Alejandra Medina-Rivera
@alemedinarivera.bsky.social
YoungPI Regulatory Genomics
@LIIGH_UNAM
@RSATools devel
CV: Postdoc
@SickKidsNews @DLSPH_STAGE
PhD @ccg_unam
Bachelor @lcgunam.
@LIIGH_UNAM
@RSATools devel
CV: Postdoc
@SickKidsNews @DLSPH_STAGE
PhD @ccg_unam
Bachelor @lcgunam.
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I didn't realize it was possible but those weird impersonal marketing spam e-mails have somehow gotten even more depressing now that they're being written by LLMs. At least before it was an actual human pretending to be interested in my work!
November 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I didn't realize it was possible but those weird impersonal marketing spam e-mails have somehow gotten even more depressing now that they're being written by LLMs. At least before it was an actual human pretending to be interested in my work!
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TWELVE open PhD positions - what a fantastic opportunity for aspiring ocean scientists! UAF is a fantastic university with really amazing faculty, and Fairbanks is a beautiful place for outdoorsy people.
🚨 Recruiting 12 PhD students for a new NSF-funded program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences! This program is for U.S. students who received an Honorable Mention on the NSF GRFP within the last 3 years. @uafairbanks.bsky.social
www.uaf.edu/cfos/academi...
www.uaf.edu/cfos/academi...
EMERGE Alaska | College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
www.uaf.edu
October 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
TWELVE open PhD positions - what a fantastic opportunity for aspiring ocean scientists! UAF is a fantastic university with really amazing faculty, and Fairbanks is a beautiful place for outdoorsy people.
Laura Olmos patient with Parkinson's shares her path after receiving her diagnosis to becoming an embassador for the PD community
#LARGEPD
#LARGEPD
September 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Laura Olmos patient with Parkinson's shares her path after receiving her diagnosis to becoming an embassador for the PD community
#LARGEPD
#LARGEPD
Teams across Chile joined data association between pesticides and risk to PD in the Chilean population. Collaboration makes science stronger
September 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Teams across Chile joined data association between pesticides and risk to PD in the Chilean population. Collaboration makes science stronger
The Peruvian team is one of the first to join #LARGEPD, they have worked for over 10 years on the study of Parkinson's in the region. The have impelented an inclusive and social justice based strategy.
September 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The Peruvian team is one of the first to join #LARGEPD, they have worked for over 10 years on the study of Parkinson's in the region. The have impelented an inclusive and social justice based strategy.
#AlejandraRuizContreras sharing the experience in #MexPD for the recruitment of patients and controls across México
First round table for the #LARGEPD annual meeting
First round table for the #LARGEPD annual meeting
September 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
#AlejandraRuizContreras sharing the experience in #MexPD for the recruitment of patients and controls across México
First round table for the #LARGEPD annual meeting
First round table for the #LARGEPD annual meeting
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Exposure accumulation drives age-dependent disease architectures and polygenic risk scores www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧬🖥️🧪 github.com/Xilin-Jiang/...
September 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Exposure accumulation drives age-dependent disease architectures and polygenic risk scores www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧬🖥️🧪 github.com/Xilin-Jiang/...
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Stop losing your analysis files.
The difference between chaos and clarity in computational biology is one habit:
How you name your files/folders 🧵
The difference between chaos and clarity in computational biology is one habit:
How you name your files/folders 🧵
August 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Stop losing your analysis files.
The difference between chaos and clarity in computational biology is one habit:
How you name your files/folders 🧵
The difference between chaos and clarity in computational biology is one habit:
How you name your files/folders 🧵
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Bioinformaticians are impatient👇
Conda is notorious slow...
then I found mamba github.com/mamba-org/m...,
then I found
pixi prefix.dev/blog/pixi_a... : Blazing fast cross-platform package management for teams.
By the creators of the mamba package manager. #bioinformatics
Conda is notorious slow...
then I found mamba github.com/mamba-org/m...,
then I found
pixi prefix.dev/blog/pixi_a... : Blazing fast cross-platform package management for teams.
By the creators of the mamba package manager. #bioinformatics
August 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Bioinformaticians are impatient👇
Conda is notorious slow...
then I found mamba github.com/mamba-org/m...,
then I found
pixi prefix.dev/blog/pixi_a... : Blazing fast cross-platform package management for teams.
By the creators of the mamba package manager. #bioinformatics
Conda is notorious slow...
then I found mamba github.com/mamba-org/m...,
then I found
pixi prefix.dev/blog/pixi_a... : Blazing fast cross-platform package management for teams.
By the creators of the mamba package manager. #bioinformatics
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There is no ethical way to consume Harry Potter. None.
Yup! The money she makes off shit like this goes to harming real people www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...
J.K. Rowling uses Harry Potter wealth to fund anti-transgender organization
This is where "Harry Potter" profits are going.
www.advocate.com
August 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
There is no ethical way to consume Harry Potter. None.
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📢 We're seeking a postdoc to work on a project funded by HFSP @hfspo.bsky.social at the intersection of bacterial physiology, ecology and evolution. You can find more details about the project, the position, and how to apply here www.dalbellolab.com/hfsp-project! #bacteria #ecosky #MevoSky #microSky
HFSP project — dal bello lab
www.dalbellolab.com
July 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
📢 We're seeking a postdoc to work on a project funded by HFSP @hfspo.bsky.social at the intersection of bacterial physiology, ecology and evolution. You can find more details about the project, the position, and how to apply here www.dalbellolab.com/hfsp-project! #bacteria #ecosky #MevoSky #microSky
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🚨 I’m hiring a postdoc for Fall 2025 with experience in microbial ‘omics data analysis and phylogenetics/genomics. Projects will be centered around ancient microbial ecology & evolution. Click here for more information: bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/wp.txstate.e...
Please share, thank you 🙏🏻
Please share, thank you 🙏🏻
May 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🚨 I’m hiring a postdoc for Fall 2025 with experience in microbial ‘omics data analysis and phylogenetics/genomics. Projects will be centered around ancient microbial ecology & evolution. Click here for more information: bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/wp.txstate.e...
Please share, thank you 🙏🏻
Please share, thank you 🙏🏻
It was a pleasure to be part of this summer school. Students were amazing, it was a great experience getting the chance to discuss one on one without hierarchy for three days with them. They taught me so much.
Leena Peltonen School of Human Genetics in full-swing!
@gosiatrynka.bsky.social
@dgmacarthur.bsky.social
@bpasaniuc.bsky.social
@tuuliel.bsky.social
@hilarycmartin.bsky.social
@sashagusevposts.bsky.social
@zkutalik.bsky.social
@mashaals.bsky.social
@alemedinarivera.bsky.social
@gosiatrynka.bsky.social
@dgmacarthur.bsky.social
@bpasaniuc.bsky.social
@tuuliel.bsky.social
@hilarycmartin.bsky.social
@sashagusevposts.bsky.social
@zkutalik.bsky.social
@mashaals.bsky.social
@alemedinarivera.bsky.social
August 1, 2025 at 1:18 AM
It was a pleasure to be part of this summer school. Students were amazing, it was a great experience getting the chance to discuss one on one without hierarchy for three days with them. They taught me so much.
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What a fantastic #ISMBECCB2025 conference it has been, with an outstanding #RegSys @iscb-regsys.bsky.social COSI track!
Thanks, everyone, for submitting, attending, presenting, and organizing @iscb.bsky.social @eccb-europe.bsky.social
Thanks, everyone, for submitting, attending, presenting, and organizing @iscb.bsky.social @eccb-europe.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
What a fantastic #ISMBECCB2025 conference it has been, with an outstanding #RegSys @iscb-regsys.bsky.social COSI track!
Thanks, everyone, for submitting, attending, presenting, and organizing @iscb.bsky.social @eccb-europe.bsky.social
Thanks, everyone, for submitting, attending, presenting, and organizing @iscb.bsky.social @eccb-europe.bsky.social
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We are done … #ISMBECCB2025 is finished … Safe travel home!
July 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
We are done … #ISMBECCB2025 is finished … Safe travel home!
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📢🌎 A big step forward for inclusive genomics
Announcing a major collaboration between @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @pacbio.bsky.social to map the hidden language of genes in the immune system at single-cell resolution.
👇Why this matters, especially for underrepresented populations:
Announcing a major collaboration between @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @pacbio.bsky.social to map the hidden language of genes in the immune system at single-cell resolution.
👇Why this matters, especially for underrepresented populations:
A new initiative will use long-read RNA sequencing to map how gene activity shapes the immune system at a single-cell level 🧬
Working with @pacbio.bsky.social, this will give a deeper understanding of biology and could help identify new therapeutic targets 🔎
www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/ne...
Working with @pacbio.bsky.social, this will give a deeper understanding of biology and could help identify new therapeutic targets 🔎
www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/ne...
New collaboration to uncover how the hidden language of genes shapes our immune system
Experts at the Sanger Institute will apply long-read single-cell RNA sequencing at scale to gain a deeper understanding of how genetic variation impacts biology and human health, paving the way for pe...
www.sanger.ac.uk
April 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
📢🌎 A big step forward for inclusive genomics
Announcing a major collaboration between @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @pacbio.bsky.social to map the hidden language of genes in the immune system at single-cell resolution.
👇Why this matters, especially for underrepresented populations:
Announcing a major collaboration between @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @pacbio.bsky.social to map the hidden language of genes in the immune system at single-cell resolution.
👇Why this matters, especially for underrepresented populations:
Julio Collado starts his keynote on "Quality of Knowledge Representation" acknowledging @iscb.bsky.social mission to advance computational biology for all, taking a minute to reflect on the current challenges around the world to achieve this
#ismbeccb2025
#ismbeccb2025
July 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Julio Collado starts his keynote on "Quality of Knowledge Representation" acknowledging @iscb.bsky.social mission to advance computational biology for all, taking a minute to reflect on the current challenges around the world to achieve this
#ismbeccb2025
#ismbeccb2025
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Going back to Paris after four days of awesome science! Really happy to have contributed to #ISMBECCB2025 with a keynote talk in the @netbio.bsky.social.
Thanks again @anaisbaudot.bsky.social and all #NetBio commitee for the invitation!
@institutpasteur.bsky.social #singlecell #AI #netbio
Thanks again @anaisbaudot.bsky.social and all #NetBio commitee for the invitation!
@institutpasteur.bsky.social #singlecell #AI #netbio
🚨 Excited to announce our first keynote for #NetBio 2025: Laura Cantini (@cantinilab.bsky.social)!
She is sharing cutting-edge work on multi-modal learning for single-cell data integration, tackling how to combine diverse omics and spatial data to unlock new insights into cellular heterogeneity.
She is sharing cutting-edge work on multi-modal learning for single-cell data integration, tackling how to combine diverse omics and spatial data to unlock new insights into cellular heterogeneity.
July 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Going back to Paris after four days of awesome science! Really happy to have contributed to #ISMBECCB2025 with a keynote talk in the @netbio.bsky.social.
Thanks again @anaisbaudot.bsky.social and all #NetBio commitee for the invitation!
@institutpasteur.bsky.social #singlecell #AI #netbio
Thanks again @anaisbaudot.bsky.social and all #NetBio commitee for the invitation!
@institutpasteur.bsky.social #singlecell #AI #netbio
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Proud of #RegRNALab 's student Xingyu Yan, who presented preliminary results on her PhD project. Well done Xingyu! 🌱
Also, she's been an incredible host, helping me an others sort out paying issues and providing Beijing recommendations 谢谢
#SMBE2025 @unswbabs.bsky.social
Also, she's been an incredible host, helping me an others sort out paying issues and providing Beijing recommendations 谢谢
#SMBE2025 @unswbabs.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Proud of #RegRNALab 's student Xingyu Yan, who presented preliminary results on her PhD project. Well done Xingyu! 🌱
Also, she's been an incredible host, helping me an others sort out paying issues and providing Beijing recommendations 谢谢
#SMBE2025 @unswbabs.bsky.social
Also, she's been an incredible host, helping me an others sort out paying issues and providing Beijing recommendations 谢谢
#SMBE2025 @unswbabs.bsky.social
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Very pleased to say we have an Assistant Professor job opening (tenure track) in the Department of Genetics at Trinity College Dublin! 😀
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA399/a... - deadline is August 19th! Please repost!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA399/a... - deadline is August 19th! Please repost!
July 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Very pleased to say we have an Assistant Professor job opening (tenure track) in the Department of Genetics at Trinity College Dublin! 😀
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA399/a... - deadline is August 19th! Please repost!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA399/a... - deadline is August 19th! Please repost!
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Bonus #SMBE2025 perks:
Finally got to meet @roliroberts.bsky.social! We correspond often as part of the work we do for @plosbiology.org, but nothing beats meeting in person.
Also caught up with lots of 🇲🇽 folks. Such a great meeting!
Finally got to meet @roliroberts.bsky.social! We correspond often as part of the work we do for @plosbiology.org, but nothing beats meeting in person.
Also caught up with lots of 🇲🇽 folks. Such a great meeting!
July 24, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Bonus #SMBE2025 perks:
Finally got to meet @roliroberts.bsky.social! We correspond often as part of the work we do for @plosbiology.org, but nothing beats meeting in person.
Also caught up with lots of 🇲🇽 folks. Such a great meeting!
Finally got to meet @roliroberts.bsky.social! We correspond often as part of the work we do for @plosbiology.org, but nothing beats meeting in person.
Also caught up with lots of 🇲🇽 folks. Such a great meeting!
RegSys Day 2!
Starting the day with a keynote by Roser Vento-Tormo on the cellular components of the placenta and uterus interaction
#ismbeccb2025
Starting the day with a keynote by Roser Vento-Tormo on the cellular components of the placenta and uterus interaction
#ismbeccb2025
July 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
RegSys Day 2!
Starting the day with a keynote by Roser Vento-Tormo on the cellular components of the placenta and uterus interaction
#ismbeccb2025
Starting the day with a keynote by Roser Vento-Tormo on the cellular components of the placenta and uterus interaction
#ismbeccb2025
Closing RegSys Day 1 we have Mafalda Días sharing her work on how evolution can be used to understand disease
#ismbeccb2025
#ismbeccb2025
July 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Closing RegSys Day 1 we have Mafalda Días sharing her work on how evolution can be used to understand disease
#ismbeccb2025
#ismbeccb2025
Next in RegSys day 1, Laura Gunsalus on how to reduce promoters
#ismbecc2025
#ismbecc2025
July 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Next in RegSys day 1, Laura Gunsalus on how to reduce promoters
#ismbecc2025
#ismbecc2025