Wolfgang Huber

@wkhuber.bsky.social

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Statistician, Computational Biologist, R |> Bioconductor
https://www.huber.embl.de

Textbook: Modern Statistics for Modern Biology https://www.huber.embl.de/msmb/ (with @sherlockpholmes.bsky.social)

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Wolfgang Huber is a prominent German theologian and ethicist. Huber served as bishop of the Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia until November 2009. Huber succeeded Manfred Kock as Chairperson of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) in November 2003 and was succeeded by Bishop Margot Käßmann, the first woman in that position, in October 2009. .. more

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Wolfgang Huber @wkhuber.bsky.social · Aug 24

In July we had the 3rd edition of the Ukrainian Biological Data Science Summer School.
Now a regular, it has created a sense of community: young people eager to learn new topics, network across the country&world. Seeing how science is a positive&optimistic force.

www.huber.embl.de/group/posts/...

Ukrainian Biological Data Science Summer School 2025 – Huber Group @ EMBL

Uzhhorod, 19 July - 1 August 2025: the third edition

www.huber.embl.de

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 21h

Here is the whole Trump, Brexit, Russia story neatly summed up for you

The battle started about Ukraine, now it’s about big tech monopoly power

Reposted by Wolfgang Huber, Markus W. Gehring

Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 1d

Since it is Finland’s Independence Day today, here’s probably the most famous Finnish patriotic painting ever. My favourite too!

Because note the book the two-headed eagle is attacking. “Lex” - Law.

The rule of law.

“The Attack,” Edvard (Eetu) Isto, 1899.

“The Attack,” Edvard (Eetu) Isto, 1899. A two-headed eagle tries to take a book of law from a white and blue clad maiden.

Wolfgang Huber @wkhuber.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, Königstuhl, elevation 550m which is 450m above the valley floor. Not much, but enough for a remarkable inversion today.

Wolfgang Huber @wkhuber.bsky.social · 2d

Needed some physical exercise after a very exciting and fun trip to Oxford's Weatherall Institute yesterday, and a somewhat lengthy, delay-troubled trip back to Heidelberg this morning

Wolfgang Huber @wkhuber.bsky.social · 2d

Above the clouds

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Elizabeth Saunders, Fabrizio Coticchia , and 12 more Anne Applebaum, Elizabeth Saunders, Fabrizio Coticchia, Andreas Wagner, Jonathan Hopkin, Ben Tonra, Will Lowe, Els Torreele, Thomas Hegghammer, Michael Jones‐Correa, Wolfgang Huber, Philipp Sarasin, Kévin Limonier, Christina Pagel, Stuart Shapiro

Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 2d

The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:

The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.

Reposted by Jason Lyall, Wolfgang Huber, Greg Linden

Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 4d

Whatever comes out of them, today's talks in Moscow are a diplomatic all-time low for the US. Incompetent, mercurial envoys trying to reset relations w one of the worst regimes in the world at the expense of the victim of unprovoked aggression and the security of America's best allies in Europe.

Reposted by Martin Wattenberg, Charles West, Beatrice de Graaf , and 4 more Martin Wattenberg, Charles West, Beatrice de Graaf, Robert Wolfe, Wolfgang Huber, Catherine J. Frieman, David Stott

Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 4d

A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury

Wolfgang Huber @wkhuber.bsky.social · 5d

Yup, posted in a hurry, sorry. Human imperfection.
I added a screenshot with a better overview of thematic scope and practical info.

Wolfgang Huber @wkhuber.bsky.social · 5d

Here more details on the call, and topics:

Snowden St. @snowden.st · 5d

Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.

chart of child mortality in history, roughly 48% for all societies across the globe…until the 20th century, where it plummets to 4%

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 5d

“Europe is losing confidence, sinking into fatalism and justifying its passivity with the soothing thought that it has no real choice, as its cards are weak. Besides, in the long run, things will work out. Just wait for the U.S. midterms.”

www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Europe’s psychology of weakness

It’s time the EU ditched its failing strategy of “react, hope, repeat.”

www.politico.eu

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Rafael Irizarry @rafalab.bsky.social · 5d

📢 We are taking applications for our Postdoctoral Fellows Program at Harvard/DFCI!

🔹Join a research group in our department
🔹Co-mentoring opportunities with 2+ faculty
🔹Collaborate with investigators beyond our department
🔹Salary starts at $75K

Apply here: t.co/B7SLZzQFKu

https://ds.dfci.harvard.edu/postdocs/

t.co

Wolfgang Huber @wkhuber.bsky.social · 6d

Join EMBL's Interdisciplinary Postdoc Programme!
3 years funding, self-designed interdisciplinary project co-led between EMBL PI and PI in one of EMBL's actual, prospect or associate member states.

In particular: AI&Theory, use mathem. models, physics principles and AI

www.embl.org/about/info/p...

EIPOD-LinC Fellowship Programme – Postdoctoral Programme

www.embl.org

Wolfgang Huber @wkhuber.bsky.social · 6d

A post by UNESCO on group member Prisca Kweyamba, shared with Vicky Ingham's lab: www.unesco.org/en/articles/...

www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/en/kliniken-...

Harnessing the power of Genomics to defeat malaria

A Tanzanian scientist at the EMBL–UNESCO Residency in Germany uncovers how mosquitoes transmit malaria, paving the way for new parasite-blocking strategies

www.unesco.org

Reposted by Jonathan Wolff, Wolfgang Huber

Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 8d

Fig. 6: Mathematical model

Wolfgang Huber @wkhuber.bsky.social · 8d

Sadly, this is true, and already happening.
Maybe I'd say "environment of increased uncertainty" but in substance, right.

Pedro Beltrao @pedrobeltrao.bsky.social · 9d

Instead of simply empowering disadvantaged scientists, advanced AI models are creating an environment of mistrust where we will rely even more on poor proxies of reputation, favoring established scientists, privileged institutions and entrenching us into the system of tiered scientific journals.

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Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 9d

I'd like to thank the academy,

screenshot of my mail app icon showing 20,000 unread emails

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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 9d

How I imagine it must be like to work in a small university town

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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 9d

Well we had a blocked pipe that meant cutting through dry wall, tons of replumbing, and a houseful of mess. Can’t wait till AI can solve all this.

Reposted by Wolfgang Huber

Universität Heidelberg @uniheidelberg.bsky.social · 9d

Jan Lohmann erhält Lautenschläger-Forschungspreis: Auszeichnung ist mit 250.000 Euro dotiert – Preis für den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs geht an Lukas Bunse www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/...
#universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #forschung #preis #biologie #medizin #theologie

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Pedro Beltrao @pedrobeltrao.bsky.social · 9d

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 10d

This is Adriana, she was only 12-year-old. She died in hospital today. The girl was wounded on November 19, when Russia struck residential buildings in Ternopil with missiles. That same attack killed her mother🕯

This brings death tall in russian attack on Ternopil to 35.

Reposted by Wolfgang Huber, Edward A. Lemke

EMBL @embl.org · 10d

Anthony A. Hyman will become EMBL’s next Director General.

He joins EMBL from @mpi-cbg.de in Dresden. He is also Professor of Molecular Biology @tudresden.bsky.social, and was a group leader at EMBL Heidelberg from 1993 to 1999.

www.embl.org/news/people-...

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Stefano Mangiola @stemang.bsky.social · 10d

The Euro Bioc 2026 in Turku is official!

Reposted by Matthias Doepke, Wolfgang Huber

Rudi Bachmann @bachmannrudi.bsky.social · 11d

Strategische Unabhängigkeit Europas:

1) Putin-Regime wird 2026 wirtschaftlich kollabieren, wenn Sanktionen erhalten und verschärft werden.

2) Trump-Regime und MAGA werden 2026 elektoral kollabieren.

Also: Durchhalten, Waffen liefern, Vermögen verwenden, Schattenflotte lahmlegen.

Reposted by Wolfgang Huber

Tuomas Borman @tuomasborman.bsky.social · 11d

Representing EuroBioC2026 at the @abacbs.bsky.social Conference this week.

The next European @bioconductor.bsky.social Conference will be in Turku, Finland!

#ABACBS2025
#EuroBioC2026

Reposted by Wolfgang Huber

John Paul Helveston @jhelvy.bsky.social · 11d

🎉 Announcing surveydown v1.0.0!

surveydown is an #opensource #rstats package for building surveys with #Quarto & #Shiny. This release improves the survey design experience, including:

- Simplified YAML settings
- Auto page navigation
- Previous buttons!

More at surveydown.org/blog/2025-11...