@TimDallman

Senior Technical Officer @WHO - Pathogen Genomics & Bioinformatics

 Berlin
Joined March 2007
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We are hiring! @WHO Team Lead in the Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Management, Health Emergencies Programme: Global Respiratory Threats- Pandemic Influenza Preparedness careers.who.int/careersectio…
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Chikwe Ihekweazu@Chikwe_IApr 17
Today, the International Pathogen Surveillance Network, hosted by the @WHO Hub in Berlin, launched US$ 1.8 million in catalytic grants to strengthen genomic, wastewater & environmental surveillance in low -and- middle-income countries More info to apply: bit.ly/WHOIPSNfunding
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Michael Baym@baymJan 6
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Kepler Mears@KeplerMearsJan 6
🎉 New year, NEW PREPRINT! Bacteria exhibit astonishing genetic diversity, but where do new genes come from? My best friend Arya Kau (/labmate in the @baym lab) investigates how advantageous deletions can spawn new genes - "deletion-born fusions." 🧵:
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Please join us for the EPI-WIN webinar introducing @WHO 's report on Attributes and Principles of Pathogen Genomic Data-Sharing Platforms. 24/11/25, 1-2pm CET. 🔗 Register: who.zoom.us/webinar/register… 👉 Webinar info: who.int/news-room/events/det… 📄 Report: iris.who.int/bitstreams/fd9e…
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Abstract submissions are open for the 19th Annual International Biocuration Conference, taking place April 20–24, 2026, in Cape Town, South Africa, visit: bioinformaticsinstitute.afri…. This is the first time it is coming to Africa. @AfrBioInstitute @eLwazi_ODSP
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Nice to see this out! In our latest piece in Trends in Microbiology, we highlight the urgent need to bridge geographical gaps in arbovirus surveillance and preparedness. @Norina281 @Mónica Cunha, luiz alcantara, José Lourenço! More here: DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2025.03.010
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Tuyet Hoang@hktuyet15 Apr 2025
Last week we had an action packed agenda visiting our @WHO IPSN Catalytic Grant Salmonella/Shigella #WGS #AMR project partners at MRI, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 A full week of training, site visits and impactful policy meetings. Thanking Dr Sujatha and MRI for the amazing hospitality🧬👩🏻‍🔬
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Are you interested in learning how pathogen genomics is used to understand mpox transmission dynamics & strengthen public health interventions? Don’t miss the next International Pathogen Surveillance Network #IPSN webinar   🗓️ 16 Apr, 1PM CEST   Register: bit.ly/4izgco4
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Africa CDC
@AfricaCDC5 Apr 2025
➡️ APPLY NOW: The Continental Bioinformatics Training! Public health practitioners from @_AfricanUnion Member States—this is your chance to gain cutting-edge expertise in bioinformatics analysis, pathogen surveillance, and data-driven decision-making. Be part of Africa’s health transformation and apply by 20 April 2025: ow.ly/v5WG50Vv7xA #AfricaCDC #PublicHealth
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We’re excited to share the completed preprint of Delphy — our new tool for scalable, near-real-time #Bayesianphylogenetics for outbreaks! 🚀 Check it out here: biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… Explore Delphy: delphy.fathom.info/ Led by #PatrickVarilly @sabeti_lab @fathominfo 🧵1/16

Delphy: scalable, near-real-time Bayesian phylogenetics for outbreaks

Pathogen genomic analysis is central to tracking, understanding, and containing outbreaks, but complexity and high costs of state-of-the-art (SOTA) phylogenetic tools limit global access and impact....

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A new study from @MRC_Uganda underscores the urgent need to expand genomic surveillance in Africa to uncover the viral causes of undiagnosed acute febrile illness. Investing in sequencing capacity is critical for early detection & response.link.springer.com/article/10… #GlobalHealth #Africa
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African scientists set genomics ‘world speed record’ in confirming Ebola outbreak in Uganda nature.com/articles/d44148-0…

African scientists set genomics ‘world speed record’ in confirming Ebola outbreak in Uganda

Nature Africa - Teams in Uganda and South Africa worked through a single weekend to confirm the strain and trace the disease’s genetic origins.

nature.com
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🚨 Consulting Opportunity: Wastewater-Based Surveillance Data Literacy Training See full details at: tinyurl.com/3fkzjn7j or lnkd.in/gEJ4qwMS (at the bottom of the page "GH003").
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New paper, discussing open problems in bacterial phenotype prediction with ML: arxiv.org/abs/2502.07749

Whole-Genome Phenotype Prediction with Machine Learning: Open...

How can we identify causal genetic mechanisms that govern bacterial traits? Initial efforts entrusting machine learning models to handle the task of predicting phenotype from genotype return high...

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Silvia Argimón@silargi5 Feb 2025
📢 There is one week left to participate in WHO's online consultation on the critical features of pathogen genomic data-sharing platforms to meet public health needs. Thank you to all those who have already submitted their feedback.
Chikwe Ihekweazu@Chikwe_I29 Jan 2025
Are you working in #PathogenGenomics? Participate in @WHO's online consultation on the critical features of pathogen genomic data-sharing platforms to meet public health needs. All info here: bit.ly/4jiUENe
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Are you working in #PathogenGenomics? Participate in @WHO's online consultation on the critical features of pathogen genomic data-sharing platforms to meet public health needs. All info here: bit.ly/4jiUENe
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Tim Dallman@TimDallman4 Dec 2024
Please join us at 13:00 CET December 12th for the next edition of the IPSN webinar series 'Pathogen Genomics in Health Emergencies' to hear how genomics can contribute to the understanding of Cholera outbreaks.  Register here:
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Don't miss our upcoming webinar co-hosted by @WHO's Cholera team and the International Pathogen Surveillance Network (#IPSN) to find out how genomics can contribute to the understanding of #cholera outbreaks. 🗓️12 December, 1PM CEST Register here: bit.ly/3ZEuXz1
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Over 2 days, #WHOPandemicHub convened global experts to shape the next steps in implementing #CollaborativeSurveillance at nat’l, regional & global levels Great to see concrete steps towards building out the themes of our Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Strategy #HEPR
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Congratulations @PlacideMbala. A well deserved recognition for his work on Ebola, COVID, Cholera, Mpox...and many others. Congratulations again 🎉 We are very proud of our collaboration and all the achievements of @labgenpath
Pathogen Genomic Lab - INRB@labgenpath9 Dec 2024
Replying to @PlacideMbala
@PlacideMbala: Virus hunter. He has been sounding the alarm about deadly Mpox outbreaks. But when will the world truly listen?nature.com/immersive/d41586-…
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