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Ankur Sharma @ankuroncofetal.bsky.social · Apr 10

This is game changer!!

Spatial multi-omics reveals cell-type-specific nuclear compartments

Two-layer DNA seqFISH+
Simultaneous mapping of 100,049 genomic loci
+ nascent transcriptome for 17,856 genes in single cells

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Ben Hogan @benjhogan.bsky.social · Mar 21

Run a lab at an international cancer research centre in Melbourne, Australia!
Applications open until May 9th….
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Ben Hogan @benjhogan.bsky.social · Mar 5

We are recruiting a group leader in laboratory research at Peter Mac Cancer Centre in
Melbourne, Australia 🔬🦘💥

Work in a cutting edge research environment in a vibrant world city!

We value research excellence, creativity and diversity.

Join us!

careers.petermac.org/job/MELBOURN...

Group Leader

careers.petermac.org

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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · Mar 11

Bsky vs Twitter engagement difference now 50-fold...

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Ankur Sharma @ankuroncofetal.bsky.social · Feb 16

Very excited to launch CELLOGRAMRx a joint project between Australia 🇦🇺 (NHMRC) & Japan 🇯🇵 (AMED) teams to build a pan cancer atlas of oncofetal cells, understand population level differences and identify novel therapeutic targets by employing spatial omics & machine learning approaches!

Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · Feb 14

Garvan researchers will lead a project to map 2,000 cancer samples, aiming to understand why treatments vary across patients and cancer types. This initiative involves one of the largest collaborative cancer studies between Australia and Japan.

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Bart Deplancke @bartdeplancke.bsky.social · Jan 10

Fantastic opportunity: 🚀 Calling early-career scientists! Apply for the 2025 ELISIR Scholar at EPFL. From outstanding PhD straight to group leader. Join an interdisciplinary research community to conduct independent research in any area of #lifesciences in Lausanne, CH
👉 go.epfl.ch/ELISIR

EPFL Life Sciences Early Independent Research Scholar (ELISIR)

From exceptional PhD directly to independent group leader

go.epfl.ch

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Ankur Sharma @ankuroncofetal.bsky.social · Jan 9

It was great to visit IIT-Kanpur and Delhi University his week and interact with colleagues Amit Dutt, Hamim Zafar, Arun Shukla, Ananda, Santosh and others.. discussing common grounds between developmental biology and cancer.. also an opportunity to revisit old memories of undergrad days..

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Oz Single Cell @ozsinglecell.bsky.social · Jan 7

We are here 🦋. Save the date for Oz Single Cell 2025, 23-25 May in Sydney

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Ankur Sharma @ankuroncofetal.bsky.social · Jan 3

I’ll be speaking at DU south campus and talking about our recent work. Thank you Amit Dutt for kind invitation. This is an special for me as 20 years ago I did my first internship as undergraduate at DU Genetics dept which ignited my interest in genome biology 🧬

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Itai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · Dec 22

Scientists can be classified as either Foxes or Hedgehogs; borrowing Isaiah Berlin’s famous use of the saying that “a fox knows many things, but a hedgehog knows one big thing”

Hedgehogs: Darwin, Monod, McClintock, Dawkins, Kimura..

Foxes: Wallace, Jacob, Brenner, Gould, Ohta..

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Dec 12

The fate of T cells, such as seen in exhausted T cells, is tied to nutrients. This introduces the potential of therapies directed at keeping T cell identity and function intact. (And the infamous Krebs cycle makes a comeback to my brain)

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Nutrient-driven histone code determines exhausted CD8+ T cell fates

ACLY-deficient CAR T cells targeting the tumor-associated antigen disialoganglioside GD2 (GD2 CAR T cells) also resisted acquiring TEX-like properties, exhibiting reduced CD39 expression when co-cultu...

www.science.org

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IMAGE Lab @labphan.bsky.social · Dec 6

Find out more about Prof Cindy Ma @garvaninstitute.bsky.social & her journey @jexpmed.bsky.social. Cindy is in the Precision Immunology Program & will be our new Faculty Chair in 2025!

rupress.org/jem/article/...

Cindy Ma: Science is often not black and white, and the answer usually lies in the grey | Journal of Experimental Medicine | Rockefeller University Press

Professor Cindy Ma heads the Human Immune Disorders Laboratory at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. She is a member of the Garvan Faculty, holds a

rupress.org

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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · Dec 6

I could not be more thrilled to announce the Nature Methods @naturemethods.bsky.social Method of the Year is Spatial Proteomics! Please see our editorial as a roadmap to the fantastic content in this special issue! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Method of the Year 2024: spatial proteomics - Nature Methods

Approaches for profiling the spatial proteome in tissues are the basis of atlas-scale projects that are delivering on their promise for understanding biological complexity in health and disease.

www.nature.com

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Ankur Sharma @ankuroncofetal.bsky.social · Dec 3

Done :)

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Shalin H. Naik @shalinhnaik.bsky.social · Dec 2

📢 World-leading Immunologists. The Nossal Endowed Chair of Immunology has just been announced @wehi-research.bsky.social. This is your chance to move (or return) to Australia to do ground-breaking research and join a thriving environment for discovery and translation.

WEHI - The Sir Gustav Nossal Professor of Immunology - Alumni Global

The Professor will lead transformative research into the complexities of the immune system, building on Sir Gustav Nossal’s pioneering work. By fostering a culture of scientific excellence and innovat...

alumniglobal.com

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Science News @scinews.bsky.social · Dec 1

The Immune Response

Source: Big Picture & Wellcome Trust
HD: www.tes.com/teaching-res...

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Ankur Sharma @ankuroncofetal.bsky.social · Nov 27

Done :)

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Prof Gina Ravenscroft🇿🇦🇦🇺 @ginaravenscroft.bsky.social · Nov 26

If your #NHMRC ideas grant was unsuccessful and you have a story to share about the impact of this on your #biomedicalresearch, career, team - get in touch. Federal DOH have asked #NARF to collect stories of impact of low funding. #SaveOzScience #DiscoveriesNeedDollars #EMCRs

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Ankur Sharma @ankuroncofetal.bsky.social · Nov 25

Great work Seth, can you add me?

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · Nov 25

At Garvan, we see a future where everyone lives a longer, healthier life.

We bring together world-leading researchers and clinicians, collaborating locally and globally, to improve human health.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOIP...

#science #medicalresearch #health #disease

Welcome to Garvan

YouTube video by Garvan Institute of Medical Research

www.youtube.com

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Ankur Sharma @ankuroncofetal.bsky.social · Nov 24

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Ankur Sharma @ankuroncofetal.bsky.social · Nov 24

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Ankur Sharma @ankuroncofetal.bsky.social · Nov 24

Done :)

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Slim Mzoughi @sleemmz.bsky.social · Nov 23

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Ankur Sharma @ankuroncofetal.bsky.social · Nov 23

Done :)

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Magdalena Skipper @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social · Nov 22

‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky

For me, it certainly feels good to be here!

@natureportfolio.bsky.social @bsky.app

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky

Researchers say the social-media platform — an alternative to X — offers more control over the content they see and the people they engage with.

www.nature.com

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