Lover of all things biology and data-related. Professional geek. Find me also @SimoneCuff@mstdn.science

Joined May 2017
📣 New advanced course: 'Essential command line #bioinformatics and genome analysis' Designed for #WetLab life scientists who want to better understand the data processing side of sequencing analysis in 6 online sessions 🤩 All online! Book your place: bit.ly/4brHtVl
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Wishing all the amazing #WomenInImmunology a great #InternationalWomensDay! We want to celebrate women's contributions to #immunology by shining a spotlight on the diverse & inspiring careers of some of our #BSIcommittee members 🤩 Read their profiles 👉bit.ly/49yHN4a
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Viral infections (chikungunya, dengue, Zika, SARS-CoV-2 & Coxsackievirus B virus) cause osteopathologies (arthritis and soft tissue calcifications) via dysregulation of bone homeostasis nature.com/articles/s41564-0…
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Applications are still open for the 2024 Experience Postgrad Life Sciences programme – a fully paid 8-week summer internship @Cambridge_Uni and @CorpusCambridge! Find out more and apply: bit.ly/3FYSfVA 🗓️Deadline: 31 January #LifeSciences #Internship
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Calling all artists 🧑‍🎨 and everyone 🧑‍🔬👩‍💻🧑‍🏫👩‍⚕️🧞‍♀️🧙‍♂️🧟! We're receiving proposals for our #BrainArt 🧠 exhibition—it's a nice opportunity to go “Beyond Borders” and showcase your creations. It doesn’t have to be big or fancy, it just has to be yours! (RTs are very much appreciated)
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I'd like to submit a proposal for an edited collection of studies with working-class people in HE with the intention to include voices from academics, students, Prof services, admin, ancillary workers & others. Would anyone be interested collaborating/contributing? #workingclass
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When peer-review works, constructive criticism makes the original story so much more compelling. This is one such story: Biological and Genetic Determinants of Glycolysis: PFK Isoforms Boost Energy Status of Stored Red Blood Cells and Transfusion Outcomes biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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The Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration scheme supports collaborative activity between partners in the UK and EU/Associated Countries. It provides a great opportunity for researchers who have not applied for Horizon Europe funding before. Apply now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/fund…
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Simone Cuff retweeted
Word of the day, should it be needed, is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a love of solitude, an aversion to other people, and the desire to be left alone.
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The "Ship of Theseus" article has been edited 1792 times since it was created in July of 2003. At present, 0% of the phrases in the original article (seen below) remain.
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On Monday, @ONS put out new estimates of the impact of the cost of living crisis on different family types. These have gone a bit under the radar, but they are important in telling how much bigger the inflation shock has been for those on low incomes, so here's a short thread...
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The best bit about winter is the Scottish releasing the names of their gritters.
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Amazing opportunity here for rising stars or established leaders working in the cancer area to join something exciting at @sheffielduni 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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Applications for the 2024 Award Lectures are now open 📢🎙️ We are looking for early career researchers passionate about creating open conversations focusing on science and tech with diverse non-specialist audiences! Find out more here: ow.ly/CLFu50Q3o09 #BSF24
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Couldn't have said it better myself!! Information wants to be expensive. AI wants to make it cheap, but will people have time to read it all? @TAC_NISO reflects on @edyson quote about garbage subtraction scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/… via @scholarlykitchn
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Amazing to see the progress that can be made with #Omic #DataAnalysis & visualisation #training (and the colourful graphs 🤩)! If you want to make the 1st step in your #bioinformatics journey before the end of the year, sign up for December: bit.ly/3Q4765G #PhDChat
Today, I completed the @britsocimm's 'Omic data analysis and visualization using R' course 💻 I went from not having R installed on my computer to creating these graphs 😅 Now it is time to apply all this to my project 👨‍💻
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🔥 Standing for integrity in science! Elisabeth Bik's resignation from the @eLife ethics committee in protest of Chief Editor @mbeisen's removal is a bold move. Kudos to @MicrobiomDigest for championing integrity in research and publishing. 📚🔬 #ScientificIntegrity
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REMINDER: early registration closes at 11:59 BST TONIGHT (Wed 25 Oct)! At #BSI23 Congress you can share your work with fellow researchers, develop connections & collaborations, & gain recognition in the #immunology community✨ Register now & save money 🔗bit.ly/3qBeqgl
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I was reminded this week of the phenomenon known as #BuxtonsLaw which can particularly affect clinical trials of devices and surgical procedures 1/8 #MethodologyMonday #61
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