Ensembl job alert! We are looking for a bioinformatics developer to join our Genebuild team: zurl.co/QpnKj Closing date: 11 Dec 2025

Join us tomorrow to explore Ensembl resources for pangenomes! Leanne Haggerty is presenting on Ensembl annotation for human, model organism, livestock & crop plant pangenomes. Free registration: zurl.co/3sSUJ  Full series:zurl.co/XrVdc #Pangenomes #Ensembl

🚨 NEWS! The GWAS Catalog Diagram is back up! 🚨 Smoother, faster loading for filtered views! 🗺️ Explore now 👉 www.ebi.ac.uk/gwas/diagram Tell us what you think! Are there any features you would like? Help us to make it useful for the #gwas community

As new human assemblies become available on beta.ensembl.org - which human reference genome will you choose? This article explores the question with insights from Ensembl’s own Fergal Martin - www.nature.com/articles/s41... #HumanGenomics #Pangenomes #ReferenceGenomes

Last day to add your input for #phytopathogen genome resources! Complete the survey before it closes: qualtricsxmpy46tq866.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

📣Advance your skills in #pathogen genomics — no coding required — with the #Fungal Pathogen Genomics (Virtual) course #FungiDB @ensembl.org #mycocsm @yeastgenome.bsky.social #CGD 🗓️ 1–5 June 2026 Deadline: 16 March 2026 Apply here: coursesandconferences.wellcomeconnectingscience.org/event/fungal...

Ensembl Beta 14 is now live! We've added many more genomes, including Uroteuthis edulis, the Swordtip squid from the Aquatic Symbiosis Project. Find out if your favourite species is available with Ensembl Beta's Species Selector: zurl.co/BRLSE #Ensembl #NewRelease

FungiDB/VEuPathDB + Ensembl are teaming up to enhance fungal & oomycete genome resources — and we need your input! Complete the survey by Nov 1st, 2025: 
zurl.co/gKjC1 Your feedback will help guide decisions on genome curation, annotation & data integration.

Happy #AdaLovelaceDay from the @training.ebi.embl.org team!

Notice for users of Ensembl Rapid Release - this site has been archived and is now accessible at rapid-archive.ensembl.org. Any saved URLs will now redirect to the latest data on our new site- beta.ensembl.org Learn more on our blog: www.ensembl.info/2025/10/13/...

Cool update in Ensembl VEP (release 115): You can now annotate structural variants with @gnomad-project.bsky.social allele frequencies AND ClinVar clinical significance Perfect for filtering & interpreting SVs! More info on our blog (zurl.co/3lZjy) #genomics #bioinformatics

So, our definitive paper on the human reference gene set is out this week in Database (Oxford). We merged and compared @ensembl.org / @gencodegenes.bsky.social , RefSeq and UniProtKB coding genes and investigated the agreements and discrepancies. Details of what we found in the thread ...

Thank you very much Manovikas Kendra Kolkata for hosting our Ensembl Genome Browser and Train the Trainer workshops! I enjoyed learning about the neurodiversity research done here and it was great to see how it is readily applied to improving patient's lives!

Ensembl VEP makes variant annotation easy with access to key reference data for filtering and interpretation. Now includes MAVE results, offering further insights across nearly all possible variants in targeted regulatory or coding regions. More on our blog (zurl.co/Aj9HH) #bioinformatics #genomics

Ensembl is in Kolkata! 🇮🇳 we connected with researchers at #incob2025 in a workshop about our new Ensembl site - beta.ensembl.org! Thank you to all who attended for your great questions and to the organisers for this great event! - www.apbionet.org jcbose.ac.in/home

Ensembl Beta 13 is live! Check it out to see if your favourite species made the list-mine did! The Mountain Clouded Yellow was just added (beta.ensembl.org/species/fbf7...) #Genomics #OpenAccessData

🧬Our team member Sameh ElBadry was invited to deliver a seminar at the Wellcome Genome Campus, sharing how our Responsible Handover Framework of #AI has been integrated into Ensembl @ebi.embl.org @ensembl.org

Heads up! The Ensembl Rapid Release site (zurl.co/2iF0U) will be archived very soon. All links to it will redirect to our new site: zurl.co/PMirU The original data will remain accessible at zurl.co/9IQJv. Questions? Reach us at helpdesk [at] ensembl.org

Latest @deciphergenomics.bsky.social release is now out! Showcasing lots of new data on gene pages and the protein browser.

Fantastic few days of bioinformatics at [BC]²! 🧬 #bc2basel Thanks to everyone who joined our workshop on using Ensembl’s Variant Effect Predictor with alternative assemblies like T2T-CHM13v2.0. Excited for more great talks & posters today @sib.swiss

Meet @spider-m4n.bsky.social (Jorge Batista da Rocha) in our #TEAMsembl series, where he reflects on his first year at #Ensembl, training on the new browser, AI in learning, and… two dogs who can sniff out cheese 🧀 🐾 Read more at www.ensembl.info/2025/09/08/g...

We teamed up with @diplomics.bsky.social‬ to deliver Ensembl South African Workshop Series 🇿🇦 We were at Pretoria, Limpopo, Durban and Cape Town! Always inspiring to see how researchers are applying Ensembl in powerful ways #genomics #Bioinformatics #OpenAccess

📢 Happy to announce that Ensembl 115 and Ensembl Genomes 62 are out! This release features ~120000 new protein coding transcripts in human GRCh38, 2 new cattle, 7 new plants and 20 new metazoa! 🧬🐮 🫛🪲 Read more here ➡️ zurl.co/poyXM

Planned Maintenance Notice 🛠️ Ensembl Tools will be unavailable from Tuesday, 9 Sept 2025, 08:30 AM BST until Wednesday, 10 Sept 2025, 08:30 AM BST Jobs submitted during this time will be queued and processed once maintenance is complete.

Good data needs great guidance – EMBL-EBI have adopted the Responsible Handover Framework into their new Ensembl Beta site, helping thousands interpret genomic data and use their tools with confidence. Find out more: senseaboutscience.org/activities/r... @ebi.embl.org @ensembl.org

It's a bull... It's a beetle... No! It's the Bull Headed Dung Beetle! And its genome is now available on the new Ensembl site - zurl.co/uWaPP Image credit - zurl.co/X15FC

🪰 Welcome to the EMBO Practical Course 'Drosophila genetics and genomics'! #EMBODrosophila Participants will gain hands-on experience and insights from leading experts in the field – let the learning and collaboration begin! 🙌🏼 @embl.org @embo.org @justinmcrocker.bsky.social

📢 Ensembl Beta partial release 10 is now out! Gene annotation is now available for another 269 species, including Aotus nancymaae (Ma's night monkey) 🐵 You can explore all available species here: ➡️ beta.ensembl.org/species-sele...

Happy Birthday to Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958), whose pioneering work on the crystal structure of DNA led to the discovery of DNA's double helix shape and ultimately to everything we do at Ensembl today! #DNA #WomeninSTEM

Did you attend @iscb.bsky.social's #ismbeccb2025 🇬🇧? @ebi.embl.org colleagues (including reps from #Ensembl, @deciphergenomics.bsky.social, @training.ebi.embl.org, @pdbeurope.bsky.social and @expressionatlas.bsky.social) surely did! 🧬 We snapped some pics of @malloryfreeberg.bsky.social in action 🎤

Meet @suzannadickson.bsky.social, a visiting @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social PhD student at #Ensembl! 🌱 She’s supporting bioinformatics training across Africa, helping launch Ensembl Beta, and sharing campus life. Read more in our latest blog ⬇️ www.ensembl.info/2025/07/17/g...

Ensembl will be at the EMBL-EBI booth. Come say hello!

Join us at Ensembl! We have two job openings: Software Developer ( zurl.co/KQV0E) Closing date: 10 August 2025 Bioinformatics Developer (zurl.co/xX9bC) Closing date: 10 August 2025

Woo-Hoo! This has been a long time coming, and in much testing (beta testing) but the integrated beta more functionality - smooth genome scrolling, nice uploads, and gene + function pages.

🚀 We've launched an Integrated Release on Ensembl Beta!  Beta Release 2025-02 features 2,919 genomes, ready for both current & long-term use. You can explore the data on zurl.co/FuoKx or read more about Ensembl Beta releases on our blog at zurl.co/xbRr4

Latest update in @ensembl.bsky.social Beta zurl.co/KH8S5 has added over 300 genomes from across the tree of life, including northern red-backed vole! zurl.co/5BGmo Thank you to the @canadianbiogenome.bsky.social for sharing the data! #genomics #NewGenomes

Feedback from DNA extraction PE activity in Colombia 🇨🇴: we asked high school students to write down their feelings and someone has put down “frustacion and decepcion” Welcome to the world of lab-based research my friend where honesty (and failed experiments) starts young. 😂🧪🍓 #SciComm #Genetics

For #InsectWeek, we're highlighting the incredible diversity of species in Ensembl Metazoa: metazoa.ensembl.org! 🐛🦟🕷️ We have moths, worms, spiders, 10 tick genomes, and over 40 Drosophila genomes (Pet owners, beware ticks thrive in the summer heat). #bioinformatics #genomics

Check out our latest #TEAMsembl feature with @jackhcarpenter.bsky.social, a visiting PhD student at @ebi.embl.org's #Ensembl team 🎉 Learn about Jack's journey from wet-lab biology to bioinformatics, building cool pipelines, and his advice for #bioinf newcomers ⬇️ www.ensembl.info/2025/06/24/g...

DECIPHER and #clinvar variants with a predicted molecular consequence of splice_donor_region_variant and splice_polypyrimidine_tract_variant are now displayed on the protein browser. These are displayed as pink triangles.

‪@gnomad-project.bsky.social‬ v4.1 sequence variant data is now displayed; re-annotated using @ensembl.bsky.social‬ Variant Effect Predictor so molecular consequences reflect the gene build on the DECIPHER website. Data will be re-annotated in the future to ensure the annotations remain current‬

Have you ever used any @ebi.embl.org resources for your work? Then you can help us! Fill out the survey below to help us: 🌍 Demonstrate the real-world impact of these resources 🤓 Understand your needs and experience 🌟 Secure continued funding to maintain and develop our resources

We have updated APPRIS to @gencodegenes.bsky.social v48/ @ensembl.bsky.social v114. New principal isoforms for human, mouse, rat, cow and fruit fly ( @flybase.bsky.social ). Principal isoforms for a total of 73 human genes have been updated manually.

Great chance to chat about Ensembl and @ebi.embl.org resources. See you there! 🧬 💻

Two exciting jobs open now: 🧬 Genebuild Project Leader Apply: www.ensembl.info/2025/06/02/j... ⏳ Closes: 30 June 2025 🔗 Dataflow Coordinator Apply: www.ensembl.info/2025/06/09/j... ⏳ Closes: 6 July 2025 #Genomics #Bioinformatics #Jobs

In our latest #TEAMsembl blog series, we shine a spotlight on Paulo, a member of the #Ensembl Regulation team. Paulo shares insights into his daily routine - balancing coding and team collaboration, all to advance regulatory annotation automation 🧬👨🏼‍💻 ➡️ www.ensembl.info/2025/06/04/g...

In Milan for #ESHG2025! Rainy today but sunshine and gelato 🍨 expected ahead! Speaking at W17 on 20 July with @ensembl.bsky.social team + showcasing our new Ensembl data platform. #OpenAccess #Bioinformatics

Catch us at #ESHG2025 on 26 May W17 (14:15 CEST) for more on the new @ensembl.bsky.social data platform!

Great to see @louisse.bsky.social @aleenamolbio.bsky.social taking the stage at the Global Bioinformatics Education Summit today and driving important conversations on Bioinformatics public engagement. #Bioinformatics #OpenAccess

It's World Bee Day! 🐝 Did you know that there are about 20000 species of bees around the world? Scientists can study bee genetic variants to find if the colony is resistant to disease. There's over 100 Bee Genomes available on Ensembl. Take a look at our Bee-nomes at beta.ensembl.org/species-sele...