Hans-Rudolf Hotz
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Hans-Rudolf Hotz
@hrhotz.bsky.social
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Molecular Biologist turned Bioinformatician working in the Computational Biology facility at the Friedrich Miescher Institute in Basel
Open Science, Training/Mentoring, #UseGalaxy, Bioconductor
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galaxytraining.bsky.social
Save the date: The Galaxy Training Academy 2026 will happen from May 18th to May 22th

Read more at https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/news/2025/11/13/gta-date-2026.html

@galaxyproject.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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jorainer.bsky.social
and there will also be lectures and workshops for #MassSpectrometry - based #proteomics and #metabolomics analysis in #rstats with @bioconductor.bsky.social 😎
wkhuber.bsky.social Wolfgang Huber @wkhuber.bsky.social · 3d
CSAMA 2026 - Biological Data Science Summer School
Bressanone-Brixen, South Tyrol / Italy
24-29 May 2026
csama2026.bioconductor.eu

Statistical & computational methods for single cell and spatial omics, with lectures and hands-on exercises in R/Bioconductor.
Screenshot of the course website
December 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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bffo.bsky.social
From the @rnacentral.bsky.social team in the @narjournal.bsky.social #NARDatabaseIssue | RNAcentral in 2026: genes and literature integration | #Bioinformatics #Database #OpenScience #Genomics #RNA #ncRNA 🧬 🖥️🧪🔓
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RNAcentral in 2026: genes and literature integration
Abstract. RNAcentral was founded in 2014 to serve as a comprehensive database of non-coding RNA sequences. It began by providing a single unified interface
academic.oup.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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rnacentral.bsky.social
We've just updated our RNAcentral Online Tutorial!
www.ebi.ac.uk/training/onl...

This tutorial provides an overview of RNAcentral and covers different ways of accessing and using the data. It's aimed at anyone with an interest in non-coding RNAs.

As always, we welcome your feedback!
RNAcentral - Exploring non-coding RNAs
RNAcentral - Exploring non-coding RNAs
www.ebi.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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torstenschwede.bsky.social
Good morning Basel!

@unibas.ch
Sunrise over Basel, view from the Biozentrum building.
December 19, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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galaxyproject.bsky.social
Galaxy 25.1 is here! 🚀 New card-based history UI, Sample Sheets for complex workflows, enhanced Tool Discovery, Galaxy Charts with IGV.js browser, Recent Exports page, workflow editor search, redesigned User Preferences & more!
https://gxy.io/r/v25.1
25.1 Galaxy Release (December 2025) — Galaxy Project 25.1.1.dev0 documentation
gxy.io
December 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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wkhuber.bsky.social
CSAMA 2026 - Biological Data Science Summer School
Bressanone-Brixen, South Tyrol / Italy
24-29 May 2026
csama2026.bioconductor.eu

Statistical & computational methods for single cell and spatial omics, with lectures and hands-on exercises in R/Bioconductor.
Screenshot of the course website
December 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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schnda.fedihum.org.ap.brid.gy
Toll, dass unser Artikel zur Nachvollziehbarkeit geisteswissenschaftlicher Forschung der @ESciTage 2025 online ist🎉

🚀 Anhand eines Textvergleichs aus meiner geschichtswissenschaftlichen Dissertation zeigen wir, wie man manuelle, zeitintensive Analysen mit @galaxyfreiburg automatisiert […]
Original post on fedihum.org
fedihum.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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fmiscience.bsky.social
At the FMI, Antoine Peters and his team study how information beyond the DNA sequence guides early development and how errors can block gene activity, potentially causing infertility. To learn more, watch the video below or read our story: www.fmi.ch/news-events/... youtu.be/aDQXmxEJgIg
Deciphering life’s hidden instructions
YouTube video by The Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
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December 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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genomebrowser.bsky.social
QuickLift is now available for beta testing. It maps genome annotations to another assembly (LiftOver) on demand, in real time, lifting only the annotations in the currently visible region. As a beta feature, it may contain bugs. More details at
QuickLift_guide
BETA: QuickLift is in beta testing, which means it is not polished and will contain bugs. See the Bugs section at the end of this page for known issues. If you would like to report a bug or have any questions, please contact us at genome-www@soe.ucsc.edu. Overview An alignment between two DNA se...
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December 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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fmiscience.bsky.social
Huge congratulations to @fzenke.bsky.social on his promotion to Senior Group Leader! His team uses AI-powered models of neural networks to uncover how dynamic brain connections enable new memories. Learn more about his research in this video👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xDu...
How AI can help reveal the workings of the brain
YouTube video by The Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
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December 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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softwaresaved.bsky.social
🌊 We are happy to announce that the first #CollabW26 Keynote will be delivered by @malvikasharan.bsky.social. Find out more about Malvika and have a look at the draft programme at
www.software.ac.uk/news/cw26-ke...
December 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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eu-life.bsky.social
💡Welcome to #EULIFEspotlight!

This month we celebrate Nicolas Favre, Head Patents & Licensing and EU-LIFE main representative at @fmiscience.bsky.social, who led the organisation of the latest EU-LIFE Strategy Meeting and ensured a welcoming environment for productive discussions 🔗 bit.ly/48ycwAg
"I greatly appreciate being part of the EU-LIFE community. Our institutes may each have their own identity, yet we are connected by a common pursuit of scientific excellence, similar challenges we navigate, and the successes we achieve. The EU-LIFE meetings feel like gatherings with old friends —warm and collaborative— and I always look forward to them," said Nicolas Favre, Head Patents and Licensing at FMI.
December 16, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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elixir-europe.org
🇸🇰 Slovakia has become the newest member to join #ELIXIR, following the signature of the ELIXIR Consortium Agreement by the Ministry of Education, Research and Youth. 🙌 This brings the number of ELIXIR members to 23.

Read the news 👉 https://loom.ly/h4CyhJo
December 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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stephenturner.us
Pyranges v1: a Python framework for ultrafast sequence interval operations www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 🧬🖥️🧪
Docs: pyranges1.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Rust backend: github.com/pyranges/rur... 🦀
December 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
hrhotz.bsky.social
This week, the small scale @galaxyproject.bsky.social admins will meet on Thursday (December 18th): galaxyproject.org/events/2025-...
Small Scale Galaxy Admins Meeting
All about Galaxy and its community.
galaxyproject.org
December 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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bffo.bsky.social
From Kim Pruitt & team in the @narjournal.bsky.social #NARDatabaseIssue | #Database resources of the National Center for Biotechnology Information in 2026 | #Bioinformatics #OpenScience #Proteomics #Genomics #Education #Research #OpenData #OpenSource #NCBI 🧬 🖥️🧪🔓
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Database resources of the National Center for Biotechnology Information in 2026
Abstract. The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) provides biomedical data resources including PubMed®, a repository of citations and abst
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December 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
hrhotz.bsky.social
congratulations @saravillah.bsky.social
softwaresaved.bsky.social Software Sustainability Institute @softwaresaved.bsky.social · 9d
🧭 We are happy to announce our new #SSIFellows! Read more about this year's applications and the 2026 cohort at www.software.ac.uk/news/introdu...
December 12, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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bffo.bsky.social
From @pmadrigal.bsky.social @anilthanki.bsky.social + friends in @narjournal.bsky.social #NARDatabaseIssue | Expression Atlas in 2026: enabling #FAIR and open expression data through community collaboration and integration | #Bioinformatics #Database #Genomics 🧬🖥️🧪🔓
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Expression Atlas in 2026: enabling FAIR and open expression data through community collaboration and integration
Abstract. Expression Atlas (https://www.ebi.ac.uk/gxa/home) is EMBL-EBI’s comprehensive knowledgebase for gene and protein expression across tissues, cell
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December 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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bffo.bsky.social
In @plos.org #Computational #Biology, there are now 300 "Ten Simple Rules" papers | #Education #Bioinformatics #PLOSCBTSR 🧬 🖥️ 🧪 🔓
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("PLoS computational biology"[Journal]) AND ("ten simple rules" [Title]) - Search Results - PubMed
("PLoS computational biology"[Journal]) AND ("ten simple rules" [Title]) - Search Results - PubMed
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
December 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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elixir-europe.org
📣 ELIXIR homepage has a new look!
We have updated and modernised the ELIXIR homepage to help users reach key content quickly.

Browse through our new homepage and learn more about ELIXIR: https://loom.ly/6IC-fxk
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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galaxyproject.bsky.social
Have genome data that needs assembling? The Galaxy Training Network offers a comprehensive collection of tutorials to guide you through every step in an accessible, browser-based environment.

training.galaxyproject.org/training-mat...
Assembly / Tutorial List
DNA sequence data has become an indispensable tool for Molecular Biology & Evolutionary Biology. Study in these fields now require a genome sequence to work from. We call this a 'Reference Sequence.' ...
training.galaxyproject.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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biozentrum.unibas.ch
Congratulations to our Professors Claudia Keller Valsecchi and Flavio Donato, who have both been awarded prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants. @flaviodonato82.bsky.social @kellervalsecchi.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu uropa.eu #ERCCoG More about their projects 👇 www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/...
ERC Consolidator Grants for two Biozentrum researchers
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Prof. Claudia Keller Valsecchi and Prof. Flavio Donato at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, each a prestigious Consolidator Grant. The five-year proj...
www.biozentrum.unibas.ch
December 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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multiqc.info
MultiQC v1.33 is out! 🎉

4 new modules, 60% faster parquet merging, and lots of improvements across the board. Here's what's new 🧵
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December 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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reactome.org
New Reactome paper in NAR 2026 Databases Issue: doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
Redesigned Angular interface
ReacFoam & entity-level visualizations
Multi-omics analysis tools
React-to-Me chatbot
FAIR-compliant, CoreTrustSeal certified, and ELIXIR-recognized
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The Reactome Knowledgebase 2026
Abstract. The Reactome Knowledgebase (https://reactome.org) is a freely accessible, expert-curated, open-source, and open-data resource that describes huma
doi.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM