Duncan Sproul
@sproullab.bsky.social
Group leader at MRC Human Genetics Unit, University of Edinburgh. Interdisciplinary research on disease #epigenetics. Part-time solo dad. Occasional music and climbing.
https://institute-genetics-cancer.ed.ac.uk/research/research-groups-a-z/sproul-group
https://institute-genetics-cancer.ed.ac.uk/research/research-groups-a-z/sproul-group
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If you missed my talk but still want some tips for writing good code for scientists, my slides are here:
daxkellie.quarto.pub/a-guide-to-w...
All the links and references are there too in case you want to see more! 😀🧪🌏
#ESA2025 #rstats #quartopub
daxkellie.quarto.pub/a-guide-to-w...
All the links and references are there too in case you want to see more! 😀🧪🌏
#ESA2025 #rstats #quartopub
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 AM
If you missed my talk but still want some tips for writing good code for scientists, my slides are here:
daxkellie.quarto.pub/a-guide-to-w...
All the links and references are there too in case you want to see more! 😀🧪🌏
#ESA2025 #rstats #quartopub
daxkellie.quarto.pub/a-guide-to-w...
All the links and references are there too in case you want to see more! 😀🧪🌏
#ESA2025 #rstats #quartopub
Very cool opportunity for a #PhD!
Outstanding PhD fellowship call OPEN for excellent students.
lacaixafoundation.org/en/doctoral-...
This is for students incoming from outside Spain. And it is VERY well supported (ie at European levels).
If you’re interested in doing a PhD in our lab @irbbarcelona.org, reach out!!!!
lacaixafoundation.org/en/doctoral-...
This is for students incoming from outside Spain. And it is VERY well supported (ie at European levels).
If you’re interested in doing a PhD in our lab @irbbarcelona.org, reach out!!!!
Doctoral INPhINIT fellowships - Incoming Call 2026
We grant 30 fellowships for researchers of any nationality who wish to pursue a doctorate in a STEM discipline at research centres of excellence in Spain or Portugal.
www.google.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Very cool opportunity for a #PhD!
Second this advice!
Students applying for grad school, or reaching out to professors. I have an important piece of advice for you: STOP DOING THIS 👇 (a thread) #STEM #PhD #gradschool #academictips
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Second this advice!
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We are recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to study mechanisms of DNA replication stress using single-molecule imaging tools. If you are excited about microscopy, replisome dynamics, and genome stability, we’d love to hear from you.
Application deadline: 24 December
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Application deadline: 24 December
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Postdoctoral Fellow - H Yardimci Lab
www.crick.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
We are recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to study mechanisms of DNA replication stress using single-molecule imaging tools. If you are excited about microscopy, replisome dynamics, and genome stability, we’d love to hear from you.
Application deadline: 24 December
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Application deadline: 24 December
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Another great PhD opportunity for those interested in cancer!
🎓 We have a fully funded PhD opportunity in my lab and the Newcastle Cancer Drug Discovery Group to explore how oncogene-driven replication stress fuels Squamous Cell Carcinomas—and how to target it. #CancerResearch #PhD
📅 Apply by: 4 Dec 2025
🔗 Apply here:
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
📅 Apply by: 4 Dec 2025
🔗 Apply here:
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Targeting oncogene-induced replication stress in squamous cell carcinoma at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Targeting oncogene-induced replication stress in squamous cell carcinoma at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Another great PhD opportunity for those interested in cancer!
🚨 Multiple #PhD opportunities for lab or computational applicants. Do you want to understand the molecular basis of #epigenetic dysfunction in human disease?
Come work with our group at the fantastic, collaborative @uoe-igc.bsky.social in a beautiful, liveable city.
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Come work with our group at the fantastic, collaborative @uoe-igc.bsky.social in a beautiful, liveable city.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🚨 Multiple #PhD opportunities for lab or computational applicants. Do you want to understand the molecular basis of #epigenetic dysfunction in human disease?
Come work with our group at the fantastic, collaborative @uoe-igc.bsky.social in a beautiful, liveable city.
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Come work with our group at the fantastic, collaborative @uoe-igc.bsky.social in a beautiful, liveable city.
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Great community and a chance to share your chromatin or transcription story with the world! #epigenetics
Do you have an exciting new chromatin/transcription story that you'd like to share with the #FN community?
Fill out this form to be considered for a talk in our Jan-June 2026 schedule! forms.gle/TBi38UgYxPAB...
Please repost and share!
Fill out this form to be considered for a talk in our Jan-June 2026 schedule! forms.gle/TBi38UgYxPAB...
Please repost and share!
Application to speak in the Fragile Nucleosome series
Thank you for your interest in our seminar series!
We use a variety of different session formats but, in general, trainees can plan for a ~15 min talk + 5min Q/A and PIs can plan for a ~25min talk +...
forms.gle
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Great community and a chance to share your chromatin or transcription story with the world! #epigenetics
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Do you have an exciting new chromatin/transcription story that you'd like to share with the #FN community?
Fill out this form to be considered for a talk in our Jan-June 2026 schedule! forms.gle/TBi38UgYxPAB...
Please repost and share!
Fill out this form to be considered for a talk in our Jan-June 2026 schedule! forms.gle/TBi38UgYxPAB...
Please repost and share!
Application to speak in the Fragile Nucleosome series
Thank you for your interest in our seminar series!
We use a variety of different session formats but, in general, trainees can plan for a ~15 min talk + 5min Q/A and PIs can plan for a ~25min talk +...
forms.gle
November 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Do you have an exciting new chromatin/transcription story that you'd like to share with the #FN community?
Fill out this form to be considered for a talk in our Jan-June 2026 schedule! forms.gle/TBi38UgYxPAB...
Please repost and share!
Fill out this form to be considered for a talk in our Jan-June 2026 schedule! forms.gle/TBi38UgYxPAB...
Please repost and share!
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Remember starter packs? 😀 Here is one for UCC. I've surely missed people so just let me know if you'd like to be added (you might first check that you aren't already there).
go.bsky.app/CytFGSt
go.bsky.app/CytFGSt
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Remember starter packs? 😀 Here is one for UCC. I've surely missed people so just let me know if you'd like to be added (you might first check that you aren't already there).
go.bsky.app/CytFGSt
go.bsky.app/CytFGSt
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📢 PhD Thesis defense
📅 November 26th
📍Institut Jacques Monod
Tomorrow, Fanny Wodrascka ( @fanny-wodrascka.bsky.social @bladoux.bsky.social @rmmege.bsky.social ) will defend her PhD thesis "Mechanical control of epithelial cell extrusion via RhoA-dependent contractility "
➡️ buff.ly/f5VaVah
📅 November 26th
📍Institut Jacques Monod
Tomorrow, Fanny Wodrascka ( @fanny-wodrascka.bsky.social @bladoux.bsky.social @rmmege.bsky.social ) will defend her PhD thesis "Mechanical control of epithelial cell extrusion via RhoA-dependent contractility "
➡️ buff.ly/f5VaVah
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
📢 PhD Thesis defense
📅 November 26th
📍Institut Jacques Monod
Tomorrow, Fanny Wodrascka ( @fanny-wodrascka.bsky.social @bladoux.bsky.social @rmmege.bsky.social ) will defend her PhD thesis "Mechanical control of epithelial cell extrusion via RhoA-dependent contractility "
➡️ buff.ly/f5VaVah
📅 November 26th
📍Institut Jacques Monod
Tomorrow, Fanny Wodrascka ( @fanny-wodrascka.bsky.social @bladoux.bsky.social @rmmege.bsky.social ) will defend her PhD thesis "Mechanical control of epithelial cell extrusion via RhoA-dependent contractility "
➡️ buff.ly/f5VaVah
Fantastic institute, do apply if you are looking for a PhD!
Our annual PhD call is closing at the end of this week on 30 November. If you're interested in carrying out world-class scientific research in Barcelona, you still have a few days left to submit your application! www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Fantastic institute, do apply if you are looking for a PhD!
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Our annual PhD call is closing at the end of this week on 30 November. If you're interested in carrying out world-class scientific research in Barcelona, you still have a few days left to submit your application! www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Our annual PhD call is closing at the end of this week on 30 November. If you're interested in carrying out world-class scientific research in Barcelona, you still have a few days left to submit your application! www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
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We (Nordborg & Weigel labs) need input on the next generation of genome browsers & data download modes for the #Arabidopsis #1001GenomesPlus project. We have now a curated collection of over 500 long read genomes.
Please help us by filling out this questionnaire: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please help us by filling out this questionnaire: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Next generation of 1001 Genomes Plus browser and data download
Please indicate all features you would like to see in a browser that displays features of completely sequenced Arabidopsis thaliana genomes
docs.google.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We (Nordborg & Weigel labs) need input on the next generation of genome browsers & data download modes for the #Arabidopsis #1001GenomesPlus project. We have now a curated collection of over 500 long read genomes.
Please help us by filling out this questionnaire: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please help us by filling out this questionnaire: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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#VariantEffect26 will be in Melbourne Australia! 🐨
Note that there will be a computational modeling and a clinical variant interpretation workshop!!
Discounted tickets available for participants from LMICs.
More info and to register www.mss2026.org
Note that there will be a computational modeling and a clinical variant interpretation workshop!!
Discounted tickets available for participants from LMICs.
More info and to register www.mss2026.org
If you are planning to attend the Mutational Scanning Symposium (and companion workshops!) we recommend that you register as soon as possible to secure your spot!
ℹ️ www.mss2026.org
Keynotes! @mehurles.bsky.social @maitreya.bsky.social
#VariantEffect26 #Symposium #Workshop #RegisterNow
ℹ️ www.mss2026.org
Keynotes! @mehurles.bsky.social @maitreya.bsky.social
#VariantEffect26 #Symposium #Workshop #RegisterNow
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#VariantEffect26 will be in Melbourne Australia! 🐨
Note that there will be a computational modeling and a clinical variant interpretation workshop!!
Discounted tickets available for participants from LMICs.
More info and to register www.mss2026.org
Note that there will be a computational modeling and a clinical variant interpretation workshop!!
Discounted tickets available for participants from LMICs.
More info and to register www.mss2026.org
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We are recruiting PhD students!
Two days left to apply for the LSI studentships - deadline Nov 26
www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...
and a few more for the SWBio studentships - deadline Dec 3
www.swbio.ac.uk/programme/pr...
Please repost or forward to prospective students that might be interested!
Two days left to apply for the LSI studentships - deadline Nov 26
www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...
and a few more for the SWBio studentships - deadline Dec 3
www.swbio.ac.uk/programme/pr...
Please repost or forward to prospective students that might be interested!
LSI PhD programme | Living Systems Institute | University of Exeter
www.exeter.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
We are recruiting PhD students!
Two days left to apply for the LSI studentships - deadline Nov 26
www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...
and a few more for the SWBio studentships - deadline Dec 3
www.swbio.ac.uk/programme/pr...
Please repost or forward to prospective students that might be interested!
Two days left to apply for the LSI studentships - deadline Nov 26
www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...
and a few more for the SWBio studentships - deadline Dec 3
www.swbio.ac.uk/programme/pr...
Please repost or forward to prospective students that might be interested!
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PhD position in my lab in #AI #RNA, in co-supervision with superstar @florianjug.bsky.social
www.polimi.it/dottorato/fu...
www.polimi.it/dottorato/fu...
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
PhD position in my lab in #AI #RNA, in co-supervision with superstar @florianjug.bsky.social
www.polimi.it/dottorato/fu...
www.polimi.it/dottorato/fu...
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One week left to apply! Great Opportunity! Make sure to check out the joint project in the Hallegger and Fowler lab! Please, share and repost!
A new round of Oxford-GSK Clinical DPhil applications are open, deadline Dec 2nd. If you are ST4 and above, check out the projects in neurodegeneration, liver, respiratory and fibrotic pathology. www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...
DPhil in Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (Oxford-GSK) | University
About the courseThe DPhil in Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (Oxford-GSK) aims to address an unmet need among clinicians for training in data science and translational medicine.
www.ox.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
One week left to apply! Great Opportunity! Make sure to check out the joint project in the Hallegger and Fowler lab! Please, share and repost!
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The University of Glasgow is looking for a new cohort of PhD students as part of our College Futures Programme! UK home students are invited to apply with a deadline of 12 January 2026 for PhD projects beginning in October 2026.
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
University of Glasgow - Colleges - College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences - MVLS Graduate School - PhD Research Opportunities - College Futures Themes PhD Programme
www.gla.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The University of Glasgow is looking for a new cohort of PhD students as part of our College Futures Programme! UK home students are invited to apply with a deadline of 12 January 2026 for PhD projects beginning in October 2026.
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
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#Cilia and #Centrosome friends- tomorrow is the big day!! 🎉 🎉
Organoids for #PCD, #CryoET of the base of motile cilia, TZ organization in #IRDs, macrophages & cystic niches in #PKD, how pro-inflammatory lipids & #adipogenesis AND cilia as signal-sending organelles shedding #EVs! 🤩 😍 Join us!!
Organoids for #PCD, #CryoET of the base of motile cilia, TZ organization in #IRDs, macrophages & cystic niches in #PKD, how pro-inflammatory lipids & #adipogenesis AND cilia as signal-sending organelles shedding #EVs! 🤩 😍 Join us!!
🎆 Join us for an unmissable finale to 2025! 🎆 We're thrilled to bring our #cilia & #centrosome community together 25/11/2025 15:00-17:45 GMT! Our 53rd @bscb-official.bsky.social @gensocuk.bsky.social @ukcilianetwork.bsky.social e-symposium schedule is live: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bscb-genso... /1
November 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
#Cilia and #Centrosome friends- tomorrow is the big day!! 🎉 🎉
Organoids for #PCD, #CryoET of the base of motile cilia, TZ organization in #IRDs, macrophages & cystic niches in #PKD, how pro-inflammatory lipids & #adipogenesis AND cilia as signal-sending organelles shedding #EVs! 🤩 😍 Join us!!
Organoids for #PCD, #CryoET of the base of motile cilia, TZ organization in #IRDs, macrophages & cystic niches in #PKD, how pro-inflammatory lipids & #adipogenesis AND cilia as signal-sending organelles shedding #EVs! 🤩 😍 Join us!!
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open postdoc call in our friendly neighborgroup with Esben Lorentzen. Higly recommed🌟:
www.au.dk/om/stillinge...
www.au.dk/om/stillinge...
Postdoctoral Position in Structural and mechanistic investigation of the ciliary trafficking machinery bound to cargo, Denmark - Ledig stilling på Aarhus Universitet
Ledig stilling ved Institut for Molekylærbiologi og Genetik - Proteinvidenskab, Aarhus Universitet
www.au.dk
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
open postdoc call in our friendly neighborgroup with Esben Lorentzen. Higly recommed🌟:
www.au.dk/om/stillinge...
www.au.dk/om/stillinge...
Cool project with a couple of great supervisors!
I'm looking for top-notch candidate for a fully-funded PhD working on role of somatic mutations in ageing immune decline. Ideal for wet-lab or quantitative candidates. Fantastic collaboration with Prof Martin Taylor in Edinburgh THE UK expert in mutations.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Cool project with a couple of great supervisors!
Nezha and Diego are both fantastic, can highly recommend if you are looking for a PhD.
We have an exciting PhD opportunity through the EASTBIO programme, co-supervised with Diego Oyarzún. This project combines synthetic and systems biology to uncover the gene-regulatory circuitry hijacked in a cancer model. We’re looking for candidates with a strong interest in functional genomics.
EASTBIO - Dissecting CIC::DUX4 oncogenic circuitry through single-cell perturbation profiling and network inference at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - EASTBIO - Dissecting CIC::DUX4 oncogenic circuitry through single-cell perturbation profiling and network inference at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Nezha and Diego are both fantastic, can highly recommend if you are looking for a PhD.
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Do you have an interesting, beautiful image generated from your work? Share it with your community at #bps2026! Enter the 2026 Art of Science Image Contest!
www.biophysics.org/2026meeting/...
www.biophysics.org/2026meeting/...
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Do you have an interesting, beautiful image generated from your work? Share it with your community at #bps2026! Enter the 2026 Art of Science Image Contest!
www.biophysics.org/2026meeting/...
www.biophysics.org/2026meeting/...
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Three more weeks to sign up!
#CellBio community, this one is for you! Applications are open for the #LakeConference on Modeling Life from Cells to Tissues – co-hosted with Circuit Neuroscience Basel!
📆 April 20-22, 2026
📍 Seattle, USA
🔬 All career stages welcomed.
Apply to attend by 12/12: alleninstitute.org/events/aics-...
📆 April 20-22, 2026
📍 Seattle, USA
🔬 All career stages welcomed.
Apply to attend by 12/12: alleninstitute.org/events/aics-...
2026 Lake Conference: Modeling Life from Cells to Tissues
Join the Allen Institute for Cell Science and Circuit Neuroscience Basel in Seattle, Washington, April 20–22, 2026, for a 3 day conference, Modeling...
alleninstitute.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Three more weeks to sign up!
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Two positions (research assistant and PhD student), great science and the cake!
Check @buckleylab.bsky.social thread for more info:
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Check @buckleylab.bsky.social thread for more info:
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2 positions up for grabs in the Buckley lab - join us for some fun with optogenetics, zebrafish, neural tubes, biomechanics and cake
November 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Two positions (research assistant and PhD student), great science and the cake!
Check @buckleylab.bsky.social thread for more info:
👇
Check @buckleylab.bsky.social thread for more info:
👇