Magnus Rattray

🔬 Just published in Bioinformatics Advances: "metaAPA: A tool for integration of polyA site predictions from single-cell and spatial transcriptomics"  Full text: https://doi.org/10.1093/bioadv/vbag147 Authors include: @mrattray.bsky.social

Exciting times in Manchester. Major investment in the CRUK Manchester Institute with eight new groups, including new group leader positions in computational biology and AI www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/about/new-fu... @cruk-mi.bsky.social

🖥️🤖 AI in Immunology Workshop – FREE online tickets! Join us online for the AI in Immunology Workshop, hosted by us along with @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social and GJBRC. Featuring keynote talks, short talks and workshops. Learn more & get your FREE online tickets ➡️ lnkd.in/eNRYnDjh #AI #Immunology

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🚀 We’re hiring: 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗼-𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 An exciting 🆕 role which sits at the heart of a highly collaborative & ambitious ecosystem spanning the Manchester Immuno-Oncology Network (MION) + the Advanced Immunotherapy and Cell Therapy (AICT) programme. 📩 Deadline 9th April 2026.

@vincent-pauline.bsky.social will be presenting "An Introduction to Diffusion Model Theory Beyond Euclidean Data: Discrete Extensions for Biology" at our next AI-hub monthly, 2pm UK time, Wednesday 25th March. To register visit www.genai.ac.uk/events/gen-b... @jhartford.bsky.social

How to deal with clinical flow cytometry data with batch effects, changing markers, multiple panels per sample, incomplete cell-type labelling and large differences in cell-type proportions across patients? Mike Phuycharoen developed the UVAE method to solve this problem www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

Announcing the Ascona Workshop "Statistical and AI methods for multi-modal multi-scale modeling of biological systems" on 28 June - 3 July 2026 in Ascona, CH www.huber.embl.de/group/events... Reserve the dates!

Our 2nd online talk of the AI Hub in Generative Models generative biology meetings is on November 20th at 12pm UK time. We have @alextong.bsky.social presenting "Scalable Equilibrium Sampling via Generative Modelling" hosted by @jhartford.bsky.social - register here lnkd.in/eQUhfZjV

The @crick.ac.uk is recruiting Early Career Group Leaders - Lab set-up, research costs, salaries for up to 5 researchers - Support for up to 12 years - Access to our core facilities - Competitive salary - Fantastic colleagues - All areas of biology Deadline 27 Nov www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Three Bicentenary research fellowships on offer at @officialuom.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social for exceptional ECRs with <3y postdoc experience 3yrs salary + £30k pa research expenses Do you have a great idea & want to join @mermanchester.bsky.social? www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/sup...

Become part of our new MRC Centre, working across Manchester and Oxford to solve a major challenge of our time - how does the immune system become dysregulated by environmental exposures to cause chronic disease. www.manchester.ac.uk/exposome-jobs @exposomeimmunology.bsky.social

You heard @wkhuber.bsky.social !

We are recruiting two biomedical data scientists as part of a new Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) in Exposome Immunology hosted jointly by @fbmh-uom.bsky.social and @ox.ac.uk. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

2025 Machine Learning in Computational Biology (#MLCB) meeting starts TODAY (9/10) at 9:30a (EST) at the NY Genome Center in NYC! We have a great lineup of keynotes, contributed talks, and posters today and tomorrow Schedule: mlcb.org/schedule Join for free via livestream: m.youtube.com/@mlcbconf

Join EMBL as a research group leader in AI in biology. EMBL AI is our new initiative aiming to exploit the full potential of ML/AI-based approaches to advance our understanding of the most complex system in the known universe - life on Earth. embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j... (1/3)

🎓 6x fully-funded 4-year PhD studentships 🎓 We are recruiting our first cohort of PhD students to start Oct 2026. Students will shape their own projects within supervisory teams spanning the universities of Manchester & Oxford. www.findaphd.com/phds/program/mrc-core-in-exposome-immunology/?p6899

WE ARE HIRING! www.manchester.ac.uk/exposome-jobs Vacancies inc. 3x PDRA positions, 2x data scientists and a Transition Fellowship in Air Pollution. Join us as we embark on a 14 year journey to understand how the exposome impacts immune regulation and chronic inflammation. #hiring #immunosky

We are recruiting two biomedical data scientists as part of a new Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) in Exposome Immunology hosted jointly by @fbmh-uom.bsky.social and @ox.ac.uk. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

So excited to FINALLY be able to share exciting news from @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social on our newly awarded MRC Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) in Exposome Immunology #ImmunoSky 🧪 🧵

Another blow for the many Solihull residents regularly commuting to Old Oak Common, will they ever get the high speed link they were promised? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@catavallejos.bsky.social kicking off our @ellis.eu summer school on ML for biology and healthcare

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Rika Antonova to the #ADSAI2025 speaker lineup. Her research focuses on data-efficient reinforcement learning, active learning, and robotics. 🎤 Talk: The Ingredients for Efficient Robot Learning and Exploration 🎟️ tinyurl.com/yurknk7y @cambup-scieng.cambridge.org

We’re excited to welcome Edward Pyzer-Knapp, Co-founder & CSO at Xyme and former Head of Research Innovation at IBM UK & Ireland, to #ADSAI2025. 🎤 Talk: Materials Discovery in the Age of AI 🎟️ Register: tinyurl.com/yurknk7y @aifunmcr.bsky.social @mrattray.bsky.social @uomif.bsky.social

Dr @chryssazrv.bsky.social brings expertise from CRAI, UTTER, and DeepSPIN to explore adaptable AI that accounts for context and uncertainty. 🎟️ tinyurl.com/yurknk7y @ellis.eu @istecnico.bsky.social @ellisunitlisbon.bsky.social @mrattray.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk @teamsbuilddreams.bsky.social

📃 The #ADSAI2025 agenda is live! Two packed days of keynotes, spotlight talks, expert panels, and networking at @manchester.ac.uk 🎟️ Register today: tinyurl.com/yurknk7y Explore the full agenda now ⬇️ @ellis.eu @mrattray.bsky.social @alliancembs.bsky.social @uomif.bsky.social @aifunmcr.bsky.social

Registration is still open for the 2025 ELLIS Manchester Summer School on Machine Learning for Healthcare and Biology, taking place from 2-5 June in Manchester. And we’ve held ticket prices at the same level since our first ELLIS Summer School in 2023. Find out more: www.ellismcr.org/ss2025

Don't miss your chance for European travel this summer. Check out the ELLIS Summer School in Manchester on #MachineLearning for Healthcare & Biology. Register now!

With nearly all of Harvard Chan School’s direct federal grants terminated, we are relying on philanthropy to power our research and support our educational programs. Every gift, regardless of size, advances our vision of health, dignity, and justice for every human. Support our work: hsph.me/whygive

Earlier this week, we hosted our first workshop, which brought together researchers working on Generative AI in Biology. 🧬 Read our report 👇 www.genai.ac.uk/news-feed/ge... Thanks to @mrattray.bsky.social, @jhartford.bsky.social and @digitaluom.bsky.social for making this event such a success.

⌛Only 1 month to go until #ADSAI2025! Join global experts shaping the future of AI & data science. 🎤 Talks by Prof @lawrennd.bsky.social, Dr @edoardo-ponti.bsky.social, Dr @chryssazrv.bsky.social & more! 🔗 Register now: lnkd.in/eSmzBkww @mrattray.bsky.social @mioir.bsky.social @uomif.bsky.social

Call for abstracts: #ADSAI2025. Featuring speakers @lawrennd.bsky.social , @edoardo-ponti.bsky.social , Efstathia Soufleri, Chryssa Zerva, Keeley Crocket, Nirav Ajmeri, Rika Antonova & Yukun Lai . @mrattray.bsky.social Deadline: 19th May 2025 🔗Submit here: buff.ly/p3pDRd3

Don’t miss out-poster submission deadline extended. Monday 19th May! Showcase your work at Manchester’s premier Data Science & AI Conference. #ADSAI2025 🔗Submit here: buff.ly/p3pDRd3 @mrattray.bsky.social @lawrennd.bsky.social @edoardo-ponti.bsky.social

1 month left to register for this year's @bsdb.bsky.social Northern(ish) England Developmental Biology Meeting here in Sheffield (10th of July). We have a great speaker line-up and available oral presentation slots for PGRs/ECRs. For registration/details see: onlineshop.shef.ac.uk/product-cata...

Abstract submission deadline tomorrow for this meeting - make sure to register asap

Call for abstracts Advances in Data Science and AI 2025, Manchester UK with speakers @lawrennd.bsky.social, @edoardo-ponti.bsky.social, Efstathia Soufleri, Chryssa Zerva, Keeley Crocket, Nirav Ajmeri, Rika Antonova and Yukun Lai @uniofmanchester.bsky.social www.idsai.manchester.ac.uk/connect/even...

Check out our new paper "CellPie" in @narjournal.bsky.social for integrating high-d spatial transcriptomics data and histology through a scalable jointNMF implementation. 🧬 academic.oup.com/nar/article/... @mrattray.bsky.social @miqbal13.bsky.social @will-morgans.bsky.social

Sog translation live in the embryo - so beautiful! Work done in collaboration with @markashe.bsky.social and @mrattray.bsky.social

We are hiring! A postdoc position is available in the lab studying gene expression dynamics in Drosophila embryos, as part of a larger research effort in collaboration with @mrattray.bsky.social 🧬🔬🪰 Full details are in the ad: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Hybrid workshop on Generative AI for Biology with great speakers including Sarah Teichmann, @bunnech.bsky.social, Francesco Di Giovanni, Diego Oyarzun, Jussi Taipale, @jhartford.bsky.social, Chris Barnes and Marta Milo. Link for online registration www.genai.ac.uk/news-feed/ce...

My op-ed below (which is a paper covering a chunk of Appalachia in Ohio) has gotten some attention. It’s not too hard to understand - people support cancer research. I’m a biomedical researcher who lost his wife to cancer. Finding cures is personal. www.vindy.com/opinion/edit...

Yes! Sometimes vaccines have side-effects. Let's actually compare them to the effect of measles. (Apropos of, gosh, I dunno.) www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/o...

Our new paper describes how SunTag imaging of mRNA translation can be used to study ribosome pausing in development. We also adapt the system to study translation of a secreted protein. Work done in collaboration with @mrattray.bsky.social and @markashe.bsky.social doi.org/10.1242/jcs....

Early-career fellowships at the University of Manchester! To celebrate 200 years of The University of Manchester, the Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health offers a 3-year Postdoctoral Fellowship to support exceptional early-career researchers: www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/sup...

Almost all UK PhD projects are advertised here (>5000 right now): www.findaphd.com Most UK gov funded programmes accept overseas applications, other funders and institutionally funded options vary in access

After decades of experience applying AI to biological systems I'm ready to give my career advice: don't leave a banana at the bottom of the laptop compartment of your rucksack 3 days before a work trip.

Is there more to defining the eve stripes in the Drosophila embryo than just transcriptional regulation? We provide evidence that spatially regulated mRNA decay is also important.

📢 Bring your computational expertise to our cutting-edge research team at @embl.org! Join us together with experts from GSK to explore the effects of rare variants using population-scale cohorts and single-cell readouts. Please share 🙏 🔗 Apply now: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/de-DE/EMBL/d...

I can't believe they've just cancelled the Epidemic Intelligence Service program at CDC. This program trains the best & brightest epidemiologists, who then go on to have distinguished careers in public health, serving at CDC, in state health departments, overseas, ...