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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · 25d

✨ #ENABLE2025 = DONE! ✨

What a blast 🎉 — amazing talks, posters, workshops & so much interaction. Huge thanks to all participants & speakers for the enthusiasm and energy! 💡

See you at #ENABLE2026 🚀

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · 25d

✨ Day 3 at #ENABLE2025 = Career Day! ✨

📚 Workshops on publishing, funding & science communication
☕ Career Café networking
💬 Inspiring panel discussion
🏆 Prize ceremony + 🚩 ENABLE flag handover

A perfect finale to an amazing 3 days! 🎉

#PhDlife #CareerDevelopment #ENABLEconference

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · 25d

✨ Day 2 at #ENABLE2025 ✨

🎤 Inspiring keynotes, short & flash talks
💬 Interactive panel discussion w/ keynote speakers
🍽️ A fantastic gala dinner at Kelvingrove — Scottish food, galleries & Ceilidh dancing!

What a day of science + culture 🎉

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · 25d

✨ Gala Dinner Recap ✨

An unforgettable night at Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum for #ENABLE2025 🎉
🍽️ Scottish cuisine
🏛️ Museum galleries
🕺 Ceilidh dancing with live music

We had a blast celebrating culture, science & community! 💡

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · 27d

Day 1 of #ENABLE2025! A fantastic start full of networking, inspiring talks & great discussions. Now we are ready to dive into Scientific day 2 - bringing more science and exchange!

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · 29d

A huge thank you to our sponsors! 🎉

📷 Silver Sponsor: Novogene
📷Avidity Science | Virax Biolabs | CliniSciences 📷 Supporters: Company of Biologists |
SULSA
📷 Biology Open, Disease Models & Mechanisms & Molecular Oncology for prizes 🏆

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · 29d

✨ Early registration is OPEN! ✨

📍 James McCune Smith Building
🕑 14:00–17:00

Pick up your card & join the Treasure Hunt at the Hunterian Museum 🏛️ (info at desks).

See you soon at #ENABLE2025 🎉

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · Sep 7

@biologists.bsky.social

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · Sep 7

Arriving early for #ENABLE2025?

📍 Pre-registration: James McCune Smith Building, 14:00–17:00 (Sept 9)
🗝️ Treasure Hunt: Hunterian Museum 🎉 (info @ registration desk)

Start your conference adventure early in Glasgow! 🚀

#PhDlife #PostdocCommunity #enable2025 #conference

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · Sep 7

🚀 Long Workshops @ #ENABLE2025 Career Day!

👩‍🔬 Career Prep – Robert A. Harris
🎨 Sketch Your Science – Sofia Polocowuk
🔬 Communicating Science (Biology edition) – Reinier Prosee & Anatolii Kozlov
🌍 Bridging to the Public – Ximena Rafro

#CareerDay #PhDlife #PostdocCommunity

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · Sep 5

At #ENABLE2025 your work can be recognized with incredible prizes:

🏆 Poster – FEBS Open Bio | Biofactors (IUBMB)
🎤 Short-talk – Company of Biologists: Disease Models & Mechanisms
⚡ Flash-talk – Company of Biologists: Biology Open | Molecular Oncology

#PhDlife #PostdocCommunity #ENABLEconference

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · Sep 2

💼 Career Day @ #ENABLE2025 brings 4 inspiring workshops to boost your career:

📚 Careers in Scientific Publishing – Duncan Wright
🌍 Jobs Outside Academia – Jess Henderson
💡 Funding Your Career – Afroditi Chatzidaki & Catherine Winchester
📝 Publishing Research – Kevin Ryan

#PhDlife #CareerDay

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · Aug 30

Bridging science & society.

Join us for our Outreach Pub Quiz Night!🍻
📍 Glasgow University Union, Debates Chamber
📅 10 Sept 2025 | 7–10PM

Expect:
🎤 Research talks by young scientists
🎲 Bingo icebreaker + pub quiz
🌍 Open to all, esp. STEM undergrads & societies

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/outreach-p...

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · Aug 14

⏰ Don’t miss out! Final registration for the FEBS-IUBMB ENABLE Conference without abstract submission closes 15th August. Secure your spot now: febs-iubmb-enableconference.org/registration...

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · Aug 8

🏛 Fun facts – CRUK Scotland Institute (Beatson) 🏛

✨ Roots in 1912: Sir George Beatson’s cancer research in Glasgow
✨ Founded in 1967
✨ housed in a striking glass cube in a Victorian walled garden

Proud to host #ENABLE2025 here! 🚀

#BeatsonInstitute #CancerResearchUK #BioscienceConference

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · Aug 5

📢 Standard registration for #ENABLE2025 has been extended until 15 August!

🛑 Abstract submissions are closed, but you can still attend the full conference in Glasgow!

Register now: febs-iubmb-enableconference.org/registration...
#FEBSIUBMB #STEMconference #LifeSciences #PhDLife #AcademicTwitter

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · Aug 1

🎤 Meet Career Day speaker Dr. Ally Hughes!
From chemistry in Ireland to biotech in Scotland, Ally supports early career researchers at SULSA 🇮🇪➡️🏴

She’ll share how mental health shaped her resilience, and why creativity & asking for help matter in science 💡🧠

#ENABLE2025 #CareerTalks #FEBSIUBMB

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · Jul 29

⏳ Only 3 days left to register!
Standard registration for #FEBSIUBMB #ENABLE2025 closes 1 August!

📝 Abstracts submitted = poster presentation only
💳 Don’t forget: payment must be completed to finalise your spot.

🎟️ Register here 👉 febs-iubmb-enableconference.org/registration...

#PhDLife #Postdoc

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · Jul 28

🎤 Meet Angela Douglass – Career Talks speaker at #ENABLE2025!
🔬 PhD in Cell & Molecular Biology
💊 Biopharma background in antibody therapeutics
🎨 MSc in Medical Visualisation & Human Anatomy
📽️ Medical Illustrator bridging science & art

#FEBSIUBMB #CareerTalks #SciArt #STEMCareers #PhDLife

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · Jul 25

⏳ Don’t miss your chance to join #ENABLE2025!

🗓️ Standard registration closes 1 August
🧾 Registration is only valid after payment
🧬 Abstracts submitted now will be considered for posters only

📍 Register today:
🔗 febs-iubmb-enableconference.org/registration...

#FEBSIUBMB #PhD #Postdoc #Glasgow2025

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · Jul 25

🎤 Meet Dr. McGarvey — #ENABLE2025 Career Talks speaker!

🧬 Senior Scientist @ Nxera
🧠 PhD in Neuroscience (UoBristol)
🔬 Postdoc @ University of Pittsburgh on GPCR signaling
🌱 STEM mentor with In2Research & STEM Ambassadors

#FEBSIUBMB #CareerTalks #STEMcareers #LifeSciences #GPCRresearch #PhDlife

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · Jul 24

🎶 #Glasgow = #UNESCO #CityofMusic since 2008
With 130+ gigs weekly, it’s Scotland’s music capital! 🕺🎸
🌟 Barrowland Ballroom = iconic.
Legend says David Bowie took home a star from the ceiling after his 1990s show 💫
#ENABLE2025 #FEBSIUBMB #MusicScene #ConferenceVibes

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · Jul 24

🎤 Speaker Spotlight: Dr Karen Fairlie-Clarke!

From PhD & postdocs in infectious disease to biotech innovation & now research portfolio leadership at
@UofGlasgow
— Karen brings a rich perspective to #CareerTalks at #FEBSIUBMBENABLE2025.

#STEMcareers #AcademicToIndustry

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · Jul 24

🌿✨ Fun Glasgow facts for #ENABLE2025

“Glasgow” = Gaelic “Glaschu” = “dear green place” 🌳 expect loads of parks & green spaces.
Famous for the Duke of Wellington statue wearing a traffic cone 🎩🛑 – locals always put it back!
Ready for science & humour in this vibrant city!

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · Jul 11

🎙️ Career Talks Speaker #3 Reveal! Meet Scott, Deputy Head of Student Learning Development @UofGlasgow 👨‍🏫📚

From PhD in Molecular Biology to empowering science students & shaping academic systems behind the scenes—Scott’s journey is all about initiative, curiosity & impact 💡

#AcademicCareers #PhDlife

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