Reposted by Mireya PlassSaez-Rodriguez Group @saezlab.bsky.social · 07/09/2026🧵 Introducing Karenina, an open-source framework to evaluate LLMs & agents: doi.org/10.64898/202... 1176
Mireya Plass @mireyaplass.bsky.social · 27/08/2026🚨 Job Alert We are looking for a Research Technician to join my lab a IDIBELL/UB The successful candidate will support experimental work in the lab. Tasks include the culture and differentiation of iPSC cell lines, characterization 2D human nervous system models 145
Reposted by Mireya PlassReese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026A massive update: At least ~15 companies~ are selling scientists antibodies using faked validation data. We've documented 18,000+ manipulated images on 17,000+ products sold by leading laboratory suppliers including Thermo Fisher, Abcam, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Millipore Sigma and Bio-Techne. 1/🧵 18454329
Reposted by Mireya PlassAlejandro Barrallo @abarrallo.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Against all odds, me & @mireyaplass.bsky.social got funded by @idibell.bsky.social to perform some scRNAseq on zebrafish hair cells! 141
Mireya Plass @mireyaplass.bsky.social · 06/05/2026If you want to do a master in biomedicine or similar @ub.edu and a research stay at my lab to study early alterations in AD contact me! 111
Reposted by Mireya PlassMing Tommy Tang @tommytang.bsky.social · 06/05/20267 FREE Books to learn data science 🧵 👇 1. Data science: A first introduction datasciencebook.ca/ 184
Reposted by Mireya PlassMichael Love @mikelove.bsky.social · 03/05/2026A new package, splicelogic, in Bioc 3.23 from lab member Bea Campillo @beamimc.bsky.social splicelogic allows users to find alternative splicing events after performing differential transcript usage (DTU) analysis. We're eager to have folks try this one out! thelovelab.github.io/splicelogic/ 184
Reposted by Mireya PlassGuillermo Peris 🧬💻 @waltzingpiglet.bsky.social · 10/04/2026El próximo 27 de abril celebraremos las I Jornadas andaluzas sobre el Síndrome 22q11.2, un encuentro entre investigadores, médicos y pacientes, con enfoque multidisciplinar e integrador entre profesionales y familias. ¡Únete! 124
Reposted by Mireya PlassFacultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut @medicinacs-ub.bsky.social · 10/04/2026#RecercaUB | L’estudi, dut a terme amb models animals i publicat a la revista @cellpress.bsky.social , el lideren els investigadors Òscar Molina i Pablo Menéndez, de la facultat i de @carrerasijc.bsky.social. La IP és Namitha Thampi, membre d'ambdues institucions. 🔬 bit.ly/4c1graD #leucèmia 021
Reposted by Mireya PlassAna Gázquez-Gutiérrez @anagazquezg.bsky.social · 05/03/2026I'm so happy to share our latest paper! Now out in @narjournal.bsky.social 🥳 Did you know that transposable elements embedded in mRNAs can form dsRNA and activate innate immunity? 🧬🦠 Have a look! academic.oup.com/nar/article/... #TEsky #RNAsky #RNAbiology #immunity #NARacademic.oup.comControl of retrotransposon-driven activation of the interferon response by the double-stranded RNA binding protein DGCR8Abstract. The type I interferon (IFN) response is the main innate immune pathway against viruses in mammals. This pathway must be tightly regulated to prev 24718
Reposted by Mireya PlassTorben Heick Jensen @heick.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Postdoc positions available in my lab in Aarhus, Denmark on 'Mammalian Nuclear RNA Production and Turnover Systems'. Please get in touch for further information or simply apply here: mbg.au.dk/en/news-and-...mbg.au.dkPostdoc positions in Nuclear RNA Biology - Vacancy at Aarhus UniversityVacancy at Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics - RNA Biology and Innovation, Aarhus University 02329
Reposted by Mireya PlassNature @nature.com · 06/03/2026An assessment of sensitivity to increasing temperature for thousands of insect species reveals a risk of insect biodiversity loss go.nature.com/4leGXQOgo.nature.comRising temperatures pose a threat to tropical insectsAn assessment of sensitivity to increasing temperature for thousands of insect species in mountainous terrain reveals a risk of insect biodiversity loss in tropical lowlands. 53014
Reposted by Mireya PlassbioRxiv Genomics @biorxiv-genomic.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Pan-cell-type prediction of splicing patterns from sequence and splicing factor expression www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 022
Reposted by Mireya PlassCarmelo Ferrai @carmeloferrai.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Tread -1- EpiSci - I am very proud to share with you our new study that you can access on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social (see link below) "The Interaction with Nanotopographical Environment regulates nuclear mechanoresponse in mESCs via Histone Demethylase KDM3A. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 56729
Reposted by Mireya PlassFabian Theis @fabiantheis.bsky.social · 05/02/2026CellRank protocol now in @NatureProtocols! 🎉 @PhilippWeiler's detailed guide shows how to: - Integrate velocity, pseudotime & time points - Infer cell fate probabilities - Analyze lineage priming at scale Great complement to our CellRank 2 paper! 📖 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 0239
Reposted by Mireya PlassCNAG @cnag-eu.bsky.social · 05/02/2026⏳¡Cuenta atrás para el evento 'El Proyecto Genoma Humano, 25 años después'! El investigador @rodericguigo.bsky.social (@crg.eu), que formó parte de este gran hito biomédico, nos contará por qué supuso un antes y un después en la biología ¡No os lo perdáis!👇 🔗 www.cnag.eu/events/el-pr... 012
Reposted by Mireya PlassAgencia Estatal de Investigación @ageinves.bsky.social · 05/02/2026🆕Nueva guía recopilatoria de obligaciones de comunicación y publicidad de las ayudas concedidas (2026). www.aei.gob.es/ayudas-conce... 🔧Es una herramienta esencial para ayudar a los beneficiarios de las subvenciones a identificar cómo deben dar publicidad a las ayudas recibidas. 074
Reposted by Mireya PlassGallego Lab @gallegolab.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Please share🙏: Our lab opens 2 PhD positions to investigate fungi's evolution: #Barcelona Wet lab in Biochemistry/Structural Biology of cryo-tolerant fungi www.upf.edu/documents/d/... Computational in Physical Chemistry of cellular processes under extrem environments www.upf.edu/documents/d/...upf.edu 02120
Reposted by Mireya PlassMireya Plass @mireyaplass.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Great work showing the power of scATAC-seq to decode ontogenetic relationships! Maybe I will check chromatin after all... 072
Reposted by Mireya PlassXavier Grau-Bové 🌾 @xgrau.bsky.social · 22/12/2025From a personal POV, tagging along with @martaig.bsky.social and @aelek.bsky.social while they developed this project has been one big learning opportunity. In Nematostella biology, clever omics, evo-devo, and more. And the paper certainly reflects all of that. Go check it out! 061
Reposted by Mireya PlassArnau Sebé-Pedrós @arnausebe.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Excited to share the final version of our study on Nematostella cell type regulatory programs. Part of our @erc.europa.eu StG project, this was a challenging 5-year effort extraodinarily led by @aelek.bsky.social and @martaig.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comDecoding cnidarian cell type gene regulation - Nature Ecology & EvolutionThis study reconstructs the gene regulatory networks that define cell types in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis, providing a valuable resource for comparative regulatory genomics and the evoluti... 810737
Reposted by Mireya Plassmartaig.bsky.social @martaig.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Lovely Xmas gift 🎄—our paper is out today in @natecoevo.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...! Huge thanks to everyone who made it possible, especially @aelek.bsky.social and @arnausebe.bsky.socialnature.comDecoding cnidarian cell type gene regulation - Nature Ecology & EvolutionThis study reconstructs the gene regulatory networks that define cell types in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis, providing a valuable resource for comparative regulatory genomics and the evoluti... 32812
Mireya Plass @mireyaplass.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Great work showing the power of scATAC-seq to decode ontogenetic relationships! Maybe I will check chromatin after all... 072
Mireya Plass @mireyaplass.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Awesome talk from @akshayjg.bsky.social at the Jornades de Bioinformàtica i Genòmica presenying our work on Alzheimer's disease using iPSCs and scRNAseq. 0193
Reposted by Mireya PlassKerstin Göpfrich @kgoepfrich.bsky.social · 09/12/2025We are recruiting a tenure track professor in the broader area of molecular biology @zmbh.uni-heidelberg.de at Heidelberg University! www.nature.com/naturecareer... Please share and apply!nature.comTenure Track Professorship (W1 with Tenure Track to W3) in “Molecular Biology" (f/m/d) - Heidelberg job with Universität Heidelberg | 12850668The Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH) and the Faculty of Biosciences invite applications for a Tenure Track Professors... 06958
Reposted by Mireya PlassEsteban Hoijman @estebanhoijman.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Want to image cells protecting the embryo during early development? We're hiring! 1 Postdoc, 1 PhD student, and 1 Research Technician. Come to Barcelona! www.embryobioimaging.com 056
Reposted by Mireya PlassPCI Genomics @genomics.peercommunityin.org · 01/12/2025"Bulk RNA-seq to the rescue of differential expression analysis in single-cell transcriptomics" 🧫 📑 A new PCI Genomics recommendation by @mireyaplass.bsky.social: doi.org/10.24072/pci...doi.orgBulk RNA-seq to the rescue of differential expression analysis i...Due to the costs of single-cell sequencing, sample sizes are often relatively limited, sometimes leading to poorly reproducible results. In many contexts, however, larger bulk RNAseq data is… 125
Reposted by Mireya PlassMireya Plass @mireyaplass.bsky.social · 03/11/2025🚨Interested in studing RNA regulation & neurodegeneration in single-cells? Join my lab @ub.edu in Barcelona! We are looking for a junior postdoc to apply for a Juan de la Cierva fellowship. Both computational and hybrid candidates are welcomed! Get in touch to discuss the project & detailsaei.gob.es 043
Reposted by Mireya PlassCaleb M. Gordon @caleb-m-gordon.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Hey everyone! I’m excited to share that one of my thesis projects was just published in @currentbiology.bsky.social and featured on phys.org! In this paper, we use an old statistical approach developed by the US Navy in WW2 to predict the aquatic habits of various dinosaurs and marine reptiles 🦖🐊 18627
Reposted by Mireya PlassFundación Pasqual Maragall @fpmaragall.bsky.social · 21/11/2025¡Ya llevamos 212.352€ recaudados! Estamos más cerca que nunca de lograr crear el algoritmo capaz de anticiparse al Alzheimer. Ayúdanos a seguir investigando 🧠🔬. Dona ahora en anticiparsealalzheimer.org 001
Reposted by Mireya PlassbioRxiv Genomics @biorxiv-genomic.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Integrated analysis of multimodal long-read epigenetic assays www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202… 001
Mireya Plass @mireyaplass.bsky.social · 03/11/2025🚨Interested in studing RNA regulation & neurodegeneration in single-cells? Join my lab @ub.edu in Barcelona! We are looking for a junior postdoc to apply for a Juan de la Cierva fellowship. Both computational and hybrid candidates are welcomed! Get in touch to discuss the project & detailsaei.gob.es 043
Reposted by Mireya PlassChampi @jpascualanaya.bsky.social · 30/10/2025🚨 We're hiring! 🚨 Our lab at the University of Málaga, Spain🇪🇸 is looking for a bioinformatician researcher for a postdoc position (1+1 years). Check the ad, and if you're interested, get in touch! 📅 Starting date early 2026, with some flexibility. 🙏Please, RT! 02738
Mireya Plass @mireyaplass.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Finally after 5 years the first PhD from the lab! Congratulations Dr. Ake @franzake.bsky.social !!! 👏👏👏 🎉🎉🎉 It has been a pleasure to have you in the lab. #PhD_defense #new_PhD 040
Reposted by Mireya PlassAkshay Ganesh @akshayjg.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Excited and grateful to be part of this work with @smfernandezmoya.bsky.social and @mireyaplass.bsky.social at the Gene Regulation of Cell Identity lab! 021
Reposted by Mireya PlassMireya Plass @mireyaplass.bsky.social · 02/10/2025🚨New preprint from the lab! This work led by @akshayjg.bsky.social & @smfernandezmoya.bsky.social shows how the RNA binding protein STAU2 regulates the timing of neurogenesis in iPSC-derived human cells www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgStaufen2 modulates the temporal dynamics of human neurogenesis in vitroRNA-binding proteins (RBPs) play a central role in post-transcriptional regulation during brain development, yet their specific functions in coordinating human neural lineage decisions remain poorly u... 11410
Mireya Plass @mireyaplass.bsky.social · 03/10/2025This project would have been impossible without the work of our collaborators Agnieskza Rybak-Wolf, @monikapiwecka.bsky.social & Alessandra Gioregtti. 020
Mireya Plass @mireyaplass.bsky.social · 02/10/2025🚨New preprint from the lab! This work led by @akshayjg.bsky.social & @smfernandezmoya.bsky.social shows how the RNA binding protein STAU2 regulates the timing of neurogenesis in iPSC-derived human cells www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgStaufen2 modulates the temporal dynamics of human neurogenesis in vitroRNA-binding proteins (RBPs) play a central role in post-transcriptional regulation during brain development, yet their specific functions in coordinating human neural lineage decisions remain poorly u... 11410
Mireya Plass @mireyaplass.bsky.social · 03/09/2025#SENC2025 has just started. Looking forward to these 3 days showing the best neuroscience research in Spain. 030
Reposted by Mireya PlassManuel Irimia @mirimiam.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Very happy to share the peer-reviewed version of our work on the cis-regulatory determinants of #microexon #splicing regulation by SRRM3/4, published in @natsmb.nature.com! rdcu.be/ezGqT Work led by @sobonnal.bsky.social, with Simon Bajew & @rmartinezcorral.bsky.social. @crg.eu @upf.edurdcu.beCore splicing architecture and early spliceosomal recognition determine microexon sensitivity to SRRM3/4Nature Structural & Molecular Biology - Using massively parallel splicing assays and mathematical modeling, Bonnal et al. uncover that conserved splice site strength and exon length encode... 13011
Reposted by Mireya PlassManuel Irimia @mirimiam.bsky.social · 06/08/2025🧬🧬🧬 New review from the lab: Evolution of comparative transcriptomics: biological scales, phylogenetic spans, and modeling frameworks authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S... By @mattezambon.bsky.social & @fedemantica.bsky.social, together with @jonnyfrazer.bsky.social & Mafalda Dias. 13714
Reposted by Mireya PlassHuman Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 29/07/2025🎓 Just graduated and passionate about Computational #Biology, Structural Biology, #Genomics or #Neurogenomics? Apply by 8 Sept for 1 of 9 fully funded PhD scholarships via the SEMM Program at HT in Milan! 👉 humantechnopole.it/en/news/call... #PhDlifehumantechnopole.itCall for Applications: Fully Funded PhD Scholarships in Systems Medicine - Human TechnopoleAre you passionate about science and ready to take the next step in your research journey? Human Technopole is offering up to 9 fully funded PhD scholarships through the highly regarded SEMM PhD Progr... 022
Mireya Plass @mireyaplass.bsky.social · 28/07/2025If you like our recent work and are interested in developing a postdoc project related to isoform diversity in individual cell types and their regulation, get in contact! We are looking for applicants for Marie Curie and EMBO postdoctoral fellowships #postdocposition #singlecell #RNA_processing 053
Reposted by Mireya PlassManuel Irimia @mirimiam.bsky.social · 23/07/2025🚨🚨🚨 Please RT! We're looking for a postdoc to join an exciting joint project between our lab @upf.edu & @crg.eu (Barcelona) and the Sander lab @mdc-berlin.bsky.social (Berlin) investigating how alternative splicing and microexons influences the maturation of pancreatic islets. Deadline: 30/09/25👇upf.edu 14865
Reposted by Mireya PlassEduardo Eyras @edueyras.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Quantification of transcript isoforms at the single-cell level using SCALPEL nature.com/articles/s41... by @miriplass.bsky.social and her teamnature.comQuantification of transcript isoforms at the single-cell level using SCALPEL - Nature CommunicationsSingle-cell RNA-seq facilitates the study of transcriptome diversity in individual cells. Here, authors introduce a tool for isoform quantification at the single-cell level using 3’ scRNA-seq data, co... 042
Reposted by Mireya PlassDominic Grün @dominicgrun.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Join our "Advances in Single-Cell Technologies" meeting in December in Freiburg, co-organised with Marco Prinz and @katrinkierdorf.bsky.social. Excellent line-up of speakers covering spatial technologies, lineage tracing, computational methods, and more. www.uniklinik-freiburg.de/single-cell-... 01913
Reposted by Mireya PlassFacultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut @medicinacs-ub.bsky.social · 18/07/2025L’estudi de #recercaUB sobre l'eina #SCALPEL que ha liderat @mireyaplass.bsky.social s’ha publicat el juliol en #openaccess a la revista @natcomms.nature.com. 032
Reposted by Mireya PlassNextflow @nextflow.io · 17/07/2025🚨The #NextflowSummit Call for Speakers and Posters is Now Open! 🚨 🎤 Present your talk or poster at the Virtual #NextflowSummit by @seqera.io (Oct 23–24). 📍Or showcase your poster in-person in Barcelona at the Nextflow Training and @nf-co.re Hackathon (Oct 28–29) hubs.la/Q03xGPp_0 055
Reposted by Mireya PlassAlfonso Martinez Arias @amartinezarias.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Two new preprints from the @arjunraj.bsky.social on #gastruloids. Both excellent. Exploring the relationship between macroscopic reproducibility v microscopic heterogeneity. Stunning experiments and much to think about biorxiv.org/content/earl... biorxiv.org/content/earl... 14416
Reposted by Mireya PlassQian Cheng @qchengx1e3.bsky.social · 13/07/2025A computational tool #SCALPEL for #isoform quantification at the single-cell level using 3’ scRNA-seq data @franzake.bsky.social @mireyaplass.bsky.social #BiotechNatureComms doi.org/10.1038/s414...doi.orgQuantification of transcript isoforms at the single-cell level using SCALPEL - Nature CommunicationsSingle-cell RNA-seq facilitates the study of transcriptome diversity in individual cells. Here, authors introduce a tool for isoform quantification at the single-cell level using 3’ scRNA-seq data, co... 021