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Rupert Faraway

@rupertfaraway.bsky.social
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RNA biologist. Post-doc in the Plaschka and Ameres labs. PhD with Jernej Ule.

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Vytaute Boreikaite @vytaute.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I’m very excited to share my postdoc work in the @plaschkalab.bsky.social, where we investigated the very final act of splicing – spliceosome termination, revealing the stepwise dismantling of the spent spliceosome www.nature.com/articles/s41... (1/11)
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Mechanism of spliceosome termination - Nature
A coordinated sequence of RNA helicases and associated factors dismantles normal and defective spliceosome complexes to enable intron degradation and ensure accurate gene expression.
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Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A 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/🧵
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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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Max Spicer @mfdspicer.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Excited to share this work done during my PhD here in Vienna! We show how chromatin compaction prevents the release of fragmented DNA in apoptosis, and use new tools to study the mechanism of compaction itself. See our summary/"bluetorial" below & our preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Gerlich Lab @gerlichlab.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
1/New preprint just dropped! 🔥🔥 We investigate how the genome is destroyed in apoptotic cells in a way that prevents DNA fragments from spreading beyond the dying cell 🧬⚰ Done here at @imbavienna.bsky.social & in the super @rcollepardo.bsky.social & Rosen labs: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Haselbach Lab @haselbachlab.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
And a new paper from the lab. A follow up to a previous study in which we elucidate the mechanism of the nuclear transport. Read the full story: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A multivalent adaptor mechanism drives the nuclear import of proteasomes - Nature Communications
Nuclear protein homeostasis relies on proteasome import into the nucleus. Here the authors identify how assembled human proteasomes are transported across the nuclear pore complex and reveal a mechani...
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Rupert Faraway @rupertfaraway.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
This technique is super cool! Visualisation of RNA in situ at orders of magnitude higher resolution than anything else.
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allepasse.bsky.social @allepasse.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I’m happy to share the main result of my PhD, which you can find on bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6.... If you are interested in learning about a new way to perform DNA-PAINT multiplexing, which we call Combi-PAINT, or if you are interested in the study of mRNA conformation, keep reading! 1/10
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Plaschka lab @plaschkalab.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
How does messenger RNA (mRNA) get out of the nucleus to become a protein? Eukaryotic mRNA is packaged, exported, and then translated in the cytoplasm. But how do these steps work? And what are open questions? Check out our new review for our take: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... (1/3)
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Ulrich Hohmann @hohmannulrich.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Finally out in @nature.com! We uncovered a mechanistic framework for a general and conserved mRNA nuclear export pathway. www.nature.com/articles/s41.... 1/
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Rupert Faraway @rupertfaraway.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
If you, or anyone you know, is looking for a PhD position, I have no doubt that Ulrich's lab is a fantastic choice! I'm tempted to do a second PhD in this lab.
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Ulrich Hohmann @hohmannulrich.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Thrilled to share that I’ll be joining @imbmainz.bsky.social in February 2026 to start my own group! We will explore new mechanisms in eukaryotic gene expression, leveraging ‘evolutionary play’ to uncover how regulation, repurposing, and hijacking shape RNA biology. PhD positions available!
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Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
This is a fascinating paper that particular types of RNA binding proteins with IDRs that target nuclear speckles also can recruit their own RNAs to nuclear speckles as a negative feedback mechanism for condensation the authors call "interstasis" www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Collective homeostasis of condensation-prone proteins via their mRNAs - Nature
The authors discover a homeostatic process termed interstasis, in which an increased concentration of proteins within RNA–protein condensates induces the sequestration of their own mRNAs.
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Ulrich Hohmann @hohmannulrich.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
How are RNAs sorted for export vs. degradation in the nucleus? In collaboration with @heick.bsky.social’s lab we (@clemensplaschka.bsky.social and @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social labs) discovered a direct mechanistic link between the export and decay machineries: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... (1/x)
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Molecular basis of polyadenylated RNA fate determination in the nucleus
Eukaryotic genomes generate a plethora of polyadenylated (pA+) RNAs[1][1],[2][2], that are packaged into ribonucleoprotein particles (RNPs). To ensure faithful gene expression, functional pA+ RNPs, in...
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Miha Modic @paraspeckle.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I am thrilled to share the first manuscript from my group on identifying sequence and structural features promoting the condensation of RNAs that are organising highly interconnected RNA networks, thereby expanding our understanding of higher-order transcriptome assemblage. shorturl.at/pmLIj #RNASky
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Integrative profiling of condensation-prone RNAs during early development
Complex RNA–protein networks play a pivotal role in the formation of many types of biomolecular condensates. How intrinsic RNA features contribute to condensate formation however remains unclear. Here...
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Rupert Faraway @rupertfaraway.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Has anyone spiked in a fluorescent or clickable ATP into an in-vitro poly-adenylation reaction to label some RNA? Or anything similar (e.g. clickable nucleotide)? Preferably using E. coli PAP. I don't care if it acts as a chain terminator - that might actually be preferred.
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Haselbach Lab @haselbachlab.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
We are very excited to share our recent preprint on the nuclear import mechanism of the proteasome, driven by the multivalent adaptor AKIRIN2! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧵 1/6
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A multivalent adaptor mechanism drives the nuclear import of proteasomes
Nuclear protein homeostasis, including the turnover of transcription factors, critically depends on nuclear proteasomes. After each cell division, proteasomes need to be re-imported into the newly for...
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Nejc Haberman @nejchaberman.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
1/10 Thrilled to share our latest research on 3′UTR-derived RNAs, now published in BMC Biology! doi.org/10.1186/s129... Here’s what we found:
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Rupert Faraway @rupertfaraway.bsky.social · 13/02/2024
Can MS2 loops stall reverse transcription? Does anyone know? I'm using Superscript IV at 50C.
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Edward Wallace @ewjwallace.bsky.social · 17/10/2023
Created an #RNAbiology feed to talk RNA science! Let's use it. @onamy.bsky.social @mgblango.bsky.social @graveley.bsky.social @nickingolia.bsky.social @hogglab.bsky.social @quaidmorris.bsky.social @snf.bsky.social @lucksmith.bsky.social
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Justin English @justingenglish.bsky.social · 13/09/2023
I'll be looking to hire another research associate (>$100k/year + benefits & retirement) shortly. Experience in molecular biology and pharmacology would be ideal, but not essential. Job ad will go up in a bit, but if anyone knows anyone looking I would be happy to chat with them.
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