Reposted by Varsha KhodiyarMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 07/06/2026NEW: Data just out for the complete 2024 set of Horizon projects shows that the UK still lags way behind the proportion it was getting before the Brexit vote. It’s been a decade of damage to UK science. 🔬📉😢 8286137
Reposted by Varsha KhodiyarBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 09/05/2026They scream about the Green Party's imaginary antisemitism for weeks before the election. But almost completely ignored this. Will there be outrage now? No they don't care about actual racism and antisemitism, it was just to smear the Left. 12243137
Reposted by Varsha KhodiyarGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/05/2026A please @labouruk.bsky.social, stop saying that it's up to us to stop Reform. YOU could stop a Reform government in 2029, by introducing the proportional representation so many in the country have been clamouring for. The only way Farage can win is through our crazy first-past-the-post system. 18740891263
Varsha Khodiyar @varsha-khodiyar.bsky.social · 22/01/2026This kind of racist bullying was a reality for many non-white kids in the 70's and 80's in the UK. This is what some UK politicians want to go back to. We all need to vote wisely in May. #livedexperience 000
Varsha Khodiyar @varsha-khodiyar.bsky.social · 24/11/2025www.linkedin.com/posts/varsha...linkedin.comImplementing OBDM; application-centric to data-centric | Varsha KhodiyarReflecting on the warm reception Ben Gardner, Derek Scuffell and I were given at Connected Data London last week. This was my first Knowledge Graph conference, and I have to say I loved it - full of e... 000
Reposted by Varsha KhodiyarMagdalena Skipper @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Monoclonal antibodies are 50! 🎂 The story of their discovery shows how the free exchange of ideas can revolutionize molecular biology & lead to life-changing treatments. It was a kind of scientific ‘relay race’. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41... @nature.com (now & in 1975)nature.comMonoclonal antibodies revolutionized biomedical science and health careThe story of the discovery of these molecules 50 years ago shows how the free exchange of ideas can lead to life-changing treatments. 0245
Varsha Khodiyar @varsha-khodiyar.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Gabry Rustici giving the keynote for the Education track #ISMBECCB2025 081
Reposted by Varsha KhodiyarBioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC) @bosc.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Just as Chris launched into the topic of knowledge censorship, the AI transcription and the slides stopped working. Coincidence?? 🤔 #BOSC2025 176
Varsha Khodiyar @varsha-khodiyar.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Full house for James Zhou's #ISMBECCB2025 keynote! 020
Varsha Khodiyar @varsha-khodiyar.bsky.social · 21/07/2025"We build an entire building each time we get money, but nobody builds the roads in between" Susheel Varmar 'ranting' about the lack of interoperability planning resulting in the inability to integrate data. #BOSC2025 022
Varsha Khodiyar @varsha-khodiyar.bsky.social · 21/07/2025"it's the thing that doesn't get you papers (curation, wrangling, governance) that enables AI projects" Couldn't agree more with Susheel Varmar @sagebio.bsky.social #BOSC2025 #ISMBEBBC2025 011
Reposted by Varsha KhodiyarGigaScience Journal @gigascience.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Now up in #BOSC2025 is our Ed Board Member @monimunozto.bsky.social talking about the AI/ML readiness of biomedical data through the Bridge2AI project #ISMBECCB2025 #ISMB2025 176
Varsha Khodiyar @varsha-khodiyar.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Data cataloguing is so important for good data management. However, it seems that data catalogue silos are inevitable. If we could agree allowed metadata formats (csv, json, ttl?), to enable metadata interoperability, could that provide some mitigation to siloing? #ISMBECCB2025 #BOSC2025 032
Varsha Khodiyar @varsha-khodiyar.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Inspiring talk by Iain Buchan about the impact of the NHS 'Data into Action' programme, which has been active in Merseyside over the last few years. #ISMBECCB2025 Take home for me: Digital poverty is a significant impediment to good health in an increasingly digital health service 020
Varsha Khodiyar @varsha-khodiyar.bsky.social · 21/07/2025@nomiharris.bsky.social kicking off #BOSC2025 at #ISMBECCB2025 0114
Reposted by Varsha KhodiyarGigaScience Journal @gigascience.bsky.social · 21/07/2025The OG of biocuration Amos Bairoch giving us insight into what makes a good biocurator (an autistic Samurai to knowledge) in the morning keynote at #ISMBECCB2025 #ISMB2025 032
Varsha Khodiyar @varsha-khodiyar.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Love the idea of figuring out how to increase dopamine hits (or biscuits) to encourage submissions to bioscience resources! #ISMBECCB2025 UI design and UX are underappreciated considering their importance in guiding user behaviour 010
Varsha Khodiyar @varsha-khodiyar.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Really interesting Q&A following Amos Bairoc's #ISMBECCB2025 keynote. Seems to be an understanding that we cannot rely only on public funds for bioscience resources. IMHO it would be worth exploring micropayments for access to individual records, with 'credit' for biocuration contributions. 002
Varsha Khodiyar @varsha-khodiyar.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Wonderful #ISMBECCB2025 keynote from Amos Bairoch, giving a whistle stop tour of attitudes to #biocuration over the last 45 years. I'll certainly be reusing the phrase "the F in #FAIRdata does not mean free"! 011
Varsha Khodiyar @varsha-khodiyar.bsky.social · 20/07/2025On my way to Liverpool for #ISMBECCB2025, and very much looking forward to taking part in the #BOSC Data Sustainability panel! 000
Varsha Khodiyar @varsha-khodiyar.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Absolutely shocking situation for a key model organism database. www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb... (If you want to know what we have learned from studying fruit flies, this video gives a nice overview www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjWG...)philanthropy.cam.ac.ukDrosophila Genetic DatabaseThe Drosophila Genetic Database, FlyBase, is on the brink of collapse due to the sudden termination of the FlyBase NIH grant, which includes salaries for 5 literature curators based at the University ... 000
Varsha Khodiyar @varsha-khodiyar.bsky.social · 04/06/2025I'm attending #ISMBECCB2025 in Liverpool, United Kingdom from July 20-24. Who else is going? Register here and don't miss it! invt.io/1bxbt6762vninvt.ioI'm participating the ISMB/ECCB 2025 conference, join me!Register now 000
Reposted by Varsha KhodiyarMagdalena Skipper @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social · 01/05/2025NIH to suspend funds for research abroad as it overhauls policy - An exclusive story from the Nature News team This NIH move threatens thousands of collaborative projects on infectious diseases, cancer and more 🧪 #AcademicSky #MedSky @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comExclusive: NIH to suspend funds for research abroad as it overhauls policyMove by US biomedical agency threatens thousands of projects on infectious diseases, cancer and more. 01812
Reposted by Varsha KhodiyarMagdalena Skipper @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social · 09/04/2025It’s 30 years since The Beijing Declaration when world leaders agreed how to achieve equal rights, opportunities, power & safety for women & girls. A @natureportfolio.nature.com collection gives a snapshot of progress & where we could/should do better #womeninSTEM www.nature.com/collections/...nature.comThe Beijing Declaration: 30 years of progressJournals from the Nature Portfolio wish to celebrate the achievements that have been made since the Beijing declaration for women's rights, emphasize areas ... 087
Reposted by Varsha KhodiyarCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 08/02/20251. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...grants.nih.govNOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost RatesNIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD 25469964077
Varsha Khodiyar @varsha-khodiyar.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Really pleased to see the Global Biodata Coalition white paper out. Especially important in these troubled times globalbiodata.org/white-paper-...globalbiodata.orgGlobal Biodata Coalition Publishes White Paper to Address Biodata Resource Sustainability - Global Biodata CoalitionThe Global Biodata Coalition announces the publication of a groundbreaking White Paper that sets out an approach to to enhance the sustainability of biodata resources worldwide. 000
Reposted by Varsha KhodiyarLiberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 22/01/2025"We cannot leave it to the Musks and Zuckerbergs of this world to set the bounds of free speech for billions of people around the world. "We cannot leave it to them to control the flow of information – and misinformation – to so many voters, in so many democracies." @eddavey.libdems.org.uk 818358
Varsha Khodiyar @varsha-khodiyar.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Sad that my first post here is on the devastating news about the NIH, but it's completely in keeping with my motivation to stop using Twitter. I am hopeful that we can create a new open science and FAIR data community network here instead. 140
Reposted by Varsha KhodiyarCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 23/01/2025Today the Trump admin abruptly and indefinitely terminated many of the activities of the National Institutes of Health, the $50B/year collection of agencies that power the US biotech and health ecosystems. Even if these orders were lifted tomorrow, the disruption would be enormous. Why care? 🧵 20656266
