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EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) provides open biological data resources and tools, and performs basic research in computational biology. https://www.ebi.ac.uk/
Closing out 2025 after a year driven by biological data and global collaboration.
We’re taking a short break. Back in January with more open data, research and training.
See you in 2026 💫
#Bioinformatics #OpenScience
We’re taking a short break. Back in January with more open data, research and training.
See you in 2026 💫
#Bioinformatics #OpenScience
December 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Closing out 2025 after a year driven by biological data and global collaboration.
We’re taking a short break. Back in January with more open data, research and training.
See you in 2026 💫
#Bioinformatics #OpenScience
We’re taking a short break. Back in January with more open data, research and training.
See you in 2026 💫
#Bioinformatics #OpenScience
Understanding how the human reproductive system forms is essential to addressing fertility challenges, congenital conditions, and more.
A new single-cell atlas sheds light on the processes that shape our reproductive organs.
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A new single-cell atlas sheds light on the processes that shape our reproductive organs.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/r...
@sangerinstitute.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Understanding how the human reproductive system forms is essential to addressing fertility challenges, congenital conditions, and more.
A new single-cell atlas sheds light on the processes that shape our reproductive organs.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/r...
@sangerinstitute.bsky.social
A new single-cell atlas sheds light on the processes that shape our reproductive organs.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/r...
@sangerinstitute.bsky.social
The new ShapeEmbed deep learning method helps quantify shapes in bioimages 🔬
It learns to encode 2D object outlines into descriptors that are invariant to several geometric transformations.
Great for robust cell shape analysis, classification & exploring phenotypes.
neurips.cc/virtual/2025...
It learns to encode 2D object outlines into descriptors that are invariant to several geometric transformations.
Great for robust cell shape analysis, classification & exploring phenotypes.
neurips.cc/virtual/2025...
December 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The new ShapeEmbed deep learning method helps quantify shapes in bioimages 🔬
It learns to encode 2D object outlines into descriptors that are invariant to several geometric transformations.
Great for robust cell shape analysis, classification & exploring phenotypes.
neurips.cc/virtual/2025...
It learns to encode 2D object outlines into descriptors that are invariant to several geometric transformations.
Great for robust cell shape analysis, classification & exploring phenotypes.
neurips.cc/virtual/2025...
Our collaborative artwork is finished 🎉
Created to mark the opening of the new Thornton Building, this piece celebrates the diversity and richness of the biological data held in EMBL-EBI’s 40+ open data resources.
A huge thanks to everyone who picked up a pen to bring this design to life!
Created to mark the opening of the new Thornton Building, this piece celebrates the diversity and richness of the biological data held in EMBL-EBI’s 40+ open data resources.
A huge thanks to everyone who picked up a pen to bring this design to life!
December 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Our collaborative artwork is finished 🎉
Created to mark the opening of the new Thornton Building, this piece celebrates the diversity and richness of the biological data held in EMBL-EBI’s 40+ open data resources.
A huge thanks to everyone who picked up a pen to bring this design to life!
Created to mark the opening of the new Thornton Building, this piece celebrates the diversity and richness of the biological data held in EMBL-EBI’s 40+ open data resources.
A huge thanks to everyone who picked up a pen to bring this design to life!
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🎉 Congrats to Isidro Cortés-Ciriano and Wojciech Galej on receiving ERC Consolidator Grants!
🧬 Cortés-Ciriano (EMBL-EBI) will receive €2M to study genomic rearrangements in cancer.
🧵 Galej (EMBL Grenoble) will receive €2M to explore RNA splicing.
Learn more: www.embl.org/news/awards-...
🧬 Cortés-Ciriano (EMBL-EBI) will receive €2M to study genomic rearrangements in cancer.
🧵 Galej (EMBL Grenoble) will receive €2M to explore RNA splicing.
Learn more: www.embl.org/news/awards-...
December 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🎉 Congrats to Isidro Cortés-Ciriano and Wojciech Galej on receiving ERC Consolidator Grants!
🧬 Cortés-Ciriano (EMBL-EBI) will receive €2M to study genomic rearrangements in cancer.
🧵 Galej (EMBL Grenoble) will receive €2M to explore RNA splicing.
Learn more: www.embl.org/news/awards-...
🧬 Cortés-Ciriano (EMBL-EBI) will receive €2M to study genomic rearrangements in cancer.
🧵 Galej (EMBL Grenoble) will receive €2M to explore RNA splicing.
Learn more: www.embl.org/news/awards-...
Paid internship opportunity for Master’s students in the Netherlands 🇳🇱
If you’re studying computer science, bioinformatics or molecular biology, this could be the perfect springboard for you.
A collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/jobs/i...
If you’re studying computer science, bioinformatics or molecular biology, this could be the perfect springboard for you.
A collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/jobs/i...
December 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Paid internship opportunity for Master’s students in the Netherlands 🇳🇱
If you’re studying computer science, bioinformatics or molecular biology, this could be the perfect springboard for you.
A collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/jobs/i...
If you’re studying computer science, bioinformatics or molecular biology, this could be the perfect springboard for you.
A collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/jobs/i...
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✨ A case study on the pilot of ELIXIR’s #leadership and diversity mentoring programme, ELEAD, shows it is contributing to 🤝 culture change by supporting women’s progression into leadership roles across ELIXIR.
Read the news 👉 https://loom.ly/9t1OuFg
#WomenInSTEM
Read the news 👉 https://loom.ly/9t1OuFg
#WomenInSTEM
December 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
✨ A case study on the pilot of ELIXIR’s #leadership and diversity mentoring programme, ELEAD, shows it is contributing to 🤝 culture change by supporting women’s progression into leadership roles across ELIXIR.
Read the news 👉 https://loom.ly/9t1OuFg
#WomenInSTEM
Read the news 👉 https://loom.ly/9t1OuFg
#WomenInSTEM
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#OnThisDay 10 years ago, we launched the Open Targets Platform! 🎂 🧬🖥️
December 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
#OnThisDay 10 years ago, we launched the Open Targets Platform! 🎂 🧬🖥️
We’re helping to decode how gene enhancers control gene expression and impact disease progression – with funding from BBSRC & @ukri.org.
As part of the project, we will build a single-cell enhancer map starting with a few key genomic regions in zebrafish.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/a...
As part of the project, we will build a single-cell enhancer map starting with a few key genomic regions in zebrafish.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/a...
New project to improve understanding of gene regulation landscape
EMBL-EBI and leading UK universities will use zebrafish to study interaction and coordination between gene enhancers in the genome
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December 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
We’re helping to decode how gene enhancers control gene expression and impact disease progression – with funding from BBSRC & @ukri.org.
As part of the project, we will build a single-cell enhancer map starting with a few key genomic regions in zebrafish.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/a...
As part of the project, we will build a single-cell enhancer map starting with a few key genomic regions in zebrafish.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/a...
AI holds huge promise for life science research. But unreliable answers currently limit its impact.
@juliosaezrod.bsky.social, Head of Research at EMBL-EBI, discusses how Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers are helping to change this.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...
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@juliosaezrod.bsky.social, Head of Research at EMBL-EBI, discusses how Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers are helping to change this.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...
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Connecting AI to biology: Model Context Protocol
Julio Saez-Rodriguez discusses how MCP servers are helping AI connect to life science databases, making AI a more reproducible tool for research.
www.ebi.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
AI holds huge promise for life science research. But unreliable answers currently limit its impact.
@juliosaezrod.bsky.social, Head of Research at EMBL-EBI, discusses how Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers are helping to change this.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...
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@juliosaezrod.bsky.social, Head of Research at EMBL-EBI, discusses how Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers are helping to change this.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...
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📣 8 ELIXIR-funded projects, worth a total of €705,000 and aimed at strengthening 💪 #OpenScience and supporting #FAIR practices in the life sciences, have been selected to begin in 2026.
Read the news 👉 https://loom.ly/o8QF2CI
Read the news 👉 https://loom.ly/o8QF2CI
December 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
📣 8 ELIXIR-funded projects, worth a total of €705,000 and aimed at strengthening 💪 #OpenScience and supporting #FAIR practices in the life sciences, have been selected to begin in 2026.
Read the news 👉 https://loom.ly/o8QF2CI
Read the news 👉 https://loom.ly/o8QF2CI
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Compiling evidence of gene-disease associations from the scientific literature for rare disease diagnosis and research is essential but time consuming.
Publications identified using a new machine learning approach can now be searched and browsed in G2P.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/u...
Publications identified using a new machine learning approach can now be searched and browsed in G2P.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/u...
Machine learning method identifies evidence for developmental disorders in the G2P database
An extensive collection of peer-reviewed publications describing developmental disorders has been identified and integrated into G2P to help clinicians and researchers better understand the genetic ba...
www.ebi.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Compiling evidence of gene-disease associations from the scientific literature for rare disease diagnosis and research is essential but time consuming.
Publications identified using a new machine learning approach can now be searched and browsed in G2P.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/u...
Publications identified using a new machine learning approach can now be searched and browsed in G2P.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/u...
Join us for an EMBL-EBI @aibio-uk.bsky.social community workshop exploring how AI and LLMs can advance FAIR and AI-ready data in the life sciences.
Registration is free but essential. Please register by 6 January 2026.
Learn more and sign up here: www.ebi.ac.uk/about/events...
Registration is free but essential. Please register by 6 January 2026.
Learn more and sign up here: www.ebi.ac.uk/about/events...
November 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Join us for an EMBL-EBI @aibio-uk.bsky.social community workshop exploring how AI and LLMs can advance FAIR and AI-ready data in the life sciences.
Registration is free but essential. Please register by 6 January 2026.
Learn more and sign up here: www.ebi.ac.uk/about/events...
Registration is free but essential. Please register by 6 January 2026.
Learn more and sign up here: www.ebi.ac.uk/about/events...
We’re delighted to welcome Anthony A. Hyman as EMBL’s next Director General.
As one of EMBL’s six sites, we look forward to working with him in this new role as we continue to deliver world-leading bioinformatics services, research, and training, to help accelerate scientific discovery worldwide.
As one of EMBL’s six sites, we look forward to working with him in this new role as we continue to deliver world-leading bioinformatics services, research, and training, to help accelerate scientific discovery worldwide.
Anthony A. Hyman will become EMBL’s next Director General.
He joins EMBL from @mpi-cbg.de in Dresden. He is also Professor of Molecular Biology @tudresden.bsky.social, and was a group leader at EMBL Heidelberg from 1993 to 1999.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
He joins EMBL from @mpi-cbg.de in Dresden. He is also Professor of Molecular Biology @tudresden.bsky.social, and was a group leader at EMBL Heidelberg from 1993 to 1999.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We’re delighted to welcome Anthony A. Hyman as EMBL’s next Director General.
As one of EMBL’s six sites, we look forward to working with him in this new role as we continue to deliver world-leading bioinformatics services, research, and training, to help accelerate scientific discovery worldwide.
As one of EMBL’s six sites, we look forward to working with him in this new role as we continue to deliver world-leading bioinformatics services, research, and training, to help accelerate scientific discovery worldwide.
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AI is transforming the way science is done and Europe is taking action.
At #AIS25, EMBL contributed to Europe’s #AIinScience discussions, highlighting open data, collaboration, and training for the next generation of researchers.
Find out more: www.embl.org/news/connect...
At #AIS25, EMBL contributed to Europe’s #AIinScience discussions, highlighting open data, collaboration, and training for the next generation of researchers.
Find out more: www.embl.org/news/connect...
AI in Science Summit: Europe charts a new course for AI-powered discovery | EMBL
EMBL joined European partners at AIS25 to explore how AI can advance life-science research and support Europe’s emerging strategy for AI in science.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
AI is transforming the way science is done and Europe is taking action.
At #AIS25, EMBL contributed to Europe’s #AIinScience discussions, highlighting open data, collaboration, and training for the next generation of researchers.
Find out more: www.embl.org/news/connect...
At #AIS25, EMBL contributed to Europe’s #AIinScience discussions, highlighting open data, collaboration, and training for the next generation of researchers.
Find out more: www.embl.org/news/connect...
From a farm in the north of England to the frontiers of bioinformatics, our Group Leader Sandra Orchard reflects on a career building the data foundations of modern biology:
“AI is showing how vital data curation really is.”
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...
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“AI is showing how vital data curation really is.”
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Sandra Orchard: what I’ve learned
EMBL-EBI Team Leader Sandra Orchard reflects on a life in protein science, UniProt data curation, and championing open data standards.
www.ebi.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
From a farm in the north of England to the frontiers of bioinformatics, our Group Leader Sandra Orchard reflects on a career building the data foundations of modern biology:
“AI is showing how vital data curation really is.”
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...
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“AI is showing how vital data curation really is.”
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...
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Applications closing soon for our internship programme aimed at Master's students at French universities 🇫🇷
Are you studying bioinformatics, computer science or statistics? Check it out!
Deadline: 7 December 2025
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/jobs/i...
A collaboration with the French Embassy in London.
Are you studying bioinformatics, computer science or statistics? Check it out!
Deadline: 7 December 2025
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/jobs/i...
A collaboration with the French Embassy in London.
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Applications closing soon for our internship programme aimed at Master's students at French universities 🇫🇷
Are you studying bioinformatics, computer science or statistics? Check it out!
Deadline: 7 December 2025
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/jobs/i...
A collaboration with the French Embassy in London.
Are you studying bioinformatics, computer science or statistics? Check it out!
Deadline: 7 December 2025
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/jobs/i...
A collaboration with the French Embassy in London.
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The recently-announced Open Psychiatry Project is the first initiative to jointly analyse UK mental health research data
Findings from this project will be integrated into the Open Targets Platform to help identify and prioritise the most promising therapeutic targets.
Findings from this project will be integrated into the Open Targets Platform to help identify and prioritise the most promising therapeutic targets.
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The recently-announced Open Psychiatry Project is the first initiative to jointly analyse UK mental health research data
Findings from this project will be integrated into the Open Targets Platform to help identify and prioritise the most promising therapeutic targets.
Findings from this project will be integrated into the Open Targets Platform to help identify and prioritise the most promising therapeutic targets.
Millions of people are affected by mental health conditions, yet progress in treatment has been slow.
The Open Psychiatry Project aims to change that with a secure platform linking genetic and clinical mental health data.
@cam.ac.uk @opentargets.org
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/a...
The Open Psychiatry Project aims to change that with a secure platform linking genetic and clinical mental health data.
@cam.ac.uk @opentargets.org
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/a...
New data initiative accelerates discovery and personalised care for mental health conditions
EMBL-EBI receives UKRI Medical Research Council (MRC) and National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funding for enhancing and translating mental-health omics data into the Open Targets Pl...
www.ebi.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Millions of people are affected by mental health conditions, yet progress in treatment has been slow.
The Open Psychiatry Project aims to change that with a secure platform linking genetic and clinical mental health data.
@cam.ac.uk @opentargets.org
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/a...
The Open Psychiatry Project aims to change that with a secure platform linking genetic and clinical mental health data.
@cam.ac.uk @opentargets.org
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/a...
The UK Government Department for Science, Innovation & Technology published its national AI for Science strategy.
We’re pleased that EMBL-EBI is highlighted for the strength of our data foundations and look forward to seeing how this strategy supports future discoveries.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
We’re pleased that EMBL-EBI is highlighted for the strength of our data foundations and look forward to seeing how this strategy supports future discoveries.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
November 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The UK Government Department for Science, Innovation & Technology published its national AI for Science strategy.
We’re pleased that EMBL-EBI is highlighted for the strength of our data foundations and look forward to seeing how this strategy supports future discoveries.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
We’re pleased that EMBL-EBI is highlighted for the strength of our data foundations and look forward to seeing how this strategy supports future discoveries.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Antimicrobial resistance is putting public health under pressure.
Find out how PopPIPE, a bioinformatics tool developed at EMBL-EBI, is helping Public Health Scotland track outbreaks, reveal transmission links, and respond faster.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/r...
#WAAW2025 #ActOnAMR
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Find out how PopPIPE, a bioinformatics tool developed at EMBL-EBI, is helping Public Health Scotland track outbreaks, reveal transmission links, and respond faster.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/r...
#WAAW2025 #ActOnAMR
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Case study: EMBL-EBI tool enables genomic outbreak surveillance for NHS Scotland
A new genomic analysis tool developed at EMBL-EBI, is helping NHS Scotland tackle antimicrobial resistance and improve outbreak response.
www.ebi.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Antimicrobial resistance is putting public health under pressure.
Find out how PopPIPE, a bioinformatics tool developed at EMBL-EBI, is helping Public Health Scotland track outbreaks, reveal transmission links, and respond faster.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/r...
#WAAW2025 #ActOnAMR
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Find out how PopPIPE, a bioinformatics tool developed at EMBL-EBI, is helping Public Health Scotland track outbreaks, reveal transmission links, and respond faster.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/r...
#WAAW2025 #ActOnAMR
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Congratulations to everyone receiving @ukri.org BBSRC Strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) funding 🎉
Find out more about the projects funded including ‘The semantic rules of gene regulatory landscapes’ involving EMBL-EBI researchers and colleagues.
bsky.app/profile/news...
Find out more about the projects funded including ‘The semantic rules of gene regulatory landscapes’ involving EMBL-EBI researchers and colleagues.
bsky.app/profile/news...
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Congratulations to everyone receiving @ukri.org BBSRC Strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) funding 🎉
Find out more about the projects funded including ‘The semantic rules of gene regulatory landscapes’ involving EMBL-EBI researchers and colleagues.
bsky.app/profile/news...
Find out more about the projects funded including ‘The semantic rules of gene regulatory landscapes’ involving EMBL-EBI researchers and colleagues.
bsky.app/profile/news...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing health threat, making infections harder to treat and complicating routine medical care.
EMBL-EBI’s new AMR portal brings together laboratory resistance data and bacterial genomes in one open platform.
#WAAW2025 #ActOnAMR
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/t...
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EMBL-EBI’s new AMR portal brings together laboratory resistance data and bacterial genomes in one open platform.
#WAAW2025 #ActOnAMR
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/t...
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A new gateway to global antimicrobial resistance data
New online portal connects bacterial genomes with experimental resistance data to support antimicrobial resistance research.
www.ebi.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing health threat, making infections harder to treat and complicating routine medical care.
EMBL-EBI’s new AMR portal brings together laboratory resistance data and bacterial genomes in one open platform.
#WAAW2025 #ActOnAMR
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/t...
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EMBL-EBI’s new AMR portal brings together laboratory resistance data and bacterial genomes in one open platform.
#WAAW2025 #ActOnAMR
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/t...
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🔔 Join the #ERGAPlenary next Monday to learn about #biodiversity genomes at @enasequence.bsky.social & the #ERGA Data Portal - talk by Joana Pauperio and Alexey Sokolov from @ebi.embl.org
📅 17/11 at 15:00 CET
🔗 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/biodive...
#Data #genomes #ENA @ebpgenome.bsky.social
📅 17/11 at 15:00 CET
🔗 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/biodive...
#Data #genomes #ENA @ebpgenome.bsky.social
Biodiversity Reference Genomes at ENA and the ERGA Data Portal
At this month's ERGA Plenary meeting, on Monday, November 17 at 15:00 CET, Joana Paupério and Alexey Sokolov will present about Biodiversity Reference Genomes at ENA (European Nucleotide Archive) and ...
www.erga-biodiversity.eu
November 11, 2025 at 9:53 AM
🔔 Join the #ERGAPlenary next Monday to learn about #biodiversity genomes at @enasequence.bsky.social & the #ERGA Data Portal - talk by Joana Pauperio and Alexey Sokolov from @ebi.embl.org
📅 17/11 at 15:00 CET
🔗 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/biodive...
#Data #genomes #ENA @ebpgenome.bsky.social
📅 17/11 at 15:00 CET
🔗 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/biodive...
#Data #genomes #ENA @ebpgenome.bsky.social
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Join us tomorrow to explore Ensembl resources for pangenomes! Leanne Haggerty is presenting on Ensembl annotation for human, model organism, livestock & crop plant pangenomes.
Free registration: zurl.co/3sSUJ
Full series:zurl.co/XrVdc
#Pangenomes #Ensembl
Free registration: zurl.co/3sSUJ
Full series:zurl.co/XrVdc
#Pangenomes #Ensembl
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Join us tomorrow to explore Ensembl resources for pangenomes! Leanne Haggerty is presenting on Ensembl annotation for human, model organism, livestock & crop plant pangenomes.
Free registration: zurl.co/3sSUJ
Full series:zurl.co/XrVdc
#Pangenomes #Ensembl
Free registration: zurl.co/3sSUJ
Full series:zurl.co/XrVdc
#Pangenomes #Ensembl