Interested in Science (bacterial genomics, Molecular epidemiology, Evolution of drug resistance in lung pathogens #TB #NTM #Haemophilus), sports and traveling
Joined October 2018
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Dr. ir. Margo Diricks π§πͺπ©πͺ retweeted
Fantastic start of our second PANGenS consortium meeting. Pushing for pathogen genomics in Africa. @FZBorstel @trans_evo @medinflame
πKeynote deliveries were made by Principal co-investigators @DorothyYeboahM1 and @stefan_niemann
As well as from the WHO representative of Namibia, representative from the ministry of health and social services and the representative from the vice chancellorβs office @unam_na
Dr. ir. Margo Diricks π§πͺπ©πͺ retweeted
Die bisher wenig untersuchten Nicht-tuberkulΓΆsen Mykobakterien (NTM) kΓΆnnen schwere Lungeninfektionen & LymphknotenentzΓΌndungen verursachen & sind schwierig zu behandeln. Am FZB werden Mechanismen untersucht, die zu der Bildung von Resistenzen bei diesen Bakterien fΓΌhren. #WAAW24
Nice and productive visit of colleagues from CERMEL (Gabon) in Borstel for training in tNGS and WGS of M. tuberculosis strains and discussion of TB sampling progress within the PANGenS project. @PANGenS2023 @FZBorstel @CERMEL_Gabon
Dr. ir. Margo Diricks π§πͺπ©πͺ retweeted
πDay 3/5: Session 1 was on an βoverview on Biobankingβ delivered by Mathurin Diatta (The Biobank manager @mrcunitgambia )
He lectured on the types and organization of Biobanks, sample management systems, sustainability plans, emergency preparedness, advantages of Biobanks.π€
Dr. ir. Margo Diricks π§πͺπ©πͺ retweeted
We are running a massive online open course on AMR databases starting end of the month. Its completely free, study at your own pace and its ~15 hours overall over the 3 weeks (although you can finish any time in a year). Please spread in your networks! coursesandconferences.wellcoβ¦
Dr. ir. Margo Diricks π§πͺπ©πͺ retweeted
Wetzstein, Diricks and coll. provide a first comprehensive clinico-genomic characterisation of 610 isolates of the #Mycobacterium avium complex from Germany and continental Europe.
@nils_wetzstein @MarDir6 @stefan_niemann
read it now on Genome Medicine:
genomemedicine.biomedcentralβ¦
Thrilled that our paper, detailing the first comprehensive clinico-genomic characterization of 610 isolates of the Mycobacterium avium complex from Germany, France, and Switzerland, has been accepted! @NTM_papers @NTMinfo @FZBorstel @DZIF_
genomemedicine.biomedcentralβ¦
Remarkable achievement of our group leader! #TB #Mycobacteriology
π₯³π₯³π₯³Herzlichen GlΓΌckwunsch! @stefan_niemann vom @FZBorstel zΓ€hlt zu den meistzitierten KΓΆpfen in der Mikrobiologie. Das ergab eine Publikationsanalyse der Jahre 2013-2022 in der aktuellen Zeitschrift @Lab_Journal: βΆοΈtinyurl.com/mwrxvpry @LeibnizWGL
Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center represented @ the European Society of Mycobacteria Conference #ESM24 in Brugge, Belgium
Dr. ir. Margo Diricks π§πͺπ©πͺ retweeted
Looking for a postdoc in genomics - If you are interested to work in a fantastic team - apply
It was a pleasure to join the inauguration meeting of the Leibniz lab "Pandemic preparedness" in Berlin! Looking forward to contributing and collaborating to better deal with future pandemics! @FZBorstel
Really enjoyed @ECCMID 2024! Lots of interesting talks, posters, discussions, nice meetings with (potential new) collaboration partners and... rain. @ntmnet @FZBorstel @DZIF_
Our first NTM paper of the year is officially out! :D pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3850β¦
--> Genomic diversity and clinical relevance of Mycobacterium simiae. Including an interesting case of a patient chronically colonized for over 14 years. @FZBorstel @NTMinfo @NTM_papers @ntmnet
Greatly enjoyed the kick-off meeting in Ghana, bringing together 12 African and 3 European countries for the EDCTP funded project PANGenS (Pan-African Network for Genomic Surveillance of TB & Malaria). Amazing Organisation by the Noguchi Team! @PANGenS2023 @NMIMR_UG @FZBorstel
Dr. ir. Margo Diricks π§πͺπ©πͺ retweeted
The @EDCTP3 funded PANGenS begins its bioinformatics and DNA extraction capacity building training today @NMIMR_UG . Happening now is the session on bioinformatics training-SeqSphere+ being led by Dr. ir. Margo Diricks (@MarDir6 ) from @FZBorstel .
Dr. ir. Margo Diricks π§πͺπ©πͺ retweeted
A brief presentation by Dr. ir. Margo Diricks @MarDir6 on work package 3- Surveillance of drug resistant π. π΅πΆπ£π¦π³π€πΆππ°π΄πͺπ΄ complex (MTBC) strains by Whole Genome Sequencing. She highlighted the features and potential of the SeqSphere+ software .
Dr. ir. Margo Diricks π§πͺπ©πͺ retweeted
Great new podcast from the ITM on all things global health. Really good listen so I recommend it, especially if new to the field!
π§ Listen to Transmission, our brand new podcast series that brings an immersive journey into the heart of global health battles through personal and professional experiences from our expertsπβ¨Enjoyed the podcast? Hit the like button and drop a review! open.spotify.com/show/1V1sqmβ¦
2023 Was a wonderful year: cancer-free scans for my brother, moved into our New house, got a contract prolongation, finally managed a Marathon, had some awesome holidays and numerous interesting conferences and trainings. Looking forward to what 2024 will bring!
Dr. ir. Margo Diricks π§πͺπ©πͺ retweeted
Looking for a long-term academic career perspective in #bioinformatics, working with innovative sequencing data contributing to #biomedical #research in chronic and #infectious #lung #diseases? Apply as #bioinformatician in my #DataScience group: lnkd.in/epbD85JC Please RT
