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Vicky Lioy @vslioy.bsky.social · Sep 9

Next week, Biophychrom is happening and there’s still time to join us! 👇🏻

Daniela Barillà @danielabarilla.bsky.social · Sep 8

One week to go for The Biology & Physics of Chromosomes VII, but there is still time to register!
Join us! 🧬🧬🧬

@biophychrom.bsky.social @biochemsoc.bsky.social @vslioy.bsky.social @graingerlab.bsky.social @damelab.bsky.social

River Ouse in York and the Hospitium, the conference banquet venue.

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Tobias Warnecke @tobiaswarnecke.bsky.social · Sep 1

Please re-post: If you know (or are!) somebody who might fancy doing a PhD (Oct 2026 start) in my group @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social, working on chromatin evolution in prokaryotes (or other things we're interested in), please have a look at www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/supervisors-...

Supervisors and Projects

www.bioch.ox.ac.uk

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Bianca Sclavi @bbiancas.bsky.social · Jun 9

Our department is looking for a research engineer in bioinformatics. This is a position for someone with a Master's or a PhD who would like to contribute to the computational biology part of our work. Look at the lab's web page to learn more. www.ibps.sorbonne-universite.fr/en/research/...

Computational and quantitative biology

computational quantitative biology CQSB data analysis modeling bioinformatics statistics theoretical physics genetics genomics cellular biology

www.ibps.sorbonne-universite.fr

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Bianca Sclavi @bbiancas.bsky.social · May 28

Looking forward to the European Biophysical Societies meeting. This year it will be in Rome from the 30th of June and the 4th of July. You're still in time to register!
www.ebsa2025.eu

EBSA 2025

Join the 15th EBSA Congress in Rome from June 30 to July 4, 2025! Organized by SIBPA, EBSA, and the Protein Society, with support from IUPAB, the event will take place at the Palazzo dei Congressi. Di...

www.ebsa2025.eu

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Bianca Sclavi @bbiancas.bsky.social · Apr 24

The National Center for Scientific Research of France (CNRS) wants you ! Especially if you are coming from abroad and are looking for a safe haven...
carrieres.cnrs.fr/actualites/i...

International Researchers #ChooseCNRS - CNRS Carrières

The mission of the CNRS is to conduct fundamental research at the highest international level across all scientific fields and apply it for the benefit of society. The global success of French research is largely attributable to the CNRS, which, for over 85 years, has recruited talented personnel, played a pivotal role in national coordination […]

carrieres.cnrs.fr

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Bianca Sclavi @bbiancas.bsky.social · Apr 9

We have a PhD fellowship for an interdisciplinary project ! Do you like molecular modeling and would like to also do some experiments and write some code for analysing longread sequences? Then send a message !
More info: sites.google.com/site/biancas...

#PhDfellowship
#interdisciplinary
#PhDinParis

bianca sclavi - Open positions

Funded Interdisciplinary PhD Fellowship starting October 2025 Title : Capturing DNA Conformational Landscapes Through Laser Photo-modification and Next Generation Sequencing The control of gene expre...

sites.google.com

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Bianca Sclavi @bbiancas.bsky.social · Mar 26

Several French universities, such as Aix-Marseille Université, université Paris Sciences & Lettres (PSL) and Centrale Supelec, are setting up programs to welcome fellow research scientists from the US who have lost their funding thanks to the big Cheeto.

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Nick Pokorzynski @npokorzynski.bsky.social · Mar 10

I’m happy to share that we will be able to provide full registration reimbursement for ~16 GRS participants, as well as partial travel support for ~8 more! We will also provide partial reimbursement for ~15 early career GRC participants selected to give talks!

Beat the deadline, register today!

Nick Pokorzynski @npokorzynski.bsky.social · Oct 3

Please share: Registration is now open for the 2025 Mechanisms of Microbial Transcription Gordon Research Conference (GRC) and the Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) June 14-20 in Manchester, NH, USA! www.grc.org/mechanisms-o...

2025 Mechanisms of Microbial Transcription Conference GRC

The 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Mechanisms of Microbial Transcription will be held in Manchester, New Hampshire. Apply today to reserve your spot.

www.grc.org

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · Feb 18

The full email sent to @asm.org members reaffirming the Society's commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, access, and accountability.

ASM has a long and proud history as a leader advocating for diversity and equity in the microbial sciences.

This builds upon this: asm.org/Newsroom/Fea...

The American Society for Microbiology is steadfast in its commitment to advancing inclusion, diversity, equity, access and accountability. This commitment becomes even more important in light of the ongoing challenges facing the scientific community.

We recognize that recent ASM actions have led some of our members to question our dedication to our values. We hear your concerns and take responsibility for our decisions and mistakes. We are taking actions to more clearly affirm our commitment to ensuring everyone feels respected and valued. We know that it will take time and action to earn and maintain your trust.

ASM has a long and proud history as a leader advocating for diversity and equity in the microbial sciences, supporting vital, federally funded programs like ABRCMS, MOSAIC and many other initiatives that foster a more inclusive and welcoming scientific community for all. We reaffirm our existing commitment to the values that these programs represent.

Specifically, we will:
Ensure that our decision-making processes reflect our values.
Continue to review and update a comprehensive diversity, equity and inclusion strategy, with clear action plans and programming.
Strengthen partnerships with affiliated societies to advance diversity, inclusion and innovation in science.
Leverage our resources and influence to advocate for evidence-based scientific public policy and workforce development.
In the face of ongoing threats to science and equity, ASM is dedicated to not only supporting, but also empowering our members—particularly those who have fought for visibility and belonging in our field. We are committed to promoting a future in microbial sciences that honors the contributions of all individuals, and to advocating for evidence-based public policy that serves the needs of the public and the scientific community alike. We have been, and always will be, champions for our members and our community, and our commitment is stronger than ever.
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Bianca Sclavi @bbiancas.bsky.social · Feb 11

I'm at UNESCO today for the international day of women and girls in science.

UNESCO @unesco.org · Feb 11

Women make up only 35% of STEM graduates worldwide.

UNESCO encourages more women and girls to get involved in science education.

On #WomenInScience Day, let's amplify their voices!

www.unesco.org/en/days/wome...

Bianca Sclavi @bbiancas.bsky.social · Jan 24

Great interdisciplinary conference.
Here's the link to apply: bit.ly/bio-prokaryotic-VII

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Bianca Sclavi @bbiancas.bsky.social · Dec 23

Hello everyone, the email server for @sorbonne-universite.fr went on vacation early, it has been down at least since last Friday. So if you sent a message to anyone at Sorbonne please send it again....

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Enrico Carlon @ecarlon.bsky.social · Dec 17

A bit more than two weeks to apply for a PhD position in our group (deadline 1/1/2025) as part of a EU-Marie Skłodowska Curie Doctoral Network “MeChaNiSM”. www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
Please repost!

Simulations of Nucleic Acids Mechanics

Computer Simulations of Mechanical Properties of Nucleic Acids

www.kuleuven.be

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Bianca Sclavi @bbiancas.bsky.social · Dec 5

Pour nos collègues en France: notre laboratoire a une poste NOEMI pour un Expert-e en calcul scientifique.
L'ingénieur aura pour rôle principal d'apporter une expertise dans l'utilisation des méthodes mathématiques, algorithmiques, et/ou d'apprentissage automatique ... ->
tinyurl.com/yvbbmbhb

Détails de la fonction choisie

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Bianca Sclavi @bbiancas.bsky.social · Feb 1

@wasimelarfaoui.bsky.social hi, thank you for your interest in our project. click on the link, read the project, if you're interested send me your cv, letter of motivation and academic record.

Bianca Sclavi @bbiancas.bsky.social · Jan 29

Two PhD positions are available in our institute for interdisciplinary projects. See link below to see the project proposed by myself and @LucaCiandrini on quantitative biology and mathematical modeling of bacteria's adaptation. If interested don't hesitate to contact us. #PhDposition

2024 PhD Program

ibio.sorbonne-universite.fr

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Séamus Holden 🔬🦠🧫 @seamusholden.bsky.social · Jan 12

Post 1: Postdoctoral researcher in cellular super-resolution microscopy. Looking for super-res expert to resolve nanoscale principles of bacterial cell division. Fun, impactful, challenging SR imaging problem. No bacteriology experience required! warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...

Research Fellow (107971-0124) - University of Warwick

Title: Research Fellow (107971-0124). Application Deadline:

warwick-careers.tal.net

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Vicky Lioy @vslioy.bsky.social · Jan 9

🚨🚨Group leader open position in the Genome Biology Department of the I2BC. More information :
i2bc.paris-saclay.fr/jobs/
deadline January 15th, 2024!

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Bianca Sclavi @bbiancas.bsky.social · Nov 15

Thanks to a travel grant from ECOS-SUD I get to hang out with the wonderful team of Susan Bueno in Santiago for a few days. I am learning a lot! Thank you to all the students for your presentations and discussions ! #EcosSud.

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Bianca Sclavi @bbiancas.bsky.social · Oct 23

No, I don't think so.

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