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Maxim Greenberg @maxvcg.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Had a cracking lab meeting this morning with our latest epigenome editing results (new tools we're trying for the 1st time). Reminded me we're organizing an awesome symposium in Paris in Nov! Here's our updated flyer (new speaker @dfachinetti.bsky.social). Please share! ctrlepiedit.sciencesconf.org
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Susana Godinho @susanagodinho.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
👋 To all aneuploidy and chromosome instability aficionados check out the Consequences of Aneuploidy FASEB conference (Florida-USA 🏖️) co-organised with @peterlylab.bsky.social, Mike Lampson, Alison Taylor and myself: events.faseb.org/event/Aneupl... 👉 Deadline for abstract submission: August 3rd.
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
International Day of Women and Girls in Science! The core of the Fachinetti lab
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Still some time to register to this great meeting! Great science and great location for a very affordable registration cost!
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
#Post-doc position available in our lab at I. Curie, Paris Application and job details here: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
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Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - post-doctorat biologie moléculaire et cellulaire (H/F)
Assurez-vous que votre profil candidat soit correctement renseigné avant de postuler
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Registrations are now open!!
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Congrats Lars and @bencarty.bsky.social . Happy to have contributed to this beautiful story!
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Happy to share the “International Symposium on Chromosome Dynamics: from Structure to Cellular Function” that will be held in Japan 31st of May 2026 www.fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp/labs/fukagaw.... Registrations will open on December 1st! Plenty of opportunities to present your work! Hope to seeing you
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International Symposium on Chromosome Dynamics from Structure to Cellular Function
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
The 21st Course on Epigenetics which will take place from March 25th to April 1st, 2026 at the Institut Curie (Paris). The Course is open to M2 and PhD students. Application via the Advanced Training Office website before December 15th, 2025 at: minilien.curie.fr/3avv47
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Epigenetics - 21st Course on Epigenetics 2026: Towards a quantitative understanding of nuclear dynamics during development and diseases | Institut Curie Advanced Training
The aim of this course is to provide an overview of epigenetic mechanisms and their links to gene expression and chromatin dynamics, in different systems. The diverse functions of the nucleus involvin...
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Very excited and honored that our project CenAGE with @manellab.bsky.social and Elsa Logarinho was granted! Looking forward to discover how centromere instability affects the immune cells contributing to systemic ageing. More Info here: curie.fr/actualite/no... Open positions soon, stay tuned!
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Nouvelle moisson d’ERC Synergy Grants pour l’Institut Curie - Institut Curie
Retrouvez Nouvelle moisson d’ERC Synergy Grants pour l’Institut Curie. L'Institut Curie est le 1er centre de recherche et de lutte contre le cancer en France.
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Thanks Maxim!!
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Congrats, Sara! Looking forward to seeing more great science from you and your collaborators!
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
My team is recruiting a Study Engineer (IE) with experience in mammalian cell culture - ideally human iPSCs - to work on a project exploring the role of aneuploidy and centromere regulation in neuroblastoma initiation and progression. info and application here institut-curie.org/job/study-en....
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Study Engineer (F/M) - Institut Curie
The Curie Institute Research CenterThe Institut Curie is a major player in the research and fight against cancer. It consists of a hospital and a Research Center of more than 1000 employees with a str...
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Thanks to @erhardtlab.bsky.social for the news and views on our paper on DNA methylation&centromere www.nature.com/articles/s41....
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Dipping into the function of DNA methylation at centromeres - Nature Genetics
Human centromeres contain a small chromatin region with low levels of DNA cytosine methylation that resides with CENP-A. Salinas-Luypaert et al. find a role of DNA methylation in maintaining the size and function of centromeres by controlling the binding affinity of key centromere components.
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
10-year celebration of the Fachinetti team! Thank you to all my amazing current and former members for making these two days so special for me! I feel so lucky to have met you all!
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CNRS Biologie @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
#ResultatScientifique🔎| La méthylation de l’ADN agit comme un code caché des centromères, garantissant une division cellulaire stable et freinant l’instabilité génomique 🧬 🤝@cnrs-paris.bsky.social @institutcurie.bsky.social ✍️ @dfachinetti.bsky.social 📕 @natgenet.nature.com |https://buff.ly/hxb1yxh
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Nature Genetics @natgenet.nature.com · 05/09/2025
📢ONLINE @natgenet.nature.com 📰DNA methylation influences human centromere positioning and function. By Catalina Salinas-Luypaert, @dfachinetti.bsky.social, @naltemose.bsky.social and colleagues. ⬇️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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DNA methylation influences human centromere positioning and function - Nature Genetics
Genome-wide and targeted perturbation of DNA methylation at centromeres affects CENP-A positioning and centromere structure, resulting in aneuploidy and reduced cell viability.
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Institut Curie @institutcurie.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
▶️ Pour en savoir plus ⏩ Lire l'actu : curie.fr/actualite/di... ⏩ Lire la publication : www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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DNA methylation influences human centromere positioning and function - Nature Genetics
Genome-wide and targeted perturbation of DNA methylation at centromeres affects CENP-A positioning and centromere structure, resulting in aneuploidy and reduced cell viability.
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Finally we want to thank our amazing collaborators @foijer-lab.bsky.social , Geert Kops and team, Claire Francastel and team and @khmiga.bsky.social and team.
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
#6 In summary, this work carried out at @institutcurie.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @stanforduniversity.bsky.social and supported by @agencerecherche.bsky.social @fondationarc.bsky.social @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social ‪provides the first evidence that DNA methylation directly influences centromere function
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
#5 We also found that gradual methylation loss allows most cells to adapt and survive, whereas rapid loss causes aneuploidy and cell death. This slow adaptation mirrors what often happens during cancer progression.
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
#4 We show that loss of DNAme leads to disruption of the centromere’s bipartite structure and also controls the presence of another centromere-associated protein, CENP-B. Excessive CENP-B makes centromeric DNA more fragile and prone to breakage.
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
#3 Using DiMeLo-seq, Rosa Lee and Danilo Dubocanin from the Altemose team mapped CENP-A binding with high precision. They found that when DNA methylation is lost, CENP-A spreads to inappropriate regions, causing centromere alterations and chromosomal imbalances.
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
#2 During her PhD, Catalina Salinas-Luypaert developed human cell models that allowed us to directly alter DNA methylation at centromeres and observe the consequences. We show that DNA methylation is critical to keep CENP-A correctly positioned and centromeres functioning.
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
#1 Centromeres are epigenetic loci defined by CENP-A, positioned in unmethylated DNA flanked by highly methylated regions. Our work, published in @natgenet.nature.com in collaboration with @naltemose.bsky.social investigates the role of DNAme at human centromeres www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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DNA methylation influences human centromere positioning and function - Nature Genetics
Genome-wide and targeted perturbation of DNA methylation at centromeres affects CENP-A positioning and centromere structure, resulting in aneuploidy and reduced cell viability.
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
And great time with our long-term friends, the Holland!
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Not to forget a great dinner and time with my ex neighbor labs @odlab.bsky.social . San Diego is always the best place to be ♥️
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Finally, superb time at UPENN with my friends Alessandro Gardini, Ben Black and @glennislogsdon.bsky.social and great discussion with the faculty members. I felt at home!
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Amazing visit also to @stanfordpress.bsky.social with my friend @naltemose.bsky.social and great time with @astraight.bsky.social team members. What a campus and what great labs! You guys rock!
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Great time with @hirofunabiki.bsky.social @rockefelleruniv.bsky.social with amazing discussion with @prasad.bsky.social , @johnmaciejowski.bsky.social @agnelsfeir.bsky.social and Simona Giunta. Thanks also to Hiro’s lab for all the great chat! Happy to have seen my PhD friend Fabio Vanoli
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Thank Nico. We feel the same way! More exciting research to come between our teams!
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Congrats to the team! Happy that we could help!
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Hi all, my team institut-curie.org/team/fachine... @institutcurie.bsky.social is looking for a Bioinformatician. You can find more details about the position here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/344508 Is anyone looking for a job in the lovely Paris?
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
And to all our speakers for these invaluable moments (sorry missing few of you)
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Thanks to all our sponsors to make this possible, particularly @embo.org
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
And to meet old and new friends
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
And we had plenty of opportunities to interact to discuss about science
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
With great food and social activities like the visit of the Isola Bella
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
The meeting was held in the amazing location of Stresa on the Lake Maggiore in Italy
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
The @embo.org #chromoploidy2025 is over. It was an amazing workshop organized by a perfect match of scientists and friends @mcclellandlab.bsky.social @bendavidlab.bsky.social @stesantaguida.bsky.social @foijer-lab.bsky.social, Elsa Logarinho, Caroline Audouin and myself
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Nicolas Manel Lab @manellab.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
So thrilled to participate in the #EMBO workshop on aneuploidy in the magnificient Stresa. Cheers to the many organizers including @dfachinetti.bsky.social
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bendavidlab.bsky.social @bendavidlab.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Excited to get the #EMBOChromoploidy meeting started! 3 days of fantastic science and fun in beautiful Stresa are beginning now! meetings.embo.org/event/25-ane...
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Chromosome Segregation and Aneuploidy
Aneuploidy is a hallmark of cancer and developmental disorders such as Down syndrome. Understanding how cells accomplish faithful chromosome segregation and how chromosomal instability (CIN) impacts …
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
The Fachinetti team was there! #UneJonquilleContreleCancer
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
The Fachinetti team was there! ♥️
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
“Stand up for Science” demonstration in Paris!
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Last week to register (March 2nd) to the next Genome Instability and Human Disease international course at @institut_curie! Gain knowledge of mechanisms ensuring genome stability, from fundamental molecular pathways up to large scale approaches.
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Genome Instability and Human Disease | Institut Curie Advanced Training
Genome instability is a hallmark of cancer cells but also a cause of genetic diseases in humans. Our understanding of the causal relationships between genome instability and the development of human d...
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dfachinetti.bsky.social @dfachinetti.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Great! I was traveling but my team was there!
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