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Deborah Bourc’his

@deborahbourchis.bsky.social
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PI at Institut Curie, Paris. Germ cells, epigenetics, DNA and RNA methylation, transposable elements

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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Antoine Molaro @antoinemolaro.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Hello World ! Its pre-print time ! Awesome collaboration led by Michel Cohen-Tannoudji (not on Bsky) and the one and only @deborahbourchis.bsky.social. #BFF We solved the molecular mechanism underlying a mysterious hybrid incompatibility in mice: the DDK syndrome. 🧵🍿 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Transposable Element insertions Repurpose Immune Endonucleases as Drivers of Reproductive Isolation in Mice
The emergence of reproductive barriers between closely related populations is a fundamental step in speciation, yet the underlying genetic mechanisms remain poorly understood in mammals. Here we resol...
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Rita Mitsouko does count for you?
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cool 👍 !
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Epigenetic insults
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We will miss his sharp mind, his wit, his independent mind, and his friendship. Science is less fun without him.
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Mary Goll, Mathieu Boulard, Olya Yarychivska and I wrote an obituiary, including personal reflections from many of his past lab members, the Bestor phylogeny. www.genetics.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/memoria...
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In memoriam of Professor Timothy H. Bestor
In memoriam: Professor Timothy H. Bestor 1952-2026
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tim Bestor left us this summer. An extraordinary scientist, epigenetic pioneer, always challenging dogma with a flair for language. For us, above all, he was a generous, loyal, caring and deeply supportive mentor. « Be cool everybody », as he used to saywhen leaving the lab at the end of the day.
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
@alexdemendoza.bsky.social is it your fault?
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Next to Gare du Nord: Cafe des 2 gares (with a terrasse, 1 rue des 2 gares), or Chez Casimir (6 rue de Belzunce, also a terrasse) or Chez Marius (11 rue de chabrol). All bistrots. You can book a table on line.
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Nice to see it coming to real life! Congrats to the team!
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Classy
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Welcome +++!
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Coupes drastiques du budget de la recherche + durcissement des règles d’attribution des financements ANR «Allez à l’ERC!» qu’ils disent, mais l’ERC saturée prend des mesures pour limiter les candidatures #deadend#recherchefrançaise Une petition semble vaine mais il faut commencer quelque part 👉
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Congrats Ollie!
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Congratulations Danny! Polycomb rules!
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Congrats Lovorka and team!
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Will be chairing the #TE session, with @rberrens.bsky.social, @jakobssonlab.bsky.social, @charlotteproudhon.bsky.social and Anne Ferguson Smith as speakers!
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
International Genome Dynamics course in Institut Curie-Paris (April 8-15), experimental and computational methods in multiomics,with a #TE centered session. Free registration, until Jan 15th Don’t miss it! 👉https://training.institut-curie.org/courses/Genome-Dynamics-2026 @institutcurie.bsky.social
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Jamie Hackett @jamiehackett.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
This went under the radar but answers a fundamental question in Epigenetics... From many hundreds of olfactory receptor genes, each neuron selects expression of only single one (near-randomly). How? Outstanding work from Mathieu Boulard and colleagues www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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The transcription of a single olfactory receptor per neuron is enforced by epigenetic silencing of their enhancers
The ability to discriminate thousands of odors in our environment requires each olfactory neuron to express a single olfactory receptor from hundreds of available genes. The biochemical mechanism enfo...
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
👏Agnese! Exciting to see this story coming into light!
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Congrats Germaine! @germainekaram.bsky.social
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Excellent news, congratulations Michelle!
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Excellent! Congratulations!
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Vincent (Colot) was given one as a gift for his retirement party… I hope he will not flower too early…
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
How do I do with mine? Any travel planned to Paris soon?
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
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a man in a suit points at the camera with the words that 's epigenetic written below him
ALT: a man in a suit points at the camera with the words that 's epigenetic written below him
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Congratulations Geula! I still vividly remember your EMBO fellowship interview
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The Cecere Laboratory @cecerelab.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
🍽️🧬 How do diet and gut microbes shape fertility across generations? 🪱🔬 Our Laboratory at #InstitutPasteur is recruiting a PhD student to study epigenetic inheritance of fertility using C. elegans. Fully funded via the International PPU program. Apply now! 🌍 #PhDposition #Epigenetics #Inheritance
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Woooaah, so cool to see the story out! Congratulations to the lab!
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Flores!
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
And in French, this is bald mouse 🤷‍♀️
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
And the sweetest person on Earth, once said @mariusw.bsky.social (I forgot whether he ranked her before or just after @rqperezpalacios.bsky.social )
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Yes! Bravo!
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Exactly two weeks left to submit your abstract to the EMBO Mobile Genome Workshop. ☝️this year we will select from abstracts 2 “long” talks to highlight last minute breakthrough from early career scientists. Apply! July 29th
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
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a man in a suit and tie is crying and saying `` so proud of you `` .
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Excellent to see your story out! Congratulations
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
I am ready to be punished, master
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
The never ending seminar
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Esther Schnapp at EMBO
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
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a kangaroo is standing in a field of tall grass looking at the camera .
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Bonjour, en tant que membre du conseil de l’EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization), je me permets de vous faire suivre ce lien pour des bourses dédiées de formation au journalisme scientifique. candidatures en Février et Octobre
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Great leather jacket
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Your lab is on fire! 🔥
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
3/3 Keynote talks by Orsolya Barabas and Henry Levin
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
2/3 Possibility of childcare grants, travel grants and registration fee waivers
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Do you have transposon-related research cooking, with some cool results you are exciting to share? Start thinking about registering to #EMBOMobileGenome workshop! Nov 4-7 2025 in Heidelberg. One of the historical TE meetings, with a diverse and welcoming community. www.embl.org/about/info/c... 1/3
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The mobile genome: genetic and physiological impacts of transposable elements
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Their building is made of volcano stone, not joking!
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
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