Sam Lycett @hxnx_sam
I am a computational biologist and research the evolution and spread of pathogens over networks and between species. ed.ac.uk/roslin/about/c… Edinburgh, Scotland Joined April 2012-
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Special Issue "#Evolution and #Epidemiology of #Influenza Virus" is edited by Dr. Samantha Lycett @hxnx_sam and Prof. Dr. Paul Digard. Welcome articles on influenza viruses in the their diversity, dynamics, transmission, pathogenesis, more details here: mdpi.com/journal/viruse…
Really important those in Southern Hemisphere get their flu shot. Reducing the upcoming flu season as much as possible will help health services dealing with covid19
All the talks from the Edinburgh Coronavirus workshop on Wednesday are now available - listen here! edin.ac/3brmK4Y @Williams_T_C @hxnx_sam @kennethbaillie @okoch @templeton_kate @BvanBunnik @roslininstitute @EdinUniUsher @SBSatEd @MRC_IGMM @jrossfitz
UPDATE: #Coronavirus Europe (11 countries) ➡️1.88% to 11.43% of population infected with #COVID19 up to 28th March ➡️Interventions have already impacted control of the epidemic ➡️Interventions have saved between 21,000 & 120,000 lives 🔰Report imperial.ac.uk/mrc-global-inf…
@RowlandKao @Telegraph @IrishTimes Read a brief digest of our research by @eLife: elifesciences.org/digests/45833/…
Our latest #openaccess research uses #genomics to track transmission of Mycobacterium bovis (which causes bovine tuberculosis) within and between badger and cattle populations: elifesciences.org/articles/45833
Listen to @RowlandKao fielding questions on #r4today here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… Jump to: 2:37:54
📣 Timely new research led by @CVRinfo shows how the #flu virus may explain why the common cold is less prevalent in winter. @theMRC-funded research is led by @SemaVirusEpi & @PabloRMurcia and published in @PNASNews. More 👉 ow.ly/OKzb30q2zbB Watch 👀 and find out more 👇
PhD position (Glasgow, United Kingdom) Leveraging pathogen genomics & phylodynamics to control endemic anthrax (UK/EU/international) with @rbiek @hxnx_sam @TayaForde at @IBAHCM @UofGlasgow. #OneHealth More details: iddjobs.org/jobs/phd-proje…
Dunno if this will pass review but here’s the most parsimonious phylogeny of baked goods I made for some reason.
Feeling Festive? Give your decorations a science twist, with our booklet of designs for viruses as paper snowflakes @CVRinfo #scicomm #sciart gla.ac.uk/researchinstit…
Come work on a great project based at Roslin with me - Postdoctoral researcher in phylodynamic modelling of livestock infection wanted for joint University of Edinburgh and Minnesota project. Apply 28Nov ! ed.ac.uk/roslin/work-st… #phylodynamics #postdoc @RowlandKao @k_vanderwaal
Today's forecast: Scattered PRRS outbreaks with isolated sprinkles of PED. pighealthtoday.com/todays-forecas…
Excited that our manuscript on divergence dating of HIV-1 using a mixed effects clock model is out today! academic.oup.com/ve/article/5/2… We accommodate the variation in rates among subtypes and result in a tMRCA of 1920 for HIV-1 group M. #mixedeffectsclock #HIVdating #FridayMotivation

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