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Astrid Gall

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👩🏼‍💻 Science communication & media relations @embo.org | 🎓 Senior Associate @lucycavcoll.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk | 🦠 PhD in Molecular Virology |📍Greifswald, Germany | www.linkedin.com/in/astrid-gall-ab4… | Views my own

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DIE ZEIT @zeit.de · 15/09/2026
Das Gesundheitsamt in Frankfurt hat zwei neue Malaria-Patienten registriert. Die beiden Personen arbeiten zwar nicht am Flughafen, aber wohnen in unmittelbarer Nähe.
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Hessen: Zwei Anwohner des Frankfurter Flughafens mit Malaria infiziert
Das Gesundheitsamt in Frankfurt hat zwei neue Malaria-Patienten registriert. Die beiden Personen arbeiten zwar nicht am Flughafen, aber wohnen in unmittelbarer Nähe.
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Astrid Gall @astridgagall.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I am pleased to see my former tutee and collaborator Bridget Bannerman receive the Faculty for the Future Impact Prize. She is one of nine women scientists and engineers honoured. Congratulations all, well deserved! 🎉 schlumbergerfoundation.com/schlumberger... www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/news/lucy-al...
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Schlumberger Foundation Honors Nine Women Scientists and Engineers with the 2026 Faculty for the Future Impact Prize - Schlumberger Foundation
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EMBO @embo.org · 10/07/2026
For the first time ever, the EMBO Young Scientists’ Forum is coming to Dubrovnik, #Croatia, 28–30 October 2026. 🧪 Sign up now! Early bird registration deadline: 15 July 2026 event.fourwaves.com/eysf #EYSF2026 #LifeSciences #EarlyCareerResearchers
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EMBO @embo.org · 03/07/2026
EMBO is #hiring a Head of Information Support and Resources! 🧪 Apply by 2 August 2026: www.embo.org/vacancy/head-of-inform…
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EMBO Press @embopress.org · 30/06/2026
🏅Thrilled to see @yehumoran.bsky.social elected to the membership of @embo.org! Yehu was instrumental in forming an #ecology & #evolution advisory board for our journals while serving as Academic Editor, where he now continues as an advisor. #EMBOMembers2026 www.embo.org/press-releas...
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Seventy-one leading scientists elected to the EMBO Membership – Press releases – EMBO
The new EMBO Members and Associate Members are recognized for their outstanding achievements in the life sciences
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EMBO @embo.org · 30/06/2026
Welcome and congratulations to the 60 new members and 11 associate members who have been elected to the EMBO Membership! They join a community of more than 2,200 leading scientists. 🧪 www.embo.org/press-releases/seventy… #EMBOMembers2026
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EMBO @embo.org · 26/06/2026
EMBO spoke with science journalists across #Europe about the future of the field and how the Maria Leptin | EMBO #ScienceJournalism Fellowship can support it, while gathering fellows' ideas on sustaining journalism’s essential role: www.embo.org/features/the-future-of… 🧪
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Nature @nature.com · 29/05/2026
Remembering parasitologist Bridget Ogilvie. As a director of the Wellcome Trust and charity founder, the labs she built sequenced the human genome and more. go.nature.com/4nVWHt6
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Bridget Ogilvie obituary: parasitologist who championed biomedical labs and scientific evidence
As a director of the Wellcome Trust and charity founder, the labs she built sequenced the human genome and more.
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EMBO @embo.org · 11/05/2026
EMBO supports excellence in the #LifeSciences through its programmes, publishing, policy and innovation across #Europe and globally. 🧪 Our focus this week: #UnitedKingdom www.embo.org/the-embo-communities/e…
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Nature @nature.com · 08/05/2026
Iconic British naturalist David Attenborough, whose work has shaped science for decades, turns 100 today go.nature.com/4dbRFUB
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A life in pictures: Celebrating Attenborough at 100
As the British naturalist celebrates a milestone birthday, we take a look at how his work has shaped science.
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 08/05/2026
Happy 100th birthday to the living legend and national treasure that is Sir David Attenborough. Few figures alive have done as much for nature and conservation as Sir David, and we've been very lucky to work with him over the years. #DavidAttenborough #Attenborough100 #Nature #PlanetEarth
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Wellcome Sanger Institute @sangerinstitute.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
We’re excited to launch a brand-new opportunity at the Sanger Institute, funded by GoogleDeepMind. This fully funded 3-year Fellowship is designed for exceptional early-career researchers ready to apply AI/ML to some of the most important challenges in genomics. 🧬 Apply here ⤵️ bit.ly/4uBuZUT
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EMBO @embo.org · 05/05/2026
From a printed #newsletter launched in 2004 to a print and digital magazine, EMBO Encounters now transforms into a quarterly digital newsletter on LinkedIn. 🧪 Subscribe now: www.linkedin.com/newsletters/embo-e…
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EMBO @embo.org · 23/04/2026
"The conditions enabling excellent science […] do not emerge spontaneously. They are built, negotiated and sustained by scientists willing to step into governance roles." Read more from the interview with Nektarios Tavernarakis, EMBC President and Delegate for #Greece: www.embo.org/people/why-i...
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DANEMO @danemoinforms.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
DANEMO is heading to EMBL Heidelberg. 2 days on AI, data, and life science — talks, labs, and people. Open to Master’s, PhDs, and postdocs in Denmark. Travel (up to 3,000 DKK) + accommodation covered. Worth a look if you’re curious about where research is going. dtu.events/danemoexcurs...
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 18/04/2026
Data visualisation can change the way we see the world, from the warming of our planet to the spread of disease. Watch our video with #BBCIdeas. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wtmCXgNqG4
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EMBO @embo.org · 08/04/2026
Congratulations to Asifa Akhtar, EMBO Member, for being honored with Baden-Württemberg’s Order of Merit! More information here: www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/6125128/2026… Read our interview with Asifa here: www.embo.org/people/science-without…
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EMBO @embo.org · 02/04/2026
Apply now! The 2026 call for the EMBO Installation Grants Programme is now open with a deadline of 15 April 12:00 midday CEST. 🧪 More information can be found here: www.embo.org/funding/fellowships-gr… #LifeSciences #research #funding
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EMBO @embo.org · 31/03/2026
Terry O’Connor, who runs the Maria Leptin | EMBO Science Journalism Fellowship scheme, tells us about the importance of #ScienceJournalism for science and society: www.embo.org/features/why-we-suppor… 🧪 #LifeSciences #research #fellowship
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EMBO @embo.org · 21/03/2026
The EMBO Global Investigator Network supports group leaders setting up their laboratories in #Chile, #India, #Japan, #Singapore and #Taiwan. Apply now with a deadline of 1 May 14:00 CEST. 🧪 www.embo.org/funding/fellowships-gr… #LifeSciences
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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 18/03/2026
Last month, we released our hugely popular online tutorial dedicated to sustainable computing: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/onl... Developed in collaboration with the Cambridge Sustainable Computing Lab. It was supported by funding from the Wellcome Trust Foundation and the University of Cambridge. 🧬🖥️🌱
EMBL-EBI Training. Sustainable computing 
in science: an introduction to the environmental impacts of computational research. Developed in collaboration with the Cambridge Sustainable Computing Lab 
at the University of Cambridge.
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EMBO @embo.org · 19/02/2026
Don't miss out – Submit your applications for EMBO Courses & Workshops by 1 March 2026. 🧪 Learn more about the eligibility criteria and application process here: www.embo.org/funding/funding-for-co… #EMBOevents
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Astrid Gall @astridgagall.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
It was a pleasure to talk to David Pellman about #scicomm, challenges scientists face toady, his career as a paediatric oncologist and more. Thank you! 🧪 #science #wisskomm
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EMBO @embo.org · 04/02/2026
Apply now! The 2026 call for the EMBO Installation Grants Programme is now open with a deadline of 15 April 12:00 midday CEST. 🧪 More information can be found here: www.embo.org/funding/fellowships-gr… #LifeSciences #research #funding
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EMBO @embo.org · 02/02/2026
Apply now! The 2026 call for the EMBO Young Investigator Programme is now open with a deadline of 1 April 12:00 midday CEST. 🧪 More info here: www.embo.org/funding/fellowships-gr… #LifeSciences #research #funding
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EMBO @embo.org · 09/12/2025
Twelve scientists from Chile, India, Nigeria, Singapore and Taiwan have been selected as new EMBO Global Investigators – Congratulations to the new cohort! 🧪 Read the press release: www.embo.org/press-releases/twelve-… #funding #training
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Migle Gabrielaite @mgabrielaite.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
François Blanquart et al. dive into the genetic basis of HIV virulence with very cool statistical methods. They show that viral load is shaped by host-dependent HLA escape variants with large effects, alongside many additional variants whose effects are too subtle to reach genome-wide significance.
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The genetic architecture of HIV-1 virulence
Abstract. The virulence of HIV-1 is partly determined by viral genetic variation. Finding individual genetic variants affecting virulence is important for
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EMBO @embo.org · 02/12/2025
Congratulations to the new cohort of 28 EMBO Young Investigators! They are joining an international network of more than 800 life scientists – Welcome! Read the press release here: www.embo.org/press-releases/twenty-…
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Nature @nature.com · 01/12/2025
People are being diagnosed with ADHD in record numbers go.nature.com/48pJD81
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ADHD diagnoses are growing. What’s going on?
Nature - More children and adults are being diagnosed with ADHD in some countries. Science is helping to understand why — and how best to provide support.
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 25/11/2025
Violence against women must end, now! This nonverbal Signal for Help is a way to discreetly communicate when you need help. But, of course, a hand sign isn’t enough.
Graphic showing two orange illustrated hands demonstrating the ‘signal for help’: one hand held up with the thumb tucked into the palm, and the fingers then folding over the thumb. Behind the hands, large white text reads ‘You are not alone, you can ask for help.’ A small EU flag icon appears in the bottom left corner.
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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 13/11/2025
Are you based in Latin America and looking to develop your AI knowledge for the biosciences? Applications are now open for our multi-location course, to be held in the region from 20 – 24 April 2026: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Application deadline: 28 November 2025 #AI #Bioinformatics 🧬🖥️📊
BiotrAIn consortium logos: BiotrAIn, Universidad de Costa Rica, CABANAnet, EMBL-EBI and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 12/11/2025
Join us for the second edition of 'AI and biology'! 🤖🧬 Explore how AI transforms biological research – from foundation models for biology to generative modelling. 10 – 13 March 2026 EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual Submit your abstract by 2 Dec: s.embl.org/ees26-02-bl #EESAIBio #AI
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Astrid Gall @astridgagall.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Do not mistake personal storytelling for #inclusion. This article is a good read for teachers and educators (and also for those in #SciComm). #Pedagogy #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
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EMBO @embo.org · 04/11/2025
The EMBO Members’ Meeting 2025 took place from 22–24 October. “The EMBO Members’ Meeting was a true celebration of #science and #community," says Maria Polychronidou, Head of EMBO Membership: www.embo.org/features/wel... #LifeSciences 🧪
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EMBO @embo.org · 30/10/2025
The EMBO #Archive Catalogue is now online! This concludes a project launched as part of our 60th anniversary celebrations last year. 🧪 Archivist Alexander Barrington tells us more: www.embo.org/people/cataloguing-the… #LifeSciences #research
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Cataloguing the EMBO archive – People – EMBO
An interview with archivist Alexander Barrington
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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 29/10/2025
Join us for the EMBO | EMBL Symposium 'AI and biology' 🤖🧬 Explore how AI transforms biological research – from foundation models for biology to generative modelling 🧠💡 10 – 13 March 2026 EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual Submit your abstract: s.embl.org/ees26-02-bl #EESAIBio #AI
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EMBO @embo.org · 24/10/2025
Recent events for life scientists and meetings with policymakers fostered skills development and further #collaboration in #Chile. 🧪 Read more here: www.embo.org/features/bri... #research
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Bridging continents: EMBO and Chile – Features – EMBO
Recent events for life scientists and meetings with policymakers fostered skills development and further collaboration
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NABU @nabu.de · 23/10/2025
Traurige Nachrichten: Die #Vogelgrippe überschattet derzeit den Kranichzug. An Hauptrastplätzen wurden Hunderte tote Kraniche festgestellt. Wir appellieren daher an alle Naturfreund*innen, vom Besuch von Rastplätzen abzusehen sowie tote Wildvögel den Behörden zu melden. www.nabu.de/tiere-und-pf...
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Aktuelle Infos zum Zug der Kraniche - NABU
Nachdem bereits mehr als 100.000 Kraniche Richtung Winterquartiere nach Frankreich und Spanien weitergeflogen sind, stockt der Zug aktuell wetterbedingt. Überschattet wird der Kranichzug von einem hef...
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Nature @nature.com · 17/10/2025
Success rates for Europe’s leading research grants are declining as a surge in applications far outweighs the funds available go.nature.com/479Sni6
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Is academic research becoming too competitive? Nature examines the data
Applications for European research grants increased in 2025. Scientists say they’re feeling the competition.
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Astrid Gall @astridgagall.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Beautiful #autumn colours on the #Heidelberg campus today! @embl.org @embo.org
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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · 07/10/2025
It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social Read our tribute to the visionary Nobel Laureate and watch an interview from 2012, just after he won: bit.ly/4mM8o3r
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Astrid Gall @astridgagall.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Last day of #wissenswerte2025: excursions. Thank you botanical garden @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social for showing us the seed bank today - great insights into #plantscience and #conservation!
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Astrid Gall @astridgagall.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Freue mich auf zwei Tage Informationen, Diskussionen, Lösungs- und Gedankenansätze auf der #Wissenswerte2025 Konferenz! Los geht’s mit dem Thema Wissenschaftsfreiheit. wissenswerte.wpk.org/programm/ #ww2025 #scicomm #wisskomm 🧪
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Astrid Gall @astridgagall.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Why are #vaccines not equally effective in different regions and populations across the world? It was a pleasure to talk to Abena Amoah about this fascinating topic, international collaborations in #globalhealth research and her personal path into the research field. Thank you! 🧪
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EMBO @embo.org · 22/09/2025
Learn about host-pathogen interactions, immune responses, vaccine development and more at the India | EMBO Lecture Course "RNA virus infection and host immune responses" in Faridabad, IN, 11–14 February 2026. Deadline: 1 October meetings.embo.org/event/26-rna... #EMBOrnaVirus #RNAsky #EMBOevents 🧪
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RNA virus infection and host immune responses
The India I EMBO Lecture Course on “RNA virus infection and host immune responses” addresses cutting-edge research in emerging and reemerging RNA viruses, with particular emphasis on fundamental infe…
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Christophe Fraser's Group @christophraser.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
New paper: our method HIV-phyloTSI estimates time-since-infection for HIV using deep viral sequence data. Estimating continuous TSI, not just recent / not-recent, gives incidence over time, allowing evaluation of the impact of interventions. 1/3 bmcbioinformatics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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HIV-phyloTSI: subtype-independent estimation of time since HIV-1 infection for cross-sectional measures of population incidence using deep sequence data - BMC Bioinformatics
Background Estimating the time since HIV infection (TSI) at population level is essential for tracking changes in the global HIV epidemic. Most methods for determining TSI give a binary classification...
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Astrid Gall @astridgagall.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Rest in peace David Baltimore. A leading figure in virology and molecular biology has passed away this weekend. www.latimes.com/obituaries/s...
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David Baltimore, Nobel Prize-winning scientist and former Caltech president, dies at 87
Baltimore played a role in virtually every important national debate over the use and potential misuse of the science of genetic engineering.
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EMBO @embo.org · 04/09/2025
The Maria Leptin | EMBO Science Journalism Fellowships support life scientists pursuing a career in #ScienceJournalism and science journalists who wish to further their scientific education. Apply now: www.embo.org/funding/fell... #LifeSciences #ScienceCommunication #SciComm #Funding 🧪
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Fellowships, grants and career support – Maria Leptin | EMBO Science Journalism Fellowships – EMBO
Supporting life scientists pursuing a career in science journalism and science journalists who wish to further their scientific education
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EMBO @embo.org · 08/08/2025
"I think that organizations such as EMBO and EMBL (...) should be expanded, because they go beyond boundaries and look for possibilities to promote #science without borders," says Asifa Akhtar, EMBO Member and Director of the @mpi-ie.bsky.social #Germany. 🧪 www.embo.org/people/scien... @maxplanck.de
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Science without borders – People – EMBO
An interview with EMBO Member Asifa Akhtar, Vice President of the Biology & Medicine Section of the Max Planck Society and Director of the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics,…
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