Alannah King
@dralannah.bsky.social
Staff Scientist at the Wellcome Sanger Insitute, and part of the Global Pneumococcal Sequencing project! 🧬 🖥️
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Birds but they get spookier each time. 🎃👻
Enter if you dare...🚪
Enter if you dare...🚪
October 31, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Birds but they get spookier each time. 🎃👻
Enter if you dare...🚪
Enter if you dare...🚪
Reposted by Alannah King
SeroBA(v2.0) and the SeroBAnk are published! 🧬🖥️
SeroBA(v2.0) can identify 102/107 pneumococcal serotypes, and the SeroBAnk is a guide to their cps loci, capsular structure, and antisera 🧪 Many collaborations were needed to make this detailed resource! ➡️ www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
SeroBA(v2.0) can identify 102/107 pneumococcal serotypes, and the SeroBAnk is a guide to their cps loci, capsular structure, and antisera 🧪 Many collaborations were needed to make this detailed resource! ➡️ www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
SeroBA(v2.0) and SeroBAnk: a robust genome-based serotyping scheme and comprehensive atlas of capsular diversity in Streptococcus pneumoniae
The unprecedented number of Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) genomes sequenced in recent years has accelerated the discovery of novel serotypes and highlighted the genetic diversity both be...
www.microbiologyresearch.org
October 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
SeroBA(v2.0) and the SeroBAnk are published! 🧬🖥️
SeroBA(v2.0) can identify 102/107 pneumococcal serotypes, and the SeroBAnk is a guide to their cps loci, capsular structure, and antisera 🧪 Many collaborations were needed to make this detailed resource! ➡️ www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
SeroBA(v2.0) can identify 102/107 pneumococcal serotypes, and the SeroBAnk is a guide to their cps loci, capsular structure, and antisera 🧪 Many collaborations were needed to make this detailed resource! ➡️ www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Last week I was in Beijing, China for the 5th Asia Pneumococcal Symposium! 🇨🇳 So many amazing talks - I learnt a lot and also recieved valuable feedback on my recent work! 🖥️🧬 🧪
The next Asian Pneumococcal Symposium will be held in Chiba, Japan, in 2027 🇯🇵 I am already looking forward to it!
The next Asian Pneumococcal Symposium will be held in Chiba, Japan, in 2027 🇯🇵 I am already looking forward to it!
October 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Last week I was in Beijing, China for the 5th Asia Pneumococcal Symposium! 🇨🇳 So many amazing talks - I learnt a lot and also recieved valuable feedback on my recent work! 🖥️🧬 🧪
The next Asian Pneumococcal Symposium will be held in Chiba, Japan, in 2027 🇯🇵 I am already looking forward to it!
The next Asian Pneumococcal Symposium will be held in Chiba, Japan, in 2027 🇯🇵 I am already looking forward to it!
Read #8 to learn about how the GPS project is working to support global research into how vaccines impact AMR 💊 🧪
Leading the GPS placement scheme, supporting and meeting talented global pneumococcal researchers, has been incredible. I have learnt so much from them!
Papers coming soon... 🖥️🧬
Leading the GPS placement scheme, supporting and meeting talented global pneumococcal researchers, has been incredible. I have learnt so much from them!
Papers coming soon... 🖥️🧬
Antimicrobial resistance is a major global health threat 🌍
Without action, deaths will keep rising.
See how we’re tackling it in our new blog ⬇️
https://sangerinstitute.blog/2025/10/01/ten-ways-the-sanger-institute-is-tackling-the-global-fight-against-amr/
Without action, deaths will keep rising.
See how we’re tackling it in our new blog ⬇️
https://sangerinstitute.blog/2025/10/01/ten-ways-the-sanger-institute-is-tackling-the-global-fight-against-amr/
October 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Read #8 to learn about how the GPS project is working to support global research into how vaccines impact AMR 💊 🧪
Leading the GPS placement scheme, supporting and meeting talented global pneumococcal researchers, has been incredible. I have learnt so much from them!
Papers coming soon... 🖥️🧬
Leading the GPS placement scheme, supporting and meeting talented global pneumococcal researchers, has been incredible. I have learnt so much from them!
Papers coming soon... 🖥️🧬
Reposted by Alannah King
New online! Zoonotic threats hidden in wildlife
Zoonotic threats hidden in wildlife
Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 22 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01239-xThis Genome Watch article explores how metagenomics can be used to investigate viral diversity and track emerging zoonotic disease threats from wildlife.
www.nature.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
New online! Zoonotic threats hidden in wildlife
It's likely the next pandemic will come from wildlife. But how can we prepare for the next spillover event, if we don't understand the diversity of viruses out there? 🦔🦠
Check out our Genomewatch article, where we discuss using meta-genomics to study viral diversity in wild mammals 🖥️🧬
rdcu.be/eHIBl
Check out our Genomewatch article, where we discuss using meta-genomics to study viral diversity in wild mammals 🖥️🧬
rdcu.be/eHIBl
Zoonotic threats hidden in wildlife
Nature Reviews Microbiology - This Genome Watch article explores how metagenomics can be used to investigate viral diversity and track emerging zoonotic disease threats from wildlife.
urldefense.proofpoint.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
It's likely the next pandemic will come from wildlife. But how can we prepare for the next spillover event, if we don't understand the diversity of viruses out there? 🦔🦠
Check out our Genomewatch article, where we discuss using meta-genomics to study viral diversity in wild mammals 🖥️🧬
rdcu.be/eHIBl
Check out our Genomewatch article, where we discuss using meta-genomics to study viral diversity in wild mammals 🖥️🧬
rdcu.be/eHIBl
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[🚨 New paper] The first nationwide, longitudinal WGS analysis of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Taiwan (2006–2022).
1,343 isolates from 27 hospitals, we track serotype, AMR, and genomic lineage before and after PCV13.
#GPS_project #PCV13_impact #Taiwan
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
1,343 isolates from 27 hospitals, we track serotype, AMR, and genomic lineage before and after PCV13.
#GPS_project #PCV13_impact #Taiwan
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Genomic analysis of the Streptococcus pneumoniae in Taiwan: a nationwide study from 2006 to 2022
Streptococcus pneumoniae remains a leading respiratory pathogen for children and the elderly. In Taiwan, a national PCV13 catch-up vaccination programme for children began in March 2013. This study in...
www.microbiologyresearch.org
September 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
[🚨 New paper] The first nationwide, longitudinal WGS analysis of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Taiwan (2006–2022).
1,343 isolates from 27 hospitals, we track serotype, AMR, and genomic lineage before and after PCV13.
#GPS_project #PCV13_impact #Taiwan
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
1,343 isolates from 27 hospitals, we track serotype, AMR, and genomic lineage before and after PCV13.
#GPS_project #PCV13_impact #Taiwan
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Reposted by Alannah King
happy #WorldMosquitoDay 🦟🦟🦟
what started as some really funny questions at a @skypeascientist.bsky.social call with 7 year olds is now a @sangerinstitute.bsky.social blogpost, check it out to learn funky new mosquito trivia!
sangerinstitute.blog/2025/08/20/h...
what started as some really funny questions at a @skypeascientist.bsky.social call with 7 year olds is now a @sangerinstitute.bsky.social blogpost, check it out to learn funky new mosquito trivia!
sangerinstitute.blog/2025/08/20/h...
August 20, 2025 at 8:52 AM
happy #WorldMosquitoDay 🦟🦟🦟
what started as some really funny questions at a @skypeascientist.bsky.social call with 7 year olds is now a @sangerinstitute.bsky.social blogpost, check it out to learn funky new mosquito trivia!
sangerinstitute.blog/2025/08/20/h...
what started as some really funny questions at a @skypeascientist.bsky.social call with 7 year olds is now a @sangerinstitute.bsky.social blogpost, check it out to learn funky new mosquito trivia!
sangerinstitute.blog/2025/08/20/h...
Reposted by Alannah King
Our review on the peculiar properties of mitochondrial carriers of the SLC25 family out: portlandpress.com/biochemj/art...
July 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Our review on the peculiar properties of mitochondrial carriers of the SLC25 family out: portlandpress.com/biochemj/art...
What do the BIOSCAN project and the Duxford Imperial War Museum have in common? They are both interested in things that fly! ✈️ 🐝
It was amazing to be at the Duxford Air Show with @engagewcs.bsky.social to discuss how the BIOSCAN project uses DNA barcoding to study flying insects in the UK 🧬
It was amazing to be at the Duxford Air Show with @engagewcs.bsky.social to discuss how the BIOSCAN project uses DNA barcoding to study flying insects in the UK 🧬
June 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
What do the BIOSCAN project and the Duxford Imperial War Museum have in common? They are both interested in things that fly! ✈️ 🐝
It was amazing to be at the Duxford Air Show with @engagewcs.bsky.social to discuss how the BIOSCAN project uses DNA barcoding to study flying insects in the UK 🧬
It was amazing to be at the Duxford Air Show with @engagewcs.bsky.social to discuss how the BIOSCAN project uses DNA barcoding to study flying insects in the UK 🧬
Reposted by Alannah King
If EMBL-EBI managed data resources have ever saved you time & effort, this is your chance to give back!
Fill in a 15-minute survey to help us:
🌍Demonstrate the real-world impact of our resources
🤓Understand your needs
🌟Secure continued funding
Closes 16 July
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Fill in a 15-minute survey to help us:
🌍Demonstrate the real-world impact of our resources
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June 16, 2025 at 10:20 AM
If EMBL-EBI managed data resources have ever saved you time & effort, this is your chance to give back!
Fill in a 15-minute survey to help us:
🌍Demonstrate the real-world impact of our resources
🤓Understand your needs
🌟Secure continued funding
Closes 16 July
www.surveymonkey.com/r/QGFMBH8?ch...
Fill in a 15-minute survey to help us:
🌍Demonstrate the real-world impact of our resources
🤓Understand your needs
🌟Secure continued funding
Closes 16 July
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We sequenced pneumococcal isolates from children with pneumococcal disease in Suzhou, China, 2014-2023 🖥️🧬
94% expressed serotypes in PCV13, which is not part of China’s National Immunisation Programme 💉
96% were multidrug-resistant 💊 🧪
Paper here 📄 www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
94% expressed serotypes in PCV13, which is not part of China’s National Immunisation Programme 💉
96% were multidrug-resistant 💊 🧪
Paper here 📄 www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Genomic analysis of invasive and non-invasive disease-causing Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from children between 2014 and 2023 in Suzhou, China
In 2017, 553,000 clinical cases of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children were reported in China, although the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), which targets the pneumococcal capsule, is not includ...
www.microbiologyresearch.org
June 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
We sequenced pneumococcal isolates from children with pneumococcal disease in Suzhou, China, 2014-2023 🖥️🧬
94% expressed serotypes in PCV13, which is not part of China’s National Immunisation Programme 💉
96% were multidrug-resistant 💊 🧪
Paper here 📄 www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
94% expressed serotypes in PCV13, which is not part of China’s National Immunisation Programme 💉
96% were multidrug-resistant 💊 🧪
Paper here 📄 www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Last week I co-chaired the 2025 Mechanisms of Membrane Transport Gordon Research Seminar! 🎤 🇨🇭
With cutting-edge science from early career researchers, thoughtful discussion, and insightful career conversations, I'm proud of the programme we put together 🧪 Thank you to all speakers and attendees! 🥳
With cutting-edge science from early career researchers, thoughtful discussion, and insightful career conversations, I'm proud of the programme we put together 🧪 Thank you to all speakers and attendees! 🥳
June 4, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Last week I co-chaired the 2025 Mechanisms of Membrane Transport Gordon Research Seminar! 🎤 🇨🇭
With cutting-edge science from early career researchers, thoughtful discussion, and insightful career conversations, I'm proud of the programme we put together 🧪 Thank you to all speakers and attendees! 🥳
With cutting-edge science from early career researchers, thoughtful discussion, and insightful career conversations, I'm proud of the programme we put together 🧪 Thank you to all speakers and attendees! 🥳
Reposted by Alannah King
Last week in #Europneumo2025, the GPS core team presents
1) Database of 26k pneumococcal genomes @harryhung.bsky.social
2) Global population structure of serotype 12F @dralannah.bsky.social
3) SeroBA - WGS-based tool to detect 102 known pneumococcal serotypes @OliverLorenz
1) Database of 26k pneumococcal genomes @harryhung.bsky.social
2) Global population structure of serotype 12F @dralannah.bsky.social
3) SeroBA - WGS-based tool to detect 102 known pneumococcal serotypes @OliverLorenz
June 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Last week in #Europneumo2025, the GPS core team presents
1) Database of 26k pneumococcal genomes @harryhung.bsky.social
2) Global population structure of serotype 12F @dralannah.bsky.social
3) SeroBA - WGS-based tool to detect 102 known pneumococcal serotypes @OliverLorenz
1) Database of 26k pneumococcal genomes @harryhung.bsky.social
2) Global population structure of serotype 12F @dralannah.bsky.social
3) SeroBA - WGS-based tool to detect 102 known pneumococcal serotypes @OliverLorenz
(Hopefully) Coming soon to a journal near you: serotype 12F is global 🌍, expressed by diverse pneumococcal lineages 🧬🖥️, and often antimicrobial resistant 💊
I had a great time at #Europneumo 2025 presenting a poster on our recent work on the invasive pneumococcal serotype 12F. Watch this space! 🧪
I had a great time at #Europneumo 2025 presenting a poster on our recent work on the invasive pneumococcal serotype 12F. Watch this space! 🧪
May 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
(Hopefully) Coming soon to a journal near you: serotype 12F is global 🌍, expressed by diverse pneumococcal lineages 🧬🖥️, and often antimicrobial resistant 💊
I had a great time at #Europneumo 2025 presenting a poster on our recent work on the invasive pneumococcal serotype 12F. Watch this space! 🧪
I had a great time at #Europneumo 2025 presenting a poster on our recent work on the invasive pneumococcal serotype 12F. Watch this space! 🧪
Reposted by Alannah King
cats when you give them a bath
May 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
cats when you give them a bath
Reposted by Alannah King
Do you need a #bioinformatic tool to detect almost all serotypes in #pneumococci?
The new SeroBA v2.0 can detect 102 of 107 known pneumococcal serotypes
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The new SeroBA v2.0 can detect 102 of 107 known pneumococcal serotypes
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
SeroBA(v2.0) and SeroBAnk: a robust genome-based serotyping scheme and comprehensive atlas of capsular diversity in Streptococcus pneumoniae
The unprecedented number of Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) genomes sequenced in recent years has accelerated the discovery of novel serotypes and highlighted the genetic diversity both be...
www.biorxiv.org
May 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Do you need a #bioinformatic tool to detect almost all serotypes in #pneumococci?
The new SeroBA v2.0 can detect 102 of 107 known pneumococcal serotypes
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The new SeroBA v2.0 can detect 102 of 107 known pneumococcal serotypes
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Struggling to keeping track of >100 pneumococcal serotypes? 🧪
Meet SeroBA(v2.0), an updated tool that can accurately type almost all serotypes from WGS data, plus the SeroBAnk, a pocket guide to the serotypes! 🧬🖥️
Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
SeroBAnk: www.pneumogen.net/gps/#/serobank
Meet SeroBA(v2.0), an updated tool that can accurately type almost all serotypes from WGS data, plus the SeroBAnk, a pocket guide to the serotypes! 🧬🖥️
Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
SeroBAnk: www.pneumogen.net/gps/#/serobank
SeroBA(v2.0) and SeroBAnk: a robust genome-based serotyping scheme and comprehensive atlas of capsular diversity in Streptococcus pneumoniae
The unprecedented number of Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) genomes sequenced in recent years has accelerated the discovery of novel serotypes and highlighted the genetic diversity both be...
www.biorxiv.org
April 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Struggling to keeping track of >100 pneumococcal serotypes? 🧪
Meet SeroBA(v2.0), an updated tool that can accurately type almost all serotypes from WGS data, plus the SeroBAnk, a pocket guide to the serotypes! 🧬🖥️
Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
SeroBAnk: www.pneumogen.net/gps/#/serobank
Meet SeroBA(v2.0), an updated tool that can accurately type almost all serotypes from WGS data, plus the SeroBAnk, a pocket guide to the serotypes! 🧬🖥️
Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
SeroBAnk: www.pneumogen.net/gps/#/serobank
Had an inspiring day yesterday visiting UCL to meet Prof. David Goldblatt and his team! I got the opportunity to present and discuss our progress on a recent collaboration, and learn about immunology 🧪
Thank you for the kind invitation to visit - Looking forward to sharing the full story soon! 🖥️🧬
Thank you for the kind invitation to visit - Looking forward to sharing the full story soon! 🖥️🧬
April 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Had an inspiring day yesterday visiting UCL to meet Prof. David Goldblatt and his team! I got the opportunity to present and discuss our progress on a recent collaboration, and learn about immunology 🧪
Thank you for the kind invitation to visit - Looking forward to sharing the full story soon! 🖥️🧬
Thank you for the kind invitation to visit - Looking forward to sharing the full story soon! 🖥️🧬
New paper! 📢 We analysed 20+ years of pneumococcal bloodstream isolates in the Netherlands to:
💊 Track antibiotic resistance trends
💉 Assess pneumococcal population shifts post-PCV
📈 Identify rising serotypes not covered by current childhood PCVs
Check it out! 🧬 🧪 doi.org/10.1099/mgen...
💊 Track antibiotic resistance trends
💉 Assess pneumococcal population shifts post-PCV
📈 Identify rising serotypes not covered by current childhood PCVs
Check it out! 🧬 🧪 doi.org/10.1099/mgen...
Investigating two decades of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteraemia in the Gelderland area, the Netherlands, using whole-genome sequencing
In the Netherlands, the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) was introduced to the childhood immunization programme in 2006 and replaced by the 10-valent PCV (PCV10, GSK) in 2011. To describe...
www.microbiologyresearch.org
March 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM
New paper! 📢 We analysed 20+ years of pneumococcal bloodstream isolates in the Netherlands to:
💊 Track antibiotic resistance trends
💉 Assess pneumococcal population shifts post-PCV
📈 Identify rising serotypes not covered by current childhood PCVs
Check it out! 🧬 🧪 doi.org/10.1099/mgen...
💊 Track antibiotic resistance trends
💉 Assess pneumococcal population shifts post-PCV
📈 Identify rising serotypes not covered by current childhood PCVs
Check it out! 🧬 🧪 doi.org/10.1099/mgen...