoGenomics & Applications", "Symposium hosted by the DOE Joint Genome Institute", "Novermber 18-19, 2026"
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European Virus Bioinformatics Center @evbc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
📢 Join us for the next Viruses in silico webinar lecture! 🎙️ "The ICTV at Sixty Years: Classifying the Worldwide Virosphere" 👨‍🔬 Elliot J. Lefkowitz (University of Alabama at Birmingham, US) 🗓️ 25 June 2026 🕑 4 PM CEST 📍 Zoom - Register to receive the login details 👉 evbc.uni-jena.de/events/virus...
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
It's today - don't miss it - simply click on zoom link below to join, no registration needed :) but adding it to your calendar for a reminder - suggested ;) @rdrpsummit.bsky.social
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
RNA virus Journal Club is back after the pause for #ViBioM2026 📚 June 11th | Thursday, 15:30 Central European Time. AmpliDiff: a tool to find discriminatory genomic regions in viral genomes of a single species! Perfect for primer design! Join, talk & discuss! Details ⬇️ @rdrpsummit.bsky.social
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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
. @davidlrobertson.bsky.social is chairing the phylogenomics session of #VibioM2026 ; Great talks 👏 from @evogytis.bsky.social @willharv.bsky.social
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European Virus Bioinformatics Center @evbc.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
We’re excited to highlight our invited keynote speakers at #ViBioM2026 🎉 🗓️ Mon 18 May – Rayan Chikhi (@rayanchikhi.bsky.social) 🗓️ Tue 19 May – Darius Kazlauskas (@dariusbio.bsky.social) 🗓️ Wed 20 May – Mathias Munschauer (@munschauerlab.bsky.social) 👉 evbc.uni-jena.de/events/vibio...
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European Virus Bioinformatics Center @evbc.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
🌟 Day 1 of #ViBioM2026 at Vilnius University 🏛️ with a warm welcome by Manja, Gytis, and Ingrida – we already feel at home! Excited to start a full programme of talks, posters, and discussions on computational approaches in #virology. #viralgenomics #datascience #virusevolution
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The #ViBioM2026 was everything I could have dreamt about. There are several points that made me really happy in this transitional period of my life. 💻 Virus Bioinformatics 🦠 - is the joy and food for my soul: 3 days of ongoing talks, chats, discussions - it was good to be back!
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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 UniversityPoster Session at Aula Parva (Vilnius University)Quizz time at the conference dinner!
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European 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...
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Book by Thursday of this week! (April 30th) :) Can't wait to hear from the most amazing virus bioinformaticians :)) Literally last change :) while everyone who registered - excited to meet you in Vilnius :)
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
#ViBioM2026 is not just in the next few weeks, but also has a fabulous satellite event (different projects different days, between May 12-17). Don't forget to register, explore the projects, suggest your own!
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Now !:)
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
RNA virus Journal Club is on! 🌳March 17th | Tuesday, 10 AM Berkeley time / 18 PM CET 🕰️ You've probably heard about the meta-virus resource? We will get to dive into metaVR database & huge viral diversity within thanks to @mattlabguy.bsky.social 🥳 All welcome! Details ⬇️ @rdrpsummit.bsky.social
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Petter Brodin @petterbrodin.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Paper alert 📢: What drives variation in humoral responses to viruses? collab with @etienne-patin.bsky.social @darraghduffy.bsky.social @lquintanamurci.bsky.social we show that for ~98k viral epitopes immunodominance vary by genetics, sex and origin: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Hooray 🎉 from virologists! :)
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I cherish this mug so much that I don't even use it for liquids.. And it's from the 1993 my beloved paper by Dolja and Koonin. I will forever be grateful for @thekatybrown.bsky.social for such a thoughtful gift! :) Their work was also what got me into virology without any hesitation:)
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Milica Raco hosting the prof Dolja! :) Join us on Zoom: oregonstate.zoom.us/j/9426515785... RNA virus club by @rdrpsummit.bsky.social
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
what can be better than global RNA virome and Dolja? Nothing for me.. :) Join RNA virus club (by @rdrpsummit.bsky.social ) already tomorrow: Thu, Feb 12, 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US 🇺🇸, Canada🇨🇦) (or 7pm London time 🇬🇧) for an hour with one and only Prof. Valerian Dolja (Oregon State University)
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Remember? RNA virus journal club is already this Thursday! 🤩 Join us and join our (RdRp summit) slack (link in the comment): calendar.app.google/K2fwcsL78K1E... RNA Virus Journal ClubJoin Zoom Meeting us02web.zoom.us/j/8109697228... Meeting ID: 810 9697 2281 Passcode: 174610
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Gytis Dudas - Baltic | RNA virus Journal Club — Invitation via Google Calendar
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Save the date for phylogenetics! RNA virus Journal Club returns ( @rdrpsummit.bsky.social ) with @evogytis.bsky.social intro to his "Baltic" - python module to visualise phylogenetic trees. January 15th (Thu) - EEST Vilnius Time 3:00 PM Join slack for updates: join.slack.com/t/rdrp-io/sh...
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Loved this brilliant biography of Crick by @matthewcobb.bsky.social But what struck me from the start: it's also a portrait of a lost time in science: no grant applications or teaching, big travel budgets: the job only to think, talk & get science done. Future scientific biogs will be so different.
The front cover of the book: Crick, by Matthew Cobb
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
It's today! December 11th Finding endogenous viral elements in genomic data 🧑‍💻 by Sebastian Lequime (University of Groningen @rug.nl ) Time: 2pm EST🇺🇸 / 8pm CET 🇪🇺 / 4am JST 🇯🇵 Join @rdrpsummit.bsky.social RNA Virus Journal Club talk & discussion: oregonstate.zoom.us/j/9164101918... #rdrpsummit
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detectEVE: Fast, Sensitive and Precise Detection of Endogenous Viral Elements in Genomic Data
Endogenous viral elements (EVEs) are fragments of viral genomic material embedded within the host genome. Retroviruses contribute to the majority of EVEs because of their genomic integration during t...
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Rob Edwards @linsalrob.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Expressions of interest are now open to host the @isvm-society.bsky.social #VOM28 conference. Let us know if you'd like to host the world's leading conference on viruses of microbes! isvm.org #phagesky #virus
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ISVM – International Society for Viruses of Microorganisms
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
RNA Virus Journal Club – Upcoming Talk - this thursday (Nov 6th !) With @rdrpsummit.bsky.social - excited to announce talk and discussion with Dr Sanguu Kim about HF nanopore sequencing strategy for virology :) calendar.app.google/oyRVP6v5Tvjg... CET: 14:00–15:00, Format: 30 min + 30 min
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CLAE: A High‐Fidelity Nanopore Sequencing Strategy for Read‐Level Viral Variant Detection and Environmental RNA Virus Discovery
High-fidelity Nanopore sequencing offers a cost-effective, portable path to uncovering viral dark matter in complex environments—but suffers from severe read-length bias, low throughput, and limited ...
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Ilya Flyamer @phlya.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
We are looking for mentors for the Sci.STEPS program! Please apply if you want to help your junior colleagues around the globe navigate their career path in any science related field.
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Andressa M. Venturini @aventurini.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Assembling MAGs from Amazonian soils is a challenge, but it has become one of our most useful tools to understand these complex communities. Check out our new paper at MRA @asm.org doi.org/10.1128/mra.... in collaboration with @louberrios.bsky.social @jubgontijo.bsky.social @mykophile.bsky.social
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A catalog of metagenome-assembled genomes from Amazonian forest and pasture soils | Microbiology Resource Announcements
Our group previously recovered 64 bacterial and 5 archaeal metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) from Amazonian forest and pasture soils and evaluated their genomic traits (1). Here, we formally announc...
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Eduardo Rocha @epcrocha.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Willing to join us @pasteur.fr for a PhD for a project on how interactions between mobile genetic elements shape bacterial adaptation? Subject to be tailored to candidates with keen interest in evolution, genomics, computational biology, microbiology. Check www.pasteur.fr/en/education...
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Pasteur-Paris University International doctoral program​ (PPU)
OverviewIn 2009, the Institut Pasteur, the world leading biomedical research institute founded by Louis Pasteur in 1887, inaugurated the Pasteur Paris-University (PPU) international doctoral program i...
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
While Logan has been wonderful for quite some time - I just recently have played with logan-search! Such a time saving tool! 🔥 Thank you to the whole team with @rayanchikhi.bsky.social at the forefront of it 💎! 🙏🏼
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
This is the absolute beauty coming from @rayanchikhi.bsky.social et al! 🔥😍 If you don't quite yet fully know what Logan is and what it is capable of: check the 🧵 and most importantly the updated preprint 📑. One of those things to print and simply admire 🧠🩷
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
what a phenomenally beautiful people group has @evogytis.bsky.social and @mgabrielaite.bsky.social assembled! Thx for the invite! Had a 3-day-blast talking virology and afterwards dreaming while sleeping about all my virus metagenomics people enjoying their time in Monaco 😁 (too much F1 recently...)
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Already tomorrow! @rdrpsummit.bsky.social starts with journal club - be there from the start! ..be it for the Unicore publication ( @dongwookkim.bsky.social ) or joining / enjoying the community of virus discovery (& annotation). September 4, 2025, from 14:00 to 14:45 CEST rdrp.io/journal-club...
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Happy world RNA day! AUG1 🎉 🎉 🎉 While RNA is a magnificent molecule - world is still lacking the understanding of this diverse molecule! This is why a bunch of us, RNA enthusiasts, wrote the book "Code: RNA" to Lithuania's general public. #RNAday
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Gytis Dudas @evogytis.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
This is quite late but our lab has a preprint out about a SARS-CoV-2 situation we had in mink in Lithuania back in 2021. It's a doozy with re-emergence of extinct lineages, a country-wide test of all mink farms in Lithuania & some interesting dynamics in mink. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... 1/5🧵
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
One of the small life joys is how Macs with M chip batteries basically never die. You travel, forget your chargers etc - never a problem. Apple switching to ARMs MX chips is actually a reason I finally made a transition from my non-apple computer to mac. Happy weekend!
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Titus Brown @titus.idyll.org · 19/06/2025
how many 21-mers are shared between different species genomes at the genus level? #sourmash
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Question about the impact of shared genus-level k-mers on abundance estimation · Issue #3694 · sourmash-bio/sourmash
Hi @ctb and collaborators, I had a thought recently and wanted to ask your input. I'm regularly using sourmash gather to estimate compositions (taxonomy + abundance), as well as Kraken and other no...
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Not just great k-mer content but some important historical facts (: Thanks @rayanchikhi.bsky.social !
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
This is for sure my fav book. This is why I am going through it slowly. Thanks to Bluey (: can read it for a bit on a Saturday morning:). "Promoting opportunity depends not only upon an open road, but upon an equal start" / R.H. Tawney "Equality" 1930.
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Nick Loman @pathogenomenick.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
And founding ARTIC member @ian-goodfellow.bsky.social (@uniofcam.bsky.social) will build innovative portable and low-cost laboratory solutions and training packages to accompany them, now working with new ARTIC investigator Jenny Molloy who will develop open-source wet lab reagents for sequencing
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Nick Loman @pathogenomenick.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Absolutely thrilled to announce the launch of ARTIC2 - a £5.5M 5 year project funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social to build on the ARTIC approach of low-cost, globally accessible genome sequencing for surveillance of outbreaks, epidemics and endemic diseases: www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/am...
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Ambitious project to develop low-cost genome sequencing for pathogens known and unknown - University of Birmingham
Project will build on research that helped diagnostic labs to adopt sequencing capacity for COVID-19 and permit characterisation of future infectious threats
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Ingrida Olendraite @ingrida.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Wellcome Genome campus started to feel like home :) back for some bioinformatics talks, information, discussions... on microbes and public health. #ABPHM25 last week: info on RNA viruses, then: all viruses at ViBioM2025, today: microbes :) 🎊 90 countries >600 attendees! Science is global! 🌏🌍🌎
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