Jacob Nearing

@JTNearing

PhD. in Microbiology and Immunology - Dalhousie University
Postdoc with @hutlab - Harvard
Interested in measuring microbial communties
nearinj.github.io

Canada Joined December 2017

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Jacob Nearing @JTNearing Jan 17, 2022

#microbiome differential abundance tools can result in vastly different conclusions. Check out our new paper rdcu.be/cE8BP and our story about its creation go.nature.com/33rBMJQ @gavin_m_douglas @BetaScience @Dal_micro_immun @NatureComms

Jacob Nearing @JTNearing Apr 1, 2024

I will be one of the instructors for this course! Check it out if your interested in brushing up on your metagenomic data prowess

hutlab @hutlab Apr 1, 2024

A friendly reminder that applications are open for our annual course on processing and interpreting metagenomic data from microbial communities!

Apply here: evomics.org/2024-microbial…
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Jacob Nearing @JTNearing Feb 5, 2024

Looks like we might have to make a last minute trip to montreal due to the storms in #halifax does anyone have any good recommendations for things to do for a short visit?

Jacob Nearing @JTNearing Jul 11, 2023

It’s a great feeling when you sit there stuck on some code and then come back to it an hour later and magically solve it with a few one liners (:

Jacob Nearing @JTNearing Jul 7, 2023

Is RNAmmer still the best tool for pulling 16S sequences from MAGs? anyone have any experience with other tools