Korbel Group @ EMBL @korbel-group-embl.bsky.social · 17hAnother PhD defence to celebrate! 🎉 Congratulations to Dima Olisov on defending his PhD on genome-wide profiling of loss of heterozygosity events! 🧬 And true to his love of board games, Dima’s PhD hat even came with a little game on top 🎲 Congratulations, and all the best for your next adventure! 🥂 010
Korbel Group @ EMBL @korbel-group-embl.bsky.social · 15/06/2026🎉 #Preprint alert! Excited to share this new study from our postdoc Carsten Hain on centromeres! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... This work presents HORoSCOPE, a computational framework that infers centromere architecture and size directly from short-read sequencing data. (1/3) 132
Korbel Group @ EMBL @korbel-group-embl.bsky.social · 05/06/2026🎉Welcome to the lab, Chiara Magro! Chiara started her internship last month and is helping us explore new dimensions. Her project focusses on applying our MAGIC platform to PDAC organoids, expanding from 2D cell cultures to 3D models.🧬🔬 We're excited to have you!👏 #PDAC #Organoids #CancerResearch 000
Korbel Group @ EMBL @korbel-group-embl.bsky.social · 25/04/2026🧬It's #WorldDNADay! From the first description of DNA structure in 1953 - shaped by the work from Rosalind Franklin, Watson, Crick, and Wilkins - to today‘s genomics. We’re still uncovering hidden layers of the genome with methods like Strand-seq at our lab. Same molecule, much more to discover! 000
Korbel Group @ EMBL @korbel-group-embl.bsky.social · 22/04/2026🌍 Today is #WorldEarthDay! “Do we really need that many tip boxes?” Back in 2023, that question helped our lab cut plastic use by 50% for our Strand-seq protocol, without sacrificing performance. Small change. Real impact!🌱 🔗 Read more here : lnkd.in/eQ4r_pKz 010
Korbel Group @ EMBL @korbel-group-embl.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Last Friday, Alice successfully defended their PhD! 🎉 Knowing Alice’s love for green and purple, we made sure everything reflected their signature colours: from the PhD hat, to our outfits, and even our nails 💜💚 Huge congratulations from all of us! Stay as colourful as you always are, Alice! 🌟 030
Korbel Group @ EMBL @korbel-group-embl.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Great insights into current research in human molecular genetics from our PI Jan Korbel who joined the GHGA (@ghga.bsky.social) podcast to talk about genetic mosaicism and why our cells are more diverse than we might think! Worth a listen! 🎧 (episode in German) shorturl.at/CRw0X 022
Korbel Group @ EMBL @korbel-group-embl.bsky.social · 16/03/2026🎉 Congratulations to Ilaria Cherchi (@ilariache.bsky.social) for securing an EMBO Scientific Exchange Grant! Ilaria is a visiting PhD student from the Demichelis Lab at the University of Trento, and she is currently exploring the contribution of telomeric dysregulation (1/2) 151
Korbel Group @ EMBL @korbel-group-embl.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Every scientist was once a curious child. 🔬 For a slightly belated celebration of International Women’s Day, we wanted to give a small reminder that curiosity and a love for questions can take you far! Happy #InternationalWomensDay ! ⭐🤍 #IWD #WomenInScience 010
Korbel Group @ EMBL @korbel-group-embl.bsky.social · 05/03/2026A (slightly overdue) welcome to our newest lab members! ☺️🎉 Our lab has grown over the past months with 🔬 Nina - PhD student 🧫 Oskar - MSc intern 🧬 Ilaria - visiting PhD student from Francesca Demichelis lab 💻 Preet - MSc intern Great to have you all on board! 👋 110
Reposted by Korbel Group @ EMBLMichael Jendrusch @mjendrusch.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Are you interested in working with a fresh team on cutting edge protein design? We're hiring a Technical Assistant for our protein design team at DKFZ Heidelberg: jobs.dkfz.de/en/jobs/1683... Please share!jobs.dkfz.deTechnical Assistant 01211
Korbel Group @ EMBL @korbel-group-embl.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Celebrating the women and the gender-diversity in our lab today, and every day! 🎉 Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #IDWGS 021
Korbel Group @ EMBL @korbel-group-embl.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Saying goodbye to a cold January with a sunny coffee break on the ATC rooftop ☀️☕ 000
Korbel Group @ EMBL @korbel-group-embl.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Hello Bluesky! 🎉 We hope you all enjoyed the winter magic of the past few weeks - but did you know about the MAGIC of uncovering hidden secrets in the genome? Check out our recent paper! nature.com/articles/s41... 🔬✨ Stay tuned for more insights! 😊nature.comClient Challenge 020