Die Virenjägerin! 🏹🧬! Using programming & phylogenetics, I study & track viruses. Co-developer of Nextstrain, based at Swiss TPH & Uni Basel. Founder of CoVariants.org, co-founder of @pathoplexus.org I like 🐈 & 🛫 @firefoxx66@mstdn.sciencehttps://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3mu37bkttps2fI'm so incredibly proud of what we've built in these past two years! But I also can't wait to see what comes next - we've still got so much more do to! Happy Birthday Pathoplexus! 🎂 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu37bkttps2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3mozblknvwc2gStudies have shown that sleep deprivation can be equal to the effects of drinking alcohol for reaction time & attentiveness. For multiple nights now, many Basel residents won't have slept well in extreme heat - but may still be driving or operating machines. Be safe in this extreme heat everyone!24 Jun 2026 06:21 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozblknvwc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3monkh4ly722iThe 11th commandment is actually "Thou shalt not send back an edited document with the same file name as the original."19 Jun 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3monkh4ly722ihttps://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3mokfzgvpg22c📢Final days for abstracts/grants- deadline 22 Jun! Join us for the 1st Swiss Enterovirus Symposium, this Oct in Disentis! - 📑 submit abstract: https://forms.gle/Jfh86NqncGpypokr6 - 💵 apply for student travel grant: https://forms.gle/6GzLKQZoUzu4NCxk6 - 🎫 register: https://www.sib.swiss/event-coordination/event/Enterovirus%20Conference 🏔️ More: ses2026.org18 Jun 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokfzgvpg22chttps://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3mns23qt3jk2qIf you transitted through Vienna today and are missing a green suitcase, I can report that it's enjoying the sun on the tarmac outside of Gate 61. Hope it finds you again!08 Jun 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mns23qt3jk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3mm7p2lhddc27Looking to find out more about genomic epidemiology and Hantavirus/ANDV? I'll be chairing a excellent panel of experts tomorrow (alongside some great opening speakers) - stop by and hear what they have to say! [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 May 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7p2lhddc27https://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3mlso3jkqzk2eNextstrain #ANDV trees updated with a few improvements: - 2 outbreaks marked - host scientific/common name added - province now visible on map - date colouring added Here's a quick tour of how to change colours, geography & names! Links to trees here (scroll down): https://nextstrain.org/groups/hodcroftlab14 May 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlso3jkqzk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3mljtv762is2xMy ANDV #Hantavirus @nextstrain.org phylogenies now pull directly from @pathoplexus.org to incorporate all seqs I'll continue to improve them, & will keep them updated Change the Tip Labels in the left-hand menu. You can see links to all builds, plus tanglegrams at: https://nextstrain.org/groups/hodcroftlab10 May 2026 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljtv762is2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3mlgve6qesk2sIncredibly proud of the @pathoplexus.org team for getting this up so quickly. In an outbreak like this, it's critical to share data quickly & openly - so scientists can do public health analyses (like the @nextstrain.org builds) - while still protecting the right to publish on generated sequences. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgve6qesk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3mleknp7fxc2xI've built some initial Nextstrain phylogenies of the Andes Hantavirus variant, which include the sequence generated by HUG & UniZurich, Switzerland. Please interpret with caution. By segment: S: https://nextstrain.org/groups/hodcroftlab/andv/S M: https://nextstrain.org/groups/hodcroftlab/andv/M L: https://nextstrain.org/groups/hodcroftlab/andv/L08 May 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mleknp7fxc2x