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Winkie Fong

The University of SydneyORCID 0000-0001-6483-1119Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:variant calling· 2 Organism:virus· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Jessica E. AgiusiD· 3 shared Kerri BasileiD· 3 shared Vitali SintchenkoiD· 3 shared Carl J. E. SusteriD· 2 shared Connie LamiD· 2 shared Dominic Edmund DwyeriD· 2 shared Jen KokiD· 2 shared Qinning WangiD· 2 shared

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MicrobiologyVirusesPeer-reviewedAug 25, 2025

Genomic evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern under in vitro neutralising selection pressure following two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine

Kerri Basile, Jessica E. Agius, Winkie Fong…·the CIDMLS COVID-19 Study Group

This study assesses the neutralizing antibody titres against SARS-CoV-2 variants Delta and Beta post-Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination, finding significant reductions compared to wild-type virus.

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virusbulk RNA-seq

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintMay 7, 2024

STECode: an automated virulence barcode generator to aid clinical and public health risk assessment of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli

Eby M. Sim, Winkie Fong, Carl J. E. Suster…·Vitali Sintchenko

STECode automates virulence barcode generation for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli to assess pathogenic potential from sequencing data.

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E. coliwhole-genome sequencing

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintJul 17, 2023

A laboratory framework for ongoing optimisation of amplification based genomic surveillance programs

Connie Lam, Jessica C. Johnson-Mackinnon, Kerri Basile…·Rebecca J. Rockett

This study develops a framework to optimize sequencing efficiency for genomic surveillance by adjusting primer pooling and sets based on evolving viral populations.

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viruswhole-genome sequencing

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