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Robert Castelo
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Associate Professsor @upf.edu. Computational genomics R/Bioc developer. Innate curiosity. Views my own. He/him, vi/vim. Mastodon: @robertclab@genomic.social. Twitter: @robertclab
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Thank you to all our amazing sponsors, organizers, speakers, and attendees for making #EuroBioC2025 in Barcelona such a success!

Read the full recap blog post here👉 blog.bioconductor.org/posts/2025-1...

And, see you next year at #EuroBioC2026! 🎉

#Bioconductor #Community #Conference
EuroBioC2025 conference recap – Bioconductor community blog
Highlights from the 2025 European Bioconductor Conference in Barcelona
blog.bioconductor.org
October 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Do you like theoretical biology, mathematical&conceptual modelling and want to apply yourself to cutting-edge research at all levels of biology, from molecules to ecosystems?

Come to EMBL! Scope includes physics-based models, emergence, statistics, ML/AI
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
September 29, 2025 at 7:03 AM
#EuroBioC2025 is over and it has been a blast! Thanks to all participants that came to @prbb.org for contributing to make such an enjoyable event and special thanks to the support from our sponsors, the organizing institutions @upf.edu @isglobal.org and the European @bioconductor.bsky.social Society
September 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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EuroBioC2025 is in full swing here in Barcelona!

Day 1 was full of great talks, conversations, and that amazing Bioconductor community energy. Excited for what’s ahead today and tomorrow!

#EuroBioC2025 #Bioconductor #OpenScience #Community
September 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Last chance to attend EuroBioC2025 and/or learn about bulk or single-cell RNA-seq in the preceding Bioconductor Carpentry Workshops. Register by August 28th! Do not miss this opportunity at the seafront of Barcelona!!
⏳ One week left to register!
Join us at EuroBioC2025 in Barcelona and the Bioconductor Carpentry Workshops for hands-on learning, community building, and cutting-edge bioinformatics.

🗓️ Registration closes August 28 — don’t miss out!
🔗 eurobioc2025.bioconductor.org

#EuroBioC2025 #RStats
European Bioconductor Conference 2025 – EuroBioC2025
The European Bioconductor Conference (EuroBioC2025) will take place on September 17th to 19th, 2025, in Barcelona, Spain. EuroBioC2025 will bring together the Bioconductor community to showcase the…
eurobioc2025.bioconductor.org
August 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Pre-print alert 🚨: We have developed 2D and 3D stable iPSC endothelial-differentiation models through dox inducible ETS expression. We demonstrate endothelial identity and used these models for studying malaria pathogenesis research. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
July 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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This is wild!
Engineering E. coli bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol (Tylenol)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
June 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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🧬 New from the Bioconductor Training Committee:

We’re teaming up with @physaliacourses.bsky.social‬ for co-branded training in bioinformatics and computational biology.

Details here 👉 blog.bioconductor.org/posts/2025-0...
Bioconductor Training partners with Physalia Courses – Bioconductor community blog
A new collaboration to expand access to bioinformatics training through co-branded courses, instructor support, and inclusive access.
blog.bioconductor.org
June 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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📣 Late-breaking poster call for #EuroBioC2025 is now open!

Submit by July 11 to present your work in Barcelona this September.
🔗 forms.gle/ewTGdKzB2xyE...
📅 Notifications by July 15

#Bioconductor #Bioinformatics
EuroBioC2025 late-breaking poster abstract submission
Please fill the form below before the end of Friday July 11th, 2025, to submit an abstract for a poster to be considered for presentation at EuroBioC2025 in Barcelona on September 17-19, 2025…
forms.gle
June 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Two workshops on the analysis of bulk and single-cell RNA-seq with @bioconductor.bsky.social at @upf.edu Campus Mar. Do not miss the opportunity to learn with Carpentry-certified instructors👇
🎓 Sharpen your RNA-seq skills at EuroBioC2025 Workshops!

📍 Barcelona | Bulk & Single-cell RNA-seq
📅 Sept 15–16 | Hands-on training
🎟️ Limited spots. Register now: eurobioc2025.bioconductor.org

#Bioinformatics #EuroBioC2025
June 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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🎓 Sharpen your RNA-seq skills at EuroBioC2025 Workshops!

📍 Barcelona | Bulk & Single-cell RNA-seq
📅 Sept 15–16 | Hands-on training
🎟️ Limited spots. Register now: eurobioc2025.bioconductor.org

#Bioinformatics #EuroBioC2025
June 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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NIH funding supporting the HMMER and Infernal software projects has been terminated. NIH states that our work, as well as all other federally funded research at Harvard, is of no benefit to the US.
May 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Delighted that our work on positional memory is now published. We asked how axolotl cells 'know' which part of the limb to regenerate after injury.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A joy to work with super team Sarah Plattner, Yuka Sugiura, Francisco Falcon and Elly Tanaka.
🧵1/14
May 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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📝 New Bioconductor blog post!

We’ve just published a recap of our first in-person course in Africa, held in Nairobi this March 🇰🇪
Read about the highlights, feedback, and what’s next:
👉 blog.bioconductor.org/posts/2025-0...

#Bioinformatics #BioconductorAfrica #OpenScience #RStats #CapacityBuilding
Bioconductor in Africa: Highlights from Our First In-Person Course – Bioconductor community blog
A blog for the Bioconductor community!
blog.bioconductor.org
May 21, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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📣 EuroBioC2025 Registration is Open! 🎉

📍 Barcelona, 17–19 Sept 2025

Join us for keynotes, talks, workshops & more on open-source bioinformatics & Bioconductor.
🔗 eurobioc2025.bioconductor.org/pages/regist...

#EuroBioC2025 #Bioinformatics
registration – EuroBioC2025
The budget EuroBioC2025 is conceived to break even after the conference. As a result, the organization of the EuroBioC2025 is unable to offer individual refunds.
eurobioc2025.bioconductor.org
May 19, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Participate in the Bioconductor community by sharing your work in a meeting designed to maximize interactivity and productivity at the seafront of Barcelona! 👩‍💻🏖️🧬 #EuroBiocC2025
⏳ Time’s running out! Submit your abstract for #EuroBioC2025 by 24 April.
Join us this Sept in Barcelona to share your research, meet the #Bioconductor community & explore all things #Bioinformatics + #RStats.

👉 eurobioc2025.bioconductor.org/pages/submis...
April 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Bioconductor 3.21 is released!

A huge thank you to all developers and community members for your contributions.
Explore what’s new in the full release announcement:
bioconductor.org/news/bioc_3_...

#Bioconductor #RStats
Bioconductor - Bioconductor 3.21 Released
The Bioconductor project aims to develop and share open source software for precise and repeatable analysis of biological data. We foster an inclusive and collaborative community of developers and…
bioconductor.org
April 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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🚀 GBCC2025 Update! 🚀

Abstract deadline extended to April 8, 2025! 🎉

For ~10 min TALKS: Register first (no deposit needed now). Submission guidelines: gbcc2025.netlify.app/abstracts/su...

For ~1.5 hr TRAINING DEMOS: Fill out this form: forms.gle/i34Ag8SHMtBA...

Join us! 🌟

#GBCC2025
Submission Guidelines
Essential details for submitting your abstract to GBCC 2025.
gbcc2025.netlify.app
April 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Liberating the future!

Major progress to #Futureverse - new, exciting, frequently-requested features. RC 1 of 'future' package is now available as:

install.packages("future", repos = c("https://futureverse.r-universe.dev", "https://cloud.r-project.org'))

Please give it a try🙏

#rstats #parallel
April 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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🎉 Announcing the EuroBioC2025 Sticker Winner!

🏆 Chaima Hkimi’s design features the Sagrada Família, Park Güell colours, and a nod to Bioconductor in the text. Pick up the sticker at #EuroBioC2025!

#Bioconductor #Bioinformatics #RStats #StickerContest
March 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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🔬@maralbalab.bsky.social @jupererabel.bsky.social @oncobellmunt.bsky.social @robertclab.bsky.social team have developed a machine learning algorithm to see how bladder cancer patients respond to immunotherapy.
@grib-barcelona.bsky.social @researchmar.bsky.social @upf.edu
More👇
Big data to predict response to immunotherapy - El·lipse
The study from Hospital del Mar Research Institute and MELIS-UPF within the programme GRIB has focused on bladder cancer.
tuit.cat
March 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Big news: we are setting up a new non-profit organization to run bioRxiv and medRxiv. It's called openRxiv [no it's not a new preprint server; it's dedicated organization to oversee the servers] openrxiv.org 1/n
Homepage - openRxiv
openRxiv is an independent non-profit, the new organizational home for bioRxiv and medRxiv, enabling researchers to instantly share groundbreaking findings with the global scientific community.
openrxiv.org
March 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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🎨 Reminder that EuroBioC2025 Sticker Contest is still open! Deadline Mar 10. Don't miss out on the chance to have your design featured at the conference and win free registration
Submit buff.ly/42JiCLN

Abstra
cts are open for submission too!

#EuroBioC2025 #RStats #Bioinformatics #StickerContest
buff.ly
February 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM