PhD in Leukaemia research, self-taught bioinformatics novice. Now working in Software & Informatics marketing at @illumina. All views posted are my own.

Joined February 2022
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I am hiring! Our Product Marketing team is looking for a Software and Informatics Product Marketer located in India. The successful person will become the AMEA expert on DRAGEN, Connected Analytics, Emedgene, Partek and others. Click on the link to apply. #genomics #singlecell
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#DRAGEN v4.3 is here! Now you can unlock deeper genomic value through advancements in multigenome reference technology, machine learning, and variant calling, all on reference samples that represent our diverse world. For more on the latest capabilities: bit.ly/4aWwMcN
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A preview of accuracy improvements in upcoming #DRAGEN v4.3 with an updated multi genome reference and an enhanced ML model that also now reports mosaic variants. #BioIT24
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I'm excited to be back in Korea this week, just as #AWS release their latest Case Study, in partnership with #TheragenBio and #Illumina highlighting how TheragenBio was able to reduce TAT for #genomic analysis by 90% using #ICA and #DRAGEN on AWS. go.aws/4cWcBxM
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With Illumina Connected Annotations, researchers now have a powerful genomic reference tool built into Emedgene and DRAGEN, helping improve the speed and accuracy of HGVS annotations. Learn more: bit.ly/43Gsc0c bit.ly/3THNx50
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Dale Watkins retweeted
I always use the translate button on tweets from @tani13110426 #genomics
20 Nov 2023
Replying to @tani13110426
T7は初期不良で1年間まともに動かなかったのに、中国の本社はそれを認めなかった😩日本人とはだいぶ感覚が違う。 日本のエンジニアの方はみな親切だけど、もし辞めて代わりに中国から来たエンジニアばっかりになったらストレスが溜まると思う😔
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Want to unlock #genomic insights and confidently scale your #tertiary analysis workflows for rare disease genomics and other #germline research applications? Find out how Emedgene, with explainable AI (XAI) and workflow automation, can help. Register now! bit.ly/496CYiM

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Dale Watkins retweeted
I have a position open in my team for a junior level Bioinformatics SW Engg role. Opportunity to work on #DRAGEN and our suite of SW solutions running Onsite and in the Cloud. illumina.wd1.myworkdayjobs.c…

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Happening this Wednesday, 23 August at 2pm Melbourne time - Register today!
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Join us on August 23rd to learn how Illumina’s Correlation Engine contextualizes private data with curated public data, accelerating your multiomics research. Register for the webinar here. shorturl.at/LOPT9 #genomics #drugdiscovery #targetdiscovery #multiomics
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Attend this webinar to understand how genomic analysis offers new opportunities for prediction and surveillance of #AMR #AntimicrobialResistance and how this information can be used to mitigate its spread. #OneHealth #publichealth bit.ly/3QbIGbZ

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Excited about @Illumina's DRAGEN™ 4.2? 🚀 Check out this blog showcasing the remarkable improvements achieved over the past two years. DRAGEN now outperforms BWA-GATK by an incredible 83% on combined SNP and indel accuracy.🧬#Genomics #Bioinformatics bit.ly/3K5MGqS
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Dale Watkins retweeted
18 Jul 2023
Update: Today we welcome @AbbVie @Amgen @AstraZeneca @BayerPharma @Merck as founding members of the newly named Alliance for Genomic Discovery in collaboration with @NashvilleBio. Together we’ll work to accelerate therapeutic development and expand the diversity of genomic data.
10 Jan 2022
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We are announcing a partnership with @NashvilleBio to accelerate genomics-based methods for medicine development for a variety of diseases. We're also engaging pharma & biotech partners to use data analysis for 250k genome samples to improve #DataEquity & therapy development.
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Join us in celebrating @illumina's 25 years of innovation at @Genetics2023 Illumina Innovation Symposium at the Melbourne Convention Centre, Thursday, 17 July 12.15-1.30pm Register: ilmn.ly/3pruErT #genomics4all #DNA #genomics #illuminaproud #icg2023

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Join @illumina at @Genetics2023 to hear the national dialogue on how systematic and sustained genomic analysis can be used to identify, preserve and protect Australia’s unique biodiversity. Register today! ilmn.ly/43bRYrC #eDNA #biodiversty #icg2023 #illuminaproud
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Join our webinar on @Illumina DRAGEN 4.2! Don't miss this opportunity to uncover the breakthroughs in SNV and small CNV calling accuracy, T2T reference support, new targeted callers and more. Register now! #Genomics #DRAGEN #ML #Webinar #Research bit.ly/3rwiVZy

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Dale Watkins retweeted
I knew our Q scores were binned to a max of 37… Now we know what’s in that bin… Q40 reads on @illumina #NovaSeqX.
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@illumina should make much more noise about this. This is brilliant! Just imagine cancer applications. #novaseqx
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Dale Watkins retweeted
Very pleased that we were able to show this data at #ESHG2023, I too am just imaging the applications @illumina NovaSeq X and XLEAP-SBS will enable.
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@illumina should make much more noise about this. This is brilliant! Just imagine cancer applications. #novaseqx
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Dale Watkins retweeted
This is incredibly important work to ensure the benefits of genomics are realized by all AND only the beginning to ensure a truly representational reference genome is available for individuals across the globe. nature.com/articles/s41586-0…

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It's not only our flagship @Illumina sequencers that are making genomics a little greener - we're working with @AWS to make #informatics greener too. Check out how we reduced carbon emissions generated by storing #genomics data on the #AWS cloud by 89%. go.aws/42I5X8z
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