Anna Duncan
@drannaduncan.bsky.social
Scientist in Aarhus DK | Dynamic organisation of biological membranes | Molecular Modelling
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Registration now open for the '3rd Annual Danish Workshop on Advanced Molecular Simulation'
Join us in beautiful Aarhus for a 2-day workshop on biomolecular simulations!
9-10 December 2025
Link for registration: aias.au.dk/events/show/...
Join us in beautiful Aarhus for a 2-day workshop on biomolecular simulations!
9-10 December 2025
Link for registration: aias.au.dk/events/show/...
October 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Registration now open for the '3rd Annual Danish Workshop on Advanced Molecular Simulation'
Join us in beautiful Aarhus for a 2-day workshop on biomolecular simulations!
9-10 December 2025
Link for registration: aias.au.dk/events/show/...
Join us in beautiful Aarhus for a 2-day workshop on biomolecular simulations!
9-10 December 2025
Link for registration: aias.au.dk/events/show/...
*If you would like to be considered for a talk at this workshop, please register & submit an abstract by 7 November*
We also have a fantastic line-up of invited speakers: Matteo Degiacomi, Lucie Delemotte, Weria Pezeshkian, Mohsen Sadeghi & Ilpo Vattulainen
Registration: aias.au.dk/events/show/...
We also have a fantastic line-up of invited speakers: Matteo Degiacomi, Lucie Delemotte, Weria Pezeshkian, Mohsen Sadeghi & Ilpo Vattulainen
Registration: aias.au.dk/events/show/...
November 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
*If you would like to be considered for a talk at this workshop, please register & submit an abstract by 7 November*
We also have a fantastic line-up of invited speakers: Matteo Degiacomi, Lucie Delemotte, Weria Pezeshkian, Mohsen Sadeghi & Ilpo Vattulainen
Registration: aias.au.dk/events/show/...
We also have a fantastic line-up of invited speakers: Matteo Degiacomi, Lucie Delemotte, Weria Pezeshkian, Mohsen Sadeghi & Ilpo Vattulainen
Registration: aias.au.dk/events/show/...
Registration now open for the '3rd Annual Danish Workshop on Advanced Molecular Simulation'
Join us in beautiful Aarhus for a 2-day workshop on biomolecular simulations!
9-10 December 2025
Link for registration: aias.au.dk/events/show/...
Join us in beautiful Aarhus for a 2-day workshop on biomolecular simulations!
9-10 December 2025
Link for registration: aias.au.dk/events/show/...
October 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Registration now open for the '3rd Annual Danish Workshop on Advanced Molecular Simulation'
Join us in beautiful Aarhus for a 2-day workshop on biomolecular simulations!
9-10 December 2025
Link for registration: aias.au.dk/events/show/...
Join us in beautiful Aarhus for a 2-day workshop on biomolecular simulations!
9-10 December 2025
Link for registration: aias.au.dk/events/show/...
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🔊Up to 10 individual AIAS-AUFF FELLOWSHIPS are open for application by curiosity-driven and talented researchers from all over the world, from any research discipline & with 2-10 years of experience after completion of their PhD.
📆APPLY by: 28 October at 12:00 (noon, CET)
aias.au.dk/events/show/...
📆APPLY by: 28 October at 12:00 (noon, CET)
aias.au.dk/events/show/...
August 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🔊Up to 10 individual AIAS-AUFF FELLOWSHIPS are open for application by curiosity-driven and talented researchers from all over the world, from any research discipline & with 2-10 years of experience after completion of their PhD.
📆APPLY by: 28 October at 12:00 (noon, CET)
aias.au.dk/events/show/...
📆APPLY by: 28 October at 12:00 (noon, CET)
aias.au.dk/events/show/...
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I'm very proud of this piece of work that has been just published! Check it out!
Just out: Cardiolipin acyl chain composition tailors the conformation of mammalian ATP synthase dimers
Cardiolipin acyl chain composition tailors the conformation of mammalian ATP synthase dimers
Communications Chemistry, Published online: 30 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s42004-025-01611-1Structure and function in mitochondrial cristae are shaped by interactions between ATP synthase dimers and cardiolipin lipids, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, using molecular dynamics simulations, the authors show that the altered lipid environment in Barth syndrome disrupts cardiolipin interactions at the dimer interface, leading to a reduced wedge angle of the ATP synthase dimer that may compromise crista architecture and OXPHOS efficiency.
bit.ly
July 31, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I'm very proud of this piece of work that has been just published! Check it out!
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🚨The Government has quietly and suddenly closed the Afghan resettlement scheme, buried in an 138 page document.
This scheme - though not without limitations - was a vital lifeline for thousands of Afghans, including women targeted by the Taliban.
1/🧵
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
This scheme - though not without limitations - was a vital lifeline for thousands of Afghans, including women targeted by the Taliban.
1/🧵
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Afghan resettlement schemes to the UK suddenly closed by government
Ministers close ‘lifeline’ sanctuary routes for Afghans who worked with British troops and who fought for democracy and womens’ rights
www.independent.co.uk
July 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🚨The Government has quietly and suddenly closed the Afghan resettlement scheme, buried in an 138 page document.
This scheme - though not without limitations - was a vital lifeline for thousands of Afghans, including women targeted by the Taliban.
1/🧵
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
This scheme - though not without limitations - was a vital lifeline for thousands of Afghans, including women targeted by the Taliban.
1/🧵
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Astonishing evidence at the Covid Inquiry.
The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale.
Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs.
1/2
The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale.
Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs.
1/2
May 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Astonishing evidence at the Covid Inquiry.
The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale.
Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs.
1/2
The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale.
Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs.
1/2
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Exciting News: Learn about the Speakers of Euromit 2026!
We are happy to announce the amazing speakers for Euromit 2026, the leading congress on mitochondrial pathology.🌍✨
📢 See the full list ! 👇
#euromit2026 #mitochondria #science #innovation #angers
We are happy to announce the amazing speakers for Euromit 2026, the leading congress on mitochondrial pathology.🌍✨
📢 See the full list ! 👇
#euromit2026 #mitochondria #science #innovation #angers
March 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Exciting News: Learn about the Speakers of Euromit 2026!
We are happy to announce the amazing speakers for Euromit 2026, the leading congress on mitochondrial pathology.🌍✨
📢 See the full list ! 👇
#euromit2026 #mitochondria #science #innovation #angers
We are happy to announce the amazing speakers for Euromit 2026, the leading congress on mitochondrial pathology.🌍✨
📢 See the full list ! 👇
#euromit2026 #mitochondria #science #innovation #angers
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A petition from @humanists.uk to have #abortion decriminalised
"From 1861-2022 only 3 women had ever been prosecuted for terminating a pregnancy in the UK. In the past 2 years at least 6 women appeared in court."
humanists.uk/action/prote...
"From 1861-2022 only 3 women had ever been prosecuted for terminating a pregnancy in the UK. In the past 2 years at least 6 women appeared in court."
humanists.uk/action/prote...
Sign our petition: Take abortion out of the British criminal code
We are calling on the Government to protect legal abortions in the UK for all time by taking abortion out of the Criminal Code
humanists.uk
April 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
A petition from @humanists.uk to have #abortion decriminalised
"From 1861-2022 only 3 women had ever been prosecuted for terminating a pregnancy in the UK. In the past 2 years at least 6 women appeared in court."
humanists.uk/action/prote...
"From 1861-2022 only 3 women had ever been prosecuted for terminating a pregnancy in the UK. In the past 2 years at least 6 women appeared in court."
humanists.uk/action/prote...
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Happy to share the first paper in my PhD is published in JCB!
It's my honor to work with amazing teammates! I really enjoy exploring mitochondrial protein import mechanism through cryo-ET!
It's my honor to work with amazing teammates! I really enjoy exploring mitochondrial protein import mechanism through cryo-ET!
Cytoplasmic #ribosomes on #mitochondria alter the local membrane environment for protein import, say Ya-Ting Chang, Danielle Grotjahn (@nanigrotjahn.bsky.social) @scripps.edu and colleagues: rupress.org/jcb/article/...
#ProteinHomeostasis #Organelles #StructuralBiology #CryoET
#ProteinHomeostasis #Organelles #StructuralBiology #CryoET
April 9, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Happy to share the first paper in my PhD is published in JCB!
It's my honor to work with amazing teammates! I really enjoy exploring mitochondrial protein import mechanism through cryo-ET!
It's my honor to work with amazing teammates! I really enjoy exploring mitochondrial protein import mechanism through cryo-ET!
Reposted by Anna Duncan
This is, in large part, pandemic revenge.
As far as these oligarchs are concerned, all science does is tell them stuff they cannot do.
They can't keep spewing carbon.
They can't keep businesses open as usual when millions are dying.
They have concluded that research is the enemy of profit.
As far as these oligarchs are concerned, all science does is tell them stuff they cannot do.
They can't keep spewing carbon.
They can't keep businesses open as usual when millions are dying.
They have concluded that research is the enemy of profit.
Absolute BLOODBATH at HHS/NIH/CDC this morning. Generation of scientists, health care officials being wiped out
t.co/LeABrGqDei
t.co/LeABrGqDei
April 2, 2025 at 2:29 AM
This is, in large part, pandemic revenge.
As far as these oligarchs are concerned, all science does is tell them stuff they cannot do.
They can't keep spewing carbon.
They can't keep businesses open as usual when millions are dying.
They have concluded that research is the enemy of profit.
As far as these oligarchs are concerned, all science does is tell them stuff they cannot do.
They can't keep spewing carbon.
They can't keep businesses open as usual when millions are dying.
They have concluded that research is the enemy of profit.
Reposted by Anna Duncan
Here’s the better link: www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Standing up for science in an age of political interference
Science is under siege. Political forces are undermining expertise, dismantling research institutions, and replacing evidence based policymaking with ideology. This is a global crisis. The covid-19 pa...
www.bmj.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Here’s the better link: www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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Poor show, fellows.
"The view of council is that making judgments on the acceptability of the views and actions of fellows, particularly those that might be regarded as political, could do more harm than good..."
If taking action is political then so is failing to act.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
If taking action is political then so is failing to act.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Royal Society decides not to take disciplinary action against Elon Musk
Exclusive: Fellows argue Musk has violated code of conduct but council believes investigation ‘could do more harm than good’
www.theguardian.com
March 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Poor show, fellows.
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In a new Science study, cryo–electron tomography captures the in-cell architecture of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, illuminating how the coordinated action of molecular machines drives life’s fundamental energy conversion.
Learn more in this week's issue: scim.ag/3FA3Ygq
Learn more in this week's issue: scim.ag/3FA3Ygq
March 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
In a new Science study, cryo–electron tomography captures the in-cell architecture of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, illuminating how the coordinated action of molecular machines drives life’s fundamental energy conversion.
Learn more in this week's issue: scim.ag/3FA3Ygq
Learn more in this week's issue: scim.ag/3FA3Ygq
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Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
Arctic sea-ice extent is once again back to lowest on record for the date, as of Mar. 25, 2025.
Hello, is anybody out there? Just nod if you can hear me. Is anybody home?
Code Yikes!
Arctic sea-ice extent is once again back to lowest on record for the date, as of Mar. 25, 2025.
Hello, is anybody out there? Just nod if you can hear me. Is anybody home?
March 26, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
Arctic sea-ice extent is once again back to lowest on record for the date, as of Mar. 25, 2025.
Hello, is anybody out there? Just nod if you can hear me. Is anybody home?
Code Yikes!
Arctic sea-ice extent is once again back to lowest on record for the date, as of Mar. 25, 2025.
Hello, is anybody out there? Just nod if you can hear me. Is anybody home?
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🚨new Indie SAGE report on childhood diseases!
🧵Vaccines have been so successful that once common diseases are now so rare that even many doctors might never see a case.
In this report we describe 12 diseases, their consequences & impact of vaccines 1/15
independentsage.org/report/preve...
🧵Vaccines have been so successful that once common diseases are now so rare that even many doctors might never see a case.
In this report we describe 12 diseases, their consequences & impact of vaccines 1/15
independentsage.org/report/preve...
March 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🚨new Indie SAGE report on childhood diseases!
🧵Vaccines have been so successful that once common diseases are now so rare that even many doctors might never see a case.
In this report we describe 12 diseases, their consequences & impact of vaccines 1/15
independentsage.org/report/preve...
🧵Vaccines have been so successful that once common diseases are now so rare that even many doctors might never see a case.
In this report we describe 12 diseases, their consequences & impact of vaccines 1/15
independentsage.org/report/preve...
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📰 New article published in @nature.com entitled "A human brain map of mitochondrial respiratory capacity and diversity" 🧠
An international research team has created a map revealing the diversity of #mitochondrial phenotypes in the human #brain
✒️ By @micheltds.bsky.social and all
📌 For more ⬇️
An international research team has created a map revealing the diversity of #mitochondrial phenotypes in the human #brain
✒️ By @micheltds.bsky.social and all
📌 For more ⬇️
A human brain map of mitochondrial respiratory capacity and diversity - Nature
The ability to physically partition the human brain at a spatial resolution comparable to neuroimaging methods enabled the development of a brain-wide atlas of mitochondrial content, specialization an...
www.nature.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
📰 New article published in @nature.com entitled "A human brain map of mitochondrial respiratory capacity and diversity" 🧠
An international research team has created a map revealing the diversity of #mitochondrial phenotypes in the human #brain
✒️ By @micheltds.bsky.social and all
📌 For more ⬇️
An international research team has created a map revealing the diversity of #mitochondrial phenotypes in the human #brain
✒️ By @micheltds.bsky.social and all
📌 For more ⬇️
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The UK university sector is on fire. This is happening virtually everywhere -- job cuts, hiring freezes, department closures, PhD funding programmes... full blown crisis
Cardiff University confirms that in College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 699 jobs are “in scope” of redundancy with 86 in the School of History, Archaeology and Religion.
At the leading Welsh university in the capital of (checks notes) Wales 13 are in the (checks notes) School of Welsh.
At the leading Welsh university in the capital of (checks notes) Wales 13 are in the (checks notes) School of Welsh.
Cardiff University releases breakdown of academics 'in scope' for redundancy
Martin Shipton Cardiff University has released to Nation.Cymru the breakdown by School of the 1,807 academics who have been told their jobs are “in scope” to be cut. The university announced in Januar...
nation.cymru
March 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The UK university sector is on fire. This is happening virtually everywhere -- job cuts, hiring freezes, department closures, PhD funding programmes... full blown crisis
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Solidarity with our Newcastle University members on strike today ✊
The 6th day of strike action this month fighting against hundreds of job cuts 💪
The whole union is behind you 🪧
Read more: www.ucu.org.uk/article/1391...
The 6th day of strike action this month fighting against hundreds of job cuts 💪
The whole union is behind you 🪧
Read more: www.ucu.org.uk/article/1391...
March 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Solidarity with our Newcastle University members on strike today ✊
The 6th day of strike action this month fighting against hundreds of job cuts 💪
The whole union is behind you 🪧
Read more: www.ucu.org.uk/article/1391...
The 6th day of strike action this month fighting against hundreds of job cuts 💪
The whole union is behind you 🪧
Read more: www.ucu.org.uk/article/1391...
Reposted by Anna Duncan
Children represent the future. In Gaza that future is being snuffed out.
Israel’s war on Gaza is deliberately targeting children – new UN report
Children represent the future. In Gaza that future is being snuffed out.
tcnv.link
March 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Children represent the future. In Gaza that future is being snuffed out.
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So, let me get that straight, we academics often pay to publish our own work, pay to read it, just to make some shareholders of scientific publishers rich, and now our publications are used for free to enrich shareholders of AI firms ...🤬
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
So, let me get that straight, we academics often pay to publish our own work, pay to read it, just to make some shareholders of scientific publishers rich, and now our publications are used for free to enrich shareholders of AI firms ...🤬
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⏰ Two weeks left to register for our Benzon Symposium on Protein structure prediction and design 🧶🧬🖥️
Meeting will take place in Copenhagen 🇩🇰 on Sept. 1–4, 2025, and will feature an amazing list of speakers 👨🔬👩🔬👩💻👨💻
Submit your application via:
benzon-foundation.dk/benzon-sympo...
Meeting will take place in Copenhagen 🇩🇰 on Sept. 1–4, 2025, and will feature an amazing list of speakers 👨🔬👩🔬👩💻👨💻
Submit your application via:
benzon-foundation.dk/benzon-sympo...
March 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
⏰ Two weeks left to register for our Benzon Symposium on Protein structure prediction and design 🧶🧬🖥️
Meeting will take place in Copenhagen 🇩🇰 on Sept. 1–4, 2025, and will feature an amazing list of speakers 👨🔬👩🔬👩💻👨💻
Submit your application via:
benzon-foundation.dk/benzon-sympo...
Meeting will take place in Copenhagen 🇩🇰 on Sept. 1–4, 2025, and will feature an amazing list of speakers 👨🔬👩🔬👩💻👨💻
Submit your application via:
benzon-foundation.dk/benzon-sympo...
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Excellent piece on the DEAFENING SILENCE of universities in response to Trump's illegal cancellation of Columbia's funding. High time for unified action by university presidents which would, ideally, include red state powerhouses like Wash U, Ohio State, Baylor...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
First They Came for Columbia | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
We must learn from the past. We cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarian attacks on our peers, even if they have not yet come for us.
www.thecrimson.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Excellent piece on the DEAFENING SILENCE of universities in response to Trump's illegal cancellation of Columbia's funding. High time for unified action by university presidents which would, ideally, include red state powerhouses like Wash U, Ohio State, Baylor...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...