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In a new study, I identify and recover a deleted set of #SARSCoV2 sequences that provide additional information about viruses from the early Wuhan outbreak: biorxiv.org/content/10.110… (1/n)

We're recruiting a bioinformatician and a full-stack developer to the Bedford Lab to work on Nextstrain and Seattle Flu Alliance. Details here: bedford.io/blog/nextstrai….

I am advertising two three-year postdocs to work on the within-host evolution and transmission of HIV and Hepatitis C virus using phylogenetic and population genetic methods. Both based at the Big Data Institute, Oxford University. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…, my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…

New study on vaccine effectiveness against Delta, with data on >200k randomly selected UK households, finds that Pfizer’s VE against infection was *not* sig. reduced, but VE against high viral load*, symptomatic breakthroughs dropped. 1/4 ndm.ox.ac.uk/covid-19/covid…

Move that we delay in-person meetings until real life has Zoom's most helpful features. Screen names. 'Mute this participant' buttons.

We are hiring a Natural History Collections Manager! This is a full-time, staff-level position with benefits located on the campus of The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Details here: careers.ua.edu/jobs/museum-co…

Our recent work led by Michael Martin on estimating the transmission bottleneck of SARS-CoV-2 using deep sequencing data is (finally) out in published format! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Bats are vital for a healthy environment - important for pollination and insect control. We must find a way to respectfully coexist with them. Keep bats healthy and happy - it's best for them, and for us. BatOneHealth

Katia’s lab members here who have temporarily* taken over control of the lab twitter, we’d like to congratulate our relentlessly hard working, exceptionally intelligent, and remarkably supportive leader Dr. Katia Koelle who was just promoted to Full Professor Emory PBEE! 🎉

I think there's perhaps been some confusion regarding transmissibility vs immune escape in Omicron. The apparent rapid increase in frequency of Omicron in Gauteng does not mean that Omicron is necessarily more intrinsically transmissible than Delta. 1/15

Michael Eisen Trevor Bedford Bloom Lab Some relevant work by Koelle Lab and David A. Rasmussen on the interplay of mutational load and antigenic evolution at the population level: elifesciences.org/articles/07361

Hey, epi/biostats/public health friends: my group here at Johns Hopkins APL is hiring! Happy to chat with anyone about what it's like to work at a university-affiliated research center (UARC), and what the heck that is. The acronyms are the worst part, I promise! jhuapl.taleo.net/careersection/…

Prospective grad students, you're probably getting your first acceptances now -- congratulations! But remember: please please tell the programs you are definitely not going to right away. Thanks, Someone who went to his dream school off the wait list

Non academic (Laurel, USA) Join an interdisciplinary team that will drive innovation and tackle US security and health challenges. at Johns Hopkins APL More details: iddjobs.org/jobs/apl-is-se…

About two weeks left to apply for the Postdoc position in my lab! Reach out here or via email with questions. Search for position "606079" at NAU Staff Openings: hr.peoplesoft.nau.edu/psp/ph92prta/E…

Exciting news! We've been awarded an NIH R01 to develop cyberinfrastructure for spatial epidemic modeling. More details to come, but we'll be looking for a software engineer and a postdoc (5yr funding). Say hi at #EEID2022 if you're interested :) reporter.nih.gov/search/9EDtx6I…

Looking to hire multiple postdocs: 1) Modeling a transmissible vaccine currently being used to control a chicken virus, 2) Experiments in a new model system (a nematode virus) to understand drivers of host jumps. I'll be at EEID the next few days, but also available by DM/email

We're looking for people to join our group in Flagstaff! - Research Software Engineer - Postdoctoral Scholar (epi modeling) For more info: jrmihalj.github.io/prospective/ Up to 5 years of funding in a beautiful location, in a supportive atmosphere! Please help us spread the word.

Do you want to research emerging respiratory pandemic threats? Interested in airborne transmission of viruses? Or maybe you like live cell imaging to study viruses assembly. Either way apply for a postdoc position in the Lakdawala Lab Emory University RT tinyurl.com/4vedjkub