Major development in the #Transposon world! Repbase is joining the Dfam project and becomes open-access! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Unifying Repbase and Dfam: a new open foundation for transposable element research - Mobile DNA

Repbase and Dfam, the two foundational resources for transposable element annotation, are being unified into a single, fully open access framework, with Repbase released under CC-0 and its core curati...

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Dfam Database of Transposable Elements@dfam.bsky.social · last mo.

A New Open Foundation for TE Research: GIRI is transitioning the full Repbase collection to an open-access license and joining the Dfam effort to help build a unified open resource for transposable element research. Full announcement: tinyurl.com/48665xss

a small attempt to capture this enormous loss and what Greg meant and means to so many. www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Gregory J. Hannon (1964–2026)

Gregory J. Hannon passed away in April 2026 at the age of 61. A towering figure in modern molecular biology, Greg influenced remarkably diverse areas of science. His work reshaped our understanding of...

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Two more weeks left to apply!

Susanne Bornelöv@susbo.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We are recruiting a postdoc interested in using machine learning and AI to understand and control post-transcriptional gene regulation. Please apply and join us at @cambiochem.bsky.social ⏳ Closing date: 16 May 2026 🔗 www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/55254 Learn more about us: www.sblab.uk

We are recruiting a postdoc interested in using machine learning and AI to understand and control post-transcriptional gene regulation. Please apply and join us at @cambiochem.bsky.social ⏳ Closing date: 16 May 2026 🔗 www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/55254 Learn more about us: www.sblab.uk

Delighted to share a sneak peek of our in-house foundation model for coding sequences in a short talk at #ISCBUK (Wed 22 April, Cambridge, UK). We're recruiting a Postdoc in this area—if you're interested, come find me at the conference or get in touch. www.sblab.uk

Calling all colleagues with teenagers. Join us on Saturday 28 March, 2pm-3.30pm in the Jean Thomas Lecture Theatre, Sanger Building for our #CamFest event on how AI can be applied to big questions in Biochemistry for ages 12+. All welcome, book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/biochemist...

Biochemistry and AI

Join us for three talks on how AI can be applied to big questions in Biochemistry. The talks will be followed by a Q and A panel discussion.

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Join us at the EMBO Workshop “RNA-guided genome protection” 🇨🇭 June 16–20. Transposon silencing • stem cell biology • RNA-guided immunity. Keynotes: Déborah Bourc’his + Ian MacRae. Register now + submit your abstract! meetings.embo.org/event/26-gen...

Join us for the C2D3 Computational Biology Annual Symposium 2026. 📅 13 May 2026, 9:00–17:30 📍 Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge Leading researchers across AI, biochemistry, physics & public health. Registrations & call for ECR abstracts: www.c2d3.cam.ac.uk/events/comp-...

🧬 #ISCBUK registration is open! Join us for 2 days of #bioinformatics, featuring keynote talks, cutting-edge methods, a student-led symposium, and lots of opportunities to connect with the community! 🔗 Save your spot and register today: https://f.mtr.cool/kpitvovaeb

One week left to apply for the postdoc position at MRC-LMB in Cambridge. Join our team for an exciting project on transcription-coupled splicing to understand human gene regulation 🧬 Feel free to get in touch directly #postdoc #cryoEM #biochemistry

Suyang Zhang@suyangzhang.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🚨Postdoc opportunity🚨Our lab at MRC-LMB Cambridge is recruting a postdoc to study transcription-coupled splicing using cryoEM and endogenous isolation! 🔬 🧬 Please feel free to get in touch directly #postdoc #cryoEM #biochemistry #splicing Apply here by 11 Feb www.nature.com/naturecareer...

The @claudiabonfio.bsky.social Group is seeking a Research Associate with a PhD in Organic, Supramolecular or Medicinal Chemistry to work on an exciting project that combines prebiotic and supramolecular chemistry and biophysics. Apply here by 14 January: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

🌟 Ready to take the next step in your career? Applications are open for the Cambridge Biosciences Doctoral Training Programme! 🔬 ➡️ Fully funded opportunities: supported by the BBSRC Learn more and apply now: bbsrcdtp.lifesci.cam.ac.uk/how-apply #Postgraduate #Cambridge #PhD

Kicked off a series on #Drosophila TE discovery and naming. The first post covers elements that predate the term "mobile element", and more. artemilin.dev/posts/te_nam...

Applications are open for a fully funded PhD studentship: "Matchmaker: Prioritising the best cell line for expressing target proteins using CRISPR and machine learning" at @cambiochem.bsky.social and AZ. ⏳ Closing date: 31 October 2025 📆 Start date: 1 October 2026 🔗 www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/astraze...

A fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to start their own lab next to us :-)

Cambridge Biochemistry@cambiochem.bsky.social · 10mo ago

There is still time to apply for an Independent Research Fellowship in our Department. Join us: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/research/ind...

Applications are invited for our Independent Research Fellowship scheme to support early career scientists in establishing their own research groups. The deadline is 24 October 2025 and further details of how to apply are here: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/research/ind...

We're back for our first AI club of the academic year on Thursday September 4th! This session's theme is "AI in Genomics" with 2 fantastic scientific talks! Come by for science, pizza and networking!

A little late to share, but still thrilled 🤗! What started as two independent stories, one in Clermont-Ferrand (@igred.fr) and one in Cambridge (Hannon’s group @cruk-mi.bsky.social ), turned into a joint adventure to decode how Rhino picks its favorite piRNA clusters. When forces unite… 👇👇👇

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology@natsmb.nature.com · last yr.

New online: Binding of heterochromatin protein Rhino to a subset of piRNA clusters depends on a combination of two histone marks

The fascinating work spearheaded by Kirsten Senti on the diversification and adaptation of endogenous retroviruses in the host gonad 'ecosystem'' is officially published.

Institute of Molecular Biotechnology@imbavienna.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨📢 New paper alert! A study led by Kirsten Senti and Julius Brennecke offers new insights into how ancient endogenous retroviruses diversified to exploit different cell “niches” in the fruit fly ovary, and how the host’s defenses adapted in return. https://imba.science/Brennecke_EMBOJ

🧠 Just out in Bioinformatics Advances: “Predicting gene expression using millions of yeast promoters reveals cis-regulatory logic”   Explore the paper here: https://doi.org/10.1093/bioadv/vbaf130 Authors include: @susbo.bsky.social

REFEREE 1: “I conclude with a simple, direct statement - this is the best paper I have read all year!” #TransparentPeerReview Co-evolving infectivity and expression patterns drive the diversification of endogenous retroviruses @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social et al www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

🚨 Only 1 week left! I am hiring 2 postdocs to study RNA dynamics & modifications in cancer progression. Join our collaborative and cutting-edge community at CRUK Manchester Institute! 🗓️ Deadline: 07/05/2025 🔗 Apply: lnkd.in/e9AgrBMS #CancerResearch #RNA #CRUK #PostdocOpportunity

📣 I'm excited to share that the Bornelöv lab will relocate to the Dept of Biochemistry from April. We will continue to advance our understanding of RNA biology using AI and data-driven methods. Looking forward to new exciting collaborations and inspiration! 🥳🎈🧬🤖 @cambiochem.bsky.social www.sblab.uk

We're back for another AI club next month on 6th March with 2 fantastic talks on "Foundation Models". Come on by for science, networking and pizza!