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Ferhat Alkan

@ferhatalkan.bsky.social
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Senior Bioinformatics Scientist at Princess Maxima Centrum for Pediatric Oncology, NL Interested in onco-regulation of RNA translation mechanisms and Ribosomes www.riboinformatics.com

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Liam Faller @liamfaller.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
New paper from the lab! Want to know if there is a difference in ribosome collisions between your samples? We show that you can detect this in the rRNA reads in your ribosome profiling data. academic.oup.com/nargab/artic...
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Detecting ribosome collisions with differential rRNA fragment analysis in ribosome profiling data
Abstract. It has become clear in recent years that ribosomes regularly stall during translation. Such translation impairment has many causes, including exp
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Johanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️ So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality? We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary #WomeninSTEM www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... 🧵 1/
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WHO @who.int · 25/11/2024
It’s the International Day to End Violence against Women and Girls! 1 in 3 girls and women around the world experience physical and/or sexual violence by: A husband A boyfriend An intimate partner A lover A parent A relative A colleague A boss A stranger bit.ly/3gy8pfq #NoExcuse
1 in 3 women worldwide has experienced physical and/or sexual violence mostly at the hands of an intimate partner.
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Joana Silva @thejoanasilva.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Are you a scientist working or interested in RNA Translation? Join our starter pack and share ideas, methodologies and tips to advance our knowledge in how life came to be! #RNA #ribosome go.bsky.app/VN78eTo
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