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Ewan Birney @ewanbirney.bsky.social · Jun 20

Powerful stuff from @juliosaezrod.bsky.social who found himself on the other end of the process - as a patient not a computational biology researcher - giving him insight into both research and patient perspectives. Huge credit to Julio for talking about his experiences here

Nature Reviews Nephrology @natrevneph.nature.com · Jun 19

Leveraging data as a patient–scientist: frustrations and opportunities

Nature Reviews Nephrology, Published online: 19 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41581-025-00968-9The transition from data scientist to patient–scientist has given me new perspectives into clinical research and strengthened my commitment to open science. Although limitations on data availability have led to frustration, collaboration bodes well for a future in which patients will have access to more personalized information.

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Sten Linnarsson @sten.linnarsson.org · Jun 19

Heads-up for major new faculty search at KI — with great startup packages and a wide range of subject areas.

Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · Jun 18

Save the date! On 25 June, Karolinska Institutet will be starting a major recruitment drive for 20 junior researchers with a focus on excellence and mobility news.ki.se/ki-to-recruit-junior-researchers-with-a-focus-on-excellence

KI to recruit junior researchers with a focus on excellence

On 25 June, Karolinska Institutet will be starting a major recruitment drive for 20 junior researchers with a focus on excellence and mobility. As one of Europe’s leading medical universities, KI offe...

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Tamsin Lindström @tamsinlindstrom.bsky.social · May 14

Full house at the Nobel Forum as @kragesteen-lab.bsky.social kicks off MBB’s new lecture series celebrating 1982 Nobel Prize winners Sune Bergström and Bengt Samuelsson. And @itaiyanai.bsky.social’s inaugural keynote lecture was as inspiring and entertaining as you’d expect! 🤩

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Nature @nature.com · May 13

Science stands to benefit from a project in which experienced academics and early-career researchers co-review studies

https://go.nature.com/4jStFrx

Nature project to encourage early-career researchers in peer review is working

Science stands to benefit from a project in which experienced academics and early-career researchers co-review studies.

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Shane Herbert @shaneherbert.bsky.social · May 6

My first post on Bluesky! Very excited to share our work just published in @science.org. We find that “Interphase cell morphology defines the mode, symmetry, and outcome of mitosis” - in angiogenesis and other tissues! www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1... www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Interphase cell morphology defines the mode, symmetry, and outcome of mitosis

During tissue formation, dynamic cell shape changes drive morphogenesis while asymmetric divisions create cellular diversity. We found that the shifts in cell morphology that shape tissues could conco...

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Tamsin Lindström @tamsinlindstrom.bsky.social · May 8

Fantastic, Shane! Very interesting, congratulations!

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Igor Adameyko @adameykolab.bsky.social · May 7

Parley.tv made a story about my work on plankton biodiversity: parley.tv/journal/igor...

THE BEAUTIFUL MICROBIOLOGY INSTAGRAM PAGE GIVING A WIDER VIEW OF OUR WORLD — Parley

We speak to Dr Igor Adameyko about The Story Of A Biologist, his archive of ethereal marine microorganisms.

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Liam Drew @liamdrew.bsky.social · Apr 29

If you have a Y chromosome and are approaching middle age, chances are a good chunk of your immune cells are beginning to lose this chromosome - and that's likely bad for your health. It might help explain why men die earlier than women... My latest www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

How vanishing Y chromosomes could help explain men's ill health

The enigmatic Y chromosome has a tendency to disappear from cells with age. Now, research is revealing the long-term impacts this can have on disease risk and life expectancy

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Eduardo Villablanca @ejvillablanca.bsky.social · Apr 25

Sweden’s PROMISE initiative, just featured in Nature Medicine, aims to embed multi-omics into real-world healthcare. With the right tools, this could be a global model for precision medicine at scale.

#precisionmedicine #DDLS

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Precision Omics Initiative Sweden (PROMISE) will integrate research with healthcare - Nature Medicine

Nature Medicine - Precision Omics Initiative Sweden (PROMISE) will integrate research with healthcare

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Milieu Intérieur Consortium @milieuinterieur.bsky.social · Apr 3

Amazing study showing protective effect of herpes zoster vaccination against dementia with interesting sex differences @sexdiffimmunity.bsky.social
#vaccines work! #immunosky #medsky

Nature @nature.com · Apr 2

Vaccination against shingles might also prevent dementia, such as that caused by Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study of health records from around 300,000 people in Wales.

https://go.nature.com/446nriQ

Does shingles vaccination cut dementia risk? Large study hints at a link

Analysis of nearly 300,000 people finds an association between the shingles jab and a lower rate of dementia — but questions linger.

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Tamsin Lindström @tamsinlindstrom.bsky.social · Apr 4

Immune cells have unexpected role in fighting pain | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Immune cells have unexpected role in fighting pain

Inflammation-suppressing regulatory T cells reduce pain in female mice by targeting nerve cells

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UCL Dept of Aging, Rheumatology & Regenerative Medicine @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social · Mar 28

Co-senior author from this study Prof Coziana Ciurtin will be talking alongside @petterbrodin.bsky.social in a RITA webinar on Sex Biases on Autoimmunity next Tuesday - should be a great discussion. Register 👇 #ImmunoSky #sexdifferences

register.gotowebinar.com/register/822...

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