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Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · 2d

Nora Martin from the Collaboratorium continues her commitment to science outreach at the PRBB Open Doors event, last Saturday, October 4th.

Thanks @n-martin.bsky.social !!

#PRBB #BCNCollaboratorium #Scienceoutreach

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Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · 5d

Tyler Shendruk from the University of Edinburg will be joining us at the Barcelona Collaboratorium next week for a seminar titled: "Dynamics of Mobile Inclusions in Active Nematic Turbulence"

The talk will take place on October 9th at 10:00 and will be hosted by Kristina Haase (EMBL Barcelona).

Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · 6d

Excited to welcome Eli Weinstein, DTU & ELLIS, to Collaboratorium Symposium Nov 10-11! His work on AI & causal biology is groundbreaking, advancing how we understand molecular systems and drug discovery.

Join us! #Collaboratorium2025 #AI #Biology

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Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · 6d

We were pleased to host a charismatic speaker at the Collab today, Markus Deserno / Carnegie Mellon Uni.

The presentation provided a thoughtful exploration of ternary asymmetric lipid membranes.

Thank you to everyone who attended!

#Collaboratorium2025 #Collaboratorium2025 #LipidMembranes

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Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · 8d

EMBL COO Michael Milne honored us with his visit to EMBL Barcelona and the Collaboratorium at Fundación Pasqual Maragall, earlier this month.

#EMBL #Barcelona #BCNCollaboratorium

Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · 9d

Last week, Lendert Gelens gave an inspiring seminar at the Collaboratorium: a clear and insightful talk on how temperature influences biological timing. Thank you for visiting us!

Join us at our next Seminar (Oct 02): Markus Deserno, from Carnegie MellonUniversity, will be our Speaker on Thursday!

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Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · 12d

The Annual Symposium : Causality in Biology & AI is set to be a success! 🎉

We’re proud to welcome more than 250 researchers for this exciting event on November 10-11!!

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Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · 12d

📢 Join us at the Barcelona Collaboratorium on October 2, 2025!

Markus Deserno will present “On the thermodynamics of ternary asymmetric lipid membranes”.

A deep dive into the physics behind lipid rafts and membrane complexity.🧬

#Biophysics #BarcelonaCollaboratorium

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Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · 20d

On Thursday, Sept 25, we host Lendert Gelens (KU Leuven) for a seminar: "Beyond Arrhenius: How temperature scales biological time". He will show how biological timing changes across temperatures.
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#seminar #KULeuven #EMBL #BCNCollaboratorium

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Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · 23d

🚨 Last call! Today's the final day to submit your poster abstract for the 2025 Collaboratorium Symposium!

Don't miss your chance to be part of it: it's a great opportunity to showcase your work and get noticed in the community.

#Collaboratorium2025 #CallForPosters

Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · 29d

Excited to share the Barcelona Collaboratorium’s Fall 2025 Seminar Calendar with you all!
You can register using the QR code or directly through our website.

#BarcelonaCollaboratorium

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Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · 29d

We had the pleasure of opening the academic year yesterday with a fantastic lecture by Kunihiko Kaneko, that was a great success! 🎉

Join us for our upcoming seminars; we look forward to seeing you at the Collaboratorium, in Barcelona!

#SeminarSeries #ComputationalBiology #BarcelonaCollaboratorium

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Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · Sep 1

On Monday, Sept 8, we welcome Kunihiko Kaneko (Bohr Institute) for a seminar. Author of Complex Systems: Chaos and Beyond (Springer), he will present a unifying theory of living systems, from cellular adaptation to evolution/development.
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#seminar #Kaneko #BohrInstitute

Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · Aug 29

Link to register : apps.crg.es/content/inte...

Symposium of the Barcelona Collaboratorium 2025: “Causality in Biology & AI” | apps.crg.es

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Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · Aug 29

We’re expecting many talented contributors! Don’t miss the chance to be part of the discussion on Causality in Biology and AI, and join us at the Symposium on 10-11 November 2025 at the PRBB Auditorium! Register using the link below.

You have until 15 Sep to submit abstracts. #CallForAbstracts

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Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · Aug 25

Today we were pleased to listen to Jamie Malone from Oxford, who spent two months at the Collab in 2024. His research focuses on using computational models to understand how development affects evolutionary outcomes for morphological traits. Great to see how far it’s come! @james-malone.bsky.social

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Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · Aug 21

🔬Yesterday at Festa Major de Gràcia, Nora Martin explained how maths and simulations help us understand biology through the lens of high-dimensional fitness landscapes.

😌We are very happy to see our research explained in this setting!

🎁Making science accessible to everyone is key.

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Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · Aug 19

In a session at 17h on Wed 20th, Nora Martin will discuss The complexity of adaptive landscapes at the Festa Major de Gràcia. You are welcome to attend!

-Event info: lacienciaalteumon.cat/evolucio-gra...
-Nora is a CRG Independent Fellow at the Collab: barcelonacollaboratorium.com/fellow/nora-...

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Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · Jul 24

Our 2025 symposium will take place on November 10-11. It will be dedicated to Causality in Biology and AI and will focus on causal inference from biological data and mathematical methods, including how machine learning and AI reveal causal links.

Register from now: apps.crg.es/content/inte...

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Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · Jun 18

🧩 Day 5! Agent-based modeling took center stage today with Alexandria Volkening 🐟🌀

From swarming to zebrafish stripes, participants explored how cells self-organize.

✨ Flash talks & a keynote by Katie Bentley wrapped up the day! #EMBOMulticellModeling

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Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · Jun 17

🧠 Day 4 was all about 🧬 noise in biology — from master equations to stochastic simulations, led by Jordi Garcia-Ojalvo!

🔬 Group projects continued, and the day ended with a fascinating keynote by @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social on morphogen mediated tissue patterning! #EMBOMulticellModeling

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Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · Jun 16

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Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · Jun 16

🧬 Day 3! From spatial models and Turing patterns to the interplay of gradients and self-organisation, today was packed with insights and hands-on work.

Participants also began their group projects and wrapped up the day with an inspiring keynote by @bertaverd.bsky.social! #EMBOMulticellModelling 💡🧠

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Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · Jun 15

🧪 Day 2 of the EMBO Practical Course at the Collaboratorium!
From solving ODEs in Python to applying them to gene regulatory networks and diving into object-oriented programming with VEDO. #EMBOMulticellModelling 💻🧬

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Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · Jun 14

🔬 Day 1 of the EMBO Practical Course on Computational Modelling of Multicellular Systems kicks off at the Collaboratorium!

Participants were welcomed by @jamesasharpe.bsky.social, setting the stage for a week of exploring how computational tools help us understand tissue and organ dynamics. 💻🧬

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