Alex Trotter

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Applications Scientist - Infection. Formerly Quadram Institute, CoG-UK and UEA.

[Alex Trotter @AlexJTrotter]

Huge thanks also go out to so many people at @uniofeastanglia @OR_UK @TheQuadram @NNUH @lyfstone for supporting me along the journey, particularly the former O'Grady group @Gemma_L_Kay @ThemisCharalam1 @ThisIsAlp @Lluis_M_Solanas

[Alex Trotter @AlexJTrotter]

Delighted to say after all this time that the viva went well with no corrections. Many thanks to @DrBenjaminEvans and Jacques Schrenzel for being my examiners and to my supervisory team of @Justin_OGrady @johnwain6 and Iain McNamara

[Andrew Page @andrewjpage.bsky.social @andrewjpage]

Our paper looking at the 1st wave of SARS-CoV-2 in #Norfolk & surrounding areas is out now in Microbial Genomics @MicrobioSoc @CovidGenomicsUK @TheQuadram https://t.co/vuoe9DjfsK

[Andrew Page @andrewjpage.bsky.social @andrewjpage]

For the past 15 months the team at @thequadram have been rapidly sequencing SARS-CoV-2 samples from hospitals in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex, without fail, providing detailed genomic epidemiological analysis straight back to local clinicians within a few hours.

[Quadram Institute @TheQuadram]

Dr Sophie Prosolek and Dr Alex Trotter will be on @BBCLookEast this evening to discuss how, through sequencing #COVID19, Quadram scientists are part of an "early warning system" for B.1.617 (first discovered in India) and other new variants in the region. Tune in from 6.30pm!

[Alex Trotter @AlexJTrotter]

@EFosterNyarko Congrats!!

[Justin O'Grady @Justin_OGrady]

Delighted to be able to say that today I have been promoted to Professor of Medical Microbiology at Norwich Medical School @uniofeastanglia. 🥳

[Andrew Page @andrewjpage.bsky.social @andrewjpage]

CoronaHiT has been published in @GenomeMedicine. We routinely sequence 1500 SARS-CoV-2 samples on a single #Illumina NextSeq high output run.
https://t.co/3nk1PosYYW

[Quadram Institute @TheQuadram]

World-leading #coronavirus research is taking place here at the Quadram. Our scientists are sequencing the genome to map the spread of the virus and identify hidden outbreaks 🦠🔬🌏

Watch @BBCLookEast with @BBCwestcott, @AlexJTrotter, and @Justin_OGrady 👇https://t.co/NVAL7YTrvy

[Quadram Institute @TheQuadram]

Over 1500 #COVID19 genomes have been sequenced in #Norfolk – only five countries, out of 103, have sequenced more than the entire region.

Incredible work from Quadram, @NNUH, and @uniofeastanglia researchers in helping identify and manage outbreaks 👏 https://t.co/cHJAwtpvTA

[Justin O'Grady @Justin_OGrady]

Paper describing our coronavirus sequencing work. More genomes sequenced @QIB than most countries in the world! Data used to understand outbreaks in factories and care homes in the region with help from @PHE_uk, Test and Trace and @NNUH. Huge team effort. https://t.co/nxy3K6NA5K

[Andrew Page @andrewjpage.bsky.social @andrewjpage]

We sequenced 1500 people with Coronavirus in #Norfolk over the 1st wave & have a paper out today with lots of interesting findings: https://t.co/YMrq9ECxot

[Bone & Joint Research @BoneJointRes]

This study demonstrates that the #calprotectin lateral flow assay could be an effective diagnostic test for prosthetic joint #infection, however additional prospective studies testing fresh samples are required https://t.co/6F3CtxAcoP #lateralflowassay #prostheticjointinfection

[Etienne Ruppé @RuppeEtienne]

The messages from #ICCMg4 have just been released, a timely read before the next free #ICCMgCOVID conference Oct 15-16 https://t.co/zJDHIIIKlo
https://t.co/hsgtZoyIsl feat @Yannick_C6 @_natachacouto_ @marcelsalathe @AlexJTrotter @nsegata @tstinear @NagySzakal @BoulundFredrik

[UEA @uniofeastanglia]

The Quadram Institute in #Norwich is one of 16 UK labs sequencing #coronavirus genomes 👏

@UeaMed and QI's @Justin_OGrady and PhD student @AlexJTrotter showed @BBCwestcott the important work we're doing at @TheQuadram to sequence the genome: https://t.co/Lk2KM15vhO

[Quadram Institute @TheQuadram]

You can catch @Justin_OGrady & Alex Trotter talking to @BBCwestcott on @BBCLookEast about @TheQuadram role in the @CovidGenomicsUK Consortium, sequencing #coronavirus genomes to understand #covid19 spread & guide interventions https://t.co/3D3vVQh1ro

[Bone & Joint Research @BoneJointRes]

JUST PUBLISHED!: Preliminary evaluation of a rapid lateral flow calprotectin test for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection https://t.co/5D5DLL8RSR #rapidlateralflowtest #prostheticjointinfection #calprotectin

[Gemma Kay @Gemma_L_Kay]

@Justin_OGrady lab of the year! Well done everyone @ThemisCharalam1 @ThisIsAlp @AlexJTrotter @TheQuadram #UKDiagnostics