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Satoshi Yoshiji, MD, PhD @satoshiyoshiji.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Excited to be speaking at the “Voices of the Next Generation of Leaders in Genomic Medicine Research” symposium at #ASHG2026, hosted by Illumina 📅 Oct 20, 9 AM–12 PM Honored to join this fantastic group to discuss genetics, multi-omics, cardiometabolic disease, and more! t.co/Z0OPNh4885
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Ana Viñuela @anavinuela.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Please share! Fully funded PhD position (UK home fees) at U. of Dundee for someone interested in combining wet-lab (Dr Murdoch) and computational approaches (🙋‍♀️ 2nd supervisor), with plenty of scope for learning new skills across both areas. 🧪🧬 Deadline 21 September
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Redox Control of RNA Splicing in Cardiovascular Disease at University of Dundee on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Redox Control of RNA Splicing in Cardiovascular Disease at University of Dundee, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 03/09/2026
This Philly discovery paved the way for the impossible. Time to learn about one of the most important breakthroughs in modern medicine 🧪 🧵 #science #news #education #health #research
Graphic for Part 2 of a series on how cancer treatments are discovered and developed, title reads "This Philly discovery paved the way for the impossible" showing spilled prescription capsules, retro curved stripes, and a Stand Up for Science logo.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Yeah so, if Fauci is going to be held in contempt of Congress for pleading the 5th, RFK Jr. had BETTER be held accountable for LYING TO CONGRESS. In any other administration, this would be grounds for impeachment. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate
Letters obtained by Guardian and AP contradict testimony that 2019 visit to Samoa had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
mRNA vaccines vs cancer success —melanoma (Phase 3, RCT, definitive, announced today) —triple negative breast cancer —pancreatic cancer —non-small cell lung cancer —glioblastoma
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Gen Wojcik @genandgenes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
ALL BABIES ARE GOOD BABIES. THERE ARE NO BEST BABIES YOU ABSOLUTE MORONS.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Surprised by this endorsement by The Economist for these companies selecting embryos for up to $50K, "designer-ish babies," whose IQ, height & other features, can supposedly be accurately predicted by polygenic risk scores. They can't. economist.com/leaders/2026... www.economist.com/business/202...
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Fonsi Loaiza @fonsiloaizap.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Se llamaba Faten Ben Omar El Azizi, era jugadora en el Mogreb Atl.Tetuán y una de las promesas del fútbol marroquí. Es una de las fallecidas ahogadas nadando la costa de Ceuta. Se contabilizan ya 72 víctimas mortales, mientras se difunden todo tipo de discursos de odio xenófobos.
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Elizabeth Atkinson @egatkinson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The big picture: admixed and related samples are common in biobanks and cohorts around the world, but researchers have lacked a dedicated tool to analyze both features together. Tractor-Mix opens the door to more powerful GWAS without excluding relatives or losing ancestry-specific insight.
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PRIMED Consortium @prsmethods.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Watch @prsmethods.bsky.social investigators Dave Conti and Sara Cromer present on "Incorporating Polygenic Risk Scores and Social Determinants of Health Across Populations" from the May @ajhgnews.bsky.social journal club, now added to our PRIMED video collection: primedconsortium.org/education#en...
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Linda Kachuri @lindakachuri.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
📢 #TOPMed e/sQTL atlas is out in @science.org today! Happy to contribute to this amazing team effort and rich resource for the genomics community: 69k cis-eQTL + 35k cis-sQTL across 6 tissues/cell types and diverse ancestries. Still more to discover 😉🧬 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Cross-cohort analysis of expression and splicing quantitative trait loci in TOPMed
Most genetic variants associated with complex traits are hypothesized to regulate gene expression. To understand the genetics underlying gene expression variability, we characterized 14,324 RNA-sequen...
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Alicia Martin @genetisaur.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
So excited to see this published! This method was a long time in the making and is now being widely used to balance scale with depth, especially for participants where unbiased sequencing approaches are so much more useful than arrays
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Broad Institute @broadinstitute.org · 08/07/2026
Broad scientists developed the Blended Genome Exome (BGE) sequencing method, which delivers high-quality, unbiased data at a lower cost than existing gold-standard methods and makes large-scale genetic studies more feasible. @genetisaur.bsky.social
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Low-cost genome sequencing approach is powering genetics research on mental illness and many other studies
The Blended Genome Exome approach delivers high-quality, unbiased genetic data at a quarter of the cost of the leading sequencing method.
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Tim Frayling @timfrayling.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Are you one of the >150,000 people in Geneva who have signed a general consent to allow researchers to securely reuse your data for medical research ? See below to find out how your data and samples could be helping us understand disease www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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#biohug #personalisedmedicine #translationalresearch | Faculty of Medicine - UNIGE
BioHUG Biobank: 10,000 DNA samples and counting! Launched in February 2025, BioHUG (UNIGE Faculty of Medicine & HUG) aims to collect 20,000 DNA samples by 2027 — a milestone that will place it among ...
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Jack Kosmicki @jakphd.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
After 4 years, it's rather nice to finally present our work on genetic's model trait, height, in >1.4M WES/WGS samples (826k discovery; led by Adam Locke & Goncalo Abecasis where we found (amongst many other things) 207 genes (P<1.75e-9). A thread of findings below⬇️ www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
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IRB Barcelona @irbbarcelona.org · 19/06/2026
La Dra. Núria López-Bigas (@nlbigas.bsky.social), investigadora a l'#IRBBarcelona, a la llista de @forbes.com Espanya com una de  "Les 50 dones més influents de Catalunya 2026". Lidera el @bbglab.bsky.social, centrat en l'estudi de mutacions del càncer. Enhorabona! ➡️ shorturl.at/H9cgs
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Josep Mercader @josepmercader.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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Josep Mercader @josepmercader.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I am very excited to see this paper out, which has been an Herculean effort, led by @aliciahuerta.bsky.social and Joohyum Kim and co-supervised by Maggie Ng and myself, now published in the The Lancet Group (Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology) www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
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Plant Science Spotlight @plant-sci.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Don’t reach for ChatGPT Images or Nano Banana as your first option when creating scientific images There are multiple free and open-source images, icons, and tools for creating scientific illustrations. #plantscience @stephenturner.us blog.stephenturner.us/p/free-open-...
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Free and open-source images, icons, and tools for creating scientific illustrations
Phylopic, NIH Bioart, Bioicons, Scidraw, Open Science Art, Health Icons, Servier Medical Art, Biodiversity Heritage Library, the Noun Project, Segment Anything, Excalidraw, draw.io, Biographics
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Steven Kahn @sekahn.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
This just out in Diabetes Care. The need to highlight the destructive plans of the administration continues. Everyone needs to post comments to the OMB website. Relevant links in the article. Don’t delay!! diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
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Please Tell Me It Is Only a Nightmare—The Proposed Dismantling of the United States Federal Research Infrastructure
Steven E. Kahn, Cheryl A.M. Anderson, John B. Buse, Elizabeth Selvin, Vanita R. Aroda, Seth A. Berkowitz, Matthew J. Crowley, Stephanie L. Fitzpatrick, Meg
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Steven Kahn @sekahn.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I grew up in apartheid S Africa, where muzzling of speech and encroachment on academic freedom were the norm. I came to the USA to pursue a career in science. I never thought that at this stage of my career, I would ever experience my youth again. #StandUpForScience #ADA #ADA2026
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Coleen Murphy @ctmurphy1.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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Misguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now!
The opinions expressed in this editorial are the personal views of the authors (S.E. Kahn, C.A.M. Anderson, J.B. Buse, and E. Selvin) and do not represent
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 05/06/2026
We commend Steven Kahn, MBChB, Aaron Kelly, PhD, Desmond Schatz, MD, Justin Ryder, PhD, and Irl Hirsch, MD for Standing Up for Science at the ADA meeting. They were forcibly removed by police for handing out the following editorial. diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
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Misguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now!
The opinions expressed in this editorial are the personal views of the authors (S.E. Kahn, C.A.M. Anderson, J.B. Buse, and E. Selvin) and do not represent
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 05/06/2026
Reported by @medpagetoday.com Here: www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
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Video: Police Tussle With Diabetes Experts at ADA Meeting
Researchers told they could no longer attend the annual scientific sessions
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Jim Johnson 🇨🇦 @jimjohnsonsci.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Extremely dark days for science, for freedom of speech, and for America. If the US ADA is not safe for its flagship journal editor in chief, then imagine how un-safe it is for others. One of many reasons I’m not at the #ada2026 . Missing my friends/colleagues but not the pervasive fascism.
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Sam Lambert @iamslambert.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
@omicspred.bsky.social centralises imputation models from multiple resources (PredictDB, Zenodo, INTERVAL/UKB-trained scores) and multiple omics layers (transcriptomics, metabolomics, proteomics) to make analyses easier and more comprehensive, e.x. this multi-ancestry multi-omics MVP PheWAS!
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Ran Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Some thoughts on where AI in genomics stands right now, building on a symposium we recently hosted at UChicago. Seven points, ranging from why scaling DNA models hasn't delivered, to why metadata is the real bottleneck, to the weird backlash against AI in academia open.substack.com/pub/blekhman...
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Seven points on the current state of AI in genomics
A grounded take from the messy middle of an AI revolution
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Lorena Fernández Álvarez @loretahur.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
#TalDíaComoHoy en 1988, a Patricia Bath se le otorga la patente por su tecnología que usa láser para eliminar cataratas, convirtiéndose en la primera mujer afroamericana en recibir una patente para un dispositivo médico. #WomenInSTEM
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
That's right....and so dreadfully wrong www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026...
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
some data on the shrinkage
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American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) @geneticssociety.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
The authors take the mic. In this upcoming May 13 Journal Club Webinar, @ajhgnews.bsky.social’s paper authors Sara J Cromer, MD, MS, and David Conti, PhD, unpack what it takes to integrate PRS and SDoH across genetically and socially varied populations—LIVE: bit.ly/4chGKtr #ASHG
Sara J Cromer, MD, MSDavid Conti, PhD
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Pathetic. gift link wapo.st/4ccudpF
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PRIMED Consortium @prsmethods.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
👀🧬🫀 ICYMI - updated data release from the OurHealth study of Cardiovascular Disease in South Asians now available on @anvilproject.org! anvilproject.org/releases/202... 1/
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March 2026 Release - AnVIL Portal
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PRIMED Consortium @prsmethods.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Funding for BGE sequencing and analyses are provided through the NIH-funded @prsmethods.bsky.social consortium For more information and how to apply for access, visit primedconsortium.org/research/our... 3/
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OurHealth study | PRIMED Consortium
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Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) @fimm-uh.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
This week on The Genetics Podcast, @andganna.bsky.social joined host Patrick Short to discuss advances in genetics and data-driven medicine, including the the promise and limits of polygenic risk scores for disease prediction and clinical trials. 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/e...
Promotional graphic for “The Genetics Podcast” featuring a portrait of a man wearing round glasses and a striped sweater against an orange background with faint DNA letters. Large white text reads: “From polygenic scores to AI-driven medicine.” Smaller text below: “With Andrea Ganna of the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland.” Episode number shown as “Ep 231.”
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Kaitlin Samocha @ksamocha.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
We are excited to share our gnomAD v4.1.1 release gnomad.broadinstitute.org/news/2026-03... Major changes: * Constraint scores on X and Y * Improved coverage correction * LOFTEE fix * Guidance on constraint cut-offs * New quality flag for low coverage/mappability genes @gnomad-project.bsky.social
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gnomAD v4.1.1 | gnomAD browser
The Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD) is a resource developed by an international coalition of investigators, with the goal of aggregating and harmonizing both exome and genome sequencing data from...
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Kaitlin Samocha @ksamocha.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
A huge thank you to the tireless gnomAD production and browser teams, who made this possible. Special thanks to Katherine Chao, Julia Goodrich, Phil Darnowsky, Ruchit Panchal, Kristen Laricchia, and Mike Wilson. More details + extra features can be found in the blog post.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Corporations as vectors of chronic disease, @nejm.org Calling out 6 commercial products that contribute to 31% of all deaths globally. Chemicals include pesticides, PFAS, manufactured. And counterstrategies to address www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
"We health professionals must call urgent attention to this silent but deadly assault [EPA dismantling] on American's health...." @nejm.org www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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The Dismantling of Environmental Protections — A Grave Threat to America’s Health | NEJM
The Trump administration’s wide-ranging actions to dismantle U.S. environmental regulations will cause long-lasting health harms, disproportionately affecting low-income and other vulnerable groups.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Breast cancer mortality dropped 58% from 1975 to 2019. Localized, early detected breast cancer has a 99% 5 year survival rate. Modern mammogram tech was developed by NASA for telescopes. Last year, RFK Jr. cancelled 87 research grants on breast cancer. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/u...
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Susie Wiles, Trump’s White House Chief of Staff, Has Breast Cancer
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Nature Metabolism @natmetabolism.nature.com · 13/03/2026
RESEARCH | @ozvanbocher.bsky.social E Zeggini (U Brest, Helmholtz Munich) et al. The causal links of gene expression and protein abundance on type 2 diabetes risk in 4 ancestries 🧪
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Unravelling the molecular mechanisms causal to type 2 diabetes across global populations and disease-relevant tissues - Nature Metabolism
Analysing the causal links of gene expression and protein abundance on type 2 diabetes risk in blood and seven tissues related to the disease from individuals of four ancestries, the authors advance our understanding of the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
More MAHA
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Broad Institute @broadinstitute.org · 12/03/2026
The Stanley Family Foundation has renewed its commitment to psychiatric research at Broad Institute, bringing its total investment to more than $1 billion. This funding has advanced schizophrenia/bipolar disorder research, opening new paths to therapies. broad.io/SC-News
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
RFK Jr is trying to get 14 peptides licensed without data on safety or efficacy. His favorite is BPC-157. "Only three small human studies of BPC-157 exist, the largest of which is a telephone survey of 16 people who received an injection of the drug for knee pain" www.economist.com/science-and-...
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Want to hack your body with peptides? If only the science agreed
Performance-enhancing peptides are increasingly popular among fitness enthusiasts and biohackers, despite limited human testing and potential health risks.
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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 11/03/2026
EXCLUSIVE: @standupforscience.bsky.social sent an investigator to Guinea-Bissau and shared their unpublished findings with members of Congress. I obtained a copy of that report, which details how deeply the researchers are enmeshed - and what that means for US: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Experts fear ‘unethical’ vaccine trial in Africa is ‘prototype’ for US studies under RFK Jr
Danish researchers whose work on effects of vaccines has been called into question are at center of US vaccine policy
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Luke Pilling @lcpilling.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
I get contacted multiple times a week by users; it's really exciting to hear about all the cool science🌟 If {ukbrapR} supports your research, please cite it so I can track its impact (this really helps me!) Pro-tip: Use the {grateful} package to automatically include {ukbrapR} in your bibliography
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Alex Crits-Christoph @acritschristoph.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
If you are in the Boston area, come out and bring a friend to the common for @standupforscience.bsky.social this Saturday! There's a great speaker lineup, music, tables... will be a jam!
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Hilary Martin @hilarycmartin.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I have an opening for a staff scientist or bioinformatician in my group at the Sanger Institute (closing date 24 March). Our current projects focus on disentangling rare and common variant contributions to rare neurodevelopmental conditions and to neurodevelopmental and perinatal traits. 1/2
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Bioinformatician/Staff Scientist in Medical Genomics
Do you want to help us improve human health and understand life on Earth? Make your mark by shaping the future to enable or deliver life-changing science to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenge...
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Lorenzo Pasquali @lorenzpasquali.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Registrations and abstract submission for the 2026 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 #EISG2026 are NOW OPEN Looking forward to seeing you in 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗮! tacticsmd.net/congreso/isl...
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Islet Study Group Conference 2026
The Islet Study Group (ISG) Conference is a leading international forum dedicated to advancing islet biology and diabetes research.
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