Kasambula Arthur Shem

Biomedical scientist | Bioinformatician |AMR

[Pathoplexus @pathoplexus]

Teams in the Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda have now shared the first sequences from the current Ebola (Bundibugyo virus) outbreak using Pathoplexus, just days after cases were confirmed.

Read more about the response to Bundibugyo virus here: https://t.co/xMbbIAAmv2

[Pathoplexus @pathoplexus]

1/ 🚀 Pathoplexus now supports Bundibugyo virus (BDBV), a species of Ebolavirus.

BDBV has been associated with past outbreaks of Ebola in the DR Congo and Uganda, & a case was reported today during response to the current Ebola outbreak.

https://t.co/Us6vffAzD8

#ebola #bdbv

[Dr Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66]

Nextstrain #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:
https://t.co/FkgJCbmrhY

[Pathoplexus @pathoplexus]

Since launching support for the Andes virus species of hantavirus two days ago, we've received submissions from four countries' sequencing teams. This is a testament to the rapid response of researchers, sharing real-time data. Read more in our news post: https://t.co/Alx4xhQRNj

[Epiverse TRACE @Epiverse_TRACE]

🌍 Real-world outbreak analytics training, now open for July 2026

· 55 participants last cohort · 31 countries
🗓️ Tue & Wed AM/PM sessions
💰 50% off for LMIC applicants (deadline 27 Apr)

🔗 https://t.co/HTRt2tB9vO

[Coursera @coursera]

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Buy one year of Coursera Plus, get 10,000+ programs—now 40% off. Learn from industry leaders like @Google, @Adobe, @IBM, and @Microsoft so that you can make your next career move with total confidence. https://t.co/SpjeKhJbuW

[African Bioinformatics Institute @AfrBioInstitute]

Bid to Host the African Bioinformatics Institute Hub is Open ‼️ ABI seeks a central Hub to host its executive/operational staff to coordinate admin/core services.

ℹ️ Link to apply: https://t.co/iBU2SZUjhd

🌐 ABI website: https://t.co/2CbxLqTu64

📆 Due: 10 December 2025

[Dr Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66]

Thrilled & honoured to have run the first @pathoplexus workshop with @ChaoranChen_ @kish_trish @kanyerezi30 & @ArthurShem at @pha4ge on Saturday! 🎉🤝

A fantastic turnout & wonderful time spent with curious users!
#opendata #openscience

[African Bioinformatics Institute @AfrBioInstitute]

📢Applications are now open for Group Leaders at the African Bioinformatics Institute!

We welcome senior scientists based at African institutions advancing bioinformatics.

🗓️First review: 19 Sept 2025
📎For more information click here: https://t.co/Qh6SJHeAf6

[Kasambula Arthur Shem @ArthurShem]

@elonmusk @Tesla I will be glad to run a franchise in Uganda

[MalariaGEN @malariagenomics]

ICYMI, our latest parasite data resource, Pf8, is now out!

It includes 33,325 whole genome sequences from parasites collected in 122 locations across 56 years!

Find out more:
https://t.co/Yw87gyhyXL

[Kasambula Arthur Shem @ArthurShem]

@Viktor03000 @grok which movie is this?

[Pathoplexus @pathoplexus]

📢Today Pathoplexus announces the inclusion of 2 new viral pathogens: RSV (A & B) and HMPV.

These respiratory viruses cause a serious health burden, particularly in infants & the vulnerable, & Pathoplexus aims to support sequence sharing to improve understanding & response.

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[Public Health Alliance for Genomic Epidemiology @pha4ge]

🚨 PHA4GE Conference 2025 – Don’t miss out!

Submit your abstract by 30 April 2025 and register by 28 September 2025 to join us in Cape Town for an exciting gathering on genomics, bioinformatics, and public health.

🔗 Submit & register: https://t.co/UcSFGN8tAN

[Pathoplexus @pathoplexus]

Interested in finding out more about @pathoplexus ? We're running two Information/Q&A sessions!
22 Jan 15-17.00 CET
4 Feb 16-18.00 CET

Come join us & bring your questions, to find out more about using & sharing data with Pathoplexus! 😁

Sign up here: https://t.co/KS2OeQYvod

[Pathoplexus @pathoplexus]

👀 If you'd like to check out mpox on Pathoplexus, you can head to: https://t.co/SnQiktzUWF

📖 If you'd like to read more about adding mpox and other updates:
https://t.co/xOMdPqlo44

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[Pathoplexus @pathoplexus]

Are you interested in learning more about how to use Pathoplexus to share mpox (or other) data?

We’d be happy to help you get started. Please let us know about your interest in taking part in an online introduction to Pathoplexus by using this form:
https://t.co/KYisOakWYJ

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[Dr Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66]

If you're interested in learning more abt #Loculus - the customizable, open source pathogen database - or about @pathoplexus - a community -focused, transparent way to share viral sequences - check out @ChaoranChen_ Poster9 & demo today & my talk tomorrow! (Or come chat!) #VGEB24

[Public Health Alliance for Genomic Epidemiology @pha4ge]

🎉 Congratulations to the PHA4GE team led by Nicki Tiffin on their recent publication in @GlobalHealthBMJ

Their paper introduces seven clear principles for responsible secondary use of microbial data🌍

https://t.co/ksf7p6yzkJ

#PublicHealth #MicrobialData #DataSharing #PHA4GE

[NCBI @NCBI]

It's Open Access Week (#OAweek) 2024! NCBI provides free access to #PubMed, which comprises 37M+ biomedical literature citations. Search PubMed: https://t.co/Aue6YT5HPy