Xavier Farré
@xavifar.bsky.social
Postdoc at GCAT | Genomes for Life (IGTP). Wrestling with scripts by day, chasing light by night. Bioinformatician with a love for photography. 📸🧬
Are you sure? the bird will get angry!
November 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Are you sure? the bird will get angry!
I mean, these guys were our inspiration and entertainment
a cartoon of a man carrying a bag of money with the words " unregistered " at the bottom
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media.tenor.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I mean, these guys were our inspiration and entertainment
Time to share some of our GCAT magic!
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media.tenor.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Time to share some of our GCAT magic!
Rival Sons - Feral Roots
Awesome rock album that deserves all my praise. The sound is old school if that is enough for you.
Awesome rock album that deserves all my praise. The sound is old school if that is enough for you.
October 20, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Rival Sons - Feral Roots
Awesome rock album that deserves all my praise. The sound is old school if that is enough for you.
Awesome rock album that deserves all my praise. The sound is old school if that is enough for you.
Classic! The day one script runs on the first try, I will doubt the results.
October 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Classic! The day one script runs on the first try, I will doubt the results.
When you assume, you make an ass out of you and me
October 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
When you assume, you make an ass out of you and me
A week there is what I would need to read all those papers I put on the "looks interesting, let me save it to read it later" pile
October 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A week there is what I would need to read all those papers I put on the "looks interesting, let me save it to read it later" pile
Read the full paper in BMC Medicine. Huge thanks to our GCAT team, Sant Pau, ISGlobal, and all participants. Funded by La Marató TV3, and the Spanish Ministry of Science. #LongCOVID #Science
October 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Read the full paper in BMC Medicine. Huge thanks to our GCAT team, Sant Pau, ISGlobal, and all participants. Funded by La Marató TV3, and the Spanish Ministry of Science. #LongCOVID #Science
Beyond VEGFA, we saw changes in chemokine signaling, complement activation, and muscle structure. Long COVID is complex, where immune, vascular, and muscular systems are all involved.
October 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Beyond VEGFA, we saw changes in chemokine signaling, complement activation, and muscle structure. Long COVID is complex, where immune, vascular, and muscular systems are all involved.
One striking result: VEGFA levels were especially high in postmenopausal women. This suggests hormonal regulation may influence vulnerability to Long COVID. A finding that deserves more attention.
October 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
One striking result: VEGFA levels were especially high in postmenopausal women. This suggests hormonal regulation may influence vulnerability to Long COVID. A finding that deserves more attention.
VEGFA stood out. It was significantly overexpressed in Long COVID patients and ranked highest in our protein interaction network. This points to vascular dysfunction as a key mechanism.
October 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
VEGFA stood out. It was significantly overexpressed in Long COVID patients and ranked highest in our protein interaction network. This points to vascular dysfunction as a key mechanism.
We analysed blood samples from 171 participants in the COVICAT cohort. Using high-throughput proteomics (Olink®), we studied 1,395 proteins to uncover molecular patterns behind symptom persistence.
October 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We analysed blood samples from 171 participants in the COVICAT cohort. Using high-throughput proteomics (Olink®), we studied 1,395 proteins to uncover molecular patterns behind symptom persistence.
Long COVID affects millions. It’s more than fatigue, it impacts brain, muscles, lungs, and mental health. Surprisingly, women are more affected, even if they had mild COVID. This paradox drove our research.
October 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Long COVID affects millions. It’s more than fatigue, it impacts brain, muscles, lungs, and mental health. Surprisingly, women are more affected, even if they had mild COVID. This paradox drove our research.
Sounds like one of those sentences: "For the first time, to our knowledge, in a single-center study conducted entirely in my living room."
September 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Sounds like one of those sentences: "For the first time, to our knowledge, in a single-center study conducted entirely in my living room."
Images that you can hear without sound
September 1, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Images that you can hear without sound