The #CRC1678 Summer Symposium is underway! A day of exciting talks from CRC members and guest speakers @lapassmore.bsky.social, Joshua Arribere and @pelechanolab.bsky.social, bringing together perspectives on mRNA and protein biosynthesis fidelity, aging, and cellular stress responses! 🧪🧬🧫

Thanks to everyone who joined us at 94th Harden Conference: Machines on Genes! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did and look forward to seeing you again soon! Huge thanks to our programme coordinators for making the event a success! @lapassmore.bsky.social, Alessandro Costa, and Dana Branzei

👋 Hands up who's at #MachinesonGenes this week! Find Roman to learn how our easy-to-use tools allow you to assess the conformational dynamics and interactions of individual molecular machines. In solution, on the benchtop. Don't miss his talk on Tuesday morning (10:20 am). #smFRET #FCS

Well it's a wrap! Alessandro Costa @costalaboratory.bsky.social , Dana Branzei and I hosted the @biochemsoc.bsky.social Harden Conference Machines on Genes this week in beautiful Crete. www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f...

LUMICKS is excited to sponsor and attend Machines on Genes in Crete June 8-11. Connect with us to explore real-time, single-molecule insights with the C-Trap! #BiochemEvent @biochemsoc.bsky.social

Super excited to begin the Harden Machines on Genes meeting in beautiful Crete! #BiochemEvent @biochemsoc.bsky.social www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f...

It is the final week to register for the EMBO Workshop on RNA 3' ends and beyond. This will take place 07 – 11 September 2026 in Oxford. There is a fantastic lineup of speakers. Join us!! @xrnchew.bsky.social @christinemayr.bsky.social #RNA meetings.embo.org/event/26-rna3

Been away from scientific research for over a year and want to get back to the bench? LMB's new Career Returner Fellowship bridges the gap for those who want to re-enter lab-based research. Applications open 13 April More info mrclmb.ac.uk/careers-and-... PLEASE SHARE THIS! @mrclmb.ac.uk

Machines on Genes 2026 8–11 June 2026 | 📍 Heraklion, Crete 🇬🇷 Two deadlines coming up on 8 April 2026 i. abstract submission ii. early bird submission (save €50) Four days of 🧑‍🔬🧬👩‍🔬☀️👨‍🔬🔬❄️🧪🧫 94th Harden Conference by @lapassmore.bsky.social, Dana Branzei, me with @biochemsoc.bsky.social.

🚨 Preprint alert! We solved the structure of human NSUN2 bound to Asp tRNA, revealing how it installs m⁵C and recognizes RNAs #CryoEM #RNABiology A collab between Casañal & Gullerova labs, with @miclass.bsky.social and me working side by side as co-first authors 🔗 doi.org/10.64898/202... (0/7🧵)

Do you work on DNA or RNA protein complexes? 🧬 Come to Machines on Genes this June in Crete! ☀️ Super early discount is ending this Sunday so register now! 😃

Alessandro Costa@costalaboratory.bsky.social · 7mo ago

8–11 June 2026 | 📍 Heraklion, Crete 🇬🇷 Get ready for Machines on Genes 2026, the 94th Harden Conference by the @biochemsoc.bsky.social — four days of molecular mechanisms and friendly discussions! 🧬☀️🔬❄️ Organised by @lapassmore.bsky.social, Dana Branzei, me.

And that’s a wrap! 🎉 Our first conference of 2026 is complete, and what a fantastic way to start the year! We hope to see both familiar and new faces at the next #DRRSC meeting in 2028. Click here to Sign up for updates on the conference series: bit.ly/4bceiZb

We are excited to be recruiting a new tenure track group leader in the Structural Studies Division at MRC LMB! It is an amazing place to start your own lab. @mrclmb.bsky.social Please get in touch if you have any questions. www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Research Group Leader Tenure Track - Structural Studies - LMB 2775 - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (GB) job with MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) | 12854636

Research Group Leader Tenure Track Starting Salary £67,979 to £76,868 per annum MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK The MRC Laborato...

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Sjors Scheres@sjorsscheres.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Please spread the word: the Structural Studies Division @mrclmb.bsky.social is looking for a new tenure-track, independent group leader with an exciting plan in any area of Structural (Molecular & Cell) biology, in discovery biology and/or methods development. 🥳 mrc.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...

The most important #RNA conference of the year with lots of amazing science and a really friendly atmosphere. This year in beautiful Montreal 🇨🇦 ! www2.rnasociety.org

A beautifully crafted summary of the extraordinary discovery in the lab of my @mrclmb.bsky.social colleague @philholliger.bsky.social of a tiny RNA that can replicate RNA.

Science Museum@sciencemuseum.org.uk · 6mo ago

Researchers have discovered a little RNA molecule - small enough to potentially form spontaneously, yet sophisticated enough to begin to copy itself - that could explain how life on Earth began over four billion years ago, Science Director @rogerhighfield.bsky.social reports: https://bit.ly/3ZvPS6s

Just posted our latest, led by Consuelo Perez and Pierre Murat, showing the intimate relationship between transcription, DNA supercoiling and chromatin architecture during human stem cell differentiation. Thanks to all at @mrclmb.bsky.social doi.org/10.64898/202...

plus ... Ana Casañal Claudio Ciferri Hitoshi Kurumizaka Meindert Lamers David Rueda Yuanling Zhai Xiaodong Zhang 🧬🔬✨❄️ 🧫⚗️🧑‍🔬🏖️

🌞✈️🇬🇷🏝️ 🧬 Machines on Genes 2026 🧬 🌞✈️🇬🇷🏝️ What an amazing list of speakers 🤩 @nynkedekkerlab.bsky.social @dodonova-sveta.bsky.social @yuanhejhu.bsky.social @uwmadisonrna.bsky.social @kowaeva.bsky.social @fmattiroli.bsky.social @aliciakmichael.bsky.social @lisaracki.bsky.social @yeeles-lab.bsky.social

🔔 Register now and send an abstract! Lots of opportunities to talk! 👉 www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f...

8–11 June 2026 | 📍 Heraklion, Crete 🇬🇷 Get ready for Machines on Genes 2026, the 94th Harden Conference by the @biochemsoc.bsky.social — four days of molecular mechanisms and friendly discussions! 🧬☀️🔬❄️ Organised by @lapassmore.bsky.social, Dana Branzei, me.

Summer plans? Come join us in Crete to talk about “machines on genes” this June - what could be better?! ❤️ 🧬

Lori Passmore@lapassmore.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Alessandro Costa @costalaboratory.bsky.social, Dana Branzei and myself are co-organising the 2026 Machines on Genes meeting in beautiful Crete as the 94th Harden Conference hosted by @biochemsoc.bsky.social Register now - lots of opportunities for selected talks www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f...

Can't wait for this meeting! Lots of exciting, macromolecular science lined up!

Lori Passmore@lapassmore.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Alessandro Costa @costalaboratory.bsky.social, Dana Branzei and myself are co-organising the 2026 Machines on Genes meeting in beautiful Crete as the 94th Harden Conference hosted by @biochemsoc.bsky.social Register now - lots of opportunities for selected talks www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f...

Alessandro Costa @costalaboratory.bsky.social, Dana Branzei and myself are co-organising the 2026 Machines on Genes meeting in beautiful Crete as the 94th Harden Conference hosted by @biochemsoc.bsky.social Register now - lots of opportunities for selected talks www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f...

🚨Attention prospective PhD students🚨 Are you interested in molecular mechanisms, RNA viruses, structural biology or biophysics? 🧬🦠🧪 We have THREE fully-funded PhD projects available for October 2026 entry: www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywor... Please share/repost, and get in touch if you're interested

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This work is now officially published @natsmb.nature.com with some fun new analyses included in the revised version. Congratulations to all the authors! @connyyu.bsky.social @rappsilber.bsky.social @lrsinn.bsky.social @fjoreilly.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Lori Passmore@lapassmore.bsky.social · 2y ago

New work from the lab! James Stowell led this project showing the importance of multivalency and phospho-regulation in mRNA decay. This has many parallels with other mechanisms in gene expression. biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

Join us on Monday 13th October at 11am for an #LMBSeminar from Bonnie Bassler on ‘Quorum sensing across domains: From viruses to bacteria to eukaryotes’ Visit our website for more info: www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Two group leader positions available in the broader areas of RNA science, RNA technologies, and RNA medicine. Attractive packages and a great environment. Come and join us at Helmholtz RNA Würzburg, Bavaria.

Start independent research at the JIC with us 👇. Really interested in finding those with an interest in structural biology and biochemistry of plants and microbes. Please do get in touch by email if you'd like to know more 👍

John Innes Centre@johninnescentre.bsky.social · 10mo ago

VACANCY - Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions We’re inviting applications from outstanding researchers who either hold, or wish to apply for, Independent Research Fellowships. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 November 2025 Click here to apply: jic.link/Fellows

We have an open post-doc position in my group to study mRNA cleavage and polyadenylation using biochemical reconstitution and cryoEM. Please get in touch if you are interested in joining this amazing team! 🔬🧬🤩 #RNA #cryoEM

MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology@mrclmb.ac.uk · 11mo ago

We’re looking for a #postdoc to join Lori Passmore’s group, within a programme aimed at understanding addition of mRNA poly(A) tails More info: www.nature.com/naturecareer... Closes 06 OCT #ScienceJobs #PostdocJobs

Just a reminder that August is peak school holidays in the UK, but also more broadly in Europe and in Canada. If you schedule conferences during August you exclude a large proportion of people from these regions who have family obligations.