Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @sangerinstitute
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
249
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-11
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-21
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
The tweets discuss various accomplishments and advancements in the scientific field, including Prof Matt Hurles being appointed as the new director of Sanger Institute, Dr Christine Hale continuing to work in the lab in her eighties, Phil Jones and Albert Herms' review on early carcinogenesis, a student discovering the genome sequence of a sea anenome, Tobi's video on creative thinking in science, a Bioinformatics workshop, a post-doc position studying computational and medical genetics, a job advertisement for an Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Manager, teaching workshops on NGS assembly, taxonomy classification, adapter trimming, and phylogenetic trees, a Machine learning project, multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumonia, and a fellowship call for researchers from Black heritage backgrounds.
Topic Modeling
- Women and Girls in Science
- Genetics and Bioinformatics
- Sanger Institute and Wellcome Trust
- Genome sequencing and sequencing tools
- Careers in STEM and Diverse Careers
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets are mainly positive, with sentiments of congratulations, excitement, pride, and enthusiasm. People are celebrating the appointment of a new Director of the Sanger Institute, and expressing admiration for those who have dedicated their careers to science. There is also a sense of anticipation and optimism for the future of the Institute and the impact it will have. Finally, there is a sense of inclusion and support for those from Black heritage backgrounds, with a call for applications for a fellowship.
Trend Analysis
- Women and Girls in Science/ Women in Science Day
- Normal Tissue Carcinogenesis
- Genomics/ Bioinformatics
- Multidrug Resistant Bacteria
- Black Heritage Fellowships
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
77
Percentage of total tweets
30%
Number of Original tweets
45
Percentage of total tweets
18%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
249
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
108
Percentage of total tweets
43%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
37
Percentage of total tweets
14%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
68
Percentage of total tweets
27%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter Web App | 80 |
Twitter for iPhone | 76 |
Twitter for Android | 63 |
Twitter for iPad | 8 |
Hootsuite Inc. | 7 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
NatureBiotech | Nature Biotechnology | Publishing the very best of biotech science and business. Part of @SpringerNature and @NaturePortfolio. | 265,730 |
olumuyiwaayo | Olumuyiwa Igbalajobi, Ph.D | Husband| Advocate-Equitable Education |Founder @Scholarshipscaf|Host-Global Opportunities Q&A Twitter space| Partnership📧info@olumuyiwaigbalajobi.com| | 219,675 |
GENbio | Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | Serving the biotech industry since 1981. EIC @johnsterling4; publisher @liebertpub -- Subscribe to GEN: https://t.co/hANhLX7wxH | 83,296 |
JeremyFarrar | Jeremy Farrar | Director of the Wellcome Trust (@WellcomeTrust). | 81,048 |
BioMedCentral | BMC | A pioneer of sustainable open access, where research is always in progress. | 75,776 |
sangerinstitute | Wellcome Sanger Institute | We are a world-leading genomics research centre. We undertake large-scale research that helps improve human health and understand life on Earth. | 71,954 |
emblebi | EMBL-EBI | EMBL-EBI provides open biological data resources and tools, and performs basic research in computational biology. https://t.co/cgCcP4ruj1 | 70,203 |
TheCrick | The Crick | We are a biomedical discovery institute breaking down barriers between disciplines. A space where some of the world's most talented scientists pursue big ideas. | 51,541 |
UniofNewcastle | Newcastle University | Official page for Newcastle University. Monitored 9am-5pm (Monday to Friday) | 50,263 |
ResFortnight | Research Fortnight | The UK’s leading independent source of R&D policy news & analysis, plus funding opportunities and academic jobs. Part of @ResProfNews @Clarivate | 48,604 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
BasuAshis | Ashis Basu | Knowledge is Power. Share It. | 13,620 |
misssdjohnson | Stacy Johnson MBE | Associate Professor @UniofNottingham teaching & researching inclusive leadership. Founder & CSO The Reverse Mentoring Practice Ltd. @FoNScharity Trustee | 9,619 |
BioMedCentral | BMC | A pioneer of sustainable open access, where research is always in progress. | 5,708 |
charlot_summers | Charlotte Summers | Interim Director, Heart & Lung Research Institute (@hlri_Cambridge) and Prof of Intensive Care Medicine @Cambridge_Uni; Dean & Fellow @selwyn1882 | 5,167 |
girls_women | Yet Another Valid Billy Bragg 🦕🦕🟥 | #sexnotgender Women’s rights are not transphobic. Nobody “owns” pronouns. Free speech is vital - we must be allowed to debate & disagree. | 5,022 |
drbstewart | Benjamin Stewart | #singlecell #genomics 👨💻 🧬 | #kidneys 👨⚕️🏥 | 5,003 |
ayirpelle | priya joseph | geek, entrepreneur, 'I strictly color outside the lines!', opinions r my own indeed. @ayirpelle , universal handle at this time | 5,002 |
ChemistryChrisA | 📝➡💻 Chris Austin 🧬 | 👨💼Senior Account Mananger @elabnext 💊 Husband of Suzie, Father of Jessica, Thomas 👨👩👧👦 & Hockey Player 🏑 Posts are my views & not of my Employer | 5,000 |
allcell9 | Alan P | - | 5,000 |
ThomasPowlin | Thomas Powlin | Livestock Commissioner 2nd term…… | 4,995 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
popgen_oumie | Sanger Excellence Fellow @sangerinstitute | JRF @wolfsoncam @Cambridge_Uni | PhD @wt_hpgh @EdinburghUni | BSc @ucl | Co-founder @warc_uk | 15 |
Sangercareers | It's time to make an impact. Together we achieve life-changing science with @SangerInstitute @ConnectingSci @OpenTargets @wellcomegenome & MOSAIC Tx | 8 |
EqualityScience | @wellcomegenome - generating discussion and raising awareness of issues affecting marginalised groups in science. Tweets: Saher, Head of EDI @sangerinstitute | 7 |
BcmHem | Fifth Hematologic Malignancy Symposium BCM - March, 25,2023 | 6 |
Mjolynne | Senior Bioinformatician @sangerinstitute I lead the delivery of genomics training through GPS @pneumowatch and JUNO @JunoSeq projects. DPhil @UniofOxford | 6 |
sangerinstitute | We are a world-leading genomics research centre. We undertake large-scale research that helps improve human health and understand life on Earth. | 6 |
guta1610 | 🇧🇷👩🏿🔬 turned 👩🏿💼 in🇬🇧. Head of Researcher Development @ResearchersUoN|Chair @UoNBAME|Trustee @NCSCounselling|Advisor @BWiSNetwork|@4womeninscience | 6 |
ProfRachelGaN | Tweeting about the wonders of gallium nitride, the joy of microscopes and a dream of equity in science. (She/her). | 4 |
DrKatHolt | Prof @LSHTM, Co-Director @LSHTM_AMR, Adjunct Prof @MonashUni, former Chief Ed #MGen, Coordinator @TyphiNET. BSc, MEpi, PhD. | 4 |
BRAINCURES | CEO @BRAINCURESLtd and dreamster dedicated to #prevention and #treatment of #mentalhealth disorders that affect at least 1 in 10 people worldwide. | 4 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1625103223538212865 | Huge congratulations to Prof Matt Hurles (@mehurles ) who has been appointed as the new Director of @sangerinstitute! 🎊 Currently Head of the Human Genetics Programme, Matt will formally take up the Directorship later this year. Find out more⤵️ https://t.co/qroO8pEUoi https://t.co/VcSZEvv3K3 | 60 |
1625065881356083200 | 'Somatic Mutations in Normal Tissues: New Perspectives on Early Carcinogenesis' https://t.co/N9lopg5yJR New review from Phil Jones and @AlbertHerms @sangerinstitute https://t.co/QF29xEXSuC | 31 |
1627767437650235395 | Job Alert📢 Come work with us😊We are looking for an experienced, proactive and highly-organised Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager to support us to deliver an ambitious and progressive programme of activity @sangerinstitute (1/2) | 27 |
1625600208796000260 | We are seeking a Microbiologist to join the team of Dr Trevor Lawley at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. An exciting opportunity to help shape the future of human microbiome sciences @LawleyLab @sangerinstitute @hilary_browne https://t.co/aGLCFt66bD | 25 |
1624491456244088832 | This month, I started my role as a Sanger Excellence Fellow @sangerinstitute & also got inducted as a Junior Research Fellow & Governing Body Fellow @WolfsonCam @Cambridge_Uni @wellcometrust #WomenAndGirlsInScience #WomenInScienceDay #WomenInScience #blackinstem https://t.co/nUjDMWn4SF https://t.co/1BaxwAVStz | 21 |
1627609005114654721 | In case you missed it - the next round of the @sangerinstitute Excellence Fellowship call is now live! They will be awarding 5 fellowships in 2023 for researchers from Black heritage backgrounds.Information on eligibility and how to apply below:https://t.co/bSjIjvxYAN | 19 |
1625102684662468608 | Meet Tobi, a Bioinformatics PhD student at @sangerinstitute. Tobi discusses how creative thinking and working with people from different backgrounds is essential in science. Watch Tobi's full video: https://t.co/ooV7LVQNim #GenomicFutures #DiverseCareers #CareersInSTEM https://t.co/5xrZ192gaL | 13 |
1627188188732354563 | Our advanced #bioinformatics workshop has been a great success. An honour to lead this workshop and connect with inspiring individuals from different countries. Excited to see how this experience will impact our careers.✨ @CentralResearc2 @pneumowatch @JunoSeq @sangerinstitute https://t.co/eLkfcx3CHb | 11 |
1625461067441901570 | Day3:@HarryHung took us through introduction to #Linux and Docker usage. We are using #docker to perform #Bioinformatics analysis #advancedbioinformatics @sangerinstitute @CentralResearc2 @pneumowatch @JunoSeq https://t.co/DEwhnV6dH1 | 11 |
1626372252949250054 | Evidence of widespread endemic populations of highly multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Vietnamese ICUs @MimyPham @effkay88 @nrt_thomson @OUCRU_Programme @Cambridge_Uni @sangerinstitute https://t.co/h61EFP2iBM | 9 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1625103223538212865 | Huge congratulations to Prof Matt Hurles (@mehurles ) who has been appointed as the new Director of @sangerinstitute! 🎊 Currently Head of the Human Genetics Programme, Matt will formally take up the Directorship later this year. Find out more⤵️ https://t.co/qroO8pEUoi https://t.co/VcSZEvv3K3 | 323 |
1624491456244088832 | This month, I started my role as a Sanger Excellence Fellow @sangerinstitute & also got inducted as a Junior Research Fellow & Governing Body Fellow @WolfsonCam @Cambridge_Uni @wellcometrust #WomenAndGirlsInScience #WomenInScienceDay #WomenInScience #blackinstem https://t.co/nUjDMWn4SF https://t.co/1BaxwAVStz | 253 |
1624719788059525120 | Dr Christine Hale. Still working in the lab in her 8th decade nurturing those stem cells to differentiate. Dedicated in industry, academia, @sangerinstitute #WomenInScienceDay @STEMWomen https://t.co/RCCyKr0scc | 147 |
1625065881356083200 | 'Somatic Mutations in Normal Tissues: New Perspectives on Early Carcinogenesis' https://t.co/N9lopg5yJR New review from Phil Jones and @AlbertHerms @sangerinstitute https://t.co/QF29xEXSuC | 129 |
1625139694664134656 | Huge congratulations to our (lab) neighbour @mehurles for his appointment as the next director of the @wellcometrust @sangerinstitute . Really excited to help him take Sanger to the next level! https://t.co/RRgDhqWdQs | 63 |
1626611169308946434 | My first genome note! from @darwintreelife @sangerinstitute collected by myself and @LyndallPereira on a @NHM_Science trip to the Isle of Wight. The genome sequence of the starlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis (Stephenson, 1935) https://t.co/l1o7ma9pcr https://t.co/Y0GVZoKjI4 | 50 |
1625102684662468608 | Meet Tobi, a Bioinformatics PhD student at @sangerinstitute. Tobi discusses how creative thinking and working with people from different backgrounds is essential in science. Watch Tobi's full video: https://t.co/ooV7LVQNim #GenomicFutures #DiverseCareers #CareersInSTEM https://t.co/5xrZ192gaL | 49 |
1627188188732354563 | Our advanced #bioinformatics workshop has been a great success. An honour to lead this workshop and connect with inspiring individuals from different countries. Excited to see how this experience will impact our careers.✨ @CentralResearc2 @pneumowatch @JunoSeq @sangerinstitute https://t.co/eLkfcx3CHb | 49 |
1624502086904717315 | I analyse samples from Crohn’s disease patients to investigate the genetic differences in their genome responsible for their disease, which will help developing better and more effective treatments. Very lucky to work @sangerinstitute where #WhatAScientistLooksLike is so diverse! https://t.co/QxLnqNF58e | 46 |
1627726139358576658 | I'm thrilled to share that I'm about to start a post-doc at @sangerinstitute, where I'll be working with @hilsomartin on computational and medical genetics! | 25 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#womeninscience | 16 |
#bioinformatics | 12 |
#advancedbioinformatics | 12 |
#wellcomegenomewomen | 9 |
#primeediting | 7 |
#crispr | 7 |
#crisprcas9 | 6 |
#geneediting | 6 |
#ngs | 6 |
#womenandgirlsinscience | 6 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@sangerinstitute | 259 |
@mehurles | 57 |
@sangercareers | 37 |
@wellcometrust | 37 |
@cambridge_uni | 32 |
@equalityscience | 30 |
@wolfsoncam | 25 |
@junoseq | 20 |
@pneumowatch | 19 |
@centralresearc2 | 16 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
49
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
👏 | 14 | clapping_hands |
🎉 | 11 | party_popper |
🤩 | 10 | star-struck |
😊 | 8 | smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes |
🧬 | 7 | dna |
😍 | 7 | smiling_face_with_heart-eyes |
⤵️ | 6 | right_arrow_curving_down |
👇 | 5 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
👏🏼 | 5 | clapping_hands_medium-light_skin_tone |
🎊 | 4 | confetti_ball |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Smileys & Emotion | 45 |
People & Body | 39 |
Activities | 19 |
Objects | 12 |
Symbols | 7 |
Food & Drink | 1 |
Animals & Nature | 1 |