Reposted by Julia VorhauserVeijo Salo @veijosalo.bsky.social · 23/06/2026How does a cell remodel the ER membrane into a lipid droplet? Excited to share our new bioRxiv preprint, where we find that regulated opening of the seipin ring defines a functional ER–lipid droplet interface — and identify SMLR1 as a regulator of this transition. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 37429
Reposted by Julia VorhauserScience Magazine @science.org · 09/05/2026Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. scim.ag/4tsDqRrscim.agAfter USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by schoolMove comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs 19839442216
Reposted by Julia VorhauserWredenbergLab @wredenberglab.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Interested in mitochondria and metabolism? We are hiring. Come join us in Stockholm. ki.varbi.com/what:job/job...ki.varbi.comPostdoctoral studies in mitochondrial regulation of metabolism (scholarship)Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The Wredenberg group at Karolinska Institutet is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to investigate how mitochondrial function 053
Julia Vorhauser @juliavorhauser.bsky.social · 26/02/2026I’m happy to share that I’ve been awarded an MSCA postdoctoral fellowship (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions) to study redox regulation of mitochondrial metabolism in the @wredenberglab.bsky.social at Karolinska @ki.se 😊 I’m really grateful for this opportunity and very excited about what lies ahead!! 150
Reposted by Julia VorhauserWredenbergLab @wredenberglab.bsky.social · 12/01/2026We are hiring! Come and join us in Stockholm to study mitochondrial metabolism. ki.varbi.com/what:job/job...ki.varbi.comPostdoctoral researcher in mitochondrial biology (scholarship)Do you want to contribute to improving human health? The Division of Molecular Metabolism at Karolinska Institutet is located in the newly built Biomedicum at the Solna campus. The division offers a h 013
Reposted by Julia VorhauserH.P. @hannelore14089.bsky.social · 16/09/2025„Man kann sich mit dem Nationalsozialismus geistig nicht auseinander-setzen, weil er ungeistig ist." Alexander Schmorell, Mitbegründer der Widerstandsgruppe Weiße Rose, Verfasser bekannter Flugblätter der Gruppe, wurde am 16 September 1917 geboren. Guten Morgen  719045
Reposted by Julia VorhauserThe Institute of Cancer Research @icr.ac.uk · 27/08/2025The findings highlight a new way of thinking about how cell growth is controlled – one that could eventually be harnessed to improve cancer treatment ⤵️icr.ac.ukSubtle chemical tweak helps determine whether cells grow, potentially affecting cancer riskSubtle chemical tweak helps determine whether cells grow, potentially affecting cancer risk 001
Julia Vorhauser @juliavorhauser.bsky.social · 26/08/2025I am very happy to share that my PhD work in the Mansfeld lab (www.mansfeldlab.com) was published yesterday! 🎉 In this study, we characterized a novel redox switch on p21 that regulates proliferation: www.cell.com/molecular-ce... Huge thanks to everyone involved for making this possible 🙏@icr.ac.ukcell.comA redox switch in p21-CDK feedback during G2 phase controls the proliferation-cell cycle exit decisionROS oxidize cell cycle proteins and regulate cell proliferation. Vorhauser et al. show that oxidation of the cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor p21 at cysteine 41 (C41) during the G2 phase contro... 0104
Reposted by Julia VorhauserMRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences @mrc-lms.bsky.social · 03/01/2025New research from Steve Cutty and @alexisbarr.bsky.social published in the British Journal of Cancer shows the protein p21 promotes survival in lung cancer cells strengthening the rationale for targeting p21 as a cancer treatment. This work was also funded by @cancerresearchuk.orglms.mrc.ac.ukBlocking the cell cycle inhibitor p21 prevents regrowth in lung cancer cellsBlocking the activity of a protein called p21 stops lung cancer cells entering a ‘sleep-like’ state that allows them to survive chemotherapy. Blocking p21 causes more cancer cells to die and reduces t... 0136