Here's our preprint from the 2025 ELIXIR BioHackathon in Berlin! 🎉

@slobentanzer.bsky.social @ifb-elixir-fr.bsky.social @elixir-europe.org @bioconductor.bsky.social

It's Sunday morning, I had insomnia and I've been working on my project proposal for 3 hours. Yes, I'm THAT motivated! ✌🏻👩🏻‍💻

This driver is either extremely good at parallel parking or damn lucky 🍀

Blue sky, 2 white trails from planes passing above

Marseille ✨

🌍 BioHackathon Europe is a unique opportunity to bring people together to work on #bioinformatics projects for a week. If you have a project idea, but don’t know how to push forward 🚀, submit your proposal now to accelerate your project in #BioHackEU26!

👉 https://loom.ly/m6hEBcM

#EnVivo | Sesión Solemne, Medalla al Mérito en Ciencias 2021 "Ingeniero Mario Molina" YouTube video by Congreso de la Ciudad de México

Besides, she's not afraid to speak her mind. Upon receiving the most prestigious scientific prize in Mexico, she took the opportunity to call out Mexican institutions on the burden of bureaucracy on scientific research, in front of Mexico city's congress :)

www.youtube.com/live/F5_xuZB...

Esperanza Martínez-Romero - Wikipedia

I would like to suggest Esperanza Martínez-Romero. She has an amazing scientific career, which is remarkable for a woman of her generation in Latin America!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperan...

That was strongly hinted at the end of season 3 already though, not sure why they left it out of the plot of season 4 entirely

Found this adorable creature in the streets of Mexico, he’s living his best life now 🖤🤍

A friend of mine/fellow PhD student once asked me why I did not plan on doing a postdoc after my PhD. Much to my surprise, my spontaneous answer was “because I want to stop suffering” 😂

Yep! 😊

Two tuxedo cats enjoying the sun and looking at the picture taker :)

My two-eyed cat seemingly trying to mimic my one-eyed cat. Who’s the real one? 🙃

Hi there! As an ND fellow, former abroad student and late-ish PhD graduate (UNAM 2022 🎓), I empathize and wish you the very best! ✨

Funding barriers Latin American countries invest significantly less in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) than do high-income countries, so the continent’s researchers have less access to grant opportunities and smaller budgets than they might elsewhere.

Unwritten rules Even when you overcome these issues, the reduced exposure to meetings outside Latin America can result in feelings of unfamiliarity and discomfort when international networking and mentoring opportunities do materialize.

Access barriers Access to literature is usually taken for granted, but most Latin American academic and research institutions can’t cover the exorbitant costs of open-access agreements with the largest academic publishers.

Language barriers Latin American researchers and others from non-English-speaking countries are expected to publish in English, the standard language of science (even in this piece). Yet, it is usually not taught in many schools in our region. Many Latin American researchers cannot access English courses until they have paid positions, which, in turn, are difficult to get without a solid record of scientific publications in English, creating a chicken-and-egg situation.

How Latin American researchers suffer in science It’s time to tackle the cumulative barriers and biases faced by scientists who aren’t from wealthy countries.

How Latin American researchers suffer in science
By Ana M. Valenzuela-Toro & Mariana Viglino (2021)
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

How journals can break down barriers for Latin American scientists The publishing ecosystem must do more to tackle inequities; quotas and partnerships with societies can help.

The publishing ecosystem must do more to tackle inequities; quotas and partnerships with societies can help, says Mariana Viglino

go.nature.com/47dn2Lr

Bioconductor promotional graphic announcing a “Call to Host EuroBioC2027.” The image features a green speech bubble with text inviting applications to host the European Bioconductor Conference in 2027 or join the planning committee, with a deadline of April 20, 2026. A megaphone illustration appears in the lower left.

📣 Call to Host EuroBioC2027!

Interested in bringing the European Bioconductor Conference to your region? Applications are now open to host EuroBioC2027 or to join the planning committee to gain experience for future editions.

👉 Apply here by 20 April 2026: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

My special skills ✨

📹 Watch the highlight video of the 2025 BioHackathon Europe: loom.ly/AfKwtZA

BioHackathon Europe Find out about the 2026 BioHackathon Europe, where hackers get together to make life science research easier.

📣 BioHackathon 2026 will be held on 9-13 November 2026 in Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸! Call for project proposals will open on 16 March and close on 15 April at midnight.
More information on project proposal scopes: https://loom.ly/m6hEBcM
Check the #BioHackEU25 highlights: https://loom.ly/AfKwtZA

Bad Bunny parado encima de una troca, en los campos de caña, rodeado por gente bailando.

Grupo de mujeres perreando sobre el campo de fútbol, mientras Bad Bunny está apareciendo detrás de ellas, en el techo de una casita. La pantalla gigante arriba dice "perreo"

Bad Bunny regalándole su Grammy a un niño, simbolizando su propia niñez.

Gente tocando tambores y cargando las banderas de todos los paises de América. Bad Bunny, en frente, enseña una pelota en la que se puede leer "Together we are America".

Un acta político poderoso
Un homenaje hermoso a las culturas latinas
Un gran momento de diversión y de felicidad
Un mensaje de amor universal

Se mega rifó 🫶🏻

Bad Bunny’s Halftime History Lesson

"There are many modes of political positioning: outright sloganeering, encoded messages, visual cues. Freedom and joy themselves can be acts of resistance. All of those were present during this performance [...]"

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/a...

Bad Bunny's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show YouTube video by NFL

ICONIC

Whether you like Bad Bunny or not, this an absolute must-see!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Fu...

Fact-checking the Bad Bunny halftime show

I'm more like "I feel like shit! Why do I even bother taking all those meds!"
I try to not listen as well 🥲

✨L'IFB/ELIXIR-Fr vous présente ses meilleurs vœux et vous souhaite une belle année 2026 ! ✨

It’s become so tough no laughing out loud upon hearing this 😅

Even more so after the countless jokes at #TCTeAC

It’s become so tough no laughing out loud upon hearing this 😅

Even more so after the countless jokes at #TCTeAC

it's more of a comment than a ques