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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab

@kajastelab.bsky.social
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We study host-virus interactions & innate immunity in gene therapy & autoimmunity. From 🇫🇮/🇺🇦 via 🇫🇷 in 🇮🇹. Views are my own. Dept. of Biology & Biochemistry , University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

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Nature @nature.com · 23/09/2026
An AI revolution is sweeping through education. But teachers who can convey the excitement of thinking and learning are irreplaceable go.nature.com/4hcPvWA
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In praise of human teachers: universities must resist outsourcing everything to AI
An AI revolution is sweeping through education. But teachers who can convey the excitement of thinking and learning are irreplaceable.
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Super excited to share this Forum article just out in @cp-trendsimmuno.bsky.social in which we discuss how dyregulated #IFN signalling can perturb #HSC 🩸 in Inborn Errors of Immunity #IEI that mainly affect nonhematological tissues www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
One of the privileges of this job is to be able to enjoy great company with colleagues that become friends over the years at meetings like here at the #HIV workshop in #Rome, celebrating workfriendship anniversaries dating back to 20 years and more! 😅 #lovemyjob #memories
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Vienna BioCenter Scientific Training @vbcscitraining.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Autumn PhD call is OPEN! 30 fully funded positions across diverse life science disciplines. Explore projects in Biochemistry & Structural Biology 👉 www.vbcphd.at Apply by 10 October Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Max Perutz Labs Vienna, IMP, Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology
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Gene Center Munich @LMU Munich @genecenter-lmu.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
📣 The Cluster for Nucleic Acid Sciences and Technologies is seeking three independent group leaders - one of the positions will be based at the LMU Gene Center🤗 Apply now! ▶️ www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Independent Group Leader at NUCLEATE Excellence Cluster - Munich or Würzburg job with NUCLEATE Cluster | 12861192
Independent Group Leader in Nucleic Acid Sciences and Technologies within the NUCLEATE Cluster at LMU Munich, TU Munich or JMU Würzburg.
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Marieke Oudelaar @mariekeoudelaar.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
We are looking for someone to lead the new Facility for Protein Biochemistry & Biophysics at the MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg — please spread the word and apply if you are interested!
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Utrecht Virology Lab @utrechtvirology.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
📢 We're hiring! We are looking for an Assistant or Associate Professor to join our team at Utrecht University. If you're excited about leading an independent research programme in a collaborative #virology community, we'd love to hear from you. Please share! 👇🦠 #AcademicJobs #FacultyPosition
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Kresten Lindorff-Larsen @lindorfflarsen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Come join the new Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Design as a group leader Cool science in a great scientific environment in wonderful and very family friendly Copenhagen There are two positions that can either be at TT assistant or associate prof level employment.ku.dk/tenure-track...
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Tenure-track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor of De novo Protein Design
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Design at the University of Copenhagen seeks to appoint two new group leaders in de novo protein design from 1 February 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. These positions will be at the Assistant or Associate Professor level and associated with the Department of Biology (Faculty of Science) or the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology (Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences).
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I am extremely grateful&honored to be awarded an #ERCAdG by @erc.europa.eu 🤩 The #BRAINY project will study how human brain cells detect&react to #AAV 🦠🧬🧠 with the goal of improving #CNS gene therapy. The biggest THANK YOU goes to my team @unipv.bsky.social This awards is theirs as it is mine 🙏🏻🏆
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The first day of our joint Biomedical Campus Retreat kicked off with a full house in the historical #auladel400 @unipv.bsky.social today, including an inspiring keynote by @lab-scita.bsky.social #BIOretreat26
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🛒 🇪🇺 Buy European 🇪🇺 (+🇨🇦). USA broke up with you. Get over it 🇪🇺💪 @buyeuropean.eurosky.social · 12/06/2026
For all the people who DO have the courage to #deGoogle: check buy-european.net/en/alternati... or european-alternatives.eu for a lot of great European alternatives 🇪🇺💪 E.g. try www.comaps.app, www.magicearth.com or mapy.com instead of #GoogleMaps. #navigation #openstreetmap #maps @comaps.app
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Full house for the kickoff #Keynote by Mihai Netea @embo.org workshop of Pathogen Immunity and Signaling in #Leiden #EMBOsignaling26
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Human Frontier Science Program @hfspo.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The #HFSP Symposium Frontier Science in Italy took place in Rome on 21 April. Over 60 participants came together for a day of discussions and new ideas in #LifeScience, with an international perspective. 🧪 📸 Explore the photos: zurl.co/plyc0 #sts #FrontierScience
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HFSP Symposium "Frontier Science in Italy" - April 2026
Hosted in collaboration with the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy, this symposium presented the current state of knowledge and applications used in life science research, which are driving the innovation economy of the future.
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Today we celebrated the official start of the #postdoc fellowship awarded by the Italian cancer foundation #AIRC to Giovanni Crivicich in the lab 🥳🥳 some super cool data that we got for several projects this week 🤩 and of course the well-deserved Easter break 🐣
AKR lab members enjoying pizza
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Charlène Boumendil (She/Her) @charleneboumendil.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
We are looking for a new group leader to join the IGH (Montpellier, France). I can’t wait to meet my future colleague! Apply :-) More infos here: igh.cnrs.fr/join-igh-as-...
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Join IGH as Group Leader - IGH
The Institute of Human Genetics invites applications for a Principal Investigator position in its main research areas. Read more...
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
It was a great pleasure to discuss how basic research in molecular biology can lead to transformative therapies for patients to a full house of high schoolers @ the San Matteo research hospital in Pavia this morning 🧬 very good questions& lots of interest, a bright future for biomedical researcher!
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
It’s that time of the year again 🌸🌸🌸🥰🥰🥰 gorgeous cherry blossoms greating us on campus @unipv.bsky.social for a perfect start of the day 🤩
Gorgeous cherry blossom on campus
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Oliver Harschnitz @harschnitz.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Just two weeks left to apply to the IGNITION PhD Programme! We’re offering fully funded PhD positions. Join our team @humantechnopole.bsky.social to use cutting-edge human stem cell models to study immune mediated neurodegeneration. For more info check out: ignition-consortium.eu Please share 🙏
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Matthew Freeman @mjafreeman.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Interested in one of the top jobs in European biology? @embo.org has opened a call for its next Director, to succeed Fiona Watt Really spectacular opportunity! Spread the word... www.embo.org/features/emb...
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EMBO starts search for its next Director – Features – EMBO
The process to appoint the next EMBO Director is underway. The incoming Director will take office in February 2028, succeeding Fiona Watt, who has led the organization since January 2022
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Yesterday was emotional as we celebrated the #PhD graduation of Giovanni Crivicich, cum laude! 🥳👨‍🎓 So many past members came or connected from near&far 🥰🤩 Thank you also to the commission, @lrampoldi.bsky.social, Sofia Francia & @carogoujon.bsky.social for great feedback! Stay tuned for the story!
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Very much looking forward to this! 🤩
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Michael Hendricks 🇨🇦 @michaelhendricks.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Approximately 20 million vertebrate animals, moslty mice, are used in research each year. Some comparisons on agricultural use.
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
This week we celebrated Alessandro Mapelli, a brilliant #Phd student in the lab, who will join the @lablegube.bsky.social @cbitoulouse.bsky.social for 3 months to start an exciting collaboration supported by an @embo.org short-term fellowship 🥳🥳🥳 Good luck and looking forward to the data! 🧠🧬🤩
Anna and Alessandro cheering with some prosecco
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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 25/02/2026
We’re recruiting new Research Group Leaders! We offer: 🔬 Core funding 💻 Access to world-leading infrastructure 👩🏽‍🔬A network of world-leading scientists …and much more. Apply by 11 April: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j... #ResearchCareers #Bioinformatics @timcoorens.bsky.social @embl.org
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
It was great to have @harschnitz.bsky.social visit us in Pavia @unipv.bsky.social today! Thank you for sharing exciting work on modelling human brain development in vitro and how this can be used to study virus-host interactions 🦠🧬🧠 very cool stories in the pipeline 🤩
Oliver introducing his talk to a full house
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
It was great to have our former postdoc Helena Costa-Verdera visit us @unipv.bsky.social today. Her work on #AAV signaling in the CNS continues 🧠🦠🧬 Stay tuned!
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EMBO @embo.org · 11/02/2026
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧪 The EMBO Women in Science Lectures address issues related to gender and diversity in science. Find out more and apply here: www.embo.org/funding/lecture-travel…
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
It was great to visit the @institutimagine.bsky.social yesterday for a seminar on our work on cell-autonomous immunity in the #CNS 🧠🦠🧬 and interesting exchanges with many PIs & friends 😊 Today I got to visit & talk @institutpasteur.bsky.social (too busy for a pic!) 🥰 Fantastic 2 days! Thank you 🙏🏻
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured” www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
OMG… the cancer is metastasizing 😣🙅‍♀️
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Still a few spots left, hurry up! @embo.org #workshop 🦠
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David Bikard @dbikard.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
🚨 Hiring Alert! 🚨My lab at Institut Pasteur is recruiting several Postdocs! We have exciting open projects in: 🦠 Synthetic Biology and🛡️ Bacterial Immunity. Come do great science with us in the middle of Paris! 🇫🇷🥐 research.pasteur.fr/en/job/postd...
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Postdoctoral position - Synthetic Biology / Bacterial Immunity - Research
The Bikard lab at Institut Pasteur in Paris is seeking to hire postdoctoral researchers. We are investigating bacteria / bacteriophages interactions, and the genetic innovation that happens at this in...
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Yet more evidence of how viruses created the host 😉 🦠
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Maya Voichek @mayavoichek.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
The (Yoav) Voichek lab has opened its gates at the Weizmann Institute, and is actively recruiting students and researchers at all levels - come explore gene regulation and computational genomics in a fun, friendly sprouting lab 🤗🥼⚗️🧪 www.weizmann.ac.il/plants/voichek
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Very much looking forward to great science and informal interactions 🤩 check out the program and join us at an amazing venue in Leiden, NL, in June 8-12! ⏳Abstract deadline Feb 1st
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Oliver Harschnitz @harschnitz.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Incredibly excited to be taking part in the EMBO Workshop Pathogen Immunity & Signalling. Thanks to Annemarthe van der Veen, @kajastelab.bsky.social, @iannaconelab.bsky.social, @maurogaya.bsky.social, @manellab.bsky.social, @jnpruneda.bsky.social, Jan Rehwinkel & Mads Gyrd-Hansen for organising.
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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 01/08/2023
I guess I should re-post from the Bird Site "The Rules For Academic Success here": I always get asked for advice about starting/surviving the tenure track. Here are the rules I've found useful. Thought I'd put it out there for the masses... This list gets longer all the time
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GIIN @genomeiinetwork.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Another great science appointment is coming up with Sharon Cantor and @albertociccia.bsky.social. Join us live on Tuesday, January 13 at 5pm (Rome) / 11am (NYC). Zoom link: uniroma1.zoom.us/j/95149984403 To join our community, register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Happy Holidays to y’all from the #AKRLab 🎄🎁🥳❄️💫🍷❤️
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Neil deGrasse Tyson @neildegrassetyson.com · 25/11/2025
Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine. If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again. #sciencematters
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Isaac Bianco @isaacbianco.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Calling aspiring group leaders! We've just opened applications for group leader fellowship sponsorship to start a lab in UCL NPP. Deadline 5 Jan. @uclnpp.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3h33dvev
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Congratulations for this wonderful work! More proof of how wrong the view that we are superior is just because we do not understand other codes of communication (sounds, gestures, ferohormones…). A narrative to legitimate the destruction&disrespect that distingishes us as a species. Homo Horribilis
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Excited to be co-organizing this @embo.org Workshop on #Pathogen #Immunity and #Signalling next June 8-12 2026 in Leiden! 🥳🥳🥳 #Savethedate
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Yesterday we took a break from the lab to hike in the autumn hills above Lago Maggiore and enjoy lunch in the small village of Fosseno 🍂🍁🌰 beautiful views, so many chestnuts (!) and refreshing outdoor time together 🥰
The Kajaste lab on an edge above Lago MaggioreView of the Lago MaggioreEnjoying lunchHiking in the autumn foliage
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Super excited to have Carolina Petrillo rejoin us @unipv.bsky.social as a #MSCA postdoctoral fellow after her first postdoc @columbiauniversity.bsky.social 🥳 Honored and grateful to have you onboard again for more great science together! 🙏🏻
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
David Baltimore passed away this weekend. A pioneer of molecular virology who won the Nobel prize in medicine & physiology for his discovery of viral reverse transcriptase. This essay he wrote in 2018 reflecting of his 60yr career in science is a great read. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Sixty Years of Discovery | Annual Reviews
Each of us is a story. Mine is a story of doing science for 60 years, and I am honored to be asked to tell it. Even though this autobiography was written for the Annual Review of Immunology, I have ch...
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Anna Obenauf @obenaufa.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Exciting FULL PROFESSORSHIP at the Vienna BioCenter - Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Mechanisms: www.maxperutzlabs.ac.at/news/open-po... Come be our colleague!
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Full Professorship in Molecular Mechanisms of Disease
The Max Perutz Labs - one of Europe’s leading institutes for basic research in the life sciences - invite applications for a Full Professorship in Molecular Mechanisms of Disease. We are seeking outst...
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Gaia Trincucci @gaiajexpmed.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Attending #Cytokines2025? Are you a grad student or an early career postdoc? Don't miss the opportunity to apply to the @jem.org Early Career Travel Award! More here👉 hubs.la/Q03yQFLq0
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JEM Early Career Travel Award | Journal of Experimental Medicine | Rockefeller University Press
JEM Early Career Travel Award | Journal of Experimental Medicine | Rockefeller University Press JEM Early Career Travel Award To support the next generation of researchers, Journal of E...
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Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski Lab @kajastelab.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
It was really great to visit! Thank you so much for having me @pluchinolab.bsky.social Looking forward to collaborating together 🤓🤩
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Johannes Larsch @jlarsch.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Become our colleague! Tenure-track Assistant Professor position at The Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. unil.ch/cig/en/home.... More details for how to apply are here: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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