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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 19m

🚀 The next edition of Bioinformatics of Transposable Elements with @valentinapeona.bsky.social & @ritarebollo.bsky.social is just around the corner!

🧬 Jump into the world of #transposons and level up your #bioinformatics skills

⏳ Seats are limited: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

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

Join our online course “Nanopore Direct RNA Sequencing”,27–30 Oct, with Sonia Cruciani and @imilenkovic.bsky.social

Learn to analyse full-length RNA, measure polyA tails, detect modifications & quantify isoforms with hands-on sessions.

@nanoporetech.com

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

An introduction to Nanopore direct RNA Sequencing (RNA004)

Dates 27-30 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 · 27d

We’re thrilled to share our October lineup of online courses, carefully designed to empower you with cutting-edge skills in data analysis, genomics, bioinformatics, and more.
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
#Bioinformatics #Genomics #DataScience #RStats @bioconductor.bsky.social

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 22h

🚨 Last 2 seats available! Join our Autumn School in #Bioinformatics (Oct 20–24, online).

Learn #NGS analysis: QC, #assembly, #RNAseq, #phylogenomics, #docker, #singularity & reproducible workflows.

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

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

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

🚀 Our new course “Design, Implement and Promote Species Monitoring in R” with Dr. Elodie Courtois just kicked off! 🐸 Participants will dive into the theory and practice of long-term monitoring, exploring key methods and real-world examples. #Rstats #Ecology

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

🚀 The 3rd edition of our Introduction to #CRISPR for #Ecology and #Evolution Studies course with @danifpaulo.bsky.social

We’ve got an amazing and diverse group of participants joining us from all over the globe 🌎 — each bringing unique backgrounds and research questions to the mix✂️🧬

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI, here is the press release for my study with @drjuliawester.bsky.social - we surveyed over 800 scientists who use social media. They overwhelmingly agree that Twitter is no longer useful or pleasant, and that for all professional online scientist goals, Bluesky is superior.
🧪 #SciComm 🌍

“Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky:” Our new survey shows that scientists no longer find Twitter professionally useful or pleasant

My colleague Dr. Julia Wester and I have a new paper out in the journal Integrative and Comparative Biology reporting on the results of a survey distributed to over 800 scientists, science educator…

www.southernfriedscience.com

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

💡 Supercharge your R skills!

Join the course Beyond Beginner R in June 2026 with @philipleftwich.bsky.social and learn how to write efficient, reliable code and safely leverage AI🚀

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

#RStats #DataScience #AI #Coding #DataAnalysis

Beyond Beginner R: Advancing Your Coding Skills

Dates 1-4 June 2026

www.physalia-courses.org

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 4d

The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology seeks postdocs in Evolutionary Genomics and Cell Signaling related to biological clocks. More info: https://www.mpg.de/25524526/ and https://www.mpg.de/25524509/ #postdoc

Postdoctoral Fellow (m/f/d) | Evolutionary Genomics, Comparative Genomics and/or Conservation Genomics

Postdoctoral Fellow (m/f/d) in Evolutionary Genomics, Comparative Genomics and/or Conservation Genomics

www.mpg.de

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

We’re super excited to kick off the very first edition of our 2-day Introduction to #Git and #GitHub course with Dr. Marco Chierici! 🚀

Learning Git and GitHub is a total game-changer for version control, collaboration, and reproducibility in science💡
@sortee.bsky.social

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

@oskolkov.bsky.social & @aroneys.bsky.social have just kicked off the Environmental Metagenomics course!

We will cover both read- and assembly-based methods, focusing on the strength of each of these methods depending on the research question, using both #illumina & @nanoporetech.com data

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

🚀 Learn somatic variant analysis in cancer genomics! Hands-on online workshop: QC, GATK4 Mutect2, R & VEP annotation. Go from raw data to actionable insights. 🧬📊27-29 April 2026

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

#CancerGenomics #SomaticVariants #Bioinformatics #PrecisionOncology #RStats

Practical Somatic Variant Analysis in Cancer Genomics

27-29 April 2026

www.physalia-courses.org

Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 4d

We are excited to contribute to the STUDENT CONFERENCE ON CONSERVATION SCIENCE — NEW YORK with a great workshop delivered by the brilliant @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social #SCCSNY2025

@society4conbio.bsky.social

linkedin.com/showcase/center-for-biodiversity-and-conservation/

Center for Biodiversity and Conservation | LinkedIn

Center for Biodiversity and Conservation | 1,622 followers on LinkedIn. The CBC transforms knowledge—from diverse sources and perspectives—into conservation action. | The American Museum of Natural Hi...

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 5d

Join our Manual Genome Curation using PretextView course online from Nov 24-28, in collaboration with Wellcome Sanger Institute. More info: https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/genome-curation/ #course

Manual Genome Curation using PretextView

24th - 28th November 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 · 4d

🚀 First edition of the #SexChromosomeEvolution course with @astridboehne.bsky.social , @idarolti.bsky.social , and Sophie Smith – and what a week it was!
Incredible teaching, engaging lectures, and hands-on sessions made it a great learning experience.
A huge thanks to everyone who joined us! 🙌

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 4d

🎉 Closing another edition of our #GIS in R course! Thanks to @ambarbosa.bsky.social & everyone who joined us this week. We have learned how to map, analyse, and automate spatial environmental data entirely in R, combining theory and exercises🌍📊

Want to join us? www.physalia-courses.org

#RStats

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

Registrations are now open for the next edition of the Population Genomics course with @tiboleroyinen.bsky.social & @bourgeoisyann.bsky.social

Save the dates: 16-20 March 2026 (online)

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

Introduction to population genomics

16-20 May 2026

www.physalia-courses.org

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

Just a quick note: there are only 2 seats left for our “Agent-based and Individual-based Modelling using NetLogo” course, running online from 27 October – 7 November.
@netlogo.bsky.social
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

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

Are you interested in analysing mass spectrometry-based proteomics data using R and @bioconductor.bsky.social ? 🧬

Join our online course 17–19 Nov, led by @lgatto

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

#RStats #Bioconductor #Proteomics #MassSpectrometry #Bioinformatics

R/Bioconductor for Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics

Dates 17-19 November 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 · 6d

Congrats Alex!

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Alex de Mendoza @alexdemendoza.bsky.social · 6d

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 · 6d

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

www.physalia-courses.org

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

🎉 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 · 7d

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 · 7d

🚀 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

www.physalia-courses.org

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