Exciting news: @uwgenome.bsky.social will be hiring for two tenure-track faculty positions this year, one open rank and one assistant professor. Both are “Genome Sciences” interpreted broadly so we welcome applicants working in a variety of fields and methods. Ad will be out shortly.

www.wbur.org/news/2026/08... Why a UMass researcher is among the dozens leaving the U.S. for Canada

Why a UMass researcher is among the dozens leaving the U.S. for Canada

A renowned scientist at UMass Chan Medical School is moving his lab to Canada. The Canadian government named RNA researcher Phillip Zamore among the first recipients of awards that will total more tha...

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My lab @ Edinburgh university is recruiting a postdoc to work on the weird and wonderful germline-specific chromosomes of flies. elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... collaboration with @germline.bsky.social and yukiko yamashita funded by @novonordisk.bsky.social please repost!

We are recruiting a PhD student 🥼🙋 Topic: how germ cells bend gene expression dogmas Fly genetics + proteomics + genomics. Fully funded. Aarhus University 🇩🇰 info on the project and how to apply👇 mbg.au.dk/en/peter-and... I'd really appreciate it if you'd help spread the word. Thanks

A bit of scientific pilgrimage today - I am giving a talk to lifesci PhD students from the University of Ostrava in Vrazne directly in the house where was born Gregor Johann Mendel.

Our new paper in Science Advances asks how animals' genomes have changed since their origin from a common ancestor over 600 million years ago, and what patterns in their DNA have arisen in the churn of speciation and extinction. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

This week I'm acting as a substitute director for @imgprague.bsky.social I certainly did not expect that the first thing in this role will be ordering lowering flags for my colleague and friend. R.I.P. Pavel. Pavel Jungwirth (1966-2026)

We are deeply saddened by the tragic passing of our colleague Professor Pavel Jungwirth. He inspired generations of scientists through his research, mentorship and unwavering commitment to science. Our sincere condolences to his family and colleagues at IOCB Prague. www.uochb.cz/en/news/811/...

Pavel Jungwirth, a leading figure in the world of chemistry, has died

The Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences is deeply saddened to announce that on Thursday 23 July 2026, our outstanding colleague, teacher, mentor and…

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We're hiring! Join the Nakanishi Lab at The Ohio State University as a Postdoctoral Scholar. Seeking candidates with experience in protein expression/purification (baculovirus or human cells). Cryo-EM experience is a plus. Apply: osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/j...

Post Doctoral Scholar

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Deadline in less than two weeks!

IOCB Prague@iocbprague.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🧫 IOCB Prague is launching the first edition of the new international #DreamBiologyAward, a competition that offers young scientists from around the world the opportunity to present their ambitious scientific visions in the #lifesciences. 1/4

This is fucking insanity www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

Report: NIH, NASA Restrict Co-Authoring With Foreign Scientists

The National Institutes of Health and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are targeting collaborations between U.S. scientists and foreign researchers, Science reports.

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Our latest work is now online in NSMB: maternal yolk carries microRNAs from the intestine to embryos, shaping gene regulation and stress resilience in the next generation. rdcu.be/fj8Er #Epigenetics #microRNA #Inheritance @pasteur.fr @devstempasteur.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu

Soma-to-germline miRNA inheritance through yolk promotes stress resilience in progeny - Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

In this study, the authors use the Caenorhabditis elegans model organism to show that maternal microRNAs are delivered from the intestine to embryos by the yolk, where they regulate gene expression an...

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My two PhD students got denied visa to go to the RNA Society meeting in Canada. Each one 2x. No letters from Canadian organizers or me helped. F*ck! Sh*t! I'm angry with this I'm-a-Canadian-government-representative-screw-you-here's-your-generic-f*ck-off-letter.

1/6 This November, the Institute of Molecular Genetics, the leader in vertebrate functional genomics in Czechia, open a call for applications for its Director (starting 1.5. 2027). Whoever would seriously think about it, please, contact me. Thanks for RT. img.cas.cz/en/

We put together a small review of RNA silencing in mammalian oocytes. It's not comprehensive to cover everything what was published but it focuses on key concepts and features, which I think are sometimes overlooked. febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Three distinct small RNA pathways operate in mammalian oocytes: RNAi interference (RNAi), the microRNA (miRNA) pathway, and the PIWI-associated RNA (piRNA) pathway. These pathways use small RNAs to g...

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1/6 This November, the Institute of Molecular Genetics, the leader in vertebrate functional genomics in Czechia, open a call for applications for its Director (starting 1.5. 2027). Whoever would seriously think about it, please, contact me. Thanks for RT. img.cas.cz/en/

If you are looking for “more”, apply for this outstanding PhD program which offers you ample opportunities to develop as a scientist and leader connecting to peers, leaders in the RNA field in Germany, Europe and around the world. Learn the science but also about translation into applications.

Jörg Vogel@jorg-vogel-lab.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Looking for a truly unique PhD programme on RNA drugs and therapeutics? We have just opened the call for the second cohort of RNAmed-Future leaders in RNA-based medicine. More details under www.rnamed.de Please spread the word.

How does the piRNA pathway solve the self vs. non-self problem? 🧬 Since piRNAs come from single-stranded RNA, how does the cell choose the right ones? For years, "piRNA clusters" were seen as THE privileged source. But are they really special and earmarked for biogenesis? (1/19)

bioRxiv Molecular Biology@biorxiv-molbio.bsky.social · 8mo ago

A Naïve RNA Sampling Core Enables Adaptive piRNA Specificity Against Transposable Elements https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.07.704324v1

Modern surgery is a miracle. And also a funny hourglass concept of dignity. You come with all your dignity and start giving it up until the moment you end up naked & shaved on the operation table and later in the intensive care. And from that moment you start to gain it back.

Yale’s Institute for Foundations of Data Science (FDS) @yaledatascience.bsky.social is seeking applications for postdoctoral positions. These are cool, generously supported, competitive positions, expected to last 2-3 years, for independent scholars working on the foundations of data science.

📢 Open Call! The Max Perutz Labs invite applications for a Tenure-Track Professorship in Genome Biology. We are particularly interested in researchers investigating the molecular and biophysical mechanisms underlying genome function and regulation. More details ➡️ tinyurl.com/3t7vvdct

Let's go! Super excited to partner with @richardsever.bsky.social and the fantastic @openrxiv.bsky.social team - Preprints have been the best thing that happened to science publishing during my lifetime, and we're happy @qedscience.bsky.social can make preprints do more 👊

Richard Sever@richardsever.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Excited to launch an openRxiv partnership with the scientist-run AI review service qed (@qedscience.bsky.social), the brainchild of @odedrechavi.bsky.social 1/n openrxiv.org/enabling-rev...

The death of American intellectual and scientific leadership. Not only Harvard does this: Stanford, Brown, Boston U: it’s across all higher education. MADA (dumb again)

Seeking work in a research group run by an ERC-funded researcher? You can find more than 145 positions open for application on the #Euraxess website 👉 buff.ly/ROwXHf6 #ChooseEurope #jobs #research

This #fossilfriday, we move in time to the #Permian when the #amphibian Seymouria sanjuanensis lived in what is New Mexico today. Clusters of large animals like this one are rarely found in the #fossil record, especially this well preserved. Photo: Amy Henrici

Catch my new lecture at the Collège de France entitled “The Origin of Walking.” Thanks to @denisduboule.bsky.social for hosting! 💙🧪 m.youtube.com/watch?v=fNim...

Neil Shubin (2) - Denis Duboule (2025-2026)

YouTube video by Sciences de la vie - Collège de France

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@odedrechavi.bsky.social heresy comes to the cradle of #Genetics #Brno @ceitec.eu

OMFG, Zima chce jako 1. prioritu zvysit pocet ERC o polovinu 😂 (smich skrz slzy). Kolik ERCs opustilo PrF kvuli tomu, ze tam stestim nemohli vydrzet za jeho dekanovani? Jaka systemova opatreni udelala jeho PrF pro ERC zadatele? Od administrativni podpory po mentoring? [repost vlakna z twitteru]

VědaVýzkum.cz@vedavyzkumcz.bsky.social · 12mo ago

🎓Největší a nejstarší univerzitu u nás, @unikarlova.cuni.cz, čeká rektorská volba, která se uskuteční 31. října 2025. Vstoupilo do ní hned pět kandidátů: Milena Králíčková, Ladislav Krištoufek, Martin Mihaljevič, Jiří Zima a František Zahálka. Zeptali jsme na jejich vize, čtěte: 👉 1url.cz/LJUOY

Four months later, back at the crime scene. 😆 #TCTeAC