@RobynJWright

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Joined February 2014
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Is there a one-size-fits all best taxonomic classifier for metagenomes? Read about it in our paper, out now in @MicrobioSoc #MGen! bit.ly/3SLJqDU And scroll on for a short audio or video summary of our key findings! @BetaScience @ICG_Dalhousie

From defaults to databases: parameter and database choice dramatically impact the performance of...

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PICRUSt2-SC: an update to the reference database used for functional prediction within PICRUSt2 academic.oup.com/bioinformat…

PICRUSt2-SC: an update to the reference database used for functional prediction within PICRUSt2

AbstractSummary. PICRUSt2 is a bioinformatic tool that predicts microbial functions in amplicon sequencing data using a database of annotated reference gen

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I’m not sure how many people still use this app, but I’m pleased to share our new preprint! @BetaScience biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… I started thinking about how we could make the PICRUSt2 database easy to update and add new functions to about five years ago now…

PICRUSt2-MPGA: an update to the reference database used for functional prediction within PICRUSt2

Summary PICRUSt2 is a bioinformatic tool that predicts microbial functions in amplicon sequencing data using a database of annotated reference genomes. We have constructed an updated database for...

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We’ve also expanded the number of EC number and KO annotations included by about 1.3-fold. I’ll add some directions on how users can add a gene of interest using HMMs soon, too.
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The new database is included from v2.6.0 of PICRUSt2, and if you use it we’d love to hear your feedback on it!
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I am looking for graduate students interested in investigating bacterial genome evolution, esp. pangenomes and intergenic regions, and the relative importance of genetic drift! buff.ly/3UPVcQ9
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Good start to 2025! We need to work towards improving plastic degradation in marine environments. Lack of functional polyester-biodegrading potential in marine versus t... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Christmas came early for the IMR.bio! This should replace our two old MiSeqs and provide higher quality reads (for the full 2x300bp) and double our average number of reads per sample for the same price. Thanks to Andre Comeau, IMR Manager, for the photo op.
Jeff Gross, PhD@_jeffgross917 Dec 2024
Big moves happening at @BetaScience’s #IMR. First @illumina MiSeq i100 Plus in Canada will start to churn data in the new year, adding to 17B reads already generated on their MiSeqs. Congratulations!
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Robyn Wright @RobynJWright, Dalhousie University on Reducing false-positive taxa in metagenomes by coverage validation of reference genomes #ISME19
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Excited to have finally made it to an @ISME_microbes meeting #ISME19! I have a poster on the oral Microbiome of children this morning (PS1.02.029) and a short talk on checking the coverage of taxa identified in metagenomic reads tomorrow afternoon (AS11).
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Excited to be heading to Cape Town tomorrow morning! 🤩
ISME - International Society for Microbial Ecology@ISME_microbes12 Aug 2024
📣 ISME19 delegates! We hope you are excited for the upcoming conference and invite you to check out the full program online!* 🔗 isme19.isme-microbes.org/ism… *The exact program is still subject to change #microbialecologist #microbiology #ecology #isme19
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My humble view to advocate a position for a gene-centric, bottom-up approach in modern oceanography. “Beyond Meta-Omics: Functional Genomics in Future Marine Microbiome Research” | Annual Reviews - go.shr.lc/4cmIWx3

Beyond Meta-Omics: Functional Genomics in Future Marine Microbiome Research

When President Bill Clinton and Francis Collins, then the director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, celebrated the near completion of the human genome sequence at the White House in...

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📢 @IMPACTT_Canada #HavingIMPACTT2024 @RobynJWright from @BetaScience lab 🤔 Kraken2 vs MetaPhlAn3 (PMID: 36867161) ✅MetaPhlAn is "ok" but not close to optimized Kraken protocol ✅including human database in Kraken remove human reads from microbiome analysis? Filtration needed
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Advanced #Microbiome Analysis, class of 2024! We had participants from across Canada and as far as Mexico and Kazakhstan. As always, our materials are open-access... 🧵
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And that's a wrap on Beginner #Microbiome Analysis at @MemorialU! We'll be right back at it tomorrow for our Advanced workshop. If you missed it, don't worry...
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Applications for the 2024 MIBTP PhD studentships have reopened! One more month to apply for a fully funded PhD position to work on the discovery of bioactive natural products from fungi. 🍄🧬💊 DM me if interested warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…
MIBTP@MIBTP_BBSRC22 Apr 2024
Our fully-funded PhD Studentships are open again for application, to start in October 2024! Please have a look at some of the exciting projects being suggested - and if you're interested, make sure you apply! warwick.ac.uk/mibtp/phd/
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Wow! #Budget2024 is here to support Canadian Research! This is AMAZING and will be a game changer for Canadian grad students and Postdocs. Fellowships from $40k to $70k 🎉💐❗❣️ so thankful for this investment and to @SupportOurSci
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Early bird rates for our first set of #bioinformatics workshops end this week! Don't miss your chance for a discount on: - Infectious Disease Genomic #Epidemiology - Beginner & Advanced #Microbiome Analysis - #Metabolomics Analysis Apply here: bioinformatics.ca/workshops/…
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🧵New this year: our popular #Microbiome Analysis workshop is now *two* amazing workshops, held in gorgeous St. John's, Newfoundland! Curious about the difference between Beginner and Advanced? Read on below...👇Register before April 1 for a discount: bioinformatics.ca/workshops/…
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