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Gesellschaft für Genetik @gfgenetik.bsky.social · 1d

The GfG congratulates Anna Righetti, who won the GfG-sponsored Poster Award at the GBM RNA Biochemistry meeting for her outstanding poster “Structure and function of the non-conventional RNA splicing machinery.”

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Gesellschaft für Genetik @gfgenetik.bsky.social · 8d

Welcome to Bluesky. And congratulations to winning the Elisabeth-Gateff Award of the GfG!

Gesellschaft für Genetik @gfgenetik.bsky.social · 8d

Many thanks to all attendees of the GfG Sympsoium "Epigenetics & Chromatin" for making this conference such a great success! Go to www.gfgenetik.de for more information and fotos. Become a GfG member!

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Gesellschaft für Genetik @gfgenetik.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you and congratulations for the best poster presentation!!!!

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Jonathan Lenz @geneticjonathan.bsky.social · 12d

This was truly an amazing meeting😍! Rarely have I had such fruitful exchanges with exceptional scientists. Thanks so much to @gfgenetik.bsky.social and especially @hake-chromatin.bsky.social and team for providing this opportunity🙏.
I’m feeling the post-conference motivation high🤩.

Gesellschaft für Genetik @gfgenetik.bsky.social · 14d

Women-Power at the last day of the ‘Epigenetics & Chromatin’ symposium. Inspiring talks by, among others, S. Schick, @epign.bsky.social, C. Cardoso. Elisabeth Gateff awarded her prize to A. Kalita. Best poster prize to @geneticjonathan.bsky.social & best short talk to L. Paasche. Congratulations!

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Valentin Flury @flurylab.bsky.social · 12d

It has been a lot of fun to present our research focus and get to know the @gfgenetik.bsky.social! Thank you so much for having me and organising this great symposium! Looking forward to the next one!

Gesellschaft für Genetik @gfgenetik.bsky.social · 14d

Amazing 2. day at the GfG ‘Epigenetics & Chromatin’ symposium. Fantastic flash talks, a great first poster session and many memorable talks: among others @erhardtlab.bsky.social, @rodvilla.bsky.social, @thebraunlab.bsky.social, @flurylab.bsky.social, Ehrenhofer-Murray, Liefke, Heun, Imhof & Brehm.

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The Braun Lab @thebraunlab.bsky.social · 13d

This one feels special: our latest work on subtelomeric heterochromatin is now on www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1....
This story was driven by the virtuoso PhD work of Agnisrota Mazumder @agnisrota.bsky.social, co-mentored with @al-sadylab.bsky.social, and grew out of our #MSCA Cell2Cell network.

Discrete Subdomains Establish Epigenetic Diversity in Subtelomeric Heterochromatin

Subtelomeres are imperfect repeats adjacent to telomeres that are repressed by heterochromatin. Although essential for genome integrity, their repetitive nature has thwarted dissection of local hetero...

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Gesellschaft für Genetik @gfgenetik.bsky.social · 14d

It was an awesome meeting! Fruitful discussion and lots of networking. Thanks to all attendees! More fotos will follow soon.

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Gesellschaft für Genetik @gfgenetik.bsky.social · 14d

Women-Power at the last day of the ‘Epigenetics & Chromatin’ symposium. Inspiring talks by, among others, S. Schick, @epign.bsky.social, C. Cardoso. Elisabeth Gateff awarded her prize to A. Kalita. Best poster prize to @geneticjonathan.bsky.social & best short talk to L. Paasche. Congratulations!

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Akis (Argyris) Papantonis @akispapantonis.bsky.social · 15d

Just half a day in and it’s been a blast, with really incredible talks here on Giessen!

Gesellschaft für Genetik @gfgenetik.bsky.social · 16d

What a great first day at the GfG symposium on epigenetics & chromatin. Fantastic talks by @akispapantonis.bsky.social , @apombo1.bsky.social, @marcusbuschbeck.bsky.social and Philipp Korber. And Peter Becker giving the Max-Delbrueck lecture. A real treat for the audience!

Juri Kazakevych @juri-epigenomics.bsky.social · 16d

Looking forward to exciting talks at the GfG Symposium in Gießen.

Already found a poster, featuring my favourite gene: SMARCAD1, by Jacqueline Mermoud

#epigenomics @diagenode.bsky.social @gfgenetik.bsky.social

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Gesellschaft für Genetik @gfgenetik.bsky.social · 14d

Amazing 2. day at the GfG ‘Epigenetics & Chromatin’ symposium. Fantastic flash talks, a great first poster session and many memorable talks: among others @erhardtlab.bsky.social, @rodvilla.bsky.social, @thebraunlab.bsky.social, @flurylab.bsky.social, Ehrenhofer-Murray, Liefke, Heun, Imhof & Brehm.

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Gesellschaft für Genetik @gfgenetik.bsky.social · 16d

What a great first day at the GfG symposium on epigenetics & chromatin. Fantastic talks by @akispapantonis.bsky.social , @apombo1.bsky.social, @marcusbuschbeck.bsky.social and Philipp Korber. And Peter Becker giving the Max-Delbrueck lecture. A real treat for the audience!

Juri Kazakevych @juri-epigenomics.bsky.social · 16d

Looking forward to exciting talks at the GfG Symposium in Gießen.

Already found a poster, featuring my favourite gene: SMARCAD1, by Jacqueline Mermoud

#epigenomics @diagenode.bsky.social @gfgenetik.bsky.social

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Gesellschaft für Genetik @gfgenetik.bsky.social · Aug 19

Dr. Agata Kalita wins the prestigious GfG Elisabeth-Gateff Prize 2025 for her amazing work on sex chromosome dosage compensation in insects!
Dr. Kalita will receive the award at the upcoming GfG Symposium “Epigenetics & Chromatin” on September 26th, 2025 (express.converia.de/frontend/ind...).

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Gesellschaft für Genetik @gfgenetik.bsky.social · Jul 16

Die Gesellschaft für Genetik freut sich die diesjährige Tagung Dicty-2025 in Potsdam zu unterstützen:

www.dicty-2025.de

Die Gesellschaft vergibt einen Posterpreis für die beste Vorstellung der wissenschaftlichen Ergebnisse.

Home | Dicty2025

www.dicty-2025.de

Gesellschaft für Genetik @gfgenetik.bsky.social · Jul 16

🎉 Join us at the upcoming GfG Symposium "Epigenetics & Chromatin" in Giessen, Sept 24–26, 2025!
Amazing speakers, low registration fee, € 300 prizes for best poster & short talk, + free GfG membership for non-members.

Please RT!

express.converia.de/frontend/ind...

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Gesellschaft für Genetik @gfgenetik.bsky.social · Jun 27

Deadline approaching fast (June 30th, 2025)!

Do not miss this fantastic opportunity: prestigious 3.000 € award for best PhD thesis!

Gesellschaft für Genetik @gfgenetik.bsky.social · Jun 12

Do not miss!
Great opportunity to acknowledge and pay tribute to an outstanding PhD Thesis in the area of genetics/epigenetics/molecular biology!
The GfG awards again the prestigious Elisabeth-Gateff price (3,000 €).
Deadline for application is June 30th, 2025. Please RT!

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Gesellschaft für Genetik @gfgenetik.bsky.social · Jun 12

Do not miss!
Great opportunity to acknowledge and pay tribute to an outstanding PhD Thesis in the area of genetics/epigenetics/molecular biology!
The GfG awards again the prestigious Elisabeth-Gateff price (3,000 €).
Deadline for application is June 30th, 2025. Please RT!

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Gesellschaft für Genetik @gfgenetik.bsky.social · Apr 23

Do not forget:
🎉 Join us at the GfG Symposium "Epigenetics & Chromatin" in Giessen, Sept 24–26, 2025!
Great speakers, low fees, prizes for best poster & short talk, + free GfG membership for non-members.

Please RT!

Info and Registration: express.converia.de/frontend/ind...

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Gesellschaft für Genetik @gfgenetik.bsky.social · Apr 8

🎉 Join us at the GfG Symposium "Epigenetics & Chromatin" in Giessen, Sept 24–26, 2025!
Great speakers, low fees, prizes for best poster & short talk, + free GfG membership for non-members.

PLease RT!

👉 Info & registration: express.converia.de/frontend/ind...

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Gesellschaft für Genetik @gfgenetik.bsky.social · Mar 13

Yesterday, the GfG Board & Advisory Council met virtually. Key topics: planning the Epigenetics & Chromatin conference (Sept 2025, Giessen), the Elisabeth-Gateff Prize 2025, and the 'Path to Professorship' workshop. Stay tuned!

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Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics @molgen.mpg.de · Mar 7

#StandUpForScience👩‍🔬👨‍🔬📢Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin, including our managing director, show solidarity with our colleagues in the US who are protesting against the attacks of the current US administration.
@standupforscience.bsky.social @maxplanck.de

Scientists standing in front of the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics holding signs "#StandUpForScience"

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Gesellschaft für Genetik @gfgenetik.bsky.social · Feb 14

Open position for W3 Professor "Genetics" in Osnabrueck, Germany. Check it out!
www.uni-osnabrueck.de/stellenangebote

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GBM (Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie) @gbmev.bsky.social · Feb 4

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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · Jan 27

Dear all, registrations are open for the Mobile Genome @EMBO workshop. Many slots for posters, short talks but also long talks for last minute groundbreaking results! Let’s meet again on Nov 4-7, 2025 in Heidelberg. www.embl.org/about/info/c...

The mobile genome: genetic and physiological impacts of transposable elements

www.embl.org

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VBIO e. V. @vbio.bsky.social · Jan 22

Spannendes Dialogforum zu invasiven Arten - Jetzt anmelden! t1p.de/VBIO-Dialogf...

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