By Niarakis et al., including:
@athinacp.bsky.social
@eirini-tsirvouli.bsky.social
@hasanbalci.bsky.social
@ozanozisik.bsky.social
@arnaumontagud.bsky.social
@subbannayya.bsky.social
@mkutmon.bsky.social

Learn about their 5-year plan: www.immunoinformaticsjournal.com/article/S266...

8/ Science already takes time, I hope to help make it worth it.

Finally, terrified, we sent it to PNAS @pnas.org.
After one round of review, reports came back: supportive. Positive.
Accepted 🎉 🎉

>> My conclusion: we do not have to demonstrate anything they have to change and adapt to the evolution of science / biology<<

And computational biology is an essential component of biology.

(It is ridiculous to have to say this in 2025)

We are being crushed between people that tell us to do experiments and the ones that tell us to use AI for the models...

In hindsight, it makes me think about this paper: elifesciences.org/articles/40018

and good luck with that! :/

I was told by them "La hipótesis es sólida y el enfoque original. Sin embargo, no se explica con claridad cómo se validarán experimentalmente las simulaciones, lo que debilita en parte la consistencia del planteamiento." There was no validation intended...
One more thing to fix in Spanish science!

Original article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧬🖥️ 👩‍🔬 🧪
The article explains how long-read transcriptomics enables the study of isoform expression, discovery of novel RNAs, gene annotation in understudied species, and differential expression between paternal and maternal chromosomes, etc.

🎯 This is a fantastic opportunity to work on cutting-edge research in a recently opened lab!
💶 The two positions are fully funded by a CIDE GenT project from GVA.
🔗 If interested, check the PDFs & stay tuned—positions open late spring/early summer for just 2 weeks! ⏳ Don’t miss out! 🧨

🔍 Requirements:
🎓 BSc and MSc in Computer Science or related.
💻 Strong C++, scientific computing, & HPC skills.
🚀 Experience with OpenMP, MPI, performance analysis is a big plus!

More info: drive.google.com/file/d/13toU...

📊 Implementing best practices in software development (versioning, docs, testing).
🌐 Ensuring scalability & efficiency with unit tests & CI/CD.
👇

💻 Position 2: Engineering & HPC-Oriented (Multiscale Modelling)

The tasks include:
⚡ Applying parallel & distributed computing expertise to agent-based simulations.
🛠️ Leveraging CAD tools & GUIs for simulation setup.
🔧 Developing physically-sound agent-based functions for tissue simulation.
👇

🔍 Requirements:
🎓 BSc and MSc in Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, or related.
🧪 Knowledge of microbial metabolism, cell biology, & programming.
💡 Experience with metabolic/signalling models or single-cell analysis is a plus!

More info: drive.google.com/file/d/1Bfc2...

📝 Test available tools for microbial community simulation.
🧬 Integrate multiscale models of metabolism & signalling pathways.
🧫 Contribute to developing a tissue metabolism modelling tool.
👇

🌱 Position 1: Biology-Oriented (Microbial Communities & Metabolism Modelling)

The selected candidate will:
🦠 Build metabolic models of microbial communities.
🤝 Simulate symbiotic relationships between different cell types.
🔄 Study the effect of perturbations on microbial interactions.
👇