Sophien Kamoun
@kamounlab.bsky.social
Biologist @ The Sainsbury Lab; passionate about plant pathogens & evolution; open science advocate; loves travel, food and sports; nomad and hunter-gatherer. Web http://kamounlab.net | Medium https://medium.com/@kamounlab | GetGenome http://getgenome.net
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Fantastic hosting the @GoogleDeepMind team at TSL with @kamounlab.bsky.social 🌱
From AI in plant health to building scientific capacity, our missions clearly resonate!
Tools like AlphaFold can accelerate scientific breakthroughs in our field -holding real promise for global food security 🌍
From AI in plant health to building scientific capacity, our missions clearly resonate!
Tools like AlphaFold can accelerate scientific breakthroughs in our field -holding real promise for global food security 🌍
Amazing to meet Lila Ibrahim and the @GoogleDeepMind Team and find out how we share much of the same ethos and goals in tackling global challenges 😍👇🏼
Do a predoc, young grasshoppers!https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/do-a-predoc-young-people-155c32d094a @adnroide
November 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Do a predoc, young grasshoppers!https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/do-a-predoc-young-people-155c32d094a @adnroide
Les Rita Mitsouko - Andy [Paroles Audio HQ]
YouTube video by 100% Lyrics Karaoké ♪
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November 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Anguilla 🇦🇮 cashing on the .ai boom 💥 apple.news/AS3ziscgMRqK...
The tiny Caribbean island making millions from our tech boom without lifting a finger — The Telegraph
Artificial intelligence giants are scrambling to secure Anguilla’s lucrative .ai domain, and the nation’s economy is reaping the rewards
apple.news
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Anguilla 🇦🇮 cashing on the .ai boom 💥 apple.news/AS3ziscgMRqK...
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I have had other colleagues from Europe tell me they simply will not attend conferences in the US for the foreseeable future because they no longer feel welcome. They have seen the stories of travelers detained and don't want to hand their social media over to the current administration for approval
November 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I have had other colleagues from Europe tell me they simply will not attend conferences in the US for the foreseeable future because they no longer feel welcome. They have seen the stories of travelers detained and don't want to hand their social media over to the current administration for approval
This is based on a talk I gave to the Crop Trust, before we conserve we need to understand the standing variation in the genebanks we have -- #ConservationGenomics kamounlab.medium.com/crispr-gene-...
November 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This is based on a talk I gave to the Crop Trust, before we conserve we need to understand the standing variation in the genebanks we have -- #ConservationGenomics kamounlab.medium.com/crispr-gene-...
#HeardToday A lot of protein-protein interactions turned out to be artefacts of removal of membrane lipids
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
#HeardToday A lot of protein-protein interactions turned out to be artefacts of removal of membrane lipids
CryoAtom is a software that automatically constructs full-atom 3D structural models of proteins based on cryo-EM density maps github.com/YangLab-SDU/...
GitHub - YangLab-SDU/CryoAtom: From cryo-EM density map to atomic structure
From cryo-EM density map to atomic structure. Contribute to YangLab-SDU/CryoAtom development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
CryoAtom is a software that automatically constructs full-atom 3D structural models of proteins based on cryo-EM density maps github.com/YangLab-SDU/...
Today's magic word is #Kamounia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamounia
Kamounia - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Today's magic word is #Kamounia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamounia
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This week, @cristobaluauy.bsky.social spoke to the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee in the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk about how science and technological innovation can help to support global food security.
![Photo of Professor Cristóbal Uauy, Director of the John Innes Centre, in the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee, House of Commons, alongside Dr Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director of CGIAR. His quote reads: “The UK punches above its weight in terms of the research we do. […] We can really deliver when we have the right regulatory environment, funding and partnerships.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cvvxdslfqv73w4azkj3njeb3/bafkreieuwg3semq3kjedes3y3f7sdu6wtpano2u4kybehstruzencirfdi@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This week, @cristobaluauy.bsky.social spoke to the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee in the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk about how science and technological innovation can help to support global food security.
#HeardToday #TSLAutumnSymposium I don’t like mushrooms. I find them slimy.
November 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
#HeardToday #TSLAutumnSymposium I don’t like mushrooms. I find them slimy.
We are excited to welcome Maryam Sargolzaei to our team. Maryam is a plant pathologist who completed her Ph.D. at the University of Milan and previously obtained her Master of Science from University Putra Malaysia (UPM). We look forward to having her on board. kamounlab.tumblr.com/post/7992001...
Kamoun Lab @ TSL
We are excited to welcome Maryam Sargolzaei to our team. Maryam is a plant pathologist who completed her Ph.D. at the University of Milan and previously obtained her Master of Science from University....
kamounlab.tumblr.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
We are excited to welcome Maryam Sargolzaei to our team. Maryam is a plant pathologist who completed her Ph.D. at the University of Milan and previously obtained her Master of Science from University Putra Malaysia (UPM). We look forward to having her on board. kamounlab.tumblr.com/post/7992001...
Reposted by Sophien Kamoun
We sequenced the genome of the Phytophthora infestans from that particular historical sample back in 2013 to characterize the genetic makeup of the strain that cause the pandemic outbreak of potato late blight. elifesciences.org/articles/00731 @kamounlab.bsky.social
The rise and fall of the Phytophthora infestans lineage that triggered the Irish potato famine
The strain of Phytophthora infestans that caused the Great Famine in the late 1840s was caused by a single genotype that is distinct from, but closely related to, the most prevalent modern genotype.
elifesciences.org
November 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
We sequenced the genome of the Phytophthora infestans from that particular historical sample back in 2013 to characterize the genetic makeup of the strain that cause the pandemic outbreak of potato late blight. elifesciences.org/articles/00731 @kamounlab.bsky.social
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A shared heritage - "Irish Lumper" #potato leaf with #Phytophthora infestans #blight @rbgkew.bsky.social collected 1847 during an Gorta Mór - Great #Famine - used to illustrate monoculture risks in Future of Food exhibition, Science Museum #London
#historyofscience #Empire #Ireland #envhist #botany
#historyofscience #Empire #Ireland #envhist #botany
October 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A shared heritage - "Irish Lumper" #potato leaf with #Phytophthora infestans #blight @rbgkew.bsky.social collected 1847 during an Gorta Mór - Great #Famine - used to illustrate monoculture risks in Future of Food exhibition, Science Museum #London
#historyofscience #Empire #Ireland #envhist #botany
#historyofscience #Empire #Ireland #envhist #botany
Reposted by Sophien Kamoun
Want good Bioinformatics resources for Phytopathogens?
Plant pathology community at @bspp.bsky.social and @britmycolsoc.org.uk please take the time to complete the Phytopathogen Genomics Resources Survey:-
🔗 zurl.co/gKjC1
Your input is important for FungiDB/@veupathdb.org
& Ensembl @ebi.embl.org.
Plant pathology community at @bspp.bsky.social and @britmycolsoc.org.uk please take the time to complete the Phytopathogen Genomics Resources Survey:-
🔗 zurl.co/gKjC1
Your input is important for FungiDB/@veupathdb.org
& Ensembl @ebi.embl.org.
October 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Want good Bioinformatics resources for Phytopathogens?
Plant pathology community at @bspp.bsky.social and @britmycolsoc.org.uk please take the time to complete the Phytopathogen Genomics Resources Survey:-
🔗 zurl.co/gKjC1
Your input is important for FungiDB/@veupathdb.org
& Ensembl @ebi.embl.org.
Plant pathology community at @bspp.bsky.social and @britmycolsoc.org.uk please take the time to complete the Phytopathogen Genomics Resources Survey:-
🔗 zurl.co/gKjC1
Your input is important for FungiDB/@veupathdb.org
& Ensembl @ebi.embl.org.
Where Parisians post their preprints…
October 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Where Parisians post their preprints…
Reposted by Sophien Kamoun
#APSPM2026 is open to anyone curious about combining protein structure and evolution. Learn where to start in our workshops and discover how structure meets phylogenetics.
Feb 15 - 18, 2026
Brisbane, Australia
Register here: biosig.lab.uq.edu.au/strphy26/reg...
(in-person only)
Feb 15 - 18, 2026
Brisbane, Australia
Register here: biosig.lab.uq.edu.au/strphy26/reg...
(in-person only)
October 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
#APSPM2026 is open to anyone curious about combining protein structure and evolution. Learn where to start in our workshops and discover how structure meets phylogenetics.
Feb 15 - 18, 2026
Brisbane, Australia
Register here: biosig.lab.uq.edu.au/strphy26/reg...
(in-person only)
Feb 15 - 18, 2026
Brisbane, Australia
Register here: biosig.lab.uq.edu.au/strphy26/reg...
(in-person only)
Since that 2015 article wondered if Apple stock would ever hit $700 again, $AAPL has risen ~10× and dividends….
Stock analysts are 🤡 theweek.com/articles/468...
Stock analysts are 🤡 theweek.com/articles/468...
Will Apple stock ever reach $700 again?
The iPhone maker's once high-flying share price has been diving for months, and sank even further Thursday. Are Apple's best days behind it?
theweek.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Since that 2015 article wondered if Apple stock would ever hit $700 again, $AAPL has risen ~10× and dividends….
Stock analysts are 🤡 theweek.com/articles/468...
Stock analysts are 🤡 theweek.com/articles/468...
With the students of the Bioinformatics Master's degree at ISBST - Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Sidi Thabet
Well done Alif @AlifChebbi for inviting then to #TBio25 Tunisian Bioinformatics conference 25 💪
Well done Alif @AlifChebbi for inviting then to #TBio25 Tunisian Bioinformatics conference 25 💪
October 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
With the students of the Bioinformatics Master's degree at ISBST - Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Sidi Thabet
Well done Alif @AlifChebbi for inviting then to #TBio25 Tunisian Bioinformatics conference 25 💪
Well done Alif @AlifChebbi for inviting then to #TBio25 Tunisian Bioinformatics conference 25 💪
Now speaking at #Tbio2025
Nabil Amor @nabilamor rediscovered the Arabian Leopard using field genomics @theBentoLab
Read the article! bento.bio/story/decodi...
Nabil Amor @nabilamor rediscovered the Arabian Leopard using field genomics @theBentoLab
Read the article! bento.bio/story/decodi...
October 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Now speaking at #Tbio2025
Nabil Amor @nabilamor rediscovered the Arabian Leopard using field genomics @theBentoLab
Read the article! bento.bio/story/decodi...
Nabil Amor @nabilamor rediscovered the Arabian Leopard using field genomics @theBentoLab
Read the article! bento.bio/story/decodi...
Reposted by Sophien Kamoun
GetGenome October 2025 newsletter highlighting a few of GetGenome’s recent activities.
Remember, you can find our previous newsletters here - getgenome.net/network
Remember, you can find our previous newsletters here - getgenome.net/network
October 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
GetGenome October 2025 newsletter highlighting a few of GetGenome’s recent activities.
Remember, you can find our previous newsletters here - getgenome.net/network
Remember, you can find our previous newsletters here - getgenome.net/network
Flashy studies win you papers; sustained rigor wins you a legacy. #AcademicChatter ⚽️
October 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Flashy studies win you papers; sustained rigor wins you a legacy. #AcademicChatter ⚽️
Reposted by Sophien Kamoun
Reposted by Sophien Kamoun
Traveling and working around the world enriches you as a human being: new people, cultures and societies, natural wonders... but for me, it also served to greatly appreciate my origins: eternally grateful to have been born where I was (especially as a woman).
October 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Traveling and working around the world enriches you as a human being: new people, cultures and societies, natural wonders... but for me, it also served to greatly appreciate my origins: eternally grateful to have been born where I was (especially as a woman).
Reposted by Sophien Kamoun
PHD: What does an ‘optimal’ community of #bacteria and #fungi look like for #pathogen suppression?
That's a key question to explore in this fully-funded #PhDproject with @neilhall.bsky.social, @mcmullan0.bsky.social and @rowenahill.bsky.social at the Earlham Institute.
That's a key question to explore in this fully-funded #PhDproject with @neilhall.bsky.social, @mcmullan0.bsky.social and @rowenahill.bsky.social at the Earlham Institute.
Combatting wheat take-all disease with in-field and synthetic microbial communities
4-year Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (NRPDTP) PhD
buff.ly
October 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
PHD: What does an ‘optimal’ community of #bacteria and #fungi look like for #pathogen suppression?
That's a key question to explore in this fully-funded #PhDproject with @neilhall.bsky.social, @mcmullan0.bsky.social and @rowenahill.bsky.social at the Earlham Institute.
That's a key question to explore in this fully-funded #PhDproject with @neilhall.bsky.social, @mcmullan0.bsky.social and @rowenahill.bsky.social at the Earlham Institute.