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Lea Lauterjung

@lealauterjung.bsky.social
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Fascinated about the molecular mechanisms of evolutionary arms races and fast evolving sequences. Hobby enthusiasts of non-model organisms.

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Vienna BioCenter @viennabiocenter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The annual Cryo-EM Symposium took place on Campus this year! It is collaboratively organized by the Vienna BioCenter & ISTA (@istaresearch.bsky.social) and aims to explore & celebrate the latest advancements in Cryo-EM research & its impact on biological studies. Thank you to everyone joining!
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Sven Klumpe @svenklumpe.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Congratulations again, Polina! Such a great job, I am very much looking forward to the years ahead and to the discoveries we will make.
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Cell - a Cell Press journal @cp-cell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Now online! Direct cell-to-cell transmission of retrotransposons
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Direct cell-to-cell transmission of retrotransposons
Retrotransposons can infect neighboring cells using a mechanism that relies on a small fusogen-like protein rather than on the envelope protein that is typically required for infection.
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Peter Andersen @germline.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Reminder: PhD position in my lab is open for two more weeks. How do germ cells use their own private transcription factors? Come help us find out. Fully funded. Deadline May 1. Flyer attached — please boost! 🙏
Flyer for a PhD position in the Andersen Lab on Genetic Innovation at Aarhus University, Denmark. Title: "Transcriptional regulation in Drosophila germline development." Start date between August 2026 and January 2027, application deadline May 1, 2026. The flyer describes a project on germline-specific transcription factor paralogs, funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation (PARAGLIDE programme). Includes example data figures: genomics browser tracks, a proximity-labeling proteomics volcano plot, and fluorescence microscopy of germline tissue. Contact: pra@mbg.au.dk. Apply via phd.nat.au.dk.
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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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Vienna BioCenter Scientific Training @vbcscitraining.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
The Vienna BioCenter Summer School 2026 call is open for talented undergrads, it's a great opportunity for students who are interested in graduate study in the life sciences. Sven Klumpe from the IMP/IMBA is recruiting! training.vbc.ac.at/summer-school
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Arcadia Science @arcadiascience.com · 29/12/2025
A free, open-access library of high-quality organism illustrations for science communication
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A free, open-access library of high-quality organism illustrations for science communication
We create vector graphics of model organisms and emerging biological research organisms to enhance our publications. We’re sharing these editable graphics under a CC0 license for other scientists to...
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Alejandro Burga @arburga.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
🪱 Selfish genes are everywhere and drive some of biology’s biggest innovations (CRISPR, antibody recombination, epigenetics). Yet almost no one asks the obvious question: how does a selfish gene begin? Our new manuscript uncovers how selfishness can emerge directly from the host genome.
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Changwei YU @changweiyu.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Very happy to share my postdoc work (on preprint), where we try to understand a long-standing transcription-silencing paradox, and uncovered a hidden RNA decay arm of nuclear piRNA pathway, see detailed threads quoted from @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social
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Mia Levine @levine-lab.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
How to keep in step when your (protein) partner speeds up… Here we investigated the adaptive remodeling of a protein-protein interaction surface essential for telomere protection. Congrats to whole team! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Rapid compensatory evolution within a multiprotein complex preserves telomere integrity
Intragenomic conflict with selfish genetic elements spurs adaptive changes in subunits of essential multiprotein complexes. Whether and how these adaptive changes disrupt interactions within such comp...
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Julius Brennecke @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Some impressions from the rather fabulous #EMBOmobilegenome Mobile Genome meeting in Heidelberg Morning walk through the woods, exciting panel discussion, flash talks, lab community, drosophila friends, … @events.embl.org The transposon community is going very strong. see you all again in 2027!!
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Institute of Molecular Biotechnology @imbavienna.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
New paper alert! Scientists in Julius Brennecke’s lab at IMBA and Clemens Plaschka’s lab at @impvienna.bsky.social solved a decade-old puzzle, uncovering how the information molecule mRNA travels from the cell’s nucleus to its periphery. More: imba.science/3Xl2hJ3
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Dominik Handler @86dominik.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
When transposons jump, genomes diverge - even in cultured cells. I am happy to share our new preprint: a chromosome-scale genome assembly for Drosophila OSC cells, one of the key model systems in the piRNA field, especially for nuclear piRNA biology. 🧬🧵 (1/12)
Graphical abstract: The Drosophila OSC Genome as a resource for transposon and piRNA biology. The figure illustrates the workflow and key findings. Left: De novo genome assembly using Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) long reads and Hi-C data generates a phased assembly distinguishing unique (blue) and repetitive (orange) sequences. Dot plot comparison between OSC-r1.01 and dm6 reference genomes shows overall synteny with extensive structural variation. Middle: A freely accessible UCSC genome browser session displays multi-omics data tracks including gene models, transposon insertions, chromatin accessibility, transcription, small RNAs, and histone modifications. Right: New insights into flamenco piRNA cluster biology reveal >730 kb transcribed from a single promoter without major splicing. Tethering assays demonstrate long-range silencing effects across the locus, and genome browser tracks show coordinated regulation of piRNA production, transcription, and chromatin state. This resource enables comprehensive studies of transposon regulation and piRNA pathway function in a widely-used Drosophila cell line.
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Robert Arkowitz @robertarkowitz.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Model organism databases face budget cuts and closures
Beyond the crucial data they contain, these digital archives have provided an important space for academic communities to exchange ideas and resources.
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Lea Lauterjung @lealauterjung.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
A nightmare for some, a long-awaited success during their thesis project for others.
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