🧬 Learn how deep learning can transform biological research! Join our online course Introduction to #DeepLearning for Biologists, 23–27 Nov. Hands-on training in CNNs, classification, regression, segmentation & -omics. Beginners welcome! www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

INTRODUCTION TO DEEP LEARNING FOR BIOLOGISTS

Dates 23-27 November 2026 To foster international participation, this course will be held online General Topic: Deep learning predictive algorithms for regression and classification

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Hi everyone 👋: Just a quick note to share three upcoming online training courses organized in collaboration between @bioconductor.bsky.social and Physalia Courses: 🚨: Spatial Proteomics in R/Bioconductor 🗓️: 10–12 November (ONLINE) 🧬: Dr. Lisa Breckels www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work... 1/3

Spatial Proteomics Data Analysis in R/Bioconductor: From Mass Spectrometry to Subcellular Maps

10-12 November 2026

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🚀 We’ve just kicked off the 4th edition of the online course “Integrating Large Language Model Tools into R Workflows” with @liomys.mx! A fantastic group of attendees from across the globe 🌍 exploring how LLMs can enhance R coding, analysis and reproducibility 📊 #RStats #LLMs #AI

Tomorrow we’re running the course “Integrating Large Language Model Tools into R Workflows” with @liomys.mx and we now have one seat available due to a last-minute cancellation. If you’re interested in joining, there’s still time to register: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work... #Rstats #AI

Integrating Large Language Model Tools into R Workflows

4 August 2026

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🧬 Last seats available! Join our online course Network Analysis in Systems Biology with R/ @bioconductor.bsky.social led by @almeidasilvaf.bsky.social 5–8 October. Learn to infer, analyze & compare biological networks, including GCNs and GRNs. www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

Network Analysis in Systems Biology with R/Bioconductor

5-8 October 2026 To foster international participation, this course will be held online

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Sailing in @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social ready for summer, our study on the iconic Portuguese man o' war 🪼 is out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6.... We use (epi)genomics to understand a critter that fascinates me since childhood. Massive team effort with @obog.bsky.social, Cummins and Neely groups. 🧵

Hi everyone! ☀️Hope you’re all enjoying the Summer! Our September course lineup is now ready!🧬 Take a look at the courses we have coming up and find the one that’s right for you - Hope to see you there! #Bioinformatics #ComputationalBiology #Genomics #DataScience #RStats #Ecology

The prestigious Miller Research Postdoctoral Fellowship is open! University of California, Berkeley This is a postdoc fellowship with substantial support and independence to be hosted at a lab at Berkeley, reach out with interests! miller.berkeley.edu/nominate-app...

A great read on moving beyond traditional ANOVA and towards estimation-based approaches for multi-group comparisons. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Getting over ANOVA: estimation graphics for multi-group comparisons - Nature Methods

Nature Methods - Getting over ANOVA: estimation graphics for multi-group comparisons

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A big thank you to Jacques Serizay and to everyone who joined us this week for “Developing R / @bioconductor.bsky.social Packages”! 🎓💻 It was a great week of learning, coding, sharing, and building skills together. Thanks for being part of it! 🧬📦 www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

🚨Course alert - Machine Learning for Computational #CancerGenomics 📅 1–5 February Learn how HMMs, mixture models, hierarchical models & autoencoders work — from theory to hands-on analysis of real cancer genomics data. www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work... #Bioinformatics

Machine Learning for Computational Cancer Genomics

1-5 February 2027 To foster international participation, this course will be held online Topic: Practical Machine Learning for Biologists Who Would Like to Become More Proficient in Computational Canc...

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Registrations are now open for the next edition of the @nanoporetech.com direct #RNAseq with Leda Katopodi in December (14-17). @longtrec.bsky.social @crg.eu @evamarianovoa.bsky.social www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work... #LongReads

Nanopore direct RNA Sequencing

Dates 14-17 December 2026 To foster international participation, this course will be held online

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Interested in learning Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMMs) in R? Join us for our 4-day online course led by @florianhartig.bsky.social - 21–24 September. www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work... #Rstats #lme4 #DHARMA #glmmTMB

🌿 Introduction to #OccupancyModels with R — online workshop, 1–4 Dec! Learn practical occupancy modelling in R, imperfect detection, covariates, predictions & model assessment using tsoccu & unmarked. No prior occupancy modelling experience required🌍 #Rstats www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

Introduction to Occupancy Models with R

1-4 December 2026

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A huge thank you to @arunsethuraman.bsky.social and all our wonderful participants for an inspiring week exploring demographic inference from population genomic data! 🧬🌍 And kudos to Arun for teaching complex models with a smile on his face all week! 😄👏

A big thank you to Stefano Mezzini and everyone who joined us this week for a great course on time series analysis and forecasting in applied ecology!📈 We learned a lot about Bayesian modelling with Stan, {mvgam}, and {brms}. 🙌

🗺️ Want to level up your spatial data skills? Join our online course Mapping & GIS Analysis with R with @ambarbosa.bsky.social in January (11-14) ! Learn to create beautiful maps and perform GIS analysis with R. 🌍💻 www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

There is only 1 seat left!🚨 If you want to learn how to create your own R and @bioconductor.bsky.social packages, have a look at www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

🚨 Advanced #ConservationGenomics (ONLINE, 28 Sep–1 Oct) with Giulia Fabbri & @rsbiello.bsky.social . Learn how population genomics informs real-world conservation decisions: Ne, genetic load, SNP panels, policy & legislation + invited expert speakers @roberta-gargiulo.bsky.social shorturl.at/X8Dsi

Advanced Conservation Genomics

Dates ONLINE, 28 September -1 October 2026 To foster international participation, this course will be held online

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We can’t wait to be there for “From Long Reads to Variants”, taking place 7–9 September! Looking forward to an exciting course and to seeing everyone there! 😍

Natural History Museum, London@nhm-london.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Have you ever said hi to Charles Darwin in Hintze Hall? 😮 This 2.5 tonne marble statue was unveiled in 1885, only a year and a half after the Museum opened. After being moved to make way for a statue of Richard Owen, it took centre stage in Hintze Hall in 2008!

Registrations are open! 🚀 Introduction to #Git & #GitHub for Reproducible Research 📅 9–10 Dec | 💻 Online Learn version control, collaboration, GitHub workflows, and best practices for reproducible research—no prior Git experience required 🔗 www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work... #VersioControl

Introduction to Git and GitHub for Reproducible Research

9–10 December 2026 To foster international participation, this course will be held online

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We’re wrapping up another edition of “An R Reproducibility Toolkit for the Practical Researcher” with a brilliant introduction to @docker.com by @eliocamp.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Thank you to all the participants for joining us and making this edition a great one! shorturl.at/qUx1E

Next week we have the last course before a short Summer break ☀️ If you want to to learn how to turn your scripts into a polished, shareable Bioconductor package, join us www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

Developing R/Bioconductor packages for genomics

ONLINE, 27-31 July 2026 To foster international participation, this course will be held online

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Good morning everyone ☀️ Take a look at our full list of courses running in July—there are still a few seats available! www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work... #Bioinformatics #Genomics #RStats #DataScience

Ready to move beyond correlation? 🧬Join Physalia’s online course Causal AI Methods for Computational Biology, 2–6 Nov 2026. Learn causal inference, DAGs, causal ML, and multi-omics through hands-on exercises with biological data. 🚀 www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

Causal AI Methods for Computational Biology

2-6 November 2026

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A huge thank you to Wiley Ecology and Evolution for sponsoring four €100 poster awards, and to @physaliacourses.bsky.social for providing the Best Overall Poster presenter, Tim David, with a free course! Congratulations to all our winners and everyone who presented at #EMPSEB31! 👏🧬

Interested in Spatial Transcriptomics? Want to learn how to analyse these data using R and @bioconductor.bsky.social? Registration is now open for the 2nd edition of our course in December, together with @tmpentimalli.bsky.social More info & registration: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

🧬 Working with low-coverage WGS data? Wondering how to extract powerful population genomic insights despite genotype uncertainty? Join us online to master genotype likelihoods, ANGSD, population structure, demography & selection scans shorturl.at/acikK @ntherk.bsky.social @fishyomics.bsky.social

Population genomic inference from low-coverage whole-genome sequencing data

Dates 26-29 October 2026 To foster international participation, this course will be held online

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📣 Help us shape our 2027 courses! What topics and formats would you like to see? More 1–2 day courses, short webinars, or longer hands-on training? We’d love your feedback! 💡 📝 forms.gle/4s8tFxyympyA...

Physalia Courses — Help Us Shape Our 2027 Programme

We’re planning our 2027 course programme and would love your input! 🎓 Whether you’ve attended one of our courses before or are simply interested in future training, your feedback can help us understan...

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🐘 Turn your R scripts into polished, shareable @bioconductor.bsky.social packages! Join our online course next week, 27–31 July, and learn package development, testing, documentation, CI, websites & publishing 🚀 www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

Developing R/Bioconductor packages for genomics

ONLINE, 27-31 July 2026 To foster international participation, this course will be held online

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🐍 Ready to level up your #Python skills for biology & life sciences? Whether you're starting from scratch or ready to take your skills further, we've got you covered! www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work... 🧵