‼️ Postdoc position open. We study how protein metabolism controls time. If you’re excited by this question, we’d love to hear from you! We’re looking for a motivated & collaborative researcher with a strong track record. 📅 30 September 2026 📢 Please share Apply here 👇👇

Postdoctoral Research Scientist - Babraham

The lab investigates the molecular mechanisms that control biological timing in mouse and human stem cells (Azzi & Rayon, Curr Opinions 2024; Nakanoh et al., Dev Cell 2026). The central aim of this ex...

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Congrats, Helena! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Expression and Role of the RNA‐Binding Protein, ZFP36L1, in Mouse T Follicular Helper Cell Differentiation and Function

T follicular helper (Tfh) cells support germinal center (GC) B cells, generating long-lived antibody-secreting and memory B cells. RNA-binding proteins likely fine-tune Tfh function, but selective de...

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Martin Turner@martint-babraham.bsky.social · last mo.

Congratulations to Helena for getting her first 1st-author paper in this highly-reputable, long-established journal. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

Congratulations to Helena for getting her first 1st-author paper in this highly-reputable, long-established journal. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

European Journal of Immunology 1st Time Authors

Expression and Role of the RNA-Binding Protein, ZFP36L1, in Mouse T Follicular Helper Cell Differentiation and Function DOI 10.1002/eji.70260 First published: 18 August 2026 Full text | PDF

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Congratulations to @trayon.bsky.social and colleagues for this exciting new cover story in Dev Cell!

Teresa Rayon@trayon.bsky.social · 2w ago

Our article is on the COVER of this month’s issue of @cp-devcell.bsky.social! Congrats to all the authors for the hard work, especially Shota, Despina and @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social

Our work on the role of the proteasome in developmental tempo is out!!!! 🐭⌛️👤⏳ Six years after identifying an association between protein stability and developmental tempo, we now demonstrate a causal link between protein turnover and developmental tempo through proteasomal degradation

Developmental Cell@cp-devcell.bsky.social · last mo.

Online now: Proteasome-dependent protein degradation shapes developmental tempo in mouse and human neural progenitors #biology #science

Very happy to see this story finally out in @natbiotech.nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Fantastic collaboration with @lancasterlab.bsky.social on how to identify and ‘fix’ differentiation-compromised human pluripotent stem cells. @babrahaminst.bsky.social @mrclmb.ac.uk 🧵 below

Reversible epiblast regionalization determines differentiation potential of human pluripotent stem cells - Nature Biotechnology

The differentiation variability of human pluripotent stem cell lines is diagnosed and corrected.

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Is healthy ageing possible on a normal diet? Our new eLIFE paper describes metabolic re-engineering of yeast to avoid senescence The A2A mutant we created is super-fit late in life even on a rich high glucose diet… these cells stay healthy until they die! elifesciences.org/articles/111...

It's finally here! Registration for the 2026 joint international biohackathon is live! 📅 9-11 Sep #Cambridge or #Antwerp 2026.biohack.live #Hackathon #ComputationalBiology #Bioinformatics @uantwerpen.be @vibai.bsky.social @cmn-vib.bsky.social @babrahaminst.bsky.social @babraham-bioinf.bsky.social

Check out the latest pre-print from the Houseley lab 👇

Houseley Lab@houseleylab.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New preprint: Cells surviving #osimertinib frequently enter a defective S phase with DNA replication and segregation errors Preventing S phase avoids emergence of #drug resistance Great work from Kieron May Collaboration with Matt Martin @astra-zeneca.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Join our BioSCaPe PhD programme! You'll join an interdisciplinary, collaborative research environment and tackle fundamental biological questions with cutting-edge tools and expert supervision. Deadline 30th July. View the projects: buff.ly/Ex0o7rE

How RAB5C enzyme regulates the microbicidal phagosome in macrophages 📷 Edismauro Garcia Freitas-Filho et al, @uspoficial.bsky.social in @science.org Advances ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026/5/12

BPoD | Eating In

Eating In - Biomedical pictures for May 2026.

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I am pleased to share a link to the latest paper from the Cook lab. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... The DYRK protein kinases, near neighbours to the MAPKs in the CMGC arm of the human kinome, control critical cell fate decisions and are deregulated in disease, much like the MAPKs and CDKs.

It's #TestimonialTuesday Find out what our hashtag#Bioinformatics course attendees think of our training 👇 biotrain.tv #ScientificTraining #ComputationalBiology #Stats #Statistics #BigData #DataAnalysis #TrainingTuesday #TestimonialTuesday @babraham-bioinf.bsky.social @babrahaminst.bsky.social

It's #TestimonialTuesday Find out what our hashtag#Bioinformatics course attendees think of our training 👇 biotrain.tv #ScientificTraining #ComputationalBiology #Stats #Statistics #BigData #DataAnalysis @babrahaminst.bsky.social #TrainingTuesday #TuesdayTestimonial

What a great conference! Thanks to the German, Dutch and Spanish dev bio societies for arranging such an inspiring and inclusive meeting. Happy to have met new colleagues and good old friends from my PhD times.

SEBD@sebioldev.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Last morning of #GfESEBDDSDB2026 and a session on Stem cells and organoids where our board member @trayon.bsky.social gave a fantastic talk on her most recent results on protein metabolism in developmental tempo #gfe2026

Exciting new project in our lab @babrahaminst.bsky.social! We are working with @alesdantas.bsky.social at @newcastleuni.bsky.social to understand how extrachromosomal circular DNA mediates drug resistance in fungal pathogens Funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social #ecDNA #eccDNA #Candida #Zymoseptoria

Post-doc job alert! We have an exciting opportunity for a post doc to join our team at the Babraham Institute, exploring ageing metabolism and epigenetics. babrahaminstitute.livevacancies.co.uk#/job/details...

We are pleased to welcome Prof Sir Jim Smith as the Institute's Interim Director. Read more 👇

3D lab-grown model of implantation reveals cell types & molecular interactions between embryo & endometrium 📹 Matteo A. Molè, Sarah Elderkin & Irene Zorzan et al @babrahaminst.bsky.social in Cell @cellpress.bsky.social ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2026...

There is just one day left to register for our upcoming Frontiers in Stem Cell Innovation Conference! Join leading academics and industry professionals exploring cutting-edge stem cell technologies and disease modelling for drug discovery. View the full agenda and register now: buff.ly/ZiURhGV

Happy holidays from all of us at the Babraham Institute!✨Our card includes an image of a mouse intestine that has been stained for DNA (blue), e-cadherin (green) and muc2 (red). 📸 Petrina Tan, Christophorou lab

Our team has successfully achieved human embryo implantation in the lab using a 3D endometrial scaffold. The Goal: Implantation is of the biggest hurdle in pregnancy. By understanding this process in the lab, we can develop new therapeutics to improve clinical outcomes and IVF success rates.

Christmas has come early. Fantastic to see this beautiful study from Peter Rugg-Gunn's lab at The Babraham Institute published today. Congratulations to Matteo Mole, Sarah Elderkin, Irene Zorzan and all other authors! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Modeling human embryo implantation in vitro

Building an in vitro model of receptive endometrium allows investigation of human embryo implantation and early post-implantation development and recapitulates the earliest stages in establishing the ...

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NEWS | Researchers ‘listen in’ to embryo-mother interactions during implantation using a culture system replicating the womb lining www.babraham.ac.uk/news/2025/12...

Christmas special: buy one ticket, bring a colleague for free! Join leading academics, industry experts, and biotech innovators and explore next-generation stem cell technology, disease modelling, and translational breakthroughs at the Frontiers in Stem Cell Innovation Conference! buff.ly/oMmTmYd

Earlybird deadline extended 🚨Join us at the Frontiers in Stem Cell Innovation (FISCI) Conference on the 5th –6th February 2026 in Cambridge. Up to 50% off ends 16th January: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/frontiers-...

Frontiers in Stem Cell Innovation 2026

Join leading academics and industry professionals exploring cutting-edge stem cell technologies and disease modelling for drug discovery

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www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.... Congratulations to Suzan Ber and @aesposito1975.bsky.social on their lovely study of KRAS alleles on glutamine and nitrogen metablism and signalling - just out in EMBO Reports. Such a pleasure to collaborate on this fascinating project! 👏

FOXO1 links KRAS G12D and G12V alleles to glutamine and nitrogen metabolism in colorectal cancer | EMBO reports

imageimageKRAS mutations at codon 12 induce profound metabolic changes in colorectal cancer cells. These oncogenic mutations promote FOXO1-dependent glutamine and nitrogen recycling, uncovering a vuln...

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I’m really pleased to share the link to a new Cook Lab paper published today in Nature Communications. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

RAF inhibitors activate the integrated stress response by direct activation of GCN2 - Nature Communications

Three BRAF inhibitors are used to treat melanoma and colorectal cancer. Here, the authors demonstrate that these drugs bind and activate the protein kinase GCN2, a previously unappreciated off-target ...

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🚨UK Ageing Research League Table update @babrahaminst.bsky.social claims 1st 🥇 @unibirmingham.bsky.social in 2nd 🥈 @ox.ac.uk in 3rd 🥉 @ucl.ac.uk & (bluesky shy?) Univeristy of Westmisnter narroly miss the podium & are tied for 4th. How did your institution rank? bsra.org.uk/uk-ageing-re...

The countdown is on! One week left for early birds to get their tickets to the Frontiers in Stem Cell Innovation conference 🎟️ 📅 5–6 February 2026 📍 Cambridge, UK Hosted by The Babraham Institute and Newcastle University. Register now www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/frontiers-...

Frontiers in Stem Cell Innovation 2026

Join leading academics and industry professionals exploring cutting-edge stem cell technologies and disease modelling for drug discovery

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