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Alex Crits-Christoph @acritschristoph.bsky.social · 11d

Try following this feed, which are paper links shared by all the people you follow
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Emma R Andersson @anderssonlab.bsky.social · 10d

Fun! Thanks for sharing! - Bluesky starting to live up to the golden days of sharing interesting papers on the other platform, thanks to @paper-feed.bsky.social, at last!

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Emma R Andersson @anderssonlab.bsky.social · 12d

👩‍🔬👨‍💻 Postdoc recruitment! 👨‍🔬👩‍💻

Join us to use next generation single cell lineage tracing (de Haan & He et al Science 2025) to resolve dermis developmental dynamics & mechanisms.

🚨 Deadline Oct 1st!! 🚨

Please re-post and help us spread the word far and wide! ✈

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Postdoctoral studies in next generation single cell lineage tracing of skin (scholarship)

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? A postdoctoral scholarship is available in the lab of Emma R Andersson at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institutet

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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 16d

If only there was a study of Tylenol and Autism.... oh wait!

"Acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in sibling control analysis. "

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Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability

This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Aug 26

We need a lot more Dr. Jessica Steiers to pull a body of evidence together like this
@unbiasedscipod.bsky.social 👏
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Emma R Andersson @anderssonlab.bsky.social · Aug 17

Here’s the link (podcast in Swedish): sverigesradio.se/play/avsnitt...

Krokodiler hör aldrig dåligt – så kan de hjälpa hörselnedsatta människor - Vetenskapspodden

Krokodiler kan återskapa sin hörsel om den försämras. Nu vill svenska forskare ta reda på om de kan hjälpa människor att höra bättre. Hurdå?

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Sten Linnarsson @sten.linnarsson.org · Aug 15

A little over two weeks to the deadline! 20 positions, generous startup funding, a great community and fantastic infrastructure. Come join us!

Sten Linnarsson @sten.linnarsson.org · Jun 25

A major KI initiative to recruit new assistant professors with outstanding proposals in all areas of medicine, biomedicine and public health. We offer an amazing research environment, great colleagues and generous startup packages. Check it out and get working on your applications! (repost please!)

Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · Jun 25

Applications are now open! We are recruiting 20 Assistant Professors in a wide range of subject areas. We're looking for early-career researchers with strong scientific merits and future potential.
🔗 All positions: ki.se/en/about-ki/...

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Emma R Andersson @anderssonlab.bsky.social · Aug 15

If we lose our inner ear hair cells, we lose our hearing.. but reptiles can repair their sensory organs 🐊🤩

Tune in to Vetenskapspodden on Swedish radio P1, Sun 07:03, Mon 18:33, or bit.ly/4oCDHzP from Sunday, to hear me & Helge Rask-Andersen discuss crocodiles & regeneration with Lena Nordlund!

Portrait photo of me (Emma R Andersson, Associate Professor at Karolinska Institutet), Helge Rask-Andersen (Professor Emeritus at Uppsala University), and Lena Nordlund (journalist, host of Vetenskapspodden, and originally a chemist!)

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Katja Petzold @katjapetzold.bsky.social · Aug 1

What #biophysical process steers one #microRNA to select one #mRNA over another? Trying to decipher this for miR-34a: our long standing efforts with the labs of @anderssonlab.bsky.social and Alan Chen (SUNY RNA) are finally out:

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Thanks for the exciting journey 🤩😍

Sequence, structure, and affinity of miR-34a binding sites determine repression efficacy

Abstract. MicroRNAs (miRs) regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally by guiding Argonaute (AGO) proteins to target mRNAs. Efficiently predicting the

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Rui Benedito @ruibenedito.bsky.social · Jun 26

The new Department of Functional Genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine is looking for scientists at any level. 👉 mpi-muenster.mpg.de/780013/profil

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · Jun 25

Applications are now open! We are recruiting 20 Assistant Professors in a wide range of subject areas. We're looking for early-career researchers with strong scientific merits and future potential.
🔗 All positions: ki.se/en/about-ki/...

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Sten Linnarsson @sten.linnarsson.org · Jun 25

A major KI initiative to recruit new assistant professors with outstanding proposals in all areas of medicine, biomedicine and public health. We offer an amazing research environment, great colleagues and generous startup packages. Check it out and get working on your applications! (repost please!)

Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · Jun 25

Applications are now open! We are recruiting 20 Assistant Professors in a wide range of subject areas. We're looking for early-career researchers with strong scientific merits and future potential.
🔗 All positions: ki.se/en/about-ki/...

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Crystal Rogers, PhD @rogerslabucd.bsky.social · Jun 22

Congratulations to @mads100tist.bsky.social on his Trainee Science Communication Award!! This is so well-deserved! #2025ICDB @socdevbio.bsky.social

A slide with a picture Joaquin Navajos Acedo in honor of a science communication award

Three masked scientists at a DevBio conference

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Alex Eve @amjeve.bsky.social · Jun 21

Neptune: a Roman god; a planet; and now a new technology developed by @anderssonlab.bsky.social to trace the differentiation of each cell within the developing mouse ectoderm – a tissue that gives rise to the skin, sensory organs (e.g. inner ear) & nervous system.

#2025ICDB #2025SDB #ICDB2025

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Emma R Andersson @anderssonlab.bsky.social · Jun 21

This is the best post-talk compliment 😅 Thank you! And congrats to your recent successes!

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Emma R Andersson @anderssonlab.bsky.social · Jun 21

Thank you!! 🤩

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Sten Linnarsson @sten.linnarsson.org · Jun 19

Heads-up for major new faculty search at KI — with great startup packages and a wide range of subject areas.

Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · Jun 18

Save the date! On 25 June, Karolinska Institutet will be starting a major recruitment drive for 20 junior researchers with a focus on excellence and mobility news.ki.se/ki-to-recruit-junior-researchers-with-a-focus-on-excellence

KI to recruit junior researchers with a focus on excellence

On 25 June, Karolinska Institutet will be starting a major recruitment drive for 20 junior researchers with a focus on excellence and mobility. As one of Europe’s leading medical universities, KI offe...

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Emma R Andersson @anderssonlab.bsky.social · Jun 19

Postdoc recruitment! Interested in unraveling the developmental origins of deeper skin layers?

You would leverage our in utero next generation single cell lineage tracing tools (de Haan & He et al Science 2025) to investigate dermis lineages bit.ly/43OAy7S

Interested? Find me now at #2025ICDB!

Postdoctoral studies in methods development and next generation single cell lineage tracing of skin (scholarship)

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research The research team A postdoctoral scholarship is available in the lab of Emma R Andersson at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karo

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Jens Hjerling Leffler @hjerling-leffler.bsky.social · Jun 19

I definitely never regretted the decision to leave New York for Stockholm and Karolinska - now you can join us: big call for assistant professors across medical disciplines coming up. news.ki.se/ki-to-recrui...

KI to recruit junior researchers with a focus on excellence

On 25 June, Karolinska Institutet will be starting a major recruitment drive for 20 junior researchers with a focus on excellence and mobility. As one of Europe’s leading medical universities, KI offe...

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · May 21

The European Commission is looking for outstanding scientists to join the ERC’s Scientific Council!

As European research leaders, the members of the Scientific Council will define funding strategies and drive groundbreaking discoveries.

🗓️ Deadline: 23 June 2025 12:00 CEST

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European Commission calls for nominations to the ERC Scientific Council

The European Commission is inviting the European research community to nominate outstanding candidates for membership to the Scientific Council, the governing body of the European Research Council…

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Emma R Andersson @anderssonlab.bsky.social · May 25

Very nice work @choijunhong.bsky.social and @jshendure.bsky.social !

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Emma R Andersson @anderssonlab.bsky.social · May 24

But then I immediately worried my reply came across as arrogant, so I still had angst for weeks after!

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Emma R Andersson @anderssonlab.bsky.social · May 24

That was, in fact, also my answer 😉

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Emma R Andersson @anderssonlab.bsky.social · May 23

Mine is: “It seems that a lot of your work is the result of fortuitous discoveries. How will your career continue if it is only lucky observations?”

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Emma R Andersson @anderssonlab.bsky.social · May 23

Fantastic work! 👏👏👏 Indeed a very cool tool and findings. And such a joy to hear the story firsthand from you, at the Blueprints of Life Symposium @ki.se ! Thanks again for accepting the invitation to speak!

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