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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 10h

Congrats Alex!

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Alex de Mendoza @alexdemendoza.bsky.social · 10h

Thrilled to share that the lab has been awarded a @wellcometrust.bsky.social Discovery Award to keep exploring the evolution of 6-methyladenine #6mA in Eukaryotes. We'll open postdoc (3️⃣) and tech (1️⃣) positions to start in 2026, please share with candidates or reach out if you’d like to join us.

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 12h

You can directly complete your registration for this 1-day workshop on the Physalia-courses website: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

The instructor is the brilliant @liomys.mx

Integrating Large Language Model Tools into R Workflows

24 November 2025

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 13h

🎉 Our course Machine Learning for Multi-Omics Integration at the University of Barcelona (15–17 Dec) is now sold out!

We’re excited to welcome a mix of local & international participants for a hands-on learning experience led by @oskolkov.bsky.social 🌍💻

#Bioinformatics #MachineLearning #MultiOmics

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 1d

Join us for this hands-on online workshop on using AI for programming and ecological analyses!

📅 Monday, 24 Nov 2025 – right after WEEN25
💻 Lectures + practical exercises
💷 Cost: £70

Spots are limited – register now 👉 ween.wales

@thefsbi.bsky.social

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 1d

🚀 Curious about #SpatialOmics? Want to master spatial omics data analysis using #Rstats and @bioconductor.bsky.social ?

🔥 Registrations are now OPEN for the 3rd edition of our hands-on course with @stemang.bsky.social !

📅 Save the dates: 18–20 May 2026
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

spatial Omics in R/Bioconductor

18-20 May 2026 To foster international participation, this course will be held online

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 1d

🚀 Tomorrow we’re running a 1-day course on data.table in R — with @rdatatable.bsky.social !

You can still join us to master one of the most powerful and efficient R packages for lightning-fast data manipulation ⚡📊

👉 www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

#Rstats #DataScience #DataManipulation

Efficient data analysis with data.table in R

8th October 2025

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 2d

🚀 Just kicked off the new edition of our Sex Chromosome Evolution course! Thrilled to have @idarolti.bsky.social & @astridboehne.bsky.social (with the help of Sophie Smith) sharing with us their knowldge this time. Exciting days of learning ahead! 🔬🧬

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 2d

2–Multidimensional Phenotypic Evolution (2-6 Mar)
Explore and analyse complex phenotypic traits—including morphometric & non-morphometric data—across multiple dimensions, gaining insights into eco-evolutionary processes from micro-to macroevolutionary scales
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

Multidimensional phenotypic evolution

2-6 March 2026 To foster international participation, this course will be held online

www.physalia-courses.org

Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 2d

🚀 Registrations are open for our 2026 online courses with @carmelofruciano.bsky.social !

1 - Foundations of Geometric Morphometrics (3–5 Feb)
Learn to quantify and analyse biological shape in 2D and 3D with clear, visually impactful results.

🔗 www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 20d

Registration is still open for our upcoming online course RAD-Seq Data Analysis (27–31 October).

This 5-day training will guide participants through the complete workflow of RADseq data, with a strong focus on data analysis using Stacks.

www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

#RADseq #Stacks

RAD-seq data analysis

ONLINE, 27-31 October 2025 To foster international participation, this course will be held online

www.physalia-courses.org

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 2d

Level up your bioinformatics skills!
Learn RNA-seq data analysis in R/Bioconductor with our online course (3–14 Nov). Practical, hands-on, and designed for biologists & bioinformaticians.

www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

#RNAseq #Bioinformatics @bioconductor.bsky.social

RNA sequencing data with R/Bioconductor

3-14 November 2025 To foster international participation, this course will be held online

www.physalia-courses.org

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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 19d

UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

docs.google.com

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 5d

The #GenomeAssembly course with @nanoporetech.com data is wrapping up! 🚀
A big thank you to our amazing instructors and all participants for an inspiring and informative week. 🙌

Interested in joining us? Keep an eye on our upcoming courses and workshops:
🔗 www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

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Saskia Cathrin Tyarks @saskiacathrin.bsky.social · 6d

Python course complete ✅
def gratitude(): return "@passdan.bsky.social" 🙌

Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 6d

Another fantastic cohort just got introduced to #Python and its applications in #Bioinformatics by the brilliant @passdan.bsky.social!

We’ll be opening registrations for the next edition very soon – stay tuned so you don’t miss out!

Thanks everyone! www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 6d

Our Using #Rstats as #GIS course is now #soldout!

Thanks everyone for choosing us and see you on Monday!

www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 6d

Course "Marine Spatial Data Analysis in R"

Dates: Online, 24-27 Nov

This course is designed to help marine scientists and conservation practitioners develop practical skills for working with marine spatial datasets in R.

www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

#Marine #SpatialData #Rstats

Marine Spatial Data Analysis in R

24–27 November 2025

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 6d

Another fantastic cohort just got introduced to #Python and its applications in #Bioinformatics by the brilliant @passdan.bsky.social!

We’ll be opening registrations for the next edition very soon – stay tuned so you don’t miss out!

Thanks everyone! www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 9d

✂️🧬Introduction to CRISPR for Ecology and Evolution Studies(13–16 Oct, online)

Learn to design, implement, and analyze CRISPR-Cas9 experiments in non-model species through hands-on projects, lectures, and practical exercises
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

#CRISPR #GenomeEditing #Evolution

Introduction to CRISPR for Ecology and Evolution Studies

Dates Online, 13-16 October 2025 To foster international participation, this course will be held online

www.physalia-courses.org

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 15d

💻 Want to master version control for your research?

We still have a few seats left for our Introduction to Git & GitHub for Reproducible Research online course, 13–14 Oct!

#ReproducibleResearch #GitHub #OpenScience #DataScience

www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

Introduction to Git and GitHub for Reproducible Research

13–14 October 2025 To foster international participation, this course will be held online

www.physalia-courses.org

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · Apr 23

Interested in the analysis on Transposable elements? 🧬
Have a look at our course with @valentinapeona.bsky.social & @ritarebollo.bsky.social

We'll cover everything from TE biology to de novo library construction, quantification, & transcriptomic analysis.

www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 7d

🚨 Almost full! Join the Autumn School in Bioinformatics (20–24 Oct, online). Learn hands-on NGS data analysis: QC, assembly, annotation, RNAseq, phylogenomics & more. Don’t miss the last seats!

👉 www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

#NGS #Bioinformatics #Genomics

Autumn School in Bioinformatics

Dates ONLINE, 20-24 October 2025 To foster international participation, this course will be held online General Topic: Understanding and Working with Next Generation Sequencing Data

www.physalia-courses.org

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 9d

Limited seats left for the Physalia online Phylogenomics course, Dec 1-5. Learn about phylogenetic inference and gene-tree challenges. More info: https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/phylogenomics/ #course

Phylogenomics

1-5 December 2025

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 8d

🚀 Curious about low-coverage WGS? Dive into population genomics with ANGSD & ngsTools! Online, 20–23 Oct. Only a few seats left!

🔗 www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

#PopulationGenomics #WGS #Bioinformatics #ANGSD #Genomics #DataScience #NGSTools

Population genomic inference from low-coverage whole-genome sequencing data

Dates 20-23 October 2025 To foster international participation, this course will be held online

www.physalia-courses.org

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Stephen Turner @stephenturner.us · 13d

My colleague @hernmoral.bsky.social is teaching what looks like a wonderful course online this November - Museomics: An Introduction to Genomic Analyses of Natural History Collections. Register: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work... #consgen

Museomics: An Introduction to Genomic Analyses of Natural History Collections

3-7 November To foster international participation, this course will be held online

www.physalia-courses.org

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