Jonathan Haars
@jonathanhaars.bsky.social
PhD-student in clinical microbiology at Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden.
Interested in Nanopore sequencing, metagenomics, SARS-CoV-2 and more.
Interested in Nanopore sequencing, metagenomics, SARS-CoV-2 and more.
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Twist-ONT: Combining nanopore sequencing with the twist comprehensive viral research panel
The Twist Comprehensive Viral Research Panel (Twist CVRP) is a probe-based hybridization capture enrichment method for whole-genome sequencing, design…
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Interested in virome sequencing on @nanoporetech.com instruments? Check out our latest paper where we publish Twist-ONT, a modified protocol for the Twist Comprehensive Viral Research Panel (by @twistbioscience.com) so that it can be used with ONT.
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I am now on Mastodon as well if you prefer that social site: mastodon.social/@Jonathan_Ha...
#Mastodon #Research
#Mastodon #Research
Jonathan Haars (@Jonathan_Haars@mastodon.social)
0 Posts, 0 Following, 0 Followers · PhD-student in clinical microbiology at Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden.
Interested in Nanopore sequencing, metagenomics, SARS-CoV-2 and...
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January 30, 2026 at 8:44 AM
I am now on Mastodon as well if you prefer that social site: mastodon.social/@Jonathan_Ha...
#Mastodon #Research
#Mastodon #Research
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Interested in virome sequencing on @nanoporetech.com instruments? Check out our latest paper where we publish Twist-ONT, a modified protocol for the Twist Comprehensive Viral Research Panel (by @twistbioscience.com) so that it can be used with ONT.
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Twist-ONT: Combining nanopore sequencing with the twist comprehensive viral research panel
The Twist Comprehensive Viral Research Panel (Twist CVRP) is a probe-based hybridization capture enrichment method for whole-genome sequencing, design…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Interested in virome sequencing on @nanoporetech.com instruments? Check out our latest paper where we publish Twist-ONT, a modified protocol for the Twist Comprehensive Viral Research Panel (by @twistbioscience.com) so that it can be used with ONT.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Want @nanoporetech.com data for benchmarking microbe related stuff? Check our data for pure cultures,
@zymoresearch.bsky.social mocks and metagenomes ( github.com/Kirk3gaard/M...). Basecalled reads with methylation is in @enasequence.bsky.social . Eventually the pod5s might go there as well.
@zymoresearch.bsky.social mocks and metagenomes ( github.com/Kirk3gaard/M...). Basecalled reads with methylation is in @enasequence.bsky.social . Eventually the pod5s might go there as well.
GitHub - Kirk3gaard/MicroBench: Overview of our data for microbial genomic benchmarking
Overview of our data for microbial genomic benchmarking - Kirk3gaard/MicroBench
github.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Want @nanoporetech.com data for benchmarking microbe related stuff? Check our data for pure cultures,
@zymoresearch.bsky.social mocks and metagenomes ( github.com/Kirk3gaard/M...). Basecalled reads with methylation is in @enasequence.bsky.social . Eventually the pod5s might go there as well.
@zymoresearch.bsky.social mocks and metagenomes ( github.com/Kirk3gaard/M...). Basecalled reads with methylation is in @enasequence.bsky.social . Eventually the pod5s might go there as well.
Interested in virome sequencing on @nanoporetech.com instruments? Check out our latest paper where we publish Twist-ONT, a modified protocol for the Twist Comprehensive Viral Research Panel (by @twistbioscience.com) so that it can be used with ONT.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Twist-ONT: Combining nanopore sequencing with the twist comprehensive viral research panel
The Twist Comprehensive Viral Research Panel (Twist CVRP) is a probe-based hybridization capture enrichment method for whole-genome sequencing, design…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Interested in virome sequencing on @nanoporetech.com instruments? Check out our latest paper where we publish Twist-ONT, a modified protocol for the Twist Comprehensive Viral Research Panel (by @twistbioscience.com) so that it can be used with ONT.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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A co-speciation dilemma and a lifestyle transition with genomic consequences in Wolbachia of Neotropical Drosophila
#Drosophila
#Drosophila
A co-speciation dilemma and a lifestyle transition with genomic consequences in Wolbachia of Neotropical Drosophila
#Drosophila
PubMed link
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
December 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
A co-speciation dilemma and a lifestyle transition with genomic consequences in Wolbachia of Neotropical Drosophila
#Drosophila
#Drosophila
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At the 8th Nordic Conference of Antiviral Treatments Strategies and Drug Resistance at the beautiful Norrlands Nation in Uppsala, arranged by my co-supervisor Johan Lennerstrand 🧪 #Science #Antivirals #HIV #SARSCoV2 #Hepatitis #Virology
June 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
At the 8th Nordic Conference of Antiviral Treatments Strategies and Drug Resistance at the beautiful Norrlands Nation in Uppsala, arranged by my co-supervisor Johan Lennerstrand 🧪 #Science #Antivirals #HIV #SARSCoV2 #Hepatitis #Virology
At the 8th Nordic Conference of Antiviral Treatments Strategies and Drug Resistance at the beautiful Norrlands Nation in Uppsala, arranged by my co-supervisor Johan Lennerstrand 🧪 #Science #Antivirals #HIV #SARSCoV2 #Hepatitis #Virology
June 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
At the 8th Nordic Conference of Antiviral Treatments Strategies and Drug Resistance at the beautiful Norrlands Nation in Uppsala, arranged by my co-supervisor Johan Lennerstrand 🧪 #Science #Antivirals #HIV #SARSCoV2 #Hepatitis #Virology
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A summary of our recent study on SARS-CoV-2 and monoclonal antibodies was published in Physician's Weekly 🧪 www.physiciansweekly.com/mutation-pat...
#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
#Science
#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
#Science
Mutation Patterns Threaten Monoclonal Antibody Utility
The following is a summary of “Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants and mutations in Central Sweden between 2023 and 2024 and their potential implications on monoclonal antibodies pemivibart and sipavibart...
www.physiciansweekly.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
A summary of our recent study on SARS-CoV-2 and monoclonal antibodies was published in Physician's Weekly 🧪 www.physiciansweekly.com/mutation-pat...
#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
#Science
#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
#Science
A summary of our recent study on SARS-CoV-2 and monoclonal antibodies was published in Physician's Weekly 🧪 www.physiciansweekly.com/mutation-pat...
#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
#Science
#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
#Science
Mutation Patterns Threaten Monoclonal Antibody Utility
The following is a summary of “Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants and mutations in Central Sweden between 2023 and 2024 and their potential implications on monoclonal antibodies pemivibart and sipavibart...
www.physiciansweekly.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
A summary of our recent study on SARS-CoV-2 and monoclonal antibodies was published in Physician's Weekly 🧪 www.physiciansweekly.com/mutation-pat...
#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
#Science
#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
#Science
Reposted by Jonathan Haars
A Genomic Medicine Sweden project that our lab was part of has been published, 16S sequencing using #nanopore #sequencing 🧪 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Science #Research #Microbiology
#Science #Research #Microbiology
Nationwide multicentre study of Nanopore long-read sequencing for 16S rRNA-species identification - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Purpose Recent improvements in Nanopore sequencing chemistry has made it a promising platform for long-read 16S rRNA sequencing. This study evaluated its clinical utility in a nationwide collaboration...
link.springer.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
A Genomic Medicine Sweden project that our lab was part of has been published, 16S sequencing using #nanopore #sequencing 🧪 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Science #Research #Microbiology
#Science #Research #Microbiology
Reposted by Jonathan Haars
Comprehensive transcriptome assessment in PBMCs of post-COVID patients at a median follow-up of 28 months after a mild COVID infection reveals upregulation of JAK/STAT signaling and a prolonged immune response
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#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
#PostCovid
#LongCovid
#PASC
doi.org/10.3389/fimm...
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#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
#PostCovid
#LongCovid
#PASC
doi.org/10.3389/fimm...
Frontiers | Comprehensive transcriptome assessment in PBMCs of post-COVID patients at a median follow-up of 28 months after a mild COVID infection reveals upregulation of JAK/STAT signaling and a prol...
BackgroundPost-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), also known as post-COVID-19 condition (here abbreviated as post-COVID) is an escalating global ...
doi.org
May 31, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Comprehensive transcriptome assessment in PBMCs of post-COVID patients at a median follow-up of 28 months after a mild COVID infection reveals upregulation of JAK/STAT signaling and a prolonged immune response
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#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
#PostCovid
#LongCovid
#PASC
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#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
#PostCovid
#LongCovid
#PASC
doi.org/10.3389/fimm...
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Happy to share our latest scientific article, “Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants and mutations in Central Sweden between 2023 and 2024 and their potential implications on monoclonal antibodies pemivibart and sipavibart as PrEP in the region”
#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
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Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants and mutations in Central Sweden between 2023 and 2024 and their potential implications on monoclonal antibodies pemivibart and sipavibart as PrEP in the region
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are an important option against SARS-CoV-2, especially as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for patients with immune system impairment. PrEP mAbs like sipavibart and pemi...
www.tandfonline.com
May 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Happy to share our latest scientific article, “Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants and mutations in Central Sweden between 2023 and 2024 and their potential implications on monoclonal antibodies pemivibart and sipavibart as PrEP in the region”
#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Comprehensive transcriptome assessment in PBMCs of post-COVID patients at a median follow-up of 28 months after a mild COVID infection reveals upregulation of JAK/STAT signaling and a prolonged immune response
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#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
#PostCovid
#LongCovid
#PASC
doi.org/10.3389/fimm...
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#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
#PostCovid
#LongCovid
#PASC
doi.org/10.3389/fimm...
Frontiers | Comprehensive transcriptome assessment in PBMCs of post-COVID patients at a median follow-up of 28 months after a mild COVID infection reveals upregulation of JAK/STAT signaling and a prol...
BackgroundPost-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), also known as post-COVID-19 condition (here abbreviated as post-COVID) is an escalating global ...
doi.org
May 31, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Comprehensive transcriptome assessment in PBMCs of post-COVID patients at a median follow-up of 28 months after a mild COVID infection reveals upregulation of JAK/STAT signaling and a prolonged immune response
🧪
#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
#PostCovid
#LongCovid
#PASC
doi.org/10.3389/fimm...
🧪
#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
#PostCovid
#LongCovid
#PASC
doi.org/10.3389/fimm...
Happy to share our latest scientific article, “Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants and mutations in Central Sweden between 2023 and 2024 and their potential implications on monoclonal antibodies pemivibart and sipavibart as PrEP in the region”
#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants and mutations in Central Sweden between 2023 and 2024 and their potential implications on monoclonal antibodies pemivibart and sipavibart as PrEP in the region
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are an important option against SARS-CoV-2, especially as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for patients with immune system impairment. PrEP mAbs like sipavibart and pemi...
www.tandfonline.com
May 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Happy to share our latest scientific article, “Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants and mutations in Central Sweden between 2023 and 2024 and their potential implications on monoclonal antibodies pemivibart and sipavibart as PrEP in the region”
#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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#COVID19
#SARSCoV2
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Incredible how quickly Yunlong Cao & co provide us w/info on the latest emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.
Already, we have great data on BA.3.2 (the divergent saltation lineage detected in South Africa & the Netherlands & NB.1.8.1, an emerging contender for global dominance. 1/9
Already, we have great data on BA.3.2 (the divergent saltation lineage detected in South Africa & the Netherlands & NB.1.8.1, an emerging contender for global dominance. 1/9
May 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Incredible how quickly Yunlong Cao & co provide us w/info on the latest emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.
Already, we have great data on BA.3.2 (the divergent saltation lineage detected in South Africa & the Netherlands & NB.1.8.1, an emerging contender for global dominance. 1/9
Already, we have great data on BA.3.2 (the divergent saltation lineage detected in South Africa & the Netherlands & NB.1.8.1, an emerging contender for global dominance. 1/9
Reposted by Jonathan Haars
May 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
A Genomic Medicine Sweden project that our lab was part of has been published, 16S sequencing using #nanopore #sequencing 🧪 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Science #Research #Microbiology
#Science #Research #Microbiology
Nationwide multicentre study of Nanopore long-read sequencing for 16S rRNA-species identification - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Purpose Recent improvements in Nanopore sequencing chemistry has made it a promising platform for long-read 16S rRNA sequencing. This study evaluated its clinical utility in a nationwide collaboration...
link.springer.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
A Genomic Medicine Sweden project that our lab was part of has been published, 16S sequencing using #nanopore #sequencing 🧪 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Science #Research #Microbiology
#Science #Research #Microbiology
Reposted by Jonathan Haars
Peto's Paradox—that cancer does not increase with body size of mammals—was wrong.
A new, comprehensive study of 263 species documents higher cancer prevalence with increasing body mass. Some large animals (e.g. elephants) have some built-in genetic adaptations
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @pnas.org
A new, comprehensive study of 263 species documents higher cancer prevalence with increasing body mass. Some large animals (e.g. elephants) have some built-in genetic adaptations
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @pnas.org
No evidence for Peto’s paradox in terrestrial vertebrates | PNAS
Larger, longer-lived species are expected to have a higher cancer prevalence compared
to smaller, shorter-lived species owing to the greater number...
www.pnas.org
February 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Peto's Paradox—that cancer does not increase with body size of mammals—was wrong.
A new, comprehensive study of 263 species documents higher cancer prevalence with increasing body mass. Some large animals (e.g. elephants) have some built-in genetic adaptations
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @pnas.org
A new, comprehensive study of 263 species documents higher cancer prevalence with increasing body mass. Some large animals (e.g. elephants) have some built-in genetic adaptations
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @pnas.org
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Pan-microbial metagenomics protocol v1.2Public workspaceCritical
search.app
February 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
New #preprint from our #research group, Campylobacter jejuni isolated from wild birds and free-range poultry were whole-genome sequenced: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
#WGS #Science #Bacteria 🧪
#WGS #Science #Bacteria 🧪
Whole Genome Sequencing of Clinically Relevant Campylobacter Jejuni Isolated from Wild Birds and Free-Range Poultry in Bangladesh
Campylobacter jejuni is a zoonotic pathogen causing potential hazards for both humans and animals. Wild birds and domesticated poultry species may be potential
papers.ssrn.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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At Stockholm University, we are now starting a 2-year Master’s programme in Evolutionary Genomics!
Topics include population genetics, phylogenetics, molecular & genome evolution, DNA sequencing, bioinformatics, and palaeogenetics.
Please spread the word!
www.su.se/english/sear...
Topics include population genetics, phylogenetics, molecular & genome evolution, DNA sequencing, bioinformatics, and palaeogenetics.
Please spread the word!
www.su.se/english/sear...
January 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
At Stockholm University, we are now starting a 2-year Master’s programme in Evolutionary Genomics!
Topics include population genetics, phylogenetics, molecular & genome evolution, DNA sequencing, bioinformatics, and palaeogenetics.
Please spread the word!
www.su.se/english/sear...
Topics include population genetics, phylogenetics, molecular & genome evolution, DNA sequencing, bioinformatics, and palaeogenetics.
Please spread the word!
www.su.se/english/sear...
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Tis the season for #holiday lights. #avianinfluenza sequencing up and running on our new #mk1d from Oxford Nanopore at Pasteur Cambodia . #nanopore #oxfordnanopre #genomic #h5n1 #alliwantforchristmas #anywhereanything #virosky #idsky 🧪🦠🧬🔬🥼🥼🧑🔬
December 20, 2024 at 4:25 AM
Tis the season for #holiday lights. #avianinfluenza sequencing up and running on our new #mk1d from Oxford Nanopore at Pasteur Cambodia . #nanopore #oxfordnanopre #genomic #h5n1 #alliwantforchristmas #anywhereanything #virosky #idsky 🧪🦠🧬🔬🥼🥼🧑🔬
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Very excited (and a bit nervous) to announce that I will be hiring two Postdocs for my new group(!) in Copenhagen to study the Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA which survives in present-day humans. Retweet will be much appreciated :)
Link for application:
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
Link for application:
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
December 2, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Very excited (and a bit nervous) to announce that I will be hiring two Postdocs for my new group(!) in Copenhagen to study the Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA which survives in present-day humans. Retweet will be much appreciated :)
Link for application:
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
Link for application:
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...