West German Genome Center | WGGC
@wggc-de.bsky.social
One of four national NGS Competence Centers @ngscn-de.bsky.social
WGGC is a team of genomic core facilities in Bonn, Cologne, Aachen and Dusseldorf - equipped with state-of-the-art NGS technologies to bring your research forward
https://wggc.de/
WGGC is a team of genomic core facilities in Bonn, Cologne, Aachen and Dusseldorf - equipped with state-of-the-art NGS technologies to bring your research forward
https://wggc.de/
Ist die DNA der Schlüssel zu unserer Gesundheit? Im Bürger-Universitätsprogramm letzte Woche disktuierten Prof. Dr. Dagmar Wieczorek, Prof. Dr. Klaus Pfeffer und Prof. Dr. Heiner Fangerau mit dem Publikum nach einem fesselnden Vortrag von Dr. Anna-Maria Möller.
October 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Ist die DNA der Schlüssel zu unserer Gesundheit? Im Bürger-Universitätsprogramm letzte Woche disktuierten Prof. Dr. Dagmar Wieczorek, Prof. Dr. Klaus Pfeffer und Prof. Dr. Heiner Fangerau mit dem Publikum nach einem fesselnden Vortrag von Dr. Anna-Maria Möller.
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@denbi.bsky.social is the next days at the #EPPS25 in Bonn. We teamed up with @wggc-de.bsky.social for a workshop and with #phenet for a booth. #plant #phenomics @sebastianbeier.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 9:09 AM
@denbi.bsky.social is the next days at the #EPPS25 in Bonn. We teamed up with @wggc-de.bsky.social for a workshop and with #phenet for a booth. #plant #phenomics @sebastianbeier.bsky.social
🧬 🐭 Hosted "Türen auf mit der Maus" buff.ly/DqeVhkK, where 60+ kids extracted banana DNA and explored densities. Huge thanks to our team for their support. Refreshments by EOTH e.V. eoth.info Join us next year!
October 7, 2025 at 7:49 AM
🧬 🐭 Hosted "Türen auf mit der Maus" buff.ly/DqeVhkK, where 60+ kids extracted banana DNA and explored densities. Huge thanks to our team for their support. Refreshments by EOTH e.V. eoth.info Join us next year!
23rd October - HHU Düsseldorf O.A.S.E.: Bio Data Science Evening - let's meet!
Register | on-site event buff.ly/908PxLd
CASE STUDIES IN TRANSLATIONAL MULTIOMICS
David Koppstein, PhD | DKFZ, DKTK Partner Site Essen/Düsseldorf
Register | on-site event buff.ly/908PxLd
CASE STUDIES IN TRANSLATIONAL MULTIOMICS
David Koppstein, PhD | DKFZ, DKTK Partner Site Essen/Düsseldorf
September 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
23rd October - HHU Düsseldorf O.A.S.E.: Bio Data Science Evening - let's meet!
Register | on-site event buff.ly/908PxLd
CASE STUDIES IN TRANSLATIONAL MULTIOMICS
David Koppstein, PhD | DKFZ, DKTK Partner Site Essen/Düsseldorf
Register | on-site event buff.ly/908PxLd
CASE STUDIES IN TRANSLATIONAL MULTIOMICS
David Koppstein, PhD | DKFZ, DKTK Partner Site Essen/Düsseldorf
Call for Questions: join our next Data Analysis Club – an open online session to get support and connect with others.
When: June 10, 2025 | Tuesday
Time: 10:00–11:00 AM (CEST), online
Register and submit your question here
buff.ly/rBmEgt4
When: June 10, 2025 | Tuesday
Time: 10:00–11:00 AM (CEST), online
Register and submit your question here
buff.ly/rBmEgt4
August 26, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Call for Questions: join our next Data Analysis Club – an open online session to get support and connect with others.
When: June 10, 2025 | Tuesday
Time: 10:00–11:00 AM (CEST), online
Register and submit your question here
buff.ly/rBmEgt4
When: June 10, 2025 | Tuesday
Time: 10:00–11:00 AM (CEST), online
Register and submit your question here
buff.ly/rBmEgt4
Explain Podcast: Listen to the special episode about immunology!
Tune in now:
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- Spotify: buff.ly/BYXzSXu
Tune in now:
- Choose the platform you like: buff.ly/RXBDYLv
- Spotify: buff.ly/BYXzSXu
August 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Explain Podcast: Listen to the special episode about immunology!
Tune in now:
- Choose the platform you like: buff.ly/RXBDYLv
- Spotify: buff.ly/BYXzSXu
Tune in now:
- Choose the platform you like: buff.ly/RXBDYLv
- Spotify: buff.ly/BYXzSXu
🧬 Two studies just dropped in @nature.com, diving deeper into human DNA than ever before. The 1000 Genomes Project datasets reanalyzed, centromeres decoded, and rare variants revealed. 👏 to our colleagues for being part of this landmark research effort!
Link (DE): www.medizin.hhu.de/news-detaili...
Link (DE): www.medizin.hhu.de/news-detaili...
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July 24, 2025 at 7:35 AM
🧬 Two studies just dropped in @nature.com, diving deeper into human DNA than ever before. The 1000 Genomes Project datasets reanalyzed, centromeres decoded, and rare variants revealed. 👏 to our colleagues for being part of this landmark research effort!
Link (DE): www.medizin.hhu.de/news-detaili...
Link (DE): www.medizin.hhu.de/news-detaili...
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🎉 What a week! The 5th NGS-CN Summer School organized by @dcgenomecenter.bsky.social and @ngscn-de.bsky.social brought 200+ researchers together to dive into Spatial Transcriptomics
Talks, hands-on training & insights into gene expression tech.
Read more ➡️ tud.link/1turh3
#CMCBnews
Talks, hands-on training & insights into gene expression tech.
Read more ➡️ tud.link/1turh3
#CMCBnews
June 3, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🎉 What a week! The 5th NGS-CN Summer School organized by @dcgenomecenter.bsky.social and @ngscn-de.bsky.social brought 200+ researchers together to dive into Spatial Transcriptomics
Talks, hands-on training & insights into gene expression tech.
Read more ➡️ tud.link/1turh3
#CMCBnews
Talks, hands-on training & insights into gene expression tech.
Read more ➡️ tud.link/1turh3
#CMCBnews
Hey there! Do you struggle with your sequencing data analysis?
➡️ If yes, join our upcoming WGGC Data Analysis Club | July 08, 2025 | 10:00 AM (CEST), online
Registration: Scan the QR code or use this link buff.ly/vw25MlL
:: Looking forward to your questions!
➡️ If yes, join our upcoming WGGC Data Analysis Club | July 08, 2025 | 10:00 AM (CEST), online
Registration: Scan the QR code or use this link buff.ly/vw25MlL
:: Looking forward to your questions!
June 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Hey there! Do you struggle with your sequencing data analysis?
➡️ If yes, join our upcoming WGGC Data Analysis Club | July 08, 2025 | 10:00 AM (CEST), online
Registration: Scan the QR code or use this link buff.ly/vw25MlL
:: Looking forward to your questions!
➡️ If yes, join our upcoming WGGC Data Analysis Club | July 08, 2025 | 10:00 AM (CEST), online
Registration: Scan the QR code or use this link buff.ly/vw25MlL
:: Looking forward to your questions!
Announcement for our upcoming "Long Re(ad)volution" Workshop
When? 07.07.-09.07.25
Where? Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf | one day online
Register here: buff.ly/YUZz716
When? 07.07.-09.07.25
Where? Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf | one day online
Register here: buff.ly/YUZz716
June 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Announcement for our upcoming "Long Re(ad)volution" Workshop
When? 07.07.-09.07.25
Where? Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf | one day online
Register here: buff.ly/YUZz716
When? 07.07.-09.07.25
Where? Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf | one day online
Register here: buff.ly/YUZz716
🍃 New Explain Podcast Episode :: this time Singular genomics, Galaxy bioinformatics tool and couple funny facts about DNA structure | ATAC-seq
Choose platform over here buff.ly/pdPBoE0
Here is to Spotify: buff.ly/gxb9fTW
Choose platform over here buff.ly/pdPBoE0
Here is to Spotify: buff.ly/gxb9fTW
May 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🍃 New Explain Podcast Episode :: this time Singular genomics, Galaxy bioinformatics tool and couple funny facts about DNA structure | ATAC-seq
Choose platform over here buff.ly/pdPBoE0
Here is to Spotify: buff.ly/gxb9fTW
Choose platform over here buff.ly/pdPBoE0
Here is to Spotify: buff.ly/gxb9fTW
Call for Questions: Struggling with sequencing data analysis? Join our next Data Analysis Club – an open online session to get support and connect with others.
When: June 10, 2025 | Tuesday
Time: 10:00–11:00 AM (CEST), online
Registration: Scan the QR code or use this link
buff.ly/w9VpU6Q
When: June 10, 2025 | Tuesday
Time: 10:00–11:00 AM (CEST), online
Registration: Scan the QR code or use this link
buff.ly/w9VpU6Q
May 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Call for Questions: Struggling with sequencing data analysis? Join our next Data Analysis Club – an open online session to get support and connect with others.
When: June 10, 2025 | Tuesday
Time: 10:00–11:00 AM (CEST), online
Registration: Scan the QR code or use this link
buff.ly/w9VpU6Q
When: June 10, 2025 | Tuesday
Time: 10:00–11:00 AM (CEST), online
Registration: Scan the QR code or use this link
buff.ly/w9VpU6Q
Join our "Bioinformatics Essentials" Workshop | 10.06.25 (10:00-17:00) at Life & Brain in Bonn. Ideal for beginners in computational biology, covers command line basics, data handling, file manipulation, transcriptomic datasets, and NGS data visualization | Python.
May 17, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Join our "Bioinformatics Essentials" Workshop | 10.06.25 (10:00-17:00) at Life & Brain in Bonn. Ideal for beginners in computational biology, covers command line basics, data handling, file manipulation, transcriptomic datasets, and NGS data visualization | Python.
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What's up? We're in a full "NGS-CN Summer School on Spatial Transcriptomics" mode, yuhuuu!
May 14, 2025 at 7:31 AM
What's up? We're in a full "NGS-CN Summer School on Spatial Transcriptomics" mode, yuhuuu!
Join our bioinformaticians online to get support with your NGS data questions, including long-read data, WGS, WES, RNA-seq, and single-cell sequencing. Learn and find suitable analysis workflows for your project. Apply by scanning the QR code or through this link: buff.ly/wkWg8pt
April 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Join our bioinformaticians online to get support with your NGS data questions, including long-read data, WGS, WES, RNA-seq, and single-cell sequencing. Learn and find suitable analysis workflows for your project. Apply by scanning the QR code or through this link: buff.ly/wkWg8pt
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@ghga.bsky.social 📣 Neue Podcastfolge!
In dieser Folge sprechen wir mit Ethiker Dr. Andreas Bruns über die Auswirkungen genetischer Diskriminierung auf Job, Versicherung & Co.
👉 Zur Folge: t1p.de/t8i0g
#Genetik #Diskriminierung #Ethik
In dieser Folge sprechen wir mit Ethiker Dr. Andreas Bruns über die Auswirkungen genetischer Diskriminierung auf Job, Versicherung & Co.
👉 Zur Folge: t1p.de/t8i0g
#Genetik #Diskriminierung #Ethik
April 1, 2025 at 6:22 AM
@ghga.bsky.social 📣 Neue Podcastfolge!
In dieser Folge sprechen wir mit Ethiker Dr. Andreas Bruns über die Auswirkungen genetischer Diskriminierung auf Job, Versicherung & Co.
👉 Zur Folge: t1p.de/t8i0g
#Genetik #Diskriminierung #Ethik
In dieser Folge sprechen wir mit Ethiker Dr. Andreas Bruns über die Auswirkungen genetischer Diskriminierung auf Job, Versicherung & Co.
👉 Zur Folge: t1p.de/t8i0g
#Genetik #Diskriminierung #Ethik
The Explain Podcast joins the ERGA Knowledge Hub | Kudos to @ergabiodiv.bsky.social, @biogeneurope.bsky.social, @sib.swiss | We're honored to be able to contribute to EKH and looking forward to see it grow!
Visit the ERGA Knowledge Hub | EKH --> buff.ly/gRAcx4Y
Visit the ERGA Knowledge Hub | EKH --> buff.ly/gRAcx4Y
April 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Explain Podcast joins the ERGA Knowledge Hub | Kudos to @ergabiodiv.bsky.social, @biogeneurope.bsky.social, @sib.swiss | We're honored to be able to contribute to EKH and looking forward to see it grow!
Visit the ERGA Knowledge Hub | EKH --> buff.ly/gRAcx4Y
Visit the ERGA Knowledge Hub | EKH --> buff.ly/gRAcx4Y
Next episode: Explain Podcast!
Spinnin' bases on wafers to do...mostly NATURAL SBS...we explore Ultima Genomics technology | non-coding RNA | bioinformatics tools like Snakemake, Cromwell, and Nextflow. Join the conversation on your favorite platform: buff.ly/IulW2AA | Spotify buff.ly/QXFhEko
Spinnin' bases on wafers to do...mostly NATURAL SBS...we explore Ultima Genomics technology | non-coding RNA | bioinformatics tools like Snakemake, Cromwell, and Nextflow. Join the conversation on your favorite platform: buff.ly/IulW2AA | Spotify buff.ly/QXFhEko
April 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Next episode: Explain Podcast!
Spinnin' bases on wafers to do...mostly NATURAL SBS...we explore Ultima Genomics technology | non-coding RNA | bioinformatics tools like Snakemake, Cromwell, and Nextflow. Join the conversation on your favorite platform: buff.ly/IulW2AA | Spotify buff.ly/QXFhEko
Spinnin' bases on wafers to do...mostly NATURAL SBS...we explore Ultima Genomics technology | non-coding RNA | bioinformatics tools like Snakemake, Cromwell, and Nextflow. Join the conversation on your favorite platform: buff.ly/IulW2AA | Spotify buff.ly/QXFhEko
Explain Podcast: today - meet these cute avidites from @elembio.bsky.social
Saw this manuscript? www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We also talk about Genome-Wide Association Studies - GWAS - and...jellyfish 🪼
Choose the podcast platform of your choice ngs-kn.de/explain-podc...
Saw this manuscript? www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We also talk about Genome-Wide Association Studies - GWAS - and...jellyfish 🪼
Choose the podcast platform of your choice ngs-kn.de/explain-podc...
March 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Explain Podcast: today - meet these cute avidites from @elembio.bsky.social
Saw this manuscript? www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We also talk about Genome-Wide Association Studies - GWAS - and...jellyfish 🪼
Choose the podcast platform of your choice ngs-kn.de/explain-podc...
Saw this manuscript? www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We also talk about Genome-Wide Association Studies - GWAS - and...jellyfish 🪼
Choose the podcast platform of your choice ngs-kn.de/explain-podc...
NGS Webinar TOMORROW 13.03 at 11:00 CET | Register: buff.ly/iIcQ9oX
Dr Joana P. Bernardes from @ccgakiel.bsky.social and @ngscn-de.bsky.social
:: Nice talk about precision medicine: cell-centric approaches transforming chronic inflammatory disease treatments. Join us!
rwth.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Dr Joana P. Bernardes from @ccgakiel.bsky.social and @ngscn-de.bsky.social
:: Nice talk about precision medicine: cell-centric approaches transforming chronic inflammatory disease treatments. Join us!
rwth.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
March 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
NGS Webinar TOMORROW 13.03 at 11:00 CET | Register: buff.ly/iIcQ9oX
Dr Joana P. Bernardes from @ccgakiel.bsky.social and @ngscn-de.bsky.social
:: Nice talk about precision medicine: cell-centric approaches transforming chronic inflammatory disease treatments. Join us!
rwth.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Dr Joana P. Bernardes from @ccgakiel.bsky.social and @ngscn-de.bsky.social
:: Nice talk about precision medicine: cell-centric approaches transforming chronic inflammatory disease treatments. Join us!
rwth.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Submit your abstracts from all areas of #bioinformatics and #computationalbiology for the German Conference on Bioinformatics - #GCB2025 at University of Dusseldorf from 22 - 24 September 2025!
abstract submission: gcb2025.de
@denbi.bsky.social @openbio.bsky.social @SIB.mstdn.science.ap.brid.gy
abstract submission: gcb2025.de
@denbi.bsky.social @openbio.bsky.social @SIB.mstdn.science.ap.brid.gy
February 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Submit your abstracts from all areas of #bioinformatics and #computationalbiology for the German Conference on Bioinformatics - #GCB2025 at University of Dusseldorf from 22 - 24 September 2025!
abstract submission: gcb2025.de
@denbi.bsky.social @openbio.bsky.social @SIB.mstdn.science.ap.brid.gy
abstract submission: gcb2025.de
@denbi.bsky.social @openbio.bsky.social @SIB.mstdn.science.ap.brid.gy
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Die DFG bietet auch 2025 Möglichkeiten, #Fördermittel für Projekte mit hohen #Sequenzierkosten zusammen mit akademischen Sequenzier-Einrichtungen zu beantragen. Informationen hierzu gab es bereits Anfang letzten Jahres. Hier noch einmal die Info für die Wissenschaft:
www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles...
www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles...
Fördermöglichkeiten Hochdurchsatzsequenzierung
Jetzt Projekte für 2025 beantragen
www.dfg.de
February 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Die DFG bietet auch 2025 Möglichkeiten, #Fördermittel für Projekte mit hohen #Sequenzierkosten zusammen mit akademischen Sequenzier-Einrichtungen zu beantragen. Informationen hierzu gab es bereits Anfang letzten Jahres. Hier noch einmal die Info für die Wissenschaft:
www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles...
www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles...
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🌟 Excited to share "Edit a Genome", developed by the Institute of Molecular Physiology at University of Düsseldorf 🧬✨
This platform offers insights into genome editing techniques, and provides an overview of global regulations in genome editing for crops 🌾
Check it out now! 👇
🔗 www.editagenome.org
This platform offers insights into genome editing techniques, and provides an overview of global regulations in genome editing for crops 🌾
Check it out now! 👇
🔗 www.editagenome.org
Edit a Genome
www.editagenome.org
January 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🌟 Excited to share "Edit a Genome", developed by the Institute of Molecular Physiology at University of Düsseldorf 🧬✨
This platform offers insights into genome editing techniques, and provides an overview of global regulations in genome editing for crops 🌾
Check it out now! 👇
🔗 www.editagenome.org
This platform offers insights into genome editing techniques, and provides an overview of global regulations in genome editing for crops 🌾
Check it out now! 👇
🔗 www.editagenome.org
Reposted by West German Genome Center | WGGC
Three-dimensional organization of amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum has fascinating features! Very prominent dots at between convergent gene positions, something never really seen for other species. More about the puzzle and how the team of my PhD colleagues resolves it: doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
Convergent pairs of highly transcribed genes restrict chromatin looping in Dictyostelium discoideum
Abstract. Dictyostelium discoideum is a unicellular slime mold, developing into a multicellular fruiting body upon starvation. Development is accompanied b
doi.org
January 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Three-dimensional organization of amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum has fascinating features! Very prominent dots at between convergent gene positions, something never really seen for other species. More about the puzzle and how the team of my PhD colleagues resolves it: doi.org/10.1093/nar/...