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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · 1d

Just a reminder about our faculty search at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. Applications due Oct. 15. @dartmouthbcb.bsky.social

Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Aug 27

My department at Dartmouth Medical School is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor. We are looking broadly for a biochemist or cell biologist. Please share this add! apply.interfolio.com/171438
@dartmouthbcb.bsky.social @futurepislack.bsky.social

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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations to Drs. Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi, recipients of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Brunkow and Ramsdell—cell biologists by training—prove once again: it’s all about the cell.

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jimmy-ly.bsky.social @jimmy-ly.bsky.social · 29d

Honoured to receive the IMP Birnstiel Award this year! So grateful to my mentor @iaincheeseman.bsky.social for all of his help and encouragement!! Very thankful to the @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social community and the wonderful collaborations within the institute—especially @bartellab.bsky.social 😊🥳

IMP @impvienna.bsky.social · 29d

Exciting news! We're thrilled to announce the six outstanding laureates of the International Birnstiel Award for Doctoral Studies in Molecular Life Sciences 2025!

🏆Congratulations to all awardees and honourable mentions! 🎉 1/ ➡️ www.imp.ac.at/news/article...

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Iain Cheeseman @iaincheeseman.bsky.social · Sep 9

Quiescent cells alter cell structures to enact a proliferative arrest but retain the capacity to divide. Despite their constant presence in cycling cells, we find quiescent cells disassemble most centromere proteins. Upon cell cycle reentry, centromere proteins assemble de novo - a unique behavior.

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Iain Cheeseman @iaincheeseman.bsky.social · Sep 9

New preprint! Graduate student Océane Marescal leverages quiescence - proliferative hibernation - to reveal unexpected dynamics for “constitutively”-localized centromere proteins. To understand the logic of cell division, you need to consider non-dividing cells.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

The dynamics of centromere assembly and disassembly during quiescence

Quiescence is a state in which cells undergo a prolonged proliferative arrest while maintaining their capacity to reenter the cell cycle. Here, we analyze entry and exit from quiescence, focusing on h...

www.biorxiv.org

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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Aug 27

My department at Dartmouth Medical School is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor. We are looking broadly for a biochemist or cell biologist. Please share this add! apply.interfolio.com/171438
@dartmouthbcb.bsky.social @futurepislack.bsky.social

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Lori Passmore @lapassmore.bsky.social · Aug 27

Unprompted, the 14yo told me she has a deep hatred for Comic Sans.
I love that kid so much.

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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · Aug 27

Spread the word - we at @stanford-chemh.bsky.social are searching to fill a new junior faculty at the interface of molecular and computational science. See link below!

Sarafan ChEM-H @stanford-chemh.bsky.social · Aug 26

Open faculty position!
We're seeking applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the junior level (Assistant or untenured Associate Professor) with research programs that exist at the interface between molecular science and computation. Apply here: stanford.io/45MF3Qa

Open Faculty Position: Assistant or Associate (Untenured) Professor

Application deadline: 11:55 PM on Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Sarafan ChEM-H is seeking candidates with research programs that exist at the interface between molecular science and computation.

Click the link above to learn more & apply!

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Kara McKinley @karalmckinley.bsky.social · Aug 25

Is anyone in continental Europe looking for a lab manager? I have a fabulous candidate - let me know and please RT!

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Jeremy Baskin @jeremybaskin.bsky.social · Aug 25

Faculty opening in Cornell Chemistry at the Assistant Professor level in the area of chemical biology, broadly defined! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30338 #chemjobs

Cornell University, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Job #AJO30338, WDR-00054776 Assistant Professor - Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University (Ithaca, NY), Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US

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Iain Cheeseman @iaincheeseman.bsky.social · Aug 19

I got a nice gift from stellar Cheese lab graduate student Matteo Di Bernardo from his travels - who knows my love of tea. But I'm trying to figure out whether there is a message in that this tea promotes cognitive function. A little help never hurts, I guess. :-)

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Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · Jul 22

Another paper bluetorial! Today: how does the spatial location of genes influence their function? (1/n) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The nuclear periphery confers repression on H3K9me2-marked genes and transposons to shape cell fate - Nature Cell Biology

Marin et al. report the role of lamin proteins and the lamin B receptor (LBR) in chromatin positioning at the nuclear periphery. Knockout of all lamins and LBR in mouse embryonic stem cells leads to h...

www.nature.com

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Ludo Waltman @ludowaltman.bsky.social · Aug 13

Led by @katiecorker.bsky.social, ASAPbio is currently working on several exciting initiatives.

We hope new board members will help us to be even more effective in developing these initiatives and realizing our goals!

@gautamdey.bsky.social @iaincheeseman.bsky.social

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · Aug 13

I was a @asapbio.bsky.social boardmember until 2023. It was a powerful opportunity to work with an incredibly thoughtful group of people committed to expanding what communicating and assessing scientific research could look like. If this sounds like your jam, definitely apply!

Gautam Dey @gautamdey.bsky.social · Aug 12

Passionate about driving positive change in science communication? We need your guidance!

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ASAPbio Seeks New Board Members – ASAPbio

ASAPbio is seeking several new members for our Board of Directors to support our mission to drive positive change in science communication. Read more about

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Iain Cheeseman @iaincheeseman.bsky.social · Aug 13

A genuine opportunity to make a positive difference for science - accelerating discovery and communication in the life sciences. Apply to join the @asapbio.bsky.social board.

Gautam Dey @gautamdey.bsky.social · Aug 12

Passionate about driving positive change in science communication? We need your guidance!

asapbio.org/asapbio-seek...

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ASAPbio is seeking several new members for our Board of Directors to support our mission to drive positive change in science communication. Read more about

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Tami Lieberman @contaminatedsci.bsky.social · Jul 22

We are on the lookout for postdocs for two different projects at the intersection of ecology, evolution, and the human microbiome.

See thread for more information and reach out!

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Whitehead Institute @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 5

Jimmy Ly, a graduate student in Whitehead Institute Member Iain Cheeseman's lab, has received the Porter Prize for Research Excellence from @ascbiology.bsky.social. Congratulations, Jimmy! www.ascb.org/society-news...
(@jimmy-ly.bsky.social @iaincheeseman.bsky.social)

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jimmy-ly.bsky.social @jimmy-ly.bsky.social · Aug 5

I am incredibly grateful and honored to be recognized with the Keith Porter Prize 🥹🥳 — thank you, @ascbiology.bsky.social and @iaincheeseman.bsky.social for being the best mentor!! Congratulations to the other awardees and I am looking forward to meeting everyone in Philly

American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · Aug 4

Meet the 2025 ASCB Award Winners—trailblazing scientists honored for research, mentoring, education, and innovation. Celebrate excellence across all career stages in cell biology. Read more: www.ascb.org/society-news...

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Iain Cheeseman @iaincheeseman.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thrilled to see Cheese lab graduate student @jimmy-ly.bsky.social recognized by this award from @ascbiology.bsky.social. Jimmy has done amazing and creative work and is also truly kind and supportive to everyone around him. A great human and amazing scientist. So well deserved. Congratulations!

American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · Aug 4

Meet the 2025 ASCB Award Winners—trailblazing scientists honored for research, mentoring, education, and innovation. Celebrate excellence across all career stages in cell biology. Read more: www.ascb.org/society-news...

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Andy Tseng @andytseng.bsky.social · Aug 1

We're hiring an IT Project Manager at #WhiteheadInstitute in Cambridge, MA! Join a collaborative team and help our remarkable scientists make paradigm-shifting discoveries and unlock the potential of tomorrow. If you're a problem-solver and team-builder, we encourage you to apply!
#Hiring #ITJobs

Project Manager, IT (Relocation Assistance Available!)

Classification: Exempt Job Family: Operations Reports to: Director, Information Technology and Digital Strategy Job Description Summary: OBJECTIVE/OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES Join our Institute's IT…

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Iain Cheeseman @iaincheeseman.bsky.social · Jul 24

Thank you!

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jimmy-ly.bsky.social @jimmy-ly.bsky.social · Jul 23

Beautiful work by Katya Khalizeva from @iaincheeseman.bsky.social lab, uncovering a surprising feedback loop to globally suppress mRNA decay during mitosis! This helps explain how cells maintain their transcriptome during a mitotic arrest without new transcription!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Global inhibition of deadenylation stabilizes the transcriptome in mitotic cells

In the presence of cell division errors, mammalian cells can pause in mitosis for tens of hours with little to no transcription, while still requiring continued translation for viability. These unique...

www.biorxiv.org

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Iain Cheeseman @iaincheeseman.bsky.social · Jul 23

Essentially all genes show this remarkable mRNA stabilization. One exception is UBE2C, which shows the opposite behavior - stable in interphase (with PABPC "bumps"), but unstable in mitosis. This could contribute to mitotic duration, but Cdc20 translation (Tsang 2023) is likely more critical.

Iain Cheeseman @iaincheeseman.bsky.social · Jul 23

mRNA? Mitosis?

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Iain Cheeseman @iaincheeseman.bsky.social · Jul 23

Thanks also to Arash Latifkar and Dave Bartel and to @jimmy-ly.bsky.social who helped co-lead this project.

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