Scientist at @sandiegozoo and co-founder of @field_projects, wildlife biology, twin mum, @MaxwellHanrahan Fellow. My views are my own. Dr/she/her.
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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.
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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 journals.biologists.com/jeb/…
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.
I was pre-Flongle and post Gridiron, but currently holding out for whatever comes next in the 2026 tech talk #nanoporeconf #londoncalling @nanopore
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From data to decisions: Toward a Biodiversity Monitoring Standards Framework
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.25…
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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. nanoporetech.com/about/event… #Nanoporeconf
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
#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
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
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!
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
I’ve waffled on whether to dive into adaptive sampling or not- but reinspired today to give it a shot #NanoporeConf
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In this blog, Lakmal outlines Oxford Nanopore's roadmap to proteomics.
nanoporetech.com/blog/london… #nanoporeconf
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More details on new RNA modified bases detectable with @nanopore sequencing. #NanoporeConf
🤯🤯🤯 PEARL is here. #Nanoporeconf
The applications are astounding - how will this change what we know of nonhuman biology?
Peptides, barcoded, multiplexed, sensitively detected with relative abundance in a pore. This is really happening. #Nanoporeconf #unbelievable WITH PTMs. Almost nothing else is left to do - what a moment! @nanopore
