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Lorna Malone @drlornamalone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🎉 That’s a wrap on the Wellcome-MRC in situ Cryo-ET Workshop 2026 at @diamondlightsource.bsky.social! 14 in-person participants and 600+ online attendees from 38 countries joined us for a fantastic week. Thanks to all our participants, trainers, partners and funders!🔬🌍 🔗 lnkd.in/eSBEDWqH
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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What a great initiative for the community! 🌟 Delighted to see Irati among the participants. Wishing everyone a successful and inspiring experience! 👏
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Claudia Alen Amaro @claudialen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today I am @diamondlightsource.bsky.social to celebrate the great contribution of Dave Stuart to Diamond and the structural biology community @walshdls.bsky.social starts the symposium with key highlights For @instruct-eric.bsky.social his vision was instrumental personally I can only say thank you!
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Diamond Light Source @diamondlightsource.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today, we held a symposium to celebrate Professor Dave Stuart's contributions to Diamond Light Source and his key role in shaping UK and European structural biology. Find out more about his remarkable career 👉 www.diamond.ac.uk/Home/Events/2026/…
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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Excited to share our new work!! We’ve solved the 3.1 Å cryo-EM structure of African horse sickness virus VP2 - and used it to guide the design of nanoparticle vaccine candidates.🎯 Fantastic TEAMWORK! Structure-guided vaccine design in action! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Cryo-EM structure of African horse sickness virus VP2 receptor-binding protein enables nanoparticle vaccine design - Nature Communications
A high-resolution structure of African horse sickness virus viral attachment protein reveals a functional domain and neutralizing target, enabling a nanoparticle vaccine that protects in mice and indu...
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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
PhD opportunity at the Abrescia Lab at the Biofisika Institute! We're seeking a motivated candidate for a Basque Government Predoctoral Fellowship in structural virology, cryo-EM, and virus–host interactions. Interested? Get in touch or please share!
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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
A small tribute to a giant of science who changed how we see viruses: Dennis Henry Bamford. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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Biographical Feature: In memory of Dennis Henry Bamford (1948–2025), who changed how we see viruses | Journal of Virology
Professor Dennis H. Bamford made groundbreaking contributions to molecular virology, revealing deep structural conservation across seemingly diverse groups of viruses. His work reshaped our understand...
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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I've spent yesterday and today talking to researchers across the globe trying to understand the hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius. My story in @science.org is here (and some threaded thoughts coming): www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪 #IDsky
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Cruise ship’s hantavirus outbreak puts researchers in uncharted territory
Questions about the culprit virus and its route of spread remain as health officials make plans for stranded passengers
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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
The Abrescia Lab is happy to host the EU consortium meeting SPIDVAC! If you’re interested in viral infections and the One Health approach, join the open session on June 4, 2026, at 12:00 pm. #OneHealth #Virology #EUResearch #InfectiousDiseases
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Thelonevirologist @thelonevirologist.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Three dead in suspected hantavirus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship - follow live - BBC News www.bbc.com/news/live/cj...
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Three dead in suspected hantavirus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship - follow live
A 69-year-old British national is in intensive care while two crew members on board the MV Hondius need urgent medical care.
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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
An epic journey worth listening to: a fascinating conversation on pandemics as a “forgotten danger”, featuring Nobel Prize laureate Charles Rice in Milan. www.fondazioneinvernizzi.it/2026/04/14/p... An insightful perspective on where we are, what we’ve learned, and what we tend to forget too quickly
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Pandemic: a forgotten danger? Incontro con il Premio Nobel Charles Rice - Fondazione Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi
Pandemic: a forgotten danger? Incontro con il Premio Nobel Charles Rice 14 aprile 2026 – Un confronto su preparazione pandemica e ricerca scientifica In un momento storico in cui l’attenzione pubblica...
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The Rosalind Franklin Institute @rosfrankinst.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
JEOL’s pioneering chromatic aberration corrected electron microscope arrived a year ago at the Franklin. This instrument represents the first of its type globally, initial applications of the instrument will be to use liquid cells to study biological dynamics and to study thick samples.
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 16/04/2026
The United Kingdom is coming back to Erasmus+. The European Union and the United Kingdom have enabled the UK's association to Erasmus+ in 2027. More ↓ link.europa.eu/MHc9JP
A square graphic on a white background. At the top, there are two distinct, rough, painted-style brushstroke patches side-by-side: one in the blue and yellow of the European Union flag and one in the red, white, and blue of the United Kingdom's Union Jack.

Below the flags, bold, dark blue text reads: "THE UK IS COMING BACK TO ERASMUS+."

In the bottom right corner, there is a small, rectangular official European Union flag.
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CIC bioGUNE @cicbiogune.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
#bioGUNE_Outreach | 🎙️ ¡Nuevo episodio de #BioEnredados! Los virus no solo provocan epidemias: conectan personas, animales y medio ambiente. Hablamos con @abrescialab.bsky.social #Ikerbasque @brtaeus.bsky.social sobre el papel de la ciencia en abordar estas amenaza 🎧 ow.ly/55c250Yk6iJ
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EMDB @emdatabank.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
With this week's update, the #PDB now contains a record 250,441 entries! This milestone is reached thanks to the efforts and contributions of the entire structural biology community. How many #cryoEM structures have you deposited? Edit the image, post and tag us! Read more: buff.ly/46kSFOK
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ESRF @esrf.fr · 11/03/2026
An international team of scientists & clinicians announced, in Science Advances, the launch of a new open-access 3D portal that allows users to explore intact human organs in unprecedented detail — from the whole organ down to individual cells @uclengineering.bsky.social www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...
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Animal Crackers @animalcrackerstoo.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, biochemist & a trailblazer in crystallography, she established the biomolecular structures of insulin, vitamin B12, & penicillin winning the Nobel in Chemistry in 1964 #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInStem #WomenInScience
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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Proud of Ane and all lab members who helped build the Abrescia Lab over 18 years at CIC bioGUNE - putting Structural Virology in the Basque Country on the international map. Grateful for the journey. Time to move forward. Stay tuned!
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RCSB Protein Data Bank @rcsbpdb.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Build a paper model of dengue virus for WHO's World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day on January 30 #WorldNTDDay pdb101.rcsb.org/lear... More on dengue at Molecule of the Month: pdb101.rcsb.org/motm...
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PDB101: Learn: Paper Models: Dengue Virus
Atomic structures of dengue virus are giving new hope for creation of a vaccine
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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Excited to attend the #ESRFUserMeeting2026, present our virus research at UDM3, and finally catching up with Radu - 18 years after leaving STRUBI-Oxford!!
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Rémi Fronzes @fronzeslab.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
So structural biology is not dead after all 😋 Not a big surprise The title of this article is exactly in line with what I think. Same applies to LLMs for scientific writing.
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AlphaFold predictions are valuable hypotheses and accelerate but do not replace experimental structure determination - Nature Methods
An analysis of AlphaFold protein structure predictions shows that while in many cases the predictions are highly accurate, there are also many instances where the predicted structures or parts of pred...
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Gabriel M.F. Almeida @gabrielmfa.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
This summer me, as part of @cansuit.bsky.social , was involved in the First Brazilian Symposium on Viruses of Microorganisms. Nice to see VoM research growing in South America! doi.org/10.3390/v171...
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Instruct-ERIC @instruct-eric.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Calling researchers in Spain! Don't miss out on the Instruct-ES Workshop, the first meeting of the expanded Spanish Centre in Instruct-ERIC Find out all about the technologies and latest research taking place at Instruct Centre Spain - register here 👇 instruct-eric.org/events/integ...
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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
....and the flyer for the ESRF User Meeting 2026!!
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ESRF @esrf.fr · 16/12/2024
Don't forget to sign in for the 2025 ESRF User Meeting! Join us from 10-12 Feb for insights, networking, and cutting-edge science. Register and find more information here: www.esrf.fr/home/events/... #ESRFUM25
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Ed Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
If you'd like to celebrate the biology of viruses - or the fight against viral diseases - this winter, try out our free and updated #VirusSnowflake designs. Please share, and if you have any photos of Virus Snowflakes in your area it would be lovely to see them! cvr-engagement.co.uk/virus-snowfl...
A flurry of snowflakes with text reading 'Virus Snowflakes: a collection of paper art viruses by Ed Hutchinson - Download now!' along with the logo of the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research
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Arbovirus seminars @arbovirus.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Psyched to say that Mike Diamond is talking at our next seminar. THURSDAY 20th Nov. All welcome! World leading #virology not to be missed - just email us for a Zoom link. Please help us with a re-post to get the word out 👍
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Intranasal vaccine against #H5 avian flu provokes broad immune response in adults in phase 1 trial Even without a booster, the vaccine triggered mucosal and systemic immunity. www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Starting January 2026, the Abrescia Lab will move to the Biofisika Institute and maintain operations at bioGUNE until 2028 when the EU InFlame grant ends. Stay tuned for updates!
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ESRF @esrf.fr · 25/08/2025
Science that serves #5years #EBS On 25 August 2025, the ESRF marks five years since the Extremely Brilliant Source (ESRF-EBS), a revolutionary new high-energy synchrotron, began operation: 5 years of science. www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...
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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Fantastic news! Happy to see CICbioGUNE & BREM within InstructERIC. Feels like yesterday we pushed for a state-of-the-art cryo-EM facility in the Basque Country www.deia.eus/opinion/trib... and here we are Thanks to all who have made this possible! @instruct-eric.bsky.social @brtaeus.bsky.social
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Martin Walsh @walshdls.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
krios 1 @diamondlightsource.bsky.social celebrated 10 years of user operations last week - many people thought we were mad to plonk it down in this spot in the synchrotron …but its still there as we ended up with a lot more in a very small space of time !
Titan krios I (a 300 KeV Cryo transmission electron microscope) with its 10 yr birthday hat in the experimental hall of Diamond Light Source.
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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Irati, our PhD student, in action at the Phage & Virus Assembly Meeting 2025 (US) delivering a flash talk! ….the Abrescia Lab committed to train and promote early-career researchers!! pvaconference.wixsite.com/pva2025
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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 16/06/2025
Measles causes more than an acute illness: it suppresses immune memory and increases the risk of complications for years. Even in a typical case of measles, children who survive the infection recover slowly.
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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Curious about the real poster? Meet Irati at pvaconference.wixsite.com/pva2025 in the US! ...and find out how cryo-EM sheds light on complex biological systems thriving in our biosphere #bioGUNE_Research #brtaeus.bsky.social @cicbiogune.bsky.social
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Sandra Greive @greives.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
For all you phage phriendly pholks out there. Consider going to PVA 2025. Its a fantastic conference. Great science with great people. #phagesky pvaconference.wixsite.com/pva2025
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PVA 2025 | Phage Virus Assembly 2025
PVA 2025 XXIX Biennial Conference on Phage/Virus Assembly 15-20 June 2025 To promote research on virus assembly through open dialogue between researchers from around the world.
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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
www.muyinteresante.com/ciencia/hall...
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Científicos descubren por casualidad un virus gigante que es dos veces más grande que el de la gripe o el coronavirus y que revela nuevas claves sobre la evolución de estos organismos invisibles
Un descubrimiento inesperado en Finlandia revela que los virus gigantes son más comunes —y fascinantes— de lo que creíamos.
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SBGrid Consortium @sbgrid.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
In case you missed our May webinar, it is now available!! Ellen Zhong from Princeton University presented CryoDRGN-AI. Topic: CryoDRGN-AI: Neural ab initio reconstruction of challenging cryo-EM and cryo-ET datasets Host: Pete Meyer Recorded on: May 20, 2025 buff.ly/jKjWTOa #SBGridWebinars
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SBGrid webinars are hosted with partial support from the NIH R25 Continuing Education for Structural Biology Mentors #GM151273, in collaboration with Co-PI J...
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CIC bioGUNE @cicbiogune.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
#bioGUNE_Outreach | 🔬 Ciencia, arte y comunidad se vivieron en Santutxu con #CICbioGUNE @brtaeus.bsky.social durante #BASARRATEGAZTEA Más de 1.000 personas exploraron el mundo celular en un taller sobre microscopía y proteínas Eskerrik asko! 🔗 ow.ly/MsGV50W2q1p
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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Team work led by Ane in our group!
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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Viruses & nanoparticles as next-gen drug nanocarriers: 🔬✨ GREAT SCIENCE, GREAT COLLABORATION, and GREAT CRYO-EM! 🚀 Aurophilicity revealed in a biological context with an eye-popping 1.51 Å resolution map!
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Instruct-ERIC @instruct-eric.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
A great talk this morning from Jose Maria Carazo of @cnb-csic.bsky.social on Cryo-EM in structural biology at #CCPEM! Find out more about CNB-CSIC and the I2PC here - instruct-eric.org/centres/inst...
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Martin Walsh @walshdls.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
The annual joint BioCryoImaging user meeting (eBIC and B24 at Diamond @diamondlightsource.bsky.social ) is now in full swing ...for those of you who couldn't attend in person you can still join us remotely check out pages here: www.ccpem.ac.uk/symposium/sp... @instruct-eric.bsky.social
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2025 Spring Symposium XI – CCP-EM
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CIC bioGUNE @cicbiogune.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
#bioGUNE_News | The Scientific Advisory Board #SAB visits #CICbioGUNE @brtaeus.bsky.social, reinforcing our commitment to scientific excellence Multidisciplinary experts met with our team to review progress & guide future strategies We’re grateful for their ongoing support! 🔗 ow.ly/kwUU50Vutk8
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Claudia Alen Amaro @claudialen.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
The Instruct-ERIC technology development call for 2025 is closing soon - submit your applications instruct-eric.org/tech-dev-fun... This year's call welcome applications in the field of “AI tools for integrated structural biology” Deadline Thursday 10 April @instruct-eric.bsky.social
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Technology Development Funding - Instruct-ERIC
Instruct-ERIC is a pan-European research infrastructure in structural biology, making high-end technologies and methods available to all European researchers.
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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Absolutely delighted to contribute! The VoR is finally out! Huge thanks to everyone involved!
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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
A postdoctoral position is available in my lab at the CIC bioGUNE (Bilbao, Spain) to work on virus-host interactions using state-of-the-art cryoEM. The position is for a 3-year term. Preferred start date: 1 March 2025. For informal enquiries, please contact me: nabrescia@cicbiogune.es
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CIC bioGUNE @cicbiogune.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
#bioGUNE_News | 🗣️ #CICbioGUNE @brtaeus.bsky.social receives ERC Proof of Concept funding to develop bi-specific antibodies to transform cancer immunotherapy 🔬 BiParatopic project led by Jesús Jiménez-Barbero & June Ereño-Orbea #Ikerbasque 🔗 ow.ly/OCcU50UK2xP
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