Mrinalini Watsa

Scientist at @sandiegozoo and co-founder of @field_projects, wildlife biology, twin mum, @MaxwellHanrahan Fellow. My views are my own. Dr/she/her.

[Mrinalini Watsa @SurroundScience]

My journey with @nanopore began in 2018 - really glad to have stuck it out till today, for faster and more reliable pores/enzymes. Here to see how the latest tech can impact #conservation #genomics.

[Bilal Habib @wildwithwolves]

India’s extraordinary biodiversity — from alpine meadows to coral reefs — needs long-term field science now more than ever. Building a national network of modern ecological field stations is critical for understanding climate change, strengthening conservation, and shaping evidence-based policy for the future. It is also time to move beyond individual-centric science towards collaborative, long-term, institution-driven ecological research. @somanathan_hema @minivets @moefcc @wii_india @rameshpandeyifs @SPYadavIFS @ntca_india @IBCA_official @bhlab_india https://t.co/PhGCRECWLF

[Mrinalini Watsa @SurroundScience]

HAC6.0 is faster and as accurate as SUP5.2. Dammit I’m going to have to rebasecall just to use Dorado SmallVar. What’s that? Just a variant caller more accurate than Clair3. @nanopore keeping up the tradition of blowing minds every May.

[Mrinalini Watsa @SurroundScience]

I was pre-Flongle and post Gridiron, but currently holding out for whatever comes next in the 2026 tech talk #nanoporeconf #londoncalling @nanopore

[Dr. Laura Bertola @LauraDBertola]

From data to decisions: Toward a Biodiversity Monitoring Standards Framework
https://t.co/8RWiz9a2a5

[Oxford Nanopore @nanopore]

Critically ill infants need rapid treatment. Ni-Chung Le, through the Asia-Pacific N‑Care Project, showed how nanopore could deliver answers in ~5 days, changing management for half of ICU cases across the region. https://t.co/41vM7RcW3X #Nanoporeconf

[Mrinalini Watsa @SurroundScience]

@kirk3gaard @nanopore Beautiful sight :)

[Mrinalini Watsa @SurroundScience]

And no bubbles please @nanopore

[Rasmus Kirkegaard @kirk3gaard]

@BostonDynamics Now make it do molecular biology pipetting e.g. load a sample for @nanopore sequencing

[Mrinalini Watsa @SurroundScience]

Couldn’t agree more. Keep the #P2solo. Devastating to hear it’s not “worth” it now your audience has shifted. An unnecessary setback for #frugalscience

[Rasmus Kirkegaard @kirk3gaard]

"increase flexibility for customers" #P2Solo

[Mrinalini Watsa @SurroundScience]

These numbers are incredible, and the gains in speed alone worth the investment. So happy to see this is not restricted to fancy facilities in the West but being implemented world wide. For those of us who have lost loved ones to cancer, this hits hard.

[Mrinalini Watsa @SurroundScience]

Thomas Alexander covers four sites (India, Pakistan included) using adaptive sampling and methylation on a single @nanopore assay (for ~$500USD) to profile pediatric leukemia. Turning the worst moment in a child’s life into one with actionable solutions in under a day #wow

[Mrinalini Watsa @SurroundScience]

#Nanopore sequencing enables genotyping of notoriously difficult samples. Kristina’s work with bear scat illustrates practical approaches for handling uncooperative DNA in conservation genetics research. Catch her #LCM2026 poster. @nanopore #conservationgenetics

[Mrinalini Watsa @SurroundScience]

Here once more at @nanopore #LCM2026 #cantwait #nanoporeconf

[Mrinalini Watsa @SurroundScience]

3/ Genomes from wildlife can be T2T just 3 years after the first complete human genome in 2022. An ncredible pace of dvlpmnt and a fully local sequencing solution requiring no sample export. #democratising #genomics. #NanoporeConf

[Mrinalini Watsa @SurroundScience]

1/ But there’s just no doubt - the future of biobanking and de novo genome sequencing lies in a single (higher throughput) flowcell running ULK and pore-C together + hifiasm + dorado polish + teloseq! #oneflowcell #onegenome #orgone #NanoporeConf

[Mrinalini Watsa @SurroundScience]

2/ As national #biobanks emerge globally, we are asked often “Why save bio samples? What can you do with them?” - well, I no longer have to say we are saving them for the future. Tomorrow is here today. Nanopore-only #reference #genomes can be T2T AND in situ!

[Mrinalini Watsa @SurroundScience]

I’ve waffled on whether to dive into adaptive sampling or not- but reinspired today to give it a shot #NanoporeConf

[Oxford Nanopore @nanopore]

In this blog, Lakmal outlines Oxford Nanopore's roadmap to proteomics.
https://t.co/MxNooudkoW #nanoporeconf

[Marcus Stoiber @Stoibs11]

The future of @nanopore sequencing is here now! #NanoporeConf #Proteomics

[Marcus Stoiber @Stoibs11]

More details on new RNA modified bases detectable with @nanopore sequencing. #NanoporeConf

[Mrinalini Watsa @SurroundScience]

🤯🤯🤯 PEARL is here. #Nanoporeconf

The applications are astounding - how will this change what we know of nonhuman biology?