Cambridge Biochemistry
@cambiochem.bsky.social
Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge
Congratulations to our new group leader @jenny-molloy.bsky.social on her Special Recognition for Advocacy and Awareness at the European Open Source Awards in Brussels last week. 👏 👏 👏
Congratulations #JennyMolloy #European #OpenScience award for a decade of #advocacy & #awareness in the #LifeSciences. Championing open approaches to #IP for a sustainable and equitable #Bioeconomy.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Congratulations to our new group leader @jenny-molloy.bsky.social on her Special Recognition for Advocacy and Awareness at the European Open Source Awards in Brussels last week. 👏 👏 👏
Wonderful news that the @kiranrpatil.bsky.social Lab's research on removing PFAS 'forever chemicals' from the human body has been developed into a probiotic and can be clinically tested through this investment. 👏 👏 👏
MRC Toxicology Unit and Cambridge University spin out Cambiotics has successfully closed a Seed investment round of EUR ~4 million with an international consortium.
Read more: buff.ly/8tGF6j9
@cam.ac.uk @cambiochem.bsky.social
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@cam.ac.uk @cambiochem.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Wonderful news that the @kiranrpatil.bsky.social Lab's research on removing PFAS 'forever chemicals' from the human body has been developed into a probiotic and can be clinically tested through this investment. 👏 👏 👏
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Grateful to @cambiochem.bsky.social for spotlighting my PhD work, recently published in @embomolmed.org.
We're really proud of this international collaboration between a wide range of researchers and clinicians. Thanks to everyone involved!
www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/embo-mo...
We're really proud of this international collaboration between a wide range of researchers and clinicians. Thanks to everyone involved!
www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/embo-mo...
EMBO Molecular Medicine paper links MAEA to replication stress, DNA repair, and DIADEM | Department of Biochemistry
www.bioc.cam.ac.uk
February 4, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Grateful to @cambiochem.bsky.social for spotlighting my PhD work, recently published in @embomolmed.org.
We're really proud of this international collaboration between a wide range of researchers and clinicians. Thanks to everyone involved!
www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/embo-mo...
We're really proud of this international collaboration between a wide range of researchers and clinicians. Thanks to everyone involved!
www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/embo-mo...
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@ecwalsh.bsky.social , @jonlp-bioinf.bsky.social , @paula-milan-rois.bsky.social , and @bianca-pierattini.bsky.social presented their work at #RNAUK26. We enjoyed the perfect combo of great science, inspiring discussions, and scenic hikes. Thank you to the organiser for such a fantastic conference!
February 2, 2026 at 1:35 PM
@ecwalsh.bsky.social , @jonlp-bioinf.bsky.social , @paula-milan-rois.bsky.social , and @bianca-pierattini.bsky.social presented their work at #RNAUK26. We enjoyed the perfect combo of great science, inspiring discussions, and scenic hikes. Thank you to the organiser for such a fantastic conference!
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Huge congratulations to @juancruedas.bsky.social for successfully passing his PhD viva with minor corrections yesterday! 🧬We’re incredibly proud of you! And even more exciting, the manuscript is on the way. Stay tuned! 👏🥳
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January 29, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Huge congratulations to @juancruedas.bsky.social for successfully passing his PhD viva with minor corrections yesterday! 🧬We’re incredibly proud of you! And even more exciting, the manuscript is on the way. Stay tuned! 👏🥳
@cambiochem.bsky.social
@cambiochem.bsky.social
We are recruiting for a postdoc with a background in cell biology and an interest in infection research to join the @camillagodlee.bsky.social Lab to study how Salmonella remodels host membrane dynamics. Apply here by 24 Feb: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
January 27, 2026 at 2:45 PM
We are recruiting for a postdoc with a background in cell biology and an interest in infection research to join the @camillagodlee.bsky.social Lab to study how Salmonella remodels host membrane dynamics. Apply here by 24 Feb: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
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🧬🧫 EngBio ECRs Meetup is back!
📅 Mon 16 Feb | ⏰ 12pm
📍 Postdoc Centre Mill Lane
Two great talks on capsid proteins & RNA organelles in bacteria from Daniela Gjorgjevikj and Brian Ng
🎟️ Sign Up at www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
#EngBio #ECRs #RNA #bacteria #CapsidProteins
📅 Mon 16 Feb | ⏰ 12pm
📍 Postdoc Centre Mill Lane
Two great talks on capsid proteins & RNA organelles in bacteria from Daniela Gjorgjevikj and Brian Ng
🎟️ Sign Up at www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
#EngBio #ECRs #RNA #bacteria #CapsidProteins
January 27, 2026 at 11:38 AM
🧬🧫 EngBio ECRs Meetup is back!
📅 Mon 16 Feb | ⏰ 12pm
📍 Postdoc Centre Mill Lane
Two great talks on capsid proteins & RNA organelles in bacteria from Daniela Gjorgjevikj and Brian Ng
🎟️ Sign Up at www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
#EngBio #ECRs #RNA #bacteria #CapsidProteins
📅 Mon 16 Feb | ⏰ 12pm
📍 Postdoc Centre Mill Lane
Two great talks on capsid proteins & RNA organelles in bacteria from Daniela Gjorgjevikj and Brian Ng
🎟️ Sign Up at www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
#EngBio #ECRs #RNA #bacteria #CapsidProteins
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How is RNA regulation shaped across tissues and species?
Join us for two exciting talks by Roberto Campalastri (tRNA gene regulation) @mrc-tu.bsky.social and Meenu Bhati @meenubhati.bsky.social (lncRNA discovery in the bovine genome)
Don’t miss it! Thursday 22nd 16:30h Zoom
@cambiochem.bsky.social
Join us for two exciting talks by Roberto Campalastri (tRNA gene regulation) @mrc-tu.bsky.social and Meenu Bhati @meenubhati.bsky.social (lncRNA discovery in the bovine genome)
Don’t miss it! Thursday 22nd 16:30h Zoom
@cambiochem.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 2:33 PM
How is RNA regulation shaped across tissues and species?
Join us for two exciting talks by Roberto Campalastri (tRNA gene regulation) @mrc-tu.bsky.social and Meenu Bhati @meenubhati.bsky.social (lncRNA discovery in the bovine genome)
Don’t miss it! Thursday 22nd 16:30h Zoom
@cambiochem.bsky.social
Join us for two exciting talks by Roberto Campalastri (tRNA gene regulation) @mrc-tu.bsky.social and Meenu Bhati @meenubhati.bsky.social (lncRNA discovery in the bovine genome)
Don’t miss it! Thursday 22nd 16:30h Zoom
@cambiochem.bsky.social
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Excited that our study on oogenesis and germinal bed morphology in the brown anole is published! Find it here:
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@stowersinstitute.bsky.social @mdandersn.bsk.social @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @cam.ac.uk
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@stowersinstitute.bsky.social @mdandersn.bsk.social @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @cam.ac.uk
Oogenesis and germinal bed morphology of the brown anole (A. sagrei)
Background The brown anole is a model species of the genus Anolis, a squamate (encompassing lizards and snakes) group widely studied in evolutionary, behavioral, and developmental biology. Full geno...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Excited that our study on oogenesis and germinal bed morphology in the brown anole is published! Find it here:
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@stowersinstitute.bsky.social @mdandersn.bsk.social @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @cam.ac.uk
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@stowersinstitute.bsky.social @mdandersn.bsk.social @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @cam.ac.uk
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We had a great time at the @cambiochem.bsky.social Away Days, learning about the exciting research across the Department! It was a pleasure to share some of our group’s projects thanks to @migueldvalmeida.bsky.social and @ecwalsh.bsky.social . All set for a year full of science! Stay tuned!
January 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
We had a great time at the @cambiochem.bsky.social Away Days, learning about the exciting research across the Department! It was a pleasure to share some of our group’s projects thanks to @migueldvalmeida.bsky.social and @ecwalsh.bsky.social . All set for a year full of science! Stay tuned!
We are looking for a Postdoc to join the Lilley Group and work on an ancient universal membrane effector system, and tackle the question of how members of the microbial IM30 protein family function to protect biological membranes. Apply here by 13 Feb: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
January 13, 2026 at 2:36 PM
We are looking for a Postdoc to join the Lilley Group and work on an ancient universal membrane effector system, and tackle the question of how members of the microbial IM30 protein family function to protect biological membranes. Apply here by 13 Feb: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
The @claudiabonfio.bsky.social Group is seeking a Research Associate with a PhD in Organic, Supramolecular or Medicinal Chemistry to work on an exciting project that combines prebiotic and supramolecular chemistry and biophysics. Apply here by 14 January: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
January 6, 2026 at 11:53 AM
The @claudiabonfio.bsky.social Group is seeking a Research Associate with a PhD in Organic, Supramolecular or Medicinal Chemistry to work on an exciting project that combines prebiotic and supramolecular chemistry and biophysics. Apply here by 14 January: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
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Our Pharmacology Seminar Series returns on the Friday 9 January
The talk will be a Research Culture lecture, featuring Corinna Alberg, Sara Pensa (Cambridge Africa) and Lucy Woolhouse (University Library) 📖
Talks are in person only. More info here: www.phar.cam.ac.uk/department-p...
The talk will be a Research Culture lecture, featuring Corinna Alberg, Sara Pensa (Cambridge Africa) and Lucy Woolhouse (University Library) 📖
Talks are in person only. More info here: www.phar.cam.ac.uk/department-p...
December 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Our Pharmacology Seminar Series returns on the Friday 9 January
The talk will be a Research Culture lecture, featuring Corinna Alberg, Sara Pensa (Cambridge Africa) and Lucy Woolhouse (University Library) 📖
Talks are in person only. More info here: www.phar.cam.ac.uk/department-p...
The talk will be a Research Culture lecture, featuring Corinna Alberg, Sara Pensa (Cambridge Africa) and Lucy Woolhouse (University Library) 📖
Talks are in person only. More info here: www.phar.cam.ac.uk/department-p...
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Café Synthetique returns in 2026!
Join us on Mon 19 Jan for talks on Cellular Decision Making in Plant Environmental Response & miRNA Crop Assessment with
@xanderjones.bsky.social @slcuplants.bsky.social and the Cambridge iGEM Team 🪴🌱
Sign up👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
Join us on Mon 19 Jan for talks on Cellular Decision Making in Plant Environmental Response & miRNA Crop Assessment with
@xanderjones.bsky.social @slcuplants.bsky.social and the Cambridge iGEM Team 🪴🌱
Sign up👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
December 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Café Synthetique returns in 2026!
Join us on Mon 19 Jan for talks on Cellular Decision Making in Plant Environmental Response & miRNA Crop Assessment with
@xanderjones.bsky.social @slcuplants.bsky.social and the Cambridge iGEM Team 🪴🌱
Sign up👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
Join us on Mon 19 Jan for talks on Cellular Decision Making in Plant Environmental Response & miRNA Crop Assessment with
@xanderjones.bsky.social @slcuplants.bsky.social and the Cambridge iGEM Team 🪴🌱
Sign up👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
The Smith Group is recruiting a new postdoc for an exciting interdisciplinary BBSRC funded project: "Molecular grammar of a cell-type specific alternative splicing regulator" Apply here by 23 Jan: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
December 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The Smith Group is recruiting a new postdoc for an exciting interdisciplinary BBSRC funded project: "Molecular grammar of a cell-type specific alternative splicing regulator" Apply here by 23 Jan: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
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This Wed 10th, 16:30h (Zoom)! Discover how ribosome structures are reshaping the battle against AMR.
Don’t miss this deep dive into cutting-edge Cryo-EM by Dr Martino Morici ( @uni-hamburg.de )!
@cambiochem.bsky.social #RNAclub #CryoEM
Don’t miss this deep dive into cutting-edge Cryo-EM by Dr Martino Morici ( @uni-hamburg.de )!
@cambiochem.bsky.social #RNAclub #CryoEM
December 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This Wed 10th, 16:30h (Zoom)! Discover how ribosome structures are reshaping the battle against AMR.
Don’t miss this deep dive into cutting-edge Cryo-EM by Dr Martino Morici ( @uni-hamburg.de )!
@cambiochem.bsky.social #RNAclub #CryoEM
Don’t miss this deep dive into cutting-edge Cryo-EM by Dr Martino Morici ( @uni-hamburg.de )!
@cambiochem.bsky.social #RNAclub #CryoEM
The @mrc-tu.bsky.social, Department of Biochemistry, @astra-zeneca.bsky.social, @cruk-si.bsky.social, & @mrcharwell.bsky.social have been awarded a £3.4 million MRC Prosperity Partnership grant to fund research on the toxicity of advanced therapeutics. Read more: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/mrc-fun...
December 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The @mrc-tu.bsky.social, Department of Biochemistry, @astra-zeneca.bsky.social, @cruk-si.bsky.social, & @mrcharwell.bsky.social have been awarded a £3.4 million MRC Prosperity Partnership grant to fund research on the toxicity of advanced therapeutics. Read more: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/mrc-fun...
Hear Prof Ben Lehner next Thurs 4 December at 4.30pm talk about using massively parallel sequencing experiments and AI to understand the properties of proteins and reveal biological function; followed by a drinks reception in the Whale Café. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alkis-sera...
November 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Hear Prof Ben Lehner next Thurs 4 December at 4.30pm talk about using massively parallel sequencing experiments and AI to understand the properties of proteins and reveal biological function; followed by a drinks reception in the Whale Café. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alkis-sera...
The @kiranrpatil.bsky.social Group have published a paper in Nature Microbiology that identifies over 150 common industrial chemicals, from pesticides to flame retardants, that have a toxic effect on bacteria found in the healthy human gut microbiome. Read more: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/patil-g...
November 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The @kiranrpatil.bsky.social Group have published a paper in Nature Microbiology that identifies over 150 common industrial chemicals, from pesticides to flame retardants, that have a toxic effect on bacteria found in the healthy human gut microbiome. Read more: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/patil-g...
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📢 RNA fans! Join us tomorrow at 16:30h in @cambiochem.bsky.social for a new Cambridge RNA Club session. Come for the science, stay for the community! 🧬
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
📢 RNA fans! Join us tomorrow at 16:30h in @cambiochem.bsky.social for a new Cambridge RNA Club session. Come for the science, stay for the community! 🧬
Happy Birthday to the Lilley Group and the Cambridge Centre for Proteomics, who are celebrating 25 years! 🎂🥂👏 Since they started in 2000, they have acquired 12 mass spectrometers and contributed to over 300 publications and 1000s of projects. Read more: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/lilley-...
November 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Happy Birthday to the Lilley Group and the Cambridge Centre for Proteomics, who are celebrating 25 years! 🎂🥂👏 Since they started in 2000, they have acquired 12 mass spectrometers and contributed to over 300 publications and 1000s of projects. Read more: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/lilley-...
Congratulations to our faculty members Paul Dupree (@dupreelab.bsky.social) and Kiran Patil (@kiranrpatil.bsky.social) who have both received the
@clarivate.com Web of Science #HighlyCitedResearcher Award for 2025; a testament to the quality of their research: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/paul-du...
@clarivate.com Web of Science #HighlyCitedResearcher Award for 2025; a testament to the quality of their research: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/paul-du...
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Congratulations to our faculty members Paul Dupree (@dupreelab.bsky.social) and Kiran Patil (@kiranrpatil.bsky.social) who have both received the
@clarivate.com Web of Science #HighlyCitedResearcher Award for 2025; a testament to the quality of their research: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/paul-du...
@clarivate.com Web of Science #HighlyCitedResearcher Award for 2025; a testament to the quality of their research: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/paul-du...
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Huge congratulations to our postdoc @paula-milan-rois.bsky.social for winning the Best Talk Award at the #PdOC Research Showcase 2025! 👏
Her work on RNA and nanomedicine highlights the innovative and diverse science happening in our lab. Don't miss our science! @cambiochem.bsky.social
Her work on RNA and nanomedicine highlights the innovative and diverse science happening in our lab. Don't miss our science! @cambiochem.bsky.social
Thrilled to share that I attended the 2025 PdOC Research Showcase last Monday, a fantastic day focused on AI, full of learning, inspiration, and great discussions!
Honoured to receive the Best Talk Award! Huge thanks to the organizers and everyone who made the event so enriching!
Honoured to receive the Best Talk Award! Huge thanks to the organizers and everyone who made the event so enriching!
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Huge congratulations to our postdoc @paula-milan-rois.bsky.social for winning the Best Talk Award at the #PdOC Research Showcase 2025! 👏
Her work on RNA and nanomedicine highlights the innovative and diverse science happening in our lab. Don't miss our science! @cambiochem.bsky.social
Her work on RNA and nanomedicine highlights the innovative and diverse science happening in our lab. Don't miss our science! @cambiochem.bsky.social
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How do high-affinity B cells shape immune responses, and how can we use their signatures in the clinic? Find out on 20 Nov, 16:30 at @cambiochem.bsky.social with Michele Chirichela, whose work spans antibody engineering, post-transcriptional regulation & biomarker discovery. Don’t miss it!
November 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
How do high-affinity B cells shape immune responses, and how can we use their signatures in the clinic? Find out on 20 Nov, 16:30 at @cambiochem.bsky.social with Michele Chirichela, whose work spans antibody engineering, post-transcriptional regulation & biomarker discovery. Don’t miss it!
We are delighted that our Alkis Seraphim Memorial Lecturer for 2025 is Prof Ben Lehner speaking on 'Mapping the energetic and allosteric structures of proteins at scale' on 4 December at 4.30pm in the Babbage Lecture Theatre. Further details and book here: www.eventbrite.com/e/alkis-sera...
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
We are delighted that our Alkis Seraphim Memorial Lecturer for 2025 is Prof Ben Lehner speaking on 'Mapping the energetic and allosteric structures of proteins at scale' on 4 December at 4.30pm in the Babbage Lecture Theatre. Further details and book here: www.eventbrite.com/e/alkis-sera...