Gemma Wood

Head of Comms at @emblebi Formerly of @TheCrick and @_EngineeringUK Tweets my own views

[Gemma Wood @Gemma_Lass]

I'm looking forward to joining my colleagues in Heidelberg for this conference in June and hearing form this great line up of speakers

[EMBL Events @EMBLEvents]

What is our role in the future of societal trust in science?

#SciSoc2025 explores the impact of public involvement and the political/funding consequences of losing trust in science.

🗓️ 16 – 17 June 2025
📩 Submit abstract by 17 March 2025
➡️ https://t.co/f3j8DAYpoM
📍 EMBL Heidelberg

📣 Poster focus areas:
- Projects in science communication and science education
- Initiatives within research projects that prioritise integrity, transparency, and ethical practices
- Innovative methods or approaches that address misinformation and disinformation in science
- Open science practices or citizen science as a means of enhancing transparency and trust
- Exploration of how artificial intelligence and machine learning can be responsibly integrated into research and communication

We encourage submissions that showcase real-world applications, collaborative approaches, and measurable outcomes that contribute to building and sustaining trust in the research landscape ✨

#researchethics #openscience #citizenscience #sciencecommunication #sciencepolicies

[Gemma Wood @Gemma_Lass]

A fabulous job, based in EMBL's HQ in Germany with working language in English. Help shape and implement @embl vision for public engagement @ELLS_Heidelberg

[Ewan Birney @ewanbirney]

Are you someone with a passion for science public engagement? Want to work at an European level? Want to be involved with world leading molecular life science? This job, Head of Science Education and Public Engagement @embl might be for you! https://t.co/tvQnyy9Teu

[Irene Papatheodorou - Ειρήνη Παπαθεοδώρου @irenepapatheodo]

I cannot overstate how great the EBI is to launch your research group in computational biology. See below open positions for group leaders!

[EMBL-EBI @emblebi]

Do you use data resources managed by EMBL-EBI? We need your help!

Fill in a short 10 minute survey to help us understand usage patterns, impact & how to enhance our open data resources.

🗓️ Closes 7 June
https://t.co/BIUUXE7A0Y

[EMBL-EBI @emblebi]

🎂This year we’re celebrating @EMBL’s 50th anniversary and 30 years of excellence in bioinformatics at EMBL-EBI!

We’re thrilled to unveil an anniversary edition of EMBL-EBI's Highlights report showcasing our achievements in 2023.

#EMBLEBI30 #EMBL50

[Evangelia Petsalaki @e_petsalaki]

Amazing #postdoc position alert in our group @emblebi! Funded by @OpenTargets , collaboration with the @Garnettlab @sangerinstitute and industry partners. We have produced the largest dataset to date of dual CRISPR perturbations (65K pairs, 45 cell lines, 2 tissue types) and are

[Gemma Wood @Gemma_Lass]

This is so exciting! Thrilled for @isidrolauscher and team SAMBAI whose challenge is to understand the mechanisms through which genetics, biology, and social determinants affect cancer risk & outcomes in diverse populations

[Cancer Grand Challenges @CancerGrand]

📢 Announcing five new global #CancerGrandChallenges teams! 📢

We're thrilled to announce five new teams, each receiving up to $25m over five years to tackle some of cancer's toughest challenges.

Meet the teams: https://t.co/KUpk5ObOJJ

@CR_UK @theNCI

[Gemma Wood @Gemma_Lass]

"To truly tap into the benefits of technology, users need to understand how it works, grasp its limitations, and employ it responsibly." Wise words on AI and the new AlphaFold training course from @emblebi legend Sameer Velankar

[EMBL-EBI @emblebi]

Researchers are increasingly using AI predictions & tools.

Our Sameer Velankar shares his thoughts on how a new #AlphaFold training course launched today & co-developed with @GoogleDeepMind, aims to lower entry barriers and encourage responsible use.

https://t.co/iYzPVNJ3u1

[EMBL-EBI @emblebi]

Have questions about using #AlphaFold but are afraid to ask?

Check out the new practical guide to AlphaFold, co-developed with @GoogleDeepMind.

This free, modular course was created with input from the scientific community and is suitable for undergraduates and above.

[EMBL-EBI @emblebi]

This #RareDiseaseDay we’re shining the spotlight on @deciphergenomic, our database for genetic and phenotypic data which helps further our understanding of rare diseases and improving patient diagnoses.

Find out more 👇

https://t.co/prCRIbbG5p

[Martin Smith @martinrsmith]

Labour @UKLabour is revealing its life sciences strategy - details have been press released today and coverage is starting to emerge.

Here's a couple of things that caught my eye, while we wait for the document itself to go online 🧵
https://t.co/kFtCKemhhN

[Gemma Wood @Gemma_Lass]

Well done @NGAMedia such an important conversation. Feel privileged to be able to support a school in a chair role, but the workload is intense, and the stakes so high. I'd go beyond paying experts for exclusions panels & add complaints as well.

[Schools Week @SchoolsWeek]

'Events of the past few years have exacerbated volunteer workload, and relying on unpaid goodwill has limitations'

⌛️ A crisis in governance workload calls for urgent action | @NGAMedia's Sam Henson
https://t.co/CH610H9irH

[Gemma Wood @Gemma_Lass]

Excited to share this news, and this short video that explains EMBL-EBI's unique role in the science ecosystem

[EMBL-EBI @emblebi]

We’re extremely grateful to @UKRI_News for confirming £80.7 million to help transform our technical infrastructure & continue to meet the growing data needs of the life sciences 🎉

[Ben Johnson @ersatzben]

🚨 COOL JOB ALERT 🚨
Chief Scientific Adviser
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
https://t.co/iQ3VUZC3nq

[Gemma Wood @Gemma_Lass]

Love this episode - reflections from the always brilliant Peter Ratcliffe on how to evaluate good science and a rallying call to reform scientific lectures using great #scicomms techniques

[The Night Science Podcast @nightsciencepod]

New Night Science Podcast episode! Peter J. Ratcliffe shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. In this episode, he reveals the interplay between dissociation – daydreaming – and interaction with colleagues as a major source of his creativity.
https://t.co/b8R8GwRUb7

[Jan Kosinski @jankosinski]

So far, we have ~ 250 on-site, > 200 virtual participants, 150 posters; 40 talks and >20 flash talks, late program change with John Jumper from @GoogleDeepMind joining us to give a talk, and invitations to register for PhD/postdoc job fair coming soon. Have you registered yet?

[Gemma Wood @Gemma_Lass]

Ridiculously good free activity in London- Cut + Paste @TheCrick got my 8 year old and 11 year old debating the use of genome editing technologies https://t.co/lYEHbQUm38

[Evangelia Petsalaki @e_petsalaki]

10 days left to apply for a postdoc in collaboration between my group @emblebi and @ASTRAZENECAUK to use AI and network analysis to improve patient stratification, design of precision therapies and prediction of patient outcomes and phenotypes.

[Daniel Callaghan @CallaghanDaniel]

🚨🚨🚨 Applications now open for our next Pairing Scheme! 30 scientists will be paired with UK parliamentarians & civil servants for a week of shadowing in Westminster. Apply now!

[Science and Innovation at Cancer Research UK @CRUKresearch]

Have you seen our new policy on the use of generative AI tools in funding applications? It applies to all #CRUKfunded researchers and peer reviewers so be sure to read the policy + our guidance on risks and considerations with generative AI tools.

https://t.co/z8mG7JAAjf