Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @WEHI_research
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
153
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
7 years
Summarization
Scientists and researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) have been recently recognized at the NHMRC Awards for their outstanding contributions to science and medical research. Professor Wai-Hong Tham and Professor Doug Hilton AO received the Elizabeth Blackburn Investigator Grant Award and the NHMRC Outstanding Contribution Award, respectively. WEHI researchers also showcased their work in various conferences, seminars, and publications, covering topics such as immunotherapy, PARP inhibitor resistance, and tuberculosis. The WEHI community continues to thrive, with new postdoctoral researchers joining the team and engaging in exciting research projects.
Topic Modeling
- Scientific research recognition and awards (#NHMRCAwards)
- Collaborative research and partnerships (#teamwork)
- Scientific discoveries and publications (#science)
- Science-related events and conferences (#WorldTBDay, #SCLC23)
- Personal and social updates related to science and research (#Ramen, #womeninstem)
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets range from excitement and pride towards scientific achievements and acknowledgements, to gratitude towards colleagues and collaborators, to eagerness to share and discuss research findings. There is also a sense of community and camaraderie among scientists and researchers, as seen in the sharing of food and memories, and the celebration of accomplishments across institutions and fields of study. Overall, the tweets convey a positive and passionate attitude towards science and research.
Trend Analysis
- Awards and recognition in the medical research field, specifically the NHMRC Awards and recipients' achievements
- Updates and announcements from the WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) including awards received, research studies, and events attended
- Sharing of research findings and developments in various medical fields such as cancer, breast tissue, tuberculosis, and parasitology
- Professional and personal relationships within the medical research community, including collaboration between institutions and interactions with colleagues
- Food-related puns and jokes used to lighten the tone and add humor to science-related tweets
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
40
Percentage of total tweets
26%
Number of Original tweets
22
Percentage of total tweets
14%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
153
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
82
Percentage of total tweets
53%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
17
Percentage of total tweets
11%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
51
Percentage of total tweets
33%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 74 |
| Twitter Web App | 42 |
| Twitter for Android | 21 |
| Buffer | 5 |
| Twitter for iPad | 4 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| nhmrc | NHMRC | National Health and Medical Research Council: Australia's peak body for health and medical research, evidence-based health guidelines, and health ethics. | 53,789 |
| ParrotOfTheDay | ParrotOfTheDay (Insta) | @parrotoftheday@ecoevo 🐘 | Seven years posting ethical photos and profiles of wild parrots from around the world, plus parrot conservation, ecology and politics. Occasionally #NotAParrot. | 31,551 |
| CrabbBrendan | Prof Brendan Crabb AC | Director & CEO @BurnetInstitute | parasites, viruses, global health, medical research, health equity | 28,951 |
| JExpMed | JExpMed | The Journal of Experimental Medicine publishes immunology, cancer, stem cells, microbial pathogenesis, vascular biology, neurobiology. Est. 1896 - @RockUPress | 28,861 |
| TheDohertyInst | Doherty Institute | The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity at @UniMelbMDHS @theRMH. Research includes #HIV, #hepatitis, #malaria, #influenza #COVID19 & more. | 24,615 |
| IASLC | IASLC | The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer is the only global organization dedicated solely to the study of lung cancer. #LCSM | 17,038 |
| DrShaneRRR | Dr Shane Huntington OAM | NFP CEO. Broadcaster @3RRRFM - 30yrs @Einstein_AGoGo. Physicist, Speaker, Strategy & Communication Consulting. Communication Workshops. Ambassador @lostdogshome | 17,001 |
| NewsMedical | News Medical | The latest medical news from around the world | 15,460 |
| edwardcholmes | Eddie Holmes | Virus spotter 🤓You're twistin' my melon man. | 14,854 |
| sim010101 | 99% SIM | #UniversityProfessor #Chairperson #economics #finance #innovation | 13,883 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| sim010101 | 99% SIM | #UniversityProfessor #Chairperson #economics #finance #innovation | 13,313 |
| ParrotOfTheDay | ParrotOfTheDay (Insta) | @parrotoftheday@ecoevo 🐘 | Seven years posting ethical photos and profiles of wild parrots from around the world, plus parrot conservation, ecology and politics. Occasionally #NotAParrot. | 9,354 |
| WomenInLymphoma | Women In Lymphoma - wil@lymphoma.org.au | She/her 💜Global alliance promoting leadership of female lymphoma clinicians researchers educators via advocacy networking education - supported by @lymphomaoz | 5,001 |
| sturalph | Stuart Ralph | Biologist researching malaria parasites, drug resistance, gene expression | 4,394 |
| MutaiIvy | Ivy Mutai | Biochemist|BSc|MSc|MPH||Phage Specialist||AMR|One-Health Research|Reproductive Health Founder @PhagesIPR and President @PhageKenya | 4,211 |
| LSedger | Sedge 🌻💧🦠🔬😷💉💉💉 | Virologist. PhD. Honorary Professor. Lover of good science, Great Danes & Whippets🐾Passionate about sustainability. “Maintain your rage & enthusiasm”G.Whitlam. | 4,019 |
| NewsMedical | News Medical | The latest medical news from around the world | 3,770 |
| FranklinWomen | Franklin Women | A community of Australian women working in health and medical research related careers. Talking all things science, career, and life. Founder @melina_gee | 3,632 |
| DrShaneRRR | Dr Shane Huntington OAM | NFP CEO. Broadcaster @3RRRFM - 30yrs @Einstein_AGoGo. Physicist, Speaker, Strategy & Communication Consulting. Communication Workshops. Ambassador @lostdogshome | 3,624 |
| purton_louise | Prof Louise Purton | Equity in Australian STEMM, cochlear implant, researching blood cells/microenvironment/cancer. My personal acct, my views. She/her @purton_louise@mindly.social | 3,578 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| tham_lab | 🇲🇾 scientist in 🇦🇺 | #malaria #covid | fascinated by 🦙 #nanobodies | Prof @WEHI_research | grateful to be on Wurundjeri land | views my own 🏃🏻♀️ 🍜 | 19 |
| GICancer | We raise funds for clinical research which improves gastro-intestinal cancer treatment and conduct research as the Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group. | 5 |
| JeanneTie | Medical Oncologist/Researcher @PeterMacCC @WEHI_reseach #colorectalcancer #ctDNA #MRD #clinical trials | FOOD, travel, tennis, tonkinese cats | Views are my own | 4 |
| LibbyB63058225 | Counting the days left for my twitter retirement with FT Work and Uni keeping me busy. I am sure i will be missed by many but not by all 😎 Geelong Cats🥰 | 3 |
| nhmrc | National Health and Medical Research Council: Australia's peak body for health and medical research, evidence-based health guidelines, and health ethics. | 3 |
| dramarija | 🇷🇸- 🇦🇺 👩🏼🔬 Head of Protein Production Facility @WEHI_research / Structural Biology / Drug Discovery | 3 |
| leysbiotutor | A collection of tweets and retweets from the Biological world - some related to the GCSE and A level specs; others entirely unrated but still interesting! | 3 |
| marylou_wilde | Postdoctoral researcher @unimelb 🔬 | Genetics & inheritance in #Plasmodium | she/her | #WomenInScience #QueersInScience | 2 |
| Ninnes1David | Electrical/Mechanical/HVAC Maintenance Technician,Medical Research, Conflict Resolution | 2 |
| AnnaCoussens | Microbes, Cells, Frisbees and Food. Infectious disease researcher and member of the Global Young Academy. | 2 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1641002674404433922 | 🏆 Congratulations to our next #NHMRCAwards recipient, Professor Wai-Hong Tham (@tham_lab), Head of the Infectious Diseases and Immune Defence Division at @WEHI_research who has received the 2022 Elizabeth Blackburn Investigator Grant Award - Basic Science (Leadership). https://t.co/0eMjp9vm9b | 23 |
| 1641034473687883776 | A big night at the @nhmrc awards. Very big congratulations to two @BurnetInstitute stars @CarolineHomer and @tafimaru for their major prizes. And also to my @WEHI_research friends @tham_lab & @WEHI_Director who also received special recognition tonight. Cheers to all the winners. https://t.co/HvNilHrKdW | 9 |
| 1638754461761032194 | Want to learn more about @MTBCMelbourne, hosts of the #WorldTbDay event tomorrow? P.S there's still time to register! https://t.co/brRk2zzBQh @TheRMH @UniMelbMDHS @BurnetInstitute @WEHI_research @SarahJDunstan1 @justin_denholm @KWatts74 @AnnaCoussens @KhaiHuang1 @majumdar_suman | 9 |
| 1639153566479945729 | Very excited to announce this pre-print is out! We describe a new type of PARP inhibitor resistance in ovarian and breast cancers - exon skipping in BRCA1 driven by secondary splice site mutations. Check it out below! 👀👇 @WEHI_research @WEHI_Postdocs https://t.co/RFkGgySso1 | 8 |
| 1640992230633504771 | 🏆 Professor Doug Hilton AO (@WEHI_Director) of @WEHI_research has received the NHMRC Outstanding Contribution Award in recognition of his service to NHMRC, progressive mentoring approach and leadership in the sector (including on gender equity in science). #NHMRCAwards https://t.co/bHyYIkh2tB | 8 |
| 1639109561956311040 | 🧵1/9 Excited to share my PhD work under supervision of @komander_lab and @drchristonkin, published in @LSAjournal this week. I present a characterisation of the highly expanded OTU deubiquitinase complement in Toxoplasma gondii @WEHI_research https://t.co/9uQGUKMk0j | 6 |
| 1637995646065201152 | We are excited to announce our April Seminar speakers are Dr @CassHarapas & Dr @Nirmalrob! Join us on Wed 5th April at 12-1pm AEST for these stellar talks🤩 As always, ACDS members will receive Zoom links - & membership is still free!🥳 @WEHI_research @CCB_Research @unisaresearch https://t.co/Dv8aNys2yk | 6 |
| 1638333452914413568 | Awesome to have @BickmoreCarrie visit @braincancerlab at @wehi_research Joint Lab Heads @SaskiaFreytag @whittlejim & @sarahannbest talked through the team, the collaborative research projects underway & planned for the year. It’s so exciting to see these teams working together! https://t.co/h3eaX0o1d2 | 6 |
| 1638716232584273920 | .@WEHI_research is looking to speak to people diagnosed with #Parkinsons to help with research into how biological changes in the brain contribute to the onset & progression of PD. You can help them by completing a 12 question survey: https://t.co/LvEMx9a5rV #ParkinsonsResearch | 5 |
| 1639740489166467073 | Dr. Tim Spicer of @UFScripps, @DrMistyJenkins of @WEHI_research, @ndsheybani of @UVABME & @drvijay_agarwal of @EinsteinMed detail new tech being tested to use CAR T cells to target patient-specific proteins & the study of focused ultrasound as potential treatment for brain tumors https://t.co/Imhd8AgvJ0 | 4 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1641002674404433922 | 🏆 Congratulations to our next #NHMRCAwards recipient, Professor Wai-Hong Tham (@tham_lab), Head of the Infectious Diseases and Immune Defence Division at @WEHI_research who has received the 2022 Elizabeth Blackburn Investigator Grant Award - Basic Science (Leadership). https://t.co/0eMjp9vm9b | 243 |
| 1640992230633504771 | 🏆 Professor Doug Hilton AO (@WEHI_Director) of @WEHI_research has received the NHMRC Outstanding Contribution Award in recognition of his service to NHMRC, progressive mentoring approach and leadership in the sector (including on gender equity in science). #NHMRCAwards https://t.co/bHyYIkh2tB | 120 |
| 1641197977707634688 | Wonderful night celebrating science & medical research @NHMRC - special to share the evening @WEHI_Director getting his award for being AWESOME (Outstanding Contribution Award) - #Science is hard but always fun with a great community @WEHI_research #NHMRCAwards https://t.co/dCHuER92VP | 77 |
| 1640187907704250368 | Balkan treats for our lab meeting @WEHI_research Bundoora today (not made by me 🥲) looking like the dividing cells 😆! So delicious I wish they can multiply indefinitely. 🍑😋 https://t.co/SXk4i6UadY | 61 |
| 1638333452914413568 | Awesome to have @BickmoreCarrie visit @braincancerlab at @wehi_research Joint Lab Heads @SaskiaFreytag @whittlejim & @sarahannbest talked through the team, the collaborative research projects underway & planned for the year. It’s so exciting to see these teams working together! https://t.co/h3eaX0o1d2 | 50 |
| 1641034473687883776 | A big night at the @nhmrc awards. Very big congratulations to two @BurnetInstitute stars @CarolineHomer and @tafimaru for their major prizes. And also to my @WEHI_research friends @tham_lab & @WEHI_Director who also received special recognition tonight. Cheers to all the winners. https://t.co/HvNilHrKdW | 49 |
| 1639506940991803392 | #jenkinsLab representing paediatric brain cancer research w our #immunotherapy work at the #cbcc conference (no pics of my talk) w @DrAlexDav & twitterless Valeria Arcucci @WEHI_research @_RCDFoundation @_IsabellaMarcus https://t.co/wCNmt5xI4Z | 42 |
| 1639153566479945729 | Very excited to announce this pre-print is out! We describe a new type of PARP inhibitor resistance in ovarian and breast cancers - exon skipping in BRCA1 driven by secondary splice site mutations. Check it out below! 👀👇 @WEHI_research @WEHI_Postdocs https://t.co/RFkGgySso1 | 39 |
| 1638078166278508548 | It looks like I eat all the time but really they are #Science lunches - getting to catch up with Mike and reliving our postdoc days @UniMelb - We miss you @Wilson_LabUofA for slurpy lunches! #Ramen #NomNom @WEHI_research @WEHI_Postdocs https://t.co/p0ZmYQK1DG | 38 |
| 1641031245617418244 | 🏆 Dr @calebadawson from @WEHI_research receives the NHMRC Science to Art Award for ‘In Bloom - Breast tissue showing muscle-like cells wrapped around the milk-producing alveoli’. #NHMRCAwards https://t.co/hsmPTU4RwY | 37 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #nhmrcawards | 9 |
| #gicancer | 7 |
| #wehiresearch | 4 |
| #malaria | 4 |
| #research | 4 |
| #yeswecanendtb | 4 |
| #worldtbday | 4 |
| #colorectalcancer | 4 |
| #science | 3 |
| #stemcareers | 3 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @wehi_research | 155 |
| @nhmrc | 52 |
| @tham_lab | 41 |
| @wehi_director | 24 |
| @petermaccc | 15 |
| @wehi_postdocs | 11 |
| @unimelb | 10 |
| @thermh | 10 |
| @jeannetie | 9 |
| @gibbs_lab | 9 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
66
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 🎉 | 14 | party_popper |
| 🥳 | 8 | partying_face |
| 🏆 | 7 | trophy |
| 🥂 | 6 | clinking_glasses |
| 👇 | 5 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
| 🙏 | 4 | folded_hands |
| 👏 | 4 | clapping_hands |
| 📣 | 4 | megaphone |
| 🚨 | 4 | police_car_light |
| 🧵 | 3 | thread |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 32 |
| Activities | 24 |
| People & Body | 22 |
| Food & Drink | 10 |
| Objects | 5 |
| Travel & Places | 5 |
| Animals & Nature | 2 |
| Flags | 1 |