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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 1h

Last week to apply for this. If you are interested in working on cool project to understand the role of DNA methylation in regulating transcription please apply!

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Vincent Noël @vincent-noel.fr · 21h

⏰ One week left to submit your abstract to VI SysBioRio! 📅 Nov 3–6, at UFRJ, right next to Praia Vermelha, Rio de Janeiro 🏖️ 🔗 Register: www.even3.com.br/vi-sysbiorio... 📸 More info: www.instagram.com/sysbiorio/ 🧵

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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 23h

Very cool scheme and chance to work with some fantastic colleagues!

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QMUL Centre for Epigenetics @qmulepigenetics.bsky.social · 23h

Our next guest speaker webinar is happening this Friday, 9th October, 15:30-16:30pm BST. Prof Richard White, will give a talk on "Cellular communication across the skin environment" Please follow this link to join: www.qmul.ac.uk/epigenetics/...

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Svetlana Dodonova @dodonova-sveta.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🧬 Mark your calendars! Our EMBO Workshop "Chromatin evolution from molecules to genomes" is coming to St Feliu de Guíxols (Spain), 4–7 Oct 2027 🌊 Amazing programme! #EMBOchromatinEvo meetings.embo.org/event/27-chromatin-evo Register early!

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Chromatin evolution from molecules to genomes

Technological advances over the past decade have enabled genome-wide mapping of chromatin organization across diverse organisms at unprecedented resolution. These studies have uncovered both conserve…

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Jean Léon Maître @maitrejl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

📣Our department is hiring a new group leader!📣 Want to start your team in a vibrant scientific environment in the center of Paris? I was very lucky to do that 10 years ago, reach out if you have any question. Apply by December 18th: jpi-recruitment-curie-umr3215-u934.curie.fr

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Epigenetics at Helmholtz Munich @epihmgu.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Save the date! The 10th Munich Epigenetics Spotlight 📅 30 Oct 2026, 14:00–19:00 at Helmholtz Großhardern. Join us for talks and discussion with keynote speakers Tuğçe Aktaş and Karsten Rippe. Organised by @metorrespadilla.bsky.social and @robertife.bsky.social #EpigeneticsSpotlight bit.ly/4jGd3WO

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Munich Epigenetics Spotlight Meeting

This annual meeting takes place at Munich (DE) providing an instrumental platform to discuss the recent findings on epigenetics with the local community.

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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

And from some of our colleagues in Edinburgh!

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Emilia Dimitrova @edimitrova.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Great session next week! Not to be missed! @paul-villain.bsky.social from our neighbouring lab has a fantastic story

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John Stott @jpsastro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I think I managed to get 2 first author papers out in a year once during my most productive postdoc period, when I had no teaching or admin. I reckon I’ll be ok 😂 . Very interesting graph though… might need to log the y axis soon 🧪 #academicsky blog.arxiv.org/2026/10/01/u...

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Fair Moderation, Equitable Access, and AI: arXiv’s Updated Rate Limit Policy

arXiv, and the scientific community at large, are facing a watershed moment. Scholarly publishing is currently changing at a rapid pace, and we are seeing a…

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Rachel M. Wheatley @rachelmwheatley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🔊 Fully-funded 4 year PhD: How does the microbiome evolve under repeated pathogen exposure? 🦠 Project looking at how commensal microbes resist pathogen invasion, impact of antibiotics on these outcomes, and selective pressures in the microbiome. Come join us at QUB! www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...

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Craig Anderson @craigandersn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You can now register for Mutations in time and space 2027 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 www.embl.org/about/info/c... 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 This time we're in beautiful Heidelberg over 15 - 18 June. Along with a stellar cast of invited speakers, there are a ton of slots for submitted abstracts. Please do come along and take part :-)

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Mutations in time and space

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Cathy Abbott @cathyabbott.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Great reporting from @robinbisson.bsky.social on an absolutely dire funding situation…

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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

😬 really doesn't bode well for the upcoming re-organised approach

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Adam Bentham @adamrbentham.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🚨 Please share! 🚨 I'm recruiting a fully funded 4-year Gatsby Sainsbury PhD studentship at Durham! 🌱🤖 Designing plant immune receptors from scratch, combining AI protein design with structural biology and plant immunity. If you're interested please get in touch! benthamlab.org shorturl.at/U2PdV

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Bentham Lab — Durham University

Bentham Lab, Centre for Programmable Biological Matter, Durham University. Structural biology and de novo protein design applied to host-pathogen interactions, plant immunity, and neglected tropical d...

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Craig M. Crews @craigmcrews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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Genetics Society UK @gensocuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Join us next April in London for our Life in Motion - Cell, Genes and Beyond conference, jointly with the @bscb-official.bsky.social. We've an amazing line up of speakers! Registration and abstract submission now open! genetics.org.uk/events/bscb-...

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Institute of Genetics and Cancer @uoe-igc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Are you a self-motivated enthusiastic postdoctoral research associate? We looking for someone to join @sproullab.bsky.social's lab at IGC to understand the role of DNA methylation in gene regulation. edin.ac/46RVkEg @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Wasn't Melania born in Slovenia?

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Damir Baranasic @da-bar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

After 17 years, the EMBO Young Scientists' Forum returns to Croatia as the EMBO Scientists' Forum. Dubrovnik, 28 to 30 October, for PhD students, postdocs and early-stage PIs. You asked for more time, so registration and abstracts are open until 5 October: event.fourwaves.com/eysf

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EMBO Scientists’ Forum (ESF) 2026

Join EMBO Scientists’ Forum (ESF) 2026, October 28-30, 2026. Learn more on Fourwaves.

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Aneta Mikulasova @anetamikulasova.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🩸Could you be someone's lifesaving match? Join us and DKMS this Thursday to register as a stem cell donor! Just three simple cheek swabs could save a life! 📅 1 Oct 11 am-4 pm 📍 Nucleus Building, University of Edinburgh Help us spread the word! @dkms-uk.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

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José María Santos-Pereira @josemsanper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We are looking for motivated students to apply for the FPU scholarships to pursue a PhD in 3D genomics and gene regulation in development and disease. If you're interested, please email me: jsantos2@us.es

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Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre @cruknbc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This week is your last chance to apply for our Principal Bioinformatician role! Check out the advert below to learn more and apply before Sunday, 4th October 👇

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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Heatmaps in a custom order. Can manage it very concisely in base R and is a nightmare with ggplots. I'll admit I'm a complete noob to ggplots though so maybe missing something.

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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Tim Bestor left us this summer. An extraordinary scientist, epigenetic pioneer, always challenging dogma with a flair for language. For us, above all, he was a generous, loyal, caring and deeply supportive mentor. « Be cool everybody », as he used to saywhen leaving the lab at the end of the day.

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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Sad news, I never met him but his papers were such an influence on me during my postdoc when I started working on DNA methylation.

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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Perhaps we need a series of these - pick a different musical genre every Friday!

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Caroline Bartman @cbartman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Ok what is the most death metal biology term? Cytokine storm? Programmed death 1? Executioner caspase? Other?

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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Surely one to listen to with interest!

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Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology @drn-sheffield.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Join us in Sheffield! The DRN Research Cluster is looking to recruit new Independent Research Fellows. Contact the cluster lead, Dr Matt Towers, if you are interested!

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Giulia Paci @giuliapaci.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Last month to apply for ECR places on our workshop on developmental robustness taking place next April. Apply and spread the word, I promise it’s going to be great!

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Jorge Ferreira @jorgeferreira.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Don´t know yet what you´ll be doing next April? Why not join us for a great meeting in Porto? Registration for Forces across scales is now open! meetings.embo.org/event/27-for...

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Forces across scales

This EMBO Workshop on Forces Across Scales will provide an integrative perspective on mechanobiology, a rapidly advancing field that examines how mechanical forces shape biological systems across mol…

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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Had a fantastic time at this yesterday catching up with my fellow PhD program alumni!

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@PhysGenCenter @physgencenter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Tomorrow! The Physical Genomics Trainee Program Research Showcase featuring talks by PhD students Evelynn Chen and Eric Tong, live on Zoom. Join us! Registration is free at tinyurl.com/pr5nbkf3 #genomics #northwestern #cpge #biophysics #research #chromatin #biology #womenshealth #transcription

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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🌱🔬Register now for our plant imaging series! In this webinar, @madic.bsky.social will take us exploring through plant cells using cryo-ET, while @lauracopeland.bsky.social focuses on root-microbial dynamics using FPM and fluorescence microscopy. 🗓️15 October focalplane.biologists.com/2026/09/23/r...

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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Reposting this postdoc opening in our lab. We also now have an opening for a graduate research assistant for the same project. Deadline 23rd October 2026 and details here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

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Research Assistant

We are looking for a self-motivated, enthusiastic research assistant to join the laboratory of Dr Duncan Sproul at the University of Edinburgh’s Institute of Genetics and Cancer and support research i...

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Marc A. Marti-Renom @mamartirenom.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Join us!! International PhD call 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.crg.eu/en/content/t...

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Theory of Living Matter Group @tlmcambridge.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🚨Event: TLM ECR Satellite Symposium with PLM19 🕰️ 9:30-18:00, 23/09 📍DAMTP, University of Cambridge

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A/Prof Sam Stehbens PhD (She/Her) @samstehbens.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Save the date!!! The Hunter meeting @huntermeetingoz.bsky.social is returning! June 7-10 2027. #LockItInEddie (you’ll have to come to Australia so we can share the wisdom of our Aussieisims like that). #cellbiology #devBio #conference

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Raygunn's Epic Breakdance at Paris 2024

ALT: Raygunn's Epic Breakdance at Paris 2024

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Giacomo Donati @giacomodonatijd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

See you on Wednesday!

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Passenger railway systems, by travel length: 202,000 km - European passenger railway 162,000 km - Chinese passenger railway 69,000 km - Indian passenger railway 34,000 km - US passenger railway 33,000 km - Australian passenger railway 12,000 km - Canadian passenger railway

Passenger Railway Networks 2020, showing Europe, North America, SE Asia, and Australia. The European map is dense and all-encompassing. The SE Asia map shows dense Indian train system. North America is sparse and wispy, and Australia's map reflects vast distances between coastal areas, with little transit across the center of the island continent.

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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Used to think that nowhere was as bad as UK for train reliability!

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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Yeah, Switzerland's public transport is head and shoulders above anywhere else I've been!

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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Congrats Radu and Young. Nice to see this work on its way out!

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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🚨 #Postdoc position open. Want to understand non-canonical #epigenetic regulation of mammalian transcription? Come work @uoe-igc.bsky.social in Edinburgh! We’re looking for a motivated & collaborative colleague with a strong track record. 📅 14 October 2026 📢 Please share Apply here 👇

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Post-Doctoral Research Associate

An exciting postdoctoral position is available to research the role of epigenetic marks in gene regulation.

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Duncan Sproul @sproullab.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Looks interesting, congrats all!

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