Louis du Plessis

@laduplessis

Phylodynamics and evolution of viruses and occasionally bigger things | @ETH @ETH_BSSE formerly @OxfordBiology | he/him | 🇿🇦 +🇨🇭 | Bad at Twitter

Joined July 2017

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Louis du Plessis @laduplessis Jan 8, 2021

After many months of hard work our analysis of the lineage structure and importation dynamics of the first wave of the #SARSCoV2 epidemic in the UK is out in @ScienceMagazine today! science.sciencemag.org/content/early/…

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Louis du Plessis @laduplessis Dec 22, 2023

I'm so happy to see this paper finally out! I joined the project back in 2019 and by then it had already been going on for some time. Incredible effort from @StevenFiddaman and @EAntonisDim!

Steven Fiddaman @StevenFiddaman Dec 15, 2023

How do #pathogens become more virulent? Read on for a tale of #ancient bones, #ancientDNA, and a very modern danger in the chicken industry… 🧵1/14

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Louis du Plessis @laduplessis Dec 22, 2023

I think more conferences should have a plenaries like this. Relegating talks on these topics to optional lunchtime events (that you often have to sign up for in advance) keeps us from openly discussing and recognising the issues or making any progress!

Louis du Plessis @laduplessis May 15, 2023

Next Tuesday I'll be presenting in the Basel edition of #PintOfScience at Flanagan's, starting at 6pm. Come along and find out about some of the challenges we faced doing phylodynamic inferences of SARS-CoV-2!

Full programme here: pintofscience.ch/events/basel

pintofscience.ch Pint of Science Basel Researchers across Basel share their discoveries with you.

Pint of Science CH @pintofscienceCH May 8, 2023

Basel’s program is out!! ✨🔥

Join us at Didi Offensiv, Volta Bräu and Flanagan’s at 18pm! 🍻

#pint23 #Basel #festival #event #science
@OpperMalte @ruthdelzeit @AdamHearn14 @rdrighetto @WSalzburger @georg_starke @JDMunday @sgagneux1 @ktguzz @dan_anger @laduplessis

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Louis du Plessis @laduplessis May 5, 2023

I like how they chose to show an alignment of identical sequences to illustrate this story nature.com/articles/d4158…