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This one clips hard this week.

Join us! What a name, @urineri.bsky.social - creativity and passion for virus research never stops to amaze me!

Join tomorrow! / Friday the 25th! Deep phylogeny of RNA viruses is quite an important topics :) can structural RdRp comparisons help?:))

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

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...

@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

🚨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

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

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...

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/...

🚨 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

📢 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...

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

. @davidlrobertson.bsky.social is chairing the phylogenomics session of #VibioM2026 ; Great talks 👏 from @evogytis.bsky.social @willharv.bsky.social

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...

🌟 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

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)!

🏗 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...

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 :)

#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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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...

Hooray 🎉 from virologists! :)

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:)

Milica Raco hosting the prof Dolja! :) Join us on Zoom: oregonstate.zoom.us/j/9426515785... RNA virus club by @rdrpsummit.bsky.social

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

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.

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

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

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