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Admin for @mstdn.science. #bioinformatician. Interested in #microbiology and #genomics. [bridged from https://mstdn.science/@happykhan on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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"Theory of Change" Wow. that's a lot of pretension to "making a plan"

submitted 7 hours ago • 0 comments

Yeah… Science ain’t nothin’ to mess with Cash rules? Nah— Grants rule everything around me, G.R.E.A.M. Get the funding—dollar dollar scheme, y’all. I grew up on deadlines and tight scopes PI dreams soaked In lab coats and peer review quotes Scholar life—writing late in the night Jargon so dense […]

submitted 13 hours ago • 0 comments

S. Typhi isn't a thing. Stop it. Salmonella Typhi if you must.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

immem hackthon registration closes 31st May. https://www.escmid.org/congress-events/immem-xiv/12th-microbial-bioinformatics-hackathon/

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Welcome to #ABPHM25

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

It all begins for #ABPHM2025 with keynote from Johanna Hanefeld (RKI).

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Eurovision is always a fun stress test for the fediverse. Across #esc, #Eurovision, #esc25, and #esc2025, over 15K posts have been been made today. For comparison, 863 posts have been made in another trending hashtag, #Caturday.

submitted 17 days ago • 6 comments

It's honestly insulting people ask to come visit me and have me teach them bioinformatics in a matter of weeks and months, when my expertise is something that took years.

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

UK gov announced changes to immigration policy. Not sure what the implications are for scientists/ postdocs moving to the UK. UK science is greatly enriched by having good talent move here. Details are scarce in their white paper but increasing number of years to settlement from 5 to 10 will be […]

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Is anyone writing down what is actually happening? I get the feeling that people will look back and believe whatever history the victors will write, and there isn't many other sources to contradict that.

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

`btop` is beautiful. Why did I suffer with mere `htop` for so long? Not that htop wasn't itself a huge leap/bound above regular-top, but.

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Now Running v4.3.8. let me know if there's any snags. We run at a shortfall in terms of funds, so any contributions are welcome (you can review our spending and make a contribution here: https://opencollective.com/mstdnscience)

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

i have waaaay too many meetings for someone who doesnt like talking.

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

we are hiring - Senior Operations and Programme Manager […]

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

i used to find the music video for Aphex Twin - Come To Daddy really creepy, but now I feel it just reflects the feeling of living in England.

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Last chance to register for ABPHM. Closes today. https://coursesandconferences.wellcomeconnectingscience.org/

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Huge disparity in genomic data: We support all efforts to increase the genomic surveillance of pathogens on a global scale as dynamics differ locally: what happens in one place does not translate to another and high-risk clones can emerge anywhere […] [Original post on mstdn.science]

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

Our latest preprint is out describing http://amr.watch – a platform for monitoring AMR trends from global genomics data. Supporting all WHO priority pathogens (2017), http://amr.watch summarises the geographic and temporal distribution of genotypic variants (e.g. STs) in the context of AMR to […]

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

Omg. Nicole is a menace.

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

Merging a pull request afternoon before long weekend. What could possibly go wrong.

submitted 47 days ago • 1 comment

It's really really hard to help people do research computing work (run pipelines, analysis, visualise) when they don't know any programming or scripting via bash perl python, R, etc. I don't know why there's so much resistance to learning This. It's apparently unreasonable for me even to ask.

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

"exceeds expectations" doesnt really say whether something is bad or good.

submitted 50 days ago • 1 comment

I think Dune (first book) would do really well as a telenovella.

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

here's a recording of a seminar i gave today. Using containers (docker) for bioinformatics software https://youtu.be/eBy-W2bUklw?si=A1mNYiKSe3k1xyO5 I cover. ✅ What is containerisation and how it helps make analyses reproducible and portable ✅ Key differences between Docker and Singularity ✅ […]

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

what'd ya'll think of the new fund raising page https://opencollective.com/preview/mstdnscience

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

DONT PUT your masters thesis as an ATTACHMENT to a job advert. If you must, have a link to a dropbox or similar in the cover letter.

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

My origin story?

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

Seen a few dapper gents at #Microbio25 in waistcoats and good shoes. Well In. Maybe there's a market for an MSoc necktie/bowtie @MicrobioSoc

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

Nice video about Marjory Stephenson https://youtu.be/hr5b9f8hIVk?si=aIl_8U_-wXBwnCMw

submitted 63 days ago • 0 comments

Come find me at #Microbio25 if you would like a sticker !

submitted 63 days ago • 0 comments

#Microbio25 come find me at my poster today A067.

submitted 63 days ago • 0 comments

Is any of this LLM stuff actually helping people regarding accessibility. I never hear about that. Just about making little cartoons .

submitted 64 days ago • 2 comments

I'll be at the UK microbiology society annual conference next week, come say hi. https://microbiologysociety.org/event/annual-conference/annual-conference-2025.html

submitted 65 days ago • 0 comments

zenodo is down?

submitted 70 days ago • 2 comments

1 week to go for APBHM ABSTRACTS THERE WILL BE NO EXTENSION. https://coursesandconferences.wellcomeconnectingscience.org/event/applied-bioinformatics-public-health-microbiology-20250521/

submitted 77 days ago • 0 comments

I feel there should be a rule, that you can't have a book where the main character is a novelist. It breaks the illusion. This applies across all media.

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

Researchfish!

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

I don't know who just contributed but many thanks!! 🙏

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

yes yes yes mastodon update, i know i know . chuck us a few quid yeah? https://opencollective.com/mstdnscience/donate/summary?amount=5&interval=oneTime&paymentMethod=stripe-payment-element&contributeAs=me

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

If you have nothing better to do then ba ing a meeting sounds like a great idea

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments

Someone asked for grant writing tips and I remembered a post I wrote about it. Here it is for y'all to enjoy. https://www.happykhan.com/posts/five-lazy-grant-tips/ Five lazy tips for grant writing

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Spaces are limited so if youre sure you can make it, register! https://www.bio.cam.ac.uk/11th-microbial-bioinformatics-hackathon

submitted 119 days ago • 0 comments

Being non political (in science) is a political stance. It means you support the status quo, whatever that is.

submitted 120 days ago • 0 comments

would it kill you people to make your newick files available in the publication???

submitted 128 days ago • 0 comments