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Peter Sarkies @psarkies.bsky.social · 2h

A super opportunity!

Alper Akay @alperakay.bsky.social · 13h

New BBSRC funded PhD opportunity in my group with Inspiralis Ltd and @conradn.bsky.social. If you are interested in RNA - protein interactions and RNA modifications check the details below for how to apply. @nrpdtp.bsky.social @biouea.bsky.social @earlhaminst.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bdzvn4dr

How do RNA molecules shape genome regulation in the nervous system? (AKAY_U26CASE) | Doctoral Training Partnership

This PhD project will investigate how RNA modifications influence the activity of topoisomerase I (TOP1), a crucial enzyme that regulates DNA supercoiling during replication and transcription. Using C...

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Andrew Deans @genomestability.bsky.social · 7h

Ever wondered what S-phase tastes like? 3 lucky presenter prize winners will find out (+Amazon voucher!) at #ACDTM25. You can still register for this fantastic Melbourne meeting Oct 20-22. Official 10 year old taste tester: "lemon excision repair" is the best flavour www.australiancellcycle.org

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Matthias Krause @matthias-krause.bsky.social · 2d

Register for the Dynamic Cell VI conference, Reading, UK, April 2026! This conference focusses on all aspects of cell dynamics, co-organised by @bscb-official.bsky.social and @biochemsoc.bsky.social with @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social and the Chinese Society for Cell Biology.
bit.ly/Dynamic-Cell-VI

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Wellcome Connecting Science Learning and Training @eventswcs.bsky.social · 2h

Join us online to explore how to decode life through #biodiversity genomics 💻

Secure your virtual place by 20 October ⏰

Our online conference portal allows you to dip into the talks and sessions most relevant to your conservation and biodiversity research work.

📎 bit.ly/4j3vAZ9
#Biodiversity25

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Karim-Jean Armache @kjarmache.bsky.social · 2d

Join us in Geneva (March, 2026) for the Keystone Symposium Epigenetics & Gene Regulation in Health and Disease, co-organized with @ckadoch.bsky.social — linking epigenetic mechanisms with therapeutic innovation. Apply for a short talk!

#KSEpigenetics26 #epigenetics #chromatin #KeystoneSymposia

Epigenetics and Gene Regulation in Health and Disease: Linking Basic Mechanisms with Therapeutic Opportunities | Keystone Symposia

Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Epigenetics and Gene Regulation in Health and Disease: Linking Basic Mechanisms with Therapeutic Opportunities, March 2026, in Geneva, with field leaders!

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Biochemical Society @biochemsoc.bsky.social · 2d

We are looking for talented, inspirational #bioscientists to be put forward for our 2027 #BiochemAwards! Spare some time today and nominate deserving colleagues for one of our 12 available categories. Deadline for initial nominations is 3 November 2025. https://ow.ly/EhgJ50X9yQs

The Biochemical Society 2027 Awards
Nominations for our 2027 Awards close on 3 November 2025

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DANEMO @danemoinforms.bsky.social · 2d

EMBL CPP Visitor fellowships for PhDs and Postdocs

The EMBL invites applications for short-term fellowships to carry out experimental projects with a host group, thereby allowing them to network and experience the environment at EMBL

EMBL CPP Visitor fellowships for PhDs and Postdocs

EMBL is among the world’s highest ranked scientific research organisations aimed to explore the secrets of life. EMBL integrates 28 member states and employs close to 1800 people across its six…

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eshgyoung.bsky.social @eshgyoung.bsky.social · 2d

🌟 Applications for the Mentorship & Observership Programmes by @ESHG

🌟 Gain hands-on experience, travel support & professional growth!
✈️ Apply by 30 Nov 2025. Notifications of acceptance by 15 Jan 2026.
⚠️ Check eligibility criteria and requirements.
More info in bio. #ESHG

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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 2d

Very jealous, Baños is a lovely place.

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Australasian Epigenetic Alliance (AEpiA) @aepia.bsky.social · 3d

🗓️ 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: Thursday 4 December
🌏 𝐈𝐧-𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 + 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥
📢 𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟑𝟏 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫
🔗 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 & 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: aepia.org.au/emcr-symposium

✨ 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐞𝐭? ✨

#epigenetics #EMCRcommunity #researchcareers #AEpiA #EMCRsymposium #CareerPanel

EMCR Symposium — Australasian Epigenetics Alliance

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Andrew Deans @genomestability.bsky.social · 3d

The final programme for the Australian Cell Cycle, DNA repair and Telomere meeting is now available online: australiancellcycle.org/final-2025-p...
Its not too late to register for the October 20-22 meeting.

Final 2025 programme

The final programme for our conference is now available. You can download either just the programme, or the full abstract book by clicking below. A printed copy will also be provided to all registr…

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Miguel Godinho Ferreira @miguelgf.bsky.social · 3d

📢 Hiring 2 Postdocs (CNRS Research Engineer) @ IRCAN (Université Côte d’Azur), Nice 🇫🇷. Spread the word, please.

Focus: intestine aging & immunity in fish 🐟
Start Nov–Dec 2025 • ~€3,175/mo

Apply:
ImmunoGUT (zebrafish) → tinyurl.com/3jx9a4ks
GUTPOWER (reef fish) → tinyurl.com/mt2ekpks

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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 3d

I'm quite regularly out of reception/have my phone on airplane mode but I don't think that is a sign of my chances of getting a Nobel prize!

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Alberto Elosegui-Artola @aeloseguiartola.bsky.social · 4d

The Francis Crick Institute PhD programme recruitment is now live and our lab is recruiting. If you are interested in studying the role of the extracellular matrix in tissue dynamics during development and cancer please apply – link below. Please share. www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Elosegui-Artola Lab | Mechanical regulation of tissue dynamics by the extracellular matrix in development and cancer

www.crick.ac.uk

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Christa Buecker @chribue.bsky.social · 4d

Two more days to apply for the VBC PhD program! Join us in beautiful Vienna to explore exciting scientific questions under fantastic mentorship and in an outstanding training environment!

Vienna BioCenter Scientific Training @vbcscitraining.bsky.social · 7d

Our PhD program offers many training activities and courses for your future career. Check out the range of fully-funded PhD positions in our Autumn call before 10 October 2025: www.vbcphd.at

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Conceicao Bettencourt @saobettencourt.bsky.social · 4d

Interested in #epigenetics #DNAmethylation #omics #Dementia #oligodendrocytes? Join us tomorrow👇

Conceicao Bettencourt @saobettencourt.bsky.social · 10d

🚨Join our next @DEMONNetworkUK #Genetics and #Omics meeting on THURSDAY 9th October at 2.30 PM (UK Time). Delighted to have Kate Fodder‬ as invited speaker – “Early #oligodendrocyte dysfunction signature in #Alzheimer’s disease: Insights from DNA #methylomics and #transcriptomics”.
DM for more info

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Alberto Elosegui-Artola @aeloseguiartola.bsky.social · 4d

Don’t miss the exciting ISSCR Webinar: Integrating Biophysics into Stem Cell Biology next Tuesday October 14!
The webinar features paired tandem talks that brings together experimentalists and theorists working at the interface of stem cell biology and biophysics. 1/2
www.isscr.org/upcoming-pro...

www.isscr.org

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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 4d

Want to be our colleague? We have a faculty position in microbial systems biology looking for candidates. Please share. www.rh.ulaval.ca/emplois-disp...

Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Omics Data Analysis in the Field of Microbial Systems Biology | Ressources humaines | Université Laval

www.rh.ulaval.ca

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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks very much!

Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 4d

Sequencing advice sought:
Anyone have any experience of Element AVITI sequencing for methylation profiling by WGBS or EM-sequencing?
Useful to know what other people's experience is as local facility have one and cheaper than Illumina for short read sequencing.
Please share 🙏
#epigenetics

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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 5d

Hugely sad news.

University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · 5d

It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social

Read our tribute to the visionary Nobel Laureate and watch an interview from 2012, just after he won: https://bit.ly/4mM8o3r

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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 5d

Fantastic opportunity! I admire the work of both groups greatly.

Rob Klose @robklose.bsky.social · 5d

Wonderful opportunity to work with Martin Howard and my group trying to understand how chromatin influences gene transcription and expression. Integration of theory, modelling, and experimentation. Come and join the team!
Please repost!

jobs.jic.ac.uk/Details.asp?...

John Innes Centre

jobs.jic.ac.uk

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SEBD @sebioldev.bsky.social · Nov 18

We have gathered a Spanish Developmental Biology starter pack for those interested! Join the conversation and ask us to add you if you are not there yet! #DevBio go.bsky.app/UuRjx89

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Indian Society of Developmental Biologists @insdb.bsky.social · 6d

This month's Gulmohar talks are on the 14th of October. Apologies for the error in the earlier post.
Sign up here: forms.gle/ZSw7Ea6yqNYb...

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Marcela Hernández @matehg.bsky.social · 6d

PhD opportunity to work in my lab at UEA, together with @drbradbrad.bsky.social and Marc Dumont “Linking AMR, global warming and CUE in deglaciated soils”

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Linking antimicrobial resistance, climate warming, and carbon use efficiency in Arctic soils (HERNANDEZ-GARCIA_UEA_ARIES26) at University of East Anglia on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Linking antimicrobial resistance, climate warming, and carbon use efficiency in Arctic soils (HERNANDEZ-GARCIA_UEA_ARIES26) at University of East Anglia, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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