If you, or anyone you know, is looking for a PhD position, I have no doubt that Ulrich's lab is a fantastic choice! I'm tempted to do a second PhD in this lab.

Thrilled to share that I’ll be joining @imbmainz.bsky.social in February 2026 to start my own group!
We will explore new mechanisms in eukaryotic gene expression, leveraging ‘evolutionary play’ to uncover how regulation, repurposing, and hijacking shape RNA biology.
PhD positions available!

This is a fascinating paper that particular types of RNA binding proteins with IDRs that target nuclear speckles also can recruit their own RNAs to nuclear speckles as a negative feedback mechanism for condensation the authors call "interstasis" www.nature.com/articles/s41...

How are RNAs sorted for export vs. degradation in the nucleus? In collaboration with @heick.bsky.social’s lab we (@clemensplaschka.bsky.social and @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social labs) discovered a direct mechanistic link between the export and decay machineries: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... (1/x)

I am thrilled to share the first manuscript from my group on identifying sequence and structural features promoting the condensation of RNAs that are organising highly interconnected RNA networks, thereby expanding our understanding of higher-order transcriptome assemblage.
shorturl.at/pmLIj #RNASky

I would rather avoid radioactivity, here.

Has anyone spiked in a fluorescent or clickable ATP into an in-vitro poly-adenylation reaction to label some RNA? Or anything similar (e.g. clickable nucleotide)? Preferably using E. coli PAP. I don't care if it acts as a chain terminator - that might actually be preferred.

We are very excited to share our recent preprint on the nuclear import mechanism of the proteasome, driven by the multivalent adaptor AKIRIN2! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧵 1/6

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Thrilled to share our latest research on 3′UTR-derived RNAs, now published in BMC Biology! doi.org/10.1186/s129...
Here’s what we found:

Can MS2 loops stall reverse transcription? Does anyone know? I'm using Superscript IV at 50C.

All the best ideas come from staring at IGV until your eyes rot.

Thanks! I went and tracked it down anyway. Cool paper!

For me, the link doesn't work. Just a heads up! Maybe it's specific on my end, but it looks like the URL got truncated.

Luckily for you, Bluesky is inactive enough that it can't take up much time.

Do we just have to write #RNAbiology in a message to access the feed?

Created an #RNAbiology feed to talk RNA science! Let's use it.

@onamy.bsky.social @mgblango.bsky.social @graveley.bsky.social @nickingolia.bsky.social @hogglab.bsky.social @quaidmorris.bsky.social @snf.bsky.social @lucksmith.bsky.social

I read every Arjun Raj tweet at least 10 times, so seeing it both on BlueSky and Twitter saves me time, if anything.

Why not bleeting?

I read that you're supposed to join feeds by posting some keyword or something? I dunno I'm boomer-pilled.

I'll be looking to hire another research associate (>$100k/year + benefits & retirement) shortly. Experience in molecular biology and pharmacology would be ideal, but not essential. Job ad will go up in a bit, but if anyone knows anyone looking I would be happy to chat with them.