John Webster

He/him. Bioinformatician at the Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute within NSW DPI Biosecurity and Food Safety. My views are my own.

[John Webster @dj_of_DNA]

We're currently advertising to recruit a bioinformatician to help support biosecurity research and diagnostics within NSW DPIRD. For enquries, please see the following link.
https://t.co/C28ngfAi9Z

[MicroSeq2026 @Microseq_ASM]

💻Join @ZainItszain as he compares bioinformatics tools and pipelines for removing host sequences and identifying infectious agents in bovine metagenomes! Learn about the best tools and strategies for accurate microbial characterisation #MicroSeq2024 #Bioinformatics #Metagenomics

[NSW Soils Unit @NSW_Soils_Unit]

The Australian Inoculants Research Group (AIRG) in NSW DPI is looking for more efficient Rhizobia (Nitrogen fixing bacteria) for pulse crops in Australia. Ashlea Webster of DPI Soils pictured in the lab https://t.co/ANxPj6HVbO @nswdpi @SouthernNSWHub

[MicroSeq2026 @Microseq_ASM]

@monica_kehoe presents our first #plenary on high throughput #sequencing to support new #DiagnosticDevelopment. Monica is a molecular plant pathologist and research officer at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development @DPIRDWA

#MicroSeq2023 @AUSSOCMIC

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[John Webster @dj_of_DNA]

Registration for MicroSeq23 opens today! We've got a fantastic line up of speakers already, so start working on those abstracts to join in.

[MicroSeq2026 @Microseq_ASM]

🚨Registration for MicroSeq2023 opens tomorrow!
Don't miss our epic line-up of speakers including @StevenJRobbins @DrFranShort @monica_kehoe @SubirSarker3 talking about coral microbiomes, human bacterial pathogens, plant viruses, and veterinary viruses
👉https://t.co/5CelKffCWa

[MicroSeq2026 @Microseq_ASM]

📢Hope you are all working on your abstracts because MicroSeq2023 registration and abstract submission opens in a 1 month! More information is available on our website https://t.co/5CelKffCWa

[John Webster @dj_of_DNA]

Ana Esteves, Australian malt whisky tasting champion, 2023!!

[ASM QLD Branch @ASM_QLD]

If you are an ECR or PhD student, check out @AUSSOCMIC sponsored conference @Microseq_ASM - registration dates and key details in flyer below

[John Webster @dj_of_DNA]

Hi all! If you're into microbiology and animal health, check out our PhD project: The Infectome of Dairy Calves in NSW. Work with experts in microbial genomics to study the diverse organisms that infect dairy cattle. Check link for more details: https://t.co/4KRzNdTAri

[John Webster @dj_of_DNA]

Proud to be part of the conversation on Verticillium dahliae in cotton in Australia. Thanks for the mention @CottonResearch @CottonInfoAust

[CRDC @CottonResearch]

ICYMI: the summer ed of our Spotlight mag is now out, featuring a ton of #cotton R&D.

There's the WAND #spraydrift hazard towers, new #circularity & #textilewaste projects, & 30yrs of the Aust Rural Leadership Program, featuring cotton's 44 grads!

> https://t.co/GFoJUcBlaK

[John Webster @dj_of_DNA]

A bountiful marshmallow harvest this year in Tasmania

[John Webster @dj_of_DNA]

Arrived in Tasmania yesterday so @AshTheMicroNerd can give a presentation at AAVLD and I can sit in the hotel room working on funding proposals 👍

[MicroSeq2026 @Microseq_ASM]

Next up is Paul Worden who’s sequenced 400 Australian Paenibacillus larvae isolates and compared them against many European P. larvae isolates. Spoiler alert: he’s found putative honeybee disease super spreaders!

[MicroSeq2026 @Microseq_ASM]

Our first plenary of the day is @BarbaraBrito16 who will share the challenges of interpreting the metatranscriptome in cattle health and disease #MicroSeq2022

[MicroSeq2026 @Microseq_ASM]

So how is Cas9 integrated into nanopore sequencing? This integration takes advantage of the speed and discriminatory power of nanopore sequencing and the specificity and flexibility of Cas9 #MicroSeq2022

[MicroSeq2026 @Microseq_ASM]

First up for this session of #MicroSeq2022, plenary speaker @DanRJKnight walks us through genomic and one health studies of clostridium difficile infection

[MicroSeq2026 @Microseq_ASM]

Taking the first bite out of #MicroSeq2022 we’ve got the fantastic @DrCharOskam giving a plenary talk on the tripartite interactions in tick-borne diseases! Chaired by @DrShaziaRuybal and @Alegione

[John Webster @dj_of_DNA]

Great talk from @JohannaWHWong today representing some of the diagnostic research coming out of NSW DPI biosecurity.

[MicroSeq2026 @Microseq_ASM]

Great #MicroSeq2022 presentation from @JohannaWHWong trying to improve the diagnostic resolution and speed in plant pathogens. And a Doge sighting! Much Science, very sequencing, Wow. Also a great use of adaptive sequencing technology

[MicroSeq2026 @Microseq_ASM]

Don't forget to register for #MicroSeq2022 by 5 Sept. We have an AWESOME program lined up and lots of cool prizes (including best question!). Looking forward to seeing you there!

[John Webster @dj_of_DNA]

Phew! Research scientist application interview complete. A great opportunity @nswdpi affords scientists in the research space to progress their careers. Now the hard part... The wait.