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We are hiring! Come join #TeamBioSci and help us bring science solutions to the world @berkeleylab.lbl.gov!

The @jgi.doe.gov has an opening for a Bioinformatician to join the Synthetic Biology Group. Ian Blaby is the Hiring Manager.

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December 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Starting in just a few minutes! Tune in now to the National Lab SLAM!

Good luck Yumary Vasquez! We can't wait to watch you wow the judges with giant viruses!
Go #TeamBioSci!

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#NLSLAM25

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March 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Our newest building, #BioEpic, will be opening very soon! We so look forward to the #TeamScience opportunities that will happen in this shared space between #TeamBioSci and our colleagues from Berkeley Lab Earth and Environmental Sciences Area (EESA)

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December 5, 2024 at 11:10 PM
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We're so excited to see that three #TeamBioSci research efforts have made Berkeley Lab's year-end list of Big Science Stories! Links to individual stories are in the replies.

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December 20, 2024 at 11:56 PM
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#TeamBioSci researchers with #BioEGSB and @jgi.doe.gov leveraged metabolomics capabilities at @berkeleylab.bsky.social to help collaborators at @wakeforest.bsky.social better understand the role viruses that infect phytoplankton play in the marine food web.

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December 6, 2024 at 8:53 PM
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Join #TeamBioSci & help us bring science solutions to the world at @berkeleylab.lbl.gov!

We are #hiring an Advanced Analysis Manager & Research Associate Principal at @jgi.doe.gov, DevOps Software Engineer at @kbase.us & a computational postdoc for #cryoEM in #BioMBIB.

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July 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Join #TeamBioSci and @berkeleylab.bsky.social EESA as future tenants of the #BioEPIC building will give three-minute presentations for a general audience about their programs and research, and attendees will vote on their favorites
Save the date:
April 30 - 10am - 11am PT
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April 24, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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Hira Lesea lived many lives—from punk rocker to retreat chef—before becoming a sr. research associate in #BioEGSB. These days, she's into cultivating a sense of collaborative creativity, both in her work @berkeleylab.lbl.gov  and in her personal life. Read her story: go.lbl.gov/lesea #TeamBioSci
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September 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Congratulations to the @jgi.doe.gov Joint Genome Institute's Cindy Chen on her upcoming retirement! It's been a pleasure having you on #TeamBioSci Cindy!
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June 20, 2024 at 5:49 PM
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Are you a lab manager looking for an EPIC new role? #TeamBioSci has an opening in our brand new building #BioEPIC at @berkeleylab.lbl.gov!

Learn more about this EPIC role:

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February 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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We have several #jobopenings! Come join #TeamBioSci and help us bring science solutions to the world at @berkeleylab.lbl.gov!

Open roles include a Lab Manager, a Senior Administrator and several #postdoc positions

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February 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Job searching this wknd? We're #hiring a postdoctoral researcher in our #Emeryville-based Quantitative Modeling Group. Be part of an interdisciplinary team at the Joint BioEnergy Institute & Agile BioFoundry!

Learn more: go.lbl.gov/bioscijobs

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April 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Congratulations to Yumary Vasquez on her amazing talk at yesterday's #NationalLabSLAM! We are so proud to have you on #TeamBioSci!

If you missed it, you can catch all the exciting presentations here: nlresearchslam.org

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March 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Today we're kicking off a celebration of our 2026 retirees by acknowledging Wendi Lynch's 10 years of service as a senior administrator for the @jgi.doe.gov. Thank you for supporting science on #TeamBioSci, Wendi. Enjoy your next adventure!
July 22, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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JGI's Yumary Vasquez will be competing in the Berkeley Lab SLAM this Thurs., Sept. 19 from 3-5p PT
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Please join in the fun and cheer her on as she shares her research and represents #TeamBioSci!
#NPAW2024

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September 17, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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Happy New Year from #TeamBioSci!

We are so excited to start using the 2025 NanoArt calendar from our colleagues at the @molecularfoundry.bsky.social and we highly recommend that you download one too!

https://foundry.lbl.gov/2024/12/18/nano-new-year-download-the-foundrys-2025-nanoart-calendar/
January 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Administrative supervisor Michael Lubenow is no stranger to the behind-the-scenes work that supports science and the arts. At @berkeleylab.lbl.gov he helps keep #TeamBioSci research running smoothly and as a DJ he spreads the word about local artists and venues.
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March 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Congratulations to Denise Yadon on her retirement from the @jgi.doe.gov ! It's been so great having you on #TeamBioSci for the last 16 years and we can't wait to hear about your adventures on the road!
June 25, 2024 at 11:24 PM
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Congratulations to Lisa Simirenko on her retirement from @berkeleylab.lbl.gov! She was at the Lab for over 23 years, the last 12 of them on #TeamBioSci in the synthetic biology group at the @jgi.doe.gov. Best of luck in your next chapter, Lisa!
Photo of Lisa Simirenko on a festive background with text noting her name, 23+ years of service and this inscription: Lisa joined Berkeley Lab in 2001 and moved to the Joint Genome Institute in 2013. She's had a critical role in the synthetic biology group, developing software applications to address challenges including biosecurity, export control, synthetic construct design and assembly tracking, guide RNA design, and sequence validation pipelines.
July 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Today we wrap up our retiree celebration by wishing Rene Perrier a fond farewell after 21+ years of service on #TeamBioSci at @berkeleylab.lbl.gov. He developed web applications to help scientists around the world access the awesome resources of the @jgi.doe.gov. Congratulations, Rene! 🙌 🎉
A picture of Rene Perrier in an office setting with a festive background, a note about his 21+ years of service, and text that reads: Rene joined Berkeley Lab in 2004 as a software engineer at the Joint Genome Institute. He developed web applications related to sequencing bioenergy-relevant organisms and annotating microbial genomes.
July 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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This week, we are celebrating some of our #TeamBioSci retirees!

Katherine Schall worked in many parts of @berkeleylab.lbl.gov over 15 years. She was with the #ABPDU from its start in 2011. Before that, she worked in HR, @lbnlengineering.bsky.social & the @als.lbl.gov. Congratulations, Katherine!
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July 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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We are chuffed to have 6 postdocs representing #TeamBioSci in the 8th annual @berkeleylab.lbl.gov  Research SLAM tomorrow, Thurs Sept 18 @ 3 PM PDT! Lab staff can attend live on the Hill or tune in virtually and cast votes for the People's Choice Award. Everyone else, watch this space for updates!
Clockwise from top left: Thasneem Frousnoon, Laura Cook, Marta Cerruti, Jacob Rapp, Heejung Cho, and Jaya Tripathi.
September 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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We have several job openings to join #TeamBioSci - Come join us in our mission to advance biological science relevant to national-scale challenges @berkeleylab.bsky.social

#ScienceJobs #postdocpositions

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May 13, 2024 at 6:43 PM
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We are hiring! Come join #TeamBioSci and help us bring science solutions to the world @berkeleylab.lbl.gov.

Kanupriya Pande's group in #BioMBIB has an opening for a Computational Postdoctoral Fellow (cryo-EM).

https://lbl.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=104578
September 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Congratulations to Eltra Green on her impending retirement at the end of the year. As business manager for the Biosciences at Berkeley Operations Center, Eltra has kept us "in the pink"—her favorite color 🩷. #TeamBioSci wishes you all the best! 🎉
July 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM