Discover, Analyze, and Integrate NIH Common Fund Data
The NIH Common Fund programs generate diverse datasets from a variety of projects ranging from genomics to phenotypes. The Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE) aims to facilitate improved discovery, reuse, integration, and analyses of these datasets to form novel hypothesis for accelerating discoveries in biomedical research.
The Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE) aims to enable broad use of data generated by Common Fund Programs to accelerate hypothesis generation and discovery.
Making data more FAIR
The Data Resource and Knowledge Centers are dedicated to enhancing the accessibility and utility of Common Fund-generated data and resources, striving to uphold the FAIR principles. This commitment serves as a catalyst for groundbreaking biomedical discoveries, fostering synergies across the diverse datasets within the Common Fund ecosystem, thereby unlocking novel avenues of research and innovation.
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Working to improve findability, accessibility, and interoperability of NIH Common Fund data sets and to encourage data reuse.
Rare doesn’t mean alone. #KidsFirstData helps shine a light on rare genetic disorders worldwide. 🌟 #CongenitalDisorders 
Calling all African Health Care Leaders: the African STARS Fellowship; a fully funded Master of Business Administration (MBA). Opportunity provided by CERI at Stellenbosch University and the Institut Pasteur de Dakar, in partnership with the @MastercardFdn starsfellows.africa/Master-Busines… 
On July 9, we're exposing the genetic impact on drug response. July's journal club will present a remedy: a validated pharmacogenomic passport designed to make personalized care more accessible & affordable. Ready to learn? Register now: learning.ashg.org/products/low-c… #ASHG 
Yoga is for everyone, everywhere. 🌎
This #InternationalDayOfYoga, take 10 minutes to reconnect with your breath and body.
No gear needed. Just you, your breath, and a little space. 🌿
Start your journey today—download the WHO mYoga app now: shorturl.at/SdOai 
WE ARE HIRING: Postdoc Positions! Join us at UPenn in vibrant Philly, cutting-edge science, great city, amazing team. Please share and let's get in touch! 
Understand controlled data access and how to request what you need. Start here → monkeylink.co/b59a7e
#KidsFirstDRC #KidsFirstGuides #PediatricResearch 
📢📢We are hiring! Are you looking for a Post-doc position on plant-plant and plant-insect interactions? Please see our open position below in @INRAE_Intl funded by @ERC_Research
sites.google.com/view/foteini-p… 
A new publication from SickleInAfrica reports that certain blood markers (HbF & F cells) are linked to how often #SickleCell patients require transfusions, experience pain crises & fever. This is based on data from Ghana,Tanzania & Nigeria. nature.com/articles/s4385… @CommsMedicine 
📢 Apply now for the 2025 @MichelsonMedRF Prizes: Next Generation Grants!
💡 $150,000 to fund bold, disruptive ideas in human immunology & immunotherapy.
🧬 Age 35 & under
📅 Deadline: 22 June
🔗 shorturl.at/5GN6L 
🎓 Applications for the 2026 Rhodes Scholarships for Southern Africa are OPEN!
Study at the University of Oxford on a fully funded postgraduate award. 🌍
📅 Deadline: 1 August 2025 at 23:59 SAST
Apply by visiting 👉 lnkd.in/djK3UFvi
🔗 Apply here: lnkd.in/d3SZGN9 
Faster access. Faster discovery. On June 26, see how research moves with #KidsFirst.
🧬 monkeylink.co/bbe510
#DataForCures #CommunityConnection #PediatricResearch 
🚨 PhD, MD & postdoc researchers: Apply for a @Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds #TravelGrant!
✅ Up to 3 months abroad
🧠 Learn key methods and join new courses
🌍 Open to researchers in/coming to Europe
💸 Covers travel, lodging & course fees
🔗 More info 👉 shorturl.at/S8Rnz 
Do you want to do your master's in Canada @mcgillu?The McCall MacBain Scholarships bring together exceptional students who strive to engage in positive change by taking on meaningful leadership roles. More info: mccallmacbainscholars.org 
Replying to @WHO
With high quality care, women with #SickleCell disease can have safe and healthy pregnancies and births. They need:
👨🏿⚕️ Access to skilled health workers to help them manage their condition
🩺 Additional health checks
🤰🏾 Individualized and respectful care
🔬 More research to 
Fully funded PhD position available at @ICIQchem!
Join us to explore magnetically-modulated #photocatalysis for selective oxidation of organic molecules 🌱⚡
Under the supervision of @JRGM_ICIQ and myself.
#PhD #phdchat #chemtwitter #AcademicTwitter
🔗careers.iciq.org/jobs/6038583-i…
Great energy on Day 1 of the Malaria Molecular Surveillance workshop in Uganda! 🔬
The discussion led by panelist’s from from Africa was on sharing genomic data in both routine and emergency contexts. 
What happens when a clinician, a scientist, a data expert, and a parent advocate come together to talk cures?
Big conversations. Bold ideas. Shared purpose.
🗓️ June 26 at 1 p.m. ET: monkeylink.co/bbe510
#DataForCures #PediatricResearch #CommunityConnection 
We are working on establishing the processes for @AfrBioInstitute group leader/site applications and will host another information session in the coming weeks. If you wish to join the mailing list please complete the survey: redcap.h3abionet.org/redcap/surveys…
We have three new exciting positions within our Grand Challenges Africa team!
Senior Programme Officer 🔗 bit.ly/43MncZX
Programme Officer 🔗 bit.ly/4kKkiuo
Programme Associate 🔗 bit.ly/4dZ3AoL 
🚨 Last call!
🎓 Applications for the 2025–2026 AHRI/UCL fully funded PhD scholarships are closing soon.
ahri.org/2024-2025-ahri… 
Two exciting jobs open now:
🧬 Genebuild Project Leader
Apply: ensembl.info/2025/06/02/job…
⏳ Closes: 30 June 2025
🔗 Dataflow Coordinator
Apply: ensembl.info/2025/06/09/job…
⏳ Closes: 6 July 2025
#Genomics #Bioinformatics #Jobs
Join us online to explore AI-driven breakthroughs in biological research💻
🗓️23-25 June 2025
Register for a virtual place by 16 June⏰
Delve into exciting talks from the scientists working on the latest models supporting #AIinBiology. #AIxBio25
📎 bit.ly/4gh164E 
Here are 10 simple rules for finishing your PhD! For more info on each rule, read the full @PLOSCompBiol article here: bit.ly/10rulesPhD #phdchat 
Every bit of data from a child with a brain tumor represents a family’s hope. #CBTN makes up a big portion of #KidsFirstData, driving discovery forward for kids. 
Opportunity alert 🚨 for Director of the KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP).
Deadline: 6th July 2025.
For more information about the role and to apply, please visit our website (reference 7228):
lnkd.in/eTsGMquM
#WomenInSTEM #Africa #Research 
New preprint explores principles for creating accessible, reusable bioinformatics training—built on the PHA4GE contextual data spec.
Huge thanks to all authors, co-authors, the PHA4GE community & contributors!
📄Full Preprint: osf.io/preprints/osf/…
🚨 Fully funded MSc‼️ @ceri_news @PasteurDakar
⭐ African STARS Fellowship to study at Stellenbosch Univ. 🇿🇦
🔬 Open to Africans ≤35 with a 4-yr STEM degree.
💵 Tuition, flights, housing, insurance & stipend! ✅
📆 Apply by June 26 ✨
🔗 shorturl.at/1iLj0 
Morning session (8:30 WAT) #GCSCD2025, Nigeria. Join Prof A. Wonkam, PI of SickleInAfrica Data Coordinating Center (SADaCC), Prof Tshilolo, co-Chair of our steering committee, Prof Gladwin & Dr Newby for discussions on hydroxyurea use for SCD (Genetic factors & accessibility) . 
Congrats to our team members on their recent publication. The paper looks at how parasitic infections like malaria and sleeping sickness have influenced human genetics over time. E.g. the sickle cell trait helps protect against malaria, while a mutation in the APOL1 gene protects 
Do you want to do your master's in Canada? Join an info session on Thurs 12 June to learn about the McCall MacBain Scholarships @mcgillu. Register online: apply.mccallmacbainscholars.org/register/?id=b… 
🌿 What if your genes — and your environment — could decide how sick you get from #malaria?
🌍 This #WorldEnvironmentDay, discover how genomic research is revealing why some people resist malaria while others don't.
🔗 Read more:
go.nature.com/3ZjvgyC
#NatureAfrica
🚀All paid for!
Applications are now open for the fully funded African STARS Fellowship to do an MSc in Bioinformatics of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Genomics at @StellenboschUni
If you're ≤35, based in Africa, and hold an Honours/4-yr degree (≥65%) in bioinformatics, 
News: NIH researchers identify brain circuits responsible for visual acuity nih.gov/nih-researcher…
📢 Calling all #KWTRP Vaccine Workforce Development Programme participants!
Apply now and showcase your impact at the Oxford Tropical Network Meeting 2025!
💡 Oral & poster presentations
📌 Deadline: June 19, 2025
🔗 shorturl.at/3BMAm
#OTN2025 
If you are a graduate student or a postdoc, consider applying for one of our Travelling Fellowships and you could receive up to £3000 to visit another lab & collaborate with other researchers. Deadline 8 August 2025
For more information visit: biologists.com/grants/travell… 
📢 Calling all African scientists. Do you have an idea that can help accelerate #malaria drug discovery? MMV’s 8th African call for proposals is now open. The deadline to submit applications is 29 August 2025. Learn more: bit.ly/4dLbSk7 
Applications open for the EMBL #TechDev Internship!
Engineers, physicists, coders & more — join EMBL labs across Europe to build cutting-edge tools for life sciences.
Apply now: embl.org/about/info/sci…
#STEM #LifeSciences #Internship #Research 
Request for Applications: PhD and Masters candidates within the following research fields:
Biostatistics, Bioethics, Digital Health, Epidemiology, Health Economics, Immunology and more
Closing date: 21 August 2025, 23:59
The complete RFA:
samrc.ac.za/funding/samrc-… 
! ! We are hiring ! ! We offer a postdoc position for someone excited about #immunology and #metabolism! Please share with your colleagues and anyone you know that might be interested!
jobs-uk-koeln.onlyfy.jobs/job/nnatn5t1
The Cambridge- Africa ALBORADA Research Fund 2025 is now open to catalyse new collaborations between Cambridge and African researchers in all disciplines. Read all about it and apply by 5 September. cambridge-africa.cam.ac.uk/initiatives/20… 
🚨Application Deadline!🚨
💡 Got big ideas about health policy in Kenya?
Apply now for the fully funded PhD studentship application under the SHARP project supported by @NIHRresearch & shape real change through evidence-based health priority setting.
🔗: shorturl.at/HalrM 
The @AfrBioInstitute (ABI) poster is being presented at the ELIXIR All Hands meeting in Greece. @GA4GH staff are also attending. ABI has similar goals to ELIXIR in terms of setting up a bioinformatics infrastructure across multiple countries. 
‼️📣 New Research Funding Announcement: Check out Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)’s funding announcement up to $60M in available funding: pcori.me/4hWSNMm 
Applications are open for the #RhodesScholarship 2026! This is a life-changing, fully funded postgraduate opportunity at @UniofOxford.
Join a diverse community of outstanding young people from around the world. Learn more and apply on our website at rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/rhodesscholars… ⭐ 
Connect and collaborate in the field of microbiome research! #Microbiome26
Explore #Microbiome Interactions in Health and Disease at our 2026 conference, and discover how insights from the field are informing One Health approaches.
🗓️ 2-4 March
📎 bit.ly/43AxE5s 
🔔THREE POSITIONS AVAILABLE IN MY GROUP:
I am looking for highly motivated scholars to join my group at @UZH_en in the following positions:
1. #Postdoctoral researcher
2. #PhD position
3. #Metabolomics #technician
⏰ Deadline: June 20, 2025
📃 PDFs attached 
🔬Applications for the EMBL Australia #PhD Course are now OPEN!🌟
Ready to kick-start your scientific career? Don't miss this opportunity to learn from Aus's best researchers!
📅 1-12 December, 2025
📍 @SAiGENCI, Adelaide
ℹ️ Info & apply by 27 July: bit.ly/4kljhsO 
Replying to @NatureMedicine
@NatureMedicine article: African nations are advancing in public health genomics & bioinformatics, yet sustainability challenges persist. This commentary outlines 9 key barriers & proposes strategies to bolster workforce retention.@AfricaCDC @H3Africa @AASciences @sci4africa
🔗 
🚨 AHRI/UCL PhD scholarship applications now open
AHRI and @ucl are offering up to two fully funded PhD scholarships for 2025–2026.
Study at UCL and conduct world-class research at AHRI.
📅 Deadline: 10 June 2025
🔗 Apply now: cognitoforms.com/AHRI1/_2025202… 
🚨Deadline Extension!🚨
The deadline for fully funded PhD studentship application under the SHARP project supported by @NIHRresearch has been extended!
💡Focus : Evidence-based health priority setting in Kenya.
🔗: shorturl.at/HalrM
Deadline : Tuesday, June 3, 2025 
HEY!
The countdown is on—abstract submissions for #ASHG25 close in 11 days!
🔬 Share your research.
🤝 Build your network.
✨ Inspire your field.
🗓️ Submit now: ashg.org/meetings/2025m…
#ASHG #HumanGenetics https://t.co/thpyYRwnRG
13th Plenary will be held from 6 to 10 October 2025 in Uppsala, Sweden. The first two days will feature talks and discussions on genomic and health data sharing from global perspectives.
View our full speaker line up: broadinstitute.swoogo.com/ga4gh13plenary… 
Deadline Extended!
Apply for a fully funded PhD with KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, supported by NIHR! Conduct your research at a world-class research programme, with complete support for tuition, stipend, and research costs.
Apply: shorturl.at/u6N6k
Deadline: June 3, 2025 
Missed the #KirstFirst Spring Public Webinar? Catch all the action of Spring Training: From Bench to Bedside on #Replay.
monkeylink.co/f2e2d3 
Researchers worldwide use Kids First #OpenData. Why it matters? Shared data means faster insights, fewer silos, and more hope for kids everywhere.
#GlobalScience #PediatricResearch #KidsFirstData 
A new IGH study published in Nature reveals how Mpox spreads in West Africa — from animals to humans and through human contact.
A must-read for global health action: ighresearch.org/en/2025/05/26/…
#IGH #Mpox #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #GenomicSurveillance #ZoonoticDiseases 
How should genomics and biobanking be done ethically in Africa?
Read this open access best practice framework from @H3Africa published on Open Research Africa
Read full article here: spr.ly/6014NUPD6
#TandFAfricaMonth2025 #Genomics #OpenAccess 
Do you need funding to start your postgrad studies @UCT_news next year? The @dstigovza & @NRF_News are pleased to announce a call for new applications for DSTI-NRF Master’s and Doctoral Student Funding for the 2026 academic year. More info: bit.ly/NRF2026 
📢PhD FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY @ICGEB @dstigovza 🇿🇦#SouthAfrican Women in Biotech Programme opens call for applications
ℹ️Fellowship info, eligibility & how to apply: icgeb.org/fellowships/ic…
📅 17 June 2025 - closing date 
It’s time for something new.
We’re on Bluesky now, and we hope you’ll help us grow a thoughtful space.
Follow Kids First DRC 👉 bsky.app/profile/kidsfi… 
A decade of discovery. See how #KidsFirst has transformed pediatric research—one dataset, one milestone, at a time. 🔗monkeylink.co/8aa6db
#KidsFirst10Years 
🚨 Apply now! Join a fully funded 2-day #DigitalPCR training by CERI & @QIAGEN in Cape Town 🇿🇦 (11–12 June 2025).
Open to lab pros in 🇿🇦 🇰🇪 🇳🇦 🇧🇼 🇿🇲.
Hands-on, travel + stay covered.
🧬 Deadline: 2 June
🔗 Apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
#dPCR #LabTraining #CERITrainings 
Call for Applications📢!
Apply to Vaccinology in Africa Course 2025!
Click the link below to apply!
🔗: English - shorturl.at/JAsZa
French - shorturl.at/Pw5qv
📍: Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Sénégal
Deadline: May 30th, 2025, at 5:00 PM EAT 
The @CfdeWorkbench analysis platform #GeneSetCart genesetcart.cfde.cloud is now published at @GigaScience pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40208796/ Read more about it @NIH_CommonFund #CFDE website: commonfund.nih.gov/dataecosystem/… and how it was applied to study #AxD disease. #Bioinformatics #AI #genesets 
Unable to join today's #CommonFundDataEcosystem #PublicWebinarSeries with Dr. Allissa Dillman? The webinar recording is now live here: youtu.be/x1GQxeCdZEM @NIH_CommonFund @CfdeWorkbench 
In two weeks we will host our next #CFDEPublicWebinarSeries! Join us from 1-2 PM ET to hear from Dr. Allissa Dillman from the CFDE Training Center. Learn more about the event here: cfdeknowledge.org/r/CFDE_webinars
@NIH_CommonFund @CfdeWorkbench #CFDETrainingCenter 
Learn how we combine the best knowledge graphs can offer with statistical analysis, LLMs & human curation for the @NIH_CommonFund CFDE KC. @ncats_nih_gov 👇
#dkNET presents a "Building Knowledge Graphs Towards Transparent Biomedical #AI
" #webinar with Dr. Jie Liu - Join us today at 11 am PT!
More info: dknet.org/about/blog/2821
#MachineLearning #DataScience #bioinformatics #diabetes #genomics 
Podcast with Dr. Shankar Subramaniam about integrating and making @NIH_CommonFund data more accessible. Highlighting @CfdeWorkbench cdfe.info, a robust info and data portal for researchers to access and analyze omics datasets effectively tinyurl.com/yka7jjpc. 
Join us on February 28th for our next installment of the #CFDEPublicWebinarSeries featuring @4DNucleome's Peter Park presenting "4D Nucleome Turns 10: Mapping the Dynamic Architecture of the Genome." Register for the event here: broadinstitute.zoom.us/webinar/regist… @CfdeWorkbench @CfdeNih 
The CFDE Workbench: Integrating Metadata and Processed Data from Common Fund Programs biorxiv.org/content/10.110… #biorxiv_bioinfo
We have so many incredible speakers that will be presenting at our workshop on Friday! Join us to hear cutting edge scientific research from 10 AM - 2 PM ET. Registration is open here: tinyurl.com/mpmnmvrh @CfdeWorkbench @motrpac @TerraBioApp 
Read this great article about @AviMaayan, alumnus of @FDUWhatsNew
fdu.edu/fdumagazine/fd…
Dr. Ma'ayin is doing great things at @IcahnMountSinai
· Interested in applying to the #ComplementARIE #NewApproachMethodologies Data Hub and Coordinating Center #FundingOpp? Join the #InformationalWebinar on 2/13/25 at 11am ET! bit.ly/NDHCC_Webinar 
Just a few days left to register for the #NuclearArchitecture Meeting hosted by #4DNucleome! Join us in San Diego, CA on December 11-13, 2024. The deadline to register is Monday, December 2nd. Register today! bit.ly/3X9gha0 
#NutritionforPrecisionHealth is advancing precision #nutrition and was featured on @CBSSunday! The study is led by a coalition of NIH partners, including #NIHCommonFund, the Office of Nutrition Research, and @AllofUsResearch. Enrollment is open! Watch here allof-us.org/3UY1zkm 
Do you develop and market scientific tools? Join us tomorrow, November 22nd from 1-2 PM ET to learn various strategies from #COMPA and @MetaCell during our #CFDEPublicWebinarSeries. Register here: broadinstitute.zoom.us/webinar/regist… @CfdeWorkbench @NIH_CommonFund 
The @CfdeWorkbench team will showcase the #CFDE information portal (cfde.info), the #CFDE data portal (data.cfde.cloud), and #GeneSetCart (genesetcart.cfde.cloud) at #ASHG2024 #ASHG24. To learn more about the #CFDE visit booth 571. @NIH_CommonFund @CFDEKC https://t.co/tgdMOPiAb6
Join us in two weeks ✌️ at our #ASHG2024 ancillary session: A Human Geneticists' Guide to the Common Fund Data Ecosystem! Hear perspectives by the @NIH_CommonFund, us at the KC, @CfdeWorkbench, @motrpac and @GTExPortal. Hope to see you there! 
Join us this Friday for the #CFDEPublicWebinarSeries featuring #MoTrPAC. Dr. Matthew Wheeler, Jimmy Zhen, & David Jimenez-Morales will present on the Data Hub, general MoTrPAC updates, upcoming data releases, and their pipelines/database structure #CFDE @CfdeWorkbench 
Welcome to the ecosystem! The #KC is eager to work with the new #TrainingCenter & #CloudComputing teams @CfdeWorkbench @NIH_CommonFund
The Common Fund Data Ecosystem is hitting Denver this year, #ASHG2024. Visit our exhibition booth & learn about how the CFDE can support your research @CfdeWorkbench @NIH_CommonFund. 
Harvard offers hundreds of free online courses: online-learning.harvard.edu/catalog/FRee 
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Working to improve findability, accessibility, and interoperability of NIH Common Fund data sets and to encourage data reuse.
Rare doesn’t mean alone. #KidsFirstData helps shine a light on rare genetic disorders worldwide. 🌟 #CongenitalDisorders
Calling all African Health Care Leaders: the African STARS Fellowship; a fully funded Master of Business Administration (MBA). Opportunity provided by CERI at Stellenbosch University and the Institut Pasteur de Dakar, in partnership with the @MastercardFdn starsfellows.africa/Master-Busines…
On July 9, we're exposing the genetic impact on drug response. July's journal club will present a remedy: a validated pharmacogenomic passport designed to make personalized care more accessible & affordable. Ready to learn? Register now: learning.ashg.org/products/low-c… #ASHG
Yoga is for everyone, everywhere. 🌎
This #InternationalDayOfYoga, take 10 minutes to reconnect with your breath and body.
No gear needed. Just you, your breath, and a little space. 🌿
Start your journey today—download the WHO mYoga app now: shorturl.at/SdOai
WE ARE HIRING: Postdoc Positions! Join us at UPenn in vibrant Philly, cutting-edge science, great city, amazing team. Please share and let's get in touch!
Understand controlled data access and how to request what you need. Start here → monkeylink.co/b59a7e
#KidsFirstDRC #KidsFirstGuides #PediatricResearch
📢📢We are hiring! Are you looking for a Post-doc position on plant-plant and plant-insect interactions? Please see our open position below in @INRAE_Intl funded by @ERC_Research
sites.google.com/view/foteini-p…
A new publication from SickleInAfrica reports that certain blood markers (HbF & F cells) are linked to how often #SickleCell patients require transfusions, experience pain crises & fever. This is based on data from Ghana,Tanzania & Nigeria. nature.com/articles/s4385… @CommsMedicine
📢 Apply now for the 2025 @MichelsonMedRF Prizes: Next Generation Grants!
💡 $150,000 to fund bold, disruptive ideas in human immunology & immunotherapy.
🧬 Age 35 & under
📅 Deadline: 22 June
🔗 shorturl.at/5GN6L
🎓 Applications for the 2026 Rhodes Scholarships for Southern Africa are OPEN!
Study at the University of Oxford on a fully funded postgraduate award. 🌍
📅 Deadline: 1 August 2025 at 23:59 SAST
Apply by visiting 👉 lnkd.in/djK3UFvi
🔗 Apply here: lnkd.in/d3SZGN9
Faster access. Faster discovery. On June 26, see how research moves with #KidsFirst.
🧬 monkeylink.co/bbe510
#DataForCures #CommunityConnection #PediatricResearch
🚨 PhD, MD & postdoc researchers: Apply for a @Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds #TravelGrant!
✅ Up to 3 months abroad
🧠 Learn key methods and join new courses
🌍 Open to researchers in/coming to Europe
💸 Covers travel, lodging & course fees
🔗 More info 👉 shorturl.at/S8Rnz
Do you want to do your master's in Canada @mcgillu?The McCall MacBain Scholarships bring together exceptional students who strive to engage in positive change by taking on meaningful leadership roles. More info: mccallmacbainscholars.org
Replying to @WHO
With high quality care, women with #SickleCell disease can have safe and healthy pregnancies and births. They need:
👨🏿⚕️ Access to skilled health workers to help them manage their condition
🩺 Additional health checks
🤰🏾 Individualized and respectful care
🔬 More research to
Fully funded PhD position available at @ICIQchem!
Join us to explore magnetically-modulated #photocatalysis for selective oxidation of organic molecules 🌱⚡
Under the supervision of @JRGM_ICIQ and myself.
#PhD #phdchat #chemtwitter #AcademicTwitter
🔗careers.iciq.org/jobs/6038583-i…
Great energy on Day 1 of the Malaria Molecular Surveillance workshop in Uganda! 🔬
The discussion led by panelist’s from from Africa was on sharing genomic data in both routine and emergency contexts.
What happens when a clinician, a scientist, a data expert, and a parent advocate come together to talk cures?
Big conversations. Bold ideas. Shared purpose.
🗓️ June 26 at 1 p.m. ET: monkeylink.co/bbe510
#DataForCures #PediatricResearch #CommunityConnection
We are working on establishing the processes for @AfrBioInstitute group leader/site applications and will host another information session in the coming weeks. If you wish to join the mailing list please complete the survey: redcap.h3abionet.org/redcap/surveys…
We have three new exciting positions within our Grand Challenges Africa team!
Senior Programme Officer 🔗 bit.ly/43MncZX
Programme Officer 🔗 bit.ly/4kKkiuo
Programme Associate 🔗 bit.ly/4dZ3AoL
🚨 Last call!
🎓 Applications for the 2025–2026 AHRI/UCL fully funded PhD scholarships are closing soon.
ahri.org/2024-2025-ahri…
Two exciting jobs open now:
🧬 Genebuild Project Leader
Apply: ensembl.info/2025/06/02/job…
⏳ Closes: 30 June 2025
🔗 Dataflow Coordinator
Apply: ensembl.info/2025/06/09/job…
⏳ Closes: 6 July 2025
#Genomics #Bioinformatics #Jobs
Join us online to explore AI-driven breakthroughs in biological research💻
🗓️23-25 June 2025
Register for a virtual place by 16 June⏰
Delve into exciting talks from the scientists working on the latest models supporting #AIinBiology. #AIxBio25
📎 bit.ly/4gh164E
Here are 10 simple rules for finishing your PhD! For more info on each rule, read the full @PLOSCompBiol article here: bit.ly/10rulesPhD #phdchat
Every bit of data from a child with a brain tumor represents a family’s hope. #CBTN makes up a big portion of #KidsFirstData, driving discovery forward for kids.
Opportunity alert 🚨 for Director of the KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP).
Deadline: 6th July 2025.
For more information about the role and to apply, please visit our website (reference 7228):
lnkd.in/eTsGMquM
#WomenInSTEM #Africa #Research
New preprint explores principles for creating accessible, reusable bioinformatics training—built on the PHA4GE contextual data spec.
Huge thanks to all authors, co-authors, the PHA4GE community & contributors!
📄Full Preprint: osf.io/preprints/osf/…
🚨 Fully funded MSc‼️ @ceri_news @PasteurDakar
⭐ African STARS Fellowship to study at Stellenbosch Univ. 🇿🇦
🔬 Open to Africans ≤35 with a 4-yr STEM degree.
💵 Tuition, flights, housing, insurance & stipend! ✅
📆 Apply by June 26 ✨
🔗 shorturl.at/1iLj0
Morning session (8:30 WAT) #GCSCD2025, Nigeria. Join Prof A. Wonkam, PI of SickleInAfrica Data Coordinating Center (SADaCC), Prof Tshilolo, co-Chair of our steering committee, Prof Gladwin & Dr Newby for discussions on hydroxyurea use for SCD (Genetic factors & accessibility) .
Congrats to our team members on their recent publication. The paper looks at how parasitic infections like malaria and sleeping sickness have influenced human genetics over time. E.g. the sickle cell trait helps protect against malaria, while a mutation in the APOL1 gene protects
Do you want to do your master's in Canada? Join an info session on Thurs 12 June to learn about the McCall MacBain Scholarships @mcgillu. Register online: apply.mccallmacbainscholars.org/register/?id=b…
🌿 What if your genes — and your environment — could decide how sick you get from #malaria?
🌍 This #WorldEnvironmentDay, discover how genomic research is revealing why some people resist malaria while others don't.
🔗 Read more:
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Applications are now open for the fully funded African STARS Fellowship to do an MSc in Bioinformatics of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Genomics at @StellenboschUni
If you're ≤35, based in Africa, and hold an Honours/4-yr degree (≥65%) in bioinformatics,
News: NIH researchers identify brain circuits responsible for visual acuity nih.gov/nih-researcher…
📢 Calling all #KWTRP Vaccine Workforce Development Programme participants!
Apply now and showcase your impact at the Oxford Tropical Network Meeting 2025!
💡 Oral & poster presentations
📌 Deadline: June 19, 2025
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#OTN2025
If you are a graduate student or a postdoc, consider applying for one of our Travelling Fellowships and you could receive up to £3000 to visit another lab & collaborate with other researchers. Deadline 8 August 2025
For more information visit: biologists.com/grants/travell…
📢 Calling all African scientists. Do you have an idea that can help accelerate #malaria drug discovery? MMV’s 8th African call for proposals is now open. The deadline to submit applications is 29 August 2025. Learn more: bit.ly/4dLbSk7
Applications open for the EMBL #TechDev Internship!
Engineers, physicists, coders & more — join EMBL labs across Europe to build cutting-edge tools for life sciences.
Apply now: embl.org/about/info/sci…
#STEM #LifeSciences #Internship #Research
Request for Applications: PhD and Masters candidates within the following research fields:
Biostatistics, Bioethics, Digital Health, Epidemiology, Health Economics, Immunology and more
Closing date: 21 August 2025, 23:59
The complete RFA:
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! ! We are hiring ! ! We offer a postdoc position for someone excited about #immunology and #metabolism! Please share with your colleagues and anyone you know that might be interested!
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The Cambridge- Africa ALBORADA Research Fund 2025 is now open to catalyse new collaborations between Cambridge and African researchers in all disciplines. Read all about it and apply by 5 September. cambridge-africa.cam.ac.uk/initiatives/20…
🚨Application Deadline!🚨
💡 Got big ideas about health policy in Kenya?
Apply now for the fully funded PhD studentship application under the SHARP project supported by @NIHRresearch & shape real change through evidence-based health priority setting.
🔗: shorturl.at/HalrM
The @AfrBioInstitute (ABI) poster is being presented at the ELIXIR All Hands meeting in Greece. @GA4GH staff are also attending. ABI has similar goals to ELIXIR in terms of setting up a bioinformatics infrastructure across multiple countries.
‼️📣 New Research Funding Announcement: Check out Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)’s funding announcement up to $60M in available funding: pcori.me/4hWSNMm
Applications are open for the #RhodesScholarship 2026! This is a life-changing, fully funded postgraduate opportunity at @UniofOxford.
Join a diverse community of outstanding young people from around the world. Learn more and apply on our website at rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/rhodesscholars… ⭐
Connect and collaborate in the field of microbiome research! #Microbiome26
Explore #Microbiome Interactions in Health and Disease at our 2026 conference, and discover how insights from the field are informing One Health approaches.
🗓️ 2-4 March
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🔔THREE POSITIONS AVAILABLE IN MY GROUP:
I am looking for highly motivated scholars to join my group at @UZH_en in the following positions:
1. #Postdoctoral researcher
2. #PhD position
3. #Metabolomics #technician
⏰ Deadline: June 20, 2025
📃 PDFs attached
🔬Applications for the EMBL Australia #PhD Course are now OPEN!🌟
Ready to kick-start your scientific career? Don't miss this opportunity to learn from Aus's best researchers!
📅 1-12 December, 2025
📍 @SAiGENCI, Adelaide
ℹ️ Info & apply by 27 July: bit.ly/4kljhsO
Replying to @NatureMedicine
@NatureMedicine article: African nations are advancing in public health genomics & bioinformatics, yet sustainability challenges persist. This commentary outlines 9 key barriers & proposes strategies to bolster workforce retention.@AfricaCDC @H3Africa @AASciences @sci4africa
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🚨 AHRI/UCL PhD scholarship applications now open
AHRI and @ucl are offering up to two fully funded PhD scholarships for 2025–2026.
Study at UCL and conduct world-class research at AHRI.
📅 Deadline: 10 June 2025
🔗 Apply now: cognitoforms.com/AHRI1/_2025202…
🚨Deadline Extension!🚨
The deadline for fully funded PhD studentship application under the SHARP project supported by @NIHRresearch has been extended!
💡Focus : Evidence-based health priority setting in Kenya.
🔗: shorturl.at/HalrM
Deadline : Tuesday, June 3, 2025
HEY!
The countdown is on—abstract submissions for #ASHG25 close in 11 days!
🔬 Share your research.
🤝 Build your network.
✨ Inspire your field.
🗓️ Submit now: ashg.org/meetings/2025m…
#ASHG #HumanGenetics https://t.co/thpyYRwnRG
13th Plenary will be held from 6 to 10 October 2025 in Uppsala, Sweden. The first two days will feature talks and discussions on genomic and health data sharing from global perspectives.
View our full speaker line up: broadinstitute.swoogo.com/ga4gh13plenary…
Deadline Extended!
Apply for a fully funded PhD with KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, supported by NIHR! Conduct your research at a world-class research programme, with complete support for tuition, stipend, and research costs.
Apply: shorturl.at/u6N6k
Deadline: June 3, 2025
Missed the #KirstFirst Spring Public Webinar? Catch all the action of Spring Training: From Bench to Bedside on #Replay.
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Researchers worldwide use Kids First #OpenData. Why it matters? Shared data means faster insights, fewer silos, and more hope for kids everywhere.
#GlobalScience #PediatricResearch #KidsFirstData
A new IGH study published in Nature reveals how Mpox spreads in West Africa — from animals to humans and through human contact.
A must-read for global health action: ighresearch.org/en/2025/05/26/…
#IGH #Mpox #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #GenomicSurveillance #ZoonoticDiseases
How should genomics and biobanking be done ethically in Africa?
Read this open access best practice framework from @H3Africa published on Open Research Africa
Read full article here: spr.ly/6014NUPD6
#TandFAfricaMonth2025 #Genomics #OpenAccess
Do you need funding to start your postgrad studies @UCT_news next year? The @dstigovza & @NRF_News are pleased to announce a call for new applications for DSTI-NRF Master’s and Doctoral Student Funding for the 2026 academic year. More info: bit.ly/NRF2026
📢PhD FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY @ICGEB @dstigovza 🇿🇦#SouthAfrican Women in Biotech Programme opens call for applications
ℹ️Fellowship info, eligibility & how to apply: icgeb.org/fellowships/ic…
📅 17 June 2025 - closing date
It’s time for something new.
We’re on Bluesky now, and we hope you’ll help us grow a thoughtful space.
Follow Kids First DRC 👉 bsky.app/profile/kidsfi…
A decade of discovery. See how #KidsFirst has transformed pediatric research—one dataset, one milestone, at a time. 🔗monkeylink.co/8aa6db
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🚨 Apply now! Join a fully funded 2-day #DigitalPCR training by CERI & @QIAGEN in Cape Town 🇿🇦 (11–12 June 2025).
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Hands-on, travel + stay covered.
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#dPCR #LabTraining #CERITrainings
Call for Applications📢!
Apply to Vaccinology in Africa Course 2025!
Click the link below to apply!
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📍: Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Sénégal
Deadline: May 30th, 2025, at 5:00 PM EAT
The @CfdeWorkbench analysis platform #GeneSetCart genesetcart.cfde.cloud is now published at @GigaScience pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40208796/ Read more about it @NIH_CommonFund #CFDE website: commonfund.nih.gov/dataecosystem/… and how it was applied to study #AxD disease. #Bioinformatics #AI #genesets
Unable to join today's #CommonFundDataEcosystem #PublicWebinarSeries with Dr. Allissa Dillman? The webinar recording is now live here: youtu.be/x1GQxeCdZEM @NIH_CommonFund @CfdeWorkbench
In two weeks we will host our next #CFDEPublicWebinarSeries! Join us from 1-2 PM ET to hear from Dr. Allissa Dillman from the CFDE Training Center. Learn more about the event here: cfdeknowledge.org/r/CFDE_webinars
@NIH_CommonFund @CfdeWorkbench #CFDETrainingCenter
Learn how we combine the best knowledge graphs can offer with statistical analysis, LLMs & human curation for the @NIH_CommonFund CFDE KC. @ncats_nih_gov 👇
#dkNET presents a "Building Knowledge Graphs Towards Transparent Biomedical #AI
" #webinar with Dr. Jie Liu - Join us today at 11 am PT!
More info: dknet.org/about/blog/2821
#MachineLearning #DataScience #bioinformatics #diabetes #genomics
Podcast with Dr. Shankar Subramaniam about integrating and making @NIH_CommonFund data more accessible. Highlighting @CfdeWorkbench cdfe.info, a robust info and data portal for researchers to access and analyze omics datasets effectively tinyurl.com/yka7jjpc.
Join us on February 28th for our next installment of the #CFDEPublicWebinarSeries featuring @4DNucleome's Peter Park presenting "4D Nucleome Turns 10: Mapping the Dynamic Architecture of the Genome." Register for the event here: broadinstitute.zoom.us/webinar/regist… @CfdeWorkbench @CfdeNih
The CFDE Workbench: Integrating Metadata and Processed Data from Common Fund Programs biorxiv.org/content/10.110… #biorxiv_bioinfo
We have so many incredible speakers that will be presenting at our workshop on Friday! Join us to hear cutting edge scientific research from 10 AM - 2 PM ET. Registration is open here: tinyurl.com/mpmnmvrh @CfdeWorkbench @motrpac @TerraBioApp
Read this great article about @AviMaayan, alumnus of @FDUWhatsNew
fdu.edu/fdumagazine/fd…
Dr. Ma'ayin is doing great things at @IcahnMountSinai
· Interested in applying to the #ComplementARIE #NewApproachMethodologies Data Hub and Coordinating Center #FundingOpp? Join the #InformationalWebinar on 2/13/25 at 11am ET! bit.ly/NDHCC_Webinar
Just a few days left to register for the #NuclearArchitecture Meeting hosted by #4DNucleome! Join us in San Diego, CA on December 11-13, 2024. The deadline to register is Monday, December 2nd. Register today! bit.ly/3X9gha0
#NutritionforPrecisionHealth is advancing precision #nutrition and was featured on @CBSSunday! The study is led by a coalition of NIH partners, including #NIHCommonFund, the Office of Nutrition Research, and @AllofUsResearch. Enrollment is open! Watch here allof-us.org/3UY1zkm
Do you develop and market scientific tools? Join us tomorrow, November 22nd from 1-2 PM ET to learn various strategies from #COMPA and @MetaCell during our #CFDEPublicWebinarSeries. Register here: broadinstitute.zoom.us/webinar/regist… @CfdeWorkbench @NIH_CommonFund
The @CfdeWorkbench team will showcase the #CFDE information portal (cfde.info), the #CFDE data portal (data.cfde.cloud), and #GeneSetCart (genesetcart.cfde.cloud) at #ASHG2024 #ASHG24. To learn more about the #CFDE visit booth 571. @NIH_CommonFund @CFDEKC https://t.co/tgdMOPiAb6
Join us in two weeks ✌️ at our #ASHG2024 ancillary session: A Human Geneticists' Guide to the Common Fund Data Ecosystem! Hear perspectives by the @NIH_CommonFund, us at the KC, @CfdeWorkbench, @motrpac and @GTExPortal. Hope to see you there!
Join us this Friday for the #CFDEPublicWebinarSeries featuring #MoTrPAC. Dr. Matthew Wheeler, Jimmy Zhen, & David Jimenez-Morales will present on the Data Hub, general MoTrPAC updates, upcoming data releases, and their pipelines/database structure #CFDE @CfdeWorkbench
Welcome to the ecosystem! The #KC is eager to work with the new #TrainingCenter & #CloudComputing teams @CfdeWorkbench @NIH_CommonFund
The Common Fund Data Ecosystem is hitting Denver this year, #ASHG2024. Visit our exhibition booth & learn about how the CFDE can support your research @CfdeWorkbench @NIH_CommonFund.
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