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Laura Spagnolo

@lauraspagnolo.bsky.social
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Biochemist. Professor of Biophysical Chemistry at the University of Glasgow. Using cryoEM and more to understand protein:nucleic acids interactions. Music lover. #cryoEM #DNA #RNA

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Laura Spagnolo @lauraspagnolo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
@mfwhite2.bsky.social gave a really engaging talk @glasgow.ac.uk. A really unique, long standing, collaboration. It turned into a friendship.
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Laura Spagnolo @lauraspagnolo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I gave my inaugural lecture on Thursday. It was the most difficult yet most rewarding task in my academic life. I’m moved by the turnout of friends. I am extremely grateful to all of you, my husband and kids, my team members. To @glasgow.ac.uk who supported the most recent developments of my work.
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Laura Spagnolo @lauraspagnolo.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Excited to share our preprint on integrase directionality here. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Laura Spagnolo @lauraspagnolo.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Currently advertising a CASE PhD studentship based at #researchcomplexatharwell in partnership with #Connectomx www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Underpinning Bioscience - A multi-scale multi-modal analysis of Stau1 protein in s...
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Collaborative Computational Project for Electron cryo-Microscopy @ccpem.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Raw Zoom recordings of the majority of talks at the DLS BCI and CCP-EM Spring Symposium are available here... www.ccpem.ac.uk/symposium/sp...
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2025 Spring Symposium XI – CCP-EM
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Laura Spagnolo @lauraspagnolo.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Quite the rainbow at the vEM GRC in Casteldefells.
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Laura Spagnolo @lauraspagnolo.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Our work on phiC31 integrase is now on bioRxiv. Joint University of Glasgow and Research Complex at Harwell effort. Funded by BBSRC. @uofglasgow.bsky.social #researchcomplexatharwell #BBSRC www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Structural basis of DNA recombination catalysis and regulation by phiC31 integrase
Large serine integrases catalyse the insertion (integration) and excision of bacteriophage genomes into and from the genomes of their bacterial hosts via site-specific recombination. The recombination...
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Laura Spagnolo @lauraspagnolo.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Back from the 11th CCP-EM Spring symposium. Great science and networking opportunity. Such a wonderful community. @ccpem.bsky.social
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Laura Spagnolo @lauraspagnolo.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Starry Glaswegian sky in 2025 🤩
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Laura Spagnolo @lauraspagnolo.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Il cielo di Grado.
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Levayer Lab @levayerr.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
For the dev bio crowd : there is a call for junior group leader at Institut Pasteur in Paris and one of the axis covered is related to development. Come and join us in this exciting place and become one of our colleague @devstempasteur.bsky.social Please RT !! research.pasteur.fr/fr/call/call...
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Call for applications 2025 – Creation of new research groups at the Institut Pasteur | Research - Institut Pasteur
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Laura Spagnolo @lauraspagnolo.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Another dramatic Scottish sky. 😍
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Brent Stockwell @brentstockwell.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
The Dept. of Biological Sciences at Columbia is searching for an #AssistantProfessor in the area of #biochemistry — submit a one-page anonymized statement of research w/app. Apply here: : apply.interfolio.com/160181
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Paul Gardner @ppgardne.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
The latest RNA-Puzzles paper is out (CASP for RNA structure prediction). Check how wild some of the best predictions are for these small RNAs. We're still a long way from a reliable AlphaFold for RNA. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Tertiary structure comparisons between 23 experimentally determined small RNA structures and the best structure prediction selected from 18 different groups.
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Stu Cantrill @stuartcantrill.com · 03/12/2024
This was published a little while ago in @naturechemistry.bsky.social, but has just popped up in my issue e-alert. This is a delightful correspondence about fonts and chemistry; very much appealing to my inner chemistry nerd 🤣 #Chemsky
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The font of chemical knowledge
Nature Chemistry - The font of chemical knowledge
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Laura Spagnolo @lauraspagnolo.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
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Mick Craig @mickcraig.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
PhD Alert! We have a fully funded (UK residents only, I'm afraid 😟) #NeuroSkyence PhD to move towards developing an at-home EEG system to monitor sleep oscillations for brain health monitoring and early dementia diagnosis. Please share with your network! www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
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University of Glasgow - Colleges - College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences - MVLS Graduate School - PhD Research Opportunities - College Futures PhD Programme - Projects - Advanced Diagnostics ...
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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
For those who missed it: Elon Musk, the Royal Society, and me deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
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Why I have resigned from the Royal Society
The Royal Society is a venerable institution founded in 1660, whose original members included such eminent men as Christopher Wren, Robert H...
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Laura Spagnolo @lauraspagnolo.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Really enjoyed today’s external seminar on time-resolved crystallography!
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Darren Obbard @darrenobbard.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
#PhD Advert: Please share! Are you looking for a PhD studentship in comparative- or population-genomics, using 300+ species of #Drosophila and 1000+ genomes of #melanogaster? #Entomology #Genomics #PopGen #Phylogenetics
Diverse species of Drosophilidae
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Stuart Neil @tetherin.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
I am looking for 2 postdoctoral researchers to join my lab to work on the role of HIV-1 accessory proteins in the pathogenesis of HIV/AIDS and viral latency. Please contact me informally or ‘re-sky’ to anyone you think may be interested. Closing Dec 10th www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKV639/p...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate at King's College London
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
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(GIRISH)MALI LAB @dyneinassembly.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
An absolutely incredible opportunity to work with a fantastic new PI. From personal experience of having worked with Ferdos 10/10 highly recommend!
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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 26/11/2024
You wanted starter packs to be searchable. Our engineers are busy keeping us online, so in the meantime, an independent developer built a new searchable library of starter packs. This is the beauty of building in the open 🦋
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francespearl.bsky.social @francespearl.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Big announcement 📢🚨 Together with the 3DBioinfo @ELIXIREurope community we are organising a joint conference in Barcelona March 19-21, 2025! If you work in Structural Bioinformatics or Computational Biophysics communities register ASAP! Only 120 spots! www.iscb.org/3dbioinfo202...
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3DBioinfo 2025 - HOME
ISCB - International Society for Computational Biology
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Laura Spagnolo @lauraspagnolo.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
#rainbow over the main campus @uofglasgow.bsky.social
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Non-native English speakers need 50% more time to write a paper When they do, they face a 2.5 times higher chance of being rejected because of language journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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Jessie Tenenbaum @jessiet1023.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Duke is hiring #Informatics faculty! 2 positions- Clinical Research Informatics (data harmonization, linkage, etc.) and Collaborative #AI. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29227 #jobs #faculty #academia
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Takashi Ochi (Leeds) @takashiochi.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Funded PhD structural plant biology project focusing on understanding DNA double-strand break repair in plants! This project is a part of the Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership and in collaboration with Chris West (Leeds). www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Structural studies of DNA double-strand break repair in plants at University of Leeds on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Structural studies of DNA double-strand break repair in plants at University of Leeds, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Our friends at EMBL Australia have called for expressions of interest for the position of Scientific Head. It's a fantastic opportunity for senior scientists based in Aus to bring a vision, stakeholders, and resources to a network that has produced such vibrant scientists and discoveries. 🧪
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EMBL Australia invites expressions of interest for Scientific Head role | EMBL Australia
Professor James Whisstock is stepping down after eight transformative years as Scientific Head of EMBL Australia. Prof. Whisstock is a structural biologist at Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute an...
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Bricking It Glasgow @brickingglasgow.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Glasgow’s famous Duke of Wellington statue. #Glasgow #Lego www.etsy.com/shop/Brickin...
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Mick Craig @mickcraig.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Applications are open for the James McCune Smith (JMS) Scholarships here @uofglasgow.bsky.social. which fund Black UK students to undertake PhD research in Glasgow in any field. They provide an enhanced experience and are very well-supported. www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships.... Please share this widely
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Laura Spagnolo @lauraspagnolo.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Dramatic sky over the Diamond ring. #diamondlightsource
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Rachel Queen @rachelq-ncl.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
I have a Fully funded @DiMeN_DTP PhD available currently! Exploring transposable elements in the human retina and their role in aging & neurodegeneration! www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 🔬 Fully computational project 🧬 Bioinformatics & single-cell focus Get in touch for an informal chat
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MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Investigating regulatory role of transposable elements in human retina during development and aging. at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Investigating regulatory role of transposable elements in human retina during development and aging. at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD....
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Andrea Musacchio @andrea-musacchio.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
I gladly bring this meeting to your attention so that you can mark dates in your calendar in case your are interest. Additional information will follow. Please circulate if possible.
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Neil Ranson @naranson.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I am about to be recruiting two post-docs to work on cryoEM and cryoET of amyloid aggregates... Anyone interested please drop me a line while the wheels of our HR department turn.............
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Igor Levit @igorpianist.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Guten Morgen
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Karrera Djoko @thecopperdoctor.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
We have a fully-funded PhD position to develop & test a mathematical model to explain how metal ions influence microbial coexistence. Would suit candidates with Maths, Bio, or Nat Sci background. Great project & training. Our project undergrads this year are currently writing a paper already!
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Fiona J Whelan @whelanfj.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
2 days until this PDRA opportunity closes! Come join us as part of @mermanchester.bsky.social in (sometimes) sunny Manchester. #microsky #microbiome
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Laura Spagnolo @lauraspagnolo.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
The sky over the Lake District.
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Laura Spagnolo @lauraspagnolo.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Starry night #Glasgow
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Chris H. Hill @chillzaa.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
We have a fully-funded 4 year PhD position in the lab, for October 2025 entry. Both UK and international students are eligible to apply. Please share and get in touch if you're interested 🧬🧪🦠 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Understanding molecular mechanisms of protein-primed genome replication in enteroviruses at University of York on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Understanding molecular mechanisms of protein-primed genome replication in enteroviruses at University of York, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Laura Spagnolo @lauraspagnolo.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
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Eugene Valkov @eugenevalkov.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
If you see this, please repost with a favourite photo of the sky that you’ve taken recently.
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The Daum Lab @daumlab.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
We offer two fully-funded PhD studentships to investigate ribosome hibernation in stem cells via cryoET. If you are interested, please apply here: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins... or here: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin.... If you have any questions, do not hesitate to get in touch!
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Laura Spagnolo @lauraspagnolo.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
One more dramatic sky over the University tower. #Glasgow
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Manlio Tassieri @manlio-tassieri.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
🎓 Exciting #PhD opportunity! Dive into pioneering research on 3D multicellular #spheroids to explore #mechanotransduction and #viscoelastic properties. Apply by Jan 6, 2025! 🌟 www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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Laura Spagnolo @lauraspagnolo.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
My first post here: full moon on the University tower. #Glasgow
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