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France Génomique @fr-genomics.bsky.social · 3d

🚨Only 10 days left to submit an abstract for poster or oral presentation!
➡️Until the 15th of Oct!

France Génomique @fr-genomics.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚨PLEASE SHARE!
France Génomique and the National network GREEN-omics are pleased to inform you of their upcoming Symposium on Environmental and Agronomical Genomics!
📍Paris, France, Feb 18 to 20, 2026.
➡️ eags2026.sciencesconf.org
➡️ Registration and call for abstracts are now open!

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France Génomique @fr-genomics.bsky.social · 18d

Introducing GNNenrich, a new GNN-based method for pathway enrichment analysis. By incorporating gene/protein interactions, it improves biological interpretation and offers new perspectives. #CNRGH #Bioinformatics @cea.fr
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GNNenrich: a novel method for pathway enrichment analysis based on graph neural network

AbstractMotivation. Graph neural network (GNN) models have emerged in many fields and notably for biological networks constituted by genes or proteins and

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France Génomique @fr-genomics.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚨PLEASE SHARE!
France Génomique and the National network GREEN-omics are pleased to inform you of their upcoming Symposium on Environmental and Agronomical Genomics!
📍Paris, France, Feb 18 to 20, 2026.
➡️ eags2026.sciencesconf.org
➡️ Registration and call for abstracts are now open!

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France Génomique @fr-genomics.bsky.social · Sep 2

Researchers found the virus and its RNA in the brainstem up to 80 days after infection.
The findings suggest that both viral persistence and immune responses in the brain contribute to long-term neuropsychiatric and cognitive issues.

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France Génomique @fr-genomics.bsky.social · Sep 2

🧠 New research on Long COVID! 🧠

A study from a @pasteur.fr team using hamsters shows how SARS-CoV-2 can persist in the brain, causing persistent neurological symptoms like depression and memory loss.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Biomics #LongCovid #SARSCoV2 #neuroscience #brainhealth

Hamsters with long COVID present distinct transcriptomic profiles associated with neurodegenerative processes in brainstem - Nature Communications

SARS-CoV-2 persists in the brainstem long after the initial infection has passed. Infected animals exhibit symptoms of anxiety, depression, and memory impairment as well as changes in the brain that c...

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10x Genomics @10xgenomics.bsky.social · Aug 7

This acquisition will bring together two pioneering companies with a shared vision: to make single cell analysis more powerful, affordable and accessible to researchers worldwide.

Learn more: bit.ly/4mAWAS8

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France Génomique @fr-genomics.bsky.social · Aug 4

This study evaluated 4 HMW DNA extraction methods across multiple labs using a reference cell line with known SV. The aim was to assess DNA quality, sequencing performance, and effectiveness for SV analysis using long-read sequencing.
#CNRGH #CNAG #CEA_jacob

France Génomique @fr-genomics.bsky.social · Aug 4

🧬 New study compares 4 methods for extracting high molecular weight DNA for long-read sequencing.
bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Interlaboratory evaluation of high molecular weight DNA extraction methods for long-read sequencing and structural variant analysis - BMC Genomics

Background Long-read sequencing technologies enable resolution of structural variants (SV) and long-range genome assembly, but require high molecular weight (HMW) DNA of both high quantity and quality...

bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com

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France Génomique @fr-genomics.bsky.social · May 5

ISHG2025 is starting!

France Génomique @fr-genomics.bsky.social · Apr 30

Registration applications for the IFB - Inserm - Inrae 2025 School of Bioinformatics (EBAII25) “Initiation to the processing of genomic data obtained by high-throughput sequencing” are now open.
ebaii-ngs-niveau1.pasteur.cloud

Ecole de bioinformatique IFB – Inserm - INRAE Niveau1

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France Génomique @fr-genomics.bsky.social · Mar 21

@cea.fr
@inserm.fr
@cnrsbiologie.bsky.social
@sorbonne-universite.fr
Gold sponsors : @illumina @Agilent @TakaraBio
@10xgenomics.bsky.social @Hamilton
Silver sponsors:
@elembio.bsky.social
@pacbio.bsky.social
@scalebio Bronze sponsor:
@activemotifusa.bsky.social

France Génomique @fr-genomics.bsky.social · Mar 21

#ISHG2025: FOR ONE WEEK ONLY, buy 1 get 1 free registration! Offer valid until 30 March, hurry!
ishg2025.sciencesconf.org
🚨Only 3 weeks left before the registration deadline: 11th of April!

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GenomiqueENS @genomiqueens.bsky.social · Mar 19

For our 1st post on Bluesky, we are excited to announce the publication of our new #bioinformatics tool #Asarusim for #SingleCellRNAseq coupled with @nanoporetech.com sequencing ! 🎉 🎊
👉 article : academic.oup.com/bioinformati...
👉 GitHub : github.com/GenomiqueENS...

cc @fr-genomics.bsky.social

AsaruSim: a single-cell and spatial RNA-Seq Nanopore long-reads simulation workflow

AbstractMotivation. The combination of long-read sequencing technologies like Oxford Nanopore with single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) assays enables the

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France Génomique @fr-genomics.bsky.social · Mar 14

Thanks to all our generous sponsors: @cea.fr @inserm.fr @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @sorbonne-universite.fr Gold sponsors : @illumina @Agilent @TakaraBio @10xgenomics.bsky.social @Hamilton Silver sponsors: @elembio.bsky.social @pacbio.bsky.social @scalebio Bronze sponsor: @activemotifusa.bsky.social

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France Génomique @fr-genomics.bsky.social · Mar 14

#ISHG2025: The program is finally out! ishg2025.sciencesconf.org/resource/pag...
Thanks to everyone who sumitted an abstract, we received a lot of very good ones!
Only 4 weeks left before the registration deadline: 11th of April!

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France Génomique @fr-genomics.bsky.social · Feb 5

👍Abstract submission EXTENDED UNTIL THE 14th OF FEBRUARY! Still a bit of time for the latecomers!

France Génomique @fr-genomics.bsky.social · Jan 29

📣#ISHG2025: Only a few days left to submit an abstract, until the 5th of February!
📍Travel grants still available!
➡️More infos: ishg2025.sciencesconf.org
@cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @cea.fr @inserm.fr

France Génomique @fr-genomics.bsky.social · Jan 29

📣#ISHG2025: Only a few days left to submit an abstract, until the 5th of February!
📍Travel grants still available!
➡️More infos: ishg2025.sciencesconf.org
@cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @cea.fr @inserm.fr

France Génomique @fr-genomics.bsky.social · Jan 17

📣#ISHG2025: 3 weeks left to submit an abstract, until the 5th of February!
📍Travel grants still available!
➡️More infos: ishg2025.sciencesconf.org
@cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @cea.fr @inserm.fr