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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Hive mind - Carolina Puente-Lelievre (@cpuentelelievre.bsky.social) asks: How should we call homologs that are contained within the same protein? a. Plurilogs b. Polilogs c. Multilogs d. Perilogs Thoughts? Cool talk! #GSABrisbane26 @geneticsaus.bsky.social

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

A huge thank you to the organising committee, to Nicolas Fossat for saving the day with his laptop mid-talk, and to @pbaldrich.bsky.social for the adorable Plant RNAs 🪴 pin! See you in Strasbourg 🇫🇷 next year! #RNA26 #RNA2026

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Awesome talk by Geno Villafano at #RNA2026. All unpublished data, but first time I see a "No GenAI used for Art in Presentation" disclaimer #RNA26

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Bonjour Montréal! Here for The RNA Society Meeting 2026! Looking forward to catching up with friends, colleagues and all things #RNA research! I'll be giving a short talk on plant RNA-DNA interactions in Concurrent Session 20 (Sat May 30th, 13:30 - 14:45, Meeting room 518) See you around #RNA2026

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

First #RegRNALab lunch of 2025! We welcomed our three new honours students: Bryan Chen, Winston Tan and Byron Escudero. We enjoyed some Thai food while discussing languages, and music and foodie interests. Lovely to hang outside the lab 🌱🧡 @unswrna.bsky.social @unswbabs.bsky.social #RNASky

Regrnalab group picture eating around a restaurant table

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The face behind the data -> PhD student Xingyu Yan, showing off her recently acquired notebook (thanks to Corning Inc). #ProudPI

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

📢 Sydney #RNA scientists: our next #SydneyRNASalon event is coming up! 🧬 ECR, student, or just RNA-curious? This one's for you! 📅 Thu 30 April · 2:10–4:30pm 📍 Room G07, Biosciences Building D26 UNSW 🥐 Refreshments sponsored by @rnasociety.bsky.social, Lexogen & @ramacgenomics.bsky.social

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Closing #SMP2026 with a conversation with Prof Hon Bill Shorten. He highlights that it is important to create safe spaces for true discussion to happen between people who disagree, without necessarily having to destroy each other. Considers that Universities could play that role.

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

We are now in the Collaborating with Community session at #SMP2026. Listening to the insights from Prof Joanne Jamie and A/Prof @azurehermes.bsky.social on their work engaging with Indigenous communities to design and conduct research relevant to them.

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Now at #SMP2026, panel flags clean energy, supply chain resilience, and plastic pollution as some of the key priorities under the #AmbitiousAustralia R&D framework. Building coalitions and trust in science is crucial to creating sustained influence networks that can drive real impact.

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Did you know that kelp forests cover 1/3 of the 🌎's coastlines & support millions 👣? Did you know they are disappearing? Dr Aaron Eger from @unswbees.bsky.social, tells us about his advocacy and research work to understand and protect kelp forests at #SMP2026 Find out more: kelpforestalliance.com

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Starting Day 2 of #SMP2026 with a call to scientists to become involved in guiding government priorities. Also, lots of discussion on 🇦🇺's dependency on supply chains and how STEM can help reduce dependency & increase resilience. Panel aware such advancements require adequate funding & less admin.

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

We are now getting a refresher on 🇦🇺's Parliamentary and Government structures Parliamentary inquiry submissions can be made as part of an institution but ANY individual can make a personal submission! This means we can all contribute & help inform bills related to our scientific expertise #SMP2026

Scientists gathered in a room in Parliament during Science Meets Parliament 2026

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Excited to be at Science Meets Parliament #SMP2026! >400 of us discussing with parliamentarians how science can help us solve key challenges for 🇦🇺 & the 🌏 Here to share how #RNA technology can help us protect 🇦🇺's livestock, agriculture & biodiversity 🧬🌾🐄 @unswrna.bsky.social @unswbabs.bsky.social

Female scientist smiling while looking at the camera with Australian parliament in the background under a cloudy sky

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

The #RegRNALab is now LEAF certified! LEAF, is an internationally recognised green lab accreditation that aims to build a culture of sustainable practice in laboratories around the 🌎♻️ We are currently just 🥉 but we have our eyes on🥇! Props to Billi Ilkovski & the whole team for getting this done!

Framed LEAF certificate awarded to the RegRNALab

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Last Friday, Irving Jair García López became the latest PhD graduate of the #RegRNALab. His work focused on characterising lncRNAs in response to light stress in Arabidopsis 🌓🌱 and was jointly advised by Stewart Gillmor. Huge congratulations Dr García López!!! 🎉🎓

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Early departure to Melbourne to the Advances in mRNA Sciences (AIMS) conference ✈️ #RNASky

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Bonus post of things I ate while in Korea 🇰🇷

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

And we wrapped up the first edition of #AsiaRNA2025 yesterday - too many awesome talks to post. Thanks everyone for sharing mostly unpublished and rather exciting results. Posting a few highlights 👇 #RNASky

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Thanks to the Centre for RNA Research for hosting and to our amazing sponsors Twist Bioscience , Seoul National University, RNA Japan and the @rnasociety.bsky.social for their generous support. Both the science and Seoul are 🔥

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

The Asia RNA Club Symposium at Seoul National University 🇰🇷 started yesterday! The Club begun as a remote meeting to connect with other #RNA researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting aims to boost and share the RNA research taking place in the Asia-Pacific region 🌏 #AsiaRNA2025

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

좋은 아침이에요 Seoul! 🇰🇷 Here for the #AsiaRNAClub Symposium 2025! #RNASky #RNA

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Nice one! Here's one on campus this morning

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

We visited Sculptures by the Sea today from Bondi to Tamarama 🌊🏖️ - nice way to recover from all that writing. Thanks for taking the time to catch up on a weekend and for the lovely hang out. #RegRNALab @unswrna.bsky.social @unswbabs.bsky.social

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Wrapping up this year's #RegRNALab writing retreat with some pasta 🍝. We advanced on many drafts that should be out the door soon🤞🏽 Thanks everyone for your hard work! @unswrna.bsky.social @unswbabs.bsky.social

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Si les interesa saber de la Antártida 🇦🇶🐧, y el trabajo que realizamos en el #RegRNALab @unswbabs.bsky.social @unswrna.bsky.social, los invito a escuchar Mutante 🧬 en Radio UAEM 📻 📅 Lunes 29 de Sept, 4 pm 🇲🇽, martes 30 de Sept, 8 am, AEST 🇦🇺 Gracias @elagusdekomodo.bsky.social! radio.uaem.mx/en-vivo

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Small molecules can also be used to affect #RNA lifetime, by triggering degradation. Their main target is diseases triggered by intronic RNA repeats that impair splicing. They found multiple ways to do this. For references see pic 👇🏼 #ARNASydney2025 #RNASky

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

We are now listening to our Keynote speaker, Matt Disney, from The Scripps Research Institute 🇺🇸, who due to unforseen circumstances could not join us in-person. Matt's presentation was generously sponsored by the UNSW RNA Institute (@unswrna.bsky.social) #ARNASydney2025 #RNASky 🧵👇🏼

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Closing the session, we have Alexander Gillis from @scottbscience.bsky.social lab, talking about their latest insights on transcriptional homeostasis. Interestingly, despite triggering a Pol II accumulation in human cells, there is no increase in transcription. #ARNASydney2025 #RNASky

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Now's the turn of Sebastian Leidel, from the University of Bern 🇩🇪, discussing how m6A mediates mRNA decay. Rapidly degraded mRNAs tend to have more m6A in their CDS, a signal that's generally missed in metagene plota of m6A. Codon choice & mRNA mods tune mRNA decay rates. #ARNASydney2025 #RNASky

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

After some technical issues, we are now hearing from @traudebeilharz.bsky.social, on polyadenylation across the mRNA lifecycle. The shape of the Poly(A) tail is a marker of RNA fate and can be assessed using techniques such as PATTERNseq. #ARNASydney2025 #RNASky

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Starting the last day of #ARNASydney2025 with the RNA Processing and Modifications session. First, @edueyras.bsky.social, who is developing pipelines to identify #RNA modifications in using @nanoporetech.com 👀 this preprint on the conservation of RNA modifications: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Yesterday, after our 2nd poster session and a stunning sunset seen from the Aerial UTS, we closed the day at our Evening Social at the Old Clare Hotel 🥂 Glad Sydney weather has been cooperating 🌤️ #ARNASydney2025

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

We wrap up the non-coding #RNA session with Sayanthooran Saravanabavan telling us about the computational discovery of TDP-43-Responsive Circular RNA:DNA Hybrids (circR-loops) in neuronal cells, particularly in the context of ALS. #ARNASydney2025 #RNASky

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Now is the turn of @stacedw.bsky.social telling us about a #lncRNA as a therapeutic for ER+ breast cancer. Cannot share more details, but I can say seeing the promise of #lncRNAs starting to bear fruit is very exciting! #ARNASydney2025 #RNASky

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Now Yuchen Feng @sydney.edu.au, tells us about the pan-cancer #lncRNA MILIP, which interacts with and enables the repression of p53 by c-Myc in cancer cells. MILIP also binds the elongation factor eEF1alpha1, promoting protein synthesis, by enhancing tRNA type II interaction #ARNASydney2025 #RNASky

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

We are now in the non-coding #RNA session at #ARNASydney2025. We heard a fascinating story on other functions of the TERRA #lncRNA, which binds ATRX and gene promoters. It also is more abundant in the aging brain. A great talk by Hsueh-Ping Chu from the National Taiwan University. #RNASky

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

I particularly want to highlight the excellent talk by Elizabeth Chen @sydney.edu.au, showcasing a clever construct to dissect LNP formulation immunogenicity and vaccine expression. Clear presentation and detailed answers to questions 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 #RNASky #ARNASydney2025

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

We had a set of amazing talks in the #RNA in immunity session at #ARNASydney2025. Presentations by Stacey Horner, @drnatsampaio.bsky.social, Elizabeth Chan and Kitty McCaffrey. From viral infections to bacterial toxins, a really great session. #RNASky

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Day 2 of #ARNASydney2025 started with the #RNA in disease session, sponsored by RNA Australia, with talks by Sandra Cooper, Glen Reid, Lachlan Jolly & Agin Ravindran. Now focusing on Nucleic Acids Structure, Chemistry & Dynamics with @nilswalterlab.bsky.social, Jacob Munro & Vincent Corbin. #RNASky

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

At lunch time, we also hosted the Career Development Panel, organised by A-RNA's own EMCR committee. Panelists included @drnatsampaio.bsky.social, Glen Reid and @martinalexsmith.bsky.social. Thanks to our panelists and to everyone who joined the discussion! #RNASky

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

We continued with our first #RNA in plants 🌱 session, hearing from Neena Mitter, Ian Small, Jakub Dolata & Soumitra Patekar telling us about the enormous potential of RNA for bio-pesticides and sequence editing. So much to do in this area! #ARNASydney2025 @plants4space.bsky.social #RNASky #AgSky

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Yesterday we had a brilliant start to #ARNASydney2025. We kicked off with the #RNA in neuroscience & RNA tech, AI & Bioinformatics sessions. Speakers included @sergiuppasca.bsky.social, Mike Clark, @sabaaltaf.bsky.social, Nicole Green and several others #RNASky @unswrna.bsky.social

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Selene FeRNAndez @selfdz.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

If you are an EMCR at #ARNASydney2025, join special events by EMCRs for EMCRs! Meet new colleagues at Speed-dating and join the Informal EMCR Dinner. You can also play some Bingo and win a prize by joining our Exhibitor Card Challenge! Visit our sponsors to participate. All details 👇 #RNASky

Speed dating - Tuesday, September 2nd, after AGM, Informal EMCR Dinner - Monday, September 1st, after welcome reception. Bingo & Exhibitor card challenge - ask at the registration desk!

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