J Wong epiRNA

Epigenetics and RNA Biology Lab, The University of Sydney

[J Wong epiRNA @EpirnaJ]

Also, a very big thank you to all the ECRs: Gavin Sutton, Helen King, @Gabeechuela and David Fuh for helping with the setting up and for running around to solve all the issues that we faced today!

[J Wong epiRNA @EpirnaJ]

What a marvelous symposium today at UNSW! Many thanks to the sponsors @UNSWRNA @RNASociety @lexogen @NEBiolabs. Many thanks to speakers Profs Ling-Ling Chen, Li Yang, Yvonne Tay and others. Thanks to my fellow co-organisers @SelFdz, Sandro Ataide, @Neuro_RNA for the great effort!

[Sydney RNA Salon @SydneyRNASalon]

Starting this year's symposium #SydneyRNA2024 with the talk by Ling-Ling Chen on developing circular #RNA #aptamers against #inflammation. 👌turnout!

[J Wong epiRNA @EpirnaJ]

@MAF_Dawson @TheDawsonLab @PeterMacRes @storm_tx @andrewguirguis_ Congrats @andrewguirguis_ , @MAF_Dawson ,@storm_tx and all those involved. Very nice work indeed!

[J Wong epiRNA @EpirnaJ]

Also a big thank you to others who have generously provided reagents and technical support @AFox_Perth @Shwetatikoo29 @rohitjain_18 @AnggonoLab @Joce_m6A!

[J Wong epiRNA @EpirnaJ]

Very pleased to share our most recent work on the unexpected role that a component in the m6A methyltransferase complex play in conferring vulnerability to a subset of breast cancers. 10.1007/s00018-023-04799-4

[J Wong epiRNA @EpirnaJ]

Great combined effort led by RAs, students and postdocs @natalia_pinello @thecellbrightly @michellevangeld and others not on Twitter. Many thanks to all fabulous collaborators @Renjing_Liu @kristinasci @JessTiffen @mark_larance and many others.

[J Wong epiRNA @EpirnaJ]

@Dannel_Yeo @SydCancerPtnrs @drkatemahon @COBLH @RaskoLab @CentenaryInst @Sydney_Uni Congrats and well done @Dannel_Yeo !

[CMRI @CMRI_AUS]

Congratulations to Professor Sandra Cooper, Adjunct Research Scientist at CMRI, for developing a world-first database which could change the way genetic disease is diagnosed.

https://t.co/RaB4LAQsiK

[J Wong epiRNA @EpirnaJ]

Finally everyone is back and ready to battle again so we celebrated with a little lunch together!

[J Wong epiRNA @EpirnaJ]

@SiMingMan1 @AlboMP Congrats Si Ming. Well deserved!

[Wenbo Li @wli2019]

We are hiring two postdocs to study chromatin RNA regulation and gene transcription (in breast cancer and Alzheimer's disease). Friends please spread the news. https://t.co/z7wOsB3aZ1. Feel free to DM me.

[J Wong epiRNA @EpirnaJ]

@Neuro_RNA @GarvanInstitute @EMBLAustralia @UNSWBABS Heartiest Congrats Rob!

[J Wong epiRNA @EpirnaJ]

@DrJeffHolst @oncogenejournal @Sydney_CRF Congrats and great work Jeff and team!

[WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) @WEHI_research]

Excellent opportunities are available for Postdoctoral (Research Officer) Positions in Transcriptional Regulation (Vervoort Lab).

Applications close 16 August 2022

Find a position description and application information here: https://t.co/nd9WZmnRde

#WEHIResearch

[Wenbo Li @wli2019]

Friends and colleagues, please feel free to share to people who look for postdoc positions. We have an opening in Houston Texas, USA to study enhancers and eRNAs. https://t.co/RrIKNmaf8d

[J Wong epiRNA @EpirnaJ]

Big congrats to our postdoc Dr Renhua Song for being co-first author of this collaborative work led by Prof Dan Ye (Fudan IBS) that partially explains why cancers with CEBPA mutations are also more susceptible to DNA hypermethylation. https://t.co/piqiwdaegx

[J Wong epiRNA @EpirnaJ]

@bogdanoviclab @CABD_UPO_CSIC Congrats Oz, Wish you all the very best and keep in touch!

[J Wong epiRNA @EpirnaJ]

Delighted to share our opinion on the very complex role of YTHDC1 as a nuclear reader of m6A on RNAs. A great collaboration with @Joce_m6A @AnggonoLab!
The multifaceted effects of YTHDC1-mediated nuclear m6A recognition https://t.co/kOdlOvXgoq

[J Wong epiRNA @EpirnaJ]

Our work on how intron retention modulates gene expression during monocytic cell differentiation is now online. Thanks to all who contributed! @Shwetatikoo29 @rohitjain_18 @natalia_pinello @RaskoLab @Bo_Porse https://t.co/dILlYMUKVb

[J Wong epiRNA @EpirnaJ]

@JessTiffen @CentenaryInst @MelanomaAus @FranklinWomen Heartiest congratulations Jess! A wonderful achievement and it really shows how important it is to NOT give up trying.