@Mercerlab

All things genomics.

[@Mercerlab @Mercerlab1]

@Libby_Snell_ @LonzaGroup @nanopore Congratulations Libby! We're also proud to be collaborating with you on the mRNA vaccine quality testing project.

[Seth Cheetham @SethCheetham]

BASE on the news! Check out the segment from @10NewsFirst on our recent clinical #mRNA manufacturing announcement featuring @Mercerlab1

[@Mercerlab @Mercerlab1]

@axa_elbiote Wow! Is it super warm in there?

[UQ News @UQ_News]

A dedicated lab will produce mRNA for clinical trials @AIBNatUQ's BASE facility.

The next generation of mRNA vaccines and therapies will be built in Queensland, thanks to $4.3m from @healthgovau, #MRFF and contributions from #UQ @sanofi @QldGov👏

More: https://t.co/YqQqIDSHk5

[BASE mRNA Facility @BASEmRNA]

Exciting news! 🌟
@BASEmRNA, The University of Queensland, partners with @sanofi (TSH) and the Australian Government (MRFF) to advance #mRNA manufacturing for clinical trials, bolstering our capabilities to meet the surging demand. 💉🔬
https://t.co/4CUISZxSF0

[Seth Cheetham @SethCheetham]

Thrilled at the announcement of our successful MRFF grant to establish mRNA manufacture @BASEmRNA for early-stage clinical trials of new mRNA vaccines and therapies. Thanks to @sanofi, @UQ_News and the Queensland Government for their support for this effort.

[BASE mRNA Facility @BASEmRNA]

Are you at #AusBiotech23 conference in Brisbane? Don't miss Today's (Friday 3rd Nov) session at 12:30 pm.
BASE Deputy Director @SethCheetham  will give a talk on "accelerated mRNA manufacture from synthetic DNA templates" at Breakout Room 1.
See you soon!

[BASE mRNA Facility @BASEmRNA]

Our Director A/Prof Tim Mercer talked about "mRNA Therapeutics’ Landscape" at The Bridge Program Symposium 2023. A lot of excitement in the mRNA space!
#mRNA #therapeutics #manufacuring #innovation

[BASE mRNA Facility @BASEmRNA]

We're at AusBiotech (1-3 Nov)!
If you haven't talked to us yesterday, welcome to visit the BASE mRNA Facility Booth (#84). Looking forward to connecting and discussing the latest innovations in mRNA research and manufacture.
#AusBiotech #mRNA #NonforProfit #ResearchService

[@Mercerlab @Mercerlab1]

Great to see an update on @nanopore only bacterial assemblies from @rrwick, using the latest base-caller models. tl/dr: use sup if you can afford it computationally.

[Ryan Wick @rrwick]

New blog post:
https://t.co/Kvkkb9ucNu

I revisit the question of ONT-only accuracy for bacterial genomes, and things have improved a lot since I last looked at this about six months ago!

[BASE mRNA Facility @BASEmRNA]

Last week, we welcomed Louise Talbot from the Department of Industry, Science, and Resources at #BASE mRNA Facility. We are delighted to demonstrate our advanced mRNA #manufacturing, ONT #sequencing tech for mRNA vaccines, and a #roundtable about mRNA research & innovation at UQ

[nature @Nature]

Nature research paper: Genotyping, sequencing and analysis of 140,000 adults from Mexico City https://t.co/VN68RD5zgl

[Nature Methods @naturemethods]

Long-read sequencing tools can capture the full picture of genomes and transcriptomes. An Analysis assesses the performance of long-read RNA sequencing analysis tools including isoform detection and differential expression analysis workflows.

https://t.co/jbvKS7NX2b

[@Mercerlab @Mercerlab1]

@Libby_Snell_ @BASEmRNA @nanopore You too @Libby_Snell_! It’s been a blast so far.

[@Mercerlab @Mercerlab1]

For anyone after a Cliff notes version of our @nanopore sequencing test for mRNA vaccines made at @BASEmRNA, check out our “behind the paper” blog post.

[BASE mRNA Facility @BASEmRNA]

Curious about our use of @oxfordnanopore Technologies sequencing for mRNA vaccine quality testing at @BASEmRNA ? Check out the 'behind the paper' blog in Nature Genetics and Genomics Community written by @ Helen Gunter at @Mercerlab1 : https://t.co/1viBP9Jpzy

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The 2023 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.

[Nature Communications @NatureComms]

A sequencing protocol with supporting software for quality assessment of mRNA vaccines
@mercerlab1, @BASEmrna and @AIBNatUQ
#BiotechNatureComms

https://t.co/evzNPWpY4Y

[@Mercerlab @Mercerlab1]

Laura from the @SethCheetham group and @BASEmRNA is newly initiated in making @nanopore cDNA sequencing libraries. Look at all that green from a >1 year old flow cell! Super impressive first libraries Laura!

[@Mercerlab @Mercerlab1]

@martinalexsmith Wow, congratulations! What a great decision from both sides.

[BASE mRNA Facility @BASEmRNA]

VAX-seq offered a sensitive and quantitative assessment of mRNA characteristics, and also enabled real-time identification of antisense RNA and messenger RNA integrity, allowing for swift testing lasting a few hours post-manufacture. Read more: https://t.co/BCo6ShX4QS