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Katrin Paeschke

@paeschkelab.bsky.social
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Biochemist at the University of Bonn, interested in the molecular regulation and function of DNA and RNA structures such as G-quadruplexes and how they impact cell function and consequently human health

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Katrin Paeschke @paeschkelab.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
You are interested in immunology and how nucleic acid structures contribute to their function and how this impacts disease development - Rayk Behrendt and myself have open PhD positions for a joint PhD program between Bonn and Osaka.
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Katrin Paeschke @paeschkelab.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
G4 scientists be ready for the next international meeting on G4 structures - G4thering, which I organize with Robert Hänsel-Hertsch and Harald Schwalbe. At this meeting, G4 related science will be presented and discussed by top scientist. Join us in Frsnkfurt in summer 2027.
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Katrin Paeschke @paeschkelab.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The new schedule is out For our new schedule of the G4 webinar. Join us for talks on G4s, Z-DNA, R-loops and beyond
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Katrin Paeschke @paeschkelab.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
We are more than happy about this fantastic joint work
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Katrin Paeschke @paeschkelab.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
The G4 webinar series reached its XV round! 📅We're excited to announce that it will resume on Sep 18th. 👇Take a look for all upcoming dates and don't miss out!
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Katrin Paeschke @paeschkelab.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
The G4 webinar series reached its XV round! 📅We're excited to announce that it will resume on Sep 18th. 👇Take a look for all upcoming dates and don't miss out!
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Katrin Paeschke @paeschkelab.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
The G4 webinar series reached its XV round! 📅We're excited to announce that it will resume on Sep 18th. 👇Take a look for all upcoming dates and don't miss out!
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Katrin Paeschke @paeschkelab.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Summer break is over the next talks in the nucleic acid webinar will start soon. I look forward to exciting talks and discussion. Join us ☺️
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Di Antonio Research Group @diantoniogroup.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Amazing latest development in NAR demonstrating a direct role of DNA methylation for anti-viral activity. This is also in line with what recently shown by @paeschkelab.bsky.social showing that DNA G-quadruplex structure can play a role in anti-viral activity! Exciting epigenetic times ahead!
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Katrin Paeschke @paeschkelab.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Safe the Date - the next German French DNA repair meeting will be Nov 5-7th in Paris Love to see many friends of the genome stability community There: premc.org/dnarepair2025/ #genomestability, #repair, #chembio
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German French DNA repair - PremC
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Prof. Zoë Waller @drzoewaller.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Predict RNA tertiary structures using NuFold
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Katrin Paeschke @paeschkelab.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
You are interested in Nucleic acid structures? G4s? Hope to see you at the G4 meeting next summer g4society.org/about-g4ther... #G4
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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology @mrclmb.ac.uk · 30/01/2025
Join our Structural Studies Division, leading a research group developing computational methods to address questions in molecular & cellular biology! You will be supported by core funding, excellent facilities & enthusiastic colleagues. Apply by 18 MAR www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Now hiring:
Research Group Leader
Structural Studies Division
To develop artificial intelligence/machine-learning methods to further our understanding of biology at molecular and/or cellular scales
Apply by 18th March
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Katrin Paeschke @paeschkelab.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
If you are interested in nucleic acid structures- G4 and beyond. Here is the flyer for the next webinar series, talks range from physics to chemistry up to biology and Medicine
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Mass Lab @masslab.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Are you looking for a #PhD position in the interdisciplinary field of #immunology #development #cellbiology? Do you love #macrophages? #FOR5775 is hiring!! Find details here: macrophagenetwork.com/news-2/ Pls repost👇 #immunosky
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News – My WordPress
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Mass Lab @masslab.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Only few more days left to apply! We have several #PhD #positions in the field of #immunology #development #cellbiology #macrophages! #FOR5775 is hiring!! Find details here: macrophagenetwork.com/news-2/ Pls repost👇 #immunosky
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Katrin Paeschke @paeschkelab.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
You are interested in genome stability and on nucleic acid structures? And you would like to work in an international young team? We are looking for you- there are two open PhD in my lab open. Please contact me #biochem #genomestability #g4
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Katrin Paeschke @paeschkelab.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
You are interested in Nucleic acid structures? G4s? Hope to see you at the G4 meeting next summer g4society.org/about-g4ther... #G4
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David Monchaud @dmonchaud.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
A fully detailed method (40+ steps) to isolate/identify RNA G-quadruplex #G4 in human cells using G4-RNA precipitation (G4RP) protocol G4RP.v1 in @natureportfolio.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1038/s414... & nature.com/articles/s41... & G4RP.v2 now in @cellpressnews.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1016/j.xp...
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Cluster of Excellence ImmunoSensation @immunosens.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
🚨 Apply now for the ImmunoSensation Postdoc Innovation Funds! We are excited to invite early-career postdocs from the Cluster to apply for funding of up to €10,000 for a 12-month period. The funding period begins on February 1, 2025. Application Deadline: January 10, 2025
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Lisa Heinke @lisaheinke.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
📢 New @natrevmcb.bsky.social Review! Jan Karlseder et al. discuss telemore (dys)function in ageing & disease, and efforts to generate a humanised mouse model for telomere research. go.nature.com/3ZxZuhS #NatRevMCB
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Telomere function and regulation from mouse models to human ageing and disease - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Telomere dysfunction, usually owing to shortening, activates cellular senescence and can contribute to age-associated diseases and cancer. Mouse models are crucial for telomere research, but human and...
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David Monchaud @dmonchaud.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
One of the ones I am most proud of. In this article, we abided by the very definition of chemical biology #ChemBio to decipher the role that DNA/RNA G-quadruplex #G4 plays, and the effects that the G4 ligands have, in human cells. 👉https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2024.108040 @cnrs.bsky.social
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Johanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️ So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality? We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary #WomeninSTEM www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... 🧵 1/
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Rod Rahimi @rodrahimi.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Friends, it's fun to see the #immunology community continue to grow! I created a 4th Starter Pack to help folks find each other. If you're an immunologist and you don't see yourself on the lists, let me know 🧪 go.bsky.app/PY5tCas go.bsky.app/FmERUoD go.bsky.app/6aT6qDS go.bsky.app/QSEPDoj
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
And since we're here... 🥼 Join us as a Group Leader in #ComputationalBiology or #RNA Biology 🧬 More details via www.imb.de/jobs Application deadline is 5 January 2025 #sciencejobs #resilience #biostatistics
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Ina Huppertz @inahuppertz.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Today we celebrated the successful defense of Franz Reichel's master's thesis. Franz worked on the role of #RNA-binding proteins in #senescence as part of the @crc1678.bsky.social initiative. I could not be more proud to have such a great lab @mpiage.bsky.social
Huppertz Lab @MPI Age in Cologne
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Oxford Nanopore @nanoporetech.com · 27/11/2024
We are proud to announce a collaboration with UK Biobank to create the world’s first large-scale #epigenetic dataset of 50k participants. The dataset will unlock crucial insights into how #epigenetics drives disease & the breakthroughs to treat them. Read more: nanoporetech.com/news/oxford-...
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Anna Obenauf @obenaufa.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
1/23 Big news for the #ObenaufLab! So excited to finally share our new study providing another puzzle piece, why immunotherapy fails in many tumors, now out in @Nature 🧵👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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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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Jon Lim, FRCP PhD @drjonlim.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
🧑‍🔬🏛️👩‍⚕️ Lots of our #CancerImmunology community now here 🦋, including @jimallisonphd.bsky.social 🏅! #AcademicSky #ImmunoSky #OncSky #StarterPack 1 is already full 🙌, so starting a another one. Let's continue growing! - Pack 1️⃣: go.bsky.app/PRdmHCP - Pack 2️⃣: go.bsky.app/93eqJbs
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Katrin Paeschke @paeschkelab.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Congratulations to Dr Limmer 🥳
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Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics @mpi-ie.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Hi there! Another Max Planck Institute is joining 🦋
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Wilhelm Lab @labwilhelm.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Ever wondered how fasting is benefiting the adaptive immune response? In @Nature we show that #ketogenesis promotes the function of #tcell in severe respiratory viral infections by providing #ketonebodies BHB as carbon source. Final edited version: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Impaired ketogenesis ties metabolism to T cell dysfunction in COVID-19 - Nature
The ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate can be used as an alternative carbon source by T cells to maintain their function during severe respiratory viral infections, including infection with&...
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Gustavo Monasterio Ocares @gamonasterioo.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Very useful!
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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Dear Immunology aficionados, you like to hear some exciting short lectures about the latest immunological discoveries from prominent scientists? Then join the virtual ImmuneAlliance Seminar series! Every 3rd Wed each month. For the link: dgfi.org/immune-allia.... #dgfi #ydgfi
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Eva Petermann @petermannlab.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
We have a funded PhD studentship available: Join a dynamic research group to study the regulation of RNA:DNA hybrid metabolism for genome stability! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKQ744/p...
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PhD Studentship: Regulation of RNA:DNA Hybrid Metabolism for Genome Stability at University of Birmingham
Find a PhD Studentship: Regulation of RNA:DNA Hybrid Metabolism for Genome Stability on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board in higher education. Click to view more!
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Kurianlab @kurianlab.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
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RiboSeq.Org: an integrated suite of resources for ribosome profiling data analysis and visualization
Abstract. Ribosome profiling (Ribo-Seq) has revolutionised our understanding of translation, but the increasing complexity and volume of Ribo-Seq data pres
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David McQuarrie @davidmcquarrie.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
N-6-methyladenosine (m6A) Promotes the Nuclear Retention of mRNAs with Intact 5' Splice Site Motifs www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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N-6-methyladenosine (m6A) Promotes the Nuclear Retention of mRNAs with Intact 5' Splice Site Motifs
In humans, misprocessed mRNAs containing intact 5′ Splice Site (5′SS) motifs are nuclear retained and targeted for decay by ZFC3H1, a component of the Poly(A) Exosome Targeting complex, and U1-70K, a ...
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vonMeyenn Lab @ ETH Zurich @vonmeyennlab.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
🧬 New in @Nature: Our team found that fat cells keep a “memory” of their previous obese state even after weight loss, helping explain why maintaining weight loss is so challenging. Excited to share this work!! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Adipose tissue retains an epigenetic memory of obesity after weight loss - Nature
Stable epigenetic changes indicate the existence of an obesogenic memory in mouse adipocytes that primes cells for pathological responses in an obesogenic environment and potentially contributes to th...
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Taia Wang Laboratory @wanglaboratory.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Adaptive immune regulation of innate immunity ✨ the paradigm has been innate immune regulation of adaptive immunity but the relationship is bidirectional. So much to discover and learn here. www.cell.com/immunity/ful...
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Sialylated IgG induces the transcription factor REST in alveolar macrophages to protect against lung inflammation and severe influenza disease
Anti-inflammatory sialylated IgG is enriched in younger people and in mild influenza patients. Chakraborty, Yik-Ling Cheng, Edwards, Gonzalez, et al. define a mechanism by which sialylated IgG induces...
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Veit Hornung @v-hornung.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
📢 Postdoc opening! 📢 @soreklab.bsky.social and we are looking for outstanding candidates for a position at the intersection of computational biology & innate immunity. Dive into impactful research in two dynamic fields. Interested? Let’s connect! 👇 www.genzentrum.uni-muenchen.de/career/postd...
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Postdoctoral Position (f/m/x) in Immunology / Biochemistry / Computational Biology - Gene Center Munich - LMU Munich
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Rod Rahimi @rodrahimi.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Friends, the second #immunology starter pack filled in 3 days! I started a third to help folks new to BlueSky rebuild their network Below are the links If you're an immunologist and I have missed you so far, let me know 🧪 go.bsky.app/PY5tCas go.bsky.app/FmERUoD go.bsky.app/6aT6qDS
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Jay Hesselberth @jayhesselberth.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Here for my first post. Our new approach to study tRNA aminoacylation by nanopore sequencing. Started as a napkin sketch ~1 year ago! This was a fun one, congrats to @laurakwhite.bsky.social and Aleks. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Nanopore sequencing of intact aminoacylated tRNAs
Transfer RNAs (tRNA) are decorated during biogenesis with a variety of modifications that modulate their stability, aminoacylation, and decoding potential during translation. The complex landscape of ...
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Juan S. Bonifacino @juanbonifacino.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Here are some free/open-source sites for the preparation of scientific illustrations, including icon libraries: bioicons.com, scidraw.io, bioart.niaid.nih.gov, inkscape.org, biogdp.com, reactome.org/icon-lib
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David Monchaud @dmonchaud.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
.. by the way, I also created starter pack focused on DNA and RNA G-quadruplexes #G4 and included some buddies @sebastien-britton.bsky.social @granzhan.bsky.social @drzoewaller.bsky.social @paeschkelab.bsky.social @jschneek.bsky.social Contact me if interested! go.bsky.app/4VgiGa4
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IRIM @irim-life.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
We're hiring a Group Leader in Infection Biology! 🧬 Apply now to join us at the IRIM in Montpellier, and lead cutting-edge research in pathogen virulence, host-pathogen interactions or drug resistance, and shape the future of infection biology! 🦠🧫 Please RT (and follow us!) 🗓️ Deadline: Feb. 28, 2025
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Markus Landthaler @landthalerm.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
#RNASky #RNAbiology Helmholtz Drug Discovery Conference (HDDC2025) www.mdc-berlin.de/HDDC2025 @MDC_Berlin from April 28-30, 2025
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International Helmholtz Drug Discovery Conference
Already Confirmed Speakers:Kirk Brown                        Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, USA
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raphmercier.bsky.social @raphmercier.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
The department of Chromosome Biology of the Max planck @mpipz_cologne is looking for a new group leader. Join us, with @Polina_Novik @marques_et_al @LabSchneeberger We are very open minded concerning the project, it just needs to be exciting. jobs.mpipz.mpg.de/jobposting/8...
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Group Leader Position in Plant Chromosome Biology (m/f/d)
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Takashi Akera Lab @takashiakeralab.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Official website for EMBO meiosis 2025 is live now! Looking forward to seeing you in Switzerland next June! #meiosis4eva meetings.embo.org/event/25-mei...
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Meiosis: Exploring diversity to discover the fundamentals
Meiosis is an essential cell division for sexual reproduction and fertility across eukaryotes. It involves a series of tightly regulated processes, including entry into meiosis, pairing of homologs, …
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