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Fena Ochs

@fenaochs.bsky.social
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The Fena Ochs Lab at the University of Copenhagen 3D chromatin function super-resolved www.fenaochslab.org

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Fena Ochs @fenaochs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Happy to share our new software SIMworks out today in Nature Protocols (1/3) SIMworks is a software suite built on our previous tools SIMCheck, Chromagnon, ChaiN and SIMinspector and enables data augmentation, quantitative processing and analysis. Link to publication: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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SIMworks—an integrated software suite for quality-controlled augmented quantitative structured illumination microscopy
Nature Protocols - SIMworks is an integrated software suite for quality-controlled augmented quantitative structured illumination microscopy (SIM), enabling both new learners and experienced users...
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Fena Ochs @fenaochs.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
My lab at the Center for Gene Expression (CGEN), University of Copenhagen is looking for a motivated Postdoc interested in cohesin biology, 3D chromatin, and super-resolution microscopy. 📩 Please email your CV and letter of intent to fena.ochs(at)sund.ku.dk.
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Daniel Durocher @durocher1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
New work from the lab! We report that DDIAS is a downstream effector of CIP2A-TOPBP1 in mitosis that suppresses ssDNA to preserve genome integrity. From the great @yiboxue.bsky.social and many collaborators! Free link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1nfiF3vVUP... Pay link: www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
Model of DDIAS acting in mitosis to suppress ssDNA
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Andrew Blackford @andrewblackford.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Our latest work describing DDIAS as a new component of the TOPBP1-CIP2A pathway in mitosis and its requirement for brain development is now published. Fantastic collaboration with @fenaochs.bsky.social, @profstewartlab.bsky.social, Lars Allan Larsen, @tcr-miller.bsky.social, Zafar Iqbal & others
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Grant Stewart @profstewartlab.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Amazing collaboration with the @andrewblackford.bsky.social @fenaochs.bsky.social and Zafar Iqbal on the identification of DDIAS as a new mitotic repair factor that is mutated in a novel chromosomal instability syndrome. www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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DDIAS shields single-stranded DNA in mitosis and promotes vertebrate brain development
DDIAS is identified as a factor that protects single-stranded DNA during mitosis to maintain chromosome stability, and inactivating mutations in DDIAS are identified in a human neurodevelopmental diso...
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Fena Ochs @fenaochs.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Happy to share our new paper out today @cp-cell.bsky.social. Great collaboration between @andrewblackford.bsky.social and my lab. Congratulations all!
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bioRxiv Genomics @biorxiv-genomic.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Formation of an RNA-mediated nuclear compartment www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Fena Ochs @fenaochs.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
It was an absolute pleasure to write a News&Views for @andersshansen.bsky.social lab's newest paper in NSMB. Here, the authors provide absolute quantification of chromatin loops genome-wide: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Genome-wide absolute quantification of chromatin looping - Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
By calibrating Micro-C against live-imaging data in mouse embryonic stem cells, Jusuf et al. quantified 65,929 chromatin loops genome-wide, finding that most loops form pairwise interactions with an a...
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Anders Sejr Hansen @andersshansen.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
And thanks so much to Adrian Henggeler and @fenaochs.bsky.social for writing such a thoughtful News&Views: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Fena Ochs @fenaochs.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
An absolute must-read! The labs of @elphegenoralab.bsky.social and Leonid Mirny establish cohesin bridging as a central mode of enhancer-promoter communication. Great paper!
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Fena Ochs @fenaochs.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Looking forward!
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Francesca Mattiroli @fmattiroli.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
We are looking for a PhD student to study chromatin changes related to heart regeneration, in collaboration with @bakkerslab.bsky.social . Please share and apply! www.hubrecht.eu/nl/vacature/...
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PhD student - 38 hours p/w - Hubrecht Institute
We are looking for PhD student in the group of Dr. Francesca Mattiroli at the Hubrecht Institute. The successful candidate will work in a collaborative project between the Mattiroli lab and the lab of...
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Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics @molgen.mpg.de · 22/04/2026
Johannes Stein's new lab at the MPIMG will use microscopy to study the organization of the genome at a molecular level. We talked to him about how, despite being a trained physicist, he ended up in biology, the potential of his research and the power of interdisciplinary teams. @jmstein.bsky.social
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A nanoscopic look at gene regulation
Johannes Stein joined the MPIMG in 2025. His lab will use state-of-the-art microscopy techniques to examine the organisation of the genome at a molecular level. We talked to him about how, despite bei...
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Komal Yasmin @komal-yasmin.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Are you a DNMT3 enthusiast wondering how they achieve specificity at CpG islands during development? And why is DNMT3B specifically required for methylation on the inactive X? We set out to dissect the mechanism, now published in Genes & Development genesdev.cshlp.org/content/earl... [1/12]
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Chromatin binding and N-terminal domains of DNMT3B1 confer specificity for developmentally regulated CpG island methylation
A biweekly scientific journal publishing high-quality research in molecular biology and genetics, cancer biology, biochemistry, and related fields
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Christophe Zimmer @chzimmer.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Great collaboration with the lab of Edouard Bertrand, with important contributions from Benoît Lelandais, Marie-Cécile Robert, Michael Szalay, and Jean-Yves Tinevez. Thanks a lot to all. www.nature.com/articles/s41... (4/4)
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Uniform dynamics of cohesin-mediated loop extrusion in living human cells - Nature Genetics
Live-cell fluorescence microscopy and polymer simulations in human HCT116 cells show similar cohesin density, residence times and extrusion speed across multiple genomic regions.
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Lopes_Lab @lopeslab.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
TODAY! 👇
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Lori Passmore @lapassmore.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Alessandro Costa @costalaboratory.bsky.social, Dana Branzei and myself are co-organising the 2026 Machines on Genes meeting in beautiful Crete as the 94th Harden Conference hosted by @biochemsoc.bsky.social Register now - lots of opportunities for selected talks www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f...
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Fena Ochs @fenaochs.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Happy to share our new review on 3D chromatin organisation by cohesin with you. It was a great pleasure to review recent advances and future prospects with @danielgerlich.bsky.social.
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Fena Ochs @fenaochs.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
We are looking for a Postdoc at the Center for Gene Expression in Copenhagen. Deadline for applications is the 11th of January. If you are interested in 3D chromatin, SMC complexes, and super-resolution microscopy, join us. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Postdocs at Center for Gene Expression in Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine - Copenhagen, Hovedstaden (DK) job with University of Copenhagen | 12849488
We are looking for 2 or more highly motivated postdocs interested in ribosome biology, 3D chromatin organisation, or regulation of protein turnove...
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Rob Klose @robklose.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
An early Christmas present for those interested in chromatin and transcription! Fantastic work from @au-ho-yu.bsky.social and @aleksszczurek.bsky.social . Thanks to Inge and Michiel for their help. Please repost! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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SET1/MLL complexes control transcription independently of H3K4me3
Histone H3 lysine 4 trimethylation (H3K4me3) at gene promoters is thought to play a central role in gene transcription. H3K4 methylation is deposited by the SET1 (A/B) and MLL (1-4) multi-protein comp...
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Fena Ochs @fenaochs.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
We are looking for a Postdoc to join us at the Center for Gene Expression @cgen2025.bsky.social at the University of Copenhagen! Full advertisement here: employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sho...
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Postdocs at Center for Gene Expression in Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
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Center for Gene Expression (CGEN) @cgen2025.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Exciting Expansion at CGEN! We’re thrilled to welcome Fena Ochs and Niels Erik Møllegaard. 🔬 Fena brings cutting-edge expertise in 3D chromatin organization and its role in gene regulation, DNA repair, and cell division. 🧬Niels Erik’s expertise is in genome structure and DNA helix conformation
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Emilia Dimitrova @edimitrova.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
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... www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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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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Fena Ochs @fenaochs.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Delighted to share our lab's first preprint identifying DDIAS as a mitotic DNA repair protein. Great collaboration with the @andrewblackford.bsky.social, @tcr-miller.bsky.social and @profstewartlab.bsky.social labs, and many more. Read the paper here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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DDIAS is a single-stranded DNA-binding effector of the TOPBP1-CIP2A complex in mitosis
DNA double-strand breaks and unresolved DNA replication intermediates are particularly dangerous during mitosis. Paradoxically, cells inactivate canonical DNA repair mechanisms during chromosome segre...
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Daniel Durocher @durocher1.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
New work from the lab! 🔬 We report that DDIAS is a new component of the mitotic CIP2A-TOPBP1 pathway of genome maintenance. 1/n www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Mitotic single-stranded DNA suppression by DDIAS
Incomplete DNA replication and chromosome breakage during mitosis pose major threats to chromosome segregation. The CIP2A-TOPBP1 complex acts to mitigate this peril, but its exact role is not yet unde...
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Andrew Blackford @andrewblackford.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Excited to share our lab’s latest preprint! We identify DDIAS as a novel single-stranded DNA-binding component of the TOPBP1–CIP2A complex, which acts in a mitotic DNA damage response pathway to protect chromosome integrity. Short summary below, and read it here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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DDIAS is a single-stranded DNA-binding effector of the TOPBP1-CIP2A complex in mitosis
DNA double-strand breaks and unresolved DNA replication intermediates are particularly dangerous during mitosis. Paradoxically, cells inactivate canonical DNA repair mechanisms during chromosome segre...
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Ting Wu Lab @tingwu-lab.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
What better way to launch our new account with the publication of @jmstein.bsky.social latest paper from the lab! 🧪 Check out the 🧵 below to learn more about tkPAINT and how we use it to image proteins, DNA, and RNA in the nucleus using DNA-PAINT.
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Duxin lab @duxinlab.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
It is not always safe to repair DNA Damage. Sometimes, cells "just bypass it". During DNA replication, repair of lesions on DNA can be dangerous. Cells instead "tolerate" DNA damage and focus on finishing replication. Read our review and find out why and how: doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
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Rebecca Berrens @rberrens.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
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...
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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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Fena Ochs @fenaochs.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
I am happy to share that I have been nominated as Eppendorf Award 2025 finalist. It was a wonderful award ceremony, especially as this year's keynote speaker was Professor Sir Steve Jackson, who won the first Eppendorf Award in 1995. Read more about the event here: lnkd.in/dcRsH3gg
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Andrew Blackford @andrewblackford.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
We’re #hiring, please share! A fully funded #postdoc position is available in my lab to work on DNA damage response mechanisms. Please get in touch with your CV if you are interested; closing date: 27th June 2025. More details here: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Blackford Group
A position as Postdoctoral Research Associate is available at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, in the group headed by Dr. Andrew Blackford. Th
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Fena Ochs @fenaochs.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
I am overjoyed to share that I have been selected as a Lundbeck Fellow 2025. Thank you to @lundbeckfonden.bsky.social for their trust in me - My lab and I cannot wait to get started on this important work.
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Lothar Schermelleh @lschermelleh.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
All you nuclear biologists out there: Here is a cautionary tale not to be fooled by peripheral organelle staining. It might just be that your antibody got trapped because it is "too good".
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Job Dekker @jobdekker.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Excited to share our latest work on how cells fold their genomes, and build mitotic chromosomes! Out in Science today! Lots of interesting results and proposals for those interested in loop extrusion, and chromosomes! With @golobor.bsky.social, Leonid Mirny, Bill Earnshaw labs. See thread below:
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Anton Goloborodko @golobor.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Earnshaw, Goloborodko, Dekker & Mirny labs are excited to present our latest work, "Rules of engagement for condensins and cohesins guide mitotic chromosome formation" - now accepted!! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... A short clip describing the key results: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmvO...
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Rules of Engagement
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The Groth lab @grothlab.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
🚨𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭!🚨The Groth @groth-anja.bsky.social, Mailand, Nilsson @nilssonlab.bsky.social & Krietenstein @nilskrietenstein.bsky.social labs are hiring 𝟔 𝐏𝐡𝐃&𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐬 to join the new Center for Epigenetic Cell Memory (EpiC) in Copenhagen, Denmark. Apply here: tinyurl.com/yvd93na2 & please share!
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6 Postdoctoral and PhD positions in Center for Epigenetic Cell Memory (EpiC)
The Center for Epigenetic Cell Memory (EpiC) is a new Center of Excellence that will be established based on funding by the Danish National Research Foundation.
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Duxin lab @duxinlab.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
🚨#CBC is happening today! Don’t forget—our next Chromosome Biology Club is today at 16:45 at the Biocenter! Three great speakers and exciting science await, followed by beer and pizza. See you there!
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Fena Ochs @fenaochs.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Wonderful, thought-provoking review by Sir Adrian Bird on cohesin loop extrusion as disrupter of chromatin organisation rather than generator. Great read! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Cohesin as an essential disruptor of chromosome organization
Cohesin is a multi-subunit molecular machine that is able to create lateral chromatin loops within a linear chromosome fiber. Despite intense study, a…
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stapleslab.bsky.social @stapleslab.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Please repost! Post-doc studying novel mechanisms of post-replicative gap-filling available in my lab here in beautiful Snowdonia, between July 2025 to end Nov 2026. Generous travel budget. Lab is full of friendly and supportive colleagues. Link below, or DM me/email c.staples@bangor.ac.uk for info
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Anders Sejr Hansen @andersshansen.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
This is such a cool paper!
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Matt Higgins @parasitematt.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
A brilliant, kind, funny colleague gone too soon. We will miss you Bela. www.merton.ox.ac.uk/news/remembe...
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Remembering Professor Béla Novák 1956 - 2025
With great sadness, we announce the loss of Professor Béla Novák.
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Fena Ochs @fenaochs.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Well done @fedeteloni.bsky.social and @danielgerlich.bsky.social @gerlichlab.bsky.social 🎉 Both pools of cohesin (loop extruding and cohesive) contribute to homology-directed repair. Back to back with nice work from Taekjip Ha and Jacob Corn labs!
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Fena Ochs @fenaochs.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Hi chromosome biologists, now that we're getting more and more connected online, how about starting an international mentorship network? Postdocs mentor PhDs, young PIs mentor Postdocs, senior PIs mentor young PIs? Comment or DM if interested, please RT. All input welcome.
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Tim Coulson @timcoulson.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Next step on the development of our @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social podcast complete. @sykhalid.bsky.social and I recorded the introductory episode. Soon to be released. @streamingspires.bsky.social
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Andrew Blackford @andrewblackford.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Postdoctoral Fellow position available in the DDR Biology and Functional Genomics teams at AstraZeneca in Cambridge UK. Closing date: 30-Jan-2025 astrazeneca.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Emerging-Tal...
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Postdoctoral Fellow – DNA Damage Response Inhibitor Sensitisation in Cancer
Postdoctoral Fellow – DNA Damage Response Inhibitor Sensitisation in Cancer The Discovery Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, UK Competitive salary and benefits Introduction to role: Do you have expe...
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Fena Ochs @fenaochs.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Great to see this published. Congratulations @andibrunner.bsky.social @ellenberglab.bsky.social!
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Fena Ochs @fenaochs.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
1/2 We’re hiring a Postdoc to join us at the University of Copenhagen. Are you fascinated by 3D chromatin function and super-resolution microscopy? Then this might be the job for you. Start date 1st of April 2025, starting salary 4700 Euro/month. Apply here: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
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Fena Ochs @fenaochs.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
1/2 We’re hiring a Postdoc to join us at the University of Copenhagen. Are you fascinated by 3D chromatin function and super-resolution microscopy? Then this might be the job for you. Start date 1st of April 2025, starting salary 4700 Euro/month. Apply here: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
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Fena Ochs @fenaochs.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
We are looking for a motivated Postdoc to join our lab at the University of Copenhagen. Please reach out if you have any questions regarding the position. Deadline for application is the 2nd of February 2026. candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Ochs Group at the Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC)
A position as Postdoctoral Research Associate is available at the Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC) (https://www.bric.ku.dk) in the group headed by As
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