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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

📽️🎞️ and the recording of our info webinar here: webcast.ec.europa.eu/eic-pathfind... (3/3)

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List of sessions - Streaming Service of the European Commission

Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

ℹ️📄 And for anyone interested in applying: the application deadline is Oct 22, 2026. We have various EIC resources available on how to prepare a strong application. You can find a short teaser and the full challenge guide with further information here: eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-... (2/3)

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List of sessions - Streaming Service of the European Commission

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

📣📣📣Really happy to see this short summary of our #EIC *Biotechnology for Healthy Ageing* #funding call out, also explaining our portfolio approach to EIC Pathfinder challenges and how it applies to this topic: rdcu.be/FPiGUWcQXSSa #biotech #ageing (1/3)

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Same here. Just knowing clutter and minor unresolved tasks are there, blocks me from doing creative task. Have not found a solution, so curious to see suggestions!

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Really fascinating two-headed two-coloured #tulip growing in our garden. 🌷🌷🌷 Wishing I'd paid more attention in plant development class to know how this is possible and if I can expect the same to happen next year... 🧬🤔 #spring #tulipseason #surprisephenotype

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

❓Today I called an ✈️ airline ✈️customer service for a booking I couldn't resolve online. As it turned out, neither could the agent at the other end of the line. But after about 10 minutes he informed me that my call time was up (even though issue was still unresolved). Is this a thing now?? 🤔

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Just came across "About: Blanks": blank notebooks with real #book covers. Undecided if I like the idea or not. On one hand the notebooks are beautiful & #recycling is better than throwing books away,but it's also sad: It feels like only the book covers are deemed worthy to save, not the content...

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PRISM-LT @prism-livingtissues.eu · 18/03/2026

Most biotech training focuses on what you can do. The ELSA Summer School on Engineered Living Materials will focus on how to integrate ethical, legal, and social points into your research and how to communicate evolving science to the public and policymakers. prism-livingtissues.eu/elsa-summer-...

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ELSA Summer School on Engineered Living Materials, 13–17 Jul 2026, UK

Five-day residential summer school on the ethics, law and society of engineered living materials. Glasgow & Loch Lomond. Apply by 22 March.

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

We'll cover general "how to", the EIC's collaborative portfolio approach&detail the sub-topics of the funding call (therapeutic approaches, biomarkers on non-animal models) If you know someone for whom this may be if interest-spread the word! #sciencefunding #biotechinnovation #ageingresearch

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

📢European scientists interested in translational #ageing research: join our online info session on the upcoming EIC #funding call on "Biotechnology for Healthy Ageing" on 🗓️March 20, 2026. 📝Registration: lnkd.in/gJAUXB66

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Question to the bsky crowd: does a weekly (i.e. 6-7day) biological cycle exist in people? Thinking specifically about hormonal and/or drug-response related...

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European Medicines Agency @ema.europa.eu · 17/02/2026

EMA is organising a virtual webinar to explore the evolving role of platform technologies, bringing together regulators and medical developers to discuss how they can be used beyond quality and manufacturing. Mark your calendars and tune into the live broadcast 👇 www.ema.europa.eu/en/events/we...

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Florian T. Merkle, PhD @florianmerkle.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Undergrads seeking summer research experience in gene or cell therapy: there's a *paid opportunity* from @bsgct.bsky.social! Please apply before 27th Feb. Please see bsgct.org/undergraduate/ for details. Please repost to help spread the word - thanks!

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Joanna Bagniewska @joannabagniewska.com · 24/01/2026

Thanks to the White House about half the internet learnt that there are actually no penguins in Greenland. Yay #scicomm! BUT there *is* one 🐧living in the northern hemisphere: the Galapagos penguin, the only species found (just) north of the equator. No, the "penguin" on the WH tweet is not it. 🧪🪶

White House tweet with Trump walking with a penguin toward a Greenland flag

Galapagos penguin, photo by putneymark (Wikimedia commons)

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Thanks to the Brussels Liszt Institue and the Belgian Club of Hungarian Scientists for organising!

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Last week I joined a presentation by the mathematician István Lénárt on spherical (vs Euclidean) geometry using oranges, markers and bottle caps. It was a ton of fun, very inspiring and really reminded me how learning new stuff can take the mind of things, such as current affairs...

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CEN and CENELEC @cen-cenelec.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

🌟 Are you a Young Professional shaping the future of European #Standardization? CEN and CENELEC want to hear your story! 💬 We’re looking for passionate young experts who are making a difference through standards. 📩 Reach out to schedule an interview and share your experience!

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Yes, absolutely. And I love how this paper also looks at how the lottery scheme was received. I feel that attitudes have already changed a lot on the last 10years, but it will be critical that the community is on board for a large-scale rollout, so documenting perception is critical.

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Really fascinating data. If I remember correctly, the Volkswagen Stiftung had similarly reported on increase in diversity during interim evaluations of their lottery scheme.

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Manuel Thery @manuelthery.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

#LivingArchitectures We put cells and cytoskeleton filaments on the architecture of the musée d'Orsay. www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/agenda/ev... Scientists of the #CytoMorphoLab adapted their protocols to illustrate the questions that keep them awake at night. -> Two shows on the 24th and 25th of January.

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Normally, every year I make a special advent 🗓️ for my family. They have included treasure hunts across town, quizzes and a day-by-day story. But this year, my 7y.o. and husband went all out to surprise me with a calendar they made for me! ❤️🤶🏻🎄🎄🤶🏻❤️ Can't wait to see what each day has in store!

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Almost 20 years after it was published I finally read World War Z and I'm crazy shocked by a) how underrepresented women are in the book, and b) how little this seems to be discussed in most analyses of the book. #howManyWomen #weekendreading

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

If you're interested to apply, John our online info days: 1. 🎦General Info Day, Nov 13: eic.ec.europa.eu/events/onlin... 2. 🎦Info Day Accelerator Challenges, Nov 14: eic.ec.europa.eu/events/onlin... 3. 🎦 Info Day Advanced Innovation Challenges, Nov 17: eic.ec.europa.eu/events/onlin...

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Online Info Day - EIC Work Programme 2026

The European Innovation Council (EIC) will present the new Work Programme 2026 during an online Info Day on 13 November 2025, showcasing upcoming funding opportunities and achievements from previous w...

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

The #EIC work programme 2026 is out! It includes 2 health-related challenges: - ⌛Pathfinder Challenge: #Biotechnology for Healthy #Ageing - 🧫 Advanced Innovation Challenge: Translating Disruptive New Approach Methodologies #NAMs into Practice 📑 Check it out: www.linkedin.com/safety/go?ur...

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Almost 10yrs ago🫣 I contributed to a @nature.com Careers story on Individual Dev Plans (IDPs). This summer I got to follow up,discuss my career&IDPs some more. 🎧The podcast is now out! It's part of a series on career strategies/tools, all of which is worth a listen👂🏻 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Client Challenge

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Really enjoying this story about Fred Ramsdell not knowing about his Nobel prize in Medicine, because he's offline, hiking in Idaho. There seems to be such pressure to be reachable all the time nowadays, that is nice to see! 😅 www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

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Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid

Fred Ramsdell was among those honoured with a 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine but might not know because he is somewhere in Idaho and uncontactable

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Husband recently got a @newyorker.com print subscription, and I've really enjoyed some of their #science and #technology pieces. For example, this one on the search for interventions for healthy #ageing was a really fun read: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Picture of a New Yorker article on ageing, titled "Live long and prosper"

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Dr Kathleen Millen @neurodevkathy.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

🚨🚨🚨🧪 H1B scientists who are traveling outside the USA. Please be aware that current advice is to return to the USA IMMEDIATELY

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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

NEW: Don't ask too many questions, but... NIH may not re-terminate the 900ish grants at issue in the main NIH lawsuits after all. To the PIs of reinstated grants, SPEND NOW! 🧵 Here's what NIH is probably thinking. Bear with me:

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 01/08/2025

Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.

Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships:
Expressions of interest can be submitted until 31 October 2025.

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

And with these 1500 pieces our summer staycation has officially begun... 🧩🧩🧩

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Sometimes I can't help but wonder what triggered inclusion of certain points in the user manual... Case in point: the crutch 🩼 that "does not respond to verbal or telepathic command" 😅

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

At a conference, and just noticed someone who is "taking notes" by having his computer microphone open, which is auto-transcribing the talks and from time-to-time trading pictures of key slides. Is this the future?

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Anna Obenauf @obenaufa.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

⭐ Faculty for the Future Fellows ⭐ Interesting opportunity for women scientists from the world’s developing and emerging economies schlumbergerfoundation.com/eligibility-...

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Eligibility Criteria - Schlumberger Foundation

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Oooh yes, fun times in the Raj Lab! And fun discussions about causality! Plus, writing a review was an excellent excuse to read a lot of interesting papers 📄😅

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

📢📢📢ICYMI: we're discussing #nanomedicine on Tuesday! There will be awesome #EIC projects and a roundtable discussion. It's virtual and free! Registration link in the original post.

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

If you're curious abt #nanomedicine & #healthcare, I'm thrilled to announce *Nanomedicine for Today and Tomorrow*, a joint EIC/ETPN event! 🗓️ 8 April, 2PM CET online We’ll present projects+discuss challenges/opportunities to bring nanomedicine to patients. Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AqETSFZxo...

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Nanomedicine for Today and Tomorrow: a joint EIC - ETPN event.

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

With the world on fire, this was just the thread I needed today, incl some awesome 🐁🐁🐁 mutants and what we *didn't* learn about 🦣 mutations.

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Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Great write up at @thetransmitter.bsky.social on the seeming erasure of SABV in the new era of NIH. Gotta say The Transmitter is killing it the last few weeks, first to report on the Federal Register block and now this. Leading the charge! 💪 www.thetransmitter.org/policy/exclu...

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Exclusive: NIH appears to archive policy requiring female animals in studies

Such a shift would “put us back in the dark ages in terms of our science,” says neuroscientist Anne Murphy, who helped to formulate the original policy.

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Visiting my mum+sorting through some old stuff. Found my high school geography notes, including lessons on #EU #history, #institutions & #policy from ~1999 (HU wasn't even a member state yet!). Who would have thought that 25 yrs later I will be working for the institutions... 🤯😱☺️ #BlastFromThePast

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Picture of handwritten notes from high school geography class in 1999

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

🚨 The CDC website is purging resources on LGBTQ+ health, diversity, equity, and health disparities. This is not just a bureaucratic change. It’s a dangerous decision with profound negative public health consequences. Let’s break down the harm this will cause. 🧵⬇️

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

If you have been affected by the fires in LA, or are concerned about your ability to keep precious Drosophila strains going during the latest funding crisis, we will host your strains as a backup. Please email me. Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.

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Uschi Symmons @usymmons.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Having an amazing time attending "Women's Health: Genes, data and advancing approaches" virtually. Presentations so far were 🎉🎉🎉. I learned so much&already have a looong post-meeting reading list 📄😊 Plus,one of the best hybrid conferences I've experienced to date. #WomensHealth2025

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