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Robert Castelo @robertclab.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Amazing experience, to witness a full total solar eclipse in such a privileged nature corner of Catalonia.

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Robert Castelo @robertclab.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

About to live my first total solar eclipse in Corbera d'Ebre, in Catalonia, at the Iberian peninsula.

Projection of partial eclipse on my t-shirt using binoculars upsidedown

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Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona @prbb.org · 27/07/2026

🔴 TODAY‼️ PRBB-CRG conference 📋 Geospatial Data Science for Public Health Surveillance 🗣️ Paula Moraga - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology 📆 July 27 - ⏰ 12:00 hosted by: @robertclab.bsky.social - @melisupf.bsky.social 📍 #PRBB Maria Skłodowska-Curie room

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Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona @prbb.org · 22/07/2026

📣 New PRBB-CRG conference 📋 Geospatial Data Science for Public Health Surveillance 🗣️ Paula Moraga - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology 📆 July 27 - ⏰ 12:00 hosted by: @robertclab.bsky.social - @melisupf.bsky.social 📍 #PRBB Maria Skłodowska-Curie room

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Rob Patro @robp.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Just gonna put this out there. ISMB dictating that all presentations be in PowerPoint 365 and not accepting PDF is both the morally and technically WRONG decision. It's absurd!

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

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Bioconductor @bioconductor.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

📣 Opportunity for Pre-conference Workshops - EuroBioC2026 EuroBioC2026 will host on-site pre-conference workshops on 1–2 June 2026 in Turku, Finland, ahead of the main conference. If you’re interested in hosting a workshop, submit your interest here by 30 Jan 2026: docs.google.com/forms/d/16MR...

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Bioconductor @bioconductor.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Thank you to all our amazing sponsors, organizers, speakers, and attendees for making #EuroBioC2025 in Barcelona such a success! Read the full recap blog post here👉 blog.bioconductor.org/posts/2025-1... And, see you next year at #EuroBioC2026! 🎉 #Bioconductor #Community #Conference

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EuroBioC2025 conference recap – Bioconductor community blog

Highlights from the 2025 European Bioconductor Conference in Barcelona

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Wolfgang Huber @wkhuber.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Do you like theoretical biology, mathematical&conceptual modelling and want to apply yourself to cutting-edge research at all levels of biology, from molecules to ecosystems? Come to EMBL! Scope includes physics-based models, emergence, statistics, ML/AI embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

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Robert Castelo @robertclab.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

#EuroBioC2025 is over and it has been a blast! Thanks to all participants that came to @prbb.org for contributing to make such an enjoyable event and special thanks to the support from our sponsors, the organizing institutions @upf.edu @isglobal.org and the European @bioconductor.bsky.social Society

Group picture with all participants at EuroBioC2025

Vince Carey, Bioconductor project lead, giving the opening keynote lecture.

Audience carefully listening to Vince Carey in the Auditorium.

Christophe Vanderaa giving a workshop on msqrob2, a robust modelling workflow for mass spectrometry-based proteomics

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Bioconductor @bioconductor.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

EuroBioC2025 is in full swing here in Barcelona! Day 1 was full of great talks, conversations, and that amazing Bioconductor community energy. Excited for what’s ahead today and tomorrow! #EuroBioC2025 #Bioconductor #OpenScience #Community

EuroBioC2025 group photo on PRBB terrace with sea in background.

EuroBioC2025 welcome in PRBB auditorium by host Robert Castelo, showing slides with conference sticker and sponsor logos.

EuroBioC2025 hexwall banner with the hexwall creator Kevin Rue-Albrecht standing beside it.

EuroBioC2025 carved wooden keyring, a gift for all participants, created by Annekathrin Nedwed.

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Robert Castelo @robertclab.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Last chance to attend EuroBioC2025 and/or learn about bulk or single-cell RNA-seq in the preceding Bioconductor Carpentry Workshops. Register by August 28th! Do not miss this opportunity at the seafront of Barcelona!!

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Maria Bernabeu @mariabernabeu.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Pre-print alert 🚨: We have developed 2D and 3D stable iPSC endothelial-differentiation models through dox inducible ETS expression. We demonstrate endothelial identity and used these models for studying malaria pathogenesis research. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

This is wild! Engineering E. coli bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol (Tylenol) www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Bioconductor @bioconductor.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

🧬 New from the Bioconductor Training Committee: We’re teaming up with @physaliacourses.bsky.social‬ for co-branded training in bioinformatics and computational biology. Details here 👉 blog.bioconductor.org/posts/2025-0...

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Bioconductor Training partners with Physalia Courses – Bioconductor community blog

A new collaboration to expand access to bioinformatics training through co-branded courses, instructor support, and inclusive access.

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Robert Castelo @robertclab.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Two workshops on the analysis of bulk and single-cell RNA-seq with @bioconductor.bsky.social at @upf.edu Campus Mar. Do not miss the opportunity to learn with Carpentry-certified instructors👇

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Bioconductor @bioconductor.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

🎓 Sharpen your RNA-seq skills at EuroBioC2025 Workshops! 📍 Barcelona | Bulk & Single-cell RNA-seq 📅 Sept 15–16 | Hands-on training 🎟️ Limited spots. Register now: eurobioc2025.bioconductor.org #Bioinformatics #EuroBioC2025

Flyer for EuroBioC2025 Carpentry Workshops in Barcelona, Sept 15–16, 2025. Includes two in-person workshops on bulk and single-cell RNA-seq analysis. Hosted at Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Features logos, QR code, and registration link: eurobioc2025.bioconductor.org.

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Leo Otsuki @leootsuki.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Delighted that our work on positional memory is now published. We asked how axolotl cells 'know' which part of the limb to regenerate after injury. www.nature.com/articles/s41... A joy to work with super team Sarah Plattner, Yuka Sugiura, Francisco Falcon and Elly Tanaka. 🧵1/14

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Bioconductor @bioconductor.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

📝 New Bioconductor blog post! We’ve just published a recap of our first in-person course in Africa, held in Nairobi this March 🇰🇪 Read about the highlights, feedback, and what’s next: 👉 blog.bioconductor.org/posts/2025-0... #Bioinformatics #BioconductorAfrica #OpenScience #RStats #CapacityBuilding

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Bioconductor in Africa: Highlights from Our First In-Person Course – Bioconductor community blog

A blog for the Bioconductor community!

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Bioconductor @bioconductor.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

📣 EuroBioC2025 Registration is Open! 🎉 📍 Barcelona, 17–19 Sept 2025 Join us for keynotes, talks, workshops & more on open-source bioinformatics & Bioconductor. 🔗 eurobioc2025.bioconductor.org/pages/regist... #EuroBioC2025 #Bioinformatics

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registration – EuroBioC2025

The budget EuroBioC2025 is conceived to break even after the conference. As a result, the organization of the EuroBioC2025 is unable to offer individual refunds.

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Robert Castelo @robertclab.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Participate in the Bioconductor community by sharing your work in a meeting designed to maximize interactivity and productivity at the seafront of Barcelona! 👩‍💻🏖️🧬 #EuroBiocC2025

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Bioconductor @bioconductor.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Bioconductor 3.21 is released! A huge thank you to all developers and community members for your contributions. Explore what’s new in the full release announcement: bioconductor.org/news/bioc_3_... #Bioconductor #RStats

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Bioconductor - Bioconductor 3.21 Released

The Bioconductor project aims to develop and share open source software for precise and repeatable analysis of biological data. We foster an inclusive and collaborative community of developers and…

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Bioconductor @bioconductor.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

🚀 GBCC2025 Update! 🚀 Abstract deadline extended to April 8, 2025! 🎉 For ~10 min TALKS: Register first (no deposit needed now). Submission guidelines: gbcc2025.netlify.app/abstracts/su... For ~1.5 hr TRAINING DEMOS: Fill out this form: forms.gle/i34Ag8SHMtBA... Join us! 🌟 #GBCC2025

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Submission Guidelines

Essential details for submitting your abstract to GBCC 2025.

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Henrik Bengtsson @henrikbengtsson.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Liberating the future! Major progress to #Futureverse - new, exciting, frequently-requested features. RC 1 of 'future' package is now available as: install.packages("future", repos = c("https://futureverse.r-universe.dev", "cloud.r-project.org')) Please give it a try🙏 #rstats #parallel

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Bioconductor @bioconductor.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

🎉 Announcing the EuroBioC2025 Sticker Winner! 🏆 Chaima Hkimi’s design features the Sagrada Família, Park Güell colours, and a nod to Bioconductor in the text. Pick up the sticker at #EuroBioC2025! #Bioconductor #Bioinformatics #RStats #StickerContest

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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Big news: we are setting up a new non-profit organization to run bioRxiv and medRxiv. It's called openRxiv [no it's not a new preprint server; it's dedicated organization to oversee the servers] openrxiv.org 1/n

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Homepage - openRxiv

openRxiv is an independent non-profit, the new organizational home for bioRxiv and medRxiv, enabling researchers to instantly share groundbreaking findings with the global scientific community.

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Bioconductor @bioconductor.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

🎨 Reminder that EuroBioC2025 Sticker Contest is still open! Deadline Mar 10. Don't miss out on the chance to have your design featured at the conference and win free registration ✨ Submit buff.ly/42JiCLN Abstracts are open for submission too! #EuroBioC2025 #RStats #Bioinformatics #StickerContest

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Sean Davis @seandavi.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Given the recent and ongoing service interruptions in PubMed, National Library of Medicine, NIH Reporter, etc., I put together a status page that covers a few key resources and some NIH institute pages. stats.uptimerobot.com/Zrqh8AhvKn Let me know what other sites you'd like to see added.

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Jason “Obstacle to Progress” Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

HT to Sean Davis for creating a status page for NIH websites: stats.uptimerobot.com/Zrqh8AhvKn - simultaneous worth sharing and sad.

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Government Biomedical data

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Alicia Oshlack @aliciao.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Our CITE-seq paper analysing 45 BAL samples from (un)treated kids with CF and contrls. BAL is tricky, 44 celltypes dominated by macrophages. Trailblazing analysis led by @jovmaksimovic.bsky.social @melanieneeland.bsky.social @shivanthans.bsky.social and collaborators www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Bioconductor @bioconductor.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

📝 New Bioconductor blog post on Bioconductor Carpentry! We're celebrating two years of global training with Bioconductor Carpentry. Read about our progress and achievements so far. Check it out here: buff.ly/spm32wW #Bioconductor #Carpentries #Bioinformatics #RStats #OpenScience

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Bioconductor Carpentry: Celebrating Two Years of Global Training – Bioconductor community blog

A blog for the Bioconductor community!

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Universitat Pompeu Fabra @upf.edu · 20/02/2025

#Recerca L’anàlisi massiva de dades permet avançar en la comprensió de com funciona la immunoteràpia i buscar respostes per esbrinar per què els actuals tractaments amb aquesta tècnica només funcionen el 20% en els pacients amb càncer de bufeta avançat.

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L’anàlisi massiva de dades permet avançar en la comprensió de com funciona la immunoteràpia

Identifiquen marcadors predictors de la resposta al tractament amb immunoteràpia gràcies a un estudi amb dades de més de 700 pacients procedents de sis cohorts diferents, que publica 'Nature Communica...

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Bioconductor @bioconductor.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

📣 EuroBioC2025: Abstract Submissions Open! Join us in Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸, Sep 17-19, 2025, for the European Bioconductor Conference! Submit your abstract for a short talk, workshop, or poster by Apr 24. ➡️ Submit buff.ly/3EN9w6P #EuroBioC2025 #Bioinformatics #RStats #DataScience

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European Bioconductor Conference 2025

EuroBioC2025 is the European edition of the Bioconductor conference that will take place on September 17th to 19th, 2025, in Barcelona, Spain. EuroBioC2025 will bring together the Bioconductor…

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Constantin Ahlmann-Eltze @const-ae.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

I just uploaded the first version of {{exactplot}} to github.com/const-ae/exa... 🎉 It produces figures with consistent font size, Latex labels, and millimeter-perfect layouting. It's an alternative to patchwork with less elegant syntax but much more flexibility. #rstats

$xp_compose_plots( xp_text("Welcome to \\texttt{exactplot} with \\LaTeX{} support", x = 1, y = 2, fontsize = xp$fontsize_large, fontface = "bold"), xp_text("A) Flipper length vs.\\ beak size", x = 1, y = 8), xp_plot(scatter_plot, x = 0, y = 12, width = 80, height = 40), xp_text("B) Beak sizes", x = 84, y = 8), xp_plot(beak_lengths, x = 82, y = 12, width = 58, height = 40), xp_text(density_formula, x = 99, y = 12, fontsize = xp$fontsize_small), width = 140, height = 52, keep_tex_file = FALSE, filename = "example.pdf" )$

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Bioconductor @bioconductor.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

🎨 EuroBioC2025 Sticker Contest! Unleash your creativity for the European Bioconductor Conference in Barcelona! The winning sticker will be featured on our website and handed out at the event. 🗓 Deadline: Mar 10, 2025 🏆 Prize: Free reg to EuroBioC2025 for winning design! Abstract call coming soon!

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Wolfgang Huber @wkhuber.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Come work at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in the beautiful science & university city Heidelberg as a Research Software Engineer on R/Bioconductor tools for biological data science and AI ! embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/EMBL/job/Hei...

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Bioconductor @bioconductor.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

🌍 Bioconductor Course, Kenya 2025 🎓 Join us for our first in-person Bioconductor course in Kenya, happening March 24–28, 2025, in Nairobi! This free course is for bioinformatics beginners and builds on our global Carpentry program. 🔗 Apply: buff.ly/40CJL02 #Bioinformatics #RStats #RNAseq

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Robert Castelo @robertclab.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Two tenure-track positions on computational (www.upf.edu/ca/web/biome...) and quantitative (www.upf.edu/ca/web/biome...) biology at the Medicine and Life Sci. Dept. of @upf.edu. Come and join us to work in the unique environment of @prbb.org at the seafront of Barcelona! Deadline Jan 28. Please RP!!

View from the terrace of the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park at the seafront of Barcelona.

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