jxtxFoundationThe JXTX Foundation honors the legacy of Prof. James P. Taylor, a champion of open science, mentorship, and diversity in computational biology. We're proud to announce 5 scholarship & fellowship awardees attending the Galaxy Community Conference (#GCC2026) in Clermont-Ferrand, France (June 22–24)! @galaxyproject Meet them in this thread. 🧵
Congratulations to Daniel Golparian (WHO Collaborating Centre, Örebro, Sweden) — a JXTX Foundation Scholar! 🎉 Daniel is a Scientific Officer specializing in microbial genomics and antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. His work on genomic surveillance and molecular epidemiology of resistant lineages is critical for the global STI response. #GCC2026 #JXTX
Congratulations to Finn Beruldsen (University of Houston, PhD Biochemistry) — a JXTX Foundation Scholar! 🎉 Finn works at the intersection of molecular dynamics and computational immunology, developing tools for T-cell system analysis and protein motion visualization — including software like RMSX and Flipbook. #GCC2026 #JXTX
Congratulations to Olyad Erba Urgessa (Haramaya University, Ethiopia) — a JXTX Foundation Scholar! 🎉 An Assistant Professor with 13+ years in biotechnology, Olyad is pursuing a PhD in Animal Biotechnology. His research focuses on the "omics revolution" in feed enzyme production and advancing genomic research across East Africa. #GCC2026 #JXTX
Congratulations to Zarlish Attique (Ayass Bioscience, USA) — a JJ Fund Travel Fellow! 🎉 The JJ Fund honors James Johnson, an early Galaxy developer known for training and mentoring users. Zarlish is a Bioinformatics Analyst building scalable RNA-seq and multi-omics pipelines for cancer research. #GCC2026 #JXTX
Congratulations to Priscilla Garcia (California State University, Stanislaus) — a JJ Fund Travel Fellow! 🎉 A Master's student researching how land use and seasonal hydrology influence microbial communities and antibiotic resistance genes in freshwater ecosystems, combining field sampling with quantitative PCR and sequencing. #GCC2026 #JXTX
