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/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/3mleknp7fxc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3mlbleo27os2i📢EVE Group is thrilled to announce the 1st Swiss Enterovirus Symposium🦠, this autumn in beautiful Disentis! Registration opens soon - but go ahead and - 📑 submit your abstract: https://forms.gle/Jfh86NqncGpypokr6 - 💵 apply for a student travel grant: https://forms.gle/6GzLKQZoUzu4NCxk6 ! 🏔️ See you there! ses2026.org07 May 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbleo27os2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3ml6g3sbpqc2vI've had a lot of questions about Hantavirus recently - and some alarmism in some places. It's been a while since I wore this hat - but let's chat! 💬 Top Line: Am I worried? No, not really. I don't see evidence this is something that will spread widely. 1/N06 May 2026 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6g3sbpqc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3mjrg2h326s2nMore days like this please18 Apr 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrg2h326s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3mjqy2iwyok2hI'm not a religious person, but I've been more interested in the old biblical stories since I really realised just how radical it is to tell people "do not kill."18 Apr 2026 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjqy2iwyok2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3mixqw7dhks25Why not let a perfectly functional device just keep functioning? 😠08 Apr 2026 07:19 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixqw7dhks25https://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3mgutun3hos2tIf you want to join a team making pathogen sequencing and analysis for public health, surveillance, and research more accessible, more equitable and more ✨awesome✨ - look no further - come join us on this mission at ARTIC! #openscience #opendata #opensource [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Mar 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgutun3hos2thttps://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3mgp2ak2l6k2p1/5 Introducing SimPlot-CL! 🧬 Recombination plays an important role in viral evolution. Similarity plots are a great way to visualize recombination patterns, but generating them across many genomes can be cumbersome (Work with my student, Keno Strotjohann!) 📂 github.com/hodcroftlab/simplot-cl10 Mar 2026 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgp2ak2l6k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3mfmprn7d222lFrom Basel #Fastnacht 202624 Feb 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmprn7d222lhttps://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3mfjox5gus22vEvery year I get to 're-live' the pandemic thanks to FB memories. Re-examining my posts with increasing time is always interesting. This one though - this one never fails to send a shiver down my spine. When do make a post like this? When are you sure enough? What if you regret it?23 Feb 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjox5gus22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3mcs35uj3qk27Just a reminder - if you're in Zurich tonight and interested in open data sharing, come hear me speak at 18.00! (Only 20 minutes, in English!) [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jan 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcs35uj3qk27https://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3mccn475p3c2kIn Zurich on Monday evening? Want to hear about #opendata & data sharing, and how critical it is for preparing for and responding to infectious diseases? 🔓🧬 Come hear me speak at Karl de Grosse Debattierhaus Winterreden! 🪟💬 👉🏻 19 Jan, 18.00, 20 mins, English https://www.karldergrosse.ch/programm/veranstaltung/winterreden-2026-emma-hodcroft13 Jan 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mccn475p3c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/firefoxx66.bsky.social/post/3mccn475p3c2kIn Zurich on Monday evening? Want to hear about #opendata & data sharing, and how critical it is for preparing for and responding to infectious diseases? 🔓🧬 Come hear me speak at Karl de Grosse Debattierhaus Winterreden! 🪟💬 👉🏻 19 Jan, 18.00, 20 mins, English https://www.karldergrosse.ch/programm/veranstaltung/winterreden-2026-emma-hodcroft13 Jan 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:s23bifpekspdvuwebkdldyih/app.bsky.feed.post/3mccn475p3c2k