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Tung Le @tunglejic.bsky.social · 5d

Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions at the John Innes Centre.

Repost = nice. Thank you very much!!!

John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 5d

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to give a seminar at the Fellows Conference, which will be held on 10 March 2026.

Candidates who win Fellowships will be offered a Tenure Track Group Leader position from the outset, initially for 5 years.

Find out more: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...

Independent Research Fellowships Leading to Tenured Faculty Positions | John Innes Centre

The John Innes Centre (JIC), is a world leading centre of excellence in plant and microbial sciences based on the Norwich Research Park, UK. We are inviting applications from outstanding researchers…

www.jic.ac.uk

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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 1d

2026 PhD recruitment is now open.

As well as our main PhD recruitment, which is open to all, we are pleased to be offering scholarships for candidates of Black or mixed Black heritage. Learn more and apply on our website:

www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

PhD student recruitment

PhD recruitment information.

www.crick.ac.uk

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Grainger Lab @graingerlab.bsky.social · 1d

Our lab is offering 3 PhD projects this year across 3 different topics: antibiotic resistance mechanisms, evolution of pathogenic bacteria, and fundamental mechanisms of gene regulation.

www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywor...

grainger birmingham PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships - 3 PhDs Listed

FindAPhD. Search Funded PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in grainger birmingham. Search for PhD funding, scholarships & studentships in the UK, Europe and around the world.

www.findaphd.com

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Paul Fogg @pcmfogg.bsky.social · 1d

Still a couple of days left to apply for this postdoc #job. With access to world-class facilities, you will unravel the DNA-packaging mechanisms used by #phages and the unusual #GeneTransferAgents, and explore the impact of these tiny machines on evolution, resistance, and biotech. @ukri.org #bbsrc

Paul Fogg @pcmfogg.bsky.social · 15d

🚨Exciting #Postdoc opportunity in the Fogg & Antson labs: 3-year post based @biologyatyork.bsky.social to explore the #StructuralBiology & mechanism of viral DNA-packaging motors using cutting-edge #Cryo-EM, biophysical and molecular approaches. Apply by 9th Oct at bit.ly/3Iz3bOu #ScienceJobs

Jobs - The University of York

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Dillingham Lab @dillinghamlab.bsky.social · 5d

Great to be there and thanks for having me!

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Harry Low’s Lab @lowlab.bsky.social · Aug 11

Please RT 🙏 If you’re an early career researcher working in the fields of structural or synthetic biology wishing to start your lab then come join us at Imperial. We’re looking to support outstanding individuals for external Career Development Awards/Fellowships.

www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperi...

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Harry Low’s Lab @lowlab.bsky.social · Jul 28

Please RT! Call for Fellows! If you’re a structural biologist and wanting to start your lab by applying for an external Fellowship then we at Imperial may be excited to host you. Synthetic biologists too.. Please submit expression of interest with details below 🙏

www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperi...

www.imperial.ac.uk

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Genome Damage and Stability Centre (GDSC) @gdsc-sussex.bsky.social · Jul 21

Sussex is the host for this year's South West Structural Biology Consortium meeting [we snuck in... !]. Looking forward to hearing talks from Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Portsmouth, Southampton and of course, Sussex!

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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · Jul 21

Recently I learnt that EMBL-EBI has a free online course about AlphaFold — how it works, strengths and limitations, how to use it — and it's very good!

There are also little quizzes and interactives.
www.ebi.ac.uk/training/onl...

AlphaFold - A practical guide

www.ebi.ac.uk

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Alessandro Costa @costalaboratory.bsky.social · Jul 21

Less than two weeks left to apply!

Postdoc positions in my lab to study

1. initiation of DNA replication.

2. chromatin replication/epigenetic inheritance.

Great for biochemists, biophysicists & structural biologists.

Deadline 3 August 2025.

crick.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...

Postdoctoral Fellow - Costa Lab

Salary for this Role: From £45,500 with benefits, subject to skills and experience. Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellow - Costa Lab Reports to: Alessandro Costa Closing Date: 03/Aug/2025 23.59 GMT Job Desc...

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RCSB Protein Data Bank @rcsbpdb.bsky.social · Jul 19

Interested in the "Crystallography Through The Decades" session at #aca2025?
Take a tour of the PDB over the years at PDB-101
pdb101.rcsb.org/motm...

PDB101: Molecule of the Month: Fifty Years of Open Access to PDB Structures

The Protein Data Bank is celebrating its golden anniversary!

pdb101.rcsb.org

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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · Jul 18

PRESS RELEASE - Major funding boost to bring world leading researchers to the John Innes Centre

We have been awarded an equal share of the new £54 million Global Talent Fund, to attract and support leading researchers and their teams to relocate to the UK:

www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas...

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Dillingham Lab @dillinghamlab.bsky.social · Jul 16

Science works folks. Beautiful.

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Dillingham Lab @dillinghamlab.bsky.social · Jul 16

BBC News - Babies made using three people's DNA are born free of hereditary disease
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Babies from three people's DNA prevents heriditary disease

The method was pioneered by UK scientists to overcome devastating, sometimes fatal inherited diseases.

www.bbc.com

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Stephen McLaughlin @lmbbiophysics.bsky.social · Jun 20

Excited for our program of speakers at Next Generation Biophysics 2025. Come join us as registration is now open either in person or online:
www3.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/sites/nextge...

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Alessandro Costa @costalaboratory.bsky.social · Jun 20

Postdoc positions open in my lab (Francis Crick Institute) to study

1. initiation of DNA replication.

2. chromatin replication/epigenetic inheritance.

Great for biochemists, biophysicists and cryo-EM/cryo-tomography scientists.

Deadline 3 August 2025.

crick.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...

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Harry Low’s Lab @lowlab.bsky.social · Apr 28

Please RT. Post-doc opportunity alert! 💥 closing 5th May.. Come join our team (thelowlab.org) at Imperial, London, working on bacterial secretion systems. The position is funded by the Wellcome Trust.

For more details and to apply please see

www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · Apr 15

Moving obituary of David Stephens, "in many ways, the perfect academic" journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

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Malcolm White @mfwhite2.bsky.social · Mar 31

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
A funded PhD studentship is available for a joint project between my lab and @andreashaag.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social

Harnessing Bacterial Viruses to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Infections at University of St Andrews on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Harnessing Bacterial Viruses to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Infections at University of St Andrews, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology @mrclmb.bsky.social · Mar 31

How do SMC complexes capture DNA? 🧪

Led by Frank Bürmann, Jan Löwe’s & Mark Dillingham’s groups have identified the directional loading mechanism the bacterial SMC complex MukBEF uses to capture & ingest DNA, & found a phage inhibitor to this pathway.

Read more: tinyurl.com/4s8nrrkk

#LMBResearch

Schematic illustrating the structural changes undergone by MukBEF SMC complex during DNA capture and ingestion.

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RepState Project @repstateeu.bsky.social · Feb 3

Hello Bluesky!

We are a research network of 13 PhD researchers exploring DNA repair mechanisms 🧬

🏛️ Partnering with research institutions across Europe

💡 Fostering collaborations between academia and industry to drive innovation

#RepState #DNADamage #DNARepair #ScientificResearch #EUResearch

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Harry Low’s Lab @lowlab.bsky.social · Mar 28

Please RT. Post-doc opportunity alert! 💥 Come join our team (thelowlab.org) at Imperial, London, working on bacterial secretion systems. The position is funded by the Wellcome Trust.

For more details and to apply please see

www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

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RSC Nucleic Acids Group @rscnucleicacids.bsky.social · Feb 17

Registration is now open! Register here for our 21st RSC Nucleic Acids Forum: www.rsc.org/events/detai...
Abstract submissions now open!
See you there🧬🧪

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Hasan Yardimci @hyardimci.bsky.social · Mar 4

A new PhD position is available in my lab to explore DNA replication mechanisms using single-molecule approaches. Apply by 19th of March:

www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Yardimci Lab | Single-molecule visualisation of the eukaryotic replication machinery

www.crick.ac.uk

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