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.
Webinar alert ๐จ Harnessing the Power of Human Genomics
๐
31 July 2025 | ๐ 13:00โ14:30 EAT
๐ Register: rb.gy/6vxr2o
Join leading experts as we explore how to build Africaโs talent pool for precision public health.
#Genomics #Africa #WomenInSTEM #HumanGenetics 
The #CFDEWorkbench platform (info.cfde.cloud) now supports gene set #EnrichmentAnalysis ๐ฅณ ๐๐๐ฅdata.cfde.cloud/enrichment
You can now query your gene sets against gene set libraries created from 8 @NIH_CommonFund programs. #CFDE @LINCSProgram @MaayanLab @gly_gen @_hubmap https://t.co/dtJVRNEt9Z
MasterClass = expert help for active users. Join monthly, third Thursdays at 2 p.m. ET. ๐ monkeylink.co/80759b
#KidsFirstData #ResearchSupport #PediatricResearch 
Webinar alert ๐จ World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Treaty Webinar
๐ Date & Time: 24 July 2025 at 15:00 PMย CAT
๐ฐ Theme: Global Solidarity in Health: Understanding the New Pandemic Treaty
๐ฌ Speakers:
- Dr Mustaqeem de Gama
Legal Scholar, Trade Negotiator, IP and Access 
Reminder!
Still time to apply for the fully funded health research studentship by @KEMRI_Wellcome & @PU_Kilifi!
Don't miss out!
Deadline: July 20, 2025!
Apply now: shorturl.at/TqKHI 
๐จOur user survey is closing on 24 July.
Only a few days left to share your views. Please take 10 minutes to help us demonstrate the value of the data resources we manage with our collaborators.
Complete survey ๐ surveymonkey.com/r/QGFMBH8?chanโฆ]
#FAIRdata #bioinformatics 
Only a week left to apply for our Mental Health Award โฐ
Weโre funding researchers to use longitudinal data to find early signs of anxiety, depression and psychosis.
Find out more and apply by 22 July โคต๏ธ
wellcome.org/grant-funding/โฆ
The Experiments Metadata Standard is open for public comment until 15 August. This product provides a checklist for the minimum information needed to characterise a genomic experiment. Learn more: buff.ly/A3XKx3m
Share your feedback in GitHub: buff.ly/2U59Tkq 
โ ๏ธ 1.3 million people acquired HIV in 2024 alone, including thousands of adolescent girls and young women.
Today, in a landmark move towards HIV prevention, WHO recommends twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to protect people at risk of HIV.
Showcase your #MitoResearch at Mitochondrial Medicine 2025! #MitoMed25
๐ Dates: 10โ12 November
From disease mechanisms to therapeutic developments, present your work and gain expert feedback.
๐Submit an abstract by: 8 September
๐bit.ly/3GbATrF
#AcademicChatter 
๐จ PhD position alert!
We're hiring a PhD student in plant evolutionary genomics @nhm_uio ๐งฌ๐ฟ
Study convergent evolution & adaptation genomics in Arctic plants โ๏ธ
๐งช Fieldwork, population genomics, common garden experiments
Apply by 10 August:
๐ jobbnorge.no/en/available-jโฆ
Free virtual work experience for pupils (14+ year olds) ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ โ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ!
๐ฌ Young people can join a Q&A
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Opportunity alert ๐จ for Fulbright South African Research Scholar Program 2026-2027 ๐ฟ๐ฆSA academics can apply for a 3โ9 month research visit to a U.S. institution ๐บ๐ธ
๐๏ธ Deadline: 5 Oct 2025
๐ฏ Open to all disciplines (excl. clinical research)
๐ Apply: za.usembassy.gov/fulbright-soutโฆ 
๐๏ธ Protect your vision.
Follow these steps for healthy eyes. 
Around 6,500 years ago, hunter-gatherer communities across Eurasia were settling down and living with livestock โ and the animalsโ diseases came along for the ride
go.nature.com/44Ftutl
People with #diabetes can live long and healthy lives with access to essential care and medicines.
Regular screening and treatment help reduce the risk of complications, including:
โฆ๏ธ blindness
โฆ๏ธ kidney failure
โฆ๏ธ heart attacks
โฆ๏ธ stroke
โฆ๏ธ lower limb amputation 
๐ฅ Even small amounts of alcohol increase your health risks.
๐ด Donโt risk your health or your babyโs.
Stay alcohol-free during pregnancy. ๐คฐ๐ฟ 
Thanks to vaccines, fewer children are dying from preventable diseases around the world. Cutting funding for them would reverse that progress and put millions of children in danger. https://t.co/UF7IaASepq
Mortality rates in 2023 were higher than expected based on earlier trends, especially among those who didnโt graduate from college. The findings point to circulatory diseases, diabetes, and drug overdoses as top causes of the excess deaths. bit.ly/3IbcGmD 
Join us on Monday, 14 July at 12:00 UTC for the "Genomic Analysis Platform Bake Off" session!
See the full agenda and description: buff.ly/CFRG0P9
Register for the session: buff.ly/knBMfwy
Join us on Thur. July 24 @ 2 PM ET for a virtual seminar about ChEA-KG, a newly developed @MaayanLab web-based app that enables users to analyze their gene sets in context of a human gene regulatory network (1559 transcription factors). Please register at maayanlab.cloud/turl/35e9d6a0 
Iโm thrilled to announce the launch of the Evolution of Chromosomes and Genomes (ECG) Lab at the Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.Our lab website is now liveโcome check it out! sites.google.com/view/ecg-lab/hโฆ
A #Roche survey in South Africa, Morocco, Nigeria and Kenya in 2024 shows that most Africans do not know about hepatitisโฆ
Itโs time to talk about it.
#RocheAfrica#WorldHepatitisDay https://t.co/42Ou1Cx6aT
๐จ3 Departmental PhD Studentships have now become available. The deadline for applications will be 31 of July. Available for overseas and home students.
ucl.ac.uk/statistics/proโฆ
๐ @AfricaCDC is hiring!
We're looking for an experienced individual consultant to design and implement a digital infodemic management platform that will help track and counter misinformation during health emergencies.
This 4-month assignment will support real-time social 
A beautiful evening as Redeemer's University VC & top management honoured Prof. Happiโs TIME100 recognition with heartfelt tributes & a special painted portrait.
#TIME100 #Globalhealth #influence #Innovation #publichealth #IGH 
Iโm #hiring a #postdoc in #theoreticalchemistry @nyushanghai to develop methods to study excited-state dynamics in complex systems. Contact me directly.
#chempostdoc #compchemjobs #MachineLearning #postdocjobs #datascience
More details attached & here: apply.interfolio.com/168615 
๐ขWe invite interested journalists & early career researchers to apply for the SCIJOURN-K Project, a science communication initiative promoting impactful, evidence-based storytelling
๐
Deadline: July 25, 5PM EAT
๐Scan QR code on poster to apply
@KEMRI_Wellcome @schmidtsciences 
We are hiring!
* Administrative Assistant
* Student Assistant
* Postdoc
mpi-muenster.mpg.de/career
For the assistant openings, please see: mpi-muenster.mpg.de/karriere 
๐จWe're soon opening 3 postdoctoral positions in #AIDrivenBiology. Seeking biologists (especially microbiology and infection biology), computer scientists, and microscopy developers. Ideal if you're eager to use or develop next-gen tech for cell biology. Get in touch (DM/email) 
Delve into the world of network biology at our rebooted #ComputationalBiology25 course!
๐๏ธ 7-12 December 2025
Apply by 25 August ๐ฉ
Learn how to apply tools, including digital twin models, to gain deeper insights into disease mechanisms.
๐ธ Bursaries
๐ bit.ly/43wAhoR 
Spread the word! The 2026 DSTI-CSIR Inter-programme Bursary is open to full-time Honours/fourth-year engineering/postgraduate diploma; Master's, and Doctoral applicants.
Full details on the @CSIR's website here: csir.co.za/dsi-csir-interโฆ
Deadline: 4 Aug 2025 
Congratulations to Katy Bรถrner on being named a Stiftung Charitรฉ Visiting Fellow! ๐
Read more about it here: news.iu.edu/luddy/live/newโฆ
@katycns @IULuddy @ChariteBerlin @StiftungCharite
๐จWe are #hiring!! A #PostdoctoralPosition in #Translational #Genomics funded by @SanderStiftung is available in our group for a talented #Postdoc interested in exploring genetic vulnerabilities in cancer therapy using #mice and #organoids. Apply here:๐
karriere.ume.de/job-finder?getโฆ 
We will soon be offering #NewPositions for lab technicians, research assistants and postdocs, to join us in #Coimbra, Portugal
If interested in investigating the neural circuits of #SocialCognition in rats, contact us!
Details ๐๐พ
dynabrain.cnc.uc.pt
@fct_pt @CaixaResearch 
๐ Wild DNA is an interactive activity that introduces young learners to environmental DNA (eDNA) and how itโs transforming ecological surveys.
๐ฉโ๐ซ Perfect for young people and educators!
๐ง Suitable for: age 11+
๐ Estimated duration: 60 minutes
๐ cstu.io/81943b 
Join us for the next Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Journal Club, featuring Dr Nina White (@sangerinstitute) walking through the new Pf8 data resource.
๐
July 22, 1:30pm (UK time)
sanger.zoom.us/webinar/registโฆ 
Want to do a PhD and are passionate about neuroimmunology? Curious about the crosstalk between mast cells and pain-sensing neurons? A position is now open in my labโapply now! Details here๐
in.umh-csic.es/en/ofertas/phdโฆ
Feel free to contact me for more infoโand please spread the word
๐ข PhD Position Opening @ ICN2(Barcelona)
Start date: September 2025
We are hiring a highly motivated PhD student to join our group at the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) in Barcelona, in the Nanobioelectronics & Biosensors Group, under my supervision 
The first malaria treatment specifically for babies and very young children has been approved for use and will be rolled out in African countries within weeks.
Scientists say the breakthrough will help reduce inequality to healthcare access.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/โฆ
Weโre looking forward to an inspiring week of shared learning, fresh ideas, and meaningful collaboration. Updated agenda and a list of some confirmed speakers includes leading voices in data science, AI, genomics &public health from across the continent and beyond @wellcometrust
We're still hiring! Please help share and reach out if you have any questions.
Opportunity Alert โ ๏ธ
Are you recent graduate & love health research?
Apply for the @IDeAL_KEMRI_WT fully funded internship (PgD) offered by @KEMRI_Wellcome & @PU_Kilifi
Deadline: 20-July-2025
Link: jobs.kemri-wellcome.org/article/pgd-poโฆ
#IkoKaziKE
Opportunity alert ๐จ for Head of Surveillance Science at the Genomic Surveillance Unit (GSU) at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, managing multidisciplinary teams in translational research and prototype development.
Deadline: 17 August 2025
Find out more:
lnkd.in/eR7RKZDZ 
Please join us for the Data for Health in Africa Meeting and 5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting at the Cedi Conference Centre, University of Ghana from the 23rdโ29th August 2025.
๐ค This landmark event is jointly funded by the @wellcometrust and the @NIH.
โผ๏ธ The meeting is 
๐ข Looking for a theory postdoc to join us @TheCrick and @ucl Physics @UCL_IPLS. Growth, dynamical systems, patterning, mechanics. Amazing scientific community, career development+collaborations. Drop me a line if interested and spread the word / repost ๐ ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/seโฆ
In Kampala, malaria experts, labs & data leads gathered to align on data standards for surveillance across Africa.
๐ buff.ly/RFFpkM1
#Malaria #DataStandards #PHA4GE
๐ข Remember | #OpenCall #JobAlert
Seeking candidates to apply for 2 Phd position in bioinformatics (QSAR, PBPK Modeling, Omics and Machine Learning)
โ MSc in bioinformatics, pharmacy, computational biology, data science or related. Candidacies
โก๏ธ bit.ly/44wMf3g 
Weโre Live from Stellenbosch!
Streaming all keynotes, foundational lectures, and selected workshops and talks live from our main venue.
Follow along online:
๐Programme: bit.ly/IndabaX2025_prโฆ
๐บ Watch live:
bit.ly/IndabaX2025_keโฆ
bit.ly/IndabaX2025_Otโฆ 
Call for Applications๐ข!
Are you a recent graduate passionate about health and research?
Apply for the fully funded PGD studentship offered by @IDeAL_KEMRI_WT & @PU_Kilifi and gain knowledge and practical research experience.
๐: shorturl.at/TqKHI
๐๏ธ: July 20, 2025 
Bursaries available to support your participation at Mitochondrial Medicine 2025! #MitoMed25
Apply by 11 August to be considered - abstracts encouraged ๐งฌ
Present your research, gain feedback, and connect with global experts
๐
10โ12 November 2025
๐ bit.ly/3GbATrF 
Replying to @asbcb1
@asbcb1 will be running a virtual omics-focused codeathon on October 7-18, 2025. Apply by 23rd July at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIโฆ
๐จ Hiring Postdocs! ๐จ
Thanks to a generous grant, we are looking for bold postdoc scholars to join us at the intersection of ๐งฌ biomolecular engineering, โ๏ธ nanofab, and ๐ป integrated circuits.
Start: Fall 25
tilabberkeley.com
chienlab-bioic.github.io 
Join our team @DCU ! A 4-year PhD position is available from September, details below. Please share. 
๐จ Postdoc Opportunity at @AimmLab!
@AimmLab have started reviewing applications to select candidate(s) for support letters for the Schmidt AI in Science Fellowship (schmidtfellows.utoronto.ca/apply/).
๐ AIMMLab review ends: Sep 30
๐ Submit your application: shorturl.at/3Jpeo 
๐ DS-I Africa is live at the Deep Learning IndabaX South Africa today at Stellenbosch University!
Swing by our exhibition stand to discover how we're harnessing the power of data science, machine learning, and AI to transform health delivery across Africaโand beyond. From 
Nominations for the 2025 AAS Fellowship are open! ๐ข
Fellows are distinguished scholars who have made significant contributions to #science and #innovation in Africa.
๐
Deadline for nominations: 31 July 2025.
๐Learn more: shorturl.at/Cerkt
#AASFellows #ScienceLeadership 
๐ฃ ELIXIR has awarded โฌ124,000 in infrastructure service funding to support the Beacon network.
The funding will support ๐ช operational activities such as maintenance and governance at ELIXIR Spain, ELIXIR Switzerland, and ELIXIR Finland.
Read more: loom.ly/HZeATDA 
๐ข Help us progress our research! Opportunity to join our team.
We are recruiting a Research Assistant/Lab Manager. If you have experience in supporting a lab and tissue handling experience, we'd love to hear from you
Closes Sunday 20 July 2025 11:59
usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNAL_โฆ
> PhD Position Available: Bacteria-Phage Interaction Mechanisms!
> Join our lab to study how bacteria and phages interact at the molecular level.
> Deadline: 31 August
#PhDposition #MolecularBiology #Virology #Microbiology #PhageResearch #ScienceJobs candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationIniโฆ
Africaโs 1st VR Genomics Hackathon is coming!
Applications open soon.
15 spots. 1 mission: make genomics unforgettable.
WATCH OUT!!!
#IGHVRGenomeHackathon #GenomicsAfrica #BioXR #ImmersiveLearning 
๐จ Applications Now Open!
Are you a recent graduate passionate about health research?
Apply for a fully funded studentship by @KEMRI_Wellcome & @PU_Kilifi. Gain solid research skills, mentorship, & hands-on experience.
Apply: shorturl.at/TqKHI
Deadline: July 20, 2025 
๐ Exciting News!
We have two new #tender opportunities:
๐ Seeking designers for a Researcher Development Management System.
๐ฐ Looking for tech experts to develop a Grant Management System.
Join the revolution in health research in ๐!
Apply here: bit.ly/AREFjobs 
Weโll be hosting the Bioinformatics Summer Workshop from August 11โ15. The workshop is completely free and held 100% online. If you are interested, please go ahead and register: sites.google.com/view/bioinfowoโฆ 
๐ฃ We are excited to spotlight Richard Rosenquist Brandell, a GA4GH 13th Plenary keynote speaker!
He will deliver his talk entitled "Genomic Medicine Sweden: advancing precision medicine at the national level."
Learn more and register: buff.ly/DRasvjX 
Unravel the complexities of genome variation with our FREE online course! #FLGenomicVariantsDiversity
๐๏ธ Starts: 7 July
Develop expertise in variant classification and interpretation๐งฌ
Sign up for your place today โก๏ธbit.ly/3R7G7aK
#Genomics #Genetics #GenomeVariation 
๐ฃ We have a #WorkExperience opportunity for six Year 12 students to join our Human Genetics team at the @sangerinstitute!
This will be an immersive opportunity to join both our wet- and dry-lab teams.
๐
21- 25 July 2025
โฐ Apply by 9am on 10 July
๐ cstu.io/0d184e 
Open PhD position in my lab at Uni Bern, Switzerland. Spread please! 
Post-doctoral position in Cellular and Molecular Allergy and Immunology - Los Angeles, California - University of Southern Califirnia - jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/674044/posโฆ #sciencejobs
News: NIH study links particulate air pollution to increased mutations in lung cancers among nonsmokers nih.gov/news-events/neโฆ 
Our lab has openings for postdocs and research technicians!
Email eunchung@usc.edu with CV and interests, and for more information. 
New at CRID: Sanger Sequencing Available!
๐ฌ Fast, accurate results in 7โ10 days
๐ฐ From 9,000 FCFA
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@LSTMnews @gatesfoundation @malariagenomics #AVecGen 
Weโre excited to bring together @wellcometrust grantees and researchers from the NIHโs DS-I Africa Consortium for a landmark meeting focused on "Data for Health in Africa" in August in Accra.
Dear Partners and Friends,
Please find theย pressย releaseย for the upcoming Data for Health in Africa Meeting and 5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting to take place from the 23โ 29 August 2025 at the Cedi Conference Centre, University of Ghana @UnivofGh , Accra.
๐ฐ Theme: Data 
Feeling lonely? Youโre not alone.
1 in 6 people worldwide experience loneliness, affecting their heart, mind, and even life expectancy.
This is a public health challenge we can solve. ๐ bit.ly/449t6V4 https://t.co/ZKsdAzVVQJ
The latest @HGGAdvances article from @yekaixiong & colleagues reports the results of a genome-wide association study that identifies additional genetic loci for 19 circulating fatty acid traits in UK Biobank participants of European ancestry: cell.com/hgg-advances/fโฆ #ASHG 
Our next Journal Club will be all about the new Pf8 data release!
Join Dr Nina White, Senior Data Scientist at the Genomic Surveillance Unit (@sangerinstitute) to learn to make the most of this unique malaria parasite data resource.
๐
July 22, 1:30pm
sanger.zoom.us/webinar/registโฆ 
Are you interested in the Understanding Life reference genomes conference this October hosted at the @wellcomegenome campus? ๐งฌ
๐๏ธDetails in the poster below from @eventsWCS.
๐ทBursaries available - deadline is: 14th July!
๐๏ธtinyurl.com/3mbfwfmd 
Feeling lonely or isolated? Youโre #NotAlone.
This week, try one of these:
๐ Call a loved one
๐ Ditch the phone and connect with the person in front of you
๐ Say hello to a neighbour
๐Join a group activity
And if it felt goodโtry again next week!
Need more support? It's 
๐ข Excellent opportunity to get some hands-on experience in a leading virology research group!
โ
AHRI's @sigallab is looking for a work experience intern to join them for three months
Details๐ โก๏ธ ahri.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/AHRI1/deโฆ 
๐ Exciting PhD studentship at UCL School of Pharmacy!
Join the GENESIS project, a global collaboration using real-world data to advance mental health & maternal-child health research.
#PhD #Epidemiology #RegulatoryScience
๐ ucl.ac.uk/pharmacy/studyโฆ
Training, support, and publishing resourcesโall in one place: monkeylink.co/b59a7e
#KidsFirstDRC #KidsFirstGuides #PediatricResearch 
New to Kids First? SupportU is for you. Join us at 10 a.m. ET LIVE on the first Tuesday of the month. ๐ monkeylink.co/6ee505
#KidsFirstData #ResearchSupport #PediatricResearch 
๐จ Join our upcoming info session to hear updates on:
โ
Training, Working Groups and CoPs
โ
Outreach (AfSHG, ISCB Africa, DS-I Africa)
โ
Governance & leadership roles
๐
Thursday 10 July 2025, 12:00-13:00 CAT zoom.us/meeting/registโฆ
#ABI #Bioinformatics
Deadline extended!
Pwani Universityโs PUBReC and @KEMRI_Wellcome invite applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Bioinformatics aimed at advancing HIV vaccine research & mentoring future African scientists.
Deadline: July 6, 2025
Apply: shorturl.at/Dd1vq
Share widely! 
Your story could feature in the annual UCT Postgrad Report, a strategic consolidation of the postgrad landscape presented to UCT's senior leadership committees. This could be your opportunity to share your story with them. Submit it online here: forms.gle/j6Rt5VGvBaHYRLโฆ 
#Deafblindness โ invisible
Today is #InternationalDayOfDeafblindness.
Letโs commit to:
๐นMaking health information accessible in all formats ๐นTraining health workers in inclusive communication
๐นListening to and amplifying the voices of the deafblind community
Learn more 
๐The Human Genome Project (HGP) turns 25! Think you know your HGP history?
Join us on Instagram & Facebook Stories โ at GeneticsSociety โ to test your knowledge and celebrate a legacy that still drives #humangenetics and genomics forward: instagram.com/geneticssocietโฆ #ASHG 
โJust the idea that 2-meter-long DNA can be wrapped up in a tiny cell is just mind-bogglingโ โ Dr. Peter Park on how NIH-supported research led to key discoveries about DNA organizationโs impact on health & disease. Watch the full video: youtu.be/2EQZg6Z-4S4 https://t.co/sQReKJw8Sp
#KidsFirstData has now been requested over 1,000 timesโfueling studies across childhood cancer and congenital disorders. Thatโs a thousand sparks of discovery. 
Filter, find, and export variants like a pro with this Kids First Portal toolset โ monkeylink.co/b59a7e
#KidsFirstGuides #KidsFirstDRC 
We are looking for Group Leaders to drive innovative science with core funding, cutting-edge technology, and global impact.
Apply now : lnkd.in/eqneJFVt
๐
Closing date: 17 August
#GroupLeader #FacultyPosition #CambridgeScience 
It's day 1 of @FoGenomics come stop by booth 60B across from the Genome Dome to learn everything #CommonFundDataEcosystem! #FestivalofGenomics @CfdeNih @NIH_CommonFund @CfdeWorkbench 
๐ Did you know?
The Vienna BioCenter offers an English speaking life science community in the most livable city in the world!
Want to be part of it?
The VIPยณ PostDoc Program call is open โ apply now for this unique opportunity! training.vbc.ac.at/post-docs/vip3โฆ
#VBCPostDoc 
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/โฆ and how it was applied to study #AxD disease. #Bioinformatics #AI #genesets 
Join the MSc Bioinformatics programme at @WACCBIP_UG!
Gain advanced skills in life sciences and data to tackle Africaโs health challenges.
Open to graduates in science, engineering, or mathโGhanaian & international applicants welcome.
For more details, visit 
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 ๐
#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/registโฆ @CfdeWorkbench @CfdeNih 
The CFDE Workbench: Integrating Metadata and Processed Data from Common Fund Programs biorxiv.org/content/10.110โฆ #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/fdโฆ
Dr. Ma'ayin is doing great things at @IcahnMountSinai
ยท 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 
Our free virtual #WorkExperience course with the @sangerinstitute helps young people to discover what it's really like to work for a pioneering institute, and chat to staff members via a secure platform to ask questions about their #CareerInSTEM!
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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/registโฆ @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
Our recent article, ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ: ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ท๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ป๐๐ @H3Africa ๐protect-za.mimecast.com/s/0zJTCvgxAZfwโฆ 
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Webinar alert ๐จ Harnessing the Power of Human Genomics
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31 July 2025 | ๐ 13:00โ14:30 EAT
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Join leading experts as we explore how to build Africaโs talent pool for precision public health.
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The #CFDEWorkbench platform (info.cfde.cloud) now supports gene set #EnrichmentAnalysis ๐ฅณ ๐๐๐ฅdata.cfde.cloud/enrichment
You can now query your gene sets against gene set libraries created from 8 @NIH_CommonFund programs. #CFDE @LINCSProgram @MaayanLab @gly_gen @_hubmap https://t.co/dtJVRNEt9Z
MasterClass = expert help for active users. Join monthly, third Thursdays at 2 p.m. ET. ๐ monkeylink.co/80759b
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Webinar alert ๐จ World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Treaty Webinar
๐ Date & Time: 24 July 2025 at 15:00 PMย CAT
๐ฐ Theme: Global Solidarity in Health: Understanding the New Pandemic Treaty
๐ฌ Speakers:
- Dr Mustaqeem de Gama
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Reminder!
Still time to apply for the fully funded health research studentship by @KEMRI_Wellcome & @PU_Kilifi!
Don't miss out!
Deadline: July 20, 2025!
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Only a week left to apply for our Mental Health Award โฐ
Weโre funding researchers to use longitudinal data to find early signs of anxiety, depression and psychosis.
Find out more and apply by 22 July โคต๏ธ
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The Experiments Metadata Standard is open for public comment until 15 August. This product provides a checklist for the minimum information needed to characterise a genomic experiment. Learn more: buff.ly/A3XKx3m
Share your feedback in GitHub: buff.ly/2U59Tkq
โ ๏ธ 1.3 million people acquired HIV in 2024 alone, including thousands of adolescent girls and young women.
Today, in a landmark move towards HIV prevention, WHO recommends twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to protect people at risk of HIV.
Showcase your #MitoResearch at Mitochondrial Medicine 2025! #MitoMed25
๐ Dates: 10โ12 November
From disease mechanisms to therapeutic developments, present your work and gain expert feedback.
๐Submit an abstract by: 8 September
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๐จ PhD position alert!
We're hiring a PhD student in plant evolutionary genomics @nhm_uio ๐งฌ๐ฟ
Study convergent evolution & adaptation genomics in Arctic plants โ๏ธ
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Free virtual work experience for pupils (14+ year olds) ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ โ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ!
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Opportunity alert ๐จ for Fulbright South African Research Scholar Program 2026-2027 ๐ฟ๐ฆSA academics can apply for a 3โ9 month research visit to a U.S. institution ๐บ๐ธ
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Around 6,500 years ago, hunter-gatherer communities across Eurasia were settling down and living with livestock โ and the animalsโ diseases came along for the ride
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People with #diabetes can live long and healthy lives with access to essential care and medicines.
Regular screening and treatment help reduce the risk of complications, including:
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๐ฅ Even small amounts of alcohol increase your health risks.
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Thanks to vaccines, fewer children are dying from preventable diseases around the world. Cutting funding for them would reverse that progress and put millions of children in danger. https://t.co/UF7IaASepq
Mortality rates in 2023 were higher than expected based on earlier trends, especially among those who didnโt graduate from college. The findings point to circulatory diseases, diabetes, and drug overdoses as top causes of the excess deaths. bit.ly/3IbcGmD
Join us on Monday, 14 July at 12:00 UTC for the "Genomic Analysis Platform Bake Off" session!
See the full agenda and description: buff.ly/CFRG0P9
Register for the session: buff.ly/knBMfwy
Join us on Thur. July 24 @ 2 PM ET for a virtual seminar about ChEA-KG, a newly developed @MaayanLab web-based app that enables users to analyze their gene sets in context of a human gene regulatory network (1559 transcription factors). Please register at maayanlab.cloud/turl/35e9d6a0
Iโm thrilled to announce the launch of the Evolution of Chromosomes and Genomes (ECG) Lab at the Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.Our lab website is now liveโcome check it out! sites.google.com/view/ecg-lab/hโฆ
A #Roche survey in South Africa, Morocco, Nigeria and Kenya in 2024 shows that most Africans do not know about hepatitisโฆ
Itโs time to talk about it.
#RocheAfrica#WorldHepatitisDay https://t.co/42Ou1Cx6aT
๐จ3 Departmental PhD Studentships have now become available. The deadline for applications will be 31 of July. Available for overseas and home students.
ucl.ac.uk/statistics/proโฆ
๐ @AfricaCDC is hiring!
We're looking for an experienced individual consultant to design and implement a digital infodemic management platform that will help track and counter misinformation during health emergencies.
This 4-month assignment will support real-time social
A beautiful evening as Redeemer's University VC & top management honoured Prof. Happiโs TIME100 recognition with heartfelt tributes & a special painted portrait.
#TIME100 #Globalhealth #influence #Innovation #publichealth #IGH
Iโm #hiring a #postdoc in #theoreticalchemistry @nyushanghai to develop methods to study excited-state dynamics in complex systems. Contact me directly.
#chempostdoc #compchemjobs #MachineLearning #postdocjobs #datascience
More details attached & here: apply.interfolio.com/168615
๐ขWe invite interested journalists & early career researchers to apply for the SCIJOURN-K Project, a science communication initiative promoting impactful, evidence-based storytelling
๐
Deadline: July 25, 5PM EAT
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@KEMRI_Wellcome @schmidtsciences
We are hiring!
* Administrative Assistant
* Student Assistant
* Postdoc
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For the assistant openings, please see: mpi-muenster.mpg.de/karriere
๐จWe're soon opening 3 postdoctoral positions in #AIDrivenBiology. Seeking biologists (especially microbiology and infection biology), computer scientists, and microscopy developers. Ideal if you're eager to use or develop next-gen tech for cell biology. Get in touch (DM/email)
Delve into the world of network biology at our rebooted #ComputationalBiology25 course!
๐๏ธ 7-12 December 2025
Apply by 25 August ๐ฉ
Learn how to apply tools, including digital twin models, to gain deeper insights into disease mechanisms.
๐ธ Bursaries
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Spread the word! The 2026 DSTI-CSIR Inter-programme Bursary is open to full-time Honours/fourth-year engineering/postgraduate diploma; Master's, and Doctoral applicants.
Full details on the @CSIR's website here: csir.co.za/dsi-csir-interโฆ
Deadline: 4 Aug 2025
Congratulations to Katy Bรถrner on being named a Stiftung Charitรฉ Visiting Fellow! ๐
Read more about it here: news.iu.edu/luddy/live/newโฆ
@katycns @IULuddy @ChariteBerlin @StiftungCharite
๐จWe are #hiring!! A #PostdoctoralPosition in #Translational #Genomics funded by @SanderStiftung is available in our group for a talented #Postdoc interested in exploring genetic vulnerabilities in cancer therapy using #mice and #organoids. Apply here:๐
karriere.ume.de/job-finder?getโฆ
We will soon be offering #NewPositions for lab technicians, research assistants and postdocs, to join us in #Coimbra, Portugal
If interested in investigating the neural circuits of #SocialCognition in rats, contact us!
Details ๐๐พ
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๐ Wild DNA is an interactive activity that introduces young learners to environmental DNA (eDNA) and how itโs transforming ecological surveys.
๐ฉโ๐ซ Perfect for young people and educators!
๐ง Suitable for: age 11+
๐ Estimated duration: 60 minutes
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Join us for the next Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Journal Club, featuring Dr Nina White (@sangerinstitute) walking through the new Pf8 data resource.
๐
July 22, 1:30pm (UK time)
sanger.zoom.us/webinar/registโฆ
Want to do a PhD and are passionate about neuroimmunology? Curious about the crosstalk between mast cells and pain-sensing neurons? A position is now open in my labโapply now! Details here๐
in.umh-csic.es/en/ofertas/phdโฆ
Feel free to contact me for more infoโand please spread the word
๐ข PhD Position Opening @ ICN2(Barcelona)
Start date: September 2025
We are hiring a highly motivated PhD student to join our group at the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) in Barcelona, in the Nanobioelectronics & Biosensors Group, under my supervision
The first malaria treatment specifically for babies and very young children has been approved for use and will be rolled out in African countries within weeks.
Scientists say the breakthrough will help reduce inequality to healthcare access.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/โฆ
Weโre looking forward to an inspiring week of shared learning, fresh ideas, and meaningful collaboration. Updated agenda and a list of some confirmed speakers includes leading voices in data science, AI, genomics &public health from across the continent and beyond @wellcometrust
We're still hiring! Please help share and reach out if you have any questions.
Opportunity Alert โ ๏ธ
Are you recent graduate & love health research?
Apply for the @IDeAL_KEMRI_WT fully funded internship (PgD) offered by @KEMRI_Wellcome & @PU_Kilifi
Deadline: 20-July-2025
Link: jobs.kemri-wellcome.org/article/pgd-poโฆ
#IkoKaziKE
Opportunity alert ๐จ for Head of Surveillance Science at the Genomic Surveillance Unit (GSU) at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, managing multidisciplinary teams in translational research and prototype development.
Deadline: 17 August 2025
Find out more:
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Please join us for the Data for Health in Africa Meeting and 5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting at the Cedi Conference Centre, University of Ghana from the 23rdโ29th August 2025.
๐ค This landmark event is jointly funded by the @wellcometrust and the @NIH.
โผ๏ธ The meeting is
๐ข Looking for a theory postdoc to join us @TheCrick and @ucl Physics @UCL_IPLS. Growth, dynamical systems, patterning, mechanics. Amazing scientific community, career development+collaborations. Drop me a line if interested and spread the word / repost ๐ ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/seโฆ
In Kampala, malaria experts, labs & data leads gathered to align on data standards for surveillance across Africa.
๐ buff.ly/RFFpkM1
#Malaria #DataStandards #PHA4GE
๐ข Remember | #OpenCall #JobAlert
Seeking candidates to apply for 2 Phd position in bioinformatics (QSAR, PBPK Modeling, Omics and Machine Learning)
โ MSc in bioinformatics, pharmacy, computational biology, data science or related. Candidacies
โก๏ธ bit.ly/44wMf3g
Weโre Live from Stellenbosch!
Streaming all keynotes, foundational lectures, and selected workshops and talks live from our main venue.
Follow along online:
๐Programme: bit.ly/IndabaX2025_prโฆ
๐บ Watch live:
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Call for Applications๐ข!
Are you a recent graduate passionate about health and research?
Apply for the fully funded PGD studentship offered by @IDeAL_KEMRI_WT & @PU_Kilifi and gain knowledge and practical research experience.
๐: shorturl.at/TqKHI
๐๏ธ: July 20, 2025
Bursaries available to support your participation at Mitochondrial Medicine 2025! #MitoMed25
Apply by 11 August to be considered - abstracts encouraged ๐งฌ
Present your research, gain feedback, and connect with global experts
๐
10โ12 November 2025
๐ bit.ly/3GbATrF
Replying to @asbcb1
@asbcb1 will be running a virtual omics-focused codeathon on October 7-18, 2025. Apply by 23rd July at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIโฆ
๐จ Hiring Postdocs! ๐จ
Thanks to a generous grant, we are looking for bold postdoc scholars to join us at the intersection of ๐งฌ biomolecular engineering, โ๏ธ nanofab, and ๐ป integrated circuits.
Start: Fall 25
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Join our team @DCU ! A 4-year PhD position is available from September, details below. Please share.
๐จ Postdoc Opportunity at @AimmLab!
@AimmLab have started reviewing applications to select candidate(s) for support letters for the Schmidt AI in Science Fellowship (schmidtfellows.utoronto.ca/apply/).
๐ AIMMLab review ends: Sep 30
๐ Submit your application: shorturl.at/3Jpeo
๐ DS-I Africa is live at the Deep Learning IndabaX South Africa today at Stellenbosch University!
Swing by our exhibition stand to discover how we're harnessing the power of data science, machine learning, and AI to transform health delivery across Africaโand beyond. From
Nominations for the 2025 AAS Fellowship are open! ๐ข
Fellows are distinguished scholars who have made significant contributions to #science and #innovation in Africa.
๐
Deadline for nominations: 31 July 2025.
๐Learn more: shorturl.at/Cerkt
#AASFellows #ScienceLeadership
๐ฃ ELIXIR has awarded โฌ124,000 in infrastructure service funding to support the Beacon network.
The funding will support ๐ช operational activities such as maintenance and governance at ELIXIR Spain, ELIXIR Switzerland, and ELIXIR Finland.
Read more: loom.ly/HZeATDA
๐ข Help us progress our research! Opportunity to join our team.
We are recruiting a Research Assistant/Lab Manager. If you have experience in supporting a lab and tissue handling experience, we'd love to hear from you
Closes Sunday 20 July 2025 11:59
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> PhD Position Available: Bacteria-Phage Interaction Mechanisms!
> Join our lab to study how bacteria and phages interact at the molecular level.
> Deadline: 31 August
#PhDposition #MolecularBiology #Virology #Microbiology #PhageResearch #ScienceJobs candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationIniโฆ
Africaโs 1st VR Genomics Hackathon is coming!
Applications open soon.
15 spots. 1 mission: make genomics unforgettable.
WATCH OUT!!!
#IGHVRGenomeHackathon #GenomicsAfrica #BioXR #ImmersiveLearning
๐จ Applications Now Open!
Are you a recent graduate passionate about health research?
Apply for a fully funded studentship by @KEMRI_Wellcome & @PU_Kilifi. Gain solid research skills, mentorship, & hands-on experience.
Apply: shorturl.at/TqKHI
Deadline: July 20, 2025
๐ Exciting News!
We have two new #tender opportunities:
๐ Seeking designers for a Researcher Development Management System.
๐ฐ Looking for tech experts to develop a Grant Management System.
Join the revolution in health research in ๐!
Apply here: bit.ly/AREFjobs
Weโll be hosting the Bioinformatics Summer Workshop from August 11โ15. The workshop is completely free and held 100% online. If you are interested, please go ahead and register: sites.google.com/view/bioinfowoโฆ
๐ฃ We are excited to spotlight Richard Rosenquist Brandell, a GA4GH 13th Plenary keynote speaker!
He will deliver his talk entitled "Genomic Medicine Sweden: advancing precision medicine at the national level."
Learn more and register: buff.ly/DRasvjX
Unravel the complexities of genome variation with our FREE online course! #FLGenomicVariantsDiversity
๐๏ธ Starts: 7 July
Develop expertise in variant classification and interpretation๐งฌ
Sign up for your place today โก๏ธbit.ly/3R7G7aK
#Genomics #Genetics #GenomeVariation
๐ฃ We have a #WorkExperience opportunity for six Year 12 students to join our Human Genetics team at the @sangerinstitute!
This will be an immersive opportunity to join both our wet- and dry-lab teams.
๐
21- 25 July 2025
โฐ Apply by 9am on 10 July
๐ cstu.io/0d184e
Open PhD position in my lab at Uni Bern, Switzerland. Spread please!
Post-doctoral position in Cellular and Molecular Allergy and Immunology - Los Angeles, California - University of Southern Califirnia - jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/674044/posโฆ #sciencejobs
News: NIH study links particulate air pollution to increased mutations in lung cancers among nonsmokers nih.gov/news-events/neโฆ
Our lab has openings for postdocs and research technicians!
Email eunchung@usc.edu with CV and interests, and for more information.
New at CRID: Sanger Sequencing Available!
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Weโre excited to bring together @wellcometrust grantees and researchers from the NIHโs DS-I Africa Consortium for a landmark meeting focused on "Data for Health in Africa" in August in Accra.
Dear Partners and Friends,
Please find theย pressย releaseย for the upcoming Data for Health in Africa Meeting and 5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting to take place from the 23โ 29 August 2025 at the Cedi Conference Centre, University of Ghana @UnivofGh , Accra.
๐ฐ Theme: Data
Feeling lonely? Youโre not alone.
1 in 6 people worldwide experience loneliness, affecting their heart, mind, and even life expectancy.
This is a public health challenge we can solve. ๐ bit.ly/449t6V4 https://t.co/ZKsdAzVVQJ
The latest @HGGAdvances article from @yekaixiong & colleagues reports the results of a genome-wide association study that identifies additional genetic loci for 19 circulating fatty acid traits in UK Biobank participants of European ancestry: cell.com/hgg-advances/fโฆ #ASHG
Our next Journal Club will be all about the new Pf8 data release!
Join Dr Nina White, Senior Data Scientist at the Genomic Surveillance Unit (@sangerinstitute) to learn to make the most of this unique malaria parasite data resource.
๐
July 22, 1:30pm
sanger.zoom.us/webinar/registโฆ
Are you interested in the Understanding Life reference genomes conference this October hosted at the @wellcomegenome campus? ๐งฌ
๐๏ธDetails in the poster below from @eventsWCS.
๐ทBursaries available - deadline is: 14th July!
๐๏ธtinyurl.com/3mbfwfmd
Feeling lonely or isolated? Youโre #NotAlone.
This week, try one of these:
๐ Call a loved one
๐ Ditch the phone and connect with the person in front of you
๐ Say hello to a neighbour
๐Join a group activity
And if it felt goodโtry again next week!
Need more support? It's
๐ข Excellent opportunity to get some hands-on experience in a leading virology research group!
โ
AHRI's @sigallab is looking for a work experience intern to join them for three months
Details๐ โก๏ธ ahri.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/AHRI1/deโฆ
๐ Exciting PhD studentship at UCL School of Pharmacy!
Join the GENESIS project, a global collaboration using real-world data to advance mental health & maternal-child health research.
#PhD #Epidemiology #RegulatoryScience
๐ ucl.ac.uk/pharmacy/studyโฆ
Training, support, and publishing resourcesโall in one place: monkeylink.co/b59a7e
#KidsFirstDRC #KidsFirstGuides #PediatricResearch
New to Kids First? SupportU is for you. Join us at 10 a.m. ET LIVE on the first Tuesday of the month. ๐ monkeylink.co/6ee505
#KidsFirstData #ResearchSupport #PediatricResearch
๐จ Join our upcoming info session to hear updates on:
โ
Training, Working Groups and CoPs
โ
Outreach (AfSHG, ISCB Africa, DS-I Africa)
โ
Governance & leadership roles
๐
Thursday 10 July 2025, 12:00-13:00 CAT zoom.us/meeting/registโฆ
#ABI #Bioinformatics
Deadline extended!
Pwani Universityโs PUBReC and @KEMRI_Wellcome invite applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Bioinformatics aimed at advancing HIV vaccine research & mentoring future African scientists.
Deadline: July 6, 2025
Apply: shorturl.at/Dd1vq
Share widely!
Your story could feature in the annual UCT Postgrad Report, a strategic consolidation of the postgrad landscape presented to UCT's senior leadership committees. This could be your opportunity to share your story with them. Submit it online here: forms.gle/j6Rt5VGvBaHYRLโฆ
#Deafblindness โ invisible
Today is #InternationalDayOfDeafblindness.
Letโs commit to:
๐นMaking health information accessible in all formats ๐นTraining health workers in inclusive communication
๐นListening to and amplifying the voices of the deafblind community
Learn more
๐The Human Genome Project (HGP) turns 25! Think you know your HGP history?
Join us on Instagram & Facebook Stories โ at GeneticsSociety โ to test your knowledge and celebrate a legacy that still drives #humangenetics and genomics forward: instagram.com/geneticssocietโฆ #ASHG
โJust the idea that 2-meter-long DNA can be wrapped up in a tiny cell is just mind-bogglingโ โ Dr. Peter Park on how NIH-supported research led to key discoveries about DNA organizationโs impact on health & disease. Watch the full video: youtu.be/2EQZg6Z-4S4 https://t.co/sQReKJw8Sp
#KidsFirstData has now been requested over 1,000 timesโfueling studies across childhood cancer and congenital disorders. Thatโs a thousand sparks of discovery.
Filter, find, and export variants like a pro with this Kids First Portal toolset โ monkeylink.co/b59a7e
#KidsFirstGuides #KidsFirstDRC
We are looking for Group Leaders to drive innovative science with core funding, cutting-edge technology, and global impact.
Apply now : lnkd.in/eqneJFVt
๐
Closing date: 17 August
#GroupLeader #FacultyPosition #CambridgeScience
It's day 1 of @FoGenomics come stop by booth 60B across from the Genome Dome to learn everything #CommonFundDataEcosystem! #FestivalofGenomics @CfdeNih @NIH_CommonFund @CfdeWorkbench
๐ Did you know?
The Vienna BioCenter offers an English speaking life science community in the most livable city in the world!
Want to be part of it?
The VIPยณ PostDoc Program call is open โ apply now for this unique opportunity! training.vbc.ac.at/post-docs/vip3โฆ
#VBCPostDoc
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/โฆ and how it was applied to study #AxD disease. #Bioinformatics #AI #genesets
Join the MSc Bioinformatics programme at @WACCBIP_UG!
Gain advanced skills in life sciences and data to tackle Africaโs health challenges.
Open to graduates in science, engineering, or mathโGhanaian & international applicants welcome.
For more details, visit
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 ๐
#dkNET presents a "Building Knowledge Graphs Towards Transparent Biomedical #AI
" #webinar with Dr. Jie Liu - Join us today at 11 am PT!
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#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/registโฆ @CfdeWorkbench @CfdeNih
The CFDE Workbench: Integrating Metadata and Processed Data from Common Fund Programs biorxiv.org/content/10.110โฆ #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
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Dr. Ma'ayin is doing great things at @IcahnMountSinai
ยท 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
Our free virtual #WorkExperience course with the @sangerinstitute helps young people to discover what it's really like to work for a pioneering institute, and chat to staff members via a secure platform to ask questions about their #CareerInSTEM!
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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/registโฆ @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
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