At the start of 2026, EMBL lost long-serving colleague and Interim Director General Peer Bork. Join us in commemorating Peer and his legacy at the #EMBLBorkMemorial. Submit your abstract by 10 November: s.embl.org/pbs27-01-bl
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Postdoc | she/her | Hansen group | University Copenhagen | Bork group alumna Scientist decoding the Human and Microbiome Relationship via Computational Biology 👩💻 A lover of music 🎶🎷 and the call of the wild 🌿🏔️
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Marisa Isabell Keller@maelschermarisa.bsky.social · 3mo ago2-year international postdoc position available in Copenhagen! If you are interested in multi-omics, have a background in computational biology and a PhD from outside Denmark, check out this position about the oral-liver axis. Deadline 10th of August. employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie...
2-year international postdoc position available in Copenhagen! If you are interested in multi-omics, have a background in computational biology and a PhD from outside Denmark, check out this position about the oral-liver axis. Deadline 10th of August. employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie...
Postdoc in Deciphering the Oral–Liver Axis: Integrative Cross-Organ Multi-Omics Analysis
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Marcella Araujo@araujosmarcella.bsky.social · 4mo agoPlease join the Symbiosis Alumni Network during our next seminar with talks by Rowan Hart and Naama Geva-Zatorsky 🗓️ June 24th 🕥 4pm WEST 📍register on gimm.idloom.events/symbnet_semi... for link @naamagz.bsky.social @symbnet.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social @mblscience.bsky.social ECODIM
New in @natgenet.nature.com: a moving obituary for Peer. Francesca Ciccarelli, Jan Korbel & Christian von Mering reflect on his scientific vision, from protein domains and genome evolution to metagenomics, and on his generosity as a mentor and friend to so many. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Peer Bork (1963–2026) - Nature Genetics
Nature Genetics - Peer Bork (1963–2026)
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Our work exploring host-microbial co-metabolism of bile acids in patients with alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) has been published in the JHEP Reports: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🪐 A big thank you to everyone involved, to the GALAXY and MicrobLiver consortia who made this possible! 🙌
Alcohol-related liver disease disrupts bile acid homeostasis and gut microbial bile acid metabolism
Alcohol overuse disrupts liver function and alters gut microbial communities, with alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) causing half of all liver-relat…
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Nine members of the Hansen group at the @cbmr.science Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research will be participating in the Study Group on Genetics of Diabetes (SGDD) conference this week! If you are attending as well, we would love to meet you at our talks and posters! 🧬
Join us Wednesday, 29th April, at 4pm WEST (Lisbon time), for two Symbiosis Alumni Seminars by @omaistrenko.bsky.social and @pawley.bsky.social. Zoom link upon free registration at gimm.idloom.events/symbnet_semi... @symbnet.bsky.social, @moorefound.bsky.social, @mblscience.bsky.social, ECODIM
I want to share this news here because I am really happy about it. 🥳 This is definitely a dream come true! 👩🏼💻🧬🦠 .. and a lot of work ahead. dhttps://shorturl.at/bOwae
CBMR Postdocs Marisa Isabell Keller (Hansen Group) and Scott Frendo-Cumbo (Zierath Group) have both secured MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships! Marisa’s project, ARCTIC, aims to identify diagnostic and… |...
CBMR Postdocs Marisa Isabell Keller (Hansen Group) and Scott Frendo-Cumbo (Zierath Group) have both secured MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships! Marisa’s project, ARCTIC, aims to identify diagnostic and pr...
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It has been two weeks since the unexpected death of Peer Bork, and all of us in his research group are deeply missing him. His scientific vision brought us together as a team, and we are immensely grateful for the time we spent together. 🧵
EMBL@embl.org · 8mo agoEMBL is deeply saddened by the passing of our Interim Director General Peer Bork, a pioneering scientist who left an indelible imprint on life science research in Europe and beyond. We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues. www.embl.org/news/people-...
Very sad and shocking news. This is way to early. Peer had still so many big plans. As he was not only EMBL director and a great scientist but also my PhD supervisor, it feels that part of my scientific identity was dragged with im. RIP. In remembrance of Peer Bork www.embl.org/news/embl-an...
In remembrance of Peer Bork | EMBL
EMBL and its community are deeply saddened by the death of Peer Bork, the organisation’s Interim Director General.
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Professor Bosch and @crc1182.bsky.social are an inspiration that decisively revealed an ancient, elemental unity of life between the animal and microbial worlds. More importantly, he will stand as a giant that many, including me, have stood on to go farther. www.psu.edu/news/huck-in...
Host-microbiome interaction biologist to receive inaugural Microbiome Medal | Penn State University
The One Health Microbiome Center will present the inaugural Microbiome Medal to Thomas Bosch on Dec 12. Bosch, a developmental biologist, zoologist and distinguished senior professor at Kiel Universit...
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Great to see this finally published! Metalog: curated and harmonised contextual data for global metagenomics samples now out in @narjournal.bsky.social academic.oup.com/nar/advance-...
Metalog: curated and harmonised contextual data for global metagenomics samples
Abstract. Metagenomic sequencing enables the in-depth study of microbes and their functions in humans, animals, and the environment. While sequencing data
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Finding microbes in cancer sequencing data has been controversial. Are we seeing real biology… or just contamination + batch effects?
We're still not finding any good evidence for a microbiome in any cancer type: see our new paper in @ScienceTM led by PhD student Yuchen (Peter) Ge www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... and the accompanying news piece, www.science.org/content/arti...
Comprehensive analysis of microbial content in whole-genome sequencing samples from The Cancer Genome Atlas project
An analysis of TCGA whole-genome sequencing samples yields a comprehensive resource for investigating the role of microbes in cancer.
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We're very happy to release our new database Metalog metalog.embl.de ! It offers manually curated and harmonised contextual data for 110k metagenomics samples across the globe, incl. precomputed taxonomic profiles, for interactive browsing and for download 🧵 1/7 #microsky
Metalog
Metalog is a repository of manually annotated metadata (or contextual data) for metagenomic sequencing data from across the globe.
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Symbnet PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses - Oeiras Portugal. Students from all over the world are eligible, we sponsor selected students. Please Repost! gimm.idloom.events/phd-summer-s...
PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses 2025
Symbnet PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (GIMM) & Católica Biomedical Research Centre (CBR) July 06...
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🚀 7th GA #Meeting in Cologne, Germany from 27-29 January 2025! A huge thank you to everyone for sharing their latest results and project updates! 👏 And of course, we wrapped it up with some after-work fun, exploring Cologne with a @sciencerallye.bsky.social! 🏙️ ⛲
Dear #microsky what is your favorite tool to manage your own strain lab collection (from storage to genomics)? we are looking for open source solution.
Nice work @fmikus.bsky.social It's amazing how much the EMBL pond has to offer! Consider adding your images here: maps.app.goo.gl/Jsc1dvQKEtqd...
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Gautam Dey@gautamdey.bsky.social · 2y ago#ExM has transformed how we perceive the microbial diversity all around us. Some gorgeous critters from the @EMBLHeidelberg pond - DNA red, centrin yellow, tubulin gray, images by @fmikus.bsky.social Bonus points if you identify at least 4! Want more? www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #PlanExM
I am happy to see this paper published. Already a fan of the preprint!
Luis Pedro Coelho@luispedrocoelho.bsky.social · 2y agoReading "A realistic benchmark for differential abundance testing and confounder adjustment in human microbiome studies" from our friends in Berlin and in Leiden Quotes are from the paper (minor edits for space), non quoted text is me link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I've been invited to review a paper for the first time! As the Bluesky community continues to grow, I'd love to hear your insights: What are your key do's and don'ts as a reviewer? Any tips for a first-time reviewer like me would be greatly appreciated! 🧪👩🔬 #SciComm
Hot off the press: "Fecal microbial load is a major determinant of gut microbiome variation and a confounder for disease associations" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... See below for @suguru-nishijima.bsky.social 's thread on the preprint! #microsky #microbiome
Fecal microbial load is a major determinant of gut microbiome variation and a confounder for disease associations
The microbiota in individual habitats differ in both relative composition and absolute abundance. While sequencing approaches determine the relative a…
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Suguru Nishijima@suguru-nishijima.bsky.social · 3y agoExcited to share our latest preprint on a novel computational tool to predict fecal microbial load solely from relative species profiles! Our study revealed that fecal microbial load is a substantial confounder in microbiome-disease association studies. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🎉 It’s finally official - I am a doctor now! 🎓 I defended my PhD last month and have just received the paperwork from my German university to make it all real. 😊 I am beyond grateful for all the incredible people, especially from the @borklab.bsky.social, who have supported me along the way! 🧫👩💻🧬👩🔬
We're looking for a postdoc on the Computational Analysis of Environmental #Microbiome Data! www.embl.org/jobs/positio... In the past two years, #EMBL scientists have gathered more than 3000 soil, sediment and water samples from Europe's coastlines within the #TREC expedition. (1/4)
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The first day of our lab retreat is underway. We didn't venture far from EMBL, just up the hill to Königstuhl overlooking Heidelberg and the Rhine valley. However, we did invite guest from other labs who are working on the microbiome and are enjoying the discussions across the groups!
Phages to the rescue: in situ editing of the gut microbiota #TrendsMicrobiol Spotlight by Charlotte Kamm and Chase L Beisel www.cell.com/trends/micro...
Phages to the rescue: in situ editing of the gut microbiota
The gut microbiome contains numerous bacteria tied to our health. However, genetically modifying this community remains a major challenge. Brödel et al. take a critical step by engineering bacteriopha...
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I am excited to share the first paper of my PhD as a preprint! 🥳 This is a huge milestone and I'm incredibly grateful to everyone who has been involved in this project. ✨ #Science #PhDLife 👩💻
Bork Group at EMBL Heidelberg@borklab.bsky.social · 2y ago⚡️ Our latest preprint "Refined Enterotyping Reveals Dysbiosis in Global Fecal Metagenomes" led by @maelschermarisa.bsky.social is now available! We’ve revisited the concept of #enterotypes using a massive dataset of 16,772 human fecal #metagenomes from 38 countries! 🌍🧬 doi.org/10.1101/2024... 🧵
Interested in analyzing the human #microbiome? We're looking for postdocs! www.embl.org/jobs/positio... We have lots of data to delve into: metagenomic and metatranscriptomic data from >1000 liver disease patients across disease stages (often w/ multiple timepoints and clinical follow-up data), 1/2
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