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All-Ireland RNA club @irishrna.bsky.social · 14d

Next Friday, Oct 3rd, we host an absolute heavyweight of RNA Biology, Prof Gerald Joyce, Salk Institute director and honorary member of the Royal Irish Academy. Don't miss it! If you are not on our mailing list, contact [email protected] for the Teams link. @rnasociety.bsky.social #RNASalon

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ErrantScience @errantscience.com · Jun 19

Who can work in science, EVERYONE #pride

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Martina Schroeder @martinaschroeder.bsky.social · Jun 11

We look forward to once more host researchers from all over Ireland who share our interest in RNA! See you Friday!!

All-Ireland RNA club @irishrna.bsky.social · Jun 11

Only 2 more sleeps until our annual All-Ireland RNA club meeting! We can't wait to welcome to Irish RNA researcher community back to @maynoothuniversity.ie. @rnasociety.bsky.social #RNASalon @martinaschroeder.bsky.social @researchireland.ie

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All-Ireland RNA club @irishrna.bsky.social · Jun 1

Final call to register (for free) for our scientific meeting on the 13th of June @maynoothuniversity.ie! All Ireland-based researchers with an interest in RNA are welcome to join us. Late abstracts for posters can be accepted. @rnasociety.bsky.social #RNAsalon

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Timothy Bredy @twbredy.bsky.social · May 19

Every hear of Vaults? If not, read this preprint! New from the lab, exploring novel mechanisms of RNA trafficking in neurons and what they might mean for memory. Led by stellar PhD student Mason Musgrove. #RNAsky

www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

Dynamic regulation of neuronal Vault trafficking and RNA cargo by the noncoding RNA, Vaultrc5

Vaults are large ribonucleoprotein complexes of unknown function in neurons. Here, we report that the Vault-associated noncoding RNA, Vaultrc5, is highly enriched at the synapse and is required for ac...

www.biorxiv.org

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All-Ireland RNA club @irishrna.bsky.social · May 15

Our annual meeting will be held at Maynooth University on the 13th of June, registration is still possible through the link below. If you are an RNA researcher based on the island of Ireland, consider joining us!

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Kufer Lab , Department of Immunology @kufer-lab.bsky.social · Apr 10

Prof. Wagner and Team are developing nice games to teach immunology.
lnkd.in/e5AKif6w

Check it out: 😀👍
lnkd.in/eHPRakb7

#immunosky

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

lnkd.in

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Ryan Flynn @raflynn5.bsky.social · Mar 26

A nearly 9 year effort to design and implement new CLIP-based technologies to define multimeric protein assemblies on RNA.

Enables ‘watching’ of RNP assemblies inside living cells

Special congrats to Luca Ducoli, Brian Zarnegar, and Paul Khavari @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain (PhD) @aoibhinnos.bsky.social · Mar 6

Haven’t cycled in town in ages but really hadn’t geared myself up again for the lack of space for cycling. The city REALLY needs to improve for road users other than cars, buses & trucks. Most of my headspace was taken up hoping I’d make it home to my kids in one piece! Do better DCC… 🛻🚙🚚🚛🚌🚴‍♂️🚑

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · Mar 6

Very few Dutch cyclists wear helmets. Yet theirs are among the safest streets on earth. Why?

They understand it’s more beneficial to calm motor traffic, build dedicated infrastructure, and nurture a culture of everyday cycling. Not force the most vulnerable users to armour up.

youtu.be/P7trv9paMxA

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FMI science @fmiscience.bsky.social · Mar 3

We now accept applications for our PhD and MD-PhD programs! We’re based in Basel, Europe’s life-science hub, and offer research projects in neuroscience, genome regulation, as well as molecular, cell and developmental biology : www.fmi.ch/education-ca...

FMI - Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research - PhD and MD-PhD Programs

PhD and MD-PhD Programs

www.fmi.ch

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Frank Noe @franknoe.bsky.social · Feb 23

Geht’s raus und geht’s wählen! ⚽️🗳️

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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · Feb 18

Excited to share this new work led by postdoc Brendan Floyd, deep mapping of cell-surface protein interactomes of T and B cells reveals maverick mitochondrial proteins and immune modulatory complexes.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Mapping the nanoscale organization of the human cell surface proteome reveals new functional associations and surface antigen clusters

The cell surface is a dynamic interface that controls cell-cell communication and signal transduction relevant to organ development, homeostasis and repair, immune reactivity, and pathologies driven b...

www.biorxiv.org

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Feb 10

Get in dorks, we're going protesting!

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL

Because science is for everyone!

Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org

#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

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Rebecca D. Burdine, PhD @rburdine1.bsky.social · Feb 11

Make sure you, your trainees, and anyone else who might listen to you understands what "indirects" actually are, how they are established, and what Universities contribute. H/T @rodallab.bsky.social

Please share widely!

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

Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs Explainer

YouTube video by Association of American Universities

www.youtube.com

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Ensembl @ensembl.org · Feb 6

No worries if you missed our #webinar on 'Introducing the new Ensembl Genome Browser' because the recording is now available on the @training.ebi.embl.org site: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

Let us know what you think of our new site by clicking on the feedback icon or at [email protected] 📧

Homepage of the new Ensembl website (https://beta.ensembl.org/)

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Matthias Soller @matthiassoller.bsky.social · Jan 29

Small RNAs - history. Now its small proteins, dark matter all around us!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘Dark proteins’ hiding in our cells could hold clues to cancer and other diseases

The human genome encodes potentially thousands of tiny proteins that were previously overlooked. The search is on to find out what they do.

www.nature.com

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Martina Schroeder @martinaschroeder.bsky.social · Jan 29

Excited to host Dr Kasia Whysall for the first online seminar of the All-Ireland RNA club this Friday, 31st of January, 1-2pm.

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · Jan 28

If you have been affected by the fires in LA, or are concerned about your ability to keep precious Drosophila strains going during the latest funding crisis, we will host your strains as a backup. Please email me.

Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.

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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · Jan 28

Review @naturerevgenet.bsky.social
Cytoplasmic mRNA decay and quality control machineries in eukaryotes
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Cytoplasmic mRNA decay and quality control machineries in eukaryotes - Nature Reviews Genetics

In this Review, Dowdle and Lykke-Andersen discuss advances in our understanding of the machinery and mechanisms involved in the control of cytoplasmic mRNA decay and comment on implications for the de...

www.nature.com

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Kresten Lindorff-Larsen @lindorfflarsen.bsky.social · Jan 26

Ten simple rules for developing good reading habits during graduate school and beyond

To me, the most important are:
Read often, read broadly (incl. older papers and outside your field), and learn to read some papers in detail and others more superficially (and quickly)

Ten simple rules for developing good reading habits during graduate school and beyond by Marcos Méndez
1: Develop the habit of reading on a daily basis
2: Read thoroughly to build a sound background understanding of your topic
3: Do not ignore the pillars of your discipline; read the classics
4: If you have to get familiar with a new topic, consider reading in chronological order
5: Avoid narrow-mindedness by reading beyond your discipline
6: Create a list of relevant journals
7: Not all interesting stuff will appear in articles; read books
8: Use a reference manager to keep track of your literature
9: Keep a long-term review for your own use as a way to remember what you read
10: Build your own library to make yourself independent and inspire others

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Elizabeth Boyle @thecelticist.bsky.social · Jan 25

The Guardian has reproduced the full text of Bishop Budde's sermon. It's a compelling read. Available here:

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

‘Contempt is a dangerous way to lead a country’: here is the sermon that enraged Donald Trump | Mariann Edgar Budde

This week, the Bishop of Washington delivered a sermon in front of President Trump urging him to show mercy towards LGBTQ+ and migrant communities. The president condemned it as ‘nasty’. We reproduce ...

www.theguardian.com

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Caetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · Jan 23

Very scary.
www.science.org/content/arti...

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring

Researchers facing

www.science.org

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Dr Kim Reilly @drkimreilly.bsky.social · Jan 23

Calling all #MaynoothUniversity Academics. Did you know the RDO is planning enhanced support for MSCA Postdoctoral Fellows applying this year? If interested as a supervisor, please attend our webinar on February 12th (2pm) and encourage your candidate(s) to attend also. Contact RDO for details.

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Martina Schroeder @martinaschroeder.bsky.social · Jan 18

Highlight of the week: a visit to @maynoothuni.bsky.social Russell library and introductions to some maths and physics books. Amazing history and stories attached to these books.

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