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Michael Eberle

@meberle.bsky.social
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Bioinformatics scientist interested in rare disease, variant calling, population genetics and more

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Chris Saunders @ctsa.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
What if you could improve small variant accuracy, CNV inference, and interpretability of your HiFi WGS data by taking a different approach to read mapping? Our new preprint describes portello, a method which demonstrates the potential for such improvements. (1/5)
Comparison of read mappings at HG002 chr4:40,294,825-40,295,700, showing conventional (pbmm2) read mappings (above) and portello mappings (below). The same set of unaligned input reads were input into each mapping process.
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John Greally @greally.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Please spread the word — a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship is available in my group funded by the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) to perform a study testing the contribution of functional non-coding variants in glutamatergic neurons to autism. 1/3
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PacBio @pacbio.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Complex genes can hide critical insights. Hear Xiao Chen from #PacBio explain how Paraphase with HiFi sequencing resolves paralogs and pseudogenes. Don’t miss her #ASHG25 poster on D4Z4 repeat resolution in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy! Watch: bit.ly/4mHVhAe
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Matt Holt @holtjma.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
I'm excited to share our pre-print about a new variant benchmarking tool we've been working on for the past few months! Aardvark: Sifting through differences in a mound of variants GitHub: github.com/PacificBiosc... Some highlights in this thread: 1/N
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GitHub - PacificBiosciences/aardvark: A tool for sniffing out the differences in vari-Ants
A tool for sniffing out the differences in vari-Ants - PacificBiosciences/aardvark
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Tiffany Lowe-Power stands with Minnesota @tlowepower.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Please repost -- The Univ. California Davis dept of Plant Pathology is hiring a Fungal biologist / Mycologist Applications due Dec 1 Application portal: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339 Screenshot shows part of the job posting (with alt-text of the same text)
he Department of Plant Pathology at the University of California, Davis is seeking applications for a fulltime, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Mycology, with a focus on plant pathogenic, symbiotic, 
or mycotoxigenic fungi and fungal-like organisms (e.g., oomycetes). We are looking for a highly 
motivated and creative scientist with a strong background in mycology and/or the biology of fungi and 
fungal-like organisms that interact with plants. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a 
world-class, externally funded research program that integrates both fundamental and applied aspects 
of fungal biology within the context of plant pathology. We welcome applicants pursuing a wide range 
of research topics related to plant-associated fungi, including but not limited to mechanisms of fungal 
pathogenesis or symbiosis with plants, population genomics and evolution of fungal plant pathogens, 
plant-associated fungal microbiomes and plant-microbe interactions, and/or one health approaches to 
fungal diseases and antifungal resistance. Applicants working in other relevant research areas involving 
pathogenic, symbiotic, or mycotoxigenic fungi or fungal-like organisms that affect plant health are also 
encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will have significant opportunities for collaboration with 
faculty in plant pathology, microbiology, genomics, and agricultural sciences, and to contribute to 
addressing issues of importance to California’s agricultural and natural ecosystems.
The appointee primary teaching responsibilities will be teaching Introductory Mycology, an upperdivision lab class, and SAS 30, Mushroom, Molds & Society, a general education class for non-majors. 
Additional graduate and undergraduate teaching responsibilities may be assigned based on 
departmental needs and the candidate’s expertise. The department offers modern instructional 
facilities, including a newly renovated teaching laboratory.
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James Bonfield @jbonfield.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Heads up: ignore samtools dot org, similarly minimap2 dot com and likely others. It's owned by a known phishing site and while the binaries they offer look valid currently (but note they may be serving us different binaries to others), that could change. Ie: it's not us (Samtools team)! Be warned
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Heng Li @lh3lh3.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
minimap2.com is potentially a phishing site. Please don't use anything from that website. github.com/lh3/minimap2...
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Phishing site : minimap2.com · Issue #1316 · lh3/minimap2
Not sure how to label this one, but I have come across a website minimap2.com which appears to be AI generated but is serving it's own copy of the Github repository. If you search the address or em...
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PacBio @pacbio.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
The human #microbiome holds enormous potential, but only if we can see it clearly. Join this webinar to learn how #PacBio HiFi sequencing delivers accurate, high-resolution insights with 16S rRNA sequencing and shotgun metagenomics. Secure your spot: bit.ly/4mYmK1G
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Javier Santoyo @jsantoyo.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
The Platinum Pedigree: a long-read benchmark for genetic variants. #HumanGenome #ReferenceGenome #PlatinumPedigree #LongReads #Benchmarking #GeneticVariants @natmethods.nature.com 🧬 🖥️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Alex Hoischen @ahoischen.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Buongiorno Milano! Ready for a great day 1 of #eshg2025? Packed program of excellent science 8.30am-8.00pm - plus networking event till 9.30pm to meet many friends, colleagues and collaborators! …andiamo @eshg.bsky.social @eshgyoung.bsky.social
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Sarah Doom @sarahdoom.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Dr Farrow uses @pacbio.bsky.social tools and pipelines in her clinically validated HiFi WGS tests. Shout out to @williamrowell.dev @egor-dolzhenko.bsky.social @guilhermesena1.bsky.social Xiao Chen @meberle.bsky.social
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Nature @nature.com · 25/04/2025
Nature research paper: Human de novo mutation rates from a four-generation pedigree reference go.nature.com/3GnaA22
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Human de novo mutation rates from a four-generation pedigree reference - Nature
Analysis of more than 95% of each diploid human genome of a four-generation, twenty-eight-member family using five complementary short-read and long-read sequencing technologies provides a truth set to understand the most fundamental processes underlying human genetic variation.
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EichlerLab @eichlerlab.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Our Nature paper (rdcu.be/ei1NM) deep sequencing a 4-generation, 28-member family using multiple sequencing technologies to study transmission of all classes of genetic variation is out! @uwgenome.bsky.social @hhmi.org @pacbio.bsky.social @utah.edu
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Human de novo mutation rates from a four-generation pedigree reference
Nature - Analysis of more than 95% of each diploid human genome of a four-generation, twenty-eight-member family using five complementary short-read and long-read sequencing technologies provides a...
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UW Medicine Newsroom @uwmnewsroom.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Advanced genomic analysis of 4 generation family offers new knowledge about genetic mutations & their transmission, including inherited variants & those that arise anew @nature.com @uwgenome.bsky.social @eichlerlab.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social @utah.edu @pacbio.bsky.social
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4 generations help science explore genome mutation rate - UW Medicine | Newsroom
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Jon Belyeu @jonbelyeu.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
I just released a new preprint! The manuscript describes SVTopo, a software tool that enhances visualization of complex SVs using HiFi data: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1.... Here’s a summary of the results:
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Complex structural variant visualization with SVTopo
Structural variants are genomic variants that impact at least 50 nucleotides and can play major roles in diversity and human health. Many structural variants are complex multi-breakpoint rearrangement...
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Chris Saunders @ctsa.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Great to see that sawfish, our new HiFi SV caller, is accepted for publication in Bioinformatics! Sawfish emphasizes local haplotype modeling to improve SV representation and genotyping in both single and joint-sample analysis. Advance-access article now available: (1/n) doi.org/10.1093/bioi...
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Sawfish: Improving long-read structural variant discovery and genotyping with local haplotype modeling
AbstractMotivation. Structural variants (SVs) play an important role in evolutionary and functional genomics but are challenging to characterize. High-accu
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Alex Hoischen @ahoischen.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Few more days from now everyone - join us in Milan — submit an abstract by Monday!
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Alex Hoischen @ahoischen.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Image a set of 100 rare disease cases with the most difficult-to-detect mutations a human genetics lab can be faced with. …many of which very difficult or even impossible to detect with (short-read) sequencing methods, and/or requiring additional orthogonal tests… www.cell.com/ajhg/abstrac...
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HiFi long-read genomes for difficult-to-detect, clinically relevant variants
Detecting pathogenic germline variants in the clinic remains technically challenging. We analyzed 145 previously identified, hard-to-detect variants in 100 samples using HiFi long-read sequencing (LRS...
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Jeremy Wilkinson @jewilki.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
I’ll be at PAG 2025 presenting on #longread #microbiome species profiling with a talk and a poster. I’ll also be at the PacBio booth some and the party (link to register in reshared post below). Come see me if you or a colleague will be attending. programs.pacb.com/pag2025
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PacBio PAG 2025
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Laurits Skov @lauritsskov.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Very excited (and a bit nervous) to announce that I will be hiring two Postdocs for my new group(!) in Copenhagen to study the Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA which survives in present-day humans. Retweet will be much appreciated :) Link for application: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
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Matt Holt @holtjma.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
I've been informed the DOI link is not working yet, here's the bioRxiv URL in the interim: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Michael Eberle @meberle.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Great work by @holtjma.bsky.social to create this PGx caller, StarPhase. Special thanks to the many collaborators who shared data and provided feedback on how to improve the accuracy and user experience.
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Lili Milani @lilimilani.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
I'm very impressed by the thorough work @holtjma.bsky.social, @meberle.bsky.social and team have done in building #StarPhase - it really checks all the boxes for reliable calling of #pharmacogenomic star alleles, even for #CYP2D6! 🙌
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Aaron Quinlan (he/him) @aaronquinlan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Biology of Genomes 2025 is coming up: - meeting dates: May 6 - 10, 2025 - abstract deadline: Feb 14, 2025 We hope to see you there for another great meeting with a fantastic speaker lineup! meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.asp...
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Biology of Genomes
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.
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Sarah Gallois-Montbrun @sarahgalloism.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Post-doc opportunity! 📣📣📣 Our host-virus interaction lab (Institut Cochin, France) is seeking a highly motivated post doctoral researcher for a 2-year position to work on HIV latency. Join us in exploring cutting-edge molecular mechanisms in the beautiful city of Paris!
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Struan Grant @struangrant.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Late-stage graduate students and junior postdoctoral fellows are invited to attend the 2025 Recruitment Summit for CHOP/Penn Postdoctoral Scholars in Cell Biology and Genomics careers.chop.edu/us/en/event/...
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Recruitment Summit for Postdoctoral Scholars in Cell Biology and Genomics | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Recruitment Summit for Postdoctoral Scholars in Cell Biology and Genomics in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. null at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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Avital Rodal @rodallab.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Application review starts 11/30! Please share, new Bluesky friends!
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Sarah Doom @sarahdoom.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
@sedlazeck.bsky.social AMPath24 talk about long reads highlighting TRGT tool by @egor-dolzhenko.bsky.social and @guilhermesena1.bsky.social and others for HiFi sequencing by @pacbio.bsky.social
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Michel Cayouette @michelcayouette.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
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Wolfgang Huber @wkhuber.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Something that's been bugging me for a while in bioinformatics data analysis is this overreliance on packages, workflows and what's been called "cargo cult science". Can we have more conceptual thinking, more theory? Asking for what we really want to achieve and what we need to do gets us there.
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medRxivpreprint @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social · 20/09/2024
HiFi long-read genomes for difficult-to-detect clinically relevant variants www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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HiFi long-read genomes for difficult-to-detect clinically relevant variants https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.09.17.24313798v1
Clinical short-read exome and genome sequencing approaches have positively impacted diagnostic testi
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Alex Hoischen @ahoischen.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
The preliminary #eshg25 program is online. Stellar line-up of invited speakers - full breadth of our amazing field. Grateful to a wonderful SPC @eshg that made this possible. See you all in Milan next year! 2025.eshg.org/programme-at...
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Programme at a Glance
Pre-conference courses Thursday, May 22, 2025 & Friday, May 23, 2025 - TBA Conference programme Saturday, May 24, 2025 08:30 - 10:00 Educational Sessions E01 E01 Single cell genomics and diseases W...
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Chen-Yang Su, PhD @chenyangsu.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
I thought it could be nice to connect the community of researchers in human genetics, so here is the Genetics Starter Pack! 🧬 #academicsky Let me know if you would like to be added or know someone to add. Enjoy and share! go.bsky.app/LN2NRuB
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Sandhya Koushika @wormlockholmes.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Looking for a starter pack to find/join a community? Here is a searchable/browsable link. Love this feature of @bsky.app blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
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All - Bluesky Directory
A curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/11/2024
Try this: move the BlueSky app icon to where your Twitter icon is. Then slide your Twitter icon off your main screen. You’ll notice a vast improvement in your blood pressure.
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Zamin Iqbal @zaminiqbal.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Latest data from AllTheBacteria described in our updated preprint. All illumina WGS bacterial+archaeal sequence data to Aug 2024 consistently assembled, QC, and now AMR profiling. That's 2.4 million genomes. Gene annotations almost done , coming next. Please use! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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AllTheBacteria - all bacterial genomes assembled, available and searchable
The bacterial sequence data publicly available at the global DNA archives is a vast source of information on the evolution of bacteria and their mobile elements. However, most of it is either unassemb...
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Ben Langmead @benlangmead.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Work by Nate Brown, @vikramshivakumar.bsky.social and I showing how compressed full-text indexes like the move structure can be extended to report "chaining" information alongside exact matches. The extension is called "col-BWT" (1/3)
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Jon Belyeu @jonbelyeu.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
If you were interested but missed it: www.pacb.com/wp-content/u...
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Jon Belyeu @jonbelyeu.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
#ASHG2024 was a blast. I had great discussions with friends and #pacbio collaborators, presented a poster on my new tool SVTopo, welcomed #PacBioVega to the world, and realized than I'm a bigger fan of One Republic than I knew before. Excited for next time!
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Liz Tseng @magdoll.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Analyzing @pacbio.bsky.social Kinnex full-length (bulk) RNA-Seq data? Here's the troubleshooting guide to help you understand the metrics! Explanation on FLNC reads, SQANTI3/pigeon classification, and artifact filtering. #Bioinformatics 🧬🧪 www.pacb.com/wp-content/u...
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PacBio @pacbio.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
A little birdie told us we should migrate to bluer skies. 😉 Hello Bluesky world. 👋🌎 Please re-share this post so we can follow you and help to grow the genomics community on here! 🧬✨
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Dr. Julie Claycomb @farmgirlphd.bsky.social · 29/10/2024
Please share broadly! We (Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto) are looking for a new faculty member! Deadline Dec 19. Those working on model organisms and using genomics, computational and systems approaches are strongly encouraged to apply! Reach out w/ Qs! jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
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Assistant Professor - Molecular Biology and Genetics
Assistant Professor - Molecular Biology and Genetics
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Danny Miller, MD, PhD @danrdanny.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
I created a long-read sequencing starter pack. I'm still finding people on here, so apologies if I missed you. Please suggest people who should be added and I'll add them! go.bsky.app/JGkefsJ
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Matt Holt @holtjma.bsky.social · 09/02/2024
We just added a methylation segmentation algorithm for PacBio HiFi data to our MethBat tooling (beta). If you are interested in trying it out, we would greatly appreciate any feedback on the performance and possible extensions! Release here: github.com/PacificBiosc...
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Release MethBat v0.9.0 · PacificBiosciences/MethBat
Changes Adds a new segmentation mode based on Circular Binary Segmentation. This mode generates a BED file of methylated, unmethylated, and ASM regions. The mode is executed with methbat segment ....
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Dan Portik @dportik.bsky.social · 05/01/2024
Very excited to see a new metagenome asssembly algorithm available for PacBio HiFi data! metaMDBG performs extremely well based on my benchmarks and we plan on using it for several deep-sequencing projects. doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Aaron Quinlan (he/him) @aaronquinlan.bsky.social · 12/11/2023
A reminder of this faculty opening in the Dept of Human Genetics at UU. Applications are due Dec. 8. Please share!
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Fritz Sedlazeck @sedlazeck.bsky.social · 06/11/2023
Tandem repeats are hard! Get your benchmark from @genomeinabottle.bsky.social to compare caller : biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 1.7 mil TR catalog; new tooling to overcome variant representation issues (SNV &SV); insight in complexity. First time we can compare across different techs/caller!
Fig 3 from our preprint to highlight new benchmark approach capable of overcoming allele representation issues etc.
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Matt Holt @holtjma.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
I'm pleased to announce the release of HiPhase v1.0.0!  In addition to phasing small and structural variants from #PacBio #HiFi datasets, HiPhase now also includes support for phasing short tandem repeats (#STR) at the same time!   Full release notes can be found here: github.com/PacificBiosc...
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Release HiPhase v1.0.0 · PacificBiosciences/HiPhase
Changes Added support for tandem repeat calls from TRGT; minimum supported version - v0.5.0 VCF index files (.tbi) are now automatically generated by HiPhase The reference FASTA file is now a requ...
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Matt Holt @holtjma.bsky.social · 28/10/2023
Looking forward to seeing everyone at #ASHG23 next week! This will be my first time attending, and we have some exciting news to share about HiPhase for #PacBio HiFi datasets…
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Nandita Garud @nanditagarud.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
I am looking for a graduate student and a postdoc to join my group! We are a computational group working on understanding evolution in natural populations with a large emphasis on the microbiome. Please get in touch by dm or email! garud.eeb.ucla.edu
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