@puntseq

#Genomics Graduate Students at work with a portable DNA sequencer. Chasing microbial diversity of Cambridge's fresh waters. #CitizenScience

 Cambridge, England
puntseq.co.uk
Joined August 2017
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Replying to @AndreHolzer @piel_lab @ETH @MicroSysEco @lcsb_uni_lu @Saar_Uni
Feeling very honoured for winning the best poster prize 🏆 at the #HIPSsymposium23 with our @eLife study presenting low cost freshwater monitoring by @nanopore sequencing. @Helmholtz_HIPS @Saar_Uni @puntseq @Gates_Cambridge @Cambridge_Uni @EBI @sangerinstitute
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Hey students, check out the #LongReadSequencing seminar we are currently offering for students in #bioinformatics @Saar_Uni! We'll be diving into hot topics around @PacBio and @Nanopore sequencing incl. #adaptivesampling, new data analysis tools and more! buff.ly/3z8Ro0T
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Another thank you for the @DHV_Tweet @DIEZEIT Young Scientist Award, this time to those who have contributed to allowing me to become who I am @ademiquel @FESonline @eLife @eLifeCommunity @emblebi @Cambridge_Uni @WolfsonCam @embl @OliverStegle @AvHStiftung @lindaunobel @puntseq
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@UCam_RiverWATCH @JackM_Monahan @fionagilsenan @biomakespace @WolfsonCam @plantsci @Gates_Cambridge @emblebi @embl @sangerinstitute @CamVetSchool @EarthSciCam @PublicHealthEng and many more.
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Special thanks belong to all our supporters, funders and amazing team members without which this initiative would not have been possible! @Cambridge_Uni @CamUniEngage @_OpenPlant @QIAGEN @nanopore @jjbaronas @mbhall88 @MJScherm @danieljkunz @danieliasmh @Zannah_Du @SurangiPerera1
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Tonight the winners of the @CambridgeIndy #SciTechAwards will be announced! Honored to be nominated for the STEM Initiative of the Year award together with @LaraUrban42 & @DevilsAdvoMax & our DNA-sequencing based water monitoring initiative @puntseq. Good luck to all finalists🤞!
Cambridge Independent@CambridgeIndy11 May 2022
It's our #SciTechAwards day - and we're looking forward to celebrating the best of #Cambridge science and technology. Here are tonight's finalists cambridgeindependent.co.uk/b…
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EMBL-EBI@emblebi27 Jun 2021
Curious about the microbiome found in your local river? The @puntseq team are using portable sequencing technology to monitor bacteria in the river Cam to help reduce the spread of waterborne diseases among swimmers 🏊‍♀️ and rowers 🚣‍♂️. #WorldMicrobiomeDay ebi.ac.uk/about/news/announc…
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I was invited to present @puntseq's study on leptospira in the River Cam at the annual meeting of the European #Leptospirosis Society: leptospira.amc.nl/media/1604… Please join if you are interested @Cambridge_Uni @emblebi @WolfsonCam or read more here: elifesciences.org/articles/6…
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Molecular biology to track water quality dlvr.it/RxvZdK
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Introducing ORG.one: a pilot-stage project designed to support faster, more localised DNA sequencing of #criticallyendangered species, using the latest ultra-long read approaches from @nanopore. Read more: bit.ly/3mXODZF
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I made a few Winogradsky columns from the river #Granta last summer, so in winter I tried using mud/water from the same site. It took a while to get going but so beautiful now! And definitely distinct from the summer jars. #Microbiology #ChalkStream @puntseq
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One can’t highlight enough the importance of freshwater protection #WorldWaterDay 🌍💧🚰. Billions of people live without access to #safewater. Considering this, @puntseq aims to empower citizens to assess and monitor local freshwater quality. @eLife elifesciences.org/digests/61…

A pocket-sized device to assess water quality

A small DNA sequencing tool can be used to monitor the microbes living in water sources.

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Interested in #eDNA research? Come to the @GeneticsOtago eDNA Hub Inaugural Meeting: blogs.otago.ac.nz/go/events/… I was invited to present some of my eDNA projects, including freshwater surveillance using @nanopore @puntseq, and #kākāpō as well as marine biodiversity monitoring.
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Very happy to see our Nanopore Freshwater Microbiome Surveillance benchmark out @eLife! … an exceptional collaboration with inspiring life scientists, tech-enthusiasts and friends in DNA city. A little tale from “behind the scenes” [1/15]
Dr Andre Holzer@AndreHolzer20 Jan 2021
Our new study published in @eLife describes how the world's smallest portable DNA sequencing device @nanopore can be employed to simplify #water #monitoring around the globe. Great teamwork by @puntseq and special thanks to my co-authors Lara and Max!👉doi.org/10.7554/eLife.61504
Monitoring dangerous bacteria in freshwater. New study by scientists at Cambridge (UK) and EMBL-EBI shows how a pocket-sized DNA sequencer can be employed to assess water quality. Credit: Spencer Phillips. Photo: Adobe Istock

ALT Monitoring dangerous bacteria in freshwater. New study by scientists at Cambridge (UK) and EMBL-EBI shows how a pocket-sized DNA sequencer can be employed to assess water quality. Credit: Spencer Phillips. Photo: Adobe Istock

The core team behind the project together with their MinION sequencer. Right to left: Andre Holzer, Lara Urban & Maximilian Stammnitz (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

ALT The core team behind the project together with their MinION sequencer. Right to left: Andre Holzer, Lara Urban & Maximilian Stammnitz (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

Punting and sequencing with the MinION. The MinION is a portable device that can sequence genetic material sampled from the environment – here, from the River Cam in Cambridge, UK. (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

ALT Punting and sequencing with the MinION. The MinION is a portable device that can sequence genetic material sampled from the environment – here, from the River Cam in Cambridge, UK. (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

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We caught up with the @puntseq team last year to find out more about the team's work looking at freshwater metagenomes. You can read the interview here: nanoporetech.com/about-us/ne… #anythinganyoneanywhere
Dr Andre Holzer@AndreHolzer20 Jan 2021
Our new study published in @eLife describes how the world's smallest portable DNA sequencing device @nanopore can be employed to simplify #water #monitoring around the globe. Great teamwork by @puntseq and special thanks to my co-authors Lara and Max!👉doi.org/10.7554/eLife.61504
Monitoring dangerous bacteria in freshwater. New study by scientists at Cambridge (UK) and EMBL-EBI shows how a pocket-sized DNA sequencer can be employed to assess water quality. Credit: Spencer Phillips. Photo: Adobe Istock

ALT Monitoring dangerous bacteria in freshwater. New study by scientists at Cambridge (UK) and EMBL-EBI shows how a pocket-sized DNA sequencer can be employed to assess water quality. Credit: Spencer Phillips. Photo: Adobe Istock

The core team behind the project together with their MinION sequencer. Right to left: Andre Holzer, Lara Urban & Maximilian Stammnitz (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

ALT The core team behind the project together with their MinION sequencer. Right to left: Andre Holzer, Lara Urban & Maximilian Stammnitz (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

Punting and sequencing with the MinION. The MinION is a portable device that can sequence genetic material sampled from the environment – here, from the River Cam in Cambridge, UK. (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

ALT Punting and sequencing with the MinION. The MinION is a portable device that can sequence genetic material sampled from the environment – here, from the River Cam in Cambridge, UK. (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

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Our new study published in @eLife describes how the world's smallest portable DNA sequencing device @nanopore can be employed to simplify #water #monitoring around the globe. Great teamwork by @puntseq and special thanks to my co-authors Lara and Max!👉doi.org/10.7554/eLife.61504
Monitoring dangerous bacteria in freshwater. New study by scientists at Cambridge (UK) and EMBL-EBI shows how a pocket-sized DNA sequencer can be employed to assess water quality. Credit: Spencer Phillips. Photo: Adobe Istock

ALT Monitoring dangerous bacteria in freshwater. New study by scientists at Cambridge (UK) and EMBL-EBI shows how a pocket-sized DNA sequencer can be employed to assess water quality. Credit: Spencer Phillips. Photo: Adobe Istock

The core team behind the project together with their MinION sequencer. Right to left: Andre Holzer, Lara Urban & Maximilian Stammnitz (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

ALT The core team behind the project together with their MinION sequencer. Right to left: Andre Holzer, Lara Urban & Maximilian Stammnitz (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

Punting and sequencing with the MinION. The MinION is a portable device that can sequence genetic material sampled from the environment – here, from the River Cam in Cambridge, UK. (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

ALT Punting and sequencing with the MinION. The MinION is a portable device that can sequence genetic material sampled from the environment – here, from the River Cam in Cambridge, UK. (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

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We are delighted to present our @cambridge_Uni 2020 Vice Chancellor’s Awards. These awards celebrate a broad range of research impact and engagement achievements among staff at all career stages, including professional staff #VCAwards2020

VC Public Engagement Awards

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Great collaboration with @DevilsAdvoMax as well as many thanks to the whole @Puntseq team @LaraUrban42, @mbhall88, @Zannah_Du, @MJScherm, @acjwd3, @SurangiPerera1, @danieliasmh, @fionagilsenan @effkay88, Jotautas Baronas, Paul Saary, Daniel Kunz & Philipp Braeuninger-Weimer
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New edition of “The Scholar“ magazine came out this month. A pleasure to write an article about our #CitizenScience project @puntseq on how real-time #DNA #sequencing approaches #nanopore #metagnomics #edna can support global water monitoring efforts 👇 bit.ly/2GkjUVe

(PDF) Water Quality Monitoring by Citizen Science

PDF | Clean freshwater is fundamental to societies. However, globally, one in three people do not have access to it − a situation which demands more... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

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The complete magazine can be found here:👇gatescambridge.org/our-schol… @Gates_Cambridge @Cambridge_Uni @GatesAlumni @gatesfoundation @BillGates @melindagates
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