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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 28/09/2026

We often get asked what biocurators do so we quizzed our colleague Emily Bowler-Barnett about her role in the UniProt team. We also explored why biocuration is critical to open science, how AI is changing the field & how Emily's dog got her name 🐕

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 24/09/2026

Big thanks to our partners GoogleDeepMind, NVIDIA, Seoul National University, Sungkyunkwan University, @cepi.net @glasgow.ac.uk @sib.swiss

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 24/09/2026

Is the world prepared for a future pandemic? AI-predicted protein complex structures for 2,800 viruses known to infect humans are now openly available in the #AlphaFold Database, which could improve how we respond to emerging infectious disease outbreaks. Learn more: www.embl.org/news/science...

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EMBL @embl.org · 22/09/2026

Human-made chemicals are all around us.🌎 Most are likely harmless, while others can seriously harm our health. EMBL-EBI Research Group Leader Jess Ewald @ewaldlab.org shares how her team uses AI to find out how chemicals in the environment could lead to human diseases. #EMBL_AI

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EVA archive @eva-ebi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Want to know what’s next for variation data? Join us to explore the latest EVA developments, hear community insights, & help steer the EVA roadmap! 𝟮𝟮 𝗢𝗰𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝟭𝟰:𝟬𝟬–𝟭𝟲:𝟬𝟬 𝗕𝗦𝗧 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 Registration is now open: embl-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 17/09/2026

Closing the loop for reproducible science: 🧬 Data ➔ 🤖 Models ➔ 📏 Benchmarks As AI transforms biology, EMBL-EBI is building the infrastructure to ensure models are as rigorous as the data behind them. What’s your biggest challenge when validating AI models? www.embl.org/news/science...

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Europe PMC @europepmc.org · 10/09/2026

Who funds UK health research? Where? And how is investment changing? MRC and Europe PMC are building a dashboard to make UK health research funding data easier to find, compare and reuse. Read more: blog.europepmc.org/2026/09/buil...

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Building a clear picture of UK health research funding – Europe PMC News Blog

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 14/09/2026

🚨Two weeks left to apply! There’s still time to apply for the EMBL-EBI-Sanger Postdoctoral (ESPOD) programme. Choose from one of our available projects or propose your own. Deadline: 27 September. www.ebi.ac.uk/research/pos...

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 11/09/2026

Cancer research will shift from tracking how tumors grew to predicting how they will evolve in the future. Here is how our Research Group Leader @timcoorens.bsky.social sees the field evolving over the next 25 years. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #CancerResearch

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Ensembl @ensembl.org · 08/09/2026

AlphaGenome Variant Impact (AVI) scores, developed by Google DeepMind, predict how likely variants across the whole human genome are to impact gene regulation. AVI scores are available in the Ensembl Variant Effect Predictor to enable easy access into variant analysis workflows.

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 07/09/2026

Is there a ‘right’ age to start a PhD? Our PhD fellow Anna Foix doesn't think so. Anna pivoted from software to academia. Once worried that her computer science background wouldn’t fit a life in research, she has since realised it’s a huge asset, as AI becomes more central to biology.

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EMBL @embl.org · 01/09/2026

Recruitment for the EMBL International PhD Programme is officially open! 📣 At EMBL, we train young scientists to become skilled and creative future leaders in academia, industry and other sectors. Start your career in the life sciences with us! 🔎 Read more and apply here: bit.ly/4x9Edss

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 01/09/2026

Are you looking for a research opportunity that combines wet and dry-lab experience? Then don’t miss your chance to apply for the EMBL-EBI-Sanger Postdoctoral (ESPOD) programme. Applications close on 27 September. 📌 Learn more & apply: www.ebi.ac.uk/research/pos...

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 27/08/2026

Congratulations to our former Director, Dame Janet Thornton! @royalsociety.org has awarded Janet the Croonian Medal and Lecture for her pioneering work in protein & structural bioinformatics. The award recognises the key role of big data & bioinformatics in the life sciences. tinyurl.com/3sdr3xhp

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 26/08/2026

Are you looking for a career that allows you to improve the core facilities, data services and research infrastructures that life sciences depend on? Don’t miss your chance to apply for the ARISE2 Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme! Apply here: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 20/08/2026

Meet Rajat Bhatnagar 🇮🇳, Quality Assurance Automation Engineer at @europepmc.org. Rajat builds tools to automatically detect software bugs before changes go live. Learn about test automation and how rock & folk-pop covers are a perfect counterbalance to debugging 🎸 www.embl.org/news/perspec...

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Ensembl @ensembl.org · 13/08/2026

Explore genes & transcripts with the @Ensembl Feature Explorer! Using human BRCA2 as an example, learn how to explore transcripts, exon structure & sequences, external references and orthologues across species. zurl.co/Q5YoZ #Ensembl #Genomics #Bioinformatics

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Demo: Navigating the Feature explorer app

Learn how to explore genes and transcripts using the Ensembl Feature Explorer app.In this tutorial, we use the human BRCA2 gene as an example to demonstrate ...

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 13/08/2026

Every rare disease diagnosis relies on open data most people never see. Our new impact report explores how Genomics England's sequencing pipeline depends on EMBL-EBI’s open data resources. 🖥️🧬 s.embl.org/EMBL-EBI-202... @genomicsengland.bsky.social @ensembl.org

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 12/08/2026

Redesigning a website with the help of AI: 👍 or 👎? Find out what our @rfamdb.bsky.social colleagues made of the experience. We’d love to hear your thoughts and experience in the comments. @rnacentral.bsky.social www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/u...

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Ensembl @ensembl.org · 07/08/2026

Explore genomes with the new Ensembl Data Platform! In this demo, see how to: Select a genome Find information about your selected genome Watch the demo and start exploring: zurl.co/qtSwQ #Ensembl #Genomics #Bioinformatics

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Demo: How to select a genome in the new Ensembl data platform

Bekijk je favoriete video's, luister naar de muziek die je leuk vindt, upload originele content en deel alles met vrienden, familie en anderen op YouTube.

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 06/08/2026

Meet Sam Shingles 🇬🇧, who helps connect local communities with the world of genomics and biodata. As a Public Engagement Officer, Sam brings a unique perspective from astrophysics, focusing on demystifying AI and ensuring public engagement is a two-way conversation. www.embl.org/news/people-...

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 04/08/2026

The @enasequence.bsky.social standardises raw sequences & environmental DNA, @ensembl.org develops pipelines and the Erga Portal displays it all.

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 04/08/2026

As data production scales up, EMBL-EBI will act as the crucial coordination and open data layer. Our resources are collaborating to handle this wave of genomic data.

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 04/08/2026

Big news for European biodiversity conservation. Three major scientific communities have signed a landmark agreement through the @biogeneurope.bsky.social (BGE+) project to build a continent-wide infrastructure for biodiversity genomics. www.embl.org/news/science... #biodiversity #EUPolicy

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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · 31/07/2026

Get your calendars, because the new 2027 EMBL Annual Poster has arrived: s.embl.org/2027-poster Whether you'd like to enhance your skills in a practical course or engage with the latest research at one of our conferences, we've got you covered. See you at EMBL in 2027! 🙌 #LifeSciences #EMBL

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 27/07/2026

📣 We're recruiting for the EMBL-EBI-Sanger Postdoctoral (ESPOD) programme! ESPOD builds on the collaborative relationship between EMBL-EBI and the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, offering projects that combine wet and dry-lab experience. Learn more & apply: www.ebi.ac.uk/research/pos...

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EMBL @embl.org · 22/07/2026

Five years ago, the #AlphaFold Database, a collaboration with Google DeepMind, made predicted protein structures free for everyone to use. Today, the database contains over 260 million structure predictions and is used by more than 3.5 million researchers in 190 countries around the world.

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 16/07/2026

Two decades later, our Head of EMBL-EBI Training has helped grow our training from one training room to nearly half a million online learners. @geneontology.bsky.social @training.ebi.embl.org

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 16/07/2026

Six months after joining EMBL-EBI, Cath Brooksbank accidentally deleted the Gene Ontology knowledgebase – then reinstated it at 6 p.m. on a Friday. Her willingness to step into the unfamiliar and own it defines Cath’s career. Her lessons on trust and training below 👇 www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...

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Cath Brooksbank: What I’ve learned

After building one of the world’s leading bioinformatics training programmes, Cath Brooksbank reflects on trust and how to never lose your enthusiasm for science

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EMBL @embl.org · 15/07/2026

What if you could predict your chance of developing a disease years before symptoms appear? An AI model can estimate long-term disease risk for more than 1,000 medical conditions and could help inform how a person's health changes over time. #EMBL_AI

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deciphergenomics.bsky.social @deciphergenomics.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The annual DECIPHER user survey is now available ! Please, help us to improve DECIPHER by taking 5 minutes to answer. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... This is a new survey so don’t hesitate to answer it even if you had completed it last year.

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Open Targets @opentargets.org · 14/07/2026

Out now in Nature Metabolism! 🖥️🧬 An Open Targets project has identified a set of plasma proteins that could be used to diagnose and monitor patients with Metabolic dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) www.nature.com/articles/s42...

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A data-driven framework reconstructs the molecular continuum of human MASLD progression - Nature Metabolism

A trajectory-based molecular framework reveals coordinated temporal shifts in metabolic, inflammatory and fibrogenic mechanisms across the human MASLD spectrum.

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Chemical Biology Resources @chembl.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Ever wonder what a biological curator for ChEMBL does? We have two biological curators in the ChEMBL team, and over the course of this week, we'll look at typical activities one day at a time. We begin with Monday… chembl.blogspot.com/2026/07/a-we... #cheminformatics #chembl

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A week in the Life of a ChEMBL Biological Curator - Monday

This image was generated using AI. Ever wonder what a biological curator for ChEMBL does? Read on to find out what we were up to during th...

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EGA archive @egaarchive.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

⚡ @cbioportal.bsky.social lands at EGA ⚡ The widely used platform, designed to simplify the exploration of complex cancer genomic data, is now connected to EGA! Discover what this means for researchers in our latest blog post: 🔗 blog.ega-archive.org/cbioportal

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 06/07/2026

Meet Dal Nijjer, 🇬🇧 Product Manager & Coordinator at Europe PMC. Dal went from bookselling to helping researchers navigate millions of scientific papers. Discover how Dal’s team uses AI to make literature search more intuitive and why he loves bouldering 🧗& interior design 🛋️ tinyurl.com/3kk2m2mc

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 02/07/2026

Check the full ISMB schedule to find all the EMBL-EBI talks and posters: www.iscb.org/ismb2026/sci... Register: www.iscb.org/ismb2026/reg... #ISMB2026 #bioinformatics

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 02/07/2026

We’ll have sessions from: 👐 Human Genomics Team Leader, Mallory Freeberg, on the need to balance openness with responsible data management 💻 Senior Scientific Project Manager, Patricia Carvajal-López, on why human validation is essential in AI-assisted biocuration, and much more.

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 02/07/2026

Are you going to #ISMB2026? 🧬🌎 Don’t miss your chance to find out about our latest training, services, research highlights and more at this year’s ISMB conference in Washington D.C. from 12-16 July.

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 18/06/2026

What happens when you take a Nobel Prize-winning AI and make its predictions free for everyone to use? A new independent report shows that papers using the AlphaFold Database span a wider range of fields than those using the algorithm alone. s.embl.org/EMBL-EBI-202...

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 16/06/2026

DECIPHER v11.39 is now available, featuring N=1 variant assessments and UKCGG clinical guidelines. www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/u... @deciphergenomics.bsky.social

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EMBL @embl.org · 15/06/2026

It was an honour to welcome the First Lady of Lithuania, Diana Nausėdienė, and H.E. Ambassador Asta Radikaitė to EMBL-EBI, together with colleagues from the Office of the President of the Republic of Lithuania, the Embassy of Lithuania in the UK and representatives of Lithuanian universities. 🇱🇹

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Ensembl @ensembl.org · 10/06/2026

Ensembl 116 + Ensembl Genomes 63 are out! Explore new pig, cattle, and oat genomes, updated alignments and new VEP plugins It’s a milestone! Our last on the current platform. New data from here on is via beta.ensembl.org More info on our blog: zurl.co/MrJ2A

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 10/06/2026

From the Pacific to our resources⛵ 💾 We're working with @taraoceans-science.bsky.social to understand why some reefs thrive while others struggle. By hosting the expedition's eDNA and genomic data, we’re helping scientists unlock the secrets of climate resilience. www.embl.org/news/science...

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 09/06/2026

The human proteome has millions of missense variants, and only around 2% have clinical annotation. ProtVar now combines curated data and AI with advanced filtering to interpret human missense variants with unprecedented flexibility. Find out more: www.embl.org/news/announc...

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Open Targets @opentargets.org · 09/06/2026

“Open Targets has had the single biggest impact in integrating the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social and @ebi.embl.org science, above and beyond any other initiative I’ve seen in that time." 🤝

22% of active Open Targets projects involve collaborations between EMBL-EBI and the Wellcome Sanger Institute. The accompanying graphic shows shaking hands as if making a business deal, with one hand in EBI green and one in Sanger blue.

52% collaborate across academic teams within their institute. The accompanying graphic shows shaking hands, with the sleeves either two shades of EBI green or two shades of Sanger blue.

100% collaborate with Open Targets industry partners. The accompanying graphic shows shaking hands on a yellow background representing that all of them involve industry partners.

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 03/06/2026

71% That's how many survey respondents say EMBL-EBI enables work that would otherwise be impossible or take much more time and effort. For the community, by the community. From our teams to yours, thank you for championing open data! s.embl.org/EMBL-EBI-202...

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