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Marco Hein

@marco.heinlab.org
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Systems biologist • Prof at Max Perutz Labs & MedUni Vienna • dad×2 • he/him #LoveVirology #TeamMassSpec #dataviz 📍 Vienna 🇪🇺

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Maya Voichek @mayavoichek.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Super excited to share my postdoctoral work at @imbavienna.bsky.social @viennabiocenter.bsky.social - We discovered that some retrotransposons, or "jumping genes" 🧬, are able to spread from cell to cell via a new viral infectivity route. A short thread: 🧵👇 (1/7)
AI-generated illustration of the soma-to-germline transmission of retrotransposons described in our work
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Marco Hein @marco.heinlab.org · 23/09/2026
Very proud of Leon for his DOC fellowship!
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Max Perutz Labs Vienna @maxperutzlabs.ac.at · 15/09/2026
One frame. Many voices. 🔬 Kavya Shetty, PhD student in the Hein lab, brings an important message to our #WomenInScience series: diverse role models matter, especially for the scientists who come next 🤝
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Marco Hein @marco.heinlab.org · 04/09/2026
Very happy to be named “researcher of the month” at @meduniwien.ac.at
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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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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Given rising interest in the rapidly strengthening El Niño event in the tropical Pacific Ocean, I've created a one-page fact sheet succinctly describing what El Niño is, this year's (remarkable) forecast, and potential impacts from California to global scales. [Thread]
JPEG version of a 1-page Factsheet: El Niño 2026-2027: A Potentially Historic Global Climate Event
By Daniel Swain, PhD | August 2026

There is a banner image depicting projected warming of the Pacific Ocean by early winter.

The content begins:
"What is El Niño?
El Niño is the warm phase of a natural cycle, known as El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO), that occurs roughly every 2-7 years in the tropical Pacific Ocean. During El Niño events, the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean warms to well above typical levels. El Niño directly affects local climate in the countries closest to the unusually warm ocean waters, but can also indirectly influence the climate of distant regions thousands of miles away. During the strongest events, El Niño can profoundly affect climate even on global scales, causing temporary planetary warming and disrupting large-scale precipitation patterns..."
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Jason Nomburg @jnoms.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I am hiring a computational postdoctoral fellow or bioinformatics scientist! Please apply here if interested, or share with anyone who may be. This position will be following up on our work studying the virus-host conflict. Reposts appreciated! aithyra.onlyfy.jobs/en/job/v2gwu...
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Postdoctoral Fellow or Bioinformatics Scientist, Nomburg Lab (all genders)
About AITHYRAAITHYRA is a pioneering biomedical research institute in Vienna, Austria, where artificial intelligence meets life sciences to drive the next biological revolution. AITHYRA is an institut
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Jason Nomburg @jnoms.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Happy to share the first preprint out of the Nomburg lab! Many aspects of cellular immunity are shared across the tree of life. Here, we show that some of these conserved aspects of cellular immunity are mirrored by conserved effectors of immune antagonism. Thread below! 1/15
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Marco Hein @marco.heinlab.org · 29/06/2026
How do you indicate in a slide deck that an image is AI-generated (and not real data or human-made artwork) in a clear yet unobtrusive way? Today I saw a great solution: a small astroid (the geometric shape, not an asteroid), similar to the Gemini logo. Simple, subtle, and easily recognizable.
An astroid: a pinched, concave diamond-shaped geometric object.
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Vladimir Neskovic Kesma @kesma.wtf · 24/06/2026
This is so cool live.infrared.city
City shades in heatwaves
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Jörg Spengler 🇪🇺 @joergspengler.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Liebe Autofahrer:innen, in Straßen wie diesen könnt und dürft ihr nicht überholen, weil der Mindestabstand (1,5 Meter) nicht eingehalten werden kann. Also entspannt euch, nehmt den Fuß vom Gas und fahrt brav hinterher. Und zwar nicht nur am #Weltfahrradtag. #WorldBicycleDay
Straße in München. An den Fahrbahnrändern parken Autos. Einen Meter neben dem Auto steht ein Fahrrad. Rechnet man den Sicherheitsabstand von 1,5 Meter noch dazu, dann bleibt kein Platz mehr für ein fahrendes Auto, um zu überholen.
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Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The Thermo Fisher situation keeps getting worse. We've now collected 450+ problematic images presented as verification data in TF's antibody catalog. This includes: 🖌️ Dozens more images with duplications or painting 🖨️ Hundreds of blots that all share the same background (behold slideshow below)
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 02/06/2026
The 2026 West Nile virus season is underway. Our first weekly seasonal surveillance report is now available. As of 27 May 2026, one human case of West Nile virus infection has been reported in Europe, from North Macedonia. wnv-weekly.ecdc.europa.eu #IDsky #EpiSky #PublicHealth #WestNileVirus
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Johan Duchêne @johanduchene.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Science sleuths uncover more than 100 suspicious images in Thermo Fisher antibody catalogue
Scientists have long worried about the reliability of commercial antibodies, and the latest findings have sparked fresh concerns.
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Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
TL;DR: We've identified more than 100 cases of apparent manipulation in Thermo Fisher Scientific's antibody verification data. @sholtodavid.bsky.social @johanduchene.bsky.social reeserichardson.blog/2026/05/28/h...
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How much of Thermo Fisher’s antibody data has been manipulated?
We’ve documented more than 100 instances of apparent data manipulation in Thermo’s catalog
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Marco Hein @marco.heinlab.org · 27/05/2026
Around 21,000 demonstrators gathered in Vienna today to protest the budget cuts for public universities #UnisRetten
University rectors leading the protestLarge crowd outside Uni Vienna headquarters Protesters in narrow Herrengasse alleyDramatic clouds above protesters in Schottengasse, Vienna
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Marco Hein @marco.heinlab.org · 26/05/2026
Big demonstration planned for tomorrow to protest the Austrian government’s proposed budget cuts for public universities #UnisRetten
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Victoria Deneke @vdeneke.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
How do sperm and egg fuse? Surprisingly, we still don’t fully know… Our field has uncovered many pieces of the fertilization puzzle, but not how they fit together. We identify ✨ SPARK ✨ - a conserved sperm complex that couples sperm-egg binding to fusion. tinyurl.com/34cm4xat Read on! 🧵👇
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Marco Hein @marco.heinlab.org · 22/05/2026
#thermogate
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Kenneth Loi @kenjmloi.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Excited to share our discovery of a new programmable RNA-guided DNA-targeting system hiding inside bacteriophages that predates CRISPR. We call it VIPR (Viral Interference Programmable Repeat), and it uses an entirely new logic to find its targets. Thread + link below.
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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 17/04/2026
The number of grant applications is rising sharply. Our capacity for their evaluation isn’t. ERC President Maria Leptin explains why stricter resubmission limits are being introduced for 2027 calls and what they mean for applicants. 🔗 link.europa.eu/xF7kjc
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ERC President explains stricter application measures amid rising demand for funding
The text of an open letter sent by ERC President Maria Leptin to ERC panel members, grantees and other stakeholders on 16 April 2026.
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NASA | ESA Space Updates @nasaupdates.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
#Artemis II - We have the first image from yesterdays Lunar flyby captured by the crew on Orion EARTHSET. April 6, 2026. Humanity, from the other side. First photo from the far side of the Moon. Captured from Orion as Earth dips beyond the lunar horizon. 🚀🌕🌍
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Marco Hein @marco.heinlab.org · 01/04/2026
Our newest piece of lab equipment: Bio-Rad’s “Buffer C dispenser”, developed in cooperation with De’Longhi. A discreet bench-top device that won’t raise suspicions with the lab safety officers.
Bio-Rad/De’Longhi hybrid lab coffee maker
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Vienna BioCenter Scientific Training @vbcscitraining.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Exciting job offer: PhD Program Manager. Lead recruitment, support PhD candidates, and shape doctoral training at a top international life sciences campus. ow.ly/3YkN50YAuGM Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Max Perutz Labs Vienna, IMP, Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology
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Stern-Ginossar Lab @sginossarlab.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
We are excited to share our new paper in Molecular Cell uncovering how the viral lncRNA RNA2.7 reshapes host cell biology! sciencedirect.com/science/authShare/S1097276526001565/20260324T143400Z/1?md5=16c84051c2f253c4665427f837a529d3&dgcid=author A thread 🧵
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Ed Huttlin @edhuttlin.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
To better understand the ubiquitin-proteasome system, Suzanne Elsasser, Dan Finley, and the Human Proteostasis Consortium have systematically surveyed its components: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... I would encourage you to check out this valuable resource! @harvardcellbio.bsky.social
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Elif Karagöz @gekaragoz.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
We are grateful to FWF for their support! It is a privilege to be part of this amazing team and work on this exciting truly collaborative project! Stay tuned!
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Marco Hein @marco.heinlab.org · 11/03/2026
I’m very happy to be part of our FWF “Emerging Fields” consortium! Together with @gekaragoz.bsky.social, @sebastianfalk.bsky.social and CCRI/CeMM/VetMedUni colleagues Eleni Tomazou, @dseruggia.bsky.social and @floriangrebien.bsky.social, we will study the ribosome code in pediatric cancers.
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Max Perutz Labs Vienna @maxperutzlabs.ac.at · 02/03/2026
Fantastic news! 🙌 The Perutz is excited to welcome Danny Nedialkova as a new group leader starting this April! 🎉 She will strengthen the institute's research on the fundamental mechanisms that shape cellular physiology and disease ➡️ www.maxperutzlabs.ac.at/research/res...
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GfV - Gesellschaft für Virologie @gesvirologie.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Die Gesellschaft für Virologie begrüßt und unterstützt die Corona-Enquetekommissionen in den verschiedenen Parlamenten. Allerdings nehmen wir mit großer Sorge zur Kenntnis, dass darin auch wissenschaftlich nicht tragbare Behauptungen aufgestellt werden, wie kürzlich in der Kommission des … (1/2)
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Aberle Judith @aberlejudith.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
#Grippe-Welle in Österreich Zunahme der Influenzafälle - im Sentinelsystem überwiegen Nachweise von Influenza A Subtyp H3N2 und H1N1 (3:1) Weiterhin Aktivität von #SARS-CoV2 #Parainfluenza #saisonaleCoronaviren #Rhinoviren, sporadische RSV-Infektionen #ZentrumVirologie #MedUniWien
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Institute of Molecular Biotechnology @imbavienna.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
🎉 Congratulations to Max Kellner, former PhD student in the Penninger Lab, who was presented with the ÖGBMT Life Sciences PhD Award Austria. The award recognizes Kellner’s PhD research on how dangerous viruses emerge from natural reservoirs like bats. More: imba.science/3KiRYSN
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Vienna BioCenter Scientific Training @vbcscitraining.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Our Autumn call is now open with over 20+ fully funded positions in various disciplines in the life sciences. Interested? Check out our vacancies in computational biology, genomes & evolution and the exciting projects being offered here: ow.ly/aBgQ50WY1S2
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Marco Hein @marco.heinlab.org · 15/07/2025
I couldn’t be prouder of my team! Kavya and Sebastian both won DOC fellowships from the Austrian Academy of Sciences! Congratulations to all awardees!
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Anton Goloborodko @golobor.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
We found a new asymmetry in the large-scale chromosome structure: sister chromatids are systematically shifted by hundreds of kb in the 5′→3′ direction of their inherited strands! The work was led by Flavia Corsi, in close collaboration with the Daniel Gerlich lab. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 1/
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Marco Hein @marco.heinlab.org · 08/07/2025
Join us at the Perutz, part of the Vienna Biocenter! Opening for a full professorship in Molecular Mechanisms of Disease 👇🏻 @maxperutzlabs.bsky.social @viennabiocenter.bsky.social @univie.ac.at
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Christa Buecker @chribue.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Exciting and rare opportunity to join the @maxperutzlabs.bsky.social and the @viennabiocenter.bsky.social as a Full Professor! www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Full Professorship in Molecular Mechanisms of Disease - Vienna BioCenter, Austria job with Max Perutz Labs, University of Vienna | 12841053
Join theMax Perutz Labs as Full Professor to unravel disease mechanisms—from metabolism and stress to RNA regulation, epigenetics, and immunity.
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Jason Nomburg @jnoms.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Hello everyone! I am pleased to share information on the first ever Computational Structural Virology Symposium, conducted August 4th on zoom and highlighting work in this emerging field. You can register for this event here: forms.gle/CNiqskMwQEuV.... Please re-post!
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Shira Weingarten-Gabbay @shiraweingarten.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
If you love #viruses, #ribosomes, and genomic #darkmatter, this thread is for you!! 💫 We're excited to share our new publication developing Massively Parallel Ribosome Profiling (MPRP), which uncovered ~4,000 hidden proteins in ~700 viral genomes. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 29/05/2025
Mass Spec xkcd.com/3094/
[Person with ponytail wearing lab coat hands balloon to another person in front of a springboard, a magnet hanging from above, and then a target] PERSON WITH PONYTAIL to Person 2: Rub this balloon against your head, then go jump past that magnet toward the target on the wall. [caption] Before the bathroom scale was invented, the only way to weigh people was mass spectrometry.
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Max J. Kellner @mjkellner.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Hi 🦋 I’m thrilled to share that our #bat #organoid work has found a publishing home in Nature Immunology! These models provided unprecedented insight into antiviral immunity at epithelial surfaces of the Egyptian fruit bat 🦇 — a natural reservoir of Marburg virus 🦠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Bat organoids reveal antiviral responses at epithelial surfaces - Nature Immunology
Kellner et al. develop respiratory and intestinal organoids from Rousettus aegyptiacus to show elevated basal expression of interferon-ε (IFNε) and IFN-stimulated genes, along with robust, self-amplifying type III IFN responses that drive antiviral defense against zoonotic RNA viruses.
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MedUni Wien @meduniwien.ac.at · 06/05/2025
Innovative Forschung zur Entstehung & Kontrolle von #Metastasen ⤵️ Wir gratulieren @jwinkler.bsky.social von der #MedUniWien zur Auszeichnung der @oeaw.bsky.social mit dem Johann Wilhelm Ritter von Mannagetta-Preis!
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Juliane Winkler mit dem Johann Wilhelm Ritter von Mannagetta-Preis ausgezeichnet
Mehr über die Studie zur Entstehung von Metastasen!
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Juliane Winkler @jwinkler.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
🌟 Exciting #PhD Opportunity! Join my lab in beautiful #Vienna. We are studying tumor-immune interactions in #metastasis using #singlecell and #spatial omics! ⏰ Apply by 04/25 bit.ly/3l7WMhs more infos 👉 winklerlab.org
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Michael Bronstein @mmbronstein.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Aithyra is hiring! We are looking for multiple starting PIs in life sciences and AI/ML. We offer highly competitive packages and salaries among the highest in Europe. www.oeaw.ac.at/aithyra/news...
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Search for LIFE SCIENCE and AI/ML Starting Principal Investigators (m/f/d) at AITHYRA, Vienna
If you are an ambitious early-career scientist ready to propel your research to new heights, we invite you to be part of AITHYRA’s founding generation of Principal Investigators. Together, we will sha...
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Institute of Molecular Biotechnology @imbavienna.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
IMBA is recruiting a Junior Group Leader! Are you interested in starting your own lab, pursuing curiosity-driven basic research in the life sciences? Apply now to our group leader position. The deadline is May 28. Link is below.
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Marco Hein @marco.heinlab.org · 01/04/2025
Dear @nature.com publishing group: We swallowed your $12k article processing charge, but the name of your new journal is too much…
Screenshot of the “aims and scope” page of the fictitious journal “Nature Cell Science” [April fools]
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Maya Voichek @mayavoichek.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
1/ Transposable elements are often called "jumping genes" because they mobilize within genomes. 🧬 But did you know they can also jump 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 cells? 🤯 Our new study reveals how retrotransposons invade the germline directly from somatic cells. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... A short thread 🧵👇
Drosophila follicle showing retrotransposons (pink & yellow) expressed in somatic cells infecting the oocyte
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Vienna BioCenter Scientific Training @vbcscitraining.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Our Spring call is now open with over 25+ fully funded positions in various disciplines in the life sciences. Interested? Check out our vacancies and the exciting projects being offered here: www.vbcphd.at Application Deadline: 15 April 2025
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Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
📊Looking to re-decorate your #dataviz office? You need Boxplot Shelves! |----[ ]--|
A set of three wall shelf sets, in the form of boxplots
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Abby Buchwalter @abbybuch.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Heading to my SF local #standupforscience rally tomorrow along with many UCSF colleagues and friends. Making signs this afternoon at departmental happy hour hosted by @elphegenoralab.bsky.social - we need inspiration!
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