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Muzz Haniffa

@mhaniffa.bsky.social
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Clinician scientist, passionate about #immunology, #genomics, #single-cell and #spatial omics, #development #organoid #dermatology. Mother, food enthusiast and film buff

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Carmen Denman Hume @carmcdhume.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Exciting work at the intersection of AI and genomics, have a quick read ⤵️ Plus, beautiful images of skin fibroblasts by April Rose Foster from the @mhaniffa.bsky.social lab.
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Maria Brbic @mariabrbic.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Our Systema framework for evaluating genetic perturbation response prediction methods is now out in @natbiotech.nature.com ✨ Systema helps to evaluate perturbation response prediction methods by focusing on perturbation-specific effects rather than systematic variation 🎯
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The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine @thelisterinstitute.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Our Scientific Advisory Committee will soon start selecting the new cohort of #ListerFellows - here's what they get up to, how the system works, and a bit of valuable advice, too! lister-institute.org.uk/behind-the-s...
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Christina Ernst @christinaernst.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Interested in spatial transcriptomics, interactive visualisation, and AI? We’re teaming up with @mhaniffa.bsky.social and @juliosaezrod.bsky.social on Project 5 - for someone keen to build open tools that make complex biological data more accessible! Apply by 30 Sep: www.ebi.ac.uk/research/pos...
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EMBL-EBI-Sanger postdoctoral fellowships (ESPOD)
The ESPOD fellowship builds on the collaborative relationship between EMBL-EBI and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, offering projects that combine experimental (wet-lab) and computational (dry-lab) appr...
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Sten Linnarsson @sten.linnarsson.org · 15/08/2025
A little over two weeks to the deadline! 20 positions, generous startup funding, a great community and fantastic infrastructure. Come join us!
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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 13/08/2025
Recruitment is now open for the EMBL-EBI–Sanger Postdoctoral Programme. ESPOD builds on the collaborative relationship between EMBL-EBI and the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, offering projects that combine experimental and computational approaches. www.ebi.ac.uk/research/pos... 🧬🖥️🔬#postdocjob
ESPOD, the EMBL-EBI/Sanger postdoctoral fellowship. Applications deadline 30 September. Image credit: Karen Arnott / EMBL-EBI
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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Great career opportunities in Cellular Genomics @sangerinstitute.bsky.social Big data (human in vivo + in vitro) + AI to derive biological mechanisms at scale. We are seeking a range of research expertise including spatial omics and perturbation at scale
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Christina Ernst @christinaernst.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
My team @ebi.embl.org is open to hosting #ARISE2 fellows! We‘re especially interested in projects that improve access to single-cell & spatial transcriptomics data (e.g. browsers, standards), or enhance AI-readiness. Happy to chat if you are applying! www.embl.org/training/ari...
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Career Accelerator for Research Infrastructure Scientists
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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Great faculty opportunities within the Cellular Genomics Programme @sangerinstitute.bsky.social Please share with your networks and do contact me if you would like to find out more sanger.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Wellco...
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Group Leaders- Cellular 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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The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine @thelisterinstitute.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
We are very proud to introduce our brand new 2025 #ListerFellows! This year there are eight Prize recipients. lister-institute.org.uk/a-warm-welco...
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Jonathan Pritchard @jkpritch.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
I have an opportunity to hire a staff scientist for my lab. Looking for someone with outstanding skillset in ML/statistics, genomics applications; interest in mentoring, strong publication record, PD experience required. Email CV to me+cc my assistant (see 'contact' on my website). Ad to follow.
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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
I am excited to begin my new journey as the Head of Cellular Genomics @sangerinstitute.bsky.social We will decode and recode tissue ecosystems using AI + big data… Our amazing faculty include Roser Vento-Tormo, @bayraktarlab.bsky.social, Mo Lotfollahi, Sam Behjati and Song Chen..
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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Many congratulations @stewartlab.bsky.social on this amazing achievement - so richly deserved - #BlavatnikAwards Life Sciences Laureate 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 🎉 Very happy for you and great interview 👇🏾
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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Come join our adventure @sangerinstitute.bsky.social 👇🏾
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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Great from from Bayraktar Lab @sangerinstitute.bsky.social 👏🏾👇🏾
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Koen Rademaker @krademaker.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Next weekend I will run the Cambridge half marathon with @sangerinstitute.bsky.social colleagues 🏃‍♂️ Two amazing people are running for charities, please support them!
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Joana Meier @joanameier.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Do you use Darwin Tree of Life (DToL) genomes for your work or grant applications? If so, can you please fill out this form? docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... We are gathering info on how DToL genomes are used. It will help us raise money to continue producing publicly available high-quality genomes.
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Darwin Tree of Life Impact Assessment
This form is used to share information within DToL about case studies, ongoing research, and funding awards that demonstrate the impact the Darwin Tree of Life consortium project has had on Global and...
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mara lawniczak @marakat.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
globally, there are ~3500 described mosquito species in the Culicidae family and many of these are important vectors of disease but only a small percentage have genomic resources. we are launching a pilot project to generate high quality reference genomes for 100 important mosquito species [1/3]
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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Looking forward to visiting @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social on Thurs 20 Feb 👇🏾
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Stegle Lab @steglelab.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
📢 Bring your computational expertise to our cutting-edge research team at @embl.org! Join us together with experts from GSK to explore the effects of rare variants using population-scale cohorts and single-cell readouts. Please share 🙏 🔗 Apply now: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/de-DE/EMBL/d...
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Genetics
The research group of Oliver Stegle looks for a postdoctoral researcher to join a collaborative project with GSK with the goal to apply computational methods to investigate the effects of rare variant...
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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Great opportunity @ebi.embl.org with @juliosaezrod.bsky.social 👇🏾
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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Early-career researchers: Apply by 14 February for a funded place at the 'Democratising Microscopy in Latin America: Imaging Across Scales and Regions' Workshop occurring 12-15 October 2025. bit.ly/4aXgFxq #Microscopy #SciSky
Workshop Democratising Microscopy in Latin America

Organisers: Constadina Arvanitis, Mario Del Rosario, Helena De la Torre, Mariana De Niz, Maria Fernanda Latorre Barragán and Licyel Lenny Paulas Condori
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Wellcome Sanger Institute @sangerinstitute.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Protein instability is the main driver of inherited genetic conditions, according to the largest map of protein variants to date − Human Domainome 1.0 🔎 This dataset can help predict how proteins behave, paving the way for new treatments 💊 www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/hu...
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Wellcome Sanger Institute @sangerinstitute.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Hello and Happy New Year Bluesky community! 🥳 To kick things off, we want to share some of the genetic insights we gained from last year and explore what is in store for the year ahead. ⤵️ sangerinstitute.blog/2024/12/20/e...
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Eight genetic gifts we received this year - Wellcome Sanger Institute Blog
What has genetics done for us? Well in 2024, it paved the way for better cancer treatment, supported conservation efforts and mapped the hidden world of connections in our bodies to name but three. So...
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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Apply for our Pathway to Independence programme, a scheme supporting postdocs going on the job market in 2025 with training, mentorship, profile-raising and networking opportunities. Apply by 31 Jan 2025: buff.ly/3VJGgDC
Pathway to independence: a new initiative supporting postdocs on the job market
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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... That’s a wrap for 2024 with the following preprint on human skin fibroblasts in health and disease, how they compare across tissues and their functional tissue niches. Led by Lloyd Steele & in collaboration with Mo Lotfollahi!
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A single cell and spatial genomics atlas of human skin fibroblasts in health and disease
Fibroblasts are critical cells that shape the architecture and cellular ecosystems in multiple tissues. Understanding fibroblast heterogeneity and their spatial context in health and disease has enorm...
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 21/12/2024
Join us for a webinar with Sarah Teichmann and Aviv Regev, co-founders of the Human Cell Atlas, who will discuss the latest research. Register here: go.nature.com/3OKQRKG Browse the collection: go.nature.com/4gnRFRj #AcademicSky 🧪
This is an illustration with slides and lines connecting them that is to represent the Human Cell Atlas
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Johanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
#50ScientistsThatInspire 🧪 A collection created by @cellpress.bsky.social for #Cell50 🎉 Including inspiring #scientists and committed #advocates in their communities 🙌 In this 🧵 I'll share some of the interviews - including this Q&A we did 👇 Its an honor to be part of this incredible list 🙏 🙏
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For cancer biologist Johanna Joyce, teaching is essential to being a well-rounded scientist
Advice on finding a supportive academic environment, building inclusivity in science, tackling scientific problems with an open mind, and more from Dr. Joyce.
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Fantastic paper by @mhaniffa.bsky.social @humancellatlas.org www.nature.com/articles/s41... We know #macrophages are versatile but inducing skin vascularisation! 🤩 #immunosky #medsky 🧪 #morphogenesis #organoid #spatialtranscriptomics #singlecellsequencing
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A prenatal skin atlas reveals immune regulation of human skin morphogenesis - Nature
A comprehensive multi-omics reference atlas of prenatal human skin shows that innate immune cells crosstalk with non-immune cells to perform pivotal roles in skin morphogenesis, including the formatio...
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Sorek Lab @soreklab.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Registration is now open for the 2025 Symposium on the Immune System of Bacteria, taking place this year in Paris (April 8-10). We have a fantastic lineup of speakers! Register here: www.sisb2025.conferences-pasteur.org/home
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Daniel Lipka @dblipka.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Looking for a #postdoc in #hematology in combination with #epigenomics, #metabolism and biochemistry? 👉Have a look at this opportunity in my lab. www.dkfz.de/en/postdoc-p... #HemeSky
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Didier Mazel @amazeld.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
We are opening a call for applications 2025 – Creation of new junior research groups at the Institut Pasteur in Paris @pasteur.fr all details on our web site : research.pasteur.fr/en/call/call...
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Call for applications 2025 – Creation of new research groups at the Institut Pasteur | Research - Institut Pasteur
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Open Targets @opentargets.org · 05/12/2024
@mhaniffa.bsky.social and Mo Lotfollahi are recruiting! Do you know your way around hiPSCs, molecular biology, and ideally, in vitro infection models? Are you interested in developing your computational skills? Apply through the Wellcome Sanger Institute by 10 January
Text reads: Technical Specialist/ARA. £32,600 - £39,200 (ARA)
£40,500 - £48,600 (Technical Specialist)
Apply by 10 January
Do you have expertise in human-induced pluripotent stem cells, molecular biology (and in vitro infection models)?

Join a collaborative project in the Haniffa/Lotfollahi labs, to optimise protocols to introduce perturbations and evaluate their effects in a skin organoid model derived from hiPSCs. You will 
have the opportunity to develop your computational skills and learn concepts about machine learning.
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ImmunoSketch @actuallypublished.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
A starter pack for PhD students and Postdocs in Immunology to connect 🔽 Drop a 🧬 and I'll add you to the list. Let's build the upcoming immuno community! #ImmunoSky 🧪 go.bsky.app/RABVXY4
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EDI Caucus @edicaucus.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Congrats to Prof Bernadine Idowu, only the 73rd black female prof in UK. We would like to get to the point where the count is not part of the headline. Article from @royalsociety.bsky.social royalsociety.org/blog/2024/10... 🧵
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73rd Black women professor in the UK: Professor Bernadine Idowu | Royal Society
September this year saw Professor Bernadine Idowu’s illustrious career rocket to new heights by her recognition as newly minted Professor of Biomedical Sciences at the University of West London.
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Anton Enright @antonenright.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
4 New Faculty Positions at Cambridge University in the School of Biological Sciences www.bio.cam.ac.uk/news/school-...
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School of Biological Sciences strengthens commitment to
Four new academic positions have been launched in the School of Biological Sciences aiming to recruit outstanding scientists in areas of significant research importance: Associate Professor /
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Flora Rutaganira @frutag33.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
This starter pack is in honor of Assistant Professor Antentor Hinton Jr (AJ) at Vanderbilt School of Medicine - Basic Sciences. AJ curated the first 100 Inspiring Black Scientists in America list and in collaboration with the Community of Scholars expanded this list to the 1000. go.bsky.app/DsJrwR
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Itai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
In today's Nature: A ‘Wikipedia for cells’ www.nature.com/articles/d41... www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Fantastic milestone from the global HCA community.. Some highlights in the Nature N&V by @itaiyanai.bsky.social, Simon Haas, Christoph Lippert & Helene Kretzmer www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Cellular atlases are unlocking the mysteries of the human body
Scientists reflect on insights from the Human Cell Atlas.
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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Hello everyone! I am new here and look forward to engaging with the bsky community. My research spans #genomics #immunology #development #dermatology Today we published a study on the role of skin B cells in cutaneous T cell lymphoma www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Cutaneous T cell lymphoma atlas reveals malignant TH2 cells supported by a B cell-rich tumor microenvironment - Nature Immunology
Haniffa and colleagues provide diagnostic aids, potential biomarkers for disease staging and therapeutic strategies for cutaneous T cell lymphoma.
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Itai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Please subscribe to the Night Science Podcast where in each episode, two scientists – Martin Lercher and me – talk with a leading colleague about their creative process. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6berzd2... Buzzsprout: www.buzzsprout.com/1744020/epis...
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