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ESRF @esrf.fr · Aug 25

Science that serves #5years #EBS

On 25 August 2025, the ESRF marks five years since the Extremely Brilliant Source (ESRF-EBS), a revolutionary new high-energy synchrotron, began operation: 5 years of science.

www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · Aug 8

Fantastic news! Happy to see CICbioGUNE & BREM within InstructERIC. Feels like yesterday we pushed for a state-of-the-art cryo-EM facility in the Basque Country www.deia.eus/opinion/trib... and here we are
Thanks to all who have made this possible!
@instruct-eric.bsky.social @brtaeus.bsky.social

Instruct-ERIC @instruct-eric.bsky.social · Aug 7

We are delighted to announce that Instruct has added a Centre in Germany, and expanded its existing Centre in Spain with new facilities, services, and technologies!

See the list below - all new services will be available for funded access soon!
Watch this space!
instruct-eric.org/news/new-ger...

New German Centre and Expanded Spanish Centre Approved

Instruct-ERIC is a pan-European research infrastructure in structural biology, making high-end technologies and methods available to all European researchers.

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Martin Walsh @walshdls.bsky.social · Aug 4

krios 1 @diamondlightsource.bsky.social celebrated 10 years of user operations last week - many people thought we were mad to plonk it down in this spot in the synchrotron …but its still there as we ended up with a lot more in a very small space of time !

Titan krios I (a 300 KeV Cryo transmission electron microscope) with its 10 yr birthday hat in the experimental hall of Diamond Light Source.

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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · Jul 29

Irati, our PhD student, in action at the Phage & Virus Assembly Meeting 2025 (US) delivering a flash talk!
….the Abrescia Lab committed to train and promote early-career researchers!!
pvaconference.wixsite.com/pva2025

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CANS - Centre for New Antibacterial Strategies @cansuit.bsky.social · Jun 23

Want to hear about Finland's first giant virus?

@gabrielmfa.bsky.social did an excellent interview for a podcast episode in The Naked Scientist 🧪🦠

www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/int...

Finland's first giant virus

Investigative gene-ius...

www.thenakedscientists.com

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · Jun 16

Measles causes more than an acute illness: it suppresses immune memory and increases the risk of complications for years.

Even in a typical case of measles, children who survive the infection recover slowly.

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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · Jun 10

Curious about the real poster? Meet Irati at pvaconference.wixsite.com/pva2025 in the US!
...and find out how cryo-EM sheds light on complex biological systems thriving in our biosphere
#bioGUNE_Research #brtaeus.bsky.social @cicbiogune.bsky.social

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Sandra Greive @greives.bsky.social · Apr 15

For all you phage phriendly pholks out there. Consider going to PVA 2025. Its a fantastic conference. Great science with great people. #phagesky pvaconference.wixsite.com/pva2025

PVA 2025 | Phage Virus Assembly 2025

PVA 2025 XXIX Biennial Conference on Phage/Virus Assembly 15-20 June 2025 To promote research on virus assembly through open dialogue between researchers from around the world.

pvaconference.wixsite.com

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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · Jun 5

www.muyinteresante.com/ciencia/hall...

Científicos descubren por casualidad un virus gigante que es dos veces más grande que el de la gripe o el coronavirus y que revela nuevas claves sobre la evolución de estos organismos invisibles

Un descubrimiento inesperado en Finlandia revela que los virus gigantes son más comunes —y fascinantes— de lo que creíamos.

www.muyinteresante.com

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SBGrid Consortium @sbgrid.bsky.social · Jun 2

In case you missed our May webinar, it is now available!! Ellen Zhong from Princeton University presented CryoDRGN-AI.

Topic: CryoDRGN-AI: Neural ab initio reconstruction of challenging cryo-EM and cryo-ET datasets
Host: Pete Meyer
Recorded on: May 20, 2025

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CryoDRGN

SBGrid webinars are hosted with partial support from the NIH R25 Continuing Education for Structural Biology Mentors #GM151273, in collaboration with Co-PI J...

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CIC bioGUNE @cicbiogune.bsky.social · Jun 3

#bioGUNE_Outreach | 🔬 Ciencia, arte y comunidad se vivieron en Santutxu con #CICbioGUNE @brtaeus.bsky.social durante #BASARRATEGAZTEA

Más de 1.000 personas exploraron el mundo celular en un taller sobre microscopía y proteínas

Eskerrik asko!

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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · May 6

Team work led by Ane in our group!

CIC bioGUNE @cicbiogune.bsky.social · Apr 29

#bioGUNE_Research | 🦟 New insights into Zika virus spread!

A study led by @abrescialab.bsky.social #Ikerbasque #CICbioGUNE @brtaeus.bsky.social reveals how Aedes aegypti salivary proteins modulate the host immune response

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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · Apr 28

Viruses & nanoparticles as next-gen drug nanocarriers: 🔬✨ GREAT SCIENCE, GREAT COLLABORATION, and GREAT CRYO-EM! 🚀 Aurophilicity revealed in a biological context with an eye-popping 1.51 Å resolution map!

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Instruct-ERIC @instruct-eric.bsky.social · Apr 25

A great talk this morning from Jose Maria Carazo of @cnb-csic.bsky.social on Cryo-EM in structural biology at #CCPEM!

Find out more about CNB-CSIC and the I2PC here - instruct-eric.org/centres/inst...

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Martin Walsh @walshdls.bsky.social · Apr 23

The annual joint BioCryoImaging user meeting (eBIC and B24 at Diamond @diamondlightsource.bsky.social ) is now in full swing ...for those of you who couldn't attend in person you can still join us remotely check out pages here: www.ccpem.ac.uk/symposium/sp... @instruct-eric.bsky.social

2025 Spring Symposium XI – CCP-EM

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CIC bioGUNE @cicbiogune.bsky.social · Apr 4

#bioGUNE_News | The Scientific Advisory Board #SAB visits #CICbioGUNE @brtaeus.bsky.social, reinforcing our commitment to scientific excellence

Multidisciplinary experts met with our team to review progress & guide future strategies

We’re grateful for their ongoing support!

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Claudia Alen Amaro @claudialen.bsky.social · Apr 1

The Instruct-ERIC technology development call for 2025 is closing soon - submit your applications instruct-eric.org/tech-dev-fun...
This year's call welcome applications in the field of “AI tools for integrated structural biology”
Deadline Thursday 10 April
@instruct-eric.bsky.social

Technology Development Funding - Instruct-ERIC

Instruct-ERIC is a pan-European research infrastructure in structural biology, making high-end technologies and methods available to all European researchers.

instruct-eric.org

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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · Mar 26

Absolutely delighted to contribute! The VoR is finally out! Huge thanks to everyone involved!

Gabriel M.F. Almeida @gabrielmfa.bsky.social · Mar 26

It is not everyday that we can name a virus after a city! Long effort finally out now, adding Finland to the giant virus map. On top of this, in-depth structural data. Thanks @lrsundberg.bsky.social @abrescialab.bsky.social et al.

elifesciences.org/articles/103...

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Genomic and structural insights into Jyvaskylavirus, the first giant virus isolated from Finland

Jyvaskylavirus, the northernmost isolate of the Marseilleviridae family, shows that giant viruses are also part of the boreal Finnish environment and brings structural information with relevance for u...

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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · Jan 27

A postdoctoral position is available in my lab at the CIC bioGUNE (Bilbao, Spain) to work on virus-host interactions using state-of-the-art cryoEM.
The position is for a 3-year term.
Preferred start date: 1 March 2025.
For informal enquiries, please contact me: [email protected]

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CIC bioGUNE @cicbiogune.bsky.social · Jan 23

#bioGUNE_News | 🗣️ #CICbioGUNE @brtaeus.bsky.social receives ERC Proof of Concept funding to develop bi-specific antibodies to transform cancer immunotherapy

🔬 BiParatopic project led by Jesús Jiménez-Barbero & June Ereño-Orbea #Ikerbasque

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CIC bioGUNE @cicbiogune.bsky.social · Jan 21

🌟 Scientific Annual Review is here!

Explore cutting-edge advancements and insights from our researchers at #CICbioGUNE @brtaeus.bsky.social shaping the future of science

📄 Don’t miss this year's highlights - read it here: ow.ly/ji9C50UJqNe

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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · Jan 18

Big thanks to Instruct-ERIC for always 'being there'—facilitating cutting-edge structural biology research with top-tier resources and support!!

Instruct-ERIC @instruct-eric.bsky.social · Jan 17

The Instruct R&D Pilot Project Award is open!

Get funding of up to €15,000 for methods development in integrated structural biology in any topic - open exclusively for early career researchers!

See the full call criteria and apply here - instruct-eric.org/rd-pilot-pro...

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Basque Research and Technology Alliance - BRTA @brtaeus.bsky.social · Jan 15

Hi @bsky.app! #BRTA is making its debut on this platform.

🟡🔬 We're looking forward to seeing familiar faces and meeting new people, together strengthening a community dedicated to #Knowledge #Generation and #Transfer of #Technology to the #Business #Web.

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Abrescia Lab @abrescialab.bsky.social · Jan 15

it's always incredibly inspiring to share with the younger generation why studying viruses and utilizing cryo-EM is crucial for advancing human and animal welfare....Thank you for your visit!

CIC bioGUNE @cicbiogune.bsky.social · Jan 15

#bioGUNE_Outreach | 🎓 Hoy hemos recibido la visita de 2º Bach. de Escolapios Bilbao

El alumnado ha tenido la oportunidad de conocer nuestras instalaciones y la investigación que se desarrolla en #CICbioGUNE @brtaeus.bsky.social @abrescialab.bsky.social

🙌 ¡Muchas gracias!
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CIC bioGUNE @cicbiogune.bsky.social · Jan 13

#bioGUNE_Talent | ✨ ¡Cerramos 2024 con orgullo!

Nuestra investigadora Malu Martínez-Chantar #CICbioGUNE @brtaeus.bsky.social, ha sido destacada en la foto navideña de Buena Gente 2024 de @elcorreobot.bsky.social

¡Estamos orgullosos de su destacada labor!

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Una Navidad con buena gente | El Correo

Varias historias que alimentan los buenos sentimientos se entrecruzan en la felicitación de EL CORREO para estas fiestas

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