Lex Leong

Pathogen genomics lead @SAPathology | awk enthusiast | green tea connoisseur @@ tweets are mine, not my employer

[Tuyet Hoang @hktuyet]

@lexleong presenting the SA genomics lab "glow up" 😂👏 such a huge achievement and always a great partnership with SA Path who have been a valuable partner of @AusPathoGen @UniMelbMDHS

[Australian Pathogen Genomics Program @AusPathoGen]

That's a wrap on the #APGSymposium 2023, hosted by @UniMelb! Thanks to all the partners that were able to join us in-person and online, and looking forward to 2024 #pathogengenomics #PublicHealth #research @CDGN_Australia

[Lex Leong @lexleong]

Our public health lab is looking for a bright genomic epidemiologist to work with the MRFF @AusPathoGen program!
https://t.co/4B89mwBbmY

[Andrew Page @andrewjpage.bsky.social @andrewjpage]

Thanks to everyone for coming to the Microbes & Food Safety Bioinformatics Hackathon. The main takeaway is that ChatGPT is coming fast and will fundamentally change how bioinformatics is performed

[Amy Jennison @AmyVJennison]

Bridging evident between heterosexual and MSM networks... The changing epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae genogroups and antimicrobial resistance in Queensland, Australia, 2010–15: a case series analysis of unique Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates https://t.co/eUEjAGVuu3

[Michelle Wille @DuckSwabber]

What's going on with bird flu? @ashporter_1 and I outline the situation and put the latest news from Cambodia into context.

👉https://t.co/QKtGRoEPKW

[The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia @PathologyRCPA]

We are delighted to hold the RCPA Annual Admission of New Fellows & Awards Ceremony at #PathUpdate2023. This year, we induct 80 new Fellows. See you there!

[Lex Leong @lexleong]

@hktuyet Thanks, Tuyet!!! Thanks for letting me crash your after work drinks 😉

[Lex Leong @lexleong]

Got a few more alphabets under my signature, RCPA FFSc(Research). Maybe my signature might have weight

[Lex Leong @lexleong]

@thefunguskidd Thanks, Sarah

[Lex Leong @lexleong]

@KiWookKim816 Thanks Ki Wook!

[Lex Leong @lexleong]

@mygutmicrobiome Thanks, Paraic!

[Nextstrain @nextstrain]

We're happy to announce that https://t.co/V6wjsrjajZ now has weekly updated #RSV analyses:

https://t.co/7B4a5NXogU

Thanks to Laura Urbanska at @unibasel_en, who has set up a full genome analysis, as well as analyses focusing on the genes G and F for RSV A & B.
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[Pathogens MDPI @Pathogens_MDPI]

#CallForPapers
The Following Special Issue: "The Advance of Pathogen Genomic Analysis" is open for submissions.

👨‍🎓Edited by Dr. Lex Leong @lexleong

👉please find more details here: https://t.co/901l3jeRxS

#pathogengenomics
#next-generation sequencing

[Lex Leong @lexleong]

https://t.co/aOtnQvdkm3

[CDGN @CDGN_Australia]

It was a privilege to host the @CDGN_Australia Annual Members Meeting face-to-face in Canberra yesterday. The group reflected on the progress and achievements over the last 12 months, and looked ahead to 2023 for further integration of #pathogen #genomics for #PublicHealth

[Lex Leong @lexleong]

#ipnc2022 what a great conference focusing on two of my fave bacteria, N. meningitidis and N. gonorrhoeae!
#pathogenic #neisseria

[Torsten Seemann @torstenseemann]

Bakta is a worthy successor to Prokka, which has been neglected in recent years. Bakta is being actively developed with new features that Prokka never had, so I encourage Prokka users to try it out!

[CDGN @CDGN_Australia]

Are you a clinical scientist, medical microbiologist or infectious diseases physician wanting to gain an understanding of #bioinformatics for #pathogen #genomics? Join us for our upcoming webinars on Tue 20/Thu 22 September, details via the CDGN website https://t.co/BNEMAjhRsq

[Amy Jennison @AmyVJennison]

Our latest paper: DGI cases show a spatial association in QLD.
Molecular characterisation of N. gonorrhoeae associated with disseminated gonococcal infections in Qld, Australia: a retrospective surveillance study @BMJ_Open @EllaTrem @SumeetSandhuV
https://t.co/HY9OdJHQgB