Matt Mead
@memead.bsky.social
Bioinformatician at Ginkgo Bioworks interested in how science can make the world a better place, Rian Johnson’s Star Wars trilogy that will probably never get made, and helping my sons grow up to not be jerks.
I built a small app (GenomeCheck ✅ - github.com/meadm/Genome...) for assessing genome assemblies and catching mislabeled data. It can be run on Streamlit Community Cloud (genomecheck.streamlit.app), Docker (meadm/genomecheck:latest), or locally via the GitHub repo. Let me know what you think!
GitHub - meadm/GenomeCheck: Streamlit app within a docker container for carrying out genome QC and comparisons
Streamlit app within a docker container for carrying out genome QC and comparisons - meadm/GenomeCheck
github.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I built a small app (GenomeCheck ✅ - github.com/meadm/Genome...) for assessing genome assemblies and catching mislabeled data. It can be run on Streamlit Community Cloud (genomecheck.streamlit.app), Docker (meadm/genomecheck:latest), or locally via the GitHub repo. Let me know what you think!
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The new -outfmt 20 in BLAST 😍. No more frustrated googling to remember which column is which.....
September 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The new -outfmt 20 in BLAST 😍. No more frustrated googling to remember which column is which.....
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some of you need to make like travis kelce and engage with a tailor swiftly
August 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
some of you need to make like travis kelce and engage with a tailor swiftly
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~~ Frontiers of cloning ~~
Pulled two more Samoyeds out of the same Samoyed
August 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
~~ Frontiers of cloning ~~
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🍄Mark your calendars for March 17-22, 2026 for #Fungal26! Registration will open October 25, 2025. We can’t wait to see you at Asilomar in absolutely beautiful Pacific Grove, California. Start planning today!
🔗Stay updated on all the important information at buff.ly/BjAlE2j.
🔗Stay updated on all the important information at buff.ly/BjAlE2j.
August 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🍄Mark your calendars for March 17-22, 2026 for #Fungal26! Registration will open October 25, 2025. We can’t wait to see you at Asilomar in absolutely beautiful Pacific Grove, California. Start planning today!
🔗Stay updated on all the important information at buff.ly/BjAlE2j.
🔗Stay updated on all the important information at buff.ly/BjAlE2j.
What sorts of #bioinformatic tasks, tools, or processes do you wish were more user friendly or accessible to non-bioinformaticians? I'm looking to potentially build some tools (especially for the #fungal community) that can help biologists get the most out of their data and speed up their science!
July 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
What sorts of #bioinformatic tasks, tools, or processes do you wish were more user friendly or accessible to non-bioinformaticians? I'm looking to potentially build some tools (especially for the #fungal community) that can help biologists get the most out of their data and speed up their science!
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1/27 We have a new paper out! Turns out that snowflake yeast have been hiding a secret from us - they've evolved a (very!) crude circulatory system. Not with blood vessels or a heart, but through spontaneous fluid flows powered by their metabolism. 🧪🔬
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
June 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
1/27 We have a new paper out! Turns out that snowflake yeast have been hiding a secret from us - they've evolved a (very!) crude circulatory system. Not with blood vessels or a heart, but through spontaneous fluid flows powered by their metabolism. 🧪🔬
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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Big day for the lab at #Evol2025
Curious about machine learning?
Want to learn more about not so silent codon changes?
Love yeast?
We've got talks and posters for you!
Curious about machine learning?
Want to learn more about not so silent codon changes?
Love yeast?
We've got talks and posters for you!
June 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Big day for the lab at #Evol2025
Curious about machine learning?
Want to learn more about not so silent codon changes?
Love yeast?
We've got talks and posters for you!
Curious about machine learning?
Want to learn more about not so silent codon changes?
Love yeast?
We've got talks and posters for you!
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I’m excited to present my work on mobile genetic element evolution at #Evol2025 on Tuesday, June 24! Come by the Bioinformatics & Molecular Evolution session at 9:45am for my talk, “The little plasmid that could: evolution of a small antimicrobial resistance element” (room Athena F)
June 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I’m excited to present my work on mobile genetic element evolution at #Evol2025 on Tuesday, June 24! Come by the Bioinformatics & Molecular Evolution session at 9:45am for my talk, “The little plasmid that could: evolution of a small antimicrobial resistance element” (room Athena F)
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Hang onto your socks, I'm about to tell you the best dad joke you ever done heard.
Did you know that Norway puts barcodes on all of their ships?
It's so that when the ships return to port, they can Scandinavian
Did you know that Norway puts barcodes on all of their ships?
It's so that when the ships return to port, they can Scandinavian
June 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Hang onto your socks, I'm about to tell you the best dad joke you ever done heard.
Did you know that Norway puts barcodes on all of their ships?
It's so that when the ships return to port, they can Scandinavian
Did you know that Norway puts barcodes on all of their ships?
It's so that when the ships return to port, they can Scandinavian
One of the best. #RIP www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0lj...
God Only Knows (Remastered 1996)
YouTube video by The Beach Boys - Topic
www.youtube.com
June 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
One of the best. #RIP www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0lj...
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Nice reporting from CBS on how F. graminearum is already in the USA, an overview of head blight, and the impact of the mycotoxins the fungus produces.
Features a familiar name for many in the Fusarium world—retired USDA plant pathologist Corby Kistler!
www.cbsnews.com/news/fungus-...
Features a familiar name for many in the Fusarium world—retired USDA plant pathologist Corby Kistler!
www.cbsnews.com/news/fungus-...
Fungus in "agroterrorism" arrest already widely prevalent in U.S., researcher says
Two Chinese researchers were charged with trying to smuggle strains of a fungus called Fusarium graminearum into the U.S.
www.cbsnews.com
June 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Nice reporting from CBS on how F. graminearum is already in the USA, an overview of head blight, and the impact of the mycotoxins the fungus produces.
Features a familiar name for many in the Fusarium world—retired USDA plant pathologist Corby Kistler!
www.cbsnews.com/news/fungus-...
Features a familiar name for many in the Fusarium world—retired USDA plant pathologist Corby Kistler!
www.cbsnews.com/news/fungus-...
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We are looking for a Postdoc in the LaBella Lab!
Do you love fungi 🍄, genetics 🧬and bioinformatics 💻 - then this might be a good fit for you!
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/63307
Applications accepted through July 1
Do you love fungi 🍄, genetics 🧬and bioinformatics 💻 - then this might be a good fit for you!
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/63307
Applications accepted through July 1
June 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
We are looking for a Postdoc in the LaBella Lab!
Do you love fungi 🍄, genetics 🧬and bioinformatics 💻 - then this might be a good fit for you!
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/63307
Applications accepted through July 1
Do you love fungi 🍄, genetics 🧬and bioinformatics 💻 - then this might be a good fit for you!
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/63307
Applications accepted through July 1
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NIH funding supporting the HMMER and Infernal software projects has been terminated. NIH states that our work, as well as all other federally funded research at Harvard, is of no benefit to the US.
May 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
NIH funding supporting the HMMER and Infernal software projects has been terminated. NIH states that our work, as well as all other federally funded research at Harvard, is of no benefit to the US.
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Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab
May 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab
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www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
new preprint on predicting antifungal drug resistance in yeasts is out!
new preprint on predicting antifungal drug resistance in yeasts is out!
May 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
new preprint on predicting antifungal drug resistance in yeasts is out!
new preprint on predicting antifungal drug resistance in yeasts is out!
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We're gearing up to tackle new kingdoms of life, thanks to generous support from @wellcometrust.bsky.social. Get in touch!
Read more on our blog: cultivarium.substack.com/p/fungi-and-...
Read more on our blog: cultivarium.substack.com/p/fungi-and-...
April 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
We're gearing up to tackle new kingdoms of life, thanks to generous support from @wellcometrust.bsky.social. Get in touch!
Read more on our blog: cultivarium.substack.com/p/fungi-and-...
Read more on our blog: cultivarium.substack.com/p/fungi-and-...
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Quicksand swallowed a man at a Michigan beach, then he found love
Quicksand swallows man at Michigan beach near harbor dredging
Romance blossoms after Leland beach date takes a dramatic turn.
www.mlive.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Quicksand swallowed a man at a Michigan beach, then he found love
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As a recipient of federal grants from #NIH (for now! 😭) that funds research in my lab, I'd like to sincerely thank American taxpayers on #TaxDay for investing in scientific research that lays the foundation for medical and technological innovation in this country and keeps us all safe and healthy
April 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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evolution really went off with brassica oleracea
April 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
evolution really went off with brassica oleracea
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They didn't even make the wolf glow 😞
April 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
They didn't even make the wolf glow 😞
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I am a Biology Section leader for @aaas.org. I have one-year, complimentary student memberships to AAAS for undergrads, grads, and postdocs. If interested, please DM me.
AAAS has 100,000+ members and is a major advocacy group for science, which is critical now. AAAS publishes the journal Science.
AAAS has 100,000+ members and is a major advocacy group for science, which is critical now. AAAS publishes the journal Science.
a woman in a red dress holds a microphone and says you get one and you get one we all get one
Alt: a woman (Oprah Winfrey) in a red dress holds a microphone and says you get one and you get one we all get one
media.tenor.com
April 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I am a Biology Section leader for @aaas.org. I have one-year, complimentary student memberships to AAAS for undergrads, grads, and postdocs. If interested, please DM me.
AAAS has 100,000+ members and is a major advocacy group for science, which is critical now. AAAS publishes the journal Science.
AAAS has 100,000+ members and is a major advocacy group for science, which is critical now. AAAS publishes the journal Science.
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Also take note of their masks - as the administration demands that Columbia et al ban masks on campus, so they can identify protesters more easily.
Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Also take note of their masks - as the administration demands that Columbia et al ban masks on campus, so they can identify protesters more easily.