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Michael Alaux
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Deputy director of URGI at INRAE @urgi-inrae.bsky.social
Chair of the WheatIS expert working group of the Wheat Initiative @wheatinitiative.bsky.social
Member of the IWGSC coordinating committee @wheatgenome.bsky.social
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🌾 Exciting insights from our WheatIS Expert Working Group!
They are sharing experiences on Large Language Models and their impact on global wheat data.
www.wheatinitiative.org/ewg-wheatis
EWG WHEATIS — Wheat initiative
An expert committee, led by Hadi Quesneville (INRA, France) and Mario Caccamo (TGAC, UK), initially produced a survey analysis of wheat research community needs. They submitted a proposal to set up a…
www.wheatinitiative.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Our Expert Working Group on Wheat Information Systems is sharing insights into Large Language Models (LLMs). Discover how LLMs can enhance data management! Find videos here:
www.wheatinitiative.org/ewg-wheatis
#WheatConnect
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EWG WHEATIS — Wheat initiative
An expert committee, led by Hadi Quesneville (INRA, France) and Mario Caccamo (TGAC, UK), initially produced a survey analysis of wheat research community needs. They submitted a proposal to set up a…
www.wheatinitiative.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Deux présentations de notre IR BioinfOmics aujourd'hui à l'AG IFB :
🔸 Panorama, un outils de visualisation et manipulation de graphes de pangénomes, par Matthias Zytnicki
🔹 Les services de FAIRification de données de @urgi-inrae.bsky.social par @michaelalaux.bsky.social
📣🚀✨Toutes nos équipes et plateformes sont réunies depuis hier pour cette nouvelle édition du All-Hands IFB/ELIXIR-FR 2025 !
#ElixirFR25
December 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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🌱 What drives a scientist to work on crop wild relatives?

In this video, PRO-WILD coordinator Jacques Le Gouis from @inrae-france.bsky.social shares his motivation and the story behind the project.

🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Qq...

#CWR #PlantBreeding #PROWILD
Spotlight Series: Jacques Le Gouis, PRO-WILD project coordinator
YouTube video by PRO-WILD
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October 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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We have made public the data from WP2 of the BreedWheat project. You can find this resources here wheat-urgi.versailles.inrae.fr/Projects/Bre... with the label WP2. You can find phenotyping data, genotyping data and association data.
BreedWheat - WHEAT URGI
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wheat-urgi.versailles.inrae.fr
September 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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🌿 A milestone for PRO-WILD!
We’re proud to share our first practice abstract, which lays out the project’s overall goals and the inner workings of how we’ll achieve them.

Take a look at what PRO-WILD has planned 👉 lnkd.in/gJXA3n-M
August 26, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Ingénieur de recherche Intelligence artificielle et sémantique jobs.inrae.fr/ot-27353 #job #openscience #emploi
Ingénieur de recherche Intelligence artificielle et sémantique
Le poste est rattaché à Direction pour la Science Ouverte (DipSO), une direction placée sous la responsabilité du Directeur général délégué Science et Innovation. La DipSO développe une offre de services, produit des études et des prototypes, conseille/forme les acteurs de la science et de la stratégie en matière de science ouverte et de numérique pour la science. Elle rassemble, pour ce faire, des compétences diverses, complémentaires (documentation, informatique, scientifique, data science) pour assurer ses services et gérer des projets sur l’ensemble de son périmètre. Elle est organisée en quatre pôles.Son pôle Numérique pour la Science (Num4Sci) contribue à consolider la politique de l’établissement en matière de numérique scientifique, en assurant la mise à disposition d’outils et de services pour la science ouverte. Ces outils et services communs visent notamment à favoriser une pratique plus ouverte et collaborative de la science, et à permettre aux communautés scientifiques de profiter davantage des opportunités du numérique.Vous serez accueilli(e) au sein de l’équipe Données et Sémantique (D&S) du pôle Num4Sci de la DipSO. Vous contribuez à l’évolution des services en matière de gestion et d’analyse des données textuelles, qu'elles soient structurées ou non. Vous contribuerez à des projets dans ce domaine en étant force de proposition sur les technologies, outils et méthodes à utiliser. Vous assurerez une veille technologique, et contribuerez à la montée en compétences de vos collègues. Vous évoluerez dans un environnement stimulant, à l’interface entre la recherche académique et les applications concrètes en sciences des données.Votre mission consistera à conduire et mettre en œuvre des projets de développement de solutions applicatives (Python) basées sur des algorithmes de machine learning ou de deep learning visant à extraire des informations sur des productions scientifiques (publications, jeux de données) à partir de différents supports (fichiers PDF, jeux de métadonnées), et à les aligner avec des référentiels (structures, individus, thématiques, mots clés...) afin, par exemple,  Vous serez plus particulièrement en charge de :Mettre en œuvre des modèles d’extraction d’informations à partir de documents (NLP, LLM, etc.).Intégrer et consommer des API pour l’échange de données.Concevoir et déployer des pipelines ETL pour automatiser les flux de données.Conteneuriser les modèles/algorithmes dans des environnements Docker/Kubernetes.Mettre en place des mécanismes de suivi de performance et de détection de dérive des modèles.
jobs.inrae.fr
August 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Nice paper of Jaegle et al. in Genome Biology : k-mer-based GWAS in a wheat collection reveals novel and diverse sources of powdery mildew resistance doi.org/10.1186/s130...
k-mer-based GWAS in a wheat collection reveals novel and diverse sources of powdery mildew resistance - Genome Biology
Wheat genetic resources hold the diversity required to mitigate agricultural challenges from climate change and reduced inputs. Using DArTseq, we genotype 461 wheat landraces and cultivars and evaluat...
doi.org
July 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Venez me voir au poster 2, pour découvrir l'URGI, une plateforme bio-informatique @urgi-inrae.bsky.social
@jobim2025.bsky.social
#JOBIM2025 #URGI #INRAE
July 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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ELIXIR has released a position paper on open biodata, more information here elixir-europe.org/news/positio... or here www.linkedin.com/posts/elixir...
ELIXIR position paper on securing open biodata resources for European competitiveness | ELIXIR
elixir-europe.org
June 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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We are #hiring a CDD for a 7 ans period on Ingénieur-e en développement de
systèmes d'information, starting 2025-09-01.

Application to Loux Valentin, valentin.loux@inrae.fr, Schbath Sophie,
sophie.schbath@inrae.fr by 2025-06-20.

More information at maiage.inrae.fr/node/3327
May 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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🌾 @Wheatinitiative.bsky.social 's 2024 Annual Report is available! Discover our global efforts in sustainable wheat research, including programs and outcomes from our Expert Working Groups.
🔗 Read the full report here: www.wheatinitiative.org/annual-reports
#WheatResearch #GlobalCollaboration
ANNUAL REPORTS — Wheat initiative
Wheat Initiative would like to sincerely thank you for your interest in our work as a framework for international wheat research.
www.wheatinitiative.org
May 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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🌾 Are you a early-career researcher in wheat research? Join the @WheatInitiative.bsky.social 's Early Career Researcher programme! Engage with global experts, contribute to shaping research priorities, and access workshops and meetings. Apply now: www.wheatinitiative.org/early-career...
May 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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It is with great pleasure that we provide you with our 2024 Annual Report!
Please find the @WheatInitiative.bsky.social 2024 Annual report and previous editions her:
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wheatinitiative.org/annual-reports
April 28, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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Explore our events section and discover a selection of meetings, workshops and conferences! Updated regularly to include activities form our Expert Working Groups and external wheat related activities! Engage with the wheat community and have a look here:
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www.wheatinitiative.org/events-1
Find here the Wheat Initiative's workshops, Expert Working Group meetings and other external events. — Wheat initiative
Please find below our own workshops, Expert Working Group meetings and other external events, which share our focus concerning wheat research, food security and sustainable development.
www.wheatinitiative.org
April 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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We are putting the spotlight on @michaelalaux.bsky.social, long-time IWGSC member & driving force behind the IWGSC Data Repository at URGI (INRAE).

🔗 Read his interview: wheatgenome.org/people/leade...
April 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
URGI will host the final meeting of the European #AGENT project in Versailles on 1-2-3 April.
2 and 3 April are open to the public for remote participation:
urgi.versailles.inra.fr/About-us/New... @urgi-inrae.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social @bioinfomics.bsky.social
AGENT final meeting in Versailles - URGI
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March 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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A round-up of the #IWGSC activities in 2024: Data & Highlights.
👉Check it out: www.wheatgenome.org/news/2024-sn...
March 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Check if you can make it to the EWG Phenotyping Field demo day!
Our Expert Working Group on Wheat Phenotyping is organising a Wheat Field Phenotyping Demo Day! If you have the chance to travel to Italy - check all info here:
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Registration is mandatory, registrants will be informed about further details.
Wheat Field Phenotyping Demo Day — Wheat initiative
Wheat Field Phenotyping Demo Day  Registration is mandatory before April 22, 2025 at this form  https://forms.gle/QByVcyNiRVzTPfFaA The Expert Working Group on Wheat Phenotyping is…
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March 27, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Meet the 19 partners of PRO-WILD!🌍

Bringing together expertise from plant breeding, conservation, genomics, and agriculture, PRO-WILD unites leading organisations to conserve and use crop wild relatives for a more sustainable future. 🌾

Learn more: www.pro-wild.eu/partners
#Biodiversity #Innovation
March 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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🌟 What a fantastic evening we had celebrating 20 years of the IWGSC !!! 🌟

Relive the celebration through these links:
📸 Photos from the event – flic.kr/s/aHBqjBZ41N
🎥 Slideshow: 20 years in pictures – youtu.be/wBdnIY3-NzM
January 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Great presentation from Michael Alaux in #BrAPI session #PAG2025, how the french community use BrAPI to share data between several tools
January 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Michael Alaux @inrae-france.bsky.social URGI presenting the WheatIS Data Discovery Tool #IWGSC workshop #PAG32
January 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM