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Our team investigates the mechanisms ensuring genome maintenance in response to DNA insults and DNA replication failures.

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Lopes_Lab @lopeslab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Great science talks are coming up again, via the @genomeiinetwork.bsky.social, in two days from now (Tue Oct 6th). Don't miss them! 👇
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Chowdhury Lab @chowdhurylab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Huge congrats to @susankilgas.bsky.social on receiving a 2026 King Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship! 🎉 We are so happy to see your hard work recognized and excited for the research this fellowship will support over the next two years! Congratulations to all of this year’s fellows! lnkd.in/p/eCbW9_gm
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#biomedicalresearch #researchfunding #healthresearch #kingtrust #scientificresearch | Health Resources in Action (HRiA)
Scientific breakthroughs begin with investments in promising researchers. Congratulations to the 2026 cohort of King Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Awardees, who will receive two years of fund...
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GIIN @genomeiinetwork.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Our next seminar is on Tuesday, October 6 from 5-6PM (Rome), 11-12AM (NYC). We are excited to host two fantastic speakers Jo Morris and @garinis.bsky.social, who will share their latest research with us. Don't miss it! Zoom link: uzh.zoom.us/j/6598481621...
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Genome Damage and Stability Centre (GDSC) @gdsc-sussex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just published: PUM3 is an essential suppressor of replication stress in homologous recombination deficient breast cancer; large collaborative effort lead by Breast Cancer Now (Pettit, Lord and Tutt) inc. supporting data from the GDSC (Pearl, Oliver). doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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PUM3 is an essential suppressor of replication stress in homologous recombination deficient breast cancer - Nature Communications
How tumour cells survive defective homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair has not been fully understood. Here the authors find that PUM3 prevents transcription replication conflicts and…
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EMBO @embo.org · 28/09/2026
Registration deadline extended to 5 October for the EMBO Workshop "#Evolution and diversity of the DNA damage response" in Bengaluru, India, 23–27 February 2027. meetings.embo.org/event/27-dna-dama… #EMBOdnadamage #LifeSciences #EMBOevents 🧪
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Evolution and diversity of the DNA damage response
To cope with the threat of genome instability, cells have evolved an intricate network of mechanisms ranging from cell cycle checkpoints to specialized DNA repair pathways known as the DNA damage res…
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Lopes_Lab @lopeslab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Working with a great team to organize @keystoneSymposia.bsky.social DNA Replication: Pathway Crosstalk Shaping Physiology and Disease, this April! Join us to explore emerging research in London! keysym.us/KSDNA27 #KSDNA27
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DNA Replication: Pathway Crosstalk Shaping Physiology and Disease | Keystone Symposia
Join us at the Keystone Symposia on DNA Replication: Pathway Crosstalk Shaping Physiology and Disease, April 2027, in London, with field leaders!
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Chowdhury Lab @chowdhurylab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Take a look at the EMBO Workshop on Evolution and Diversity of the DDR (Feb 23–27, 2027, India). There are plenty of speaking slots for trainees selected from submitted abstracts. Great opportunity to share your work and join the discussion! meetings.embo.org/event/27-dna...
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Evolution and diversity of the DNA damage response
To cope with the threat of genome instability, cells have evolved an intricate network of mechanisms ranging from cell cycle checkpoints to specialized DNA repair pathways known as the DNA damage res…
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EMBL @embl.org · 21/09/2026
There is still time to apply for the EMBL International PhD Programme! 📢 Don’t miss this opportunity to receive dedicated mentoring while doing interdisciplinary research. Research groups across EMBL are recruiting now! bit.ly/4x9Edss
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EMBO @embo.org · 18/09/2026
EMBO is #hiring a Programme Assistant for the EMBO Young Investigator Programme (absence cover) – Apply now! www.embo.org/vacancy/programme-assi… #JobOpening #JobSearch #CareerOpportunities 🧪
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Lopes_Lab @lopeslab.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thrilled to share a new important study from the lab, published today in @nature.com, showing how cohesin mediates efficient replication fork plasticity and stress response, using its loop extrusion activity to promote 3D contacts on replicating DNA: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Cohesin reshapes replication fork contacts to aid fork slowing and reversal - Nature
Cohesin-mediated loop extrusion limits sister-fork coupling and tethers nearby replication forks under replication stress, promoting fork reversal and slowing fork progression to safeguard genome...
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Jens Schmidt @jenscs83.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We are recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to study DNA damage repair via the homologous recombination pathway using quantitative cell biology approaches. The position will be initially supported for two years by the MSU Research Foundation Postdoctoral Scholars program. Please share! 1/5
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Robert Arkowitz @robertarkowitz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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La recherche demande du temps. Elle demande aussi que des chercheurs puissent prendre des risques, suivre une intuition dont ils ne connaissent pas nécessairement l’issue et, parfois même, se… | Alain...
La recherche demande du temps. Elle demande aussi que des chercheurs puissent prendre des risques, suivre une intuition dont ils ne connaissent pas nécessairement l’issue et, parfois même, se tromper....
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Kazuhiro Maeshima @kazu-maeshima.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
How are mitotic chromosomes built? Our Review @cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social revisits the classical chromosome scaffold model and connects it to condensins, topoIIα, and physical forces. We propose interphase chromatin domains as “building blocks”🧩of chromosomes: authors.elsevier.com/a/1nmwrcQbJI...
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Aura Carreira @acarreiralab.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
📣 Looking forward to hearing all about topoisomerases and precision oncology from Prof. Yves Pommier from National Cancer Institute (NCI-NIH) tomorrow at 12pm at CBM @cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social, come join us!
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EMBO @embo.org · 07/09/2026
Delve into different aspects of the #DNAdamageResponse at the EMBO Workshop "#Evolution and diversity of the DNA damage response" in Bengaluru, India, 23–27 February 2027. Deadline: 15 September 2026 meetings.embo.org/event/27-dna-dama… #EMBOdnadamage #LifeSciences #EMBOevents 🧪
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Anton Goloborodko @golobor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
1/ out in @science.org! We found a new asymmetry in large-scale chromosome structure: sister chromatids are shifted by hundreds of kb in the 5′→3′ direction of their inherited strands! A close collaboration w/ @gerlichlab.bsky.social , led by @flaviacorsi.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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GIIN @genomeiinetwork.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Let's begin the 2026 Fall Season of GIIN Seminars! 🍂 Join us live on Tuesday, September 1st at 5pm (Rome) / 11am (NYC) for an exciting webinar featuring @chiololab.bsky.social o and Jean-Yves Masson! Zoom link: uzh.zoom.us/j/6598481621...
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Andrew Blackford @andrewblackford.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Our latest work describing DDIAS as a new component of the TOPBP1-CIP2A pathway in mitosis and its requirement for brain development is now published. Fantastic collaboration with @fenaochs.bsky.social, @profstewartlab.bsky.social, Lars Allan Larsen, @tcr-miller.bsky.social, Zafar Iqbal & others
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Pietro Pichierri @pietropichierri.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Happy to share a brand new story from the group! Started in 2019, stopped for pandemic and revived in 2025. Kudos to all authors and especially to Benedetta and Floriana who is taking the challenge! Take-home message: even small deviations from the norm can make big changes in life... Stay tuned!
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PomBase: The S. pombe knowledgebase @pombase.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Treat biological databases as infrastructure, not projects www.nature.com/articles/d41... We're quietly defunding the infrastructure modern biology runs on. PomBase, FlyBase, HGNC. have faced, or facing, existential funding crises since 2024. Curation expertise, once lost, is difficult to rebuild.
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Treat biological databases as infrastructure, not projects
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Petr Cejka @cejkalab.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I am happy to share our latest paper on human PIF1, a wonderful collaboration with Raphael Guerois, Ralf Seidel and Ulrich Rass and their teams. Human PIF1 is quite different from its yeast counterpart. Congratulations to Akshay Jayachandran, the first author. genesdev.cshlp.org/content/earl...
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Human PIF1 clears secondary DNA structures by coupled DNA unwinding and rewinding activities
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Francoise Ochsenbein @francoizochsenbein.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Excited to share our new VIP in Angewandte Chemie! Can foldamers mimic extended protein surfaces? Our peptide-oligourea foldamers reproduce the histone H3-H4 interface on the histone chaperone ASF1, combining nanomolar affinity, stability & cell permeability. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Downsizing the Histone H3–H4 Quaternary Structure Into Foldamer Mimetics Yields High‐Affinity and Cell‐Permeable Ligands of ASF1
We present a foldamer strategy to downsize the histone H3-H4 quaternary structure into high-affinity, medium-sized binders (∼2 kDa) for the histone chaperone ASF1. Our peptide-oligourea chimeras, des....
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Lopes_Lab @lopeslab.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
What if the much-debated mechanisms of PARP inhibitors vary greatly across tissues and tumor subtypes? Our new preprint reveals surprising links between replication fork dynamics and PARPi sensitivity across acute myeloid leukemia (AML) subtypes. www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
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Genome Damage and Stability Centre (GDSC) @gdsc-sussex.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
NEW PAPER: Human PIF1 clears secondary DNA structures by coupled DNA unwinding and rewinding activities — with contributions from Jessica Hudson and Ulrich Rass at the GDSC. genesdev.cshlp.org/content/earl...
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Alberto Ciccia @albertociccia.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Our manuscript on the dependency of ALT-positive tumors on the DNA translocase SMARCAL1 is finally out in @genesdev.bsky.social. Big thanks again to the Min, Lazzerini Denchi and @cejkalab.bsky.social labs! @angelotaglialatela.bsky.social genesdev.cshlp.org/content/earl...
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SMARCAL1 is a candidate therapeutic target for ALT-positive tumors
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Annabel Quinet Lab @quinet.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
📣 ✨Permanent Researcher Position opportunity on genome stability and/or stem cell biology at our Department✨ 📍CEA, Paris region, France 🇫🇷 shorturl.at/Cubjc Do no hesitate to contact team leaders to discuss the possibilities Please spread the word and share with potential candidates!
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The Downs Lab @thedownslab.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
So nice to see Pierre's @pierrecaron.bsky.social highlight of our preprint (led by @lillianwu.bsky.social ) was selected by @jcellsci.bsky.social to include in their latest issue. Also, what a great initiative - ended up reading them all! prelights.biologists.com/highlights/c...
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CENP-B binds hairpin motifs in chromosome arms influencing gene expression - preLights
CENP-B escapes the centromere and plays a surprising role in gene regulation
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Annabel Quinet Lab @quinet.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
📣 Abstracts due July 31 for the first “Rad51 filament—molecular mechanisms & genomic stability” meeting 🌐 shorturl.at/w4Dc2 🧬 New Rad51 insights across organisms: DNA repair, replication stress, meiosis, with great speakers 🗓️ Sept 30–Oct 2, 2026 📍 ASNR, Fontenay-aux-Roses (near Paris)
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RAD51 Filament – Molecular mechanisms and impact on genomic stability
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EMBO @embo.org · 07/07/2026
Congratulations to EMBL Director Matthias Hentze for receiving the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his contributions to the #LifeSciences: www.embl.org/news/awards-honours/ma… 🧪 Photo by Philipp Rothe
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Pedro Beltrao @pedrobeltrao.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
My department @eth-dbiol.bsky.social at ETH Zurich is hiring for a tenured professor in mol cell bio and biochemistry (associate/full). The position is within the Institute of Biochemistry (www.bc.biol.ethz.ch) and it is fairly open within their scope of research. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Professor of Molecular Cell Biology and Biochemistry - Zurich, Switzerland job with ETH Zurich | 12861386
The Department of Biology at ETH Zurich invites applications for the above-mentioned tenured professorship at the Institute of Biochemistry
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Institut Curie @institutcurie.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
🏅 Congratulations to Dr. Silvia Fre on becoming an EMBO Member. The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) has elected her a new Member. This international distinction recognizes the excellence of her research in developmental biology and stem cell biology. 📖 curie.fr/actualite/le...
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EMBO @embo.org · 30/06/2026
Welcome and congratulations to the 60 new members and 11 associate members who have been elected to the EMBO Membership! They join a community of more than 2,200 leading scientists. 🧪 www.embo.org/press-releases/seventy… #EMBOMembers2026
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Chowdhury Lab @chowdhurylab.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
So thankful to Mindy and Jon Gray of the Gray Foundation for the award to our lab for BRCA-Related Cancer Research! And a thank you to Wojciech Fendler from the Medical University of Lodz. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
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EMBO @embo.org · 29/06/2026
Deadline tomorrow! Submit your abstract now for the Hybrid EMBO Workshop "Molecular mechanisms in #evolution and #ecology," 6–9 October 2026. www.embl.org/about/info/course-and-… #EMBOevents #EMBOEvoEco 🧪
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Alberto Ciccia @albertociccia.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
It also generalizes across CRISPR tiling modalities, including prime editing and saturation genome editing screens.
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Alberto Ciccia @albertociccia.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Happy to share ProTiler-Mut, a computational framework that leverages CRISPR tiling screens to map protein mutation–phenotype relationships, developed by Wei He and @hanxu-mdacc.bsky.social in collaboration with @raphguerois.bsky.social and our group. authors.elsevier.com/c/1nKys_siQz...
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Houseley Lab @houseleylab.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Can anyone tell me why BlueSky (running in Firefox) crops images to be square when I am composing my post? The images display properly when I actually post them, but it makes it really hard to see what my post will look like...
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Sarah Lambert's Lab @lambertsarahlab.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Congratulations 👍
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Alberto Ciccia @albertociccia.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Excited to finally share our preprint on mapping the genetic interaction network of the DNA damage response with combinatorial knockout screens led by Sam Hayward, Alina Vaitsiankova, and Tomas Lama-Diaz! www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
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Mapping the genetic landscape of the DNA damage response with Cas12a-based combinatorial knockout screens
The DNA damage response (DDR) is a complex network of cellular pathways that ensures the faithful maintenance of our genomes upon a wide array of genomic insults. To elucidate the functional architect...
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Institut Curie @institutcurie.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
🏆 Félicitations au Dr Matthieu Piel qui rejoint l’@academiesciences.bsky.social ! Chef d'équipe de recherche à l'Institut Curie, il est reconnu pour ses travaux à l'interface entre physique et biologie cellulaire, notamment sur les cellules immunitaires et cancéreuses. ▶️ curie.fr/actualite/ma...
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Les actualités de l'Institut Curie - Institut Curie
Découvrez les dernières actualités de l'Institut Curie.
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Karolin Luger @nucleosomepolice.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Out today - structure of the human HIRA histone chaperone complex bound to nucleosomes. Ever wondered how nucleosomes are assembled in the wake of transcription? It takes a 'hulk of a protein complex'. Work by the amazing Wei Tian weetian558.bsky.social. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 🧵
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Cyril Bourgeois @cbourgeois.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
link.springer.com/article/10.1... Very happy to share the early-access version of our latest paper published in CMLS. @inserm.fr @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @lbmcinlyon.bsky.social @ensdelyon.bsky.social
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MYCN and helicases DDX17 and DDX5 have opposite effects on the production of readthrough-associated chimeric transcripts - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
DEAD box helicases DDX17 and DDX5 control transcription termination and the associated processing of the 3' end of pre-messenger RNAs. Here, we demonstrate that the transcriptional readthrough induced...
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Zha Lab @zhalab.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Are you ready for the Summer? Social DNAing is! Check out the 2026 Summer line-up! Please note one schedule change on June 4th, 2026. Please RT! Sign up at cancer.columbia.edu/research/pro...
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Rêves d'espace @revesdespace.eurosky.social · 27/05/2026
🔴 Le rover #Curiosity de la NASA a fait la découverte de plus de 20 molécules organiques. Certaines n’avaient jamais été observées sur #Mars. A découvrir sur reves-d-espace.com/c...
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Ross Chapman @rosschapmanlab.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Still contemplating joining us at EMBO-DDR 2026 this October? We have a stellar lineup with slots for short talks (selected from abstracts) still up for grabs. EMBO have extended the registration/abstract deadline until 29 May to accommodate new registration requests! See you (in) Sounio 😎🧬🇬🇷!
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Francoise Ochsenbein @francoizochsenbein.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
A pleasure to reconnect with the 3R community - Replication, Repair and Recombination - at the 16th 3R Meeting in La Grande-Motte, 18-21 May 2026. Thanks to all for the great science, discussions and atmosphere, and to our sponsors. See you in two years! #3RMeeting #ReplicationRepairRecombination
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Pierre Caron @pierrecaron.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Glad to have taken part in the 3R meeting over the past few days. Great discussions and an opportunity to connect with many people around shared topics.
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Clausen Lab @clausenlab.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Open Postdoc Position - Giant E3 ligases: mysterious mechanisms & non‑protein substrates. Interested? Join us to uncover how these molecular giants tag lipids, RNAs, sugars beyond proteins, on organelles and pathogens, to defend the cell. Details & Application here www.imp.ac.at/career/open-...
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Petr Cejka @cejkalab.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Happy to share our collaborative project with Stephane Marcand, on the protective role of Rap1 at telomeres. It turned out that our favorite protein, MRX, has the ability to measure telomere length, and activate response pathways when telomeres become too short. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Ross Chapman @rosschapmanlab.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Still contemplating joining us at EMBO-DDR 2026 this October? Many slots for short talks (selected from abstracts) are still up for grabs and EMBO have extended the registration/abstract deadline until 20 May 23:59:59 CET to accommodate some late registration requests- Hope to see many of you there!
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