Karen Cranston
kcranston.bsky.social
Karen Cranston
@kcranston.bsky.social
Computational biologist. Building data sharing infrastructure. Working from a farm with so many cats.🇨🇦
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🪴 Today we’re reaffirming our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility. We strive to include everyone, everywhere. We’re building a space where everyone can contribute to #opensource in support of #openscience.

🧵 Read more: www.pyopensci.org/blog/pyopens...

#OpenSource #DEIA #Python
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March 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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@rOpenSci and @openscapes plan to host a networking event for US scientists and others affected by recent layoffs.

We are looking for co-hosts who

- transitioned from government to other sectors
- are in fields adjacent to statistics/data science/research software engineering
- are willing to […]
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hachyderm.io
March 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Excited to share that my talk 🎥 on Next-Generation Data Science Education with WebAssembly Technologies from pyOpenSci's Fall Festival 2024 is now available! Resources and links follow in this thread. 🧵

#datascience #rstats #python
March 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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🚀 Our mission matters now more than ever. Here's to 2024 🚀
🎓 180+ people trained
💡 55 new software submissions
🤝 278 diverse contributors
And a single way to create a #python package!
We’re lowering barriers to #opensource software. Join us!

🔗 Got 6 minutes? Read more: https://buff.ly/4aRffo0
February 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Letter from the SSE/SSB/ASN councils on the scientific understanding of sex and gender, pls RT
Letter to the US President and Congress on the Scientific Understanding of Sex and Gender
President Donald J Trump Washington, DC Members of the US Congress Washington, DC February 5, 2025 RE: Scientific Understanding of Sex and Gender Dear President Trump and Members of the US Congr...
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February 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Keynote nominations due tomorrow! Your nominations for a #BOSC2025 keynote should be submitted by January 16th. We’re eager to invite folks doing inspiring work relevant to bioinformatics and open science. Nomination is simple and quick (2 questions): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
BOSC 2025 Keynote Speaker Nominations
The Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC) organizing committee invites you to nominate Keynote Speakers for 2025. You can nominate as many people as you like, but please enter only one nominati...
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January 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Lazy morning setting up Bluesky, enjoying the vibe here, and wondering how long before it becomes a cesspool
November 16, 2024 at 3:05 PM