Robyn McKenna

Veterinary Virologist 🐥🐮🦠🧬 Views my own. she/her

[CVR Bioinformatics @CVRbioinfo]

Our viral #Bioinformatics course has come to an end 🎉 @CVRinfo
This year we welcomed 15 amazing participants from Europe, Asia, Africa & Oceania🌍
Huge thanks to everyone who joined — and to our instructors:
@DerekCVR @RichardJOrton @QuanGuCVR @blJOg @vbsreenu @robertson_lab

[bald ann dowd @ali_sivi]

we libbed too close to the sun

[The Rest Is Politics @RestIsPolitics]

.@dcsandbrook understands that for many Trump voters, it’s all about the economy - they don’t watch the news 24/7

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

[James O'Brien @mrjamesob]

What fresh hell is this?

[Lukas Battle @lukasbattle]

I don’t like that they start with that states that don’t agree with me

[Sarah Creighton 🍂 @Saraita101]

imagine if the yanks took this much interest in our elections. staying up late to see if transfers from the tuv will help the dup in north antrim.

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

#H5N1 #birdflu update: There may have been 2 infected pigs on the small farm in Oregon. Tissue testing results from 1 show systemic disease; results pending for the 2nd.
The outbreak was *not* caused by the H5N1 virus circulating in cows; it was from wild birds. https://t.co/aQvZKDwPQY

[Reuters Health @Reuters_Health]

Animal health authorities in the Netherlands have discovered infections in livestock of a bluetongue variant, BTV12, for which no vaccine is available, the Dutch government said on Friday. https://t.co/QLU7NtZUKB https://t.co/QLU7NtZUKB

[Robyn McKenna @robyn_mck]

Northern Lights over Belfast tonight 💜✨

[𝒮𝒶𝓇𝒶𝒽 (𝒯𝒶𝓎𝓁𝑜𝓇’𝓈 𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓈𝒾𝑜𝓃) ❤️‍🔥 @giftedswifted]

Your sweet disposition and my

[Andrew Muir MLA @AndrewMuirNI]

The confirmation of the first BTV case in Wales from an imported animal is a stark reminder of the threat Bluetongue presents to Northern Ireland

I ask that farmers maintain vigilant for signs of the disease reporting any suspicions to DAERA immediately

[Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen]

🚨Breaking: New study lends weight to suspicions of undiagnosed bird flu infections in people. Nearly 15% of farmworkers had antibodies agst H5N1 in a small study.

A lack of surveillance is a problem for all of us.
My latest @KFFHealthNews +@NPR https://t.co/OgYNOE60cX

[Variety @Variety]

This week’s Variety cover story:

How Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Took Over the Entire World

https://t.co/1xZrAPz0Ml

[Robyn McKenna @robyn_mck]

Canvassing for longer walks and more treats! #DogsAtPollingStations #GE24

[Robyn McKenna @robyn_mck]

Turnout at 9pm - Hazelwood Primary School - Belfast North. Barely 50%. #NITurnout #GE24

[#DogsAtPollingStations @VotingDogs]

STAND BY

#GeneralElection #DogsAtPollingStations

[Robyn McKenna @robyn_mck]

Thoroughly enjoyed the masterclasses that kicked off @nanopore London Calling 2024 yesterday, really informative and helpful for someone who’s just getting started with ONT! Looking forward to the next few (virtual!) days of talks and knowledge sharing 🧬 ☀️ #nanoporeconf

[Caetano Reis e Sousa @ReiseSousaLab]

This is a blatant misrepresentation of our work https://t.co/093sh0UUVF. Our study does not in any way suggest that the application of SPF50 sunscreen “blocks our natural defences” or is detrimental to health.

[Sam Scarpino @svscarpino]

1/ Are you struggling to keep track of all the #H5N1 developments in the US?

Together w/ @jkbren & @MOUGK, we started an open-access timeline of key events related to the outbreak.

As you can see, the situation is rapidly progressing, so we will keep updating.