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Research Software Engineering Day 2026 - Ghent, 15 December 2026 - Call for submissions open
by BeNeLux bioinformaticians forum 06 Oct '26

06 Oct '26

Dear colleague, We are pleased to invite you to the Belgian Research Software Engineering Day<https://www.vibconferences.be/events/research-software-engineering-day-4th-…>, which will take place on December 15th, 2026 at VIB-UGent, Tech Lane Ghent Science Park in Ghent, Belgium. If you are working with software in a research context or develop tools, write code, or support scientific computing, we invite you to submit your contribution to present or demonstrate your work. Please register for this year’s edition and send in your contributions<https://www.vibconferences.be/call-for-contributions-rse26>. During this day, you will have the opportunity to gather with other research software engineers to share your vast collective experience. Join the community for an exciting day of talks and workshops to discuss the challenges you face and the bugs you chase! The following keynote speakers were invited to present their work and insights: Carole Goble, The University of Manchester, UK Leslie de Cruz, VUB, BE Fenne Riemslagh, eScience Center, NL For the parallel sessions, we welcome submissions on software engineering practices in research, FAIR software in practice, development of and experiences with large language models, reproducible workflows, research software for High Performance Computing, and computational challenges in sciences. Formats include posters, demos and (short and long) presentations. You can submit your contribution by October 25th, 2026. Upcoming deadlines Abstract submission deadline: October 25th, 2026 Early Bird registration deadline: November 8th, 2026 Best regards, Alex On behalf of the Organizing committee Femke De Backere UGent - IMEC, BE Stefanie De Bodt Ghent University, BE Johan Philips KU Leuven, BE Kenneth Hoste Ghent University, BE Alexander Botzki, VIB, BE Disclaimer: This message and any attachments are intended solely for the named recipient(s) and may contain confidential, privileged, or protected information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and notify the sender immediately.

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Postdoc in AI for Antifungal Drug Discovery available at Imperial College London
by BeNeLux bioinformaticians forum 30 Sep '26

30 Sep '26

Warning! This email originated from outside of PSB. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. -------------------------------------- Dear all, I am looking for a motivated researcher with a PhD in AI-driven drug discovery, biomedical bioinformatics, precision oncology, or a related field to join my group at Imperial College London. You will be part of a consortium working at the intersection of drug discovery, functional genomics and chemoproteomics, helping to answer important questions around the fungal pathogen Candida auris. You will investigate AI models, whose applications will range from predicting antifungal activity and toxicity to identifying personalised treatment strategies for drug-resistant isolates. The project is funded by Wellcome and brings together collaborators across Imperial, GSK and the Dundee Drug Discovery Unit. Further details, including how to apply, can be found at https://careers.iscb.org/jobs/view/10019 Many thanks, Pedro Dr. Pedro J. Ballester | Royal Society Wolfson Fellow & Associate Professor Imperial College | Department of Bioengineering Group website | https://ballestergroup.github.io/<https://ballestergroup.github.io/> College website | https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/p.ballester/ Networking profiles | https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedroballester/ https://x.com/pjballester <https://x.com/pjballester> Address | Sir Michael Uren Hub, White City campus, 86 Wood Lane, London - W12 0BZ, UK I sometimes send emails at irregular hours. Please do not feel you need to respond outside of normal working hours.

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Postdoc in Computational Immunology – Amsterdam UMC
by BeNeLux bioinformaticians forum 28 Sep '26

28 Sep '26

Warning! This email originated from outside of PSB. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. -------------------------------------- Dear all, Are you a computational scientist interested in immunology, single-cell omics and mechanistic modelling? We are looking for an experienced postdoctoral researcher to join our bioinformatics group at Amsterdam UMC and develop a spatio-temporal multiscale computational model of the lymph node. You will combine agent-based modelling and differential equations to investigate how immune responses emerge from cellular interactions and gene networks. We are looking for someone with: * A PhD with background in computational science or related field * A successful previous postdoc position in computational modelling. * Experience with agent-based modelling and differential equations * An interest in immunology, computational biology, and omics. * Strong communicative skills * The ability to work independently in an interdisciplinary research environment This is a two-year postdoctoral position during which you will be given the opportunity to attract your own research funding. Interested or want to know more? * Contact Antoine van Kampen at a.h.vankampen(a)amsterdamumc.nl<mailto:a.h.vankampen@amsterdamumc.nl> * Apply via https://werkenbij.amsterdamumc.org/en/vacatures/research/postdoc-computatio… Please share with anyone who might be interested! Best wishes, Perry --- Dr. ir. P.D. Moerland Bioinformatics Laboratory | Epidemiology and Data Science (EDS) Amsterdam UMC Mon: Location VUmc | Medical Faculty building, ABCD3 | Van der Boechorstraat 7 | 1081BT AMSTERDAM Tue/Th: Location AMC | J1B | Meibergdreef 9 | 1105 AZ AMSTERDAM E: p.d.moerland(a)amsterdamumc.nl W: https://bioinformaticslaboratory.eu/ ______________________________________________________ AmsterdamUMC disclaimer : www.amsterdamumc.org/nl/disclaimers.htm

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Registration closes for PYMOL training at VUB in Brussels on Monday
by BeNeLux bioinformaticians forum 25 Sep '26

25 Sep '26

Warning! This email originated from outside of PSB. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. -------------------------------------- Hi all, Last chance to register by Monday for the visualization course using PYMOL3 which is organized at VUB on October 5th. Browse to the course and registration: https://training.vib.be/all-trainings/scientific-visualization-and-communic… Best regards, Alex Disclaimer: This message and any attachments are intended solely for the named recipient(s) and may contain confidential, privileged, or protected information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and notify the sender immediately.

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phd position in explainable ML for single-cell data at UvA
by BeNeLux bioinformaticians forum 24 Sep '26

24 Sep '26

Warning! This email originated from outside of PSB. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. -------------------------------------- Hi everyone, We are hiring a PhD student to work on novel machine learning methods for interpretable modeling of single cell data. The position is at the Biosystems Data Analysis group in the Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (University of Amsterdam). More info and application procedure can be found on the link below: https://werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/phd-candidate-in-explainable-machine-… Best regards, Stavros Makrodimitris

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Call for contributions for the 4th edition of Research software engineering day
by BeNeLux bioinformaticians forum 24 Sep '26

24 Sep '26

Warning! This email originated from outside of PSB. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. -------------------------------------- From: Team VIB Training & Conferences <trainingandconferences(a)vib.be> Subject: Call for contributions for the 4th edition of Research software engineering day Submission deadline is 25 October ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ No Images? Click Here<https://vib.acemlna.com/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDHV6OiEHR.zgDKW.lu2nygj_9ukuVkXnTEUI…> [https://vib.activehosted.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=650,dpr=2,f…] Dear, Thank you very much for registering for the Research software engineering day! We're happy you're joining us in Ghent, and we would also love to hear what you're currently focused on. The call for contributions for the 4th edition is open until October 25. We’re looking for researchers, developers, and research software engineers who want to share their experiences, solutions, challenges, and lessons learned with the community. Contributions can cover topics such as: * Software engineering practices in research * FAIR and reproducible software * Open-weight LLMs, tinyML, and edgeML * Computational challenges in science * Research software and HPC * Successes and failures of LLM applications If you haven't done so, you can submit a short abstract and motivation and select one of the following formats: * Poster * Demo * Short presentation (8 minutes) * Full presentation (30 minutes) Submit your contribution<https://vib.acemlna.com/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDHV6OiEHR.zgDKW.lu2nygj_9ukuVkXnTEUI…> We look forward to hearing from you in December. Kind regards, Alexander Botzki Organizing Committee: Alexander Botzki VIB Training & Conferences, BE Johan Philips KU Leuven, BE Femke De Backere UGent- IMEC, BE Stefanie De Bodt Ghent University, BE Kenneth Hoste Ghent University, BE [Conference sponsors and partners] [https://vib.activehosted.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=650,dpr=2,f…]<https://vib.acemlna.com/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDHV6OiEHR.zgDKW.lu2nygj_9ukuVkXnTEUI…> Upcoming VIB conferences & summer schools Sep - At the forefront of plant research (4th edition) Oct - European Synapse Meeting 2026 Nov - Neuroimmunology Dec - AI and computational biology Feb - The tumor micro- and macroenvironment May - Computational cytometry summer school (4th edition) May - Next-Gen proteomics Jun - TNF superfamily meeting 2027 Jul - Strategic science communication summer school Aug - Machine learning and AI summer school Oct - New horizons in neurodevelopment and neuropsychiatry Nov - Tumor Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Therapy (4th edition) Visit vibtrainconf.be<https://vib.acemlna.com/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDHV6OiEHR.zgDKW.lu2nygj_9ukuVkXnTEUI…> to find out more. [Linkedin]<https://vib.acemlna.com/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDHV6OiEHR.zgDKW.lu2nygj_9ukuVkXnTEUI…> [BlueSky] <https://vib.acemlna.com/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDHV6OiEHR.zgDKW.lu2nygj_9ukuVkXnTEUI…> [Website] <https://vib.acemlna.com/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDHV6OiEHR.zgDKW.lu2nygj_9ukuVkXnTEUI…> [Email] <mailto:trainingandconferences@vib.be> Do you have any questions about VIB Training & Conferences? Make sure to check the FAQ page<https://vib.acemlna.com/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDHV6OiEHR.zgDKW.lu2nygj_9ukuVkXnTEUI…>. Click here to unsubscribe<https://vib.activehosted.com/proc.php?c=2815&m=2635&s=4fc9f876f589360040050…> VIB, Suzanne Tassierstraat 1, 9052 Ghent, Belgium Disclaimer: This message and any attachments are intended solely for the named recipient(s) and may contain confidential, privileged, or protected information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and notify the sender immediately.

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vacancy quantum computing in bioinformatics
by BeNeLux bioinformaticians forum 24 Sep '26

24 Sep '26

Warning! This email originated from outside of PSB. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. -------------------------------------- Dear all, In the Biosystems Data Analysis group at University of Amsterdam we have a postdoc position available on quantum computing in bioinformatics: https://werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/postdoctoral-researcher-in-quantum-co… Cheers, Aalt-Jan

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Are your analyses truly reproducible? 🔬
by BeNeLux bioinformaticians forum 21 Sep '26

21 Sep '26

Warning! This email originated from outside of PSB. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. -------------------------------------- ________________________________ From: VIB Training & Conferences <trainingandconferences(a)vib.be> Subject: Are your analyses truly reproducible? 🔬 4 courses | October–December 2026 | Ghent ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ No Images? Click Here<https://vib.acemlna.com/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDHV6OiEHR.zgDKW.lu2nygj_9ukuVkXnTEUI…> [https://vib.activehosted.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=650,dpr=2,f…]<https://vib.acemlna.com/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDHV6OiEHR.zgDKW.lu2nygj_9ukuVkXnTEUI…> Dear, As a researcher, you’re expected to produce results that are transparent, shareable, and reproducible. Yet most of us were never formally trained in how to make our code, pipelines, and computational environments truly reusable. Have you ever: * Struggled to rerun your own analysis? * Lost track of which script version generated a figure? * Faced reviewer requests that required painful reconstruction of your workflow? Reproducible data analysis is no longer optional — it’s becoming a core research skill. That’s why VIB Training & Conferences, in collaboration with Ghent University, is organizing the micro-credential Reproducible Data Analysis (3 ECTS), starting in October 2026. The program consists of four individual courses that you can also take separately. Below is an overview of each course and its focus. Register here<https://vib.acemlna.com/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDHV6OiEHR.zgDKW.lu2nygj_9ukuVkXnTEUI…> [https://vib.activehosted.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=650,dpr=2,f…] A closer look at the courses Each of the four courses builds toward your final project, giving you a complete toolkit for reproducible data analysis. 5 & 6 November: Versioning code and documentation with Git & GitHub Keep track of changes and collaborate without confusion. You will learn to: * Track and organize changes in your code and documents * Collaborate smoothly without overwriting each other’s work * Share projects clearly and professionally Register before 26 October here<https://vib.acemlna.com/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDHV6OiEHR.zgDKW.lu2nygj_9ukuVkXnTEUI…>. 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We hope to welcome you to Ghent this spring. Best regards, VIB Training & Conferences Team [https://vib.activehosted.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=650,dpr=2,f…] [https://vib.activehosted.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=650,dpr=2,f…] [Linkedin]<https://vib.acemlna.com/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDHV6OiEHR.zgDKW.lu2nygj_9ukuVkXnTEUI…> [BlueSky] <https://vib.acemlna.com/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDHV6OiEHR.zgDKW.lu2nygj_9ukuVkXnTEUI…> [Website] <https://vib.acemlna.com/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDHV6OiEHR.zgDKW.lu2nygj_9ukuVkXnTEUI…> [Email] <mailto:trainingandconferences@vib.be> Do you have any questions about VIB Training & Conferences? Make sure to check the FAQ page<https://vib.acemlna.com/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDHV6OiEHR.zgDKW.lu2nygj_9ukuVkXnTEUI…>. 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3 Years postdoc at Leiden University Medical Center
by BeNeLux bioinformaticians forum 18 Sep '26

18 Sep '26

Warning! This email originated from outside of PSB. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. -------------------------------------- Dear all, We are looking for a postdoc to join our lab at the Leiden University Medical Center. This is a 3 year position within the Institute for Chemical Neuroscience consortium to develop computational methods to integrate unique multimodal datasets to identify promising leads and candidate targets for neuropsychiatric disorders. Please reach out if you are interested. Cheers, Ahmed *Ahmed Mahfouz, PhD | Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics* Leiden University Medical Center | Dept. of Human Genetics | P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden | Postal zone S4-P Room R-04-022 | Phone +31 71 52 69513 https://www.mahfouzlab.org/

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PhD Positions in Computational Research, Data Science and AI at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
by BeNeLux bioinformaticians forum 15 Sep '26

15 Sep '26

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