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Johanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · 7d

Dr. Jane Goodall, 1934-2025

An exceptional scientist, and a singular woman in science

#WomeninScience 🐒

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91

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matthew.bendall @mlbendall.bsky.social · Jul 22

🧵1/ Introducing Stellarscope: an EM-based tool for quantifying locus-specific transposable element expression in single cells.

A single-cell transposable element atlas of human cell identity: Cell Reports Methods www.cell.com/cell-reports...

@hamarillo.bsky.social #TEHub #singlecell #genomics

A single-cell transposable element atlas of human cell identity

Reyes-Gopar et al. introduce Stellarscope, a computational approach for quantifying locus-specific transposable element expression in single-cell RNA sequencing data. The authors profile human PBMCs a...

www.cell.com

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Matteo Trovato @mattetrovato.bsky.social · Jul 19

What a great week at @earlhaminst.bsky.social, spent together with the awesome @longtrec.bsky.social folks! Learned a lot and had some great discussions about long-reads sequencing analysis! 🙌🏻💡

Big thanks to @anaconesa.bsky.social and everyone who made it happen! 👏🏼

LongTREC @longtrec.bsky.social · Jul 18

Thank you for hosting us!!! The LongTREC summer school has been a great success and the amazing
@earlhaminst.bsky.social facilities ensured a smooth and enjoyable week for all involved. #LongTREC #SummerSchool

Earlham Institute @earlhaminst.bsky.social · Jul 18

A great week-long summer school on #longread #bioinformatics with the @longtrec.bsky.social Doctoral Network!

LongTREC brings together scientists from across Europe to train the next generation of #computationalbiologists to develop novel applications from #transcriptomic data. 🖥️🧬
longtrec.eu

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Rebecca Berrens @rberrens.bsky.social · Jul 16

Very happy to share our protocols paper for CELLO-seq. This will make single cell long read RNA-seq more accessible and provides analysis guidelines. We hope this helps the #transposon #TEsky community and folks working on #singleCell isoform and allelic #gene expression. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Long-read RNA sequencing of transposable elements from single cells using CELLO-seq - Nature Protocols

Single-cell long-read RNA sequencing enables the high-fidelity mapping of single-cell expression data from highly sequence-similar transposable elements to unique genomic loci by correcting errors fro...

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Axel Visel @axelvisel.bsky.social · Jun 18

Textbooks: “Enhancers are just a bunch of TFBSs”

But how do they REALLY work?

New paper with many contributors here @berkeleylab.lbl.gov, @anshulkundaje.bsky.social, @anusri.bsky.social

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Free access link: rdcu.be/erD22

A meme-style comic panel with three parts. Left: A stylized enhancer with a mutation, surrounded by colored blocks representing functional motifs, a neural network diagram, chromatin accessibility signal traces, and a sequence motif. Two cartoon mouse embryos below show different LacZ reporter activity patterns. Top right: A hand hovers anxiously between two red buttons labeled “Experiments” and “AI,” with the caption “HOW DO ENHANCERS REALLY WORK?” Bottom right: A sweating superhero wipes his forehead, looking stressed about the difficult choice.

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Stefan Schoenfelder @stefanschoenfelder.bsky.social · Jun 2

Delighted & excited to share our latest preprint on non-canonical enhancers in human pluripotent stem cells, the result of a fantastic and fun collaboration with @guenesdoganlab.bsky.social‬:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Non-canonical enhancers control gene expression and cell fate in human pluripotent stem cells

Enhancers are key gene regulatory elements that ensure the precise spatiotemporal execution of developmental gene expression programmes. However recent findings indicate that approaches to identify en...

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Matteo Trovato @mattetrovato.bsky.social · May 25

If you're at #ESHG2025, don't miss the chance to visit the poster and have a chat with my friend @sanchezgaya.bsky.social!!! 👏🏼😎

Victor Sanchez Gaya @sanchezgaya.bsky.social · May 23

Ready and excited to start with #ESHG2025. If you want to hear about how developmental genes can contribute to the insulation of their own TADs, and the consequences for SV interpretation, find me on P22.020.A poster on Sunday 13:00-14:00. Special thanks to the best host @mattetrovato.bsky.social ❤️

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Victor Sanchez Gaya @sanchezgaya.bsky.social · May 23

Ready and excited to start with #ESHG2025. If you want to hear about how developmental genes can contribute to the insulation of their own TADs, and the consequences for SV interpretation, find me on P22.020.A poster on Sunday 13:00-14:00. Special thanks to the best host @mattetrovato.bsky.social ❤️

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Jamie Hackett @jamiehackett.bsky.social · May 15

We are looking to take on an intern at EMBL Rome, for anyone interested in CRISPR and Epigenetics training.

The traineeship is 3-12-months, in Rome (Italy), should start by July, and is supervised by the outstanding @steliostsagkris.bsky.social.

#job #internship; see info below...

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Transposon and Cancer Epigenetics Group @deniz-lab.bsky.social · May 6

I am excited to share our lab's first review out with in Blood Cancer Journal. We discuss the impact of transposable elements on genome regulation and variation in both normal
haematopoietic processes and haematological cancers. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Transposable elements as genome regulators in normal and malignant haematopoiesis - Blood Cancer Journal

Blood Cancer Journal - Transposable elements as genome regulators in normal and malignant haematopoiesis

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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · Apr 23

Want to work with us on DNA methylation and rare genetic disease? Fully funded PhD project with deadline 16th May:
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Excited to collaborate with @hannahlong.bsky.social and Daria Bunina (@uoe-igc.bsky.social/@mdc-berlin.bsky.social).
Please share 🙏
#epigenetics

Fully Funded PhD Studentship in Human Genetics, Genomics and Disease: Dissecting DNMT3B functions in Immunodeficiency-centromeric instability facial anomalies syndrome at University of Edinburgh on Fi...

PhD Project - Fully Funded PhD Studentship in Human Genetics, Genomics and Disease: Dissecting DNMT3B functions in Immunodeficiency-centromeric instability facial anomalies syndrome at University of E...

www.findaphd.com

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Matteo Trovato @mattetrovato.bsky.social · Apr 9

Many congrats, guys!!! 😎🎉

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Valentina Baderna @valentinabaderna.bsky.social · Apr 8

Happy to share the latest story from @arnaudkr.bsky.social's lab @embl.org! With @guidobarzaghi.bsky.social, we used Single Molecule Footprinting to quantify how often chromatin is accessible at enhancers after TF and chromatin environment changes! Check our preprint bit.ly/3XQMFxN + thread ⬇️ 1/11

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Matteo Trovato @mattetrovato.bsky.social · Apr 9

Super cool to see this out! Many congrats Vale, Guido and everyone involved!! 🥳🥳

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Matteo Trovato @mattetrovato.bsky.social · Mar 22

And then, one day before heading to the lab, you stop by uni to hear Shinya Yamanaka sharing the latest on iPSCs research!! Not a bad way to start a Friday...! 😄

#MLS
#MilanLongevitySummit

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Arnau Sebé-Pedrós @arnausebe.bsky.social · Mar 19

Check out our latest work on chromatin evolution by @crisnava.bsky.social and @seanamontgomery.bsky.social. Building on our study of histone mark conservation (www.nature.com/articles/s41...), we now explore whether these same marks define similar chromatin states across eukaryotes.

Sean Montgomery @seanamontgomery.bsky.social · Mar 19

Excited to share this story from the “Chromatin Dream Team” in the @arnausebe.bsky.social lab on chromatin evo across eukaryotes! 12 histone mark profiles from 12 species, including rhizarians, discobans, and cryptomonads. Read on to see what we found! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 1/n

Diversity and evolution of chromatin regulatory states across eukaryotes

Histone post-translational modifications (hPTMs) are key regulators of chromatin states, influencing gene expression, epigenetic memory, and transposable element repression across eukaryotic genomes. ...

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Moritz Mall @moritzmall.bsky.social · Feb 13

#CellPlasticity—the ability of cells to change their identity—is vital for tissue growth and repair. But when it goes unchecked, it can fuel #cancer. Our latest study examines how to block #LiverCancer by actively suppressing plasticity. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #CancerBiology

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Ana Janeva @anajaneva.bsky.social · Feb 6

Next Wed 12.02. at 6pm CET I will be speaking about our latest preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... and present our findings on how we developed a machine learning model that identified new reprogramming barriers, such as H3K27ac, and our in vivo experiments to test it. See you there!

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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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Ben Martin @benjaminmartin.bsky.social · Jan 26

2025 Fragile Nucleosome talks kick off this Wednesday with two great speakers! We'll hear about everything from tardigrades and cryo-EM of nucleosome bound factors to SWI/SNF, LTRs, and ovarian tumors.

You won't want to miss this one, register here! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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brumbaugh-lab.bsky.social @brumbaugh-lab.bsky.social · Jan 10

Our new paper defining the role of H3K36 methylation in regulating cell fate and plasticity is available online: rdcu.be/d5AEc
Thanks to our entire team for their tireless work and to the editors at @naturecellbiology.bsky.social for the opportunity!

H3K36 methylation regulates cell plasticity and regeneration in the intestinal epithelium

Nature Cell Biology - Pashos et al. show that H3K36 methylation maintains intestinal epithelial fate commitment, whereas its suppression, which is also observed upon injury, induces a plastic state...

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Kasia Siudeja @ksiudeja.bsky.social · Jan 3

To kick start the New Year, I'm delighted to share the lab's first preprint - now online:
biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

See below for a couple of highlights👇
Any feedback is welcome!
"TEsky"

HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone! 🥂

An endogenous retroviral element co-opts an upstream regulatory sequence to achieve somatic expression and mobility

Retrotransposons, multi-copy sequences that propagate via copy-and-paste mechanisms involving an RNA intermediate, occupy large portions of all eukaryotic genomes. A great majority of their manifold c...

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Saez-Rodriguez Group @saezlab.bsky.social · Dec 23

We present Gene Regulatory nETwork Analsyis (GRETA), a framework to infer, compare and evaluate gene regulatory networks #GRNs. With it, we have benchmarked multimodal and unimodal GRN inference methods. Check the results here 👇
Paper: doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.20.629764
Code: github.com/saezlab/greta

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The Lonely Pipette @lonelypipette.bsky.social · Nov 15

👋 Hi there ! We are The Lonely Pipette podcast. We are back here to connect with academics. #academicsky

We help scientists do better science by sharing conversations with scientists all around the world, tips to improve the academic ecosystem 🫂

🎧 You can check us here ➡️ bit.ly/TLPtree

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Giulia Pasquesi @giuliapasquesi.bsky.social · Dec 7

Following up on Nat. Commun. 2018, we analyzed the relationship between TE transcription and expression levels of genes involved in TE silencing in somatic and germline tissues across vertebrates.
doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...

Vertebrate Lineages Exhibit Diverse Patterns of Transposable Element Regulation and Expression across Tissues

Abstract. Transposable elements (TEs) comprise a major fraction of vertebrate genomes, yet little is known about their expression and regulation across tis

doi.org

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