Andrea Pozzi

Junior PI at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Working on mitonuclear communication and non-coding RNAs. Views my own.

[Iain Johnston @mitomaths]

1. Apply for one of the positions below (lab or theory) by Jan 18th
2. Learn interdisc skills and discover cool new things about how mitochondria move and socialise
3. Explore some of Norway's beautiful nature (both the below, Rundemanen and Gullfjellet, <10km from work)

[Iain Johnston @mitomaths]

2026 ❤️ 🇳🇴

[Iain Johnston @mitomaths]

Group website has had a bit of an overhaul! Still (and always) a work in progress, but do come and take a look https://t.co/oiQuTHMHNw

[Oded Rechavi @OdedRechavi]

Only single cell sequencing of the all these post docs will reveal why

[Iain Johnston @mitomaths]

Here's a mitochondrial "social network" (tracking encounters) emerging over time from their collective dynamics in a plant cell. This picture helps us understand their capacity to share and exchange biomolecules 🔬🌱🫂
Read more https://t.co/MY9Hbp3FkA ; https://t.co/ykf0ZMrjhw

[Iain Johnston @mitomaths]

RTs much appreciated! Here's a PhD opportunity with us, revealing and exploring the social behaviour of mitochondria across different eukaryotes. A chance to connect lab+modelling in beautiful Bergen, $55.7k (£41.6k) with full staff rights https://t.co/VZ4ztSgJZZ . Happy to chat!

[Iain Johnston @mitomaths]

Deadline tomorrow for applications to this PhD position looking at cool collective mito dynamics! Here's a few pics of the neighbourhood to help convince you to apply

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Most researchers have nothing on Larry Richardson. Racking up more than 130 citations in 4 years, he seemed like a scientific superstar in the making. Except the studies were gibberish—and Larry is a cat.

This “exercise in absurdity” is an eye-opening look at byzantine world of scientific rank, and just how easy it is to manipulate. https://t.co/fRPjH9gGsY #InternationalCatDay

[Andrea Pozzi @AndreaPozzi91]

Finally, the tool to "paint" chromosomes according to inheritance simply using unphased VCF files has been published!

https://t.co/0qjuj1J1C4

The installation is super easy through conda as seen here: https://t.co/qGMZ8btkyP

[Erik Svensson @EvolOdonata]

Few biologists today argue that genes are "blueprints", contrary to Balls claims.

I don't know any leading biologist who denies phenotypic plasticity, genotype-by-environment interactions, epistasis, epigenetics etc.

Rather, Phillip Ball seems to have created a huge strawman.

[Adam Rochussen @AdamRochussen]

Let me put my @mbeisen hat on for a second...

Publishing academic work for profit is pure extortion of the taxpayer.

I like the notion of taxpayers having access to the science they fund. But I foresee a few off-target effects of this policy:

1) more taxpayer money will be funnelled towards journal profits (see screenshot) via now-mandatory APCs.

2) NIH budget will be spread thinner to ensure APCs are accounted for within each grant, meaning less grant money for actual science overall.

3) early-career / less well-funded scientists will be excluded from top journals even more than they already are, since closed-access (aka discounted) publishing is no longer an option

I suppose it depends how scientists react. Forgo prestige to save costs, or forgo funding to save prestige? Sadly, us scientists are addicted to prestige. The ball is in our court, since I don't think @NIH can legally force journals to waive APCs??

[Leo Speidel @leo_speidel]

Postdoc position in my group in Tokyo!
Please get in touch if you are interested.

And happy to discuss projects - ranging from developing new methods to analysis of new genomes that we are now sequencing in the lab.

https://t.co/RurkIGI2TC
Lab page: https://t.co/Y12xg6qiG8

[Andrea Pozzi @AndreaPozzi91]

@HavirdLab congrats! :)

[Iain Johnston @mitomaths]

News! (and RTs much appreciated). Norway has funding opportunities for excellent researchers outside Europe to join projects like this one. If you're interested in (a) biomathematics, bioinf, or mitochondria and (b) Norway (it's awesome), drop me a DM!
https://t.co/8AvtxlADNn

[Andrea Pozzi @AndreaPozzi91]

@mitomaths congrats!

[C. Chen @ Jamsteeeec @squamiferum]

We’re departing on a collaborative research cruise between @JAMSTEC_PR and Ocean Census! We’ll dive with the Shinkai 6500 @6K_JAMSTEC to explore deep ecosystems in the Nankai Trough and Shichiyo Seamount Chain.
Follow us on @oceancensus!

PRESS RELEASE:
https://t.co/LZ0M0EjTJ2

[Michael 英��� Eisen @mbeisen]

CHEF'S KISS doesn't even begin to capture how perfect it is that @nature limits comments on this post to accounts it follows. It's literally the definition of perfect.

[Hansong Ma @Hansong_Ma]

We are recruiting a postdoc to study mtDNA maintenance. Apply before the 3rd of June!!!
https://t.co/fZmB8Qxipb