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Astrid Gall (she/her)
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👩🏼‍💻 Science Communication @embo.org | 🎓 Senior Associate @lucycavcoll.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk | 🦠 PhD in Molecular Virology |📍Heidelberg, Germany | Views my own
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Are you based in Latin America and looking to develop your AI knowledge for the biosciences?

Applications are now open for our multi-location course, to be held in the region from 20 – 24 April 2026: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Application deadline: 28 November 2025

#AI #Bioinformatics
🧬🖥️📊
BiotrAIn consortium logos: BiotrAIn, Universidad de Costa Rica, CABANAnet, EMBL-EBI and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
November 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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events.embl.org
Join us for the second edition of 'AI and biology'! 🤖🧬

Explore how AI transforms biological research – from foundation models for biology to generative modelling.

10 – 13 March 2026
EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
Submit your abstract by 2 Dec: s.embl.org/ees26-02-bl

#EESAIBio #AI
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
astridgagall.bsky.social
Do not mistake personal storytelling for #inclusion.
This article is a good read for teachers and educators (and also for those in #SciComm).
#Pedagogy #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
November 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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embo.org
The EMBO Members’ Meeting 2025 took place from 22–24 October. “The EMBO Members’ Meeting was a true celebration of #science and #community," says Maria Polychronidou, Head of EMBO Membership: www.embo.org/features/wel... #LifeSciences 🧪
November 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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embo.org
The EMBO #Archive Catalogue is now online!

This concludes a project launched as part of our 60th anniversary celebrations last year. 🧪 Archivist Alexander Barrington tells us more: https://www.embo.org/people/cataloguing-the-embo-archive/ #LifeSciences #research
Cataloguing the EMBO archive – People – EMBO
An interview with archivist Alexander Barrington
www.embo.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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events.embl.org
Join us for the EMBO | EMBL Symposium 'AI and biology' 🤖🧬

Explore how AI transforms biological research – from foundation models for biology to generative modelling 🧠💡

10 – 13 March 2026
EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
Submit your abstract: s.embl.org/ees26-02-bl

#EESAIBio #AI
October 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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embo.org
Recent events for life scientists and meetings with policymakers fostered skills development and further #collaboration in #Chile. 🧪

Read more here:
www.embo.org/features/bri...
#research
Bridging continents: EMBO and Chile – Features – EMBO
Recent events for life scientists and meetings with policymakers fostered skills development and further collaboration
www.embo.org
October 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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nabu.de
Traurige Nachrichten: Die #Vogelgrippe überschattet derzeit den Kranichzug. An Hauptrastplätzen wurden Hunderte tote Kraniche festgestellt. Wir appellieren daher an alle Naturfreund*innen, vom Besuch von Rastplätzen abzusehen sowie tote Wildvögel den Behörden zu melden.

www.nabu.de/tiere-und-pf...
Aktuelle Infos zum Zug der Kraniche - NABU
Nachdem bereits mehr als 100.000 Kraniche Richtung Winterquartiere nach Frankreich und Spanien weitergeflogen sind, stockt der Zug aktuell wetterbedingt. Überschattet wird der Kranichzug von einem hef...
www.nabu.de
October 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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nature.com
Success rates for Europe’s leading research grants are declining as a surge in applications far outweighs the funds available

go.nature.com/479Sni6
Is academic research becoming too competitive? Nature examines the data
Applications for European research grants increased in 2025. Scientists say they’re feeling the competition.
go.nature.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
astridgagall.bsky.social
Beautiful #autumn colours on the #Heidelberg campus today!

@embl.org @embo.org
October 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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cam.ac.uk
It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social

Read our tribute to the visionary Nobel Laureate and watch an interview from 2012, just after he won: https://bit.ly/4mM8o3r
October 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
astridgagall.bsky.social
Last day of #wissenswerte2025: excursions. Thank you botanical garden @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social for showing us the seed bank today - great insights into #plantscience and #conservation!
October 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
astridgagall.bsky.social
Freue mich auf zwei Tage Informationen, Diskussionen, Lösungs- und Gedankenansätze auf der #Wissenswerte2025 Konferenz! Los geht’s mit dem Thema Wissenschaftsfreiheit.

wissenswerte.wpk.org/programm/

#ww2025 #scicomm #wisskomm 🧪
September 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
astridgagall.bsky.social
Why are #vaccines not equally effective in different regions and populations across the world?
It was a pleasure to talk to Abena Amoah about this fascinating topic, international collaborations in #globalhealth research and her personal path into the research field.
Thank you! 🧪
embo.org EMBO @embo.org · Sep 24
In an interview with EMBO Member Abena Amoah, she talks about #collaboration in #GlobalHealth research in order to improve vaccine responses. Abena is senior adviser at the Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands. 🧪

Read the full interview here:
www.embo.org/people/equit...
Equitable collaborations to improve vaccine responses – People – EMBO
An interview with EMBO Member Abena Amoah, senior adviser at Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands
www.embo.org
September 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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embo.org
Learn about host-pathogen interactions, immune responses, vaccine development and more at the India | EMBO Lecture Course "RNA virus infection and host immune responses" in Faridabad, IN, 11–14 February 2026.

Deadline: 1 October

meetings.embo.org/event/26-rna...
#EMBOrnaVirus #RNAsky #EMBOevents 🧪
RNA virus infection and host immune responses
The India I EMBO Lecture Course on “RNA virus infection and host immune responses” addresses cutting-edge research in emerging and reemerging RNA viruses, with particular emphasis on fundamental infe…
meetings.embo.org
September 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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christophraser.bsky.social
New paper: our method HIV-phyloTSI estimates time-since-infection for HIV using deep viral sequence data.
Estimating continuous TSI, not just recent / not-recent, gives incidence over time, allowing evaluation of the impact of interventions.
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bmcbioinformatics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
HIV-phyloTSI: subtype-independent estimation of time since HIV-1 infection for cross-sectional measures of population incidence using deep sequence data - BMC Bioinformatics
Background Estimating the time since HIV infection (TSI) at population level is essential for tracking changes in the global HIV epidemic. Most methods for determining TSI give a binary classification...
bmcbioinformatics.biomedcentral.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
astridgagall.bsky.social
Rest in peace David Baltimore. A leading figure in virology and molecular biology has passed away this weekend.
www.latimes.com/obituaries/s...
David Baltimore, Nobel Prize-winning scientist and former Caltech president, dies at 87
Baltimore played a role in virtually every important national debate over the use and potential misuse of the science of genetic engineering.
www.latimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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embo.org
The Maria Leptin | EMBO Science Journalism Fellowships support life scientists pursuing a career in #ScienceJournalism and science journalists who wish to further their scientific education.

Apply now:
www.embo.org/funding/fell...
#LifeSciences #ScienceCommunication #SciComm #Funding 🧪
Fellowships, grants and career support – Maria Leptin | EMBO Science Journalism Fellowships – EMBO
Supporting life scientists pursuing a career in science journalism and science journalists who wish to further their scientific education
www.embo.org
September 4, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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embo.org
"I think that organizations such as EMBO and EMBL (...) should be expanded, because they go beyond boundaries and look for possibilities to promote #science without borders," says Asifa Akhtar, EMBO Member and Director of the @mpi-ie.bsky.social #Germany. 🧪 www.embo.org/people/scien... @maxplanck.de
Science without borders – People – EMBO
An interview with EMBO Member Asifa Akhtar, Vice President of the Biology & Medicine Section of the Max Planck Society and Director of the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics,…
www.embo.org
August 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
astridgagall.bsky.social
It was a pleasure to talk to Stoyno Stoynov, deputy director of the Institute of Molecular Biology in Sofia and scientific advisor to EMBC for #Bulgaria, the newest EMBC Member State. Thank you for the interesting insights into your career and views on the #lifesciences in the country! 🧪 #scicomm
July 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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embo.org
Bulgaria has joined EMBC, the intergovernmental funding body of EMBO, as the 32nd member state. Welcome!

Life scientists in #Bulgaria can now benefit from all EMBO Programmes and activities.

Read more:
www.embo.org/press-releas...
#LifeSciences #networking #opportunities #funding 🧪
Bulgaria joins EMBC  – Press releases – EMBO
The country becomes the 32nd member state following approval of the accession agreement
www.embo.org
July 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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embo.org
Green Labs Netherlands @greenlabsnl.bsky.social and the UK Laboratory Efficiency Action Network (LEAN) receive the EMBO Lab #Sustainability Award. Congratulations to these inspiring grassroots networks!
www.embo.org/press-releas...
#AcademicSky #LifeSciences
July 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
astridgagall.bsky.social
"Once an EMBO Fellow, always an EMBO Fellow"

Do you wonder what an EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship and the global network is like? Read on for voices of three recent fellows at the EMBO Fellows’ Meeting:
www.embo.org/features/sha...

#EMBOFellows #LifeSciences #Networking
embo.org EMBO @embo.org · Jul 21
More than 100 EMBO Postdoctoral Fellows from 30+ countries got together for this year's EMBO Fellows’ Meeting.

Read about the fellows' experience and the enriching programme: www.embo.org/features/sha...

#EMBOFellows #LifeSciences #Networking
Sharing science and creating connections – Features – EMBO
More than 100 postdoctoral researchers met at the EMBO Fellows' Meeting
www.embo.org
July 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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embo.org
Are you a #PhD student in #Chile and want to develop your #SoftSkills?

Learn about #ScienceCommunication, #ethics, #creativity, #career #opportunities and more at the EMBO PhD Course in Chile! 🧪

Deadline extended to 27 July!

Apply now:
meetings.embo.org/event/embo-p...
July 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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ensembl.org
🚀 We've launched an Integrated Release on Ensembl Beta! 
Beta Release 2025-02 features 2,919 genomes, ready for both current & long-term use.
You can explore the data on zurl.co/FuoKx or read more about Ensembl Beta releases on our blog at zurl.co/xbRr4
July 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM