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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Reeshi gave a flash talk discussing his work on PRMT1 and nucleosomes at the Chemical Biology Colloquium yesterday. So proud to see the lab’s folks starting to present their work! 🥹

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Proud mentor moment: the lab’s first undergraduate student, Roman Wong, presented a poster at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium today! First time someone other than me is presenting our work! So proud of Roman!

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I'm so excited to host Dr. Mark Bedford from MD Anderson Cancer Center this week for our BMBB seminar. UMN folks, please be sure to attend; this will be an insightful seminar!

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Rebecca Berlow @berlowlab.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

New preprint alert! We share some of our recent insights about sequence similarity in IDP protein families and find that conservative substitutions in well-conserved binding motifs of the CITED proteins have big impacts on their ensembles and functions. Take a look! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Where has the time gone?! The Jain Lab is 1 year old! I’m so thrilled to be in this position and work with such amazing people. In these crazy times, I’m so grateful for these moments to reflect on the positive things in my life. Here’s hoping 2026 brings lots of data, joy, and good cheer! #newPI

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Happy Holidays! Thanks to Amy, my faculty compatriot, for hosting our first Jain and Hauck lab holiday party!

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

On this misty, cold Minneapolis morning, my office Monstera showed its first fenestration!

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Thanks for these nucleons socks, @epicypher.bsky.social! They were a great hit with the lab! Merch store…? 👀

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Got a light dusting here in Minneapolis today. To think that just two days ago I was in Cancun… 😂😅

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Happening in 1 hour; join us!

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

I'm hosting Dr. Nicolas Young from Baylor College of Medicine for our BMBB seminar this week. UMN folks, if you're interested in stellar histone PTM mass spectrometry and chromatin regulation, come check out this seminar at 10AM on Wednesday 10/1 in Moos 1-450!

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

The Jain Lab did its first radioactive methylation assay last week and it worked! My students did balk at the "old" scintillation counter and dot matrix printer, but to me it was like coming home. #tritium #methylation #newPI

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I went to the Minnesota State Fair today with the lab. Finally, I see what all the fuss was about! A fun summer afternoon indeed (and lots of fried food)!

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Any advice for lab meeting formats for a new lab (i.e. 4 people, 8 months in)? I feel like weekly data presentation meetings are a bit too much for right now, but then don't know what else to do other than journal clubs. I already have individual meetings with my people.

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

The Jain Lab celebrated the close of its first summer of research yesterday; what a productive and exciting summer it’s been! I can’t believe it’s already been 8 months… 😅

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Excited to announce the publication of my last paper from the Strahl Lab in @narjournal.bsky.social. Here we show that PHRF1-H3 N-terminal binding is crucial in mediating efficient DNA damage repair. Lots more to come from the Jain Lab on this in the coming years! academic.oup.com/nar/article-...

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Histone H3 N-terminal recognition by the PHD finger of PHRF1 is required for proper DNA damage response

Abstract. Plant homeodomain (PHD) fingers are critical effectors of histone post-translational modifications (PTMs), regulating gene expression and genome

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

The lab is growing and we had our first lab meeting yesterday! #newPI

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

The Jain Lab purified its first protein today! This feels like such a milestone and I’m incredibly grateful to benefit from the years of wisdom and training I received from folks along the way. My lab manager did an excellent job here! #NewPI

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

New PIs: when do you find time to read papers? Asking for a friend.

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

One day, people sending me emails (especially sales reps) will realize that Jain is my last name, not my first name. Even after I correct them... so many "Dear Jain" emails 🫠

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Cell culture is up and running in the Jain Lab! #NewPI

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

#ASBMB25 was just what I needed. I gave a talk (first conference talk as a PI), saw even more amazing science from colleagues, and made some great connections! Now time to get back to the lab and get cracking on all these new ideas!

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

About to get on an early flight heading to Chicago for #ASBMB25! My first conference as a PI and I'm giving a talk too! Would love to meet up with folks while there; shoot a message if you'll be at the meeting! #NewPI

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Thanks for the invitation! It was wonderful meeting faculty, students, and staff at UND! Such a cool epigenetics hub :) and thank you to @adhasarathy.bsky.social in particular for hosting and this lovely poem!

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Tiffany and Mike unboxing and ordering new items for the lab! I think we’re covered on serological pipettes for a while now! 😅 #newPI

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

In the Jain lab, we make it so!

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

A busy and momentous week for the Jain Lab! We did our first bit of science (minipreps 😅) and the lab grew with joining of its first two members: research staff Tiffany Engel and Michael Lent!

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

From DC. The drawing is of the famous research worm C. elegans, in which microRNAs were discovered. C. elegans has neither a brain nor a spine. 🧪

More brains than trump more
Spine than the gop C elegans
Sign

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Noelle @finallynoelle.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Might save a life.

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Dr. Ahna Skop @ahnaskop.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Another fave

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Stood up for science today at the Minnesota state capitol. Regardless of our personal beliefs, I think we can agree science is a unifying force that betters the lives of all of us. #standupforscience

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Just when I thought I was getting used to Minnesota and getting for Spring weather… 😅

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Latest New PI milestone: the TC hood has been installed and certified! #NewPI

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

In lighter news: my FPLC was just installed! I’ve been fascinated and obsessed with FPLCs since college and to have one of my own feels like a very surreal, but also grounding thing. Weirdly one of those “pinch me” moments as a new PI.

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Tyler Weaver @tmweaver.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

We are still accepting application for the Postdoc position in my lab! We have some exciting projects at the interface of DNA repair and chromatin biology. If interested, please get in touch or apply for the position through the link below! jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Just boosting this post from a couple weeks ago. If you are interested in these openings or know of folks who might be interested, please reach out to me! TL;DR looking for a lab tech/manager and postdoc fellow. Please repost!

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

What are folks using for lab organization/inventory/management? Quartzy, in-house spreadsheets, an abacus and a clay tablet...?

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

My lab is looking to hire a Research Technician/Lab Manager and a Postdoctoral Associate. If you are interested in the biochemistry and biology of the Histone Code and epigenetics, please consider joining the Jain Lab! For more info, visit jain-lab.org/open-positio.... Please repost!

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Thrilled to finally share the Jain Lab's website: jain-lab.org! Emma Vidal @drawimpacts.bsky.social did a tremendous job and I couldn't be happier! Keep an eye out for exciting work on epigenetics and chromatin biology :)

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At the Jain lab, We study the relationships between chromatin modification and gene regulation and their impacts on human disease, particularly in cancer.

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Whoever came up with fleece-lined pants--thank you so much! #southernerinMinnesota

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

The Jain Lab at the University of Minnesota is officially open! So excited to unpack and start setting up the lab! Stay tuned for more info on our work and job postings.

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Explored my new stomping grounds and took a picture with Goldy today!

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

All bundled up as I leave the Strahl lab for the last time and step into a new and exciting phase of my life in Minneapolis. The Strahl lab and UNC have been my home for more than 6 years and I am deeply grateful for the love and support I’ve received. 1/

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Rob Schneider @robertife.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Please RS/RT. #GordonConference on "Histone and DNA Modifications" #epigenetics #chromatin 20-25. July 2025. Il Ciocco, Italy. Great speaker lineup. ➡️Register now www.grc.org/histone-and-...

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I was struggling this morning in 44F weather in Chapel Hill, NC. I'm moving to Minneapolis in 3 weeks... pray for me.

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Kanishk Jain @chromajain.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

So excited to share this preprint! The culmination of my postdoctoral works in the Strahl lab and the start of work in my own. In this study, we systematically show PHRF1 to bind the N-terminus of H3 and regulate splicing and DDR. 1/

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Pride in STEM @prideinstem.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

November 18 is the International Day of LGBQTIA+ People in STEM! Today more than ever we want to stress the importance of communities, building connections, and raising each other up. Let's keep leaving our mark for the betterment of us all! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #QueerinSTEM prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/

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