We are delighted that our Alkis Seraphim Memorial Lecturer for 2025 is Prof Ben Lehner speaking on 'Mapping the energetic and allosteric structures of proteins at scale' on 4 December at 4.30pm in the Babbage Lecture Theatre. Further details and book here: www.eventbrite.com/e/alkis-sera...

Cambridge Amgen Scholars Programme 2026 is now open. Great opportunity for undergrad students from UK and Europe to join Cambridge labs. Happy hear from anyone interested in joining our group at @cambiochem.bsky.social amgenscholars.bio.cam.ac.uk

Ever wondered how antidepressants might influence your gut microbes? 🧬💊Join Dr. Xiaoteng Jiang ( @mrc-tu.bsky.social ) talk on Nov 20, 16:30h at @cambiochem.bsky.social to explore how RNA–protein interactions reveal unexpected drug–microbiome connections 🤯

We’re counting down to the EngBio Forum on 10 Nov! Get ready to dive into #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology 🎤 With speakers Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social Spots are going fast -Don’t miss out! buytickets.at/engineeringb...

The @markohyvonen.bsky.social Group, Spring Group, Apollo Therapeutics and Sandexis have published a paper in Medicinal Chemistry describing the discovery of APL-5125. This highly selective and potent small molecule CK2a is now in a US Phase 1/2 clinical trial: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/hyvonen...

Happy to share our newest publication! 🤩 We found that DNA and RNA behave differently in primitive coacervates: RNA makes them more stable, DNA more fluid. Both properties are key for non-enzymatic DNA replication! An incredible teamwork across continents! 😊 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

What makes a parasite a parasite? This and other fundamental questions in biology will be tackled by Carmen Faso, Pavel Dolezal, Staffan Svard and our own Ross Waller, thanks to the generous support of a joint SNSF-FORMAS WEAVE project: data.snf.ch/grants/grant... #parasitism #hyperlopit #proteomics

Our October #EngBio newsletter is out! This month, we highlight the many ways in which to get involved in the #EngineeringBiology community in Cambridge. We also have an explainer of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine, and details of the upcoming #EngBioForum. Read it here 👉🏼 bit.ly/newsletter-o...

Applications are open for a fully funded PhD studentship: "Matchmaker: Prioritising the best cell line for expressing target proteins using CRISPR and machine learning" at @cambiochem.bsky.social and AZ. ⏳ Closing date: 31 October 2025 📆 Start date: 1 October 2026 🔗 www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/astraze...

Are you excited to kick off the academic year with two RNA talks by local postdocs @hongmiaohu.bsky.social and Larry Melidis? Please join us next Thursday at @cambiochem.bsky.social for some RNA, pizza and drinks! The perfect trifecta... 🧬🍕🍻 @nebiolabs.bsky.social @novogene-europe.bsky.social

There is still time to apply for an Independent Research Fellowship in our Department. Join us: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/research/ind...

We're extremely excited to welcome Prof Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social and Dr Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social for our next Forum We'll be exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology from the bottom-up Don't miss it, register now! 👉 bit.ly/engbio-forum-nov25

#EngBio ECRs Meetup returns on 20 Oct. Join us to hear great talks from Konstantina Beritza and Caroline Faessler 🌱 @camplantsci.bsky.social Sign up here👉 tickettailor.com/events/engin... #plantsciences #marinemicroalga #Nicotianabenthamiana

Say hello to our wonderful Infection and Immunity Research Theme Leads! New Lead Nerea shares some thoughts on the plans for the Theme moving forward. #BiologicalSciences @cambiochem.bsky.social @camvetschool.bsky.social @campathology.bsky.social

We are very pleased that three of our postdocs have won awards from the Cambridge Postdoc Academy: David Russell and Álvaro López-Acosta (@claudiabonfio.bsky.social Group) and Lisa Breckels (Lilley Group). Learn more about their wonderful work in our community: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/biochem...

Many congratulations to @claudiabonfio.bsky.social on her @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowship award! Read more about her project on our website: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/claudia...

This year @ericmiska.bsky.social lab celebrates 20 years of science! 🥳We marked the occasion with a wonderful gathering of past and present members, sharing memories, discoveries, and friendships. Here’s to the next 20 years of breakthroughs and collaboration🥂 @cambiochem.bsky.social

We’re excited to re-introduce the academic leads for our Molecules and Cells Research Theme! Hear from new Theme Lead Marc about what the Research Themes mean to him. Find out more bio.cam.ac.uk  #BiologicalSciences @scicambridge.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social @mrc-tu.bsky.social

Still buzzing from Prof. Landweber’s visit! Her talk on Oxytricha’s mind-blowing genome rearrangements sparked so much discussion and inspiration. Huge thanks to everyone who joined & to our sponsors for their support. Stay tuned for more RNA @columbiauniversity.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social

Ever heard of an organism that rebuilds its genome from scratch? Meet Oxytricha, the wonder that shreds & reassembles DNA pieces guided by RNA! Join us on 15th Sept at 13h for L.Landweber’s @columbiauniversity.bsky.social talk at @cambiochem.bsky.social to explore this case of natural genome editing

Applications are invited for our Independent Research Fellowship scheme to support early career scientists in establishing their own research groups. The deadline is 24 October 2025 and further details of how to apply are here: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/research/ind...

We have really enjoyed hosting the Biochemistry/ Pathology/ Pharmacology stream of Cambridge’s @suttontrust.bsky.social Summer School this week. Ten year 12 participants have been experiencing practical sessions, taster lectures, admissions guidance, laboratory visits and mini supervisions.

The Sawarkar lab is looking for a Research Assistant to investigate transcriptional changes in the context of stress and neurodegeneration with the goal of developing novel therapeutics. Sawarkar lab research: buff.ly/kk3P5ia Apply here: buff.ly/oSlJ5J4 Closes 31st August 2025

We are recruiting for two full-time Research Assistants to work in the Hollfelder group on the discovery of novel catalytic peptides and proteins. Apply here by 25 August 2025: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/52353/

Happy #RNADay! 🧬✨From regulating gene expression to shaping evolution, and now powering next-gen therapeutics... RNA does it all! Here’s to the molecule that never stops surprising us. The future is RNA, and it’s only getting more exciting! 💥 @cambiochem.bsky.social @rnasociety.bsky.social

The first patients were enrolled into a clinical trial of alpelisib in Dent disease 2 at Bambino Gesù Hospital, funded by Lowe Syndrome, Trust UK and Association USA, and Dent Disease Foundation. The drug was identified by the Gallop and Devuyst labs. Read more: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/first-p...

We are seeking speakers for the upcoming academic year! Contact us if you are interested! @cambiochem.bsky.social #CambridgeRNAClub #RNAClub @rnasociety.bsky.social

Don't miss tomorrow's session by ZOOM with Daniela Palacios and @ara-latifkar.bsky.social @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social

Congratulations to Dr Kiran Patil who has been awarded a €150,000 proof-of-concept grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to develop novel live biotherapeutics for boosting cancer therapy. Read more about the award here: buff.ly/KcfT1gW @erc.europa.eu @kiranrpatil.bsky.social

"What does #EngineeringBiology mean to you?" We invited several members of the #EngBio community to share their definition of this evolving field. Here's what our co-chair, Prof Laura Machesky, had to say... #FacesOfEngBio

This week we had the pleasure of taking part in the ASTP programme as part of @cambiochem.bsky.social , with @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social and @mrc-tu.bsky.social It was a joy to welcome Zainab to the lab and share some of our research projects! ✨ #ASTP2025 #FutureScientists

What if viruses held the secret to fixing our mRNA tails? How do viruses influence mRNA degradation? Dive into the topic with @ara-latifkar.bsky.social on July 17 at 17:00 GMT via Zoom. A viral twist on RNA decay you won’t want to miss! @cambiochem.bsky.social @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social

During June, the MRC Toxicology Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Department of Pharmacology, and the Gurdon Institute joined together for Pride Month with a series of events to support LGBTQIA+ staff and students. @phar.cam.ac.uk @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk

We sat down with Dr Nicola Patron (@nicolabiologist.bsky.social) from the Department of Plant Sciences (@camplantsci.bsky.social) and asked: "What does Engineering Biology mean to you?" #EngineeringBiology #EngBio

Researchers in the Patil Lab have discovered that certain species of gut bacteria can absorb PFAS. Boosting these species in our gut microbiome could be a new way to protect us from the harmful effects of PFAS. Read more here: buff.ly/4FsVFsS @kiranrpatil.bsky.social @indraroux.bsky.social

Latest study from the lab is online today (and another will be out tomorrow, stay tuned:)). We profiled effect of >1700 chemicals (drugs, pesticides,...) on secretion of amines (involved in gut-brain and gut-immune axis. ) by human gut bacteria. Brilliant work by @skamrad.bsky.social and Tara Davis

Bedaquiline resistance driven by the MmpS5L5 efflux pump is threatening the drug regimens used to treat MDR-TB. In our new preprint, we used structural and genetic approaches to better understand how MmpS5L5 effluxes bedaquiline and how future resistance may evolve. 🧵🔽 #TBsky #MicroSky #TB

This week, @ulrikayuan.bsky.social and @paula-milan-rois.bsky.social presented their exciting postdoctoral projects at the @cambiochem.bsky.social Postdoc Symposium! It was an excellent couple of days of science, career development and networking! Huge thanks to the biochemistry postdoc committee!

Ever wondered which tag is best to use to detect, purify or fluorescently label your protein of interest for expression in #microalgae? Well, look no further. Jonathan Scarfe, Ellen Nisbet (@uniofnottingham.bsky.social) & I wrote up an overview of tags best to use for @theplantjournal.bsky.social.

The Bornelöv Group is seeking a Research Assistant to work on gene regulation using deep learning. This is an exciting opportunity to use AI-based methods to uncover the molecular mechanisms behind mRNA processing and fate. Apply here by 8 July 2025: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51812/

Don't miss tomorrow RNA Club at @cambiochem.bsky.social with Tsveta Kamenova and @anatv.bsky.social !!

From decoding histone readers to mapping transcription under DNA stress, @anatv.bsky.social has explored the epigenome from every angle. Now at @cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social ,she’s uncovering how cells anticipate trouble on genes, and prepare RNA Pol II for the challenge. Don't miss her on June 26th

Mark your calendars for the last in-person RNA club session of the academic year! 🗓️ June 26 | 🕓 5pm | 📍 @cambiochem.bsky.social Come for the science, stay for the great questions, and enjoy the pizza and drinks!

Join us for the 1st Annual EngBio Symposium on 7 July at Homerton College! Celebrate a year of achievements with the Cambridge EngBio community. Open to members of the Uni. of Cambridge and affiliated institutes (Sanger, Babraham, MRC-LMB) only. Register at 👉 buytickets.at/engineeringb...

The Gurdon Institute Public Engagement team, Lowe Syndrome Association patient charity and Gallop laboratory have written an article about their co-production collaboration for the 2024 International Lowe Syndrome Symposium www.frontiersin.org/journals/cel...

🆕 New publication from the Tchasovnikarova Lab! CRAMP1 drives linker histone expression to enable Polycomb repression 🧬 Read the full study in Molecular Cell: 🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Epigenetics #Chromatin #GeneRegulation #Polycomb #GurdonInstitute #SBS_Cambridge

A beautiful day to celebrate #CambridgePride with the Old Addenbrooke’s Neighbourhood @phar.cam.ac.uk @mrc-tu.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social 🏳️‍🌈

Congratulations to @danieleggerichs.bsky.social from @hollfelderlab.bsky.social on his award of the Prize for Bioconversion of Renewable Resources from the German Chemical Society (@gdch.de) for his PhD thesis @tischlerlab.bsky.social at Ruhr University Bochum: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/news/daniel-...

For the second session on Molecular Machines, Jingwei Xu @xujwet.bsky.social @ethz.ch and Ross Waller @cambiochem.bsky.social gave stunning talks on Asgard archaeon and parasitic algae 🦠✨

The Jackson Group are recruiting for a Research Associate to work on voltage-gated sodium channels. Apply here by 17 June 2025: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51511/