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Inês Mendes

@inesmendes.bsky.social

Senior Bioinformatics Scientist @ Theiagen Genomics PhD in Microbial Bioinformatics

479 Followers  |  97 Following  |  4 Posts  |  Joined: 20.10.2023  |  1.4162

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Warning issued for possible measles exposure on NJ Transit, PATH trains A Hudson County resident who tested positive for measles used public transit while potentially infectious, health officials say.

“New Jersey health officials are issuing a warning about a possible measles exposure on NJ Transit and PATH trains.
A Hudson County resident who was diagnosed with measles used public transportation while potentially infectious, the New Jersey Department of Health announced Friday.”

24.08.2025 12:01 — 👍 21    🔁 28    💬 0    📌 2

Fun fact: diluted tattoo inks and washes make pretty decent carbon sources for NTMs.

22.08.2025 21:11 — 👍 9    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

Postdoc position is still open! Definitely reach out if you’re keen on tracking pathogen evolution and spread (especially using wastewater 😎)!

15.08.2025 06:21 — 👍 13    🔁 11    💬 0    📌 0
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Antimicrobial resistance: a concise update Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious threat to global public health, with approximately 5 million deaths associated with bacterial AMR in 2019. Tackling AMR requires a multifaceted and cohesive...

The overview of AMR that you always wanted (someone else to write) - amazing!

Truly brilliant paper with great figures! @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

05.02.2025 10:02 — 👍 181    🔁 82    💬 5    📌 4

Is it just me or everything refuses to work on a Friday?

24.01.2025 10:31 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

With over 300 new followers in a matter of days I feel like I should introduce myself to the #microbinfie community! Hi, I’m Inês, and I’m a massive dork about public health 😷 and metagenomics 💩! Fun fact: I collect rubber ducks 🦆 and fridge magnets. #whoareyou?

14.01.2025 21:16 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'm putting together a Microbial Bioinformatics starter pack to help get everyone connected in our community. Let me know if there are any bluesky users to be added and share so that twitter refugees can tune back in to the fantastic world microbes go.bsky.app/3ezLo7e

10.01.2025 09:38 — 👍 107    🔁 60    💬 27    📌 0
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"Inês! I need to learn about the Fundamentals of #Bioinformatics for #PublicHealth! Make it short and sweet and #PACE accredited!"

Say no more! @theiagen.bsky.social Academy just launched TWO brand new courses for you! Head to theiagen-academy.teachable.com and start your journey!

10.01.2025 09:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hello #binfie world!

20.10.2023 14:18 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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