Genomes of Microbiomes – a view from Twitter
Posted on September 28, 2022 by Priya Gurung
Genomes of Microbiomes took place on 15–16 September 2022 at the Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre, Birmingham, UK. In this blog, we take a look at the highlights on Twitter.
With a full scientific programme prepared to address the latest advances in metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) research, we were looking forward to hearing from renowned invited speakers and offered paper presenters from across the world, showcasing the latest research!
We were pleased to see our delegates were just as excited to attend, especially as some were travelling internationally.
All caffeine up and ready for the journey to Birmingham for the #GenomesMicrobiome22! pic.twitter.com/fkBXHv4zwy
— Duncan Ng (@duncan_ng) September 14, 2022
Sad to leave #EMBOTB2022 early, great talks and interactions, but gotta rush home and then to Birmingham for #genomesmicrobiome22 with @DrATedder and @fstandeven193! First microbiome conference in a decade, very excited.
— Conor Meehan (@con_meehan) September 14, 2022
Excited for 2 days of cool genomics talks and to be away from my laptop and all the screens #GenomesMicrobiome22
— A persistent organism (@DrMarwa_Hassan) September 15, 2022
Scientific sessions
The scientific sessions at #GenomesMicrobiome22 were designed to give delegates a forum for discussion on the impact of MAGs. The programme featured talks from invited speakers from across the world, an excellent opportunity for those working in the field to network and to build upon and establish collaborations.
Great start to Genomes of Microbiomes Microbiology Society Focused Meeting with Eveline Adriaenssens @EvelienAdri @MicrobioSoc #GenomesMicrobiome22 pic.twitter.com/govhkJiwRO
— Lori Snyder (@DrLoriSnyder) September 15, 2022
Ready for the #GenomesMicrobiome22 conference with @timskvortsov (and lots of others) pic.twitter.com/c4DmUdu0mh
— Rob Edwards (@linsalrob) September 15, 2022
Alexandre Almeida sharing that although we are 99.9% genetically similar to each other, our gut microbiomes are >80% different.
— Lori Snyder (@DrLoriSnyder) September 15, 2022
And for my fellow annotation junkies out there ~40% hypotheticals (still) and loads of diversity yet to be captured. @alexmsalmeida #GenomesMicrobiome22 pic.twitter.com/qx68VkKD5H
The #seqcode will be published online pretty soon (Monday)! #GenomesMicrobiome22 pic.twitter.com/JAussHY1R2
— Rasmus Kirkegaard (@kirk3gaard) September 15, 2022
Christopher Quince shares the impact of antibiotics on the human gut microbiomes using 30Tbp worth of sequences from >6k samples collected across 20 countries #GenomesMicrobiome22 #Earlhaminst #largestdiagramaward pic.twitter.com/GXemvw2meW
— Asha G (@Its_A_sha_rk) September 16, 2022
Best microbiome sampling in the world, lots of jealous scientists in the room! Would particularly like to sample the whale sharks. #GenomesMicrobiome22 pic.twitter.com/NtQgljIgBH
— Evelien Adriaenssens (she/her) (@EvelienAdri) September 15, 2022
Posters
The poster sessions showcased the diversity of research within the Genomes of Microbiomes community. Our delegates were able to share their work, and discuss and exchange ideas with one another, giving plenty of opportunities for early career researchers to present their work too.
Day 1 - #GenomesMicrobiome22
— Dr Bilal Djeghout (@DJEGHOUT_Bilal) September 15, 2022
Poster | Adaptive nanopore sequencing increases accuracy of Campylobacter genome assembly from stool metagnomes pic.twitter.com/EWLyyGnI52
Come see @clairelamb_’s poster at #GenomesMicrobiome22 if you like sponges and bacteria, and say hello to us! @MicrobioSoc pic.twitter.com/1ROgtBRt62
— Jo Herbert (@micro_jo) September 15, 2022
Attending genomes of microbiomes. Such a great event with amazing researchers presenting their wonderful work. It’s great to be a poster presenter too. #GenomesMicrobiome22 #metagenomics #Bioinformatics @MicrobioSoc pic.twitter.com/M4V9MD3Htg
— Anuradha (@Anuradhawick) September 16, 2022
Come find my poster on phage bubbles at Genomes of Microbiomes 2022. Such a wonderful event with lots of exciting research to see. @MicrobioSoc #GenomesMicrobiome22 pic.twitter.com/ldYqtEAAib
— Vijini Mallawaarachchi (@viji112) September 16, 2022
Huge congratulations to Vijini Mallawaarachchi for winning the ‘Outstanding Science Prize to a scientific poster’ sponsored by Microbial Genomics!
Huge congratulations to Vijini Mallawaarachchi (@viji112) from @FlindersCSE for winning the ‘Outstanding Science Prize to a scientific poster’ at #GenomesMicrobiome22!
— Microbiology Society (@MicrobioSoc) September 16, 2022
Sponsored by Microbial Genomics (#MGen): https://t.co/ciz2EEG4Pv #PublishingForTheCommunity pic.twitter.com/i18TE0ukbq
Thank you
Finally, thank you to everyone who attended Genomes of Microbiomes, contributed to its success and joined the conversation on Twitter! We hope to welcome you again to another conference in our events series.
Great insights into microbiome analysis methods, and discussions at #GenomesMicrobiome22 in Birmingham with members of the team @banazss pic.twitter.com/VqsfZDLxCa
— Ozan Gundogdu (@OzanGundogdu11) September 16, 2022
An amazing time at my first conference #GenomesMicrobiome22 by @MicrobioSoc! Great as a new PhD student to see current research in the field and what methods are being used. 3 others from the @CreeveyLab , @LucyDil_ @LeahO120 @JohnPaulWilkins, and my supervisor @timskvortsov pic.twitter.com/LTJKbAkkv8
— Emmet Campbell (@the_phagemage) September 16, 2022
Thank you to all our delegates, speakers, poster presenters and exhibitors for attending #GenomesMicrobiome22 and making it a success!
— Microbiology Society (@MicrobioSoc) September 16, 2022
We hope to see you at our events throughout the year! https://t.co/3NuVp4sekS 📅 pic.twitter.com/CFZGmYzFgj
