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Richard A. Schäfer

@riasc.bsky.social

Bioinformatics Research Associate at Northwestern Medicine Chicago | Urologic Cancers @ Yang Lab | Transcript Discovery | Exploring Genomic Alterations | Neoantigens and Immunotherapy

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That's interesting and more than I thought. Makes me wonder how much Steve Klabnik spends on Rue 🤔 Still worth a shot

06.02.2026 22:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Cool idea but gonna eat up a lot of credits 🤣 Its a shame there is no movement anymore in this…

05.02.2026 05:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Canada, you rock!

23.01.2026 16:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What does she hope to achieve with this?

16.01.2026 17:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Machado is probably the worst Novel Peace Prize laureate since Obama..

10.01.2026 23:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The top US health director who stood up for science — and was fired Susan Monarez is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.

Susan Monarez was hired and then quickly fired as head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this year. She’s part of the 2025 Nature’s 10. 🧪

05.01.2026 14:09 — 👍 28    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 1

He is totally digging his new home!

05.01.2026 16:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Well, the real question is: how many candies can your guests snatch during each visit? 😉

27.09.2025 02:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Ah yes, this surely brings down prices by 1000%

26.09.2025 16:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

great lineup

25.09.2025 14:37 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says

So when Elon Musk claimed that there is massive social security 'fraud,' it basically just means I will enable massive fraud...

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...

25.09.2025 14:37 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

No way.. need to keep my blood pressure in check

23.09.2025 15:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer

Excellent article on how America’s 80-year run as the world’s leader of biomedical research will be coming to a close... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...

18.09.2025 15:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Has anyone thoroughly tested AI code review tools? Coderabbit, Greptile, Copilot? What works best for you?

16.09.2025 18:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Wondering about that too

09.09.2025 23:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It still looks glorious

23.08.2025 16:05 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Functional RNAs in Virology Special Issue MDPI Viruses has launched a new open-access Special Issue on “Functional RNAs in Virology” to highlight recent advances in understanding how RNAs act as regulatory molecule in viral infection

Calling #RNA & #Virology researchers! 🧬🦠
Submissions are open for the open-access Special Issue '𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗡𝗔𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆' in MDPI Viruses, which I'm guest editing.
📝 Original research & reviews welcome!
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
michaelwolfinger.com/blog/2025/bl...
#FunctionalRNA #RNAstructure

30.07.2025 11:20 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Exploring RNA Biology with Deep Learning Algorithms The RNA biology journal is launching a new open‑access article collection called “Exploring RNA Biology with Deep Learning Algorithms” to bring together the latest breakthroughs at the intersection of...

Calling all #RNA & #AI researchers! 🧬🤖 Submissions are open for the new open‑access collection “Exploring RNA Biology with Deep Learning Algorithms” in RNA Biology that I am guest editing with @yiliangding.bsky.social & Cliff Zhang. michaelwolfinger.com/blog/2025/bl... #DeepLearning #bioinformatics

21.07.2025 15:53 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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#3DSIG in ISMB/ECCB 2025 have started!
We see in the ROOM 03B. We are very excited to welcome you.
#ISMBECCB2025 #ISCB @iscb.bsky.social

21.07.2025 11:09 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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📆 This July, ELIXIR will be at #ISMB_ECCB2025 in Liverpool!
Join our session on #Biodata resources 🔍 with NIH Office of Data Science Strategy and visit the ELIXIR booth at the event to find out more about us.

More information 👉 https://elixir-europe.org/events/ismb-eccb-2025

19.06.2025 06:07 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

Look at the state of it!

04.06.2025 20:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Always wanted to try this

29.05.2025 06:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Review: Transcriptomics in the era of long-read sequencing www.nature.com/articles/s41... (read free: rdcu.be/efBjP) 🧬🖥️🧪

26.04.2025 12:06 — 👍 18    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0

Internet do your thing…

22.04.2025 03:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
pinned spotted lanternflies

pinned spotted lanternflies

Pennsylvania is expanding the Spotted Lanternfly quarantine to 4 additional counties in the northeast & northwest. As spring approaches, Pennsylvanians are urged to take action & help slow the pest's spread. #Entomology #Ecology 🌎🧪🍁

Read more: www.pa.gov/agencies/pda...

07.04.2025 15:40 — 👍 21    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 3
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GitHub - punkpeye/fastmcp: A TypeScript framework for building MCP servers. A TypeScript framework for building MCP servers. Contribute to punkpeye/fastmcp development by creating an account on GitHub.

📦 punkpeye / fastmcp
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🗒 TypeScript

A TypeScript framework for building MCP servers.

07.04.2025 13:02 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Strategies to prevent autistic burn-out - Headteacher Update SEND children with autism are at risk of autistic burn-out in the classroom. How can teachers prevent this?

#Autistic burnout is a risk in the classroom. Joe Fautley – @ncb.org.uk (who is autistic himself) offers tips & strategies for supporting & communicating effectively with autistic #neurodivergent learners experiencing #burnout buff.ly/YyYRd9L #SendTips #Autism #teaching #edusky

07.04.2025 09:21 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Genomic divergence across the tree of life | PNAS Nucleotide sequence data are being harnessed to identify species, even in cases in which organisms themselves are neither in hand nor witnessed. Bu...

How #genome-wide sequence divergence maps to species status www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #biodiversity #genomics

06.04.2025 14:05 — 👍 60    🔁 33    💬 0    📌 3
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Genomic Erosion Through the Lens of Comparative Genomics www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... from @hernmoral.bsky.social and colleagues

07.04.2025 09:28 — 👍 9    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0
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New Article: "Phenotypic and genomic signatures across wild Rosa species open new horizons for modern rose breeding" rdcu.be/egIj3

With News & Views: "An evolutionary bouquet for roses" rdcu.be/egIkd

07.04.2025 11:48 — 👍 27    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 1

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