Alara Erenel, Ph.D.

🔸𝙲𝙴𝚅𝚁𝙴'𝟷𝟺🎓
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🔸𝙾𝙱𝚄-𝙱𝙼𝚂'𝟸𝟼🪰𝙿𝚑.𝙳.
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[Alara Erenel, Ph.D. @AlaraErenelPhD]

I passed my PhD viva! 🎓 Four years studying how the co-repressor Groucho regulates genes in Drosophila development, and now I'm officially Dr. Erenel. Huge thanks to my supervisors, examiners, and everyone who supported me along the way 🪰🧬 #PhD #Drosophila #GeneRegulation

[Alara Erenel, Ph.D. @AlaraErenelPhD]

@BrookesGC Thank you so much!

[Alara Erenel, Ph.D. @AlaraErenelPhD]

I passed my PhD viva! 🎓 Four years studying how the co-repressor Groucho regulates genes in Drosophila development, and now I'm officially Dr. Erenel. Huge thanks to my supervisors, examiners, and everyone who supported me along the way 🪰🧬 #PhD #Drosophila #GeneRegulation

[Alara Erenel, Ph.D. @AlaraErenelPhD]

You know the job market is messed up when you see 'Application Received' and read it as 'Application Rejected' for a moment

[Alara Erenel, Ph.D. @AlaraErenelPhD]

'I finished my degree, now what?' This is a question of many freshly graduated student. And let's be honest, the job market is extra vicious at the moment, especially for immigrants. What do you think is the best way to tackle this?

[Alara Erenel, Ph.D. @AlaraErenelPhD]

Late post- Had an amazing time at #EDRC2025 in Alicante!
I presented my poster on my PhD project and had so many valuable chats with fellow fly people.
Feeling inspired and grateful for this community. 🪰💛

[Alara Erenel, Ph.D. @AlaraErenelPhD]

Thrilled to present my PhD research at the NET Models Meeting 2025! 🎤 My talk: Investigating the molecular mechanism of Groucho protein function in Drosophila melanogaster 🪰 Grateful for the chance to follow my mentor in showing how fruit flies can advance cancer research. 💡

[Alara Erenel, Ph.D. @AlaraErenelPhD]

Anyone coming to #EDRC2025 ? See you in Alicante! 😎 Don't forget to stop by my poster!!

[Alara Erenel, Ph.D. @AlaraErenelPhD]

@GenSocUK And the gala dinner at the Titanic Hotel? Absolutely brilliant. Great food, great company, great vibes. 🍽️🎉
Big thanks to @GenSocUK for the Conference Grant Scheme A that made it possible. Excited to get back to the lab full of ideas! 💡

#WomenInSTEM #Chromatin #Drosophila

[Alara Erenel, Ph.D. @AlaraErenelPhD]

Just back from #Epigenetics2025 in Belfast — an incredible conference hosted by @GenSocUK, packed with cutting-edge science & amazing people! 🧬✨
I presented my poster on Gro protein function in Drosophila and gave a 1-min pitch to the audience — short, intense, and exciting! 🦟

[Alara Erenel, Ph.D. @AlaraErenelPhD]

@GenSocUK Talks on enhancer-promoter dynamics & phase separation really inspired new directions for my PhD work. The science was 🔥Networking was a huge plus — caught up with familiar faces & met new colleagues from across Europe. So energising! 🤝

[Alara Erenel, Ph.D. @AlaraErenelPhD]

Cancer epigenomics at #Epigenetics2025 part 2/2
Vallot: Breast cancer in single-cell detail 🧫
Davies: PAX8’s solo act in ovarian cancer ⚔️
Tomkova: Activating genes with methylation ✨
Behrens: Plasticity in pancreatic tumors 🔬 @GenSocUK

[Alara Erenel, Ph.D. @AlaraErenelPhD]

Cancer epigenomics at #Epigenetics2025, part 1/2:
Carroll: Nuclear receptors in cancer 🧬
Orr: Non-coding variant at 14q24.1 linked to breast cancer 🔍
Azad: Drug-tolerant colon cancer reprogramming 💊
Helin: Histone mods = disease switches 🎛️

[Alara Erenel, Ph.D. @AlaraErenelPhD]

Congrats Janay 👏🏼👏🏼🏆🏆 @GenSocUK

[Alara Erenel, Ph.D. @AlaraErenelPhD]

Epigenetic twists in immunity at #Epigenetic2025:
Mehdipour: ncRNAs = cancer’s codewriters 🧬
Nally: GSK-J4 does more than demethylate ⚗️
Bauset: Inflammatory memory in histone marks 🔥
Chuong: TEs as stealth regulators in immune response 🧫
#Immunology #CancerBiology @GenSocUK

[Alara Erenel, Ph.D. @AlaraErenelPhD]

Epigenetic flashbacks at #Epigenetics2025:

Brickman: TFs remember, enhancers store 🧠

Metzis: A dual-function enhancer sets the Cdx2 timer ⏳

Wang: scMTR-seq = histone + RNA stories in one cell 🧬

Gribnau: Past enhancer activity maps future cell fate 🔍➡️
#Development

[Alara Erenel, Ph.D. @AlaraErenelPhD]

Started strong on day 2 💪🏼

3D genome talks at #Epigenetics2025:

Oudelaar: How genome folds regulate genes
Sandovici: Promoter contacts in adipogenesis
Feldmann: Developmental gene activation via transient interactions
Furlong: Enhancer-promoter looping in focus
@GenSocUK

[Alara Erenel, Ph.D. @AlaraErenelPhD]

Powerful talks at #Epigenetics2025 on epigenetic memory:

Özdemir: Inheriting H3K27me3

Belton: Non-canonical imprinting insights

Cavalli: Polycomb & 3D genome in cancer
#Epigenetics #Chromatin #GeneRegulation @GenSocUK

[Alara Erenel, Ph.D. @AlaraErenelPhD]

Cis-reg elements in the spotlight at #Epigenetics2025:

Buecker: Enhancer cooperation over distance

Vermunt: Transient repression elements

Flynn: DNA structure & communication

Bickmore: Cross-border enhancer action
#Epigenetics #GeneRegulation

[Alara Erenel, Ph.D. @AlaraErenelPhD]

This time conference is at Belfast! Looking forward to #Epigenetics2025 ! @GenSocUK

[Alara Erenel, Ph.D. @AlaraErenelPhD]

🔬 Last session of the symposium!

🩸 Vascular development – K. Red Horse (Stanford)
🏗 Epithelial patterning – S. Weevers (Basel)
🛠 Tissue morphogenesis – M. Rocha Martins (Max Planck)
💪 Embryonic contractility – T. Lecuit (Marseille)

Wrapping up with organ formation!