Apply for Development's Pathway to Independence programme The programme aims to support a small number of researchers in the fields of developmental biology, stem cells and regeneration as they transition from postdoc to group leader. Read more ⬇️ thenode.biologists.com/apply-for-de...

Please consider applying, @dev-journal.bsky.social provides: - Profile raising - Mentor sessions - Leadership training and a growing network of supportive peers.

More marsupial fun from @lab-turner.bsky.social. Congrats @sermenchero.bsky.social

Another envelope protein in the human genome. Expressed in the placenta, of course.

Molecular effects of transposable element sequences in mammalian cells #TESky (Wen, MC.C., Welch, J.D. Genome Biol 26, 403 (2025)). Interesting review of new-found functions of TEs in mammalian genomes, especially over the last three years. doi.org/10.1186/s130... #TEWorldwide

Despite having been scooped big time by this paper from William Pastor's lab, really quite enjoyed reading it. Congrats to the authors.

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Out today, our take on 6-methyladenine #6mA evolution in Eukaryotes @natgenet.nature.com. We asked a simple question, is really DNA 6mA common across the eukaryotes? The answer is "yes" if you're a unicellular eukaryote 🦠, not so if you're multicellular 🐝🌱🍄. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1/9

We wrote the Strain on scientific publishing to highlight the problems of time & trust. With a fantastic group of co-authors, we present The Drain of Scientific Publishing: a 🧵 1/n Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820 Strain: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/... Oligopoly: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...

ooof this feels like most every university rn

📣 Meet the new ERC Synergy Grant awardees! Sixty-six research teams have been selected for funding, bringing together 239 scientists. Congratulations to all! ➡️ buff.ly/PSn3bi9 #EUfunded #HorizonEurope #ERCSyG

How do pluripotent stem cells resist harmful interferon responses to safeguard development? Through total epigenetic lockdown of ligands, sensors and effectors of IFN-I. In our preprint, James Holt shares his PhD discoveries on the ground state of immune evasion 😊: www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

Spread the word! There is a professor position opening at our University @upcite.bsky.social. There are several possible (great) labs to join, but if you are interested in DNA methylation and epigenetics in mammals, don't hesitate to contact me directly!

📣 New preprint from the Jakobsson lab! We describe a detailed protocol to inhibit the expression of transposable elements in human pluripotent stem cells, developed thanks to @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org funding. Special shoutout to @anitaada.bsky.social! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

For those interested in GRN evolution, please join us!

🚨Hiring a 2yr postdoc in the lab work on muscle biology, genomics & ALS. Expertise in the above advantageous, but work ethic, desire to learn/develop and being a good scientist/person more important Good collab with @droch.bsky.social so travel to CPH involved as well www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/126245-...

Looking to pursue cutting-edge research in early development, maternal-fetal interaction, or placental biology? See 👇 - Funded PhD www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/phd-students... - Next Generation Fellowship www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/next-generat... - MPhil www.mphil.bio.cam.ac.uk/mphil-pathwa...

Come join us in Geneva for everything epigenetics and gene regulation. It will be a great meeting! Please repost! www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...

We are recuiting two new Associate Professors here in Oxford Biochemistry. Come join us! Reach out to me if you have any questions. Please repost! tinyurl.com/mr3m7bd3

A TE insertion controls throat colour in wheatears. The gene involved (ASIP) is the same one that is epigenetically affected by an IAP insertion the famous Avy mice. As if we needed more reasons to love TEs.

An SVA insertion explains 0.5% cases of Lynch syndrome, apparently.

Fully-funded 4-year PhD studentships for home or overseas students, applications open till 4 November. 🔗 Please like and share to spread the word! www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/phd-students... Take a look at projects for 2025/26 www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/opportunitie... #PhD, #PhDPosition

We're now recruiting early career group leaders at the Crick to lead ambitious research programmes and explore bold scientific questions. Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research. Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Check out these amazing opportunities from the Loke CTR in Cambridge (UK). I greatly benefited from a Next Generation Fellowship as a crucial stepping stone to independence.

📢We're #hiring Group Leaders! Apply to lead a lab at Janelia & advance biology using theory, computational modeling & machine learning. 🔹5-year renewable appointment 🔹Pioneer new tools & approaches 🔹Collaborate across disciplines Apply by Nov. 4👉 https://janelia.link/groupleader

Very sad news, John Gurdon has died. A developmental biologist's developmental biologist, Nobel prize winner His work is the foundation of much of today's dev & stem cell bio. An inspiration to many, including me. Always asking questions & wanting the answers www.magd.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...

Applications are open for 10 ECR funded places at The Company of Biologists Workshop on 'Novelty, Co-option and Divergence During Gene Network Evolution', organised by James Hombría and Antónia Monteiro. 📅 Deadline: Friday 5 December Further information: www.biologists.com/workshops/ju...

🧪 We are #hiring! ▫️#Postdoc fellows ▫️#Talent & Development Section Head ▫️Talent Technician (temporary) ▫️Health, Safety and Quality Section Head ▫️Health & Safety Technician (temporary) ▫️Competitive Funding Officer ▫️Engineering Officer & more! ➡️ bit.ly/3MR4wO8 #IRBJobs #Jobs #ScienceJobs

VACANCY - We have an opportunity for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Howard Group, working to develop computational models of epigenetic dynamics in the Polycomb system. www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po... Closing date - 9 November 2025 Salary - £37,500 - £45,350 Contract - 36 months, full-time

Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions at the John Innes Centre. Repost = nice. Thank you very much!!!

Join @embl.org for this conference exploring genetic and physiological impacts of transposable elements. Virtual registration is open until October 28. Learn more at plos.io/4nuqeZA.

Today in @nature.com, we present our work leveraging functional genomics and human blastoids to uncover a human-specific mechanism in preimplantation development driven by the endogenous retrovirus HERVK. Special thanks to the reviewers whose comments improved our manuscript a lot! rdcu.be/eI3tD

Our next guest seminar is happening on Friday, October 10th at 3.30pm GMT in the QM Innovation Centre, Clark-Kennedy LT. This will be a joint seminar with Oxford Nanopore @nanoporetech.com and QMUL. Please book your place here: nanoporetech.swoogo.com/QMUL_Epigene... or scan the QR code below.

Another neurodegenerative disease caused by an SVA insertion. Not intron retention as seen in XPD, but aberrant splicing.

📣 Our department is hiring an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Cell and Molecular Biology to join the @weillinstitute.bsky.social PLS spread the word! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30607

Three jobs in our shiny new building:

Kicked off a series on #Drosophila TE discovery and naming. The first post covers elements that predate the term "mobile element", and more. artemilin.dev/posts/te_nam...

Three Associate Professor (or Professor) positions available at Oxford Biology. Come be my colleague! www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/we-a...

Very happy to have contributed to this review on "non-CG" #methylation in animals now out in @natgenet.nature.com. Working again with @obog.bsky.social and Tirsa is always a pleasure. We think this not so well studied form of methylation should be more widely considered, please read: rdcu.be/eFAEk

We're hiring (again)! We are looking for an associate professor in cell and molecular biology, with a particular focus on immunology (defined broadly) If you have a great record and exciting plans, consider joining our thriving and welcoming department www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...