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Zuzana Sumbalova Koledova @sumbalovakoledova.bsky.social · 3d

Our study on fibroblast functional heterogeneity in mammary glands is out in @natcomms.nature.com! This tour de force by Jakub Sumbal reveals contractile fibroblasts in TEB niche. Great collaboration @imgprague.bsky.social with @frelab.bsky.social @institutcurie.bsky.social
▶️https://rdcu.be/eIIKD

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HuranovaLab @huranovalab.bsky.social · 5d

Today is the #BBSGlobalDay — an opportunity to raise awareness of this rare condition and offer support to everyone living with BBS and their loved ones 🌍 🌎 🌏
www.img.cas.cz/2025/10/8758...

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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 6d

From the Czech Academy of Sciences:

Meritxell Alberich Jordà (@imgprague.bsky.social)

Research group: www.img.cas.cz/group/meritx...

#ForbesTopWomenInScience

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Institute of Molecular Genetics @imgprague.bsky.social · 6d

European Researchers' Night last week was a huge success. More than 900 people visited premises of the Krč Biomed Campus.

Thanks to all visitors, organizers and colleagues from @iphys-cas.bsky.social & @mbuavcr.bsky.social

#EuropeanResearchersNight #NocVedcu #NocVedy

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Institute of Molecular Genetics @imgprague.bsky.social · 9d

🙏Thanks for support belongs also to our sponsors: SOTIO, @thermofisherscientific, @eastportpraha, Biotech and Trigon+

#IMGPhDConference #PhDlife #OpenScience #Networking

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Institute of Molecular Genetics @imgprague.bsky.social · 9d

On 19–20 Sept 2025, we gathered at Chata Doubravka, Chotěboř, for two days of inspiring science, interactive learning, and community building.
Highlights were keynote on FAIR data principles by Nathalie Jurisch-Yaksi, and a career advising talk by Silvia Jamrichová, excellent student talks & posters

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Institute of Molecular Genetics @imgprague.bsky.social · 9d

✨ For the first time ever, the IMG PhD Conference stepped outside institute grounds! ✨

🏆Best Presentation Awards:
Flash-talk: Magdalena Havlová
Short talk: Irina Ribeiro Bas
Talk: Veronika Niederlová
Poster: Kriti Attri

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Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences @iphys-cas.bsky.social · 14d

#nocvedcu již zítra 26.9. v krčském areálu Akademie věd! Spolupracujeme společně s @mbuavcr.bsky.social
a @imgprague.bsky.social.
Začátek v 17:00. Od 17:30 streamujeme přednášky:
cesnet.zoom.us/j/9714813650...

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Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences @iphys-cas.bsky.social · 15d

26th of September: the 20th anniversary of the Researchers’ Night🌜🧪 is coming to the Krč Campus! Four biological institutes - @iphys-cas.bsky.social, @imgprague.bsky.social, @mbuavcr.bsky.social, @iemcas.bsky.social - joined to provide everyone with an unforgettable experience! Come this Friday!

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Gregor lab @gregorlab.bsky.social · 16d

Huge congrats to our PhD student, Piyush Bisht, for presenting his work on Flipper-TR probe applied to Circulating Tumor Cells at #Czechbioimaging's Imaging Principles of Life 2025 conference in Brno! He had amazing discussions and valuable feedback. Way to go, Piyush!" @imgprague.bsky.social

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Institute of Molecular Genetics @imgprague.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks for having you! 🧡

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Institute of Molecular Genetics @imgprague.bsky.social · 17d

💪 SUPER SCIENTISTS

Forbes magazine has selected our Meritxell (Meri) Alberich Jordà, head of the Laboratory of hematooncology, among the Women Super Scientists in the Czech Republic.

Congratulations! 🎉🙏

#GirlsPower #WomenInScience #ForbesCesko

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Institute of Molecular Genetics @imgprague.bsky.social · 23d

European Researchers' Night already next Friday at IMG! 🧪🌆
Knowledge free for anyone. Parts of the program in English.

#nocvedcu #nocvedy #EuropeanResearchersNight

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Zuzana Sumbalova Koledova @sumbalovakoledova.bsky.social · Sep 1

📢We are delighted to share our know-how in light sheet 🔬 of mammary #organoids in this protocol article by Matea Brezak and colleagues. Great 🇨🇿 🇩🇪 collaboration @imgprague.bsky.social Martin Jechlinger Lab at Molit Institut, @embl.org, and Faculty of Medicine MUNI.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Gregor lab @gregorlab.bsky.social · Aug 20

“Cellfie: A triple-stained portrait of HeLa’s senescence” by Spoorthi Suresh Hiremath (@imgprague.bsky.social; ‪@gregorlab.bsky.social‬) has won the Prague @eurobioimaging.bsky.social Node Picture of the Month. Congrats Spoorthi!

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Petr Svoboda @svobodalab.bsky.social · Aug 21

Argonautes are coming :-) ... soon at @imgprague.bsky.social ... finishing preparations. Still missing a few things like drums, guitar, badges, beer ... but it's under control. I think. I hope. :-))
#argonautes2025

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Institute of Molecular Genetics @imgprague.bsky.social · Aug 1

🧬 Happy RNA Day! 🎉
A tiny molecule with a massive impact #RNA!
From translating genetic code to fighting diseases through mRNA vaccines, RNA is currently at the heart of innovation in science and medicine.

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Institute of Molecular Genetics @imgprague.bsky.social · Aug 1

🧬 Happy RNA Day! 🎉
A tiny molecule with a massive impact #RNA!
From translating genetic code to fighting diseases through mRNA vaccines, RNA is currently at the heart of innovation in science and medicine.

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IOCB Prague @iocbprague.bsky.social · Jul 28

🗣️ #WomeninScience at IOCB cordially invite you to the next event in the #DanaHockoválecture series by Dr. Hana Hanzlíková ( #UniBern/ @imgprague.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social).

See more ► www.uochb.cz/en/event-cal... ⤵️

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Institute of Molecular Genetics @imgprague.bsky.social · Jul 11

💣Rab25-endosomes influence formation of actin protrusions helping cancer migration
🧲Using magnetogenetics, the position of endosomes in living cells can be manipulated, leading to the triggering of filopodia formation
💉The role of intracellular transport in cancer spread may lead to a new therapy

Gregor lab @gregorlab.bsky.social · Jul 7

"It's official 🎉: Our remote magnetic control of #endosomes, driving invasive protrusions in living cells, has landed in #ScienceAdvances! #Magnetogenetics meets #Rabs! The journey was wild, but it works! 🔥 www.science.org/doi/full/10....
@imgprague.bsky.social #3Dmatrix #CellBiology
@science.org

Live-cell magnetic manipulation of recycling endosomes reveals their direct effect on actin protrusions to promote invasive migration

Repositioning of Rab25 vesicles containing formin and integrin cargos to the cell periphery promotes protrusion formation.

www.science.org

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Institute of Molecular Genetics @imgprague.bsky.social · Jul 9

Targeted inhibition of the plectin protein can significantly slow the growth of liver tumors and reduce the formation of metastases ⤵
www.irozhlas.cz/zivotni-styl...
@gregorlab.bsky.social @akademievedcr.bsky.social

Naděje pro léčbu rakoviny jater. Vědci u myší zablokovali protein, který pomáhá v šíření nemoci

Plektin je bílkovina a v rakovinné buňce funguje jako jakési lepidlo, které drží její tvar. Když se poruší, buňka změkne a ztratí svou schopnost pohybu i růstu, nádor tedy hůř roste i metastazuje.

www.irozhlas.cz

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Gregor lab @gregorlab.bsky.social · Jul 7

"It's official 🎉: Our remote magnetic control of #endosomes, driving invasive protrusions in living cells, has landed in #ScienceAdvances! #Magnetogenetics meets #Rabs! The journey was wild, but it works! 🔥 www.science.org/doi/full/10....
@imgprague.bsky.social #3Dmatrix #CellBiology
@science.org

Live-cell magnetic manipulation of recycling endosomes reveals their direct effect on actin protrusions to promote invasive migration

Repositioning of Rab25 vesicles containing formin and integrin cargos to the cell periphery promotes protrusion formation.

www.science.org

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Institute of Molecular Genetics @imgprague.bsky.social · Jul 7

➡ CZ www.img.cas.cz/2025/07/8695...

➡ EN bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

@akademievedcr.bsky.social

Čeští vědci odhalují záhadné ztráty nástrojů protivirové imunity u ptáků – Ústav molekulární genetiky AV ČR, v. v. i.

www.img.cas.cz

Institute of Molecular Genetics @imgprague.bsky.social · Jul 7

🦜Interferon regulatory factors are key to antiviral immunity, yet their role in birds was only recently described.

👾Comparing immune signaling in mammals and birds is crucial for developing better antivirals and vaccines, as birds represent a natural reservoir of various pathogens.

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Rockefeller University Press @rupress.org · Jun 25

In @jcb.org, Basello, Staněk et al. @imgprague.bsky.social‬ show that coilin oligomerization and its interactions with RNA and snRNPs are essential for Cajal body integrity and propose a mathematical model describing Cajal body dynamics. rupress.org/jcb/article/...

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