Simon Roux

@simroux_virus

Virus-obsessed 🇫🇷 bioinformatician, DOE JGI Scientist, Having fun with #metagenomics and other cool #omics. He/him. Opinions my own. simrouxvirus on bsky

Oakland, CA

Joined June 2017

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Simon Roux@simroux_virus · Oct 8, 2022

#JGI22VEGA was really great, awesome to see so many friendly virus-minded people, catch up on the latest science, etc .. But maybe best of all: it gave me an excuse to order custom 3D-printed T4-like poster prize trophies 🤩🥹 (in this case @GEricBastien , congrats again !)

simroux_virus's tweet image. #JGI22VEGA was really great, awesome to see so many friendly virus-minded people, catch up on the latest science, etc ..
But maybe best of all: it gave me an excuse to order custom 3D-printed T4-like poster prize trophies 🤩🥹 (in this case @GEricBastien , congrats again !)

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Nathan Hillson@NathanHillson · Feb 10

New @AgileBioFoundry paper "The tier system: a host development framework for bioengineering" Current Opinion in Biotechnology. Chris Yeager, Katherine Wozniak, @vivek_mutalik, Christopher Johnson, Kyle Pomraning, Philip Laible, @taraka_dale, Adam Guss doi.org/10.1016/j.copb…

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ASM@ASMicrobiology · Jun 23

Thank you for being part of #ASMicrobe 2025—your energy & insights made it unforgettable! Save the date for ASM Microbe 2026, June 4–8 in Washington, D.C.! Session proposals open tomorrow—help shape next year’s program & advance the microbial sciences. asm.social/2tm

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Chris Robinson@shy_symbiont · Jun 12

Find me at @ASMicrobiology's ASM 2025 next week in LA! I'll have a (very fast!) talk in the sesson of @simroux_virus on Sunday, June 22 -- right before the posters! Can't wait to see friends at @MicrobiomeData and engorge myself on burritos

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Simon Roux@simroux_virus · May 20

Anyone have this?

DDaniel Huelgas-Méndez 🇲🇽@d_huelgas · May 20

Hello phage community! We’re looking for a T-series E. coli K-12 phage (e.g., T2, T4, T7) engineered to express a red fluorescent protein (e.g., mCherry) fused to a capsid or tail protein — to track intact virions by microscopy.

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🎗Ella Sieradzki 🐈🐕@SieraVirus · Apr 25

Interested in RNA virus discovery? You can still register for the RdRp summit and attend remotely! We'll have some really nice talks and cutting edge discussions on best practices and new directions in the field. rdrp.io

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Benjamin Minch@Benjamin_Minch · Apr 21

New paper out where we highlight many newly recovered giant viruses and find new functional potential encoded in their genomes! #giantvirus #Bioinformatics nature.com/articles/s4429…

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TBK Reddy@tbk_reddy · Apr 2

We are hosting a workshop titled “Genomes Online Database (GOLD) – A curated metadata resource for powering discoveries” at the Biocuration 2025 conference on April 6th, 10:30 AM to 12:30PM US CST. Register to Join over the Zoom forms.gle/w8rZ4cP3D1rrY4…

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Simon Roux@simroux_virus · Mar 7

Excited to see this shout out from @NatureMicrobiol about our effort to crack open the field of phage functional genomics! @ben_a_adler

NNature Microbiology@NatureMicrobiol · Mar 6

Marching into spring with our March issue! 💡Considering microbes in microplastic research 🌍 Climate change and harmful microbes 🧬 CRISPRi-ART for functional genomics 🦀 Gut microbiota and cancer therapy response and much more! Read here: nature.com/nmicrobiol/vol…

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ASM@ASMicrobiology · Mar 6

Are you a student in need of guidance? Or a staff member or scientist eager to nurture the next generation of scientists? The ASM Future Leaders Mentorship Fellowship (FLMF) has a place for you. Learn more, check your eligibility and apply by March 26! asm.org/Fellowships/AS…

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Simon Roux@simroux_virus · Feb 13

Awesome project, and awesome people to work with! Great postdoc opportunity!

AAnja Spang (she/her)@anjspa1 · Feb 12

Are you interested in studying archaea with their diverse symbionts? We look forward hearing from you: workingat.nioz.nl/o/postdoc-posi…

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ASM@ASMicrobiology · Feb 10

🚨 Exciting news! 🚨 ASM welcomes new Editors-in-Chief for our journals starting July 1! 👏 Join us in thanking our outgoing leaders & congratulating Romney Humphries, Marvin Whiteley, Ashley Shade and Ira Blader! Read more: asm.org/Press-Releases…

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PhageCast@PhageCast · Jan 29

Spolier: next episode will feature the recent approval of Phage Therapy in Portugal! Excited to share it with you all. Stay tuned 🙌

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European Virus Bioinformatics Center@EVirusBioinfC · Jan 16

A community-driven effort created the Genome Resolved Open Watersheds database (GROWdb), providing insights into the functional #Microbiomes of U.S. river systems. #EnvironmentalScience 📄 doi.org/10.1038/s41586… EVBC👤: @simroux_virus M. Sullivan

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European Virus Bioinformatics Center@EVirusBioinfC · Jan 8

A new study introduces the Modular Viromics Pipeline (MVP), a user-friendly tool for comprehensive viral genome analysis from metagenomic data, facilitating research in viral ecology. #Viromics #ViralGenomics 📄 doi.org/10.1128/msyste… EVBC👤: @simroux_virus

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Marion Koopmans, publications: https://pure.eur.nl@MarionKoopmans · Dec 27

Another one to watch: h3n3 influenzavirus bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

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Joshua Weitz@joshuasweitz · Dec 18

In early 2022, I had an idea that seemed to merit a long-form treatment. But, was it possible to craft a narrative on the premise that exploring the absence of symptoms could help make sense of a global pandemic? I hope the result is of some service, now and moving forward.

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Paul CM Fogg@PCMFogg · Nov 27

We have a fascinating preprint just out, revealing the widespread packaging of bacterial genomic DNA into capsids in the human gut:bit.ly/3B2ajza. Major denizens of the #microbiome implicated with broad potential impact on bacterial evolution and horizontal gene transfer

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Simon Roux@simroux_virus · Nov 19

Search your favorite protein sequences with Gaia🌎! We are excited to release a context-aware protein search tool, extending search and discovery capabilities beyond sequence and structure, to include *genomic context* gaia.tatta.bio 1/🧵

TTatta Bio@tatta_bio · Nov 19

📢Real-time context-aware protein search is here! We are thrilled to release Gaia, a gLM2-powered search tool for microbial protein sequence annotation and exploration. Give it a try and let us know what you think! gaia.tatta.bio #BioML

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Cameron Thrash@jcamthrash · Nov 14

Nom nom viruses. Coastal bacteria and protists assimilate viral carbon and nitrogen academic.oup.com/ismej/advance-…

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Simon Roux@simroux_virus · Nov 14

Consumption of viruses for nutrients! @Livermore_Lab

CCameron Thrash@jcamthrash · Nov 14

Nom nom viruses. Coastal bacteria and protists assimilate viral carbon and nitrogen academic.oup.com/ismej/advance-…

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