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A week in the Life of a ChEMBL Biological Curator - Monday

  This image was generated using AI. Ever wonder what a biological curator for ChEMBL does? Read on to find out what we were up to during the course of a week in early June. There are two biological curators in the ChEMBL team. Together, we'll revisit that week one day at a time, in a new blog post each day. Sally will highlight some of the routine tasks that we might undertake on a Monday , Tuesday or Wednesday , whilst Emma will describe some of the less typical activities that we might be involved in during the second half of the week on a Thursday and Friday . Our days usually begin around 8.30-9am and finish at 5-5.30pm. Two or three of these days are in-person, with some flexibility. The EMBL-EBI offices are part of the Wellcome Genome Campus, a hub of scientific, and particularly genomics, institutes. Wetlands surround the carefully crafted and biodiverse grounds - meaning a lunchtime walk is always tempting! A typical Monday in Sally’s week It’s Monday 8th June and I star...