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Naba Lab UIC
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Our laboratory studies the extracellular matrix #ECM in health and disease using #Proteomics and #CompBiology | Founder of the Matrisome Project @matrisome.bsky.social | https://nabalab.uic.edu
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · Jul 11
Perfect timing on the last day of the 2025 #Collagen Gordon Research Conference! Our paper, in collaboration with @valerioizzi.bsky.social describing #MatriCom, a tool to infer ECM communication systems from scRNA-Seq datasets, is now published in @jcellsci.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1242/jcs....
MatriCom, a single-cell RNA-sequencing data mining tool to infer cell–extracellular matrix interactions
Highlighted Article: MatriCom is a web application devised to mine single-cell RNA-sequencing datasets to infer extracellular matrix (ECM)–ECM and cell–ECM communication systems across cell population...
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Manuel Thery @manuelthery.bsky.social · 3h
We hire!
The CytoMorpho Lab is looking for an engineer with a background in cell and molecular biology to join our team in Paris. This is a 18-month contract position, but we're open to exploring long-term opportunities.
More details here:
cytomorpholab.com/index.php/jo...
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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 4h
Introducing Ada: the new AI assistant from EMBL-EBI Training. We created our training chatbot, Ada, to make it easier and more engaging for users to find the right on-demand training resources from our broad catalogue of training: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/ada

#AdaLovelaceDay #bioinformatics

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Introducing Ada: the new AI training assistant. Explore on-demand bioinformatics training with Ada, your training AI assistant.
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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 1d
We are highlighting Arnoud Sonnenberg, a distinguished cell biologist who served as a @jcellsci.bsky.social Editor for 19 years, as an extraordinary biologist. #100biologists
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The Company of Biologists 100 logo to the left and QR code to the right. Portrait of Arnoud Sonnenberg to the left, text to the right 100 extraordinary biologists Arnoud Sonnenberg Arnoud Sonnenberg is a distinguished cell biologist who served as a Journal of Cell Science Editor for 19 years. He is a Professor Emeritus at Leiden University and a retired Group Leader at the Netherlands Cancer Institute, The Netherlands, who has investigated how integrins mediate interactions between cells and the extracellular matrix. #100biologists #biologists100
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 2d
I'm very excited to announce that UNC Biology has 6 faculty positions open this year! The first is for an Asst Professor who studies organismal resilience using an integrative approach 1/n
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 1d
Nature’s 2025 PhD survey asked doctoral candidates worldwide what advice they would give to someone considering a similar degree. Respondents gave advice on choosing supervisors, managing mental health, and surviving academic culture. #Academicsky 🧪
27 things we wish we’d known when we started our PhDs
Nature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture.
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University of Illinois Cancer Center @uicancercenter.bsky.social · 13d
October is #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, and we invite you to pre-register for a Breast Cancer Screening Day on October 8.

Please call 312-610-0463 to pre-register. Screening time and location will be confirmed upon registration.

More information here: bit.ly/46aiVka
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The Histochemical Society (HCS) and Journal (JHC) @histochemicalsoc.bsky.social · 13d
The Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, the Histochemical Society’s flagship journal for 70 years, is seeking manuscript submissions!

To learn more & submit: journals.sagepub.com/author-instr...

#callforpapers #histochemistry #immunohistochemistry #microscopy
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Paul & Virginie - Centriole Lab @centriolelab.bsky.social · Jun 19
🚨 New preprint!
Using U-ExM + in situ cryo-ET, we show how C2CD3 builds an in-to-out radial architecture connecting the distal centriole lumen to its appendages. Great collab with @cellarchlab.com @chgenoud.bsky.social @stearnslab.bsky.social 🙌. #TeamTomo #UExM
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 18d
“The integrin odyssey – a journey full of fundamental discoveries” by Fässler and Sonnenberg in @jcellsci.bsky.social, worth a read!
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
The integrin odyssey – a journey full of fundamental discoveries
Summary: This Perspective highlights the key discoveries in integrin research that laid the foundation for a successful field.
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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · Jul 9
Journal of Cell Science is published by a not-for-profit charitable organisation (@biologists.bsky.social)
that exists to benefit science, not shareholders. We provide Travelling Fellowships, Training Grants, support for ECRs and more.
For details, visit: journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/re...
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The Histochemical Society (HCS) and Journal (JHC) @histochemicalsoc.bsky.social · 20d
HCS Keystone Grants are now open for submission!

Postdocs & clinical fellows are welcome to apply for this $4,000 award, which will provide funds to assist them in conducting research.

📅 Deadline: Oct 30, 2025
🔗 hcs.memberclicks.net/keystone-gra...

#scicomm #STEMeducation
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Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · 25d
📢 Supporting the #nextgeneration of researchers, JCB offers the Hall & Gilula Travel Awards ✈️ that assist #undergraduates, #gradstudents, and early-career #postdocs in attending #CellBio2025 (Dec. 6-10)! Apply by October 17 👉 rupress.org/jcb/pages/al...
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Yasset Perez-Riverol @ypriverol.bsky.social · Sep 12
New release of pmultiqc v0.0.34 🚀🎉. github.com/bigbio/pmult..., highlights:
- A new contributor, Chris Bielow
- MaxDIA support, thanks @maxquant.bsky.social pmultiqc.quantms.org/MaxDIA/multi...
- DIANN reports way deeper thanks @vadim-demichev.bsky.social pmultiqc.quantms.org/DIANN/multiq...
Release v0.0.34 - DIANN and MaxDIA support · bigbio/pmultiqc
What's Changed fix bugs and add plots for mzid by @yueqixuan in #295 Multiple fix in mzidentml by @ypriverol in #296 MaxQuant: Fix NaN intensity errors by @cbielow in #304 Fix bug in proteobench_u...
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Kevin Drew @ksdrew.bsky.social · Jul 29
We are excited to share our preprint describing DirectContacts2! Here we develop a machine learning model to discriminate between direct and indirect protein interactions. We use our model to construct a highly accurate wiring diagram of the human cell.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
DirectContacts2: A network of direct physical protein interactions derived from high-throughput mass spectrometry experiments
Cellular function is driven by the activity proteins in stable complexes. Protein complex assembly depends on the direct physical association of component proteins. Advances in macromolecular structur...
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · Sep 10
Welcome to UIC!
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · Sep 9
The benefits of disorder

The presence of an intrinsically disordered region in a transcription factor enhances both target binding and search efficiency.
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PastelBio @pastelbio.bsky.social · Sep 9
OncoProExp: An Interactive Shiny Web Application for Comprehensive Cancer Proteomics and Phosphoproteomics Analysis www.sciencedirect.co...

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#proteomics #prot-paper
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🦋 Gourdon Lab 🦠🔬 @delphe.bsky.social · Aug 14
🔔🧪 Call for Papers – #Mechanobiology of the #ExtracellularMatrix 🧬🛠️

Excited to serve as Guest Editor — together with Jacopo di Russo and Jennifer Young — of a new 𝐧𝐩𝐣 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬 Collection on “Mechanobiology of the ECM”.

Deadline: 14 May 2026!

www.nature.com/collections/...
Mechanobiology of the Extracellular Matrix
This Collection aims to highlight fundamental and translational advances in ECM mechanobiology.
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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · Sep 6
Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · Sep 5
Thank you for having accepted our invitation @ypriverol.bsky.social! The field of #ECM research has a lot to gain from your expertise and experience at @pride-ebi.bsky.social and the @ebi.embl.org!
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Yasset Perez-Riverol @ypriverol.bsky.social · Sep 5
Major release of @pride-ebi.bsky.social submission tool:
- Smarter Java setup — bundled JRE
- Reliable file transfer logging with Aspera, FTP.
- Clearer instructions and troubleshooting in the README
- Automated releases through GitHub Actions, so updates are consistent
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Release v2.10.4 · PRIDE-Archive/px-submission-tool
🚀 PX Submission Tool v2.10.4 📦 Downloads Versioned: px-submission-tool-v2.10.4.zip Latest: px-submission-tool-latest.zip (always points to current version) 🔗 Universal Links Latest Release: http...
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Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · Sep 3
Our new collection offers cell biologists practical, expert-driven guidance and best practices in the design, execution, and analysis of experiments, and the subsequent communication of their results to their peers. 👉 rupress.org/jcb/collecti...

#Reproducibility
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JCI insight @insight.jci.org · Aug 30
ICYMI:
A major advance in the understanding of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

@molecularmilan.bsky.social, Catherine Bui & team discover pathogenic variants in B3GALT6 impair connective tissue biomechanics, despite a compensation mechanism of glycosaminoglycan synthesis. buff.ly/ejpHmhh
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · Aug 28
🤔 Wondering to what extent the #ECM influences immune cell infiltration in tumors? In collaboration with @boehringerglobal.bsky.social, we applied #matrisomics to identify signatures distinguishing hot and cold #PDACs. Check out our preprint to learn what we found! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
In-depth proteomic profiling of the extracellular matrix of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas identifies signatures correlating with lymphocyte infiltration
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a complex assembly of proteins surrounding cells. It is a critical component of the tumor microenvironment that plays an active role in tumor progression and modulati...
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · Aug 22
Annual summer lab outing at the Museum of Science and Industry! #LabFun
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