Eric Miska

Head of the Department of Biochemistry & Herchel Smith Chair of Molecular Genetics @Cambridge_Uni @cambiochem @GurdonInstitute @GeneticsCam @StJohnsCam

[Eric Miska @ericmiska]

Very excited to start my new role as Head of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge @CamBiochem @Cambridge_Uni. More news to follow shortly. 😄

[Claudia @ClaudiaBonfio]

PhD alert! I have two ERC-funded PhD positions to uncover the chemical origins of life! Starting date: October 2025. *UK fees only*. Projects described here: https://t.co/5UmA9hhT5X
Email me if interested - deadline (PhD in Biochemistry, Uni of Cambridge): January 7th!

[ferencmueller @ferencmueller]

PhD position(s) in #development #genomics:  https://t.co/vLeLD4NR9M
European (#MSCA) doctoral training network,  #DanioreCODE (https://t.co/PRJUUfzz5g).
How does  #transcription initiation regulation control #brain injury response and  #regeneration in #zebrafish?

[Miguel V. Almeida @migueldvalmeida]

🚨New preprint alert!!🚨 I am delighted to share my first postdoc research paper on the interaction between transposable elements (TEs) and piRNAs in African cichlid fishes 🐠🐠

Link here: https://t.co/Rj4qA4YN8r

Find the highlights in 🧵

[Nature Biotechnology @NatureBiotech]

Will we witness an AlphaFold moment for functional protein engineering and design? Will we solve the protein design problem — that is, the ability to create tailor-made functional proteins on demand — once and for all? https://t.co/4jEsOrsMDk
https://t.co/THTRRTnnDn

[Sven Klumpe @svenklumpe]

Over 4 years in the making, I am excited to share our pre-print on the “In-cell structure and snapshots of copia retrotransposons in intact tissue by cryo-electron tomography”. We used cryo-ET to resolve the copia capsid structure to subnanometer resolution inside cells. A 🧵

[Evgeny Zatulovskiy @Zatulovskiy_E]

🔬 Our lab at @Cambridge_Uni is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and skilled postdoc experienced in stem cell biology to investigate how cell size and cell cycle affect cell fate decisions in self-renewal/differentiation. Please email me if interested (https://t.co/EzFyrpt9wv).

[Eric Miska @ericmiska]

Fantastic news Julian @koenig_lab 👏 👏 👏!

[IMB Mainz @imbmainz]

Our Group Leader Julian König has been accepted to join the prestigious #Heisenberg Programme of the @dfg_public. The position includes funding for his research on posttranscriptional mechanisms of #RNAregulation and how they contribute to #ageing and disease. Congrats Julian!

[Eric Miska @ericmiska]

Great fun to kick off our centenary @CamBiochem 🎉🎉🎉. Thank you to the great community @CamBiochem @Cambridge_SBS 👏 👏 👏

[Cambridge Biochemistry @CamBiochem]

To kick off our 2024 centenary celebrations @ericmiska and Departmental Administrator Katherine Wallington unveil a new identity for the Department outside the Sanger Building. 🎉🍾🥂

[Eric Miska @ericmiska]

Welcome back @Hansong_Ma 🎉

[Gurdon Institute @GurdonInstitute]

📢The Developmental Biology Seminar Series is back for a new year, and we are delighted🙂 to be hosting Prof @Hansong_Ma from the University of Birmingham.
🗓️ 2 February at 1 pm
📍Biffen Lecture Theatre, Downing site
🎙️The dynamic mitochondrial DNA and mitochondria in spermatogenesis

[Yehu Moran @YehuMoran]

Learning in box jellyfish. Very cool!
https://t.co/Por7n2pXip

[Eric Miska @ericmiska]

👇great work from @RossWaller3 group @CamBiochem

[Ross Waller @RossWaller3]

Out now here: https://t.co/qxFCU5k3ae

[Frances Arnold @francesarnold]

We are thrilled to present a new #enzyme to the world, the first shown to break the man-made carbon-silicon bonds in #siloxanes, which are persistent in the environment.
https://t.co/BJOuWk4WGW

[Eric Miska @ericmiska]

Well deserved Edith 🎉 🎉 🎉

[EMBL @embl]

Congratulations to EMBL Director General Edith Heard for receiving an honorary doctorate at Uppsala University.

She is presenting her honorary doctorate lecture on epigenetics and sex chromosomes today.

Read more: https://t.co/qeO1jBbHGF

[Eric Miska @ericmiska]

Amazing image @GuiomarPedro 👏 👏 👏

[Cambridge Biochemistry @CamBiochem]

Congratulations to Pedro Rebelo-Guiomar (@GuiomarPedro, Luisi Lab)! His wonderful image representing the world as seen through the looking glass of molecular and structural biology has been selected for the @NatureSMB 30th anniversary cover competition: https://t.co/nrNOwYgNw8

[Frank J. Slack, PhD @irmdirector]

Save-The-Date: Our next RNA Medicine Symposium will be held on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center

Any questions email: [email protected]

#RNA #RNAMedicine #HiRM

[Daan C. Swarts @DCSwarts]

❗️New paper alert❗️

Our manuscript on the structure and mechanism of activation mechanism of the prokaryotic immune system SPARTA is out now!

https://t.co/UGzzxugrn1

@BalwinaK @FinocchioGiada @MartinJinek @Potoc_A

[Lori Passmore @lapassmore]

Looks like a fab meeting 🤩🤩 #RNA

[Suzuki Lab. @SuzukiRNALab]

Our new review is out in Molecular Cell!
"Transfer RNA modifications and cellular thermotolerance"
https://t.co/218YlhhTdz

[Claudia @ClaudiaBonfio]

🫧Completed your PhD within the last 3 years?🫧
Why not apply for one of the @Cambridge_SBS Herchel Smith Postdoc Fellowships, and join @CamBiochem - includes stipend and research funding!
Deadline: 7th January 2024
DM if interested in joining our lab!
https://t.co/G4cfRgT6Pn

[Cahir O'Kane @OKaneCahir]

Livestream of sunrise in Newgrange starting from 8:40am tomorrow morning.
Yes, 8:40am, you read that right. No wonder they built such massive monuments to celebrate the days getting longer.