Jana Batovska
@mozztacular.bsky.social
Research scientist interested in mosquitoes, arboviruses, biosecurity, infectious disease, nanopore seq and bioinformatics. Views are my own.
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Join us for the #PHA4GECon2025 & #IPSNGPF2025 hosted by IPSN, @afro.who.int and @pha4ge.bsky.social.
Join our expert panel on October 27, 2025, as they tackle key genomics data challenges shaping global surveillance. Collaborate, share insights, and drive public health innovation.
Join our expert panel on October 27, 2025, as they tackle key genomics data challenges shaping global surveillance. Collaborate, share insights, and drive public health innovation.
October 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Join us for the #PHA4GECon2025 & #IPSNGPF2025 hosted by IPSN, @afro.who.int and @pha4ge.bsky.social.
Join our expert panel on October 27, 2025, as they tackle key genomics data challenges shaping global surveillance. Collaborate, share insights, and drive public health innovation.
Join our expert panel on October 27, 2025, as they tackle key genomics data challenges shaping global surveillance. Collaborate, share insights, and drive public health innovation.
Reposted by Jana Batovska
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION and REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE 16TH AUSTRALIAN INFLUENZA SYMPOSIUM (13-14 November 2025 The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity)
Registration link: eventbrite.com/e/16th-austr...
Abstract submission: influenzacentre.org//Centre_Acti...
Registration link: eventbrite.com/e/16th-austr...
Abstract submission: influenzacentre.org//Centre_Acti...
September 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION and REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE 16TH AUSTRALIAN INFLUENZA SYMPOSIUM (13-14 November 2025 The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity)
Registration link: eventbrite.com/e/16th-austr...
Abstract submission: influenzacentre.org//Centre_Acti...
Registration link: eventbrite.com/e/16th-austr...
Abstract submission: influenzacentre.org//Centre_Acti...
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Preprint out for myloasm, our new nanopore / HiFi metagenome assembler!
Nanopore's getting accurate, but
1. Can this lead to better metagenome assemblies?
2. How, algorithmically, to leverage them?
with co-author Max Marin @mgmarin.bsky.social, supervised by Heng Li @lh3lh3.bsky.social
1 / N
Nanopore's getting accurate, but
1. Can this lead to better metagenome assemblies?
2. How, algorithmically, to leverage them?
with co-author Max Marin @mgmarin.bsky.social, supervised by Heng Li @lh3lh3.bsky.social
1 / N
High-resolution metagenome assembly for modern long reads with myloasm https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.05.674543v1
September 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Preprint out for myloasm, our new nanopore / HiFi metagenome assembler!
Nanopore's getting accurate, but
1. Can this lead to better metagenome assemblies?
2. How, algorithmically, to leverage them?
with co-author Max Marin @mgmarin.bsky.social, supervised by Heng Li @lh3lh3.bsky.social
1 / N
Nanopore's getting accurate, but
1. Can this lead to better metagenome assemblies?
2. How, algorithmically, to leverage them?
with co-author Max Marin @mgmarin.bsky.social, supervised by Heng Li @lh3lh3.bsky.social
1 / N
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X-Mapper 🦠🧬🧪 - a sequence aligner developed for microbes, now on Bioconda! 🚀
• 11–24× fewer suboptimal alignments (same for human genome)
• 3–579× lower inconsistency
• improves on ~30% of reads aligned to non-target species
github.com/mathjeff/map...
bioconda.github.io/recipes/x-ma...
#microsky
• 11–24× fewer suboptimal alignments (same for human genome)
• 3–579× lower inconsistency
• improves on ~30% of reads aligned to non-target species
github.com/mathjeff/map...
bioconda.github.io/recipes/x-ma...
#microsky
September 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
X-Mapper 🦠🧬🧪 - a sequence aligner developed for microbes, now on Bioconda! 🚀
• 11–24× fewer suboptimal alignments (same for human genome)
• 3–579× lower inconsistency
• improves on ~30% of reads aligned to non-target species
github.com/mathjeff/map...
bioconda.github.io/recipes/x-ma...
#microsky
• 11–24× fewer suboptimal alignments (same for human genome)
• 3–579× lower inconsistency
• improves on ~30% of reads aligned to non-target species
github.com/mathjeff/map...
bioconda.github.io/recipes/x-ma...
#microsky
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🔎 Check out MetaGraph – a powerful search engine for DNA, RNA and protein sequences in large public repositories. This important milestone in computational genomics was published in Nature, by SIB scientists at ETH Zurich.
A fast, accurate ‘sequence search engine’
The MetaGraph tool can search through millions of published DNA, RNA and protein records in a matter of seconds. Developed by SIB scientists at ETH Zurich, the tool overcomes current limitations in an...
www.sib.swiss
October 13, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🔎 Check out MetaGraph – a powerful search engine for DNA, RNA and protein sequences in large public repositories. This important milestone in computational genomics was published in Nature, by SIB scientists at ETH Zurich.
Reposted by Jana Batovska
You can't just pull data out of thin air. Or can you...?
That's exactly what Craine et al. did in Panama, through air sampling and airDNA metabarcoding, detecting ~1800 arthropod and vertebrate OTUs.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#nanopore #airsampling #metabarcoding #biodiversity
That's exactly what Craine et al. did in Panama, through air sampling and airDNA metabarcoding, detecting ~1800 arthropod and vertebrate OTUs.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#nanopore #airsampling #metabarcoding #biodiversity
Surveying Tropical Faunal Diversity via Airborne DNA Analyses
Here, we assess the potential of airborne eDNA (airDNA) metabarcoding to characterize arthropod and vertebrate assemblages in a tropical forest. We deployed 28 high-flow air samplers across a 1.5 km2…
www.biorxiv.org
September 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
You can't just pull data out of thin air. Or can you...?
That's exactly what Craine et al. did in Panama, through air sampling and airDNA metabarcoding, detecting ~1800 arthropod and vertebrate OTUs.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#nanopore #airsampling #metabarcoding #biodiversity
That's exactly what Craine et al. did in Panama, through air sampling and airDNA metabarcoding, detecting ~1800 arthropod and vertebrate OTUs.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#nanopore #airsampling #metabarcoding #biodiversity
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Webinar: Squiggles to the Rescue: Nanopore Sequencing and AI for Rapid One Health Surveillance
Join us as Dr. Lara Urban explores how nanopore sequencing and AI can empower rapid One Health strategies.
Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, 11:00 AM PT
Register Now: www.zymoresearch.com/pages/squigg...
Join us as Dr. Lara Urban explores how nanopore sequencing and AI can empower rapid One Health strategies.
Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, 11:00 AM PT
Register Now: www.zymoresearch.com/pages/squigg...
October 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Webinar: Squiggles to the Rescue: Nanopore Sequencing and AI for Rapid One Health Surveillance
Join us as Dr. Lara Urban explores how nanopore sequencing and AI can empower rapid One Health strategies.
Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, 11:00 AM PT
Register Now: www.zymoresearch.com/pages/squigg...
Join us as Dr. Lara Urban explores how nanopore sequencing and AI can empower rapid One Health strategies.
Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, 11:00 AM PT
Register Now: www.zymoresearch.com/pages/squigg...
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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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Reposted by Jana Batovska
Until next year, @mozztacular.bsky.social, Asad, @royalfizzbin.bsky.social, Mozammel, @wytamma.bsky.social , Bec, and @rhyshparry.bsky.social out!
#MicroSeq2025
#MicroSeq2025
September 4, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Until next year, @mozztacular.bsky.social, Asad, @royalfizzbin.bsky.social, Mozammel, @wytamma.bsky.social , Bec, and @rhyshparry.bsky.social out!
#MicroSeq2025
#MicroSeq2025
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And that’s a wrap of #MicroSeq2025! A huge thanks to all our brilliant presenters, fantastic chairs, and wonderfully engaged audience. We hope you all enjoyed the conference as much as we did, and can’t wait to see you next year at #MicroSeq2026!
September 4, 2025 at 6:46 AM
And that’s a wrap of #MicroSeq2025! A huge thanks to all our brilliant presenters, fantastic chairs, and wonderfully engaged audience. We hope you all enjoyed the conference as much as we did, and can’t wait to see you next year at #MicroSeq2026!
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What a fantastic way to wrap up our #MicroSeq2025 talks! Leah gives our junior researchers some valuable career advice, like go new places, find mentors, reflect and introspect, and be strategic about taking opportunities!
September 4, 2025 at 6:13 AM
What a fantastic way to wrap up our #MicroSeq2025 talks! Leah gives our junior researchers some valuable career advice, like go new places, find mentors, reflect and introspect, and be strategic about taking opportunities!
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🐖Manavi Muralidhar evaluates #metagenomics as an early pathogen detection method in piggery wastewater samples. Explore the ways metagenomics can monitor disease outbreaks and how to improve sensitivity for successful implementation! #MicroSeq2025 #OneHealth #wastewater
September 4, 2025 at 4:55 AM
🐖Manavi Muralidhar evaluates #metagenomics as an early pathogen detection method in piggery wastewater samples. Explore the ways metagenomics can monitor disease outbreaks and how to improve sensitivity for successful implementation! #MicroSeq2025 #OneHealth #wastewater
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💾 @himal2007.bsky.social introduces mlstdb, which handles authentication and automates Multi-Locus Sequence Typing scheme downloads from major repositories amidst ongoing data accessibility challenges. “Always Be Validating” - great motto! #MicroSeq2025 #MLST #bioinformatics #databases
September 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
💾 @himal2007.bsky.social introduces mlstdb, which handles authentication and automates Multi-Locus Sequence Typing scheme downloads from major repositories amidst ongoing data accessibility challenges. “Always Be Validating” - great motto! #MicroSeq2025 #MLST #bioinformatics #databases
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Some more incredibly valuable advice from Jackie: refine experimental designs, be critical of bioinformatic output, and perhaps most importantly, name your novel viruses something that brings you joy! Like Jackie’s coolest virus name: Lilsebastian narna-like virus.
September 3, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Some more incredibly valuable advice from Jackie: refine experimental designs, be critical of bioinformatic output, and perhaps most importantly, name your novel viruses something that brings you joy! Like Jackie’s coolest virus name: Lilsebastian narna-like virus.
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Extract > library prep > sequencing > so much data! This results in a critical need for specifically curated genomic databases to streamline data analysis for viral surveillance and pathogen monitoring. Can't be missing notifiable diseases in your data sets! #MicroSeq2025
September 3, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Extract > library prep > sequencing > so much data! This results in a critical need for specifically curated genomic databases to streamline data analysis for viral surveillance and pathogen monitoring. Can't be missing notifiable diseases in your data sets! #MicroSeq2025
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Your #MicroSeq2025 committee - @mozztacular.bsky.social , Asad Prodhan, @royalfizzbin.bsky.social , Mozammel Hoque, @wytamma.bsky.social , Rebecca Roach, and @rhyshparry.bsky.social - are all here and ready to go! 🫡
Please feel free to reach out to any of us w/ questions or concerns at any time ♥️
Please feel free to reach out to any of us w/ questions or concerns at any time ♥️
September 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Your #MicroSeq2025 committee - @mozztacular.bsky.social , Asad Prodhan, @royalfizzbin.bsky.social , Mozammel Hoque, @wytamma.bsky.social , Rebecca Roach, and @rhyshparry.bsky.social - are all here and ready to go! 🫡
Please feel free to reach out to any of us w/ questions or concerns at any time ♥️
Please feel free to reach out to any of us w/ questions or concerns at any time ♥️
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Does #dengue virus hijack #mosquitoes' brain? Study led by Felix Hol @pasteur.fr discovered that infected mosquitoes take smaller blood meals. As a result, they bite more often, and potentially infect infect more people.
(video in French with English subtitles available)
youtu.be/2u_qckfAQa4?...
(video in French with English subtitles available)
youtu.be/2u_qckfAQa4?...
La dengue aux commandes
YouTube video by Institut Pasteur
youtu.be
August 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Does #dengue virus hijack #mosquitoes' brain? Study led by Felix Hol @pasteur.fr discovered that infected mosquitoes take smaller blood meals. As a result, they bite more often, and potentially infect infect more people.
(video in French with English subtitles available)
youtu.be/2u_qckfAQa4?...
(video in French with English subtitles available)
youtu.be/2u_qckfAQa4?...
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We present: The Art of #InverteFest - August 2025 Edition
A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.
Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book!
Download here drive.google.com/file/d/19wfG...
#Art #SciArt
A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.
Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book!
Download here drive.google.com/file/d/19wfG...
#Art #SciArt
August 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
We present: The Art of #InverteFest - August 2025 Edition
A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.
Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book!
Download here drive.google.com/file/d/19wfG...
#Art #SciArt
A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.
Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book!
Download here drive.google.com/file/d/19wfG...
#Art #SciArt
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Pleased to say that our preprint benchmarking Nanopore data for MLST, cgMLST, cgSNP & AMR typing from bacterial isolates is out! TL;DR you can get almost perfect results from 50x depth using live SUP basecalling with a GPU in under 20 hours #microsky#IDsky 🦠🧬🖥️ /1
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
July 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Pleased to say that our preprint benchmarking Nanopore data for MLST, cgMLST, cgSNP & AMR typing from bacterial isolates is out! TL;DR you can get almost perfect results from 50x depth using live SUP basecalling with a GPU in under 20 hours #microsky#IDsky 🦠🧬🖥️ /1
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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✨ #MicroSeq2025 Plenary Highlight! ✨
Dr Jackie Mahar is an evolutionary virologist & bioinformatician based at CSIRO, managing projects on NGS-based phylogenomics of zoonotic & animal viruses for pathogen discovery, surveillance & viral ecology.
Register👇
trybooking.com/events/landing/1424679
Dr Jackie Mahar is an evolutionary virologist & bioinformatician based at CSIRO, managing projects on NGS-based phylogenomics of zoonotic & animal viruses for pathogen discovery, surveillance & viral ecology.
Register👇
trybooking.com/events/landing/1424679
September 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
✨ #MicroSeq2025 Plenary Highlight! ✨
Dr Jackie Mahar is an evolutionary virologist & bioinformatician based at CSIRO, managing projects on NGS-based phylogenomics of zoonotic & animal viruses for pathogen discovery, surveillance & viral ecology.
Register👇
trybooking.com/events/landing/1424679
Dr Jackie Mahar is an evolutionary virologist & bioinformatician based at CSIRO, managing projects on NGS-based phylogenomics of zoonotic & animal viruses for pathogen discovery, surveillance & viral ecology.
Register👇
trybooking.com/events/landing/1424679
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CoverM is published!
CoverM: Read alignment statistics for metagenomics academic.oup.com/bioinformati... #jcampubs
CoverM: Read alignment statistics for metagenomics academic.oup.com/bioinformati... #jcampubs
CoverM: Read alignment statistics for metagenomics
AbstractSummary. Genome-centric analysis of metagenomic samples is a powerful method for understanding the function of microbial communities. Calculating r
academic.oup.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
CoverM is published!
CoverM: Read alignment statistics for metagenomics academic.oup.com/bioinformati... #jcampubs
CoverM: Read alignment statistics for metagenomics academic.oup.com/bioinformati... #jcampubs
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Mop-top potato virus, which does not harm humans, has been found in multiple potatoes on a Tasmanian farm — a first for Australia.
Virus 'previously exotic to Australia' found in Tasmanian potatoes
Mop-top potato virus, which does not harm humans, has been found in multiple potatoes on a Tasmanian farm — a first for Australia.
www.abc.net.au
August 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Mop-top potato virus, which does not harm humans, has been found in multiple potatoes on a Tasmanian farm — a first for Australia.