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Cristina Viéitez

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Group Leader (RyC) at IBFG in Salamanca, Spain @CSIC.es Fascinated about protein PTMs and how they regulate life Cell Signalling - Chromatin - PTMs ERC starting #PTMtalk

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Cristina Viéitez @crisvieitez.bsky.social · Feb 4

I am looking for postdocs to work across the fields of #CellSignalling and Chromatin. Background in #Bioinformatics #PTMbiology
#ERC-funded positions - Reach out if you want to discuss.
Please share among potential candidates!

Cristina Viéitez @crisvieitez.bsky.social · Jan 20

Our lab is recruiting Postdocs with strong background in Epigenetics, PTM biology and/or Cell Signalling along with experience with bioinformatics 👩‍💻👨‍💻
📢 Apply through the IBFG Postdoc Call 2025!
🔗 Check all the positions here 👇
drive.google.com/file/d/1JxNd...

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Claus Wilke @clauswilke.com · 1d

Biology is much more complicated than most non-biologists can imagine. And AI is not going to change this anytime soon.
blog.genesmindsmachines.com/p/we-still-c...

We still can’t predict much of anything in biology

Biology is hard. Yes, even for AI.

blog.genesmindsmachines.com

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IBFG @ibfg.bsky.social · 5d

Good news! Pre-registration is open for the Rising Stars Symposium at @ibfg.bsky.social, Salamanca, Spain 🌟

📝 Fill out the following pre-registration form now! ➡️ forms.gle/2QUz6M71LrSk...

⚠️ Form deadline: Sunday 26 October, 2025

#IBFG #bioscience #talent #research #postdoc

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CortésLab @corteslab.bsky.social · 4d

Kickstarting our Bluesky🦋 account with great news!
Our REPAIRome study finally out today in
@science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A comprehensive genetic catalog of human double-strand break repair

The analysis of DNA sequence outcomes provides molecular insights into double-strand break (DSB) repair mechanisms. Using parallel in-pool profiling of Cas9-induced insertions and deletions (indels) w...

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EMBO @embo.org · 7d

"EMBO support is very important – not only for the young scientists here in #Hungary, but also the more established scientists, as well as the connection you get with EMBO and with EMBO-related institutes,” says Rita Sinka, former EMBO Installation Grantee: www.embo.org/people/the-i... #research 🧪

The importance of basic research – People – EMBO

Meet Rita Sinka, associate professor and head of the Department of Genetics at the University of Szeged, and former EMBO Installation Grantee

www.embo.org

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Rob Schneider @robertife.bsky.social · 16d

#Jobalert 🚨: Please RT !
Looking for a #PhD student for exciting project on the interphase between epigenetics and cellular metabolism:
How do (nuclear) metabolic enzymes reguate chromatin function ?
#epigenomics, #epigenetics, #metabolism
www.helmholtz-munich.de/en/ife/job-o...

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Science Magazine @science.org · 22d

Increasing the breadth of researchers trained as peer reviewers is crucial to upholding quality in academic publishing. Last year, the Science journals began a pilot in which invited peer reviewers could add trainees as co-reviewers, with more than 2200 scientists participating. #PeerReviewWeek

White text on a red background: Science thanks each of our reviewers for their critical contribution. #PeerReviewWeek

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PMC Protein Modules Community @pmc-modularity.bsky.social · 23d

Tune in to our next seminar on October 13 at 3pm CEST! We’ll hear from Dr. Cris Viéitez (@crisvieitez.bsky.social) and Dr. Patrick Brunner (@humboldtuni.bsky.social).

Register to attend: tinyurl.com/PMCseminar2

Recordings of previous seminars: www.youtube.com/@PMCModularity

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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 28d

Edith Heard our new CEO shares ten lessons from her life in science, from curiosity, courage and coffee to the secrets of our genetic code.

www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-09...

Edith Heard life lessons

Edith Heard, the Crick’s new Director and CEO, shares ten lessons from a life in science, spanning curiosity, courage, coffee, and the secrets of our genetic code.

www.crick.ac.uk

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Amanda Heidt @scattercushion.bsky.social · Aug 27

🧪 #source request: Are you a PhD student from Singapore, Japan, Korea, Australia, South Africa, Germany, or China who *recently graduated or will soon graduate?* If so, I'd like to hear about your next steps for a story in @nature.com. Send me a DM, email me, or find me on Signal (aheidt.16).

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Alvaro San Millan @sanmillan.bsky.social · Sep 8

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) could cause 10 million deaths by 2050. At PLAS-FIGHTER, we are working to change this!
🔎 We study how plasmids spread resistance to open up new avenues for future containment and diagnostic strategies.
Find out more 👇
plasmidlab.es/project/

#AntibioticResistance

Project - Plasmidlab

PLAS-FIGHTER Exploiting plasmid-bacteria interactions to fight

plasmidlab.es

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IRNASA-CSIC @irnasa.bsky.social · Sep 5

DÉJAME LIARTE - 'El hilo que nos une' es un espacio de la fundación FUNDOS y AMIT Castilla y León en Canal Saber dedicado al liderazgo femenino en ciencia. Esta es la entrevista a Mar Siles, directora del #IRNASA-CSIC y delegada de @csiccyl.bsky.social.

Del Laboratorio al Liderazgo Científico | Déjame Liarte #2 con Mar Siles (Directora del IRNASA)

YouTube video by Canal Saber

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Sep 5

🎥 With the new school year underway, episode 7 of our #PeopleBehindTheScience series introduces Tessa Lansu who researches bullying.

💡 Why do kids bully?
🔍 How can we target their motives?
🏫 How can we make schools safer?

🎬 Watch 👇

Radboud University #FrontierResearch #Education #Bullying

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Cristina Viéitez @crisvieitez.bsky.social · Sep 4

A pleasure to present our work at the #47congresosebbm in Cáceres!Thanks Maria Gómez Vicentefranqueira for the invitation and the organisation of such an interactive session - Gene Regulation and Genome Dynamics

#PTMtalk

@sebbm.bsky.social
@ibfg.bsky.social

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Sociedad Española de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular (SEBBM) @sebbm.bsky.social · Sep 4

Continuamos nuestra tercera jornada con la Conferencia Mujer y Ciencia, presenta María Mayán a nuestra ponente invitada Diana Guallar

#47congresosebbm #mujeryciencia #charlaplenaria

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liti_nice @litinice.bsky.social · Sep 1

Delighted to see @sakshikhaiwal.bsky.social work in print www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Huge thank to @univcotedazur.bsky.social for providing extensive support on this project, @pedrobeltrao.bsky.social and Jonas groups for huge help, @cnrs.fr @ircan.bsky.social

Predicting natural variation in the yeast phenotypic landscape with machine learning | Molecular Systems Biology

imageimageAn ensemble of phenotypes measured in the genome-sequenced 1,011 S. cerevisiae collection were coupled with genomics and molecular-level data to benchmark machine learning models for quantitative phenotypic predictions at scale. Large-...

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Savitski Lab @savitski-lab.bsky.social · Feb 10

We are very happy to present our work on N-glycoproteomics!🍬 Our method enables the selective enrichment and precise quantification of intact N-glycopeptides to explore the dynamics of glycosylation microheterogeneity.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Cristina Viéitez @crisvieitez.bsky.social · Aug 1

Last week part of our group attended the Gordon Research Conference Histone and DNA Modifications. Such a great combination of cool science and networking! #newPI

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Typas Lab @typaslab.bsky.social · Jul 30

Ready to lead pioneering research that bridges systems-level investigations of biological systems to molecular mechanism? The EMBL Molecular Systems Biology Unit in Heidelberg is hiring a Group Leader!

Group Leader – Molecular Systems Biology Unit

Are you ready to lead groundbreaking research in Molecular Systems Biology? Join us at EMBL! We are seeking a motivated scientist to lead an independent research group, addressing original biological ...

embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com

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Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · Jul 19

The report identifies factors that limit innovation in Europe: fragmentation, both of markets and of regulatory frameworks, incl different national implementations of EU legislation, no true financial union, incompatible standards, insufficient R&D funding, risk-averse regulatory culture.

European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Jul 19

New ERC report on Europe’s competitiveness! 🇪🇺

"It conveyed a shared message that fundamental research is not a luxury.”

ERC President Maria Leptin on the conclusions from the ERC workshop with leading figures from industry, policy and science.

Read workshop report: erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

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Pedro Beltrao @pedrobeltrao.bsky.social · Jul 22

Unexpectedly, @jurgjn.bsky.social found that running Alphafold3 predictions for protein interactions can yield ipTM scores that are more predictive of true interactions when run in pools of proteins instead of pairwise predictions. Presumably, this reflects some sort of "competition effect".

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · Jul 22

How can we find out what’s really going on inside cells when we’re generating so much complex data?

CORNETO is an open-source tool that uses machine learning to turn tangled omics datasets into clear maps of how genes, proteins, and signalling pathways interact.

www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/r... 🧪

CORNETO: machine learning to decode complex omics data

New tool combines biological knowledge with machine learning to help researchers extract meaningful insights from complex omics data.

www.ebi.ac.uk

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Cristina Viéitez @crisvieitez.bsky.social · Jul 19

Congratulations Lisa and team!!

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Lisa Maier Lab | Tübingen @lisamaierlab.bsky.social · Jul 16

Finally online!
Our latest research is out @nature.com: We show that non-antibiotic drugs can disrupt colonization resistance, raising the risk of enteric infections.
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Non-antibiotics disrupt colonization resistance against enteropathogens

Nature - Non-antibiotic drugs from a wide range of therapeutic classes can alter the ability of gut commensals to resist invasion by enteropathogens, a previously underappreciated side effect of...

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Cristina Viéitez @crisvieitez.bsky.social · Jul 13

Enhorabuena a Marta y a todo el grupo!! 🎉

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Science Magazine @science.org · Jul 8

#NextGenSci gave young scientists this prompt: When pursuing science education or work abroad, what is the biggest challenge you face? What one change would help scientists from your country or region overcome this challenge?

Here's how they responded: scim.ag/4llEPGf

Supporting scientists who study and work abroad

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