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earlhaminst.bsky.social
We're recruiting a highly motivated Research Programme Manager to join our #CellularGenomics programme at Earlham Institute.

This is diverse role offers an excellent opportunity for someone looking to transition into #projectmanagement within a cutting-edge research environment.
Research Programme Manager
www.earlham.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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anaconesa.bsky.social
This is a very exciting opportunity to connect researchers working on RNA data analysis issues. I can´t wait to see this community growing!!! @bcbhubcsic.bsky.social @i2sysbio.es @hitseq.bsky.social @conesalab.bsky.social
elixir-europe.org ELIXIR Europe @elixir-europe.org · 8d
📣 A new RNA Focus Group has been formed that brings together experts 🙌 from across ELIXIR to improve standards and benchmarking for #RNA_data.

Read the news: https://loom.ly/QD3C_Ac
November 20, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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adameur.bsky.social
Excited to see our work featured! We evaluated PureTarget for verification of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing outcomes, with great results. Read more in the publication spotlight by @pacbio.bsky.social and in our preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

www.pacb.com/blog/publica...
Publication spotlight:Capturing the full picture of genome editing with custom PureTarget panels - PacBio
Genetic mosaicism can occur within genome editing. Accurately characterize every edit within a model with PureTarget.
www.pacb.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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earlhaminst.bsky.social
Take a look at this feature from @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social featuring Earlham Institute #PhDstudent Rafaela Merika on a collaboration to create reproducible benchmarks for #AI #cell models.
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@daniorecode.bsky.social #datascience
Accelerating AI in Biology With Community-Driven Benchmarks
CZI’s benchmarking suite helps researchers evaluate AI models in biology with standardized tools.
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October 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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odedrechavi.bsky.social
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT📣: I haven’t been this excited to be part of something new in 15 years… Thrilled to reveal the passion project I’ve been working on for the past year and a half!🙀🥳 (thread 👇)
October 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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alperakay.bsky.social
Congratulations to Aykut Shen, one of my first PhD students, who has successfully passed his viva yesterday. Many thanks to examiners @conradn.bsky.social and @adamcribbs.bsky.social and co-supervisor/collaborator. @whaerty.bsky.social. @nrpdtp.bsky.social @biouea.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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flgenomics.bsky.social
Registration for The Festival of Genomics and Biodata is now open! The UK’s largest life sciences event gives you access to the latest research updates and provides you with unmissable networking opportunities. More info: hubs.la/Q03JMxrd0

#FOG2026
October 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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galaxyproject.bsky.social
Nicola Soranzo presented 'Making Galaxy workflows sustainable and FAIR' on Day 2 of European Galaxy Days.
Read more: https://www.earlham.ac.uk/research-project/elixir-uk

##EGD2025 ##galaxy_workflows ##sustainable ##galaxyproject ##workflows ##eosc ##fair ##open_science
Making Galaxy workflows sustainable and FAIR
October 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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erictopol.bsky.social
This is a big advance, folks. We've never had a disease-modifying drug for this devastating inherited disease
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.economist.com/science-and-...
September 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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flgenomics.bsky.social
The Festival of Genomics and Biodata London is not just another event, it's the UK’s largest life sciences event, celebrating its 11th year!

8300+ Registrations, 360+ Speakers, 200+ Exhibitors, free for 90% of attendees.

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST - places are limited festivalofgenomics.com/london
September 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
whaerty.bsky.social
this is a great read: www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publicati...
Initial findings from the DecodeME genome-wide association study of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
www.research.ed.ac.uk
August 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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erictopol.bsky.social
For #ME/CFS, genomics assessed in >15,000 indviduals
with 8 genomic loci identified.
"Validation of ME/CFS as a biomedical condition and an important corrective to psychologizing ‘all in the mind’ perspectives on the disease”
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publicati...
Possible genetic clues to ME/chronic fatigue syndrome identified in massive study
DNA analysis of more than 15,500 people with the debilitating condition identifies eight tentative “genetic signals”
www.science.org
August 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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swbiodtp.bsky.social
Just back from our 4 day Grand Challenges Skills School!

@ukri.org BBSRC #PhD students from across the UK joined AI-driven health tech start-ups to tackle real-word challenges

Many skills learned in the innovation + commercialisation sphere - ending with pitching their ideas Dragon den stylee
August 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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cacna1c.bsky.social
Join the Conversation | Register Today
tinyurl.com/Connect-CACN...

#CACNA1C #TimothySyndrome #RareDisease #GenomicMedicine
Flyer for "CONNECT 2025: Global CACNA1C Conference" organised by the Timothy Syndrome Alliance. The event will take place on Saturday, 20 September 2025, from 3 PM to 7:30 PM BST. The conference emphasises knowledge, collaboration, and community, and is designed to be free, online, and language-inclusive for international access. The flyer features the TSA (Timothy Syndrome Alliance) logo, and a photo of a smiling baby with a nasal feeding tube wrapped in a soft blanket. Text at the bottom highlights: "Championing collaboration in CACNA1C research and care."
July 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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earlhaminst.bsky.social
📣 Registration has just opened for our #scRNAseq Laboratory Workshop later this year!

🔗 buff.ly/35waEDh

🗓️ 30 Sept - 02 October 2025
🎟️ Register by 31 August 2025

#singlecell #RNAseq
Single-Cell RNAseq Laboratory 2025
This event offers a comprehensive overview of single-cell genomics, designed for researchers in the experimental planning stages of a project involving single-cell genomics.
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July 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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longtrec.bsky.social
Dont miss the latest in #LongReadTranscriptomics this week at #ISMBECCB2025 from posters to talks we're here this week to demonstrate how we #LongTREC are pushing every aspect of the field foward! Trouble finding any of our exhibits this week - feel free to reach out for more information.
anaconesa.bsky.social Ana Conesa @anaconesa.bsky.social · Jul 21
@longtrec.bsky.social is presenting the latest & hottest long-read transcriptomics research at #ISMBECCB2025! Posters D-176 (isONclust3), C-207 (Multisample isoforms), C-237 (TSS prediction), D-202 (Single-cellSQANTI), and talks at iRNA (TUSCO, Amanita) and HitSeq (SQANTI-reads) @hitseq.bsky.social
July 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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longtrec.bsky.social
Dont miss any of our #LongTREC communications at #ISMBECCB2025. Download this flyer to make catching all the latest & hottest long-read transcriptomics research simple.

@anaconesa.bsky.social
July 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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cgatist.bsky.social
New or repurposed potential treatments for ME/CFS (& related conditions) from Jan 2025. The Innovation Observatory’s
Medicines Innovation Database (MInD).
io.nihr.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
io.nihr.ac.uk
July 21, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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kseniakrasileva.bsky.social
Awesome to see next generation of group leaders from @earlhaminst.bsky.social presenting at #2025ISMPMI 👏
July 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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earlhaminst.bsky.social
This week we're joined by the @longtrec.bsky.social Marie Curie Doctoral Network for a #bioinformatics summer school!

Bringing together researchers from across Europe, LongTrec is training the next generation of computational biologists to develop novel applications from #transcriptomic data.
longtrec.bsky.social LongTREC @longtrec.bsky.social · Jul 14
📣 We have kicked off at the Earlham Institute, and everyone is to learn all about #LongReadsTranscriptomics at our #LongTREC Summer School.

Starting with an introduction of our network from @anaconesa.bsky.social and a quick getting to know our participants - both trainers and trainees!
July 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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cianagalis.bsky.social
It has been very exciting to meet all the participants and their eagerness to learn about #LongReadsTranscriptomics
longtrec.bsky.social LongTREC @longtrec.bsky.social · Jul 14
📣 We have kicked off at the Earlham Institute, and everyone is to learn all about #LongReadsTranscriptomics at our #LongTREC Summer School.

Starting with an introduction of our network from @anaconesa.bsky.social and a quick getting to know our participants - both trainers and trainees!
July 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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kseniakrasileva.bsky.social
On my way to #2025ISMPMI
Look forward to Germany 🇩🇪 🍻
If you are also there and want to escape world’s doom and gloom, find me - let’s talk science 😃🤩
July 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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kseniakrasileva.bsky.social
If you are at #2025ISMPMI and want to talk specifically about computational biology, LLM, ML and their applications, we can organize ourselves as a group for lunch or dinner/drinks on Tue or Thr. Ping here or in DM 💻🧬💫
July 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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longtrec.bsky.social
One of our doctoral candidates, @tianyuanliu.bsky.social, has designed a unique T-shirt for our LongTREC bikers —promoting both our project and our sustainability initiative.
#LongCyclingForScience
#Teamwork
July 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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longtrec.bsky.social
Continuing our LongTREC video series, we’re excited to feature Fabio Zanarello from @crg.eu in this next episode.
#LongReadsTranscriptomics #LongCyclingForScience #SustainableScience
July 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM