Brendan Ansell

Computational biologist in neurological & infectious diseases @WEHI_research; Teacher and user of #rstats; Assorted hobbies and interests

[Brendan Ansell @ansellbr3]

Latest research with @MelanieBahlo @robbie_bonelli finds 1000s of RNA editing events in human retina, which could change the function of genes essential for vision. A big step in understanding sight-threatening diseases! @NatEyeInstitute @Tigem_Telethon https://t.co/NhyIHql6z2

[Melanie Bahlo @MelanieBahlo]

Our new preprint on multi-omic AI-enabled retinal thickness analysis is up. Exciting work with @aaronylee. Analysis co-led by @_VickiJackson, @robbie_bonelli Yue Wu (UWA) & co-authors. https://t.co/1RnSaJhE1m

[Brendan Ansell @ansellbr3]

The retinal RNA editome is concentrated in photoreceptor-specific genes and genetically linked to vision loss https://t.co/VC9Uv1fy60

[Communications Biology @CommsBio]

A new study by @WalshA__ et al. (@GoodTAMsGoBad @TheFlorey @SaskiaFreytag @ansellbr3 @WEHI_research @SarrabethStone) shows that microglia express unique miRNA-mRNA networks to facilitate age-specific functions in the developing central nervous system.

https://t.co/ckJXVPd1lC

[Brendan Ansell @ansellbr3]

Here's a tidy GTEx tissue colour palette if you need it :D https://t.co/jBJspWdSqC #GTEx #RStats #tidyverse

[R-Ladies Melbourne Inc @RLadiesMelb]

Hello Ladies! We are excited to have Professor Di Cook @visnut for our next in-person event! She will be sharing the workflow of tidy data, constructing data plots, and making data-driven decisions with us at @NousGroup. #DataVisualization Register at: https://t.co/TR2kHjusaB

[WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) @WEHI_research]

Congratulations to Professor @MelanieBahlo whose laboratory has been awarded a @MichaelJFoxOrg grant to identify and measure novel risk factors for #Parkinsons disease. (1/4)

[Brendan Ansell @ansellbr3]

miRNA:mRNA networks in microglia over development. New hub miRNAs validated & a big step towards decoding brain immunity! Great work from @WalshA__ (with pandemic-induced bioinformatic skills) @SarrabethStone @GoodTAMsGoBad & co @WEHI_research @TheFlorey https://t.co/vbU2UcBfA9

[bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv_neursci]

Mouse microglia express unique miRNA-mRNA networks to facilitate age-specific functions in the developing central nervous system https://t.co/N2lSkocdIf #biorxiv_neursci

[GeneMappers @GeneMappers]

Save the date! GeneMappers 2023 8th-10th March in beautiful Hobart. Come for the genes, stay for the views! https://t.co/IISma3xjm8 #genemappers23

[Australian BioCommons @AusBiocommons]

Get hands-on with #SingleCell expression data in R in our next workshop. From QC to counts, to clustering and visualisation. @qcifltd share their hints and tips and show you how it's done.

Applications close 10 August

More info and to apply

https://t.co/ERRqoDB0Zh

[Melanie Bahlo @MelanieBahlo]

French-Australian collab: SCA25 solved! Spoiler:not a repeat expansion :-( work with Paul Lockhart, Alexandra Durr, Mathieu Barbier, @RickTankard @HaloomRafehi @ansellbr3 amongst others
Heterozygous PNPT1 Variants Cause Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 25 https://t.co/jhurbgWYaQ

[Melanie Bahlo @MelanieBahlo]

As part of our Synergy grant (led by Robyn Guymer) on AMD Reticular Pseudodrusen postdoc Sami Farashi led this review just published in Trends in Genetics https://t.co/9rYMImplG0 with @DrCarlaAbbott @ansellbr3 @AlicePebay @EricaF_Unimelb and Zhichao Wu. Well done Sami!

[Shazia Ruybal Pesántez @DrShaziaRuybal]

Join us for our first @RLadiesMelb event of 2022 💜 hopefully a fun and useful workshop led by yours truly: Automate your CV using #rmarkdown: easy as 1, 2, knit 🧶! I’ll be going through the amazing {#datadrivencv} {#pagedown} and {#vitae} 📦s #RLadies https://t.co/8Hlcf6nqrN

[Brendan Ansell @ansellbr3]

RNA editing in >3000 human neurons is out! https://t.co/fi2AcPUSLO Editing tags our RNA as non-viral, changes brain chemistry & is disrupted in neuro/psych illness. We find more editing in interneurons, and 15q11 snoRNAs are linked to editing. w #MelanieBahlo lab #WEHI_research

[RNA @RNAJournal]

RNA editing is essential for healthy brain function. We found >40k edited sites across 3k single neurons. Inhibitory neurons show higher editing, and snoRNA levels are linked to editing #WEHI_research https://t.co/M1x22HZ66a

[Saskia Freytag @SaskiaFreytag]

Come work with me and @sarahannbest and @whittlejim! You will be part of a brand new interdisciplinary team trying to make a real impact on brain cancer. Lots of opportunities to develop and shape a new and exciting project.

[Brendan Ansell @ansellbr3]

@tpq__ @DavidSAbuin dont forget -> sector abandoned by federal gvt jobkeeper ->

[Hadley Wickham @hadleywickham]

Mastering Shiny has just gone into production🎉, so now's a great to pre-order if you want a physical copy! https://t.co/r5BnEMiOBd (Or continue to read online for free at https://t.co/aby9kfwmQu) #rstats

[Melanie Bahlo @MelanieBahlo]

Our new publication: UKB.COVID19: an R package for UK Biobank COVID-19 data processing and analysis Longfei Wang et al., published by @F1000Research https://t.co/RUZA9DsgBP
We hope it's useful! Work led by @LongfeiWang4, with help from @_VickiJackson and @LGFearnley.

[Brendan Ansell @ansellbr3]

TBH I'm happy with either as long as it's the bottom one and uses a single closing quotation mark.

[Monther Alhamdoosh @malhamdoosh]

I have up to 2 year contract opportunity for an experienced Bioinformatician at CSL R&D ... Ideal candidate must come with PostDoc experience in omic data analysis and exp design and is located in Melbourne, Australia. If interested, feel free to DM me.
#opportunity #iworkforcsl