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PuntSeq @puntseq

#Genomics Graduate Students at work with a portable DNA sequencer. Chasing microbial diversity of Cambridge's fresh waters. #CitizenScience

Joined August 2017
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PuntSeq@puntseq
7 Feb 2020
Hi Cambridge, DNA friends and river water enthusiasts around the world! After two years, our team is happy to present you the first nanopore sequencing analyses of the River Cam microbiome 🌊🧑‍🔬🧪🧬 BioRxiv preprint: biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… 1/n
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Dr Andre Holzer@AndreHolzer
5 May 2023
Replying to @piel_lab @ETH @MicroSysEco @lcsb_uni_lu
Feeling very honoured for winning the best poster prize 🏆 at the #HIPSsymposium23 with our @eLife study presenting low cost freshwater monitoring by @nanopore sequencing. @Helmholtz_HIPS @Saar_Uni @puntseq @Gates_Cambridge @Cambridge_Uni @EBI @sangerinstitute
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Dr Andre Holzer@AndreHolzer
9 Apr 2023
Hey students, check out the #LongReadSequencing seminar we are currently offering for students in #bioinformatics @Saar_Uni! We'll be diving into hot topics around @PacBio and @Nanopore sequencing incl. #adaptivesampling, new data analysis tools and more! buff.ly/3z8Ro0T

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Lara Urban@LaraUrban42
5 Apr 2023
Another thank you for the @DHV_Tweet @DIEZEIT Young Scientist Award, this time to those who have contributed to allowing me to become who I am @ademiquel @FESonline @eLife @eLifeCommunity @emblebi @Cambridge_Uni @WolfsonCam @embl @OliverStegle @AvHStiftung @lindaunobel @puntseq
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Dr Andre Holzer@AndreHolzer
11 May 2022
@UCam_RiverWATCH @JackM_Monahan @fionagilsenan @biomakespace @WolfsonCam @plantsci @Gates_Cambridge @emblebi @embl @sangerinstitute @CamVetSchool @EarthSciCam @PublicHealthEng and many more.
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Dr Andre Holzer@AndreHolzer
11 May 2022
Special thanks belong to all our supporters, funders and amazing team members without which this initiative would not have been possible! @Cambridge_Uni @CamUniEngage @_OpenPlant @QIAGEN @nanopore @jjbaronas @mbhall88 @MJScherm @danieljkunz @danieliasmh @Zannah_Du @SurangiPerera1
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Dr Andre Holzer@AndreHolzer
11 May 2022
Tonight the winners of the @CambridgeIndy #SciTechAwards will be announced! Honored to be nominated for the STEM Initiative of the Year award together with @LaraUrban42 & @DevilsAdvoMax & our DNA-sequencing based water monitoring initiative @puntseq. Good luck to all finalists🤞!
Cambridge Independent@CambridgeIndy
11 May 2022
It's our #SciTechAwards day - and we're looking forward to celebrating the best of #Cambridge science and technology. Here are tonight's finalists cambridgeindependent.co.uk/b…
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EMBL-EBI@emblebi
27 Jun 2021
Curious about the microbiome found in your local river? The @puntseq team are using portable sequencing technology to monitor bacteria in the river Cam to help reduce the spread of waterborne diseases among swimmers 🏊‍♀️ and rowers 🚣‍♂️. #WorldMicrobiomeDay ebi.ac.uk/about/news/announc…

Monitoring dangerous bacteria in freshwater

Freshwater sports such as swimming or rowing can cause waterborne infections, but real-time DNA sequencing could help

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Lara Urban@LaraUrban42
2 May 2021
I was invited to present @puntseq's study on leptospira in the River Cam at the annual meeting of the European #Leptospirosis Society: leptospira.amc.nl/media/1604… Please join if you are interested @Cambridge_Uni @emblebi @WolfsonCam or read more here: elifesciences.org/articles/6…
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The Naked Scientists@NakedScientists
18 Apr 2021
Molecular biology to track water quality dlvr.it/RxvZdK
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Oxford Nanopore
@nanopore
19 Apr 2021
Introducing ORG.one: a pilot-stage project designed to support faster, more localised DNA sequencing of #criticallyendangered species, using the latest ultra-long read approaches from @nanopore. Read more: bit.ly/3mXODZF
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Zannah Salter@Zannah_Du
16 Apr 2021
I made a few Winogradsky columns from the river #Granta last summer, so in winter I tried using mud/water from the same site. It took a while to get going but so beautiful now! And definitely distinct from the summer jars. #Microbiology #ChalkStream @puntseq
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Dr Andre Holzer@AndreHolzer
23 Mar 2021
One can’t highlight enough the importance of freshwater protection #WorldWaterDay 🌍💧🚰. Billions of people live without access to #safewater. Considering this, @puntseq aims to empower citizens to assess and monitor local freshwater quality. @eLife elifesciences.org/digests/61…

A pocket-sized device to assess water quality

A small DNA sequencing tool can be used to monitor the microbes living in water sources.

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Lara Urban@LaraUrban42
22 Mar 2021
Interested in #eDNA research? Come to the @GeneticsOtago eDNA Hub Inaugural Meeting: blogs.otago.ac.nz/go/events/… I was invited to present some of my eDNA projects, including freshwater surveillance using @nanopore @puntseq, and #kākāpō as well as marine biodiversity monitoring.
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Very happy to see our Nanopore Freshwater Microbiome Surveillance benchmark out @eLife! … an exceptional collaboration with inspiring life scientists, tech-enthusiasts and friends in DNA city. A little tale from “behind the scenes” [1/15]
Dr Andre Holzer@AndreHolzer
20 Jan 2021
Our new study published in @eLife describes how the world's smallest portable DNA sequencing device @nanopore can be employed to simplify #water #monitoring around the globe. Great teamwork by @puntseq and special thanks to my co-authors Lara and Max!👉doi.org/10.7554/eLife.61504
Monitoring dangerous bacteria in freshwater. New study by scientists at Cambridge (UK) and EMBL-EBI shows how a pocket-sized DNA sequencer can be employed to assess water quality. Credit: Spencer Phillips. Photo: Adobe Istock

ALT Monitoring dangerous bacteria in freshwater. New study by scientists at Cambridge (UK) and EMBL-EBI shows how a pocket-sized DNA sequencer can be employed to assess water quality. Credit: Spencer Phillips. Photo: Adobe Istock

The core team behind the project together with their MinION sequencer. Right to left: Andre Holzer, Lara Urban & Maximilian Stammnitz (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

ALT The core team behind the project together with their MinION sequencer. Right to left: Andre Holzer, Lara Urban & Maximilian Stammnitz (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

Punting and sequencing with the MinION. The MinION is a portable device that can sequence genetic material sampled from the environment – here, from the River Cam in Cambridge, UK. (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

ALT Punting and sequencing with the MinION. The MinION is a portable device that can sequence genetic material sampled from the environment – here, from the River Cam in Cambridge, UK. (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

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Oxford Nanopore
@nanopore
20 Jan 2021
We caught up with the @puntseq team last year to find out more about the team's work looking at freshwater metagenomes. You can read the interview here: nanoporetech.com/about-us/ne… #anythinganyoneanywhere

Dr Andre Holzer@AndreHolzer
20 Jan 2021
Our new study published in @eLife describes how the world's smallest portable DNA sequencing device @nanopore can be employed to simplify #water #monitoring around the globe. Great teamwork by @puntseq and special thanks to my co-authors Lara and Max!👉doi.org/10.7554/eLife.61504
Monitoring dangerous bacteria in freshwater. New study by scientists at Cambridge (UK) and EMBL-EBI shows how a pocket-sized DNA sequencer can be employed to assess water quality. Credit: Spencer Phillips. Photo: Adobe Istock

ALT Monitoring dangerous bacteria in freshwater. New study by scientists at Cambridge (UK) and EMBL-EBI shows how a pocket-sized DNA sequencer can be employed to assess water quality. Credit: Spencer Phillips. Photo: Adobe Istock

The core team behind the project together with their MinION sequencer. Right to left: Andre Holzer, Lara Urban & Maximilian Stammnitz (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

ALT The core team behind the project together with their MinION sequencer. Right to left: Andre Holzer, Lara Urban & Maximilian Stammnitz (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

Punting and sequencing with the MinION. The MinION is a portable device that can sequence genetic material sampled from the environment – here, from the River Cam in Cambridge, UK. (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

ALT Punting and sequencing with the MinION. The MinION is a portable device that can sequence genetic material sampled from the environment – here, from the River Cam in Cambridge, UK. (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

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Dr Andre Holzer@AndreHolzer
20 Jan 2021
Our new study published in @eLife describes how the world's smallest portable DNA sequencing device @nanopore can be employed to simplify #water #monitoring around the globe. Great teamwork by @puntseq and special thanks to my co-authors Lara and Max!👉doi.org/10.7554/eLife.61504
Monitoring dangerous bacteria in freshwater. New study by scientists at Cambridge (UK) and EMBL-EBI shows how a pocket-sized DNA sequencer can be employed to assess water quality. Credit: Spencer Phillips. Photo: Adobe Istock

ALT Monitoring dangerous bacteria in freshwater. New study by scientists at Cambridge (UK) and EMBL-EBI shows how a pocket-sized DNA sequencer can be employed to assess water quality. Credit: Spencer Phillips. Photo: Adobe Istock

The core team behind the project together with their MinION sequencer. Right to left: Andre Holzer, Lara Urban & Maximilian Stammnitz (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

ALT The core team behind the project together with their MinION sequencer. Right to left: Andre Holzer, Lara Urban & Maximilian Stammnitz (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

Punting and sequencing with the MinION. The MinION is a portable device that can sequence genetic material sampled from the environment – here, from the River Cam in Cambridge, UK. (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

ALT Punting and sequencing with the MinION. The MinION is a portable device that can sequence genetic material sampled from the environment – here, from the River Cam in Cambridge, UK. (CC-BY 4.0) PuntSeq

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We are delighted to present our @cambridge_Uni 2020 Vice Chancellor’s Awards. These awards celebrate a broad range of research impact and engagement achievements among staff at all career stages, including professional staff #VCAwards2020
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PuntSeq@puntseq
5 Oct 2020
Join @CamUniEngage’s live stream today at 2pm UK time when @Cambridge_Uni VC Professor Stephen Toope is going to announce the winners of this years #VCAwards2020
Cambridge University Public Engagement@CamUniEngage
30 Sep 2020
Not long now! Monday 5 October at 2pm UK time. @Cambridge_Uni #VCAwards2020
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Dr Andre Holzer@AndreHolzer
4 Sep 2020
Great collaboration with @DevilsAdvoMax as well as many thanks to the whole @Puntseq team @LaraUrban42, @mbhall88, @Zannah_Du, @MJScherm, @acjwd3, @SurangiPerera1, @danieliasmh, @fionagilsenan @effkay88, Jotautas Baronas, Paul Saary, Daniel Kunz & Philipp Braeuninger-Weimer
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Dr Andre Holzer@AndreHolzer
3 Sep 2020
New edition of “The Scholar“ magazine came out this month. A pleasure to write an article about our #CitizenScience project @puntseq on how real-time #DNA #sequencing approaches #nanopore #metagnomics #edna can support global water monitoring efforts 👇 bit.ly/2GkjUVe

(PDF) Water Quality Monitoring by Citizen Science

PDF | Clean freshwater is fundamental to societies. However, globally, one in three people do not have access to it − a situation which demands more... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

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