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Irina Dudanova
@irinadudanova.bsky.social
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Neuroscientist, Professor at University Hospital Cologne, @unicologne.bsky.social My lab studies molecular and circuit mechanisms of neurodegeneration.
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Irina Dudanova @irinadudanova.bsky.social · Mar 14
Happy to share our new preprint, where we find that anle138b reduces Huntingtin inclusions and improves disease phenotypes in #Huntington’sDisease models, showing its potential as an HD treatment.
Great work by Miguel Padilha and several wonderful collaborators including thevilchezlab.bsky.social
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Amelia Douglass @amdouglass.bsky.social · 13d
We are hiring a postdoc to work @istaresearch.bsky.social on an @erc.europa.eu funded project, investigating the control of behavior and physiology by the hypothalamus. Please apply and share! ist.ac.at/en/job/postd...
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Our Group Our newly established research group at ISTA is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to work on an ERC-funded project- HypoAdapt. We study how the brain controls bodily responses to environm...
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 28d
Early-career researchers: want to run your own lab? 🌟Max Planck Research Groups offer 6+ years, up to €2.7M in funding, open-topic freedom, team support & tenure-track opportunities. Intrigued? 😃Apply by Oct 14, 2025! www.mpg.de/max-planck-r...
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Irina Dudanova @irinadudanova.bsky.social · Sep 12
Congratulations to Cole Sitron et al. from Ulrich Hartl's group @mpibiochem.bsky.social on this beautiful study exploring the interaction of α-synuclein aggregates with the ESCRT-III complex, now out in @cp-molcell.bsky.social - it was a pleasure to contribute to the project.
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Molecular Cell @cp-molcell.bsky.social · Sep 11
Online Now: α-Synuclein aggregates inhibit ESCRT-III through sequestration and collateral degradation Online now:
α-Synuclein aggregates inhibit ESCRT-III through sequestration and collateral degradation
Neurodegeneration-associated aggregates, such as α-synuclein inclusions in Parkinson’s disease, often contain ESCRT-III proteins. Sitron et al. reveal how α-synuclein aggregates bind ESCRT-III proteins, immobilizing them and triggering their “collateral degradation.” This cascade functionally depletes ESCRT-III to initiate a toxic feedback loop.
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sedakoyuncu.bsky.social @sedakoyuncu.bsky.social · Sep 3
Trilled to share our new work🥳We show that age-related hyperactivation of the EPS8/RAC signaling pathway drives protein aggregation and neurodegeneration — hallmarks of Huntington’s disease and ALS. #proteostasis #aging #neurodegenerativediseases
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David Vilchez @thevilchezlab.bsky.social · Sep 3
🚨 New from our lab: Here we explored how aging contributes to harmful protein aggregation in diseases like Huntington’s & ALS.
The culprit? An overlooked aging factor — EPS8 and RAC signaling. #Aging #Longevity #Proteostasis #ALSResearch
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www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The aging factor EPS8 induces disease-related protein aggregation through RAC signaling hyperactivation - Nature Aging
Aging is a risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases associated with protein aggregation. Here the authors identify age-related hyperactivation of EPS8/RAC signaling in C. elegans as a driver of path...
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Graziana Gatto @ggatto.bsky.social · Aug 30
New lab preprint: Leveraging the updated AutoGaitA toolbox, we revealed distinct species-specific mechanisms to generate propulsion during walking and the conserved pattern of age-related propulsive decline from flies to humans. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
AutoGaitA: A versatile quantitative framework for kinematic analyses across species, perturbations and behaviours
Individual behaviours require the nervous system to execute specialised motor programs, each characterised by unique patterns of coordinated movements across body parts. Deep learning approaches for b...
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Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research @cga-age.bsky.social · Aug 12
Apply now for a fully funded #PhD position at the Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research and become part of our vibrant #AgingResearch commmuny.
🗓️ Deadline: November 3, 2025.
ℹ️ More info: www.ageing-grad-school.de
📣 Spread the news!
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David Vilchez @thevilchezlab.bsky.social · May 15
We have a 4-year postdoc position open in our Research Unit on proteostasis!
The project explores inter-tissue regulation using advanced proteomics approaches.
Collaborative & interdisciplinary environment. More details & application here:
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Postdoc Position (f/m/x)
We are looking to support our rapidly growing team as soon as possible:
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David Vilchez @thevilchezlab.bsky.social · Apr 18
New work from our lab;)
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bioRxiv Cell Biology @biorxiv-cellbio.bsky.social · Apr 17
C9orf72 ALS-causing mutations lead to nucleoporin Nup107 aggregation and subsequent pathological changes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.16.649118v1
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Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research @cga-age.bsky.social · Apr 1
🚨 Scholarship Alert! 🚨 Pursue your Master studies in Biology or Biochemistry with our #CGA Master Fellowship programme. 🧬👩🏽‍🔬💰 Explore ageing research at the Cologne Ageing Campus! Apply by July 15! 📅 🔗 Learn more: www.ageing-grad-school.de/master/maste...
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Irina Dudanova @irinadudanova.bsky.social · Mar 31
Delighted to be part of the new Research Unit on Organismal Proteostasis.
Thanks to @thevilchezlab.bsky.social for all the hard work on putting together this consortium, and to the #DFG for funding our research!
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David Vilchez @thevilchezlab.bsky.social · Mar 31
Thrilled to announce that our DFG Research Unit on cell-autonomous regulation of proteostasis has been approved for funding!
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Irina Dudanova @irinadudanova.bsky.social · Mar 14
Happy to share our new preprint, where we find that anle138b reduces Huntingtin inclusions and improves disease phenotypes in #Huntington’sDisease models, showing its potential as an HD treatment.
Great work by Miguel Padilha and several wonderful collaborators including thevilchezlab.bsky.social
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Nico Dantuma @ubiquitinneuro.bsky.social · Mar 6
Mitochondria a safe haven for aggregation-prone proteins? #neurodegeneration. #Parkinson. Find our latest manuscript in @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Mitochondria serve as a Holdout Compartment for Aggregation-Prone Proteins hindering Efficient Ubiquitin-Dependent Degradation
The accumulation of protein aggregates has been causatively linked to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. In this study, we have conducted a genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 screen to identify cell...
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Dormann Lab @dormannlab.bsky.social · Feb 17
Interested in the molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration?
📢 We are looking for a PhD student interested in studying the role of TDP-43 in genome stability and the DNA damage response!
Apply via this fantastic PhD Programme until April 3 👇
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · Feb 17
The summer call of our International PhD programme is open! 📢

Ready to advance your scientific career? If you're passionate about #RNAbiology, #Bioinformatics, or #Immunology, apply to our open calls and join our global community of over 200 #PhD students! 🌍

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Takaki Komiyama @takakikomiyama.bsky.social · Feb 10
Our new paper shows that targeted stimulation of a subtype of cortical inhibitory neurons can ameliorate motor deficits in Huntington’s disease mice. A great collab with @irinadudanova.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Optogenetic restoration of neuron subtype-specific cortical activity ameliorates motor deficits in Huntington′s Disease mice
Huntington′s disease (HD) is a devastating movement disorder without a current cure. Although the monogenic basis of HD is well-defined, the complex downstream effects that underlie behavioral symptom...
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Irina Dudanova @irinadudanova.bsky.social · Feb 9
How do different cortical neuron types contribute to circuit dysfunction in #Huntington’s disease?

Check out our new collaborative study with @takakikomiyama.bsky.social, spearheaded by Sonja Blumenstock, now out as a preprint.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Optogenetic restoration of neuron subtype-specific cortical activity ameliorates motor deficits in Huntington′s Disease mice
Huntington′s disease (HD) is a devastating movement disorder without a current cure. Although the monogenic basis of HD is well-defined, the complex downstream effects that underlie behavioral symptom...
www.biorxiv.org
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