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Anders H. Lund @andershlund.bsky.social · 4d

What a great BRIC day!
Thanks to all the poster presenters for your efforts to share your research with your colleagues - and to everyone for all the great discussions! We will do this again in 6-months time!

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Anders H. Lund @andershlund.bsky.social · 5d

We have an open group leader position in diabetes 1 research.
Please circulate!

www.nature.com/naturecareer....

164887 Professor or Associate Professor and Research Group Leader with special focus on molecular me - Copenhagen, Hovedstaden (DK) job with The Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC), Universi...

BRIC wishes to recruit a strongly motivated scientist at Associate Professor or Professor level for an independent research group leader position. ...

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Duxin lab @duxinlab.bsky.social · 6d

BRIC Day with the theme collide across each other — all about sparking new intra-institute collaborations.

Kickoff with a keynote from Rasmus Rabøl (Klifo) and a buzzing poster session full of science-in-the-making!

@bric-ucph.bsky.social

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Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 7d

Sad news 😔 R.I.P. Jane Goodall! lived an inspiring life & made the world a better place www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

www.theguardian.com

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Anders H. Lund @andershlund.bsky.social · 18d

I am really happy to see this research turned into a product! Developed by Frederic Arendrup at @bric-ucph.bsky.social

Immagina BioTechnology @immagina.bsky.social · 20d

🧬 Translation made simple. Introducing ReCet™, Immagina’s cell-free in vitro translation system combining purified ribosomes, cytoplasmic extract & mRNA. Perfect for mRNA drug screening, cellular stress studies, etc.
Learn more: zurl.co/9VgkS
#RNA #TranslationBiology

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William Garland @willgarland.bsky.social · 28d

Registration and abstract submission is open for the 10th annual Danish RNA Society meeting 🇩🇰 - this year in Aarhus!
Deadline is October 1st
danish-rna-society.nemtilmeld.dk/8/

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Anders H. Lund @andershlund.bsky.social · Jul 1

Congratulations Monica! And to the CRG for recruiting you.

Monica Bettencourt-Dias @monicabettencourt.bsky.social · Jul 1

Happy to be the next (and 1st female) @crg.eu director. The CRG always stood out to me, for its excellence in understanding life's principles, with implications for health and biodiversity, & its collaborative, open and innovative way of doing science. Thrilled to join its amazing community in 2026!

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EU-LIFE @eu-life.bsky.social · Jun 30

🎙️"The way the geopolitical landscape is developing provides us with some strategic opportunities to fill the gaps where most probably other regions will not be delivering so strongly in the near future,” said @meagostinho.bsky.social, Executive Director of EU-LIFE ⬇️

#EUcompetitiveness #LifeSciences

Science|Business @sciencebusiness.net · Jun 27

🇩🇰 As Denmark takes over the EU Council presidency on 1 July, the research community is welcoming its agenda, which places research and innovation at the heart of European security and competitiveness.

🔗 More:

Research sector has high hopes for Danish Council presidency

The European research community responded positively to Denmark’s programme for its six-month presidency of the EU Council. This begins on July 1, shortly before the European Commission is due to…

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EU-LIFE @eu-life.bsky.social · Jun 25

📣 This month, we invite 5 #KnowledgeValorisation experts to voice the value of #FundamentalResearch for #EUcompetitiveness

3️⃣ Karel Lacina, from #ACTOSens in Czech Republic ⬇️

"Fundamental Research was the starting point of our journey at ACTOSens. Without years of studying molecular interactions in academic labs, we would not have developed our biosensor platform for STI diagnostics. It was basic science that allowed us to see what others missed – and turn it into a practical, life-improving technology," said Karel Lacina, Founder & CEO, ACTOSens (Czech Republic)

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Anders H. Lund @andershlund.bsky.social · Jun 24

Until our crystal ball can tell us exactly what we'll discover before we start looking, we always need to remain open to curiosity-driven research opportunities and to the value of improving our fundamental understanding of the body, diseases, potential treatments and society.

Marta Agostinho @meagostinho.bsky.social · Jun 24

The research sector stands united: the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions must stay bottom-up. No political direction — MSCA already delivers on Europe’s priorities! 👇

EU-LIFE @eu-life.bsky.social · Jun 24

EU-LIFE, @coimbragroup.bsky.social, @yerunnetwork.bsky.social & many EU research organisations urge EU to keep #MSCA 's bottom-up approach.

MSCA’s success lies in its openness to all fields & topics. Thematic restrictions would stifle innovation & limit researchers' opportunities.

➡️ bit.ly/3Gbc9Ak

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ErrantScience @errantscience.com · Jun 19

Who can work in science, EVERYONE #pride

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Anders H. Lund @andershlund.bsky.social · Jun 19

This is a great example of results from fundamental research being tested and implemented directly in the clinic. Congratulations to the team from Rigshospitalet and @bric-ucph.bsky.social at @ucph.bsky.social

Biotech Research & Innovation Center @bric-ucph.bsky.social · Jun 19

Getting to the bottom of understanding our genetic risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer.
Work by @bric-ucph.bsky.social researchers has resulted in a technique to improve detection of a patient's genetic risk of developing cancer before symptoms appear.

Anders H. Lund @andershlund.bsky.social · Jun 10

Copenhagen RNA aficionados - come join!

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Anders H. Lund @andershlund.bsky.social · Jun 9

This is so comforting to see!

Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · Jun 9

I wrote a new piece on how much progress has been made in treating childhood leukemia.

The answer is: quite a lot!

Before the 1970s, fewer than 10% of children diagnosed survived 5 years after diagnosis.

Now most are cured and around 85% survive that long.
ourworldindata.org/childhood-le...

Two charts present survival rates for childhood leukemia over time, specifically focusing on Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).

In the top panel, for ALL, a series of curved lines represent overall survival rates plotted against years since diagnosis. The lines show a marked increase in survival rates from the late 1960s, when only 14% of children survived more than five years post-diagnosis, to around 94% in the 2010s. Key intervals are labeled, with different colors indicating different periods of diagnosis, ranging from 1972-1975 to 2010-2015.

The bottom panel illustrates survival rates for AML, which are consistently lower overall compared to ALL. Like the top graph, it features several colored lines indicating specific periods. The highest point noted indicates a survival rate of 65%. The graph captures trends in survival as well, showing gradual improvement over time, from 1975-1977 up to 2011-2017.

Data sources for these visualizations are cited at the bottom: Mignon Loh et al. (2023) for ALL and Todd M Cooper et al. (2023) for AML, both from the Children's Oncology Group. The chart is published by Our World in Data, and licensed under Creative Commons by the author, Saloni Dattani.

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Anders H. Lund @andershlund.bsky.social · Jun 3

If you are looking to start your independent research career in cancer research, this is a great opportunity!

Bo Porse @porsebo.bsky.social · Jun 3

WE ARE RECRUITING: A tenure-track group leader position in translational cancer research is available at the Finsen Laboratory in Copenhagen. Come join an excellent and friendly research environment combining both hospital and university affiliated groups

candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

Tenure-track Research Group leader position in translational cancer research at the Finsen Laboratory, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital

A group leader position at the Finsen Laboratory, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital is open for appointment as soon as possible. The position is av

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Ed Boyden @eboyden3.bsky.social · May 30

Just published, expansion in situ genome sequencing, where you can sequence DNA while still inside the cell, mapping its organization relative to proteins and other markers, with the help of expansion microscopy! Led by @jbuenrostro.bksy.social. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Anders H. Lund @andershlund.bsky.social · May 29

Amazing and highly valuable community!

EU-LIFE @eu-life.bsky.social · May 28

⚡ Last week we celebrated the #EULIFE2025 Community Meeting, hosted by @ceitec.eu in #brnoregion, and what can we say… IT WAS A BLAST!

Find out about what happened, including the amazing EU-LIFE #ScienceVision awardees, in our latest news ➡️https://eu-life.eu/newsroom/news/community-meeting-2025

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Anders H. Lund @andershlund.bsky.social · May 22

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paveltomancak.bsky.social @paveltomancak.bsky.social · May 22

@eu-life.bsky.social Directors and main reps at the #Mendel Monastery @ceitec.eu #Brno

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CeMM @cemm.oeaw.ac.at · May 22

🎤Science took the spotlight at the #EULIFE #ScienceVision Contest!

Congrats to the winners & kudos to Team #CeMM Brianda, Carolina, Öykü & Tatyana for taking 3rd place!🏆👏

Thanks to @ceitec.eu for a fantastic organisation & to all CeMMies who joined the viewing party to support the team!🎉

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Anders H. Lund @andershlund.bsky.social · May 22

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Babraham Institute @babrahaminst.bsky.social · May 22

'Rapper Rhodopsin' (AKA Ellie @trayon.bsky.social lab) and the Babraham Massive celebrating Ellie's victory in the first ever @eu-life.bsky.social Science Vision contest. We're so proud! Thanks @ceitec.eu - it was so much fun!

Simon Cook @drsimoncook.bsky.social · May 22

The @babrahaminst.bsky.social rock steady crew in Brno at the @eu-life.bsky.social Communuty Meeting

Anders H. Lund @andershlund.bsky.social · May 22

Congratulations to all winners - and especially to Mafalda Pereira from @bric-ucph.bsky.social and @porsebo.bsky.social

EU-LIFE @eu-life.bsky.social · May 22

🎉 The EU-LIFE Community has spoken!

The awardees of the EU-LIFE #ScienceVision Talk Contest 2025 are:

🥇 Eleonore Ocaña, @babrahaminst.bsky.social
🥈 Mafalda Araújo Pereira, @bric-ucph.bsky.social
🥉 Brianda Santini & Carolina Mangana, @cemm-vienna.bsky.social

Many congrats to all!

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Josh Brickman @josh-brickman.bsky.social · May 7

Two days left to apply to do fantastic science in a great place - come join us as a new group leader at reNEW - employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sho...

Junior Group Leader (Associate Professor) in Stem Cell Medicine

employment.ku.dk

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Anders H. Lund @andershlund.bsky.social · May 7

Great meeting - thanks to the organizers!

Sandra Blanco Lab @sblancolab.bsky.social · May 7

It was great to meet and share our research at the RNA Society of Sweden. Great meeting, great science with Fatima Gebauer, @andershlund.bsky.social , Ru-Juan Liu among others. Great organisation. Thank you so much for the invitation @xis-aguilo.bsky.social Cristian Bellodi @sarshadlab.bsky.social

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Anders H. Lund @andershlund.bsky.social · May 5

Great talk by @claudiakutter.bsky.social at the Swedish RNA Society meeting describing how estrogen protects against liver cancer

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Anders H. Lund @andershlund.bsky.social · May 5

Research & Innovation needs a strong place in the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)

EU-LIFE @eu-life.bsky.social · May 5

The next EU Multiannual Financial Framework, #MFF 2028-2034, is the principal instrument to create a budget that places #Research & #Innovation at the heart of the economy, boosting competitiveness for a prosperous & resilient Europe 🇪🇺

Here are EU-LIFE's recommendations➡️ eu-life.eu/newsroom/pub...

Research & Innovation needs a strong place in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). EU-LIFE's recommendations:
1. A standalone FP10
2. A commensurate budget for R&I
3. A world-leading discovery-driven research for innovation & industrial robustness

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