Damla Övek Baydar

JASPAR 2026: expansion of transcription factor binding profiles and integration of deep learning models Abstract. JASPAR (https://jaspar.elixir.no/) is an open-access database that has provided high-quality, manually curated, and non-redundant DNA binding pro

From @damlaob.bsky.social & colleagues in @narjournal.bsky.social #NARDatabaseIssue | #JASPAR 2026: expansion of transcription factor binding profiles and integration of deep learning models | #Bioinformatics #Genomics #Database #OpenScience #TFBS 🧬 🖥️🧪🔓
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JASPAR goes Deep Learning! - NCMBM - Norwegian Centre for Molecular Biosciences and Medicine A new era for motif resourcesThe team behind JASPAR, led by Anthony Mathelier at NCMBM, has released the 11th update. JASPAR is built and maintained by an international consortium of research groups, ...

Together, these approaches create a uniquely powerful platform for exploring how transcription factors interpret the genome.”

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Congrats to the entire JASPAR community for driving this resource forward to shape the future of regulatory genomics!

Proud of JASPAR 2026 release with major expansion of PFM profiles and a new collection of deep learning models interpreted to extract learnt motifs!
Work led by @ievarau.bsky.social and @damlaob.bsky.social w/ @anshulkundaje.bsky.social @wywywa.bsky.social @flowerwhatelse.bsky.social labs & more

Our own Damla @damlaob.bsky.social making a great presentation of the upcoming updates of JASPAR and UniBind with BPnet DL models at #RegSys @iscb-regsys.bsky.social #ISMBECCB2025
Chat with her at her poster D-485.

Eagerly waiting for the start of #ISMBECCB2025 with @croage.bsky.social team, @kkajan.bsky.social, Marta and Ira, with the great company of @damlaob.bsky.social and @ferenckata.bsky.social for a keynote talk from John Jumper 🧬🔬

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I'm attending #ISMBECCB2025 in Liverpool, United Kingdom from July 20-24. I’ll be giving a flash talk and presenting a poster. If you’re interested in how we’re expanding #JASPARDB with deep learning, come visit my poster!

Celebrate #DNADay by building paper models of DNA from PDB-101
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💡 Our very own postdoc, @damlaob.bsky.social from @amathelier.bsky.social's group, has shared her thoughts on how collaborations between experimental and computational scientists can help solving health-related issues during the 5th @embl.org Partnership conference AI in One Health.

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I have presented my poster today at the 5th EMBL Partnership Conference #EMBLAIOneHealth! It’s been a great experience sharing my work and engaging with brilliant minds. Looking forward to the insightful talks tomorrow and on Wednesday! @embl.org @nordicembl.bsky.social @ncmbm.bsky.social

AI in one health

Very much looking forward to attending the AI in one health conference at @embl.org with our EMBL partners @nordicembl.bsky.social
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