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Junjie Guo

@junjieguo.bsky.social
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Associate Professor @YaleNeuro • co-Director of Graduate Studies @Yale_INP • @YaleRNA • RNA Neurobiology • Neurodegenerative disease • Immigrant • 🐶 dad • Alum @WhiteheadInst @HopkinsNeuro @PKU1898 🏳️‍🌈

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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Thanks @jwrenkim.bsky.social for the invitation! Looking forward to visiting @asrcneuroscience.bsky.social 🧠
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Yale Kavli Institute for Neuroscience @kavliatyale.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We are delighted to host Michelle Monje, MD, PhD, @michellemonje.bsky.social, for our annual Kavli Distinguished Lecture next week, Sept 22. The Lecture will be in the TAC auditorium from 4 to 5 pm, and is open to all Yale affiliates (in-person only). A reception will follow. Join us!
Flyer of the 09/22 Kavli Distinguished Lecture presented by Michelle Monje, MD, PhD, titled "Neuron-Glial Interactions in Health and Disease: from Cognition to Cancer"
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We welcome Ken Lee, a @yaleneuro.bsky.social MD/PhD candidate! Born and raised in Myanmar, Ken received his BA in chemistry (minor in bioinformatics) from WashU in St. Louis, where he worked in @jackrellab.bsky.social on Matrin-3's role in neurodegenerative diseases like ALS. @yalerna.bsky.social
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
What's better than getting a new grant? Getting one with our sister lab🫂! Excited to continue our collaboration w/ Pallavi Gopal @yalepathology.bsky.social on cryptic splicing and TDP-43 in ADRDs 🧠 @yaleneuro.bsky.social @kavliatyale.bsky.social @yalerna.bsky.social
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Come be our colleague! 👇🫵
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Yale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
📢 Calling all senior neuro postdocs: SYNAPSES brings postdocs from around the world to Yale to share their work during an in-person symposium on October 22, 2026. Apply today! Deadline Sept 3. medicine.yale.edu/neuroscience...
"Symposia at Yale Neuroscience: Advanced PoStdoc Extramural Series call for applications flyer. Deadline Sept 3, 2026, symposium October 22, 2026. Who: Senior postdocs from any area of neuroscience.
What: A symposium for advanced postdoctoral research.
Why: Present your research. Expand your network. Engage with the Yale Community."
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Congratulations!
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Claudia Mimoso @camimoso.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
📢 Attention Recent Graduates 📢 I’m hiring a Postgraduate Research Associate to join my growing team at Yale! If you’re passionate about RNA biology/Gene Regulation and are looking to gain hand-on research experience before graduate school, please consider applying! postdocs.yale.edu/posts/2026-0...
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Postgraduate Associate – RNA Biology, Genomics, Neurodevelopment - Department of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Summer plans: start with the RNA Center! The academic year is wrapping up; let’s celebrate together at the RNA Center’s Midsummer RNA Dream social. For soccer fans: we’ll be screening the World Cup match. Jerseys encouraged Details in the flyer and website medicine.yale.edu/event/rna-ce...
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Congrats to our postdoc Katie Copley on another terrific publication from her PhD work @upenn.edu with Shorter and Barmada labs! @yaleneuro.bsky.social @yalerna.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Isoform-specific steric zippers drive aberrant assembly and mislocalization of shortened TDP-43
The sequence-encoded determinants underlying aberrant sTDP-43 behavior are defined, revealing therapeutic strategies for ALS.
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David Bartel's Lab @bartellab.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Two new preprints featuring work from @ryanymuller.bsky.social on PABPC biology! With important contributions from @eugenevalkov.bsky.social, Tanner Myers, and @kxwang.bsky.social
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The molecular determinants of PABPC-mediated deadenylation rate
Deadenylation, the enzymatic shortening of the poly(A) tail, is typically the first committed step of mRNA decay. Deadenylation rates span nearly a 1000-fold range between transcripts and are governed...
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
So cool! Congratulations!!
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
It’s time for the final RNA Club of the academic year Tuesday, June 9 9:00 AM Hope 103, Yale School of Medicine Featuring great talks by the Lu & Gerstein Lab and the Simon Lab. Details in the flyer
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Check out this Q&A by @alstdi.bsky.social highlighting Dr. Katie Copley, a Corsalex Postdoc Fellow in our lab @yaleneuro.bsky.social @yalerna.bsky.social ! The Corsalex Postdoctoral Fellowship program is now open for application: www.corsalex.com/corsalex-fel...
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Exciting!
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Yale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
"I always wanted to be a scientist." Pietro De Camilli’s journey from curious observation of nature as a child to understanding the molecular machinery of the brain has consistently been driven by an unwavering commitment to understanding life. @pdc-lab.bsky.social
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Tending The Frontier: Pietro De Camilli and the Cell Biology of Neurons
Pietro De Camilli always wanted to be a scientist. He has spent his career bridging cell biology and neuroscience.
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Congratulations to our @yaleneuro.bsky.social INP student Ata Isiktas for being selected as one of the ✨Rising Stars in Neuroscience✨ and to give a research talk @uuneurobiology.bsky.social @yalerna.bsky.social
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Wow so cool!
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Check out the phenomenal PhD work by Katie Copley, a current postdoc in our lab @yaleneuro.bsky.social @yalerna.bsky.social. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Short RNA chaperones promote aggregation-resistant TDP-43 conformers to mitigate neurodegeneration
Aberrant aggregation of the prion-like RNA binding protein TDP-43 drives several fatal neurodegenerative proteinopathies, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In this work, we define how sho...
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Igor Ulitsky @igorulitsky.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
🆕 review with @jpunfried.bsky.social out in Nature SMB. Direct roles of lncRNAs in transcriptional activation. What do we understand about how lncRNAs lure Pol2 and set the stage for RNA production, and what do we still miss? www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Direct roles of long non-coding RNAs in transcription activation - Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
This Review discusses how long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) control transcription activation by RNA polymerase II, including how they are produced at active enhancers or chromatin-domain boundaries and ac...
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
A full house of audience @yalerna.bsky.social learning from Dr. Xiang-Dong Fu from Westlake University about his latest work on transcriptional regulation in aging. He spoke separately with our trainees about his 40-year scientific career in the US and China. Thank you for visiting us!
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
We bid farewell to @yaleneuro.bsky.social graduate Suzhou Yang, who discovered C9orf72 RNA cryptic splicing in ALS-FTD and will soon move to UCLA to start postdoc training with William Yang working on Huntington's disease. Can't wait to hear about your future successes! @yalerna.bsky.social
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Thomas A. Steitz Lecture Series by @yalembb.bsky.social Dr. Rachel Green, “ZAK activation on the colliding ribosome”, hosted by Dr. Yong Xiong Monday, April 20 | 4:00 PM 📍O.C. Marsh Lecture Hall, Yale Science Building Open to Yale and affiliated institutions. Details in the flyer below
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David Bartel's Lab @bartellab.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Our work investigating mRNA 3' UTRs that trigger target-directed miRNA degradation is now published! genesdev.cshlp.org/content/earl...
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mRNA 3′ UTRs direct microRNA degradation to participate in imprinted gene networks and regulate growth
A biweekly scientific journal publishing high-quality research in molecular biology and genetics, cancer biology, biochemistry, and related fields
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Agreed but not a Chinese proverb ;)
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Congrats Mike and to the teams for this amazing work!
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
New @yalembb.bsky.social student Han Yin joins the lab for PhD thesis research. Han received his BS in Biology from Peking University @pku1898.bsky.social, where he worked on membrane protein structure, electrophysiology, and of course, RNA. Welcome, Han! @yaleneuro.bsky.social @yalerna.bsky.social
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David Bartel's Lab @bartellab.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Our work on the E3 ligase mechanism of target-directed microRNA degradation is now published! Amazing collaboration with Brenda Schulman’s lab led by @jakobfarnung.bsky.social and @elenaslo.bsky.social, with special thanks to @wyppeter.bsky.social, Lianne Blodgett, and Daniel Lin! tinyurl.com/Z8TDMD
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The E3 ubiquitin ligase mechanism specifying targeted microRNA degradation - Nature
Target-directed microRNA degradation is driven by the atypical ZSWIM8–CUL3 E3 ubiquitin ligase that uses a two-RNA-factor authentication mechanism to specifically recognize AGO–miRNA–trigger...
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David Breslow Lab @davidbreslowlab.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
We are recruiting a post-bac researcher to join our lab in Yale MCDB! Ideal for a recent college grad looking to get in-depth research experience and mentoring in genetics & cell/molecular biology, working on exciting cilia-related projects. Details: breslowlab.yale.edu/news/post-gr...
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Post-graduate / Postbac position available | Breslow Lab
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Lundbeckfonden @lundbeckfonden.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Congratulations to The Brain Prize winners Prof. David Ginty (Harvard Medical School, US) and Patrik Ernfors (Karolinska Institutet, SE) for their pioneering work on how the nervous system detects and processes touch and pain: brainprize.org/winners/touch-and-pa… The Brain Prize HHMI
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Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine @yalerna.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
RNA Club | March 2026 Come support our trainees and engage in discussion across RNA disciplines 📅 Tuesday, March 10 ⏰ 9:00 AM 📍 Bass 305, Science Hill Coffee & bagels provided Open to Yale and affiliated institutions
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Congratulations to Dr. Lianhuan Wei in the lab for winning a poster award at the Gordon conference on FTD and related dementias! @yaleneuro.bsky.social @yalerna.bsky.social
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Amazing! Congratulations Cate!
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Congrats Jimmy! You're on a roll!
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Amazing! Congrats!!
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Happy Birthday! 🎉
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
That never stopped a certain family in the WH
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Biochemist/molecular biologist Joan Steitz was born #OTD in 1941. She (& team) figured out how our cells read/use genetic instructions to make proteins. A key person who helped crack the code on RNA—the molecule that acts like a messenger between DNA & and the proteins our bodies need. #WomenInSTEM
Color photograph of Joan Steitz (Joan Argetsinger Steitz), the distinguished American molecular biologist and biochemist renowned for her groundbreaking discoveries in RNA biology, including the identification of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs) essential to RNA splicing. She is pictured in a close-up portrait within a laboratory or research setting, smiling warmly and directly at the camera with an engaging, approachable expression that conveys enthusiasm and expertise. Steitz has gray hair pulled back, striking blue eyes, and is wearing large, elaborate dangling earrings adorned with purple gemstones and metallic accents. She is dressed in a rich purple blouse. The softly blurred background includes scientific elements such as lab benches, equipment, monitors, charts, and partial signage, evoking the environment of her long career at Yale University where she served as Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. #JoanSteitz #MolecularBiology #WomenInScience #Biochemistry #RNA
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Congratulations Cate!
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David Bartel's Lab @bartellab.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Check our latest collaboration with the Kleaveland Lab (kleavelandlab.org), led by Joanna Stefano and Lara Elcavage: academic.oup.com/nar/article/... (1/2)
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Xuebing Wu @xuebingwu.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Excited to publish our work on how mutations in the muscle-specific ribosomal protein RPL3L drive severe heart disease. This is Part I of a larger body of work led by Michael - stay tuned for Part II on how specialized ribosomes function in normal physiology www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Awesome! Congratulations Xuebing!
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
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two men are sitting in a car with the words `` tank is below empty '' above them .
ALT: two men are sitting in a car with the words `` tank is below empty '' above them .
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Wu Tsai Institute | Yale University @wutsaiyale.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
The Wu Tsai Institute at Yale University is hiring! Two faculty searches are now open for neurocomputation and neurodevelopment. If you are at #SfN25, visit booth #3724 to learn more. wti.yale.edu/opportunities #KnowTogether #ScienceAtYale
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
New article @natneuro.nature.com by @yaleneuro.bsky.social Suzhou Yang & @kavliatyale.bsky.social Postdoc Fellow @zhenlei.bsky.social, highlighting studies by @frattalab.bsky.social Gitler & La Spada labs on the role of TDP-43 on mRNA 3' end in ALS @yalerna.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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TDP-43 loss brings RNA to a twist ending - Nature Neuroscience
In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), nuclear depletion and cytoplasmic aggregation of the RNA-binding protein TDP-43 cause widespread dysregulation of mRNA splicing. Two recent studies have now rev...
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Josh Mendell @mendell-lab.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Colliding ribosomes are potent signals of cellular stress. But do cells use ‘programmed’ ribosome collisions to regulate gene expression? I’m excited to present a new story from my lab led by Frederick Rehfeld(@fred-rehfeld.bsky.social) which revealed that the answer is YES! Read on to find out how👇
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Oxidative stress sensing by the translation elongation machinery promotes production of detoxifying selenoproteins
Selenocysteine, incorporated into polypeptides at recoded termination codons, plays an essential role in redox biology. Using GPX1 and GPX4, selenoenzymes that mitigate oxidative stress, as reporters,...
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David Bartel's Lab @bartellab.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Check out the latest work from our lab, led by Arash Latifkar @ara-latifkar.bsky.social , www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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mRNA poly(A)-tail length is a battleground for coronavirus–host competition
Most eukaryotic mRNAs contain a poly(A) tail, which in post-embryonic cells enhances their stability. Many cytoplasmic RNA viruses also harbor poly(A) tails on their genomic RNA and mRNAs. Here, we re...
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
I'm very excited to announce that UNC Biology has 6 faculty positions open this year! The first is for an Asst Professor who studies organismal resilience using an integrative approach 1/n unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
Poster with QR code linking to the position
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Also check out this video from the artist showing the creative process: www.bilibili.com/video/BV1eKK...
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入我画竹影,入我网蜻蜓。_哔哩哔哩_bilibili
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Junjie Guo @junjieguo.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Excited to see this beautiful art, commissioned from the Chinese artist 懒云居画 (@subaiweipainting on Instagram), on this month's cover of Nature Neuroscience! @natneuro.nature.com @yaleneuro.bsky.social @yalerna.bsky.social @kavliatyale.bsky.social @wutsaiyale.bsky.social
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