Leading the Future of Science: Ana Conesa Appointed Vice President of ISCB
👩💻 Leading the future of science: ana conesa appointed vice president of iscb A New Chapter for 2026 Ana Conesa, LongTREC Coordinator, has been appointed Vice President of the International Society of Computational Biology (ISCB). This global society is dedicated to advancing the scientific and social impact of computational biology and bioinformatics. Conesa, who has […]
👨🔬🌍 Research Mobility Experience – Pablo at UF
🧩📊 Characterizing haplotype-specific regulation in aneuploidy From March 31 to July 22, 2025, Pablo Angulo Lara had the opportunity to carry out a research secondment at the University of Florida, supervised by Prof. Lauren McIntyre. Pablo said “this period marked an important milestone in my PhD journey, both scientifically and personally”. My main objective? During this […]
👩🔬📢 LongTREC in action: Fabio Zanarello on Cycling, Science, and Sustainability
Fabio Zanarello is a Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona and a proud recipient of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowship within the LongTREC Doctoral Network. His research centres on developing a framework for annotating genomes across the Tree of Life using long-read RNA sequencing—a cutting-edge approach to capture full-length transcripts […]
👩🔬📢 LongTREC in action: A Successful Summer School in Long-Read Transcriptomics at the Earlham Institute
From 14 to 17 July 2025, the Earlham Institute in Norwich hosted the LongTREC Bioinformatics Summer School in Long-Read Transcriptomics: four intense days of training delivered by our Doctoral Candidates. And what a week it was! The school opened with Ana Conesa, Coordinator of LongTREC, presenting the network and its trainers, followed by a round […]
👩🔬📢 LongTREC in action: Carolina Monzó, the LongTREC Counselor
We close the LongTREC video series with a vital voice behind the scenes: Carolina Monzó, LongTREC Counselor at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). Carolina is a Marie-Curie Postdoctoral researcher in the Genomics of Gene Expression Lab (LongTREC Coordinator). Carolina facilitates communication, promotes well-being and provides a safe and supportive space for the Doctoral Candidates […]
👩🔬📢 LongTREC in action: Eamon McAndrew on Isoform Diversity in Single Cells and Tissues
The last Doctoral Candidate video of the LongTREC series features Eamon McAndrew, Doctoral Candidate at the Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IPMC, CNRS) in Nice. Eamon works on long-read, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics to uncover the diversity of isoform expression, together with Pascal Barbry and Kevin Lebrigand. In this video, he shares insights into […]
👩🔬📢 LongTREC in action: Long Cycling for Science in a Nutshell, from London to Norwich
London, Cambridge, Norwich: the whole #LongCyclingForScience adventure in one short video! 🚲 Watch Ana Conesa, Coordinator of LongTREC, and Doctoral Candidates Fabio Zanarello (CRG) and Nadja Nolte (NIB) as they ride from London to Norwich, passing by Cambridge. Join us in congratulating them on this adventure, which was also a way to raise awareness of […]
👩🔬📢 LongTREC in action: Long Cycling for Science Reaches Norwich, Small Steps Towards Sustainable Science
Mission accomplished! 🌿 After cycling from London via Cambridge, Ana Conesa, Coordinator of LongTREC, and Doctoral Candidates Fabio Zanarello (CRG) and Nadja Nolte (NIB) have arrived by bike at the Norwich Research Park, home of the Earlham Institute and the LongTREC Summer School. 🛠️ Ready for the unexpected The ride from Cambridge to Norwich came […]
👩🔬📢 LongTREC in action: Meet Juan Francisco Cervilla Martínez in Our Video Series
Juan Francisco Cervilla Martínez, Doctoral Candidate at the Earlham Institute, working under the supervision of Wilfried Haerty, is the next protagonist of the LongTREC video series. His research focuses on long-read single-cell transcriptomics, a powerful approach to uncovering the complexity of gene expression at the cellular level 🧬. Hit play and get to know his […]
👩🔬📢 LongTREC in action: Leda Katopodi Explores the Role of tRNAs in Cancer
Next up in the LongTREC video series is Leda Katopodi, Doctoral Candidate at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), working with Eva Maria Novoa to explore the role of tRNAs in cancer. Curious? Hit play to know more!
👩🔬📢 LongTREC in action: Tianyuan Liu on Chromatin and RNA Isoforms
Next in the LongTREC series: Tianyuan Liu, Doctoral Candidate at I2SysBio (CSIC-UV), working under the supervision of Ana Conesa in the Genomics of Gene Expression Lab (LongTREC Coordinator). In this episode, Tianyuan explains the question he wants to answer: “how does the exact chromatin landscape at a promoter decide which RNA isoform is made?” Besides […]
👩🔬📢 LongTREC in action: Exploring the Ocean’s Genetic Secrets with Carmen Lafuente Sanz
As part of the LongTREC video series, Carmen Lafuente Sanz, Doctoral Candidate at Genoscope – Centre National de Séquençage (CEA), shares how she is using long reads on marine samples from the Tara Oceans expedition to explore genetic novelty 🌊. Guided by Jean-Marc Aury and France Denoeud, Carmen is bringing exciting new insights to light. […]