María Chavero-Díez
@mariachdiez.bsky.social
Systems engineer turned bioinformatician 👩🏻💻 Biomedical Sciences PhD at @bsc-cns.bsky.social and @ub.edu. Open Science 🌱 useGalaxy ✨ Federated Learning 🧮 Also 🎮📚🏊🏻♀️🧘🏻📸
Reposted by María Chavero-Díez
Reposted by María Chavero-Díez
Los datos sobre los premios Nobel revelan una red que se resume en tres consejos si quiere aspirar a uno:
“Encuentre a alguien que ya lo haya ganado y trabaje con él, procure que su familia esté en el 5% de las que más dinero ganan y no sea mujer”.
Artículo + 🧵
dixitciencia.com/2024/11/12/l...
“Encuentre a alguien que ya lo haya ganado y trabaje con él, procure que su familia esté en el 5% de las que más dinero ganan y no sea mujer”.
Artículo + 🧵
dixitciencia.com/2024/11/12/l...
November 17, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Los datos sobre los premios Nobel revelan una red que se resume en tres consejos si quiere aspirar a uno:
“Encuentre a alguien que ya lo haya ganado y trabaje con él, procure que su familia esté en el 5% de las que más dinero ganan y no sea mujer”.
Artículo + 🧵
dixitciencia.com/2024/11/12/l...
“Encuentre a alguien que ya lo haya ganado y trabaje con él, procure que su familia esté en el 5% de las que más dinero ganan y no sea mujer”.
Artículo + 🧵
dixitciencia.com/2024/11/12/l...
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RIP Jane Goodall, who has died at 91.
She was a gentle disrupter who reshaped how we understand our place in nature. Her research with chimpanzees revolutionized science, and her boundless optimism touched the world.
buff.ly/5Hwx3Z7 🌎🩺
She was a gentle disrupter who reshaped how we understand our place in nature. Her research with chimpanzees revolutionized science, and her boundless optimism touched the world.
buff.ly/5Hwx3Z7 🌎🩺
October 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
RIP Jane Goodall, who has died at 91.
She was a gentle disrupter who reshaped how we understand our place in nature. Her research with chimpanzees revolutionized science, and her boundless optimism touched the world.
buff.ly/5Hwx3Z7 🌎🩺
She was a gentle disrupter who reshaped how we understand our place in nature. Her research with chimpanzees revolutionized science, and her boundless optimism touched the world.
buff.ly/5Hwx3Z7 🌎🩺
Incredibly happy to have been able to present our work even though it couldn't be in person. Hoping to be there with more next time!!
On Day 1 of European Galaxy Days, Maria Chavero-Diez presented From Galaxy to EGA: Orchestrating Sensitive Data Access for Interactive Federated Analysis.
Read more: https://elixir-europe.org/how-we-work/scientific-programme/commissioned-services/science/hdtr/data
##ega ##analysis (1/2)
Read more: https://elixir-europe.org/how-we-work/scientific-programme/commissioned-services/science/hdtr/data
##ega ##analysis (1/2)
October 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Incredibly happy to have been able to present our work even though it couldn't be in person. Hoping to be there with more next time!!
Reposted by María Chavero-Díez
How do your #linguistic, #economic & #gender backgrounds impact your #scientific productivity? @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social & co reveal that being a woman, a non-native English speaker, and from a low-income country is associated with a 70% reduction in productivity @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4n3RLRQ
September 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
How do your #linguistic, #economic & #gender backgrounds impact your #scientific productivity? @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social & co reveal that being a woman, a non-native English speaker, and from a low-income country is associated with a 70% reduction in productivity @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4n3RLRQ
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Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:
September 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:
Reposted by María Chavero-Díez
🚨 New in PNAS!
🧬 64% of disease co-occurrences can be explained by transcriptomic similarities.
Comorbidities aren’t random—they have a molecular basis.
Here’s how we found it 👇 (1/n)
🔗 doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2421060122
@alfonsovalencia.bsky.social
🧬 64% of disease co-occurrences can be explained by transcriptomic similarities.
Comorbidities aren’t random—they have a molecular basis.
Here’s how we found it 👇 (1/n)
🔗 doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2421060122
@alfonsovalencia.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
🚨 New in PNAS!
🧬 64% of disease co-occurrences can be explained by transcriptomic similarities.
Comorbidities aren’t random—they have a molecular basis.
Here’s how we found it 👇 (1/n)
🔗 doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2421060122
@alfonsovalencia.bsky.social
🧬 64% of disease co-occurrences can be explained by transcriptomic similarities.
Comorbidities aren’t random—they have a molecular basis.
Here’s how we found it 👇 (1/n)
🔗 doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2421060122
@alfonsovalencia.bsky.social
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Missed GBCC2025? Want to rewatch your favorite talks?
All session recordings (including Galaxy Live!) are now available on our YouTube channel. Revisit the presentations, explore new tools and workflows, and catch up on sessions you may have missed.
Watch here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
All session recordings (including Galaxy Live!) are now available on our YouTube channel. Revisit the presentations, explore new tools and workflows, and catch up on sessions you may have missed.
Watch here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Galaxy and Bioconductor Community Conference 2025 - YouTube
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York June 23–26, 2025
youtube.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Missed GBCC2025? Want to rewatch your favorite talks?
All session recordings (including Galaxy Live!) are now available on our YouTube channel. Revisit the presentations, explore new tools and workflows, and catch up on sessions you may have missed.
Watch here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
All session recordings (including Galaxy Live!) are now available on our YouTube channel. Revisit the presentations, explore new tools and workflows, and catch up on sessions you may have missed.
Watch here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I’ve been noticing this for a while. We call for multidisciplinary teams, yet infrastructure and computation are often treated as a separate world from pure experimental biology. We need stronger integration across these domains for projects (and science!) to move forward.
The research project of one of my collaborators was rejected by the Spanish agency because the COMPUTATIONAL project is NOT experimental ("El proyecto se queda en el ámbito computacional pero sin una validación biológica, aunque sea sencilla se queda un poco corta la validez.")
Really? in 2025?
Really? in 2025?
August 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I’ve been noticing this for a while. We call for multidisciplinary teams, yet infrastructure and computation are often treated as a separate world from pure experimental biology. We need stronger integration across these domains for projects (and science!) to move forward.
Really cool read if you're into federated analysis in genomics 🧬 It clears up a lot of the jargon and makes it easier to get the bigger picture! rdcu.be/eyKGr
Communicating clearly about data sharing in genomics | Human Genomics
rdcu.be
July 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Really cool read if you're into federated analysis in genomics 🧬 It clears up a lot of the jargon and makes it easier to get the bigger picture! rdcu.be/eyKGr
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The "reproducibility crisis" in science constantly makes headlines. Repro efforts are often limited. What if you could assess reproducibility of an entire field?
That's what @brunolemaitre.bsky.social et al. have done. Fly immunity is highly replicable & offers lessons for #metascience
A 🧵 1/n
That's what @brunolemaitre.bsky.social et al. have done. Fly immunity is highly replicable & offers lessons for #metascience
A 🧵 1/n
July 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
The "reproducibility crisis" in science constantly makes headlines. Repro efforts are often limited. What if you could assess reproducibility of an entire field?
That's what @brunolemaitre.bsky.social et al. have done. Fly immunity is highly replicable & offers lessons for #metascience
A 🧵 1/n
That's what @brunolemaitre.bsky.social et al. have done. Fly immunity is highly replicable & offers lessons for #metascience
A 🧵 1/n
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From student to researcher, a #career in #science can come with a high price tag. @drcraigmc.bsky.social explores how wealth shapes opportunity in #STEM and proposes structural changes to support #equity and inclusion. 🧪
plos.io/4edGlY4
plos.io/4edGlY4
Too poor to science: How wealth determines who succeeds in STEM
From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...
plos.io
June 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
From student to researcher, a #career in #science can come with a high price tag. @drcraigmc.bsky.social explores how wealth shapes opportunity in #STEM and proposes structural changes to support #equity and inclusion. 🧪
plos.io/4edGlY4
plos.io/4edGlY4
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I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: We refuse to reinforce systems of oppression and exclusion.
If you agree, take my grandmother’s advice. Put your money where your mouth is 🫶🏾
Donate: www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
If you agree, take my grandmother’s advice. Put your money where your mouth is 🫶🏾
Donate: www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
June 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: We refuse to reinforce systems of oppression and exclusion.
If you agree, take my grandmother’s advice. Put your money where your mouth is 🫶🏾
Donate: www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
If you agree, take my grandmother’s advice. Put your money where your mouth is 🫶🏾
Donate: www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
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New research alert 📝❗❗❗
In our latest pre-print, 2nd of my PhD, we performed a Systematic Literature Review on the use of Deep Representational Learning (DRL), especially the Variational Autoencoder (VAE), in cancer progression research.
This thread explains our main findings.
(1 minute read)
In our latest pre-print, 2nd of my PhD, we performed a Systematic Literature Review on the use of Deep Representational Learning (DRL), especially the Variational Autoencoder (VAE), in cancer progression research.
This thread explains our main findings.
(1 minute read)
June 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
New research alert 📝❗❗❗
In our latest pre-print, 2nd of my PhD, we performed a Systematic Literature Review on the use of Deep Representational Learning (DRL), especially the Variational Autoencoder (VAE), in cancer progression research.
This thread explains our main findings.
(1 minute read)
In our latest pre-print, 2nd of my PhD, we performed a Systematic Literature Review on the use of Deep Representational Learning (DRL), especially the Variational Autoencoder (VAE), in cancer progression research.
This thread explains our main findings.
(1 minute read)
Reposted by María Chavero-Díez
Today is Day 2 of Curating the Clinical Genome organised by @deciphergenomics.bsky.social and hosted by @eventswcs.bsky.social 🫶
Come visit poster 15 - I would love to talk to you about how the fabulous members of the @ga4gh.org community are accelerating clinical genomics! 🌱
#CCG2025
Come visit poster 15 - I would love to talk to you about how the fabulous members of the @ga4gh.org community are accelerating clinical genomics! 🌱
#CCG2025
June 12, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Today is Day 2 of Curating the Clinical Genome organised by @deciphergenomics.bsky.social and hosted by @eventswcs.bsky.social 🫶
Come visit poster 15 - I would love to talk to you about how the fabulous members of the @ga4gh.org community are accelerating clinical genomics! 🌱
#CCG2025
Come visit poster 15 - I would love to talk to you about how the fabulous members of the @ga4gh.org community are accelerating clinical genomics! 🌱
#CCG2025
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🎊 2025 ELIXIR All Hands Meeting #ELIXIR25 has come to an end! 👏 Thank you all for joining us in Thessaloniki 🇬🇷 and we look forward to seeing you again next year in Lyon, France 🇫🇷 for #ELIXIR26! @ifb-elixir-fr.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🎊 2025 ELIXIR All Hands Meeting #ELIXIR25 has come to an end! 👏 Thank you all for joining us in Thessaloniki 🇬🇷 and we look forward to seeing you again next year in Lyon, France 🇫🇷 for #ELIXIR26! @ifb-elixir-fr.bsky.social
If you're interested in patterns across FL frameworks, and how real-world federated learning use cases align with them, come check out Poster 76 at tomorrow’s poster session! #ELIXIR25
First day of the All Hands wraps up with the 🙌 poster session! It’s great to see the participants discussing their works and sharing ideas for possible future studies 🤝!
#ELIXIR25
#ELIXIR25
June 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
If you're interested in patterns across FL frameworks, and how real-world federated learning use cases align with them, come check out Poster 76 at tomorrow’s poster session! #ELIXIR25
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Excited to share our new preprint: The impact of sex, age, and genetic ancestry on DNA methylation across tissues. Briefly, we explored how sex, age, and genetic ancestry shape DNA methylation across tissues and individuals. Want to know a bit more? Follow this “bluetorial”!
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
The impact of sex, age, and genetic ancestry on DNA methylation across tissues
Background: Understanding the consequences of individual DNA methylation variation is crucial for the study of human biology and disease. However, the collective impact of demographic traits on DNA me...
www.biorxiv.org
May 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Excited to share our new preprint: The impact of sex, age, and genetic ancestry on DNA methylation across tissues. Briefly, we explored how sex, age, and genetic ancestry shape DNA methylation across tissues and individuals. Want to know a bit more? Follow this “bluetorial”!
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Reposted by María Chavero-Díez
The Edinburgh Open Research Conference is always a great event to go along to. It’s free and hybrid, and registration is open now! #EORC25
Good news - the programme is ready! Take a peek at what we have in store at #EORC25 and don't forget to sign up online or in person.
Programme library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
In Person eor2025.eventbrite.co.uk
Online eor2025-online.eventbrite.co.uk
Programme library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
In Person eor2025.eventbrite.co.uk
Online eor2025-online.eventbrite.co.uk
April 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The Edinburgh Open Research Conference is always a great event to go along to. It’s free and hybrid, and registration is open now! #EORC25
Reposted by María Chavero-Díez
GitHub reports Python now leads in popularity, fueled by generative AI. For new researchers, language choice depends on the task: compiled (C++, Rust) for tools, scripting (Python, R) for data. #AcademicSky #Programing 🧬💻
Which programming language should I use? A guide for early-career researchers
Computer scientists and bioinformaticians address four key questions to help rookie coders to make the right choice.
www.nature.com
April 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
GitHub reports Python now leads in popularity, fueled by generative AI. For new researchers, language choice depends on the task: compiled (C++, Rust) for tools, scripting (Python, R) for data. #AcademicSky #Programing 🧬💻
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1. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal but
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
LLMs hallucinating nonexistent software packages with plausible names leads to a new malware vulnerability: "slopsquatting."
LLMs can't stop making up software dependencies and sabotaging everything
: Hallucinated package names fuel 'slopsquatting'
www.theregister.com
April 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
1. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal but
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
Reposted by María Chavero-Díez
A week left to prepare for the project proposal for the #BioHackEU25.
🧑💻 Join hundreds of willing #bioinformaticians
🧬 Huge range of expertise in #bioinformatics
🌥 Work on blue sky ideas or advanced existing projects
🔗Submission deadline 14 April: loom.ly/5gopDeQ
🧑💻 Join hundreds of willing #bioinformaticians
🧬 Huge range of expertise in #bioinformatics
🌥 Work on blue sky ideas or advanced existing projects
🔗Submission deadline 14 April: loom.ly/5gopDeQ
April 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
A week left to prepare for the project proposal for the #BioHackEU25.
🧑💻 Join hundreds of willing #bioinformaticians
🧬 Huge range of expertise in #bioinformatics
🌥 Work on blue sky ideas or advanced existing projects
🔗Submission deadline 14 April: loom.ly/5gopDeQ
🧑💻 Join hundreds of willing #bioinformaticians
🧬 Huge range of expertise in #bioinformatics
🌥 Work on blue sky ideas or advanced existing projects
🔗Submission deadline 14 April: loom.ly/5gopDeQ
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We are proud to announce the launch of FAIR Image Analysis Across Sciences, supported by the OSCARS project, in collaboration with Simula Research Laboratory, #EPFL & University of Bergen (UiB)! 🎉
March 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We are proud to announce the launch of FAIR Image Analysis Across Sciences, supported by the OSCARS project, in collaboration with Simula Research Laboratory, #EPFL & University of Bergen (UiB)! 🎉
Reposted by María Chavero-Díez
23andMe’s bankruptcy spotlights a major privacy gap: genetic and health data shared with consumer apps isn’t covered by federal law, leaving millions exposed to misuse if companies change hands. 🩺💻
23andMe bankruptcy underscores health privacy gaps
Many Americans use products like at-home genetic tests, fitness trackers and wellness apps that capture health data but aren't subject to federal health data privacy laws.
www.axios.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
23andMe’s bankruptcy spotlights a major privacy gap: genetic and health data shared with consumer apps isn’t covered by federal law, leaving millions exposed to misuse if companies change hands. 🩺💻
Reposted by María Chavero-Díez
⏳ Time is running out!
Abstract submissions for GBCC2025 are due April 1st! Don't miss your chance to share your research, connect with experts, and engage with the global data science community.
Learn more and submit your abstract: gbcc2025.bioconductor.org
Abstract submissions for GBCC2025 are due April 1st! Don't miss your chance to share your research, connect with experts, and engage with the global data science community.
Learn more and submit your abstract: gbcc2025.bioconductor.org
March 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
⏳ Time is running out!
Abstract submissions for GBCC2025 are due April 1st! Don't miss your chance to share your research, connect with experts, and engage with the global data science community.
Learn more and submit your abstract: gbcc2025.bioconductor.org
Abstract submissions for GBCC2025 are due April 1st! Don't miss your chance to share your research, connect with experts, and engage with the global data science community.
Learn more and submit your abstract: gbcc2025.bioconductor.org