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Jose Perez-Silva
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🧬 Gene Builder @ensembl.bsky.social | Automatic genome annotation for livestock & companion animals | 🐑 Sheep enthusiast | 🚜 Genetic farmer

🎲 Building genes by day, rolling dice by night

📍 Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
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genomebiolevol.bsky.social
March: 🐷 Tracing the routes of Indian Pigs 🐷
India is a domestication center for pigs. Analysis of 239 mitochondrial genomes reveals: an independent domestication in North India & genetic ties of Indian island pigs to Vietnam
doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...
#Domestication #Pigs #India #OpenAccess
Multiple Domestication Centers of the Indian Pig Population
Abstract. The domestication of animals is a major milestone in human history and has been studied in various fields. Pig domestication, in particular, has
doi.org
March 20, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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ebi.embl.org
We’re thrilled to announce that the EMBL-EBI Thornton Building has been officially opened by Lord Vallance of Balham, the UK’s Minister for Science, Research and Innovation.

We hope it will be a space where collaboration, translation, and science can thrive! 🌱
March 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
jgperezsilva.bsky.social
I love coming to campus on days like this. Cold sunny weather is my soft spot.
March 3, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Reposted by Jose Perez-Silva
bethflint.bsky.social
The Wellcome Genome Campus was in the clouds this morning
☁️🏢☁️
Frosty wintery scene. An oak tree in a field. Everything else is obscured by mist
February 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
jgperezsilva.bsky.social
Give this a try, and leave some feed back to help us make the service better!
ensembl.org Ensembl @ensembl.org · Feb 6
No worries if you missed our #webinar on 'Introducing the new Ensembl Genome Browser' because the recording is now available on the @training.ebi.embl.org site: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

Let us know what you think of our new site by clicking on the feedback icon or at helpdesk@ensembl.org 📧
Homepage of the new Ensembl website (https://beta.ensembl.org/)
February 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Reposted by Jose Perez-Silva
malloryfreeberg.bsky.social
💡Have an idea for tackling challenges in #genomic data #interoperability?
⚙️Implementing Global Alliance for Genomics & Health (GA4GH) products?
🙌 #Collaborating across teams and organisations?

Check out our Open Call for GIF Projects! 👉 www.ga4gh.org/open_call/pr...

⏰Applications due 7 Mar 2025
Application for GIF Projects
GIF Projects are community-led initiatives designed to tackle challenges in genomic data interoperability by implementing one or more GA4GH products. These projects focus on practical solutions to enh...
docs.google.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
jgperezsilva.bsky.social
Even in a gloomy day, a walk round campus if filled with beautiful scenes and peaceful corners.
Just what you need before diving back into annotation pipelines!
#welcomeGenomeCampus #hinxton
January 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
jgperezsilva.bsky.social
A new release packed with #livestock and companion animals!

🐮New #cattle reference (ARS-UCD2.0)!
🐑🐑 Two new #sheep breeds (Ujimqin, and new texel)!
🐱 And a new #cat!

And that's not going into murine genomes, regulation and variation data or comparative analysis!

It's almost here! 🚄
January 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
jgperezsilva.bsky.social
After more than 3 years annotating genomes at Ensemble, I can say that I’m proud to be part of such an incredible team, with so many people working hard on advancing genomics (for a quarter of a century now!!!).
🧬🧑‍💻🥈
ensembl.org Ensembl @ensembl.org · Jan 27
Ensembl is 25! 🥳 Join us in celebrating our silver birthday by trying out our new browser - beta.ensembl.org 🎂

Silver carp 🩶🐟 and silvery gibbon 🩶🦧 genomes await!
January 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Reposted by Jose Perez-Silva
embl.org
Recruitment for the EMBL International PhD Programme is officially open! 🔊

At EMBL, we train young scientists to become skilled and creative future leaders in academia, industry & other sectors. Start your career in the life sciences with us!

www.embl.org/about/info/e...

🧪 #AcademicSky #careers
EMBL International PhD Programme Summer Recruitment Applications open. Applications close 10 March 2025.
January 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
jgperezsilva.bsky.social
New release of Ensembl beta is out!!!
Many new annotations available, including new #cattle reference #genome, and 2 #t2t cattle genomes for Tuli and Wagyu breeds! 🐮🐮🐮
#genomeAnnotation #farmedAnimalsGenetics

Go and check it out!!!
beta.ensembl.org
Ensembl
The new website of the Ensembl project
beta.ensembl.org
January 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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robdfinn.bsky.social
Celebrating 25 years of @ensembl.bsky.social - the first announcement from @ewanbirney.bsky.social, milestone 1 was ensembl.org - thanks to all have worked on the resource, and the scientists who use it. Many exciting developments to present pangenomes, capture biodiversity and scale for the future
Email announcing the first release of Ensembl Cake to celebrate 25 years of Ensembl
January 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM