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Alejandro Montenegro

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Molecular Biologist (aemonten.github.io) 丨Chief Editor @ CSH Protocols (cshprotocols.cshlp.org) 丨Head of the Integrity in Publishing Group at CSHL Press 丨Chair "Molecular Biosystems Conference" (molbiosystems.com) 丨(Oxford) Comma King 丨Central Dogma Police

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · Mar 7

🚨IT'S HAPPENING!🚨

Register now and join us in beautiful southern Chile in September for a new edition of the Molecular Biosystems Conference! @molbiosystems.bsky.social

Molecular Biosystems Conference @molbiosystems.bsky.social · Mar 7

🚨 Registration for the Molecular Biosystems Conference is now OPEN! 🚨

Join us in southern Chile to discuss cutting-edge research in gene regulation & functional genomics.

📅 Sep 29-Oct 3, 2025
📍 Puerto Varas, Chile
🔗 Register here: molbiosystems.com

Secure your spot now—space is limited!

Molecular Biosystems Conference

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 20h

It's important to foster a good lab culture

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Molecular Biosystems Conference @molbiosystems.bsky.social · 1d

🚀 Another edition of the Molecular Biosystems Conference is in the books! #mbiosys25

Thank you to our amazing speakers, participants, and sponsors, including ICGEB and @unubiolac.bsky.social, for making Puerto Varas a hub of exciting discussions on gene regulation and functional genomics. 🔽

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely

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Michael Hendricks 🇨🇦 @michaelhendricks.bsky.social · 2d

"The work I was involved in had no obvious therapeutic benefit. It was purely of scientific interest. I hope the country will continue to support basic research even though it may have no obvious practical value."
- John Gurdon

Katherine Brown @katherine-brown.bsky.social · 2d

Very saddened to hear of John Gurdon’s passing. I’ve been lucky enough to interact with him at multiple points through my career - from undergrad lectures, through his position as former Chair of @biologists.bsky.social’s Board of Directors, and as an author at @dev-journal.bsky.social.

Nobel Laureate Professor Sir John Gurdon dies aged 92

It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the Gurdon Institute.

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 2d

a man in a black shirt is making a funny face while holding a pair of keys .

ALT: a man in a black shirt is making a funny face while holding a pair of keys .

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 2d

"Surprisingly, individual cells—from splenic lymphocytes to pluripotent stem cells—transcribe only ∼0.02%–3.1% of the genome, versus >80% in bulk, revealing limited genome engagement and profound cell-type and cell-to-cell heterogeneity"

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Single-cell nascent transcription reveals sparse genome usage and plasticity

scFLUENT-seq is a single-cell method that sensitively captures nascent nuclear transcriptomes to reveal mRNA and ncRNA dynamics, heterogeneity across chromatin compartments, and transcriptional divers...

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 2d

We, editors, don't "count votes", and yes, we may make decisions that differ from your recommendation. And that doesn't mean we "are wrong".

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 3d

Faculty positions in animal morphogenesis that may be filled at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in one of my favorite Departments" Cell and Systems Biology at the University of Toronto. 1/n
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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you again for joining us 😊

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ME Torres-Padilla @metorrespadilla.bsky.social · 7d

very much enjoying @molbiosystems.bsky.social conference -very south of 🌎 in #Chile -outstanding selection of topics and models 🦚🦋🪴🐀🐢 -very refreshing -lots of new ideas and very collegial !

Thanks @aemonten.bsky.social for the invite - for putting this together

& for arranging the ☀️ on Osorno 👇

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Isabel Almudi @isabelalmudi.bsky.social · 7d

Really happy and thankful to @molbiosystems.bsky.social organization for inviting me to present our work in such special and stimulating environment. Lots of great science in Puerto Varas, Chile
@geneticsub.bsky.social
@sesbe-org.bsky.social
@sebioldev.bsky.social
#molbiosys2025

Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat @irbio-ub.bsky.social · 8d

#IRBioalMón
@isabelalmudi.bsky.social i #NachoMaeso
presenten la seva recerca al "IV molecular biosystems conference: eukaryotic gene regulation & functional genomics" a Puerto Varas, Chile

molbiosystems.com

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 8d

📷Cover image info: cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2025...

📒Full issue: cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2025...

Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 8d

A new issue of CSH Protocols is out!

The cover image highlights the work by Wallace et al.,who provide an overview of recent progress in the field of maize microbiome research.

⬇️Links below

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 14d

We thank Scientific Reports (@natureportfolio.nature.com) and @peerj.bsky.social for their help and support on this initiative

Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 14d

At @molbiosystems.bsky.social, we are giving away waivers at two large, broad-scope journals, to help people and make it easier to share exactly this type of work

Kif Liakath-Ali @kifla.bsky.social · 14d

Null & negative results ≠ failure. They’re essential—but still sidelined.

Proud to co-author this @plosbiology.org paper tackling systemic bias & calling for culture change.

ECRs pay the highest price for this biased culture!

Blog by @scurry.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ysc23wrx

#PublicationBias

Ending publication bias: A values-based approach to surface null and negative results

Sharing knowledge is a fundamental principle within the scientific community, yet null and negative results are still being underreported. This Consensus View discusses the problem of such publication...

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 14d

And quite often, plain wrong

Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 14d

So can I 😬😎

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 14d

No more puns in titles, please 😭

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 18d

That moment when a speaker cancels a week before the conference...

two men in suits and ties are standing next to each other in an office

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 19d

Given that the editor of Curr Biology was at Nature, he might want it

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 19d

But hey, can't hurt to ask in Science :)

Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 19d

this is the kind i had in mind royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

The origins and development of free-electron lasers in the UK | Notes and Records: the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science

This review article covers close to 45 years of free-electron laser (FEL) activity in the UK from the mid 1970s until 2022. Technical details of the projects are given together with personal insights provided by those who worked on specific projects. ...

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 19d

One of the royal society journals, maybe?

Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 20d

"This perspective examines vulnerabilities in AI scientists, shedding light on potential risks associated with their misuse, and emphasizing the need for safety measures"

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Risks of AI scientists: prioritizing safeguarding over autonomy - Nature Communications

AI scientists powered by large language models and AI agents present both opportunities and risks in automatic scientific discovery. Here, the authors examine the vulnerabilities of AI scientists, pro...

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 20d

At @molbiosystems.bsky.social , we agree

Dan Quintana @dsquintana.bsky.social · 25d

Small specialist meetings are so much better than large mega-meetings IMO

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