Lucas Le Brun

Just published an interactive article about a magical algorithm known as the Burrows-Wheeler Transform, which powers sequence alignment tools like bowtie and bwa: sandbox.bio/concepts/bwt

It's also notoriously unintuitive so I'm hoping this article helps you build that intuition.

09.10.2025 17:05 — 👍 53    🔁 17    💬 2    📌 2

Linking antimicrobial resistance, climate warming, and carbon use efficiency in Arctic soils (HERNANDEZ-GARCIA_UEA_ARIES26) at University of East Anglia on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Linking antimicrobial resistance, climate warming, and carbon use efficiency in Arctic soils (HERNANDEZ-GARCIA_UEA_ARIES26) at University of East Anglia, listed on FindAPhD.com

PhD opportunity to work in my lab at UEA, together with @drbradbrad.bsky.social and Marc Dumont “Linking AMR, global warming and CUE in deglaciated soils”

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

07.10.2025 06:02 — 👍 10    🔁 14    💬 0    📌 1

FindAPhD : Prestigious Sainsbury PhD Studentships in plant sciences at Gatsby Charitable Foundation Apply for a PhD: Prestigious Sainsbury PhD Studentships in plant sciences at Gatsby Charitable Foundation

If you’re looking for a PhD studentship in some really exciting areas of plant science 🌿 take a look at this year’s Sainsbury PhD studentships - you could come and study orchid mycorrhizas 🌸🍄 with me & @garethphoenix.bsky.social! www.findaphd.com/phds/program...

03.10.2025 18:49 — 👍 11    🔁 17    💬 0    📌 0

Picture of a bare fallow plot covered with a black fabric to prevent the growth of plants

Picture of me removing dry grass that flew in a bare fallow plot when I opened it to do the sampling

Picture of a 10 cm soil core with some interesting colour variation depending on depth

First PhD sampling completed!

I went to sample the blackout experiment with 20-year old bare fallow plots at the Henfaes Research Farm (Bangor University)

Here, we want to study SOM/SOC and the cycling of “old persistent” carbon in the absence of new fresh plant input.

12.05.2025 20:02 — 👍 14    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1

"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants.

Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."

13.05.2025 22:09 — 👍 1289    🔁 946    💬 32    📌 66

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#Fieldwork #microbiome #soil #omics #SOM #PhD

@bangoruniversity.bsky.social
@bangorcosepgr.bsky.social
@meebangor.bsky.social

12.05.2025 20:16 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Picture of a bare fallow plot covered with a black fabric to prevent the growth of plants

Picture of me removing dry grass that flew in a bare fallow plot when I opened it to do the sampling

Picture of a 10 cm soil core with some interesting colour variation depending on depth

First PhD sampling completed!

I went to sample the blackout experiment with 20-year old bare fallow plots at the Henfaes Research Farm (Bangor University)

Here, we want to study SOM/SOC and the cycling of “old persistent” carbon in the absence of new fresh plant input.

12.05.2025 20:02 — 👍 14    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1

The Importance of Nutrients in Controlling How Much Ecosystems Can Slow the Rate of Rising CO₂ at Western Sydney University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - The Importance of Nutrients in Controlling How Much Ecosystems Can Slow the Rate of Rising CO₂ at Western Sydney University, listed on FindAPhD.com

🚨 PhD alert.
PhD opportunity studying how nutrient availability impacts the ability of ecosystems to absorb more CO2 as CO2 levels rise.

With Catriona MacDonald and Ben Smith at Western Sydney University and myself here @sheffieldpps.bsky.social Sheffield

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

08.05.2025 08:22 — 👍 5    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0

Logo of OrthoHMM, a novel software for HMM-based inference of orthologous groups of genes

Benchmarking analysis of OrthoHMM and previously published algorithms. OrthoHMM has better precision, recall, and FMI scores. Benchmarking was conducted against the Orthobench dataset of expertly curated orthogroups

NEW preprint!🥳

Orthogroups are a prerequisite for comparative genomics and Tree of Life inquiries

Introducing #OrthoHMM, software that improves the inference of orthogroups (blue in fig)

OrthoHMM may refine our understanding of genome evolution and the Tree of Life

🔗 tinyurl.com/4s9mwxz6

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17.12.2024 18:12 — 👍 99    🔁 46    💬 3    📌 7

FS 3.139: Mountain soil biodiversity – #IMC: International Mountain Conference

Abstract submission for the International Mountain Conference in Innsbruck #IMC25 is open! Come join us for a great session on mountain soil biodiversity: imc2025.info/imc25/sessio...
@msteinwandter.bsky.social @nadinepraeg.bsky.social @euracalpenv.bsky.social

21.01.2025 08:33 — 👍 4    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 2

I am really happy that I was able to present my first PhD results and I am grateful to the jury for this prize 🦠🧬

21.01.2025 21:35 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

One of the biggest questions we get is when will our journals be here. We thank you for your patience.

You can now follow our journals with this starter pack!

18.12.2024 14:57 — 👍 404    🔁 152    💬 20    📌 33

We are recruiting for #PhD opportunity funded by NERC RedAlert CDT investigating novel ways to identify #salmonid diseases in #freshwater ecosystems using #eDNA - closing date 7th Jan, full details here: findaphd.com?pj=176410
@thefsbi.bsky.social @sosbangor.bsky.social @nerc-eof.bsky.social

11.12.2024 15:44 — 👍 23    🔁 21    💬 0    📌 3

🚨 We are recruiting a #PhD student for a #NERC RedAlert CDT funded project using microbiological and genomic approaches to track #AMR 🦠 in riverine ecosystems in #NorthWales 🌈 - closing date 7th Jan, full details here: tinyurl.com/5wstuwxu
Please share! @bangorcosepgr.bsky.social

13.12.2024 11:26 — 👍 3    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0