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Carmen Denman Hume @carmcdhume.bsky.social · 13d

Exciting work at the intersection of AI and genomics, have a quick read ⤵️

Plus, beautiful images of skin fibroblasts by April Rose Foster from the @mhaniffa.bsky.social lab.

Wellcome Sanger Institute @sangerinstitute.bsky.social · 13d

Find out more on our website ➡️
https://www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/universal-drug-target-potential-in-scaffolding-cells-found-across-the-body/

Universal drug target potential in scaffolding cells found across the body

Researchers have created a high-resolution atlas of fibroblasts in human skin and reveal their roles in diseases.

www.sanger.ac.uk

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Maria Brbic @mariabrbic.bsky.social · Aug 25

Our Systema framework for evaluating genetic perturbation response prediction methods is now out in @natbiotech.nature.com ✨

Systema helps to evaluate perturbation response prediction methods by focusing on perturbation-specific effects rather than systematic variation 🎯

Nature Biotechnology @natbiotech.nature.com · Aug 25

Systema: a framework for evaluating genetic perturbation response prediction beyond systematic variation - @mariabrbic.bsky.social @mornitzan.bsky.social go.nature.com/4791kda

Systema: a framework for evaluating genetic perturbation response prediction beyond systematic variation - Nature Biotechnology

An evaluation framework isolates perturbation-specific effects in perturbation datasets.

go.nature.com

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The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine @thelisterinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 22

Our Scientific Advisory Committee will soon start selecting the new cohort of #ListerFellows - here's what they get up to, how the system works, and a bit of valuable advice, too! lister-institute.org.uk/behind-the-s...

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Christina Ernst @christinaernst.bsky.social · Aug 21

Interested in spatial transcriptomics, interactive visualisation, and AI?

We’re teaming up with @mhaniffa.bsky.social and @juliosaezrod.bsky.social on Project 5 - for someone keen to build open tools that make complex biological data more accessible!

Apply by 30 Sep: www.ebi.ac.uk/research/pos...

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Sten Linnarsson @sten.linnarsson.org · Aug 15

A little over two weeks to the deadline! 20 positions, generous startup funding, a great community and fantastic infrastructure. Come join us!

Sten Linnarsson @sten.linnarsson.org · Jun 25

A major KI initiative to recruit new assistant professors with outstanding proposals in all areas of medicine, biomedicine and public health. We offer an amazing research environment, great colleagues and generous startup packages. Check it out and get working on your applications! (repost please!)

Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · Jun 25

Applications are now open! We are recruiting 20 Assistant Professors in a wide range of subject areas. We're looking for early-career researchers with strong scientific merits and future potential.
🔗 All positions: ki.se/en/about-ki/...

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · Aug 13

Recruitment is now open for the EMBL-EBI–Sanger Postdoctoral Programme.

ESPOD builds on the collaborative relationship between EMBL-EBI and the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, offering projects that combine experimental and computational approaches.

www.ebi.ac.uk/research/pos...

🧬🖥️🔬#postdocjob

ESPOD, the EMBL-EBI/Sanger postdoctoral fellowship. Applications deadline 30 September. Image credit: Karen Arnott / EMBL-EBI

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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · Aug 1

Great career opportunities in Cellular Genomics @sangerinstitute.bsky.social

Big data (human in vivo + in vitro) + AI to derive biological mechanisms at scale.

We are seeking a range of research expertise including spatial omics and perturbation at scale

Aidan Maartens @aidanmaartens.bsky.social · Jul 31

Group leader positions in @sangerinstitute.bsky.social Cellular Genomics, led by @mhaniffa.bsky.social, to decode and recode human tissues. Broad net - clinical research, in vitro models, single cell, AI. Vibrant, supportive community. Please share!

sanger.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/Wellco...

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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · Jul 25

Congrats Fabian 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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Christina Ernst @christinaernst.bsky.social · Jul 11

My team @ebi.embl.org is open to hosting #ARISE2 fellows!

We‘re especially interested in projects that improve access to single-cell & spatial transcriptomics data (e.g. browsers, standards), or enhance AI-readiness.

Happy to chat if you are applying!

www.embl.org/training/ari...

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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · Jul 7

Great faculty opportunities within the Cellular Genomics Programme @sangerinstitute.bsky.social

Please share with your networks and do contact me if you would like to find out more

sanger.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Wellco...

Group Leaders- Cellular Genomics

Do you want to help us improve human health and understand life on Earth? Make your mark by shaping the future to enable or deliver life-changing science to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenge...

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The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine @thelisterinstitute.bsky.social · Jun 19

We are very proud to introduce our brand new 2025 #ListerFellows! This year there are eight Prize recipients. lister-institute.org.uk/a-warm-welco...

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Jonathan Pritchard @jkpritch.bsky.social · Jun 1

I have an opportunity to hire a staff scientist for my lab. Looking for someone with outstanding skillset in ML/statistics, genomics applications; interest in mentoring, strong publication record, PD experience required.

Email CV to me+cc my assistant (see 'contact' on my website). Ad to follow.

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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · May 23

I am excited to begin my new journey as the Head of Cellular Genomics @sangerinstitute.bsky.social

We will decode and recode tissue ecosystems using AI + big data…

Our amazing faculty include Roser Vento-Tormo, @bayraktarlab.bsky.social, Mo Lotfollahi, Sam Behjati and Song Chen..

Wellcome Sanger Institute @sangerinstitute.bsky.social · May 20

Our newly appointed Head of the Cellular Genomics programme, @mhaniffa.bsky.social, shares her career journey and vision for the future of the programme. Read more below. ⤵️

sangerinstitute.blog/2025/05/20/i...

Quote card with an image of Muzz smiling at the camera on the right-hand side. On the left-hand side there is the quote that reads: “This approach allows us for the first time to dissect biological mechanisms at scale. Mechanisms and scale don't usually go together, but with AI and this approach, we can – and that's going to be revolutionary.”

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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · May 17

Awesome work 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · May 17

Many congratulations @stewartlab.bsky.social on this amazing achievement - so richly deserved - #BlavatnikAwards Life Sciences Laureate 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 🎉

Very happy for you and great interview 👇🏾

The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine @thelisterinstitute.bsky.social · Apr 28

In our latest blog post we catch up with #BlavatnikAwards Life Sciences Laureate @stewartlab.bsky.social, who recently attended the Blavatnik Awards ceremony and public symposium and gave talks about his preventive health work on preterm infant microbiomes 🫄👶 lister-institute.org.uk/congratulati...

Congratulations Chris Stewart, 2025 Blavatnik Laureate for Life Sciences – Lister Institute

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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · May 6

Congratulations Alex!

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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · Mar 20

Come join our adventure @sangerinstitute.bsky.social 👇🏾

Open Targets @opentargets.org · Mar 18

We're recruiting!

➡️ (Senior) bioinformatician: join a collaborative project with @mhaniffa.bsky.social and Mo Lotfollahi, supporting the analysis of single-cell and spatial transcriptomics studies to train AI-based foundation models

Apply by 25 March

sanger.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Wellco...

Graphic reads: New, (senior) bioinformatician. Salary range: bioinformatician, £36,924-£43,867; senior bioinformatician: £44,905-£53,349
Apply by 25 March.

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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · Mar 4

Great from from Bayraktar Lab @sangerinstitute.bsky.social 👏🏾👇🏾

Aidan Maartens @aidanmaartens.bsky.social · Mar 4

New from our Cellular Genetics programme and the Bayraktar Lab @sangerinstitute.bsky.social - cell2fate, new RNA velocity inference tool to predict cell fates, out now in @naturemethods.bsky.social

www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/ne...

New tool to map the origins and journeys of cells in development and disease

Cell2fate, a new computational tool, allows researchers to map cellular trajectories in development and disease.

www.sanger.ac.uk

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Koen Rademaker @krademaker.bsky.social · Mar 1

Next weekend I will run the Cambridge half marathon with @sangerinstitute.bsky.social colleagues 🏃‍♂️

Two amazing people are running for charities, please support them!

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Joana Meier @joanameier.bsky.social · Feb 24

Do you use Darwin Tree of Life (DToL) genomes for your work or grant applications? If so, can you please fill out this form? docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... We are gathering info on how DToL genomes are used. It will help us raise money to continue producing publicly available high-quality genomes.

Darwin Tree of Life Impact Assessment

This form is used to share information within DToL about case studies, ongoing research, and funding awards that demonstrate the impact the Darwin Tree of Life consortium project has had on Global and...

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mara lawniczak @marakat.bsky.social · Feb 24

globally, there are ~3500 described mosquito species in the Culicidae family and many of these are important vectors of disease but only a small percentage have genomic resources. we are launching a pilot project to generate high quality reference genomes for 100 important mosquito species [1/3]

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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · Feb 18

Looking forward to visiting @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social on Thurs 20 Feb 👇🏾

Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social · Feb 17

📢 We are delighted to host
@mhaniffa.bsky.social on Thursday for our Gurdon Institute Seminar Series, hosted by Emma Rawlins and @sumrubayin.bsky.social

All welcome 😀
🗓️ Thursday, 20 February 2025 at 11 am
🎙️ The tapestry of human prenatal immunity
📍Gurdon Institute, Tennis Court Road CB2 1QN

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Stegle Lab @steglelab.bsky.social · Feb 17

📢 Bring your computational expertise to our cutting-edge research team at @embl.org! Join us together with experts from GSK to explore the effects of rare variants using population-scale cohorts and single-cell readouts.
Please share 🙏
🔗 Apply now: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/de-DE/EMBL/d...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Genetics

The research group of Oliver Stegle looks for a postdoctoral researcher to join a collaborative project with GSK with the goal to apply computational methods to investigate the effects of rare variant...

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Muzz Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social · Feb 11

Great opportunity @ebi.embl.org with @juliosaezrod.bsky.social 👇🏾

Julio Saez-Rodriguez @juliosaezrod.bsky.social · Feb 11

Post-doc opening to join our lab @ebi.embl.org to develop&apply #bioinformatics and #machine-learning methods to study intra-/extra cellular networks to extract disease mechanisms from #single-cell and #spatial multiomic data - please share 🙏 : embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/EMBL/job/Hin...

Postdoctoral fellow - Saez-Rodriguez Group

Your group Saez-Rodriguez Research Group Your supervisor Julio Saez-Rodriguez Your role As a postdoctoral fellow in the Saez Rodriguez group, you will develop and apply computational methods and tools...

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · Feb 7

Early-career researchers: Apply by 14 February for a funded place at the 'Democratising Microscopy in Latin America: Imaging Across Scales and Regions' Workshop occurring 12-15 October 2025.

https://bit.ly/4aXgFxq

#Microscopy #SciSky

Workshop Democratising Microscopy in Latin America

Organisers: Constadina Arvanitis, Mario Del Rosario, Helena De la Torre, Mariana De Niz, Maria Fernanda Latorre Barragán and Licyel Lenny Paulas Condori

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