
David Greig
@gingerdavid92
Belfast born scientist and PhD student having a go at Bioinformatics. Interests in E. coli (STEC), microbiology, genomics, bioinformatics and nanopore!
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06-04-2017 13:35:19
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Great news from the lab I did my PhD! Study led by Punyawee D is out in PLoS Pathogens! Read how transposon mutations & copy number affect key antibiotics used for bloodstream infections: journals.plos.org/plospathogens/…

Excited to share our work on Salmonella Agona with Langridge Lab & UKHSA's Marie Anne Chattaway! This serovar showed intriguing persistence tactics! Read pre-print below: biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Glad my 3-month PhD placement learning Nanopore sequencing contributed #Nanopore #Agona



International #travel as a risk factor for #gastrointestinal infections in residents of North East England | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/3XasHNu Kate Baker Claire Jenkins HPRU GI

Our study investigating the role of climate change, extreme weather events 🌦️, and sheep 💩 on the large 2022 STEC outbreak in the UK now published in Eurosurveillance 🧵 (1/15)👇🏻 eurosurveillance.org/content/10.280… #OneHealth #InfectiousDisease #STEC UK Health Security Agency

I am happy to share this genomics study on almost all seventh pandemic Vibrio cholerae isolates reported by European countries in 2022. A very nice collaboration with many friends and colleagues published today by Eurosurveillance eurosurveillance.org/content/10.280…

This is a fascinating paper in the current edition of Eurosurveillance carried out by public health colleagues in UK Health Security Agency It relates to the journey towards a large STEC\VTEC outbreak in the UK in 2022. It’s really relevant to the Irish experience because we have one of the highest


#ISOPOLis the largest Listeriosis conference- proud to be a part the UK Health Security Agency team- leading research in comparative genomics, food water microbiology & genomic epidemiology, great collaborations Quadram Institute HPRU GI thanks Matt Gilmour for a great conference!



A little bit overdue, but here are my thoughts on Oxford Nanopore's recent release of Medaka: rrwick.github.io/2024/10/17/med…

It's HERE! Our long awaited paper revealing phylogenomic variations in #Salmonella Agona that lead to persistent infection in PLOS Pathogens dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa… Thanks Gemma Langridge, UK Health Security Agency's Marie Anne Chattaway & Amina Ismail Ahmed, & 🦠Winnie Lee🦠 Now to the next 3 papers..

Antimicrobial resistance is rapidly rising in Shigella species. How up to date is your treatment guidance? Be sure to read our latest The Lancet Microbe comment to inform your thinking bit.ly/3Z6yNRa1/10

Interested in how AI predicts acute kidney injury from vancomycin vs VPT therapy? Visit poster1 at 12 PM today to know more about this work with Will Bolton, Nina Zhu & Timothy Miles Rawson! CAMO-Net HPRU AMR #ICID2024 Chat to me about Microbiology Society's Knocking out AMR project too😊




The GBRU team at UK Health Security Agency is hiring a bioinformatician for a fixed-term role! Join a dynamic and supportive team working on gastrointestinal infections. Just a few days left to apply - don’t miss out! Apply at: tinyurl.com/gbru-bioinfo Deadline: Thursday 15th May 11.55pm
