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Claudia Alen Amaro @claudialen.bsky.social · 18h

The @horizoneu.bsky.social project @fheritale.bsky.social is trying to find what the researchers needs are, lets help!

@ec.europa.eu funding is key but extended community help is needed

@itqbnova.bsky.social @igbmc.bsky.social @embl.org @diamondlightsource.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @ceitec.eu

Instruct-ERIC @instruct-eric.bsky.social · 18h

Help us to find the information to better serve the community
@eu-openscreen.bsky.social @ericforum.bsky.social @anaeeeric.bsky.social @cnb-csic.bsky.social @instructi2pc.bsky.social @claudialen.bsky.social @embrc-eu.bsky.social @eurobioimaging.bsky.social @rihub.bsky.social @redcebem.bsky.social

FHERITALE @fheritale.bsky.social · 21h

Is your research activity centered on investigating the effects of #microplastics and #nanoplastics ( #MNPs), #plasticadditives, #bioplastics on food, health, or the environment?

Your contribution matters!

🔗 Take the FHERITALE survey here: fheritale.eu/gap-analysis...

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Claudia Alen Amaro @claudialen.bsky.social · 5d

Great to meet new colleagues in the newly expanded Instruct-ES centre

@judithjuanhuix.bsky.social

Instruct-ERIC @instruct-eric.bsky.social · 5d

Soon to be added to our catalogue to offer services as an Instruct Centre. Congratulations!
instruct-eric.org/platform-cat...

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Claudia Alen Amaro @claudialen.bsky.social · 8d

Great opportunity to meet again with other Gender Equality Champions @cnrs.fr @csic.es University of Gdansk, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, @tcddublin.bsky.social @instruct-eric.bsky.social

We are preparing a joint declaration, watch this space!

Claudia Alen Amaro @claudialen.bsky.social · 9d

Delighted to be @ec.europa.eu today representing @instruct-eric.bsky.social in the @horizoneu.bsky.social Research in Gender Equality and Intersectionality Workshop
Instruct-ERIC was recognised this year as a Gender Equality Champion instruct-eric.org/news/science...
@ericforum.bsky.social

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Claudia Alen Amaro @claudialen.bsky.social · 9d

Delighted to be @ec.europa.eu today representing @instruct-eric.bsky.social in the @horizoneu.bsky.social Research in Gender Equality and Intersectionality Workshop
Instruct-ERIC was recognised this year as a Gender Equality Champion instruct-eric.org/news/science...
@ericforum.bsky.social

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Claudia Alen Amaro @claudialen.bsky.social · 20d

Great to see!!

Instruct-ERIC has been collaborating with colleagues in Latin America for many years. Our thanks to @ec.europa.eu funded EU-LAC Res Infra Plus project
@ri-hubs-eulac.bsky.social @redcebem.bsky.social @natylisa.bsky.social @andresolivera.bsky.social

Instruct-ERIC @instruct-eric.bsky.social · 20d

A fantastic video from @cerm-cirmmp.bsky.social with Maria of the Leloir Institute in Argentina!

It is great to have such excellent science performed through the Instruct International Call - find out more about CERM here and apply for access here instruct-eric.org/centre/instr...

CERM/CIRMMP Infrastructure @cerm-cirmmp.bsky.social · 20d

We were pleased to welcome doctoral student María Juliana Juncos, who visited our team through the @instruct-eric.bsky.social 4th International call.

During her stay here in Florence, she performed a number of #NMR experiments. We look forward to her contributions and future collaboration!

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Claudia Alen Amaro @claudialen.bsky.social · 20d

Great opportunity!

MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology @mrclmb.bsky.social · 20d

We’re looking for a #postdoc to join Lori Passmore’s group, within a programme aimed at understanding addition of mRNA poly(A) tails

More info: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Closes 06 OCT
#ScienceJobs #PostdocJobs

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Claudia Alen Amaro @claudialen.bsky.social · 23d

I know there are too many surveys but if we are to improve the infrastructure for researchers we need to know!!

@ericforum.bsky.social @redcebem.bsky.social @instruct-eric.bsky.social @embrc-eu.bsky.social @anaeeeric.bsky.social @cerm-cirmmp.bsky.social @cnb-csic.bsky.social

FHERITALE @fheritale.bsky.social · Sep 5

We’ve launched a survey to identify priority research needs, service gaps, and critical technologies across the Food, Health, and Environment domains.

If you're a researcher in academia or industry we'd love to hear from you, all input is welcomed!

survey.metrofood.eu/index.php/82...

FHERITALE Gap Analysis Questionnaire – Identifying Needs, Technologies and Service Gaps Across Domains

survey.metrofood.eu

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Claudia Alen Amaro @claudialen.bsky.social · 29d

Let's all @instruct-eric.bsky.social welcome @sallyaelliott.bsky.social to the Instruct family

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FHERITALE @fheritale.bsky.social · Sep 5

We’ve launched a survey to identify priority research needs, service gaps, and critical technologies across the Food, Health, and Environment domains.

If you're a researcher in academia or industry we'd love to hear from you, all input is welcomed!

survey.metrofood.eu/index.php/82...

FHERITALE Gap Analysis Questionnaire – Identifying Needs, Technologies and Service Gaps Across Domains

survey.metrofood.eu

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Instruct-ERIC @instruct-eric.bsky.social · Sep 8

We can't wait to welcome you at the #IBSBC2026 in Brussels next year!

Make your mark now by submitting your nomination for the Bertini Award - with €15,000 prize money and presentation at the conference, recognise an outstanding achievement in structural biology - instruct-eric.org/submit-call/...

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Instruct-ERIC @instruct-eric.bsky.social · Sep 8

Great to be at the IMAGINE mid-term meeting in Portugal this week, working with our colleagues at @eurobioimaging.bsky.social and @embrc-eu.bsky.social developing new technologies for imaging techniques!

Find out more about the project here - instruct-eric.org/news/imagine... @embl.org

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Claudia Alen Amaro @claudialen.bsky.social · Sep 5

I really like it

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Instruct-ERIC @instruct-eric.bsky.social · Sep 5

Congratulations Instruct-Italy for this organising this great event

CERM/CIRMMP Infrastructure @cerm-cirmmp.bsky.social · Sep 5

Yesterday marked the conclusion of the #ITACA.SB School, closing with beautiful moments and meaningful exchanges that strengthened connections within the young scientific community!

@instruct-eric.bsky.social
#MR.LATVIA

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Claudia Alen Amaro @claudialen.bsky.social · Aug 25

Feliz día de la independencia uruguayos y en particular floridenses

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FHERITALE @fheritale.bsky.social · Jul 30

The second nesletter of the FHERITALE project is now accessible via Zenodo 👉 doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

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Claudia Alen Amaro @claudialen.bsky.social · Aug 8

This is a great development!!

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.

instruct-eric.org

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Claudia Alen Amaro @claudialen.bsky.social · Aug 8

Welcome!! and congratulations!!

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...

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Fragment-Screen @fragment-screen.bsky.social · Jul 30

Fragment-Screen partner #IBMResearch has developed an open-source workflow for AI-informed molecular design!

Find out more about the workflow here and how it will help facilitate fragment-based drug discovery (FBDD)

fragmentscreen.org/open-source-... @eu-openscreen.bsky.social

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Claudia Alen Amaro @claudialen.bsky.social · Jul 30

The problem starts when the media is in the hands of a few large corporations

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CERM/CIRMMP Infrastructure @cerm-cirmmp.bsky.social · Jul 23

We are excited to announce the upcoming Summer School “Exploiting heteronuclei at their best: novel probes for biomolecular NMR”, organized within the framework of ITACA SB project by @instruct-eric.bsky.social ! More to come!

📆 September 1st-4th 2025
📍CERM - Magnetic Resonance Center

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Instruct-ERIC @instruct-eric.bsky.social · Jul 15

After editions @embl.org Heidelberg, Florence (@cerm-cirmmp.bsky.social ), Brno (@ceitec.eu), Alcala de Henares(@cnb-csic.bsky.social ), Utrecht(@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social) and Cascais @itqbnova.bsky.social and Universidade de Lisboa, next year we are going to Brussels! @jansteyaert.bsky.social

Claudia Alen Amaro @claudialen.bsky.social · Jul 15

Registrations open for the 7th Instruct Biennial Structural Biology Conference #IBSBC2026 @instruct-eric.bsky.social
Great line up of speakers @kowaeva.bsky.social @sattler-lab.bsky.social @joanampereira.bsky.social @avbroeck.bsky.social @schwalbe-lab.bsky.social
instruct-eric.org/news/registr...

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Claudia Alen Amaro @claudialen.bsky.social · Jul 15

Registrations open for the 7th Instruct Biennial Structural Biology Conference #IBSBC2026 @instruct-eric.bsky.social
Great line up of speakers @kowaeva.bsky.social @sattler-lab.bsky.social @joanampereira.bsky.social @avbroeck.bsky.social @schwalbe-lab.bsky.social
instruct-eric.org/news/registr...

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

Here we are at the EU Research Infrastructures Session at #FEBS2025, with @eu-openscreen.bsky.social, @eurobioimaging.bsky.social, and Infrafrontier!

Get the most out of RIs and access cutting-edge equipment - find out more about the session here instruct-eric.org/events/febs2...

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

A fantastic session today! Thank you to #FEBS2025 for the session with @eu-openscreen.bsky.social, @eurobioimaging.bsky.social, and INFRAFRONTIER!

And special thanks to Markus Weingarth of @bijvoet-centre.bsky.social for their input on using Instruct for structural biology research!

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Claudia Alen Amaro @claudialen.bsky.social · Jul 7

It is time to talk infrastructures and what’s out there for researchers to use to advance their projects
In @instruct-eric.bsky.social for free in most cases
#structuralbiology

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