On my way to my first ever SMBE conference. The Orthofinder team are well represented with three of us travelling. All presenting on Orthofinder-adjacent projects, but always happy to discuss all things orthology. #SMBE2026
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Laurie Belcher
Профиль VivelyOrthoFinder Evolution of cooperation University of Oxford https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=e3c1TdffPOcC
The new OrthoFinder paper is out now! In this new work, we introduce major advances in accuracy and scalability, allowing analysis on much larger datasets www.nature.com/articles/s41... github.com/OrthoFinder/...
OrthoFinder: improved phylogenetic orthology inference with enhanced accuracy and scalability - Nature MethodsThe updated OrthoFinder v3 software boosts accuracy and scalability in phylogenetic orthology inference with massive and diverse datasets.www.nature.comis there a version of the @official-smbe.bsky.social programme that is just a simple PDF? I struggle with these interactive agenda sites
Huge congratulations to @stuwest.bsky.social on his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society! From fig wasps to Pseudomonas, he’s shown just how powerful behavioural ecology can be. I couldn't think of anyone more deserving. www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/prof...
Professors Tim Coulson, Stuart West, and Kathy Willis elected as Fellows of the Royal Societywww.biology.ox.ac.ukWe’re hiring for OrthoFinder! Great role for someone who enjoys scientific software development: Python, data analysis, workflows, Git, scalability, and making tools nicer to use. Comparative genomics or open-source bioinformatics experience would be a lovely bonus. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Job Detailsmy.corehr.comDo I know anyone who wants to swap football stickers this year? goodscienceblog.wordpress.com/2018/03/12/h... #Gotgotneed #paniniworldcup
Review on how beta-lactamase resistance spans a continuum from private to cooperative resistance A first publication for fantastic PhD student Rosie Randall, working with @asgriffin.bsky.social portlandpress.com/essaysbioche...
How social is social resistance?Abstract. β-lactamases are central to bacterial resistance against β-lactam antibiotics and are often treated as a textbook example of cooperative resistance. The cooperative aspect of their action ar...portlandpress.comDelighted to have been a part of this. It's a very exciting area in the field of social evolution and beyond!
Stu WestHuge thanks to @asn-amnat.bsky.social for inviting our review on the evolutionary and ecological consequences of cooperation. @annadewar.bsky.social @asgriffin.bsky.social @lauriebelch.bsky.social www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Calling all OrthoFinder users! We’ve just released GLADE, a tool to infer gene gains, losses, duplications, and ancestral genomes across a phylogeny. GLADE runs directly on OrthoFinder results. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... github.com/lauriebelch/... (1/10)
www.biorxiv.orgOrthoFinder just dropped a major update It’s faster, more accurate, and ready for thousands of genomes Let’s break it down (1/10) github.com/OrthoFinder/... www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Evolution of cooperation is well represented at #Microbio25 by Rosie's first ever conference poster - definitely worth a visit!
Rosie RandallVery excited to be in Liverpool for #Microbio25 ! I'll be presenting a poster on bacterial cooperation and antibiotic resistance in Block A on Tuesday. Come and check out poster A098 to hear more! 🧬🧫🦠
Hopefully this will be useful for anyone doing comparative genomics! In Box 1 we show some case studies where controlling for phylogenetic non-independance can reverse a result
Anna DewarOur review is out in Nature Reviews Genetics! rdcu.be/d5AY2 We show how phylogeny-based methods can resolve the problem of non-independence in genomic datasets. These methods must be considered an essential part of the comparative genomics toolkit. @lauriebelch.bsky.social @stuwest.bsky.social