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Saskia Hiltemann 🍍
@shiltemann.bsky.social
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Bioinformatics Post-Doc Uni Freiburg, Coordinator of the Galaxy Training Network, DataPLANT data steward, lover of cats, space, crochet, puzzles, CTFs & more

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dompsfr.bsky.social
We concluded the second day with two exciting workshops:
•Science illustration with Michal Rössler (freelancer), and
•Introduction to bioinformatic tools related to the evolution of land plants with @dvarshney.bsky.social and @shiltemann.bsky.social (from @watertoland.bsky.social).
April 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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bebatut.bsky.social
🚀 New paper alert! 🚀

Excited to share latest #Galaxy #Ecology work in GigaScience:

"Guidance framework to apply best practices in ecological data analysis: lessons learned from building Galaxy-Ecology" 🌿🔬

🔗 Read it here: academic.oup.com/gigascience/...

#OpenScience @galaxyproject.bsky.social
Guidance framework to apply best practices in ecological data analysis: lessons learned from building Galaxy-Ecology
Abstract. Numerous conceptual frameworks exist for best practices in research data and analysis (e.g., Open Science and FAIR principles). In practice, ther
academic.oup.com
March 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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dompsfr.bsky.social
This week we will have our 3rd internal DOMPS Symposium. We are really looking forward to it, so here is the schedule as teaser. Find out more about the keynote speakers and workshops on the website.
dompssymposium.wixsite.com/domps
March 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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buyeuropean.bsky.social
Another useful website to find out which products and brands NOT to buy:
isitamerican.eu
#BuyEuropean 🇪🇺💪👍
isitamerican.eu
March 9, 2025 at 10:05 AM
shiltemann.bsky.social
Great GTN & Galaxy Hackathon by the SPOC community and ELIXIR-UK! Thanks to @nomadscientist.bsky.social for leading the effort!

@elixiruknode.org @galaxyproject.bsky.social #galaxyproject
Statistics about the event. 3 new contributors, 19 Pull requests made, 8 tutorials updated, 9 issues raised, and more!
February 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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galaxytraining.bsky.social
SPOC HDR UK ELIXIR-UK CoFest 2025: How did it go?

Read more at https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/news/2025/02/14/spoc_hdr_cofest.html

@galaxyproject.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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rensingstefan.bsky.social
The 2025 #scicomm award of the @molplantsci.bsky.social section of @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social goes to @somssich.bsky.social - congratulations! You might know Marc by his plant science starter kit and his plant science classics post. #MBP2025
February 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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watertoland.bsky.social
Short reminder 🌱

The International Plant EVO-DEVO symposium "Evolution of Plant Reproduction" organized by
@icips.bsky.social

will take place near the botanical garden of Berlin (Germany) from March 25-28, 2025.

To register, go to: dfg-icips.org/berlin2025/

Deadline registration: 14.02.2025
February 11, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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galaxyproject.bsky.social
The Freiburg Galaxy Team is happy to announce this year's European Galaxy Days https://galaxyproject.org/events/2025-10-01-egd2025/ . Please mark you calendar: October 1st to 3rd

We are looking forward seeing you in Freiburg !

##UseGalaxy ##GalaxyProject ##UniFreiburg ##EOSC
European Galaxy Days (EGD)
European Galaxy Days meeting in Autumn 2025
galaxyproject.org
February 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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watertoland.bsky.social
@shiltemann.bsky.social and Deepti Varshney from @uni-freiburg.de giving insights into DataPLANT, MAdLand, and Galaxy: Tools and Resources for Plant Research @ #MBP2025 in Hennef 🌱
February 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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rensingstefan.bsky.social
@shiltemann.bsky.social and Deepti Varshney on computational plant science tools developed in the framework of @nfdi4plants.bsky.social @watertoland.bsky.social @galaxyproject.bsky.social usegalaxy.eu @uni-freiburg.de
#MBP2025
Galaxy
Galaxy is a community-driven web-based analysis platform for life science research.
usegalaxy.eu
February 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
shiltemann.bsky.social
Great list of European alternatives to popular US tech services (e.g. cloud computing, file hosting, maps, translation, messaging, and much more)

european-alternatives.eu/categories
January 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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bebatut.bsky.social
Our new preprint "microGalaxy: A gateway to tools, workflows, and training for accessible, reproducible, and FAIR microbial data analysis" is live! 🎉

📝 Read it here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

#Microbiome #FAIRdata #usegalaxy @galaxyproject.bsky.social
microGalaxy: A gateway to tools, workflows, and training for reproducible and FAIR analysis of microbial data
Microbial research generates vast and complex data from diverse omics technologies, necessitating innovative analytical solutions. microGalaxy (Galaxy for Microbiology) addresses these needs with a us...
www.biorxiv.org
January 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
shiltemann.bsky.social
Have a look at your GTN community wrapped for 2024!

Happy Holidays!
galaxytraining.bsky.social GTN @galaxytraining.bsky.social · Dec 20
To thank our amazing communities who make the GTN what it is, a holiday gift from the GTN: all your achievements on a single new "Community Home" page!

A joyful reflection of all the hard work, dedication, and collaboration in our communities! Thank you!

training.galaxyproject.org/training-mat...
GTN's Gift for 2024
Community Pages
training.galaxyproject.org
December 20, 2024 at 4:04 PM
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galaxytraining.bsky.social
Attention Dutch Researchers! Join the half-day workshop at SURF on January 28, 2025 to learn how to deploy your own Galaxy on the SURF Research Cloud.

Followed by drinks and networking with the Galaxy-NL community!

More info: training.galaxyproject.org/events/2025-...

@galaxyproject.bsky.social
Galaxy at SURF Research Cloud workshop
Half-day workshop demonstrating the local Galaxy instance built for users of SURF Research Cloud.
training.galaxyproject.org
December 19, 2024 at 12:41 PM
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joannakacprzyk.bsky.social
A survey on why people want to study and work with plants: please participate and share <3

forms.gle/btg9GP1L3CTh...
Plant Biologists and How to Find Them?
We are Dr Joanna Kacprzyk and Dr Rainer Melzer from School of Biology and Environmental Science at University College Dublin, Ireland. Our project Plant Biologists and How to Find Them? aims to invest...
forms.gle
December 3, 2024 at 11:57 AM
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rensingstefan.bsky.social
Proud to share TAPscan v4, automated annotation of 138 TF families; code, webtool and database available online.
@watertoland.bsky.social @nfdi4plants.bsky.social @jandevries.bsky.social @shiltemann.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/tpj....
Diagram of the TAPscan v4 workflow
December 13, 2024 at 6:25 AM
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galaxytraining.bsky.social
Credit where it’s due: GTN Reviewers in the spotlight

We would like to recognise and thank all of the reviewers who have contributed. Today, we are highlighting your efforts across every learning material in the GTN
https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/news/2024/12/02/reviewing.html
Credit where it's due: GTN Reviewers in the spotlight
We would like to recognise and thank all of the reviewers who have contributed to the GTN tutorials; your efforts are greatly appreciated, and we are grateful for your contributions to the GTN communi...
training.galaxyproject.org
December 3, 2024 at 1:38 PM
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scalzi.com
Yes! Alt text is useful and quickly becomes second nature to do. But when one forgets (as I sometimes do), the prompting is a big help.
November 20, 2024 at 2:15 PM
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jay.bsky.team
Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉

We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
shiltemann.bsky.social
Teamwork makes the Dream work
amathelier.bsky.social Anthony Mathelier @amathelier.bsky.social · Nov 18
🧵 Bioinformatics faces a critical challenge: despite its importance, software quality often falls short due to the lack of proper development practices.

In our latest paper, we advocate for improving software quality in bioinformatics through teamwork.

academic.oup.com/bioinformati...
Illustration comparing the improvement process in software writing to rock climbing.
November 19, 2024 at 7:01 PM
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galaxyproject.bsky.social
The MGnify Amplicon Pipeline v5.0 is now live on Galaxy!
With 5 modular sub-workflows, this pipeline gives you the flexibility to analyze microbiome data your way—covering QC, rRNA-prediction, ITS analysis, and more.

galaxyproject.org/news/2024-11...
MGnify amplicon pipeline v5.0 on Galaxy
Porting the MGnify Amplicon Pipeline v5.0 to Galaxy: A Collaborative Effort with EBI
galaxyproject.org
November 18, 2024 at 6:00 PM
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swordsjew.bsky.social
I made a blocklist for some of the new showing up to troll anti trans folks. No oxygen for these schmoes! bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 18, 2024 at 11:25 PM
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galaxyproject.bsky.social
Early bird registration for GCC2024 is now open!
Join us in the beautiful city of Brno, Czech Republic, from June 24th to 29th, 2024, for an unforgettable experience of learning, collaboration, and networking.

Register and learn more: galaxyproject.org/events/gcc20...
January 17, 2024 at 5:24 PM
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galaxyproject.bsky.social
Attending #PAG31? Be sure to stop by Pacific H-I to see a couple of our community members present at the "Teaching Genetics, Genomics, Biotechnology, and Bioinformatics" workshop today starting at 4 PM!
-> plan.core-apps.com/pag_2024/eve...
January 13, 2024 at 4:48 PM