Molecular evolution of pathogens | Wellcome Trust Fellow @biology.ox.ac.uk | Independent Investigator Data Analytics & Epi Group @psioxford.bsky.social | MedSci Fellow @lincoln.ox.ac.uk | Oxford DTP & Zoology alum | https://users.ox.ac.uk/~univ4613/
Mahan Ghafari
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Incredibly valuable and timely work by Lissette, Edyth, and colleagues!
I'm excited to introduce our new workflow for detecting endogenous viral elements - HI-FEVER. 🖥️🧬
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Big thanks to @ariskatzourakis.bsky.social, @humanceae.bsky.social, José Gabriel and Cormac for bringing this from conception to fruition!
Trying to make sense of the unfolding Hantavirus outbreak from molecular sequence data. Many caveats apply; this is just a post on a blog, not a peer reviewed research paper, but is our attempt to make sense of the data so far and help out. All subject to revision etc.
Congratulations to @mghafari.bsky.social who has been selected as one of the New Voices in Virology!
Mahan's research focuses on the evolution of pathogens, particularly those with epidemic or pandemic potential and with implications for human, animal, and plant health 🦠
The Social Lives of Viruses is coming to Vancouver, Canada, from 4th-8th August 2026!
This is a free meeting dedicated to all aspects of virus-virus interactions & evolution.
To apply: socialviruses.zoology.ubc.ca
@sociovirology.bsky.social #socialviruses #evosky #lovevirology #virosky
We're recruiting!
We're looking for two graduate students to join us at UBC in Vancouver.
Fully funded and open to global applicants, with flexible start-date. Topics include theory, bioinformatics, and microbiology.
More details: asherleeks.com/apply
#socialviruses #evosky #virosky 🧪
Part 2: molecular clock analysis of lineages leading to the outbreak
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Huge thanks to everyone generating, sharing, and curating data so rapidly!
Feeling festive?
Why not deck the halls with @cvrinfo.bsky.social's papercraft #VirusSnowflakes and celebrate the science of viruses and the fight against viral diseases.
Download for free: cvr-engagement.co.uk/virus-snowfl...
#scicomm #sciart #decorations
It was a pleasure to host @systemsvirology.bsky.social at @biology.ox.ac.uk today for a fascinating talk on the origins and phenotypic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2!
Mahan Ghafari
Our two-part analysis of the current MV Hondius Andes virus outbreak is now live, including reconstruction of the outbreak molecular clock dating of the closest known ancestors of the outbreak lineage.
Part 1: outbreak sequence reconstruction and rooting
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Emma Harding
Aris Katzourakis
Mahan Ghafari
Preliminary reconstruction of the current MV Hondius Andes virus outbreak sequences Note on data use This is an informal analysis of currently available consensus sequences and is not intended as a fo...
Our two-part analysis of the current MV Hondius Andes virus outbreak is now live, including reconstruction of the outbreak molecular clock dating of the closest known ancestors of the outbreak lineage.
Part 1: outbreak sequence reconstruction and rooting
virological.org/t/molecular-...
Our initial work on the potential geographic and ecological origin of the MV Hondius Andes virus outbreak showing the outbreak lineage clusters most closely with some of our new sequences from southern Chile (lead by the brilliant Lissette): virological.org/t/potential-....
Note on data use This is an informal analysis and is not intended as a formal preprint or manuscript in its current form. This post focuses on the deeper evolutionary history of the lineage leading to...
Preliminary reconstruction of the current MV Hondius Andes virus outbreak sequences Note on data use This is an informal analysis of currently available consensus sequences and is not intended as a fo...
The recent outbreak aboard the MV Hondius caused by Andes virus raises two key questions [1]: (i) where do the outbreak genomes cluster geographically, and (ii) how can the phylogenetic signal be reco...
🎉 #JVirology is pleased to announce the selectees for our inaugural New Voices in Virology collection! Chosen from 275+ applicants, these early-career scientists stood out for their creative proposals & strong career trajectories. ➡️ Meet the New Voices: asm.social/2HY
Edyth Parker
AbstractSummary. Endogenous viral elements (EVEs) offer valuable insights into virus and host evolution, but their detection remains computationally and bi
