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Tobias Warnecke @tobiaswarnecke.bsky.social · 9d

Become my colleague @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social !
2 Associate Professorships in the areas of
- prokaryotic/eukaryotic microbiology
- metabolism

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The Dunn School, Oxford @dunnschool.bsky.social · 28d

We're hiring (again)!

We are looking for an associate professor in cell and molecular biology, with a particular focus on immunology (defined broadly)

If you have a great record and exciting plans, consider joining our thriving and welcoming department

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Emilia Dimitrova @edimitrova.bsky.social · 29d

Double celebration on our floor @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social with @guifengwei.bsky.social from the Brockdorff lab and Dounia and Sherry from Fisher lab having their papers published today! And I hear there is more to come...

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m6A and the NEXT complex direct Xist RNA turnover and X-inactivation dynamics - Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

Wei et al. show that the primary function of m6A on the nuclear long noncoding RNA Xist, a master regulator of X inactivation, is to promote RNA degradation. Xist turnover is mediated by the nuclear e...

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Tobias Warnecke @tobiaswarnecke.bsky.social · Sep 1

Please re-post: If you know (or are!) somebody who might fancy doing a PhD (Oct 2026 start) in my group @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social, working on chromatin evolution in prokaryotes (or other things we're interested in), please have a look at www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/supervisors-...

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · Aug 22

Always fun to catch up with Lukas Stelzl. Lukas is a group leader at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz and an alumnus of @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social. Delighted to hear of all his success.

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Oxford Biochemistry @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social · Aug 22

Read the full story here: 📣Breakthrough discovery reveals new gene linked to chronic pain ➡️ bit.ly/202508_newst...

Cryo-Em structure of the SLC45A4 polyamine transporter depicted by a substantial yellow and green area, a purple mid-section, punctuated with turquoise and with the top third of the whole surrounded by a transparent 'membrane'-like structure

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Oxford Biochemistry @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social · Aug 22

Great to be able to share the news about the potential of this new research to positively impact the lives of people living with chronic pain. Fantastic work from Simon Newstead, David Bennett and colleagues. 👏 👏 👏

Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences @ndcnoxford.bsky.social · Aug 21

📣 NEW: Breakthrough discovery of a genetic link to pain co-led by NDCN's Prof David Bennett and Prof Simon Newstead @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social

The results of the research, published in @nature.com, could lead to a promising new target for the treatment of #chronicpain.

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Oxford Biochemistry @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social · Aug 20

Great work! 🙌

Tobias Warnecke @tobiaswarnecke.bsky.social · Aug 14

Archaea are often surrounded by bacteria. But is there ever active conflict between the two? Can archaea kill bacteria? If so, how do they do it?

Work by @romainstrock.bsky.social shows that some archaea can kill bacteria by secreting peptidoglycan hydrolases. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Archaea produce peptidoglycan hydrolases that kill bacteria

Archaea regularly interact with bacteria but reports of archaea killing bacteria are very rare. This study shows that many archaea encode peptidoglycan hydrolases, which specifically target bacterial ...

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Oxford Biochemistry @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social · Aug 18

A wonderful project that opens up scientific discovery to children in a fun and innovate way! 👏👏👏

STEMDORADOsci-mag @stemdoradoscimag.bsky.social · Aug 13

Last month @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social kindly hosted us in the biochem-cafe to present our science magazine project. Beyond the delicious snacks and friendly chats with everyone, our project was widely supported and new collaborations were made!
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#STEM4Kids #ScienceEd

STEM Dorado’s Science Outreach at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford | STEM Dorado Ltd.

STEM Dorado’s Science Outreach at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford We are pleased to share that the The Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford graciously hosted STEM D...

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Oxford Biochemistry @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social · Jul 31

Ben Berks has been awarded the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant to fund cutting edge research in bacterial cell biology @ox.ac.uk . Congratulations Ben! 🙌 bit.ly/202507-berks...

Ben Berks awarded ERC Advanced Grant

Professor Ben Berks is awarded prestigious funding for cutting-edge research in bacterial cell biology

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Oxford Biochemistry @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social · Jul 30

Special congratulations and celebrations for Ayaka Hogg who is recognised with the Biochemical Society Undergraduate Recognition Award 2025! 🎉🎉🎉
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Biochemical Society Prize 2025

Ayaka Hogg is awarded this year's Biochemical Society Undergraduate Recognition Award

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Oxford Biochemistry @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social · Jul 30

Well done to all our undergraduate students and special congratulations for all our outstanding prize-winners for 2025. We salute you!
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Department of Biochemistry celebrates student excellence

The department congratulates the outstanding progress of students across all cohorts of the Undergraduate Biochemistry degree

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Oxford Biochemistry @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social · Jul 30

Delighted to share this work. Well done to the teams involved and a particular shout out to our own Simon Newstead ⬇️

Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford @kavlioxford.bsky.social · Jul 29

#TuesdayReads:
In a multi-institutional collaboration, the Stephen Tucker & Simon Newstead Groups help reveal the structure of THIK-1, offering insights into its role in #neuroinflammation and therapeutic potential.
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#CryoEM #IonChannels #ALS #Alzheimers

Cryo-EM structure of the human THIK-1 K2P K+ channel reveals a lower Y gate regulated by lipids and anesthetics - Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

In this study, Rödström et al. use cryo-EM to reveal a range of structural features in THIK-1 K+ channel and demonstrate how these features define many functional properties of the channel, thus expan...

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Oxford Biochemistry @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social · Jul 25

Congratulations to Linzy (Ye) Zhao on her superb achievement of attaining the highest percentage of her cohort in her Biochemistry degree @ox.ac.uk ! As a result, Linzy has been awarded the Royal Society of Biology Top Student Award. 👏 👏 👏 Well done, Linzy! Read more ⬇️ bit.ly/202507-RBS

Royal Society of Biology prize 2025

The award recognises the outstanding achievement of Linzy (Ye) Zhao

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Shabaz Lab @shabazlab.bsky.social · Jul 1

We (with @bendavisgroup.bsky.social) were using NHS chemistry for some protein conjugation when we noticed some odd prominent side products. It turns out thio-nhs reagents (a major class of reagents) has some notable side reactions that happen all the time.

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Thio-NHS esters are non-innocent protein acylating reagents - Nature Communications

N-Hydroxysuccinimide (NHS)-ester derivatives are one of the most widely used acylating agents. In this work, the authors report that ring-opening reaction of the succinimide to afford N-succinamide de...

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Oxford Biochemistry @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social · Jul 23

Great news for the Advanced Proteomics Facility based here in Biochemistry @ox.ac.uk ! The Wolfson Foundation is supporting the acquisition of a state-of-the-art mass spectrometer – the first of its kind in the UK – opening up possibilities for breakthroughs in human health ⬇️ bit.ly/202507-apf

£840,000 award from the Wolfson Foundation to enhance Oxford’s proteomics research

State-of-the-art mass spectrometer to be installed at the University’s Advanced Proteomics Facility (APF)

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Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford @kavlioxford.bsky.social · Jul 22

#Malaria #Immunology #NKCells #HigginsLab #HostPathogenInteraction #KavliOxford
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Oxford Biochemistry @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social · Jul 17

“A genuine tool for biological discovery.” Professor @lschermelleh.bsky.social from @ox.ac.uk talks super-resolution microscopy and shares some beautiful imagery.

Super-resolution microscopes showcase the inner lives of cells

Advanced light microscopy techniques have come into their own — and are giving scientists a new understanding of human biology and what goes wrong in disease

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Oxford Biochemistry @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social · Jul 17

Happy almost-anniversary with us, @rberrens.bsky.social and co 🙌🎉

Rebecca Berrens @rberrens.bsky.social · Jul 16

Thank you for our funders @wellcometrust.bsky.social BBSRC and BHF and our colleagues @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social for welcoming us last August to the Department.

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Elena Poser @eleposer.bsky.social · Jul 16

Work from the Barr lab @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social keeps on coming. Fantastic mechanistic work!

A pivot-tether model for nucleosome recognition by the chromosomal passenger complex | EMBO reports

imageimageAurora B is targeted to chromatin subdomains by the chromosome passenger complex, formed by survivin, borealin and INCENP. Spatial restriction of Aurora B adjacent to kinetochores is importa...

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Danny Gold @dannybhgold.bsky.social · Jul 15

🎉 Excited to share my first paper as 2nd author! From the Barr & Gruneberg labs, this work explores the structure of the Chromosome Passenger Complex (CPC) and suggests a ‘pivot–tether’ model for how it binds H3pT3-phosphorylated nucleosomes
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Tomoaki Sobajima @tomogolgier.bsky.social · Jun 23

Happy to share our latest work from the Barr lab is now published in @embojournal.org

👉 WIP1 mutations suppress DNA damage triggered bypass of the mitotic timer | EMBO Journal

#cellcycle
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WIP1 mutations suppress DNA damage triggered bypass of the mitotic timer | The EMBO Journal

imageimageProlonged delays in mitosis and G2 DNA-damage stress both lead to cell-cycle arrest in G1. This work shows how these pathways normally lead to G1 arrest by different routes, and how cancer-a...

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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · Jun 26

Blown away by the quality of the talks by the DPhil students. Absolutely top notch. Well done all. @wellcometrust.bsky.social

Martin Walsh @walshdls.bsky.social · Jun 25

Looking forward to a day of science from our Wellcome Phd programme coordinated by @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social @diamondlightsource.bsky.social and the Rosalind Franklin Institute

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Martin Walsh @walshdls.bsky.social · Jun 25

Looking forward to a day of science from our Wellcome Phd programme coordinated by @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social @diamondlightsource.bsky.social and the Rosalind Franklin Institute

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Oxford Biochemistry @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social · Jun 13

Fantastic news! 👏👏👏

How the #malaria #parasite evades the immune system… and how the human body fights back: @sam-chamberlain.bsky.social and @parasitematt.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk make ground-breaking discovery, just published in @nature.com. Read more ⬇️

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