Russ Corbett

Evolutionary Genomics

[Pratik Katte @pratik_katte]

Biology needs to move faster. Generative AI can transform how bioinformaticians work. 🚀 Launching Nucleus, an open-source project to help bio pros transform, visualize & analyze multi-omics files—right from the terminal. #Bioinformatics #OpenSource #AI

[Baskin Engineering at UCSC @BaskinEng]

Exciting news! @ucscgenomics has awarded grants of up to $50,000 to six multidisciplinary research projects in the inaugural year of its seed funding program — addressing human disease, species conservation, tool development and more. Read on: https://t.co/ISfjysfuZc

[Zamin Iqbal @ZaminIqbal]

I'm going to be advertising a PhD studentship (open to international students) working on long read pangenome / assembly algorithms in bacteria. Would suit someone with maths/compsci background. Aptitude and interest more important than experience. Advert to follow. Pls RT!

[Dmitri Petrov @PetrovADmitri]

The deadline for applications to give a talk/poster at the Fall 2024 #BAPG is Oct 1! Don't miss out!

[John Novembre @jnovembre]

Come join us! UChicago Human Genetics has an open broad computational faculty search (with an emphasis on probabilistic machine learning). First round of application review will begin ~October 15th. https://t.co/MAIb1C7wEe EOE/Vet/Disability.

[Matthew Hahn @3rdreviewer]

Advertising this amazing tutorial that Rob Lanfear (no longer on this site) put together:

"For phylo nerds interested in concordance and discordance: https://t.co/vhGOofgGWP"

[Russ Corbett @RussCorbett]

To those of you looking for a fantastic advisor with awesome research ideas: look no further. Erik is a rockstar.

[Parul Johri @Johri_Parul]

An official posting for the postdoc position(s) available in my group-
https://t.co/hqLHSe5te4

[Kocher Lab @KocherLab]

Interested in exploring sweat bees 🐝and their fascinating nematode symbionts🪱? A STRI internship opportunity for undergrads or recent grads eager to explore nature's hidden partnerships:
https://t.co/o81GHwrfEM
Apply by 9/15 to join us in Jan 2025. Spanish speakers welcome!

[Russ Corbett @RussCorbett]

Check out the latest from @yatishturakhia! Impressive lossless compression and representation of evolutionary histories using phylogenetic pangenomes.

[bioRxiv Bioinfo @biorxiv_bioinfo]

Compressive Pangenomics Using Mutation-Annotated Networks https://t.co/HSfkoqzArQ #biorxiv_bioinfo

[Angie Hinrichs @AngieSHinrichs]

Got milk virus genomes?  (or any H5N1?)  Throw them at https://t.co/Carfmuc0N1 and see where they land in per-segment trees of tens of thousands of public Influenza A H5N1 sequences!

[Russ Corbett @RussCorbett]

This is illuminating for genome evolution: (1) Most kinds of TE can create new introns. This implies that intron gain is to an extent inevitable, and (2) Direct evidence for HGT supports an important role in shaping the distributions of introners across life.

[Russ Corbett @RussCorbett]

Our latest work on intron-generating transposons, introners, just posted to biorxiv. We identify the types of TEs that contribute to intron gain, and we show direct evidence that introners horizontally transfer between distantly related eukaryotes. https://t.co/rmsSnmT8mT

[Russ Corbett @RussCorbett]

This HGT'd introner is a normal TE in a sponge (many copies not associated with introns), and generated a ton of introns in a dinoflagellate.

[Jerome Kelleher @jeromekelleher]

There's a 1.5 year postdoc position working on msprime/background selection models open in my group in Oxford:

https://t.co/PpVKp6N8kw

Closing date is **June 12th**, so please do get in contact if you're interested, or send on to anyone who might be interested!