Congratulations to Vlera Fonda on successfully defending her PhD! Vlera's thesis explored how liver transcriptional complexes respond to nutritional states and regulate gene expression. We at #EpiCrossBorders are proud to have been part of her journey and wish her all the best 🌟

EpiCrossBorders Week in Edinburgh was a great mix of collaboration & innovation. Starting with a Biotech Start‑Up Ideation Workshop and ending with a 2‑day symposium engaging PI's and students—we can't believe it is our penultimate year! Still so much to look forward to and achieve #EpiCrossBorders

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Summer School on Chromatin Biology. Transform your knowledge and skills with this 2 week course focusing on ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq, ChIC/CUT&RUN, CUT&Tag, and bioinformatics analyses. Aug 17 - 29 Interested? Apply by April 18 bit.ly/4bZwHHR #abcam #summerschool #phd #helmholtzmunich

Summary - Summer School on Chromatin Biology: A Hands-On Expedition

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Kudos to @veronicafin.bsky.social for her great work, in a project funded by @epicrossborders.bsky.social together with @catavallejos.bsky.social

Exchange update! In 2025, EpiCrossBorders PhD Daniele Scarcella joined a research exchange in Edinburgh, advancing his work on lineage bias in hematopoiesis. “Informal scientific exchanges really accelerated my thinking.” 🔗Find out more: bit.ly/3Mr1wfV #Epigenetics #PhD #Scientificexchange

🎉 Wrapping up 2025 with EpiCrossBorders! A year of breakthroughs, cross-border exchanges, multiple publications & vibrant outreach. Next stop: 2026 Symposium in Edinburgh + new workshops & theses submissions Thank you to all who made this possible. 🌐 #Epigenetics #PhDprogram #Sciencecollaboration

🌍 Fresh Perspectives Through Collaboration PhD researcher Veronica Finazzi spent 2.5 months at Edinburgh’s Institute of Genetics & Cancer via #EpiCrossBorders, deepening expertise & broadening horizons. 👉 Learn more: bit.ly/4iQEJpH #Epigenetics #InternationalCollaboration #ResearchExchange

🎉 Congrats to Vlera Fonda, PhD researcher in EpiCrossBorders, for being co-1st author on a Nature Communications paper! Her work uncovers how the liver adapts to short-term caloric restriction via GR-dependent gene regulation. 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #EpiCrossBorders #NatureCommunications

Hepatic metabolic reprogramming in male mice during short-term caloric restriction involves enhanced glucocorticoid rhythms - Nature Communications

The authors show that in mice the glucocorticoid receptor is essential for caloric restriction to rewire stress hormone action and gene regulation to boost circadian rhythms, reprogram metabolism and ...

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👉 Chromatin Summer School 2026 – Apply Now! Join us in Munich 17–29 August 2026 for an immersive program on chromatin biology: 🔬 Expert lectures 🧪 Hands-on training 🤝 Global networking Open to 14 PhD students worldwide (sponsorship available) 👉 Apply here: bit.ly/4oGDR8f #ChromatinBiology

Summary - Summer School on Chromatin Biology: A Hands-On Expedition

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Science thrives through engagement and this weekend proved it! The “Stem Cell Stories” exhibition @ Deutsches Museum showcased the power of outreach. A shout-out to our EpiCrossBorders students, who played a key role in connecting with the public and sparking curiosity. #ScienceOutreach

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Wrapping up a great weekend of “Stem Cell Stories” at the Deutsches Museum. Science doesn’t exist in isolation. We are committed to engaging with society, exchanging ideas, and building trust through transparency. Let’s keep the conversation going. #ScienceOutreach #Epigenetics #AIinBiomedicine

We are ready! Our team have been working all day to set up the interactive exhibition "Stem Cell Stories" at Deutsches Museum. Join us and explore the world of cell identities. 📅Fri 14 - Sun 16 Nov 📍Deutsches Museum, Munich ⏲️09:00 - 17:00 daily Find out more: bit.ly/4p9Jk8m

Our EpiCrossBorders students have helped turn science into stories! Stem Cell Stories - an exhibition on cell identitity (Nov 14 - 16) at Deutsches Museum. Also, don't miss the panel discussion on Friday 14 Nov: AI in biomedicine and the ethical questions it raises (in German). bit.ly/4qMnb1y

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Stammzellen erzählen – eine Ausstellung über Zellidentität im Deutschen Museum (14.–16.11) + Podiumsdiskussion zu KI und Ethik in der Biomedizin. Sei dabei und diskutiere mit! Jetzt anmelden: bit.ly/4qMnb1y #Stammzellen #KI #Ethik #Wissenschaft“

Wie verändert KI die Biomedizin – und welche Rolle spielt die Gesellschaft? Diskutiere mit führenden Köpfen aus Wissenschaft & Kommunikation über KI, Stammzellen & Ethik. 📍 Deutsches Museum, München 🗓 14.11. | 🕠 17:30–19:00 🎟 Eintritt frei – Anmeldung: bit.ly/4qMnb1y #KI #Biomedizin

“Translating complex science into something simple, yet meaningful is never easy.” 💬 Our #EpiCrossBorders PhD researchers are learning just that — turning #epigenetics into connection, curiosity & conversation at the Deutsches Museum. 📍14–16 Nov | #StemCellStories #SciComm #PhDLife

Stem Cell Stories @ Deutsches Museum Meet the EpiCrossBorders students behind the scenes—bringing science to life! 🧬 Join us Nov 14–16 | Free entry 🎤 AI & ethical implications in research roundtable: Nov 14, 18:30 #StemCellStories #NextGenScience #EpiCrossBorders #ScienceComm #DeutschesMuseum #AI

🧬 From 14–16 Nov, join us at the #DeutschesMuseum for “Stem Cell Stories” — an interactive exhibition on stem cells, identity & epigenetics. 🎙️ Roundtable discussion on #AI in stem cell research & its ethical challenges on 📅14 Nov ⏲️18:30. #StemCells #Epigenetics #AIinBiomedicine #HelmholtzMunich

In early 2025, we supported Edinburgh based #Epicrossborders student Aleksandra in undertaking a scientific #exchange at #HelmholtzMunich. During her time in Munich, Aleksandra undertook a short-term research project under the supervision of Dr. Nicolas Battich. Check out her experience!

Our review on ➡️"Histone modifications in development" is out 🍾 in 🔖 Development @dev-journal.bsky.social urnal.bsky.social‬ Read more about histone tail and globular domain modifications during development: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

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Histone modifications in development Read this 'Development at a Glance' article by Yu-Hao Liu and @robertife.bsky.social, summarising the role of selected histone modifications during development. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

After our #EpiCrossBorders Symposium ended, our students took the chance to ‘elevate’ their journal club and hiked through Partnach Gorge in the beautiful Garmisch-Partenkirchen finishing at an Alm for scientific discussion. Nature, fresh air and science - perfect!

EpiCrossBorders Symposium 2025 – That’s a wrap! It was a great few days of talks and collaborative discussions between our #Helmholtzmunich and #EdinburghUniversity colleagues. A special thanks to @pasquelab.bsky.social for such an engaging keynote talk. #epigenetics #epicrossborders

The #EpiCrossBorders Graduate School is proud to host the annual EpiCrossBorders Symposium here at the Helmholtz Centre in Munich. 📅 Mon 14 and Tues 15 July 💡Keynote talk from Vincent Pasque read more 👉 www.helmholtzresearchschool-epigenetics.org/news/news/ne...

EpiCrossBorders Symposium 2025

The annual EpiCrossBorders Symposium is taking place in Munich on July 14th and 15th this year.

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