𧬠We're back! π€
Join us for a BWCB Member Social to reconnect with familiar faces and meet new professionals in the field of computational biology.
Register now: www.blackwomencompbio.org/event-detail...
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β¨ Sending thanks to Watershed.Bio for sponsoring these grants in 2025 and committing to #AcceleratingGrowth in computational biology for Black women globally!
#BWCBAccelerateOpportunity #BlackWomenCompBio #computationalbiology #womeninstem #blackwomeninstem #bioinformatics #diversityinstem
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π¨ The deadline for our Amplify Travel and Accelerate Growth grants has been EXTENDED to March 10th, 2025.
These grants aim to assist members of the BWCB community in attending Computational Biology conferences and workshops.
π Apply NOW: buff.ly/ehSyBYh
ποΈ Applications due March 10, 2025 π¨
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Have questions about the grant programs? Ask us here or email grants@blackwomencompbio.org
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β¨ We thank Watershed Bio for sponsoring these grants in 2025 and committing toΒ #AcceleratingGrowthΒ in computational biology for Black women globally!
#BWCBAccelerateOpportunityΒ #BlackWomenCompBio #computationalbiologyΒ #womeninstemΒ #blackwomeninstemΒ #bioinformaticsΒ #diversityinstem #STEMgrants
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π± Applications for our Grant Programs are open!
Our Amplify Travel and Accelerate Growth grants help soften financial barriers that prevent our community from attending Computational Biology conferences and workshops.
π Apply NOW: https://buff.ly/3X1sdtx
ποΈ Applications due March 1, 2025
#BWCB2025
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Applications open now for members!
Visit www.blackwomencompbio.org/grants to learn more (sign in to your BWCB account to access app links).
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See you soon for those who've registered! β¨
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We thank Watershed for supporting BWCB and joining our mission ofΒ #AcceleratingGrowthΒ in computational biology for Black women globally.
#BWCBAccelerateOpportunityΒ #BWCB2025Β #BlackWomenCompBio #computationalbiology Β #womeninstemΒ #blackwomeninstemΒ #bioinformaticsΒ #diversityinstem
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Our Amplify Travel and Accelerate Growth grants provide awardees with financial support to attend a conference or workshop of their choosing.
β¨ This year, these grants are possible with the help of our sponsor, @Watershed.Bio!
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Applications for our Grant Programs will be reopening soon! π
π± BWCB wants to assist our members in reaching their goals and overcoming obstacles that hinder their advancement in the field of #ComputationalBiology.
π Coming February, 2025
ποΈ Applications due March 1, 2025
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Happening tomorrow! Registration has now closed.
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Visit Watershed.Bio to learn more about our new partners, and stay tuned to see what we've been working on.
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Big News!
β¨ The Black Women in Computational Biology Network is now sponsored by Watershed Bio (Watershed.Bio), an emerging tool for data analysis, discovery, and collaboration.
π± This partnership will include support for BWCB events, member grants, and operating support for the 2025 year.
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β¨ Happy New Year! β¨
π©πΎβπ» Kickoff 2025 with BWCB's upcoming workshop, "Graphic Design for Scientists," led by Dr. Francesca Tuazon, quantitative developmental biologist and founder of Science&.
ποΈ : February 5th
β° : 12pm ET / 9 am PT / 5 pm GMT / 8 pm EAT
π RSVP: www.blackwomencompbi...
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β¨Happy New Year!β¨
π©πΎβπ» Kickoff 2025 with BWCB's upcoming workshop, "Graphic Design for Scientists," led by Dr. Francesca Tuazon, quantitative developmental biologist and founder of Science&.
ποΈ: February 5th
β°: 12pm ET / 9am PT / 5pm GMT / 8pm EAT
π RSVP, open to all: https://buff.ly/4gJn8Os
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Getting started with workflows for bioinformatics - Day 1 | BlackWomenCompBio
https://training.nextflow.io/hello_nextflow/
Session 1: Hello Nextflow Part 1-2
Session 2: Hello Nextflow Part 3-4
Members, registration is still open for our upcoming workshops: Getting Started with Workflows for Bioinformatics, hosted by @SeqeraLabs on 10/17 and 10/18.
Register today for Day 1 and Day 2 to secure your spot while they last!
#nextflow #training
https://buff.ly/3Y28l9k
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Town Hall: Future-Proofing CompBio | BlackWomenCompBio
A Community Discussion On Evaluating the Alignment of Trainings with the Fieldβs Diverse Needs.
ποΈ Registration is now open for our second town hall event of the year! On August 14th, join our community discussion on evaluating the alignments of #compbio #training with our field's diverse needs!
Learn more and register here: https://buff.ly/46mCBzw
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CompBio Cafe Podcast | Black Women in Computational Biology Network
Serving up fresh perspectives in the computational biology field through stories and insights.
Jenea and Melyssa discuss opportunities and experiences attending conferences from the perspective of diversity, belonging, and accessibility.
What are your thoughts on ways that conference organizations can increase accessibility and broaden participation?
#CompBioCafePod: https://buff.ly/3VbmNuj
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ποΈ New Episode of the #CompBioCafePod is here: "Unifying Art and Science in Data Storytelling" featuring Francesca Tuazon, PhD!
Full episode available in our bio!
#CompBioCafePod #ComputationalBiology #Podcast #blackinstem #blackwomeninstem #womeninstem #blackintech #womenintech #stem
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ποΈ New Episode of the #CompBioCafePod! This week, we discuss "Unifying Art and Science in Data Storytelling" with Francesca Tuazon
Full episode in bio!
#ComputationalBiology #Podcast #blackinstem #blackwomeninstem #womeninstem #blackintech #womenintech #stem
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ποΈ New Episode of the #CompBioCafePod! This week, we discuss "Picking a Healthy Work Environment as a Computational Biologist"
Full episode in bio!
#ComputationalBiology #Bioinformatics #DataScience #Podcast #blackinstem #blackwomeninstem #womeninstem #blackintech #womenintech #stem
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ποΈ New Episode on the #CompBioCafePod titled "Creating a CompBio Portfolio with Figure One Lab feat. Dean Lee"
Countless gems were dropped on using #storytelling to land #compbio roles in #biotech/#pharma.
Full episode linked in bio!
#ComputationalBiology #Podcast #ScienceCommunication
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Connect Circles is a new community-building program weβre launching to engage computational biologists in βnetworking podsβ. Our goal is to strengthen personal and professional relationships across experience levels and backgrounds.
Sign up at buff.ly/3x1Ta6u by 3/29!
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#BlackInCompBio Seminar Series: Leah Guthrie, PhD | BlackWomenCompBio
The #BlackInCompBio Seminar Series provides a platform for Black scientists to share their science with our global community.
#BlackInCompBio Seminar this Wednesday feat. Dr. Leah Guthrie (UC Berkeley).
Title: Decoding Diet-Microbiota Interactions Shaping Kidney Biology
When: March 20th, 2024 @ 12 pm ET / 9 am PT / 4 pm GMT / 7 pm EAT Zoom
Get the Zoom link here: www.blackwomencompbio.org/event-detail...
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Dhynasah Cakir, MS (πΊπΈ) who became the new Detroit Chapter lead for Women in Data @womenindataorg. Congratulations π
#BWCBhighlights
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Denise Okafor, Ph.D. (@cdokafor) πΊπΈ who recently received the 2024 Cottrell Scholar Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement. Congratulations π
#BWCBhighlights
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March Member Highlights π
Prisca Mosala Rahatji (πΏπ¦) who just graduated with her Biomedical Science degree from @WitsUniversity. Congratulations π
#BWCBhighlights
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Check out the latest episode of the CompBio Cafe Pod π§¬π₯οΈπ§ͺ
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The deadline for BWCB Grant Applications has been extended to this Friday, March 15th.
Learn more and apply before this final deadline at blackwomencompbio.org/grants. Additional details are also shared in our community's Slack channel.
APPLY APPLY APPLY.
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We are the Genomics and Computational Biology graduate group at the University of Pennsylvania. https://www.med.upenn.edu/gcb/
Data || Tech || Make unions, not task forces. || she | her
Assistant professor, Penn State BMB & Chemistry. MD simulations, biochemistry, biophysics, nuclear receptors and allostery. She/her
#aging #bioinformatics #microbiome #rstats
Junior Group Leader at the Leibniz Institute on Aging (FLI)
@iscb & @ekoevoder member
https://donertas-group.github.io/
Christian|π§βπ¬@uniklinik_hd @ChariteBerlin| Junior Investigator @StrokeGenetics| Grant @NIH @UMBaltimore| TA @eventsWCS @H3ABioNet| Executive Director @ovi_wce
Neuroscientist »» civil servant committed to creating a biomedical workforce welcoming to all. Spelman BS π Pitt PhD. β¦Tweets my ownβ§
Teaching Assistant Professor, UNC Chapel Hill. I teach biochemistry/study how to help learners in STEM. I'm mostly here to talk STEM higher ed & inclusion. My crew: #BlackInMicro @blackinmicro.bsky.social
WSU Ph.D. Candidate Immuno and Inf. Disease | Infectious Disease Modeling | Epidemiology | MS/MPH | Interests: Public/One Health, Conservation. Views are my own
Bren Professor of Computational Biology @Caltech.edu. Blog at http://liorpachter.wordpress.com. Posts represent my views, not my employer's. #methodsmatter
Assistant prof at UCLA using the Bayes for the genomes https://pimentellab.com
Dedicated to drug discovery, enthralled by science. 5 kids. She. SAB Recursion. Founder SyzOnc. Lab at Broad Institute. Opinions my own.
Human geneticist π§¬, bioinformagician π§π»ββοΈ, choral musician πΌ, and unrepentant city slicker ποΈ. Amplifying interesting signals (like #ScienceWin)! [he/him]
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3466-1846
Professor at Scripps Research #bioinformatics sulab.org
Scientist + Humanist + Pugilist.
"Tip your hat; pop the chain; short Joe Louis; then wipe his nose with the hook. It's that simple." (c) Brother Naazim Richardson
https://linktr.ee/chike98
Sequences and consequences.
Credit Pic : Cellular landscape cross-section through a eukaryotic cell, by Evan Ingersoll
Associate Professor @ Harvard Medical School Department of Biomedical Informatics. Data Visualization & Biomedical Informatics.
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. Australia
Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Research: transcriptomics, machine learning, public data - pick two of three. He/him. Views mine, not employer's.
