Derek Wright

Bioinformatician/Computational Biologist, MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @CVRbioinfo @UofGlasgow.Developer of @COGUK_ME Mutation Explorer @CovidGenomicsUK

[Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary]

Here's a special countdown for 2026. Happy New Year 🎉

[Derek Wright @DerekCVR]

@ScotRail I left this large A0 size poster on Edinburgh to Glasgow express train, arrived 1637 Queen St yesterday. It was on luggage rack above my seat in the 2nd carriage, in a long cardboard box with my name. Has it been handed in to lost property at Queen St or Waverley?

[Derek Wright @DerekCVR]

Presenting my poster for our #influenza visualisation project FLU-GDB at #RSS2025Conf. https://t.co/9fBKucAJTd #dataviz #Bioinformatics

[Derek Wright @DerekCVR]

Presenting my poster for our #influenza visualisation project FLU-GDB at #RSS2025Conf. https://t.co/9fBKucAJTd #dataviz #Bioinformatics

[CVR Bioinformatics @CVRbioinfo]

Our viral #Bioinformatics course has come to an end 🎉 @CVRinfo
This year we welcomed 15 amazing participants from Europe, Asia, Africa & Oceania🌍
Huge thanks to everyone who joined — and to our instructors:
@DerekCVR @RichardJOrton @QuanGuCVR @blJOg @vbsreenu @robertson_lab

[CVR Bioinformatics @CVRbioinfo]

As the collaborating centre of @WOAH, we’re thrilled to launch our 8th annual course on viral bioinformatics & genomics! Welcome speech by @CVRinfo director @emcat1 & head of Bioinformatics @robertson_lab 🧬📊 #bioinformatics #genomics

[Derek Wright @DerekCVR]

Apply now for our Viral #Bioinformatics and #Genomics 2025 course. I'm the course coordinator this year, so please get in touch if you need further information. @CVRinfo @WOAH

[CVR Bioinformatics @CVRbioinfo]

As a @WOAH Collaborating Centre, we’re excited to announce our 8th annual Viral #Bioinformatics & #Genomics training course, starting 16 June 2025! 🧬@CVRinfo.
📅 Register by 30 April:
👉 https://t.co/PzRLMyNwQe
📲 Or scan the QR code to join.

[Derek Wright @DerekCVR]

@mikeirons12 There are some excellent composers who aren’t so well known outside of Russia. I recommend Georgy Sviridov. https://t.co/Wu68O6tS5t

[MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research @CVRinfo]

⚓️ | @DerekCVR was a crew member on the recent Glasgow to Stranraer leg of the Round Britain Sailing Pilgrimage, alongside sailor Russ Fairman to celebrate the charity’s 100+ years of service.

@StellaMarisOrg provides support to seafarers, fishers & their families worldwide.

[Derek Wright @DerekCVR]

@TansuYegen 8 - 3 - 4 ≠ 0

[CVR Bioinformatics @CVRbioinfo]

Our #VBG course has finished! 🎉@CVRinfo Thanks to 18 participants from Europe/Asia/Africa/Americas🌍, also thanks to all instructors:@robertson_lab @SrikeerthanaK @DerekCVR @RichardJOrton @vbsreenu @blJOg @QuanGuCVR #Bioinformatics

[Derek Wright @DerekCVR]

Saying goodbye to our talented colleague Orges Koci, who is moving on to @emblebi.

[Derek Wright @DerekCVR]

Tonight Matthew I’m going to be…@Vinny_Davies89
🤩 #gcbc22

[Glasgow Computational Biology Community @glasgowcompbio]

And that’s a wrap! Massive thank you for everyone who attended. Ending with smiles all round from our conference organisers. A special shout-out to @DerekCVR for standing in for @Vinny_Davies89 who was there with us in spirit #gcbc22

[Derek Wright @DerekCVR]

BA.2.75, an #Omicron sublineage of BA.2, designated variant V-22JUL-01 by @UKHSA, is now being tracked in COG-UK Mutation Explorer @COGUK_ME. See https://t.co/jACPJmyWdj @CovidGenomicsUK
@CVRinfo
@CVRbioinfo

[Derek Wright @DerekCVR]

@youngvintage69 @COGUK_ME Hi Phill, you could report any issues or feature requests using the issue tracker on GitHub. Thanks for your interest! https://t.co/Y0d2PMqEgJ

[Derek Wright @DerekCVR]

@michaelfromuk @GracelessHippo @_wharvey @COGUK_ME @CovidGenomicsUK @CVRbioinfo @CVRinfo Wheat is a hexaploid with a pretty big genome isn't it? My background is actually in botany, somehow found my way into virus research.

[Derek Wright @DerekCVR]

Our resident protein structure guru @_wharvey has created some beautiful new spike images, now available in Mutation Explorer, including this one of #Omicron (BA.1). https://t.co/yA2OlKpTxO @COGUK_ME @CovidGenomicsUK @CVRbioinfo @CVRinfo

[Derek Wright @DerekCVR]

#Omicron (B.1.1.529) has been split into sublineages BA.1 and BA.2. BA.1 data are currently available in Mutation Explorer @COGUK_ME. BA.2 is being tracked and will appear if found in UK data. Next update 7am tomorrow. https://t.co/jACPJmyWdj @CovidGenomicsUK @CVRinfo @CVRbioinfo

[Derek Wright @DerekCVR]

#Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant genomes in UK SARS-CoV-2 sequence data are now being actively tracked in COG-UK Mutation Explorer @COGUK_ME, with data updated daily. https://t.co/jACPJmyWdj @CovidGenomicsUK @CVRinfo @CVRbioinfo #SARSCoV2 #COVID19

[Derek Wright @DerekCVR]

I'll be presenting the COG-UK Mutation Explorer at the first University of Glasgow
Computational Biology Conference this afternoon. Register for free here: https://t.co/PjxLIJgbjn @CVRbioinfo
@CovidGenomicsUK
@CVRinfo