Did you know that Pierre Chambon's laboratory was the first to use the term "nucleosome" in 1975 ? www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Sad to hear. Pierre was for 3 years my office neighbour. Lots of memories of interesting discussions (especially on weekends). Pierre was a giant of science. With incredible contributions to multiple fields. 🧬🇫🇷

EpiCrossBorders Week in Edinburgh was a great mix of collaboration & innovation. Starting with a Biotech Start‑Up Ideation Workshop and ending with a 2‑day symposium engaging PI's and students—we can't believe it is our penultimate year! Still so much to look forward to and achieve #EpiCrossBorders

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Summer School on Chromatin Biology. Transform your knowledge and skills with this 2 week course focusing on ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq, ChIC/CUT&RUN, CUT&Tag, and bioinformatics analyses. Aug 17 - 29 Interested? Apply by April 18 bit.ly/4bZwHHR #abcam #summerschool #phd #helmholtzmunich

Chromatin Summer School 2026. Unique Opportunity 🧪+ 💻 Don’t miss out on it ! Deadline in 2️⃣ days ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Want to know how histone marks regulate your favorite gene? Go single molecule with ChromSMF: integrated measure of chromatin accessibility and histone marks + DNA methylation, TF footprints and genotype for free! Very proud of @mpalamin.bsky.social ! @embl.org

“I think it’s a real mistake to forget where the pipeline for all this begins.” John Diffley reflects on the importance of basic research, his mission to decode DNA replication and recreate it in the lab, and the scientific optimism of the 1960s that helped shape it. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2026-03...

⏰ Deadline approaching! Apply now for the Chromatin Biology Summer School 2024 and join an inspiring week of science, learning, and community. Submit before March 29th to be considered for this exciting opportunity: bit.ly/4oGDR8f #chromatin #summerschool

We are looking for a Postdoc to join our lab at @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social. This is a dry-lab focused post on the computational analysis of long read single-cell sequencing data to understand the role of transposable elements (TEs) in early development. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... #TEsky

Transposable elements are increasingly studied in single-cell data, but how reliable are current locus-level quantification methods in short-read scRNA-seq data? If you work with single-cell RNA-seq or TEs, we hope this is a useful resource — feedback very welcome!

Very nice paper from @martingroth.bsky.social at IFE just out !Linking #metabolism and #epigenetics in ➡️ @natplants.nature.com @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social @epihmgu.bsky.social @valentin-ha.bsky.social

Fellowship application dealdine for students from low income countries 🌐will be in 1️⃣ week. Dont miss out on this opportunity ! Hands on Summer School. Cut&Run, Cut@Tag, ChIP, ATACseq and analyse your own data ! ➡️Unique opportunity ! 15 exiting days ➕ Daily high profile lectures. 👉 bit.ly/4oGDR8f

Dont miss out on it ! Hands on Summer School. Cut&Run, Cut@Tag, ChIP, ATACseq and analyse your own data ! ➡️Unique opportunity ! 14 exiting days ➕ Daily high profile lectures. 👉 Applications & info: bit.ly/4oGDR8f

Great to catch up with alumni @nchoy.bsky.social who stopped by to visit the lab. So great to hear about your internship adventures with @robertife.bsky.social and see you doing so well!

Thanks Rob !

Now final version out: Our manuscript connecting histone modifications with metabolism: How H4K16 acylations regulate inter +intranucleosomal interactions and confer resilience to metabolic challenges in vivo. Thanks to the team+ @sandrani.bsky.social Enjoy 👇👇 www.cell.com/molecular-ce...

Epigenetics Update - Cell-cycle-dependent repression of histone gene transcription by histone H4 go.nature.com/4bjE521 Kami Ahmad and Steven Henikoff (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center) reporting in NSMB #Epigenetics #Histones --- Perfect for cancer, immunology, and aging research; epigenometech.com

Excited for this new preprint from my lab where we unexpectedly found a role for methionine synthase reductase in regulating heterochromatin independently of methionine synthesis 👇

Thanks Rob !

Our new preprint is out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... We show that GRN benchmarks commonly used can overestimate performance due to negative-sampling choices, sometimes allowing simple degree-based baselines to rival more complex GNNs. A reminder of why bias-aware evaluation matters!

🎉 Wrapping up 2025 with EpiCrossBorders! A year of breakthroughs, cross-border exchanges, multiple publications & vibrant outreach. Next stop: 2026 Symposium in Edinburgh + new workshops & theses submissions Thank you to all who made this possible. 🌐 #Epigenetics #PhDprogram #Sciencecollaboration

Excited to share new manuscript on histone acylations, exploring how H4K16 acylations regulate inter and intranucleosomal interactions and how they confer resilience to metabolic challenges in vivo. Thanks to all authors +1 author @sandrani.bsky.social Enjoy 👇👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

👉 Chromatin Summer School 2026 – Apply Now! Join us in Munich 17–29 August 2026 for an immersive program on chromatin biology: 🔬 Expert lectures 🧪 Hands-on training 🤝 Global networking Open to 14 PhD students worldwide (sponsorship available) 👉 Apply here: bit.ly/4oGDR8f #ChromatinBiology

Please RT 📧 Registration open for ➡️"Summer School on Chromatin Biology" Our 2 weeks hands on expedition 🧪👩‍💻August 2026. 3. edition. Learn CUT@Tag, CUT@Run, ChIPseq, ATACseq AND to analyse your own data at @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social Daily letures by experts in the field ! ▶️ shorturl.at/jrA8i

🌍 The #HelmholtzMunich Talent Forum 2025 brought together exceptional early-career scientists in #epigenetics & nucleic acids research to foster exchange, collaboration & research excellence. 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 👉 t1p.de/3dsix @boyanbonev.bsky.social @epihmgu.bsky.social #TalentForum

The Helmholtz Munich Talent Forum (Nov 18–19) brought 8 emerging global talents in epigenetics & nucleic acids research to our Neuherberg Campus! Inspiring talks, a keynote by @boyanbonev.bsky.social & vibrant networking—science at its best! bit.ly/4o2ftxr

Science thrives through engagement and this weekend proved it! The “Stem Cell Stories” exhibition @ Deutsches Museum showcased the power of outreach. A shout-out to our EpiCrossBorders students, who played a key role in connecting with the public and sparking curiosity. #ScienceOutreach

Wrapping up a great weekend of “Stem Cell Stories” at the Deutsches Museum. Science doesn’t exist in isolation. We are committed to engaging with society, exchanging ideas, and building trust through transparency. Let’s keep the conversation going. #ScienceOutreach #Epigenetics #AIinBiomedicine

We are ready! Our team have been working all day to set up the interactive exhibition "Stem Cell Stories" at Deutsches Museum. Join us and explore the world of cell identities. 📅Fri 14 - Sun 16 Nov 📍Deutsches Museum, Munich ⏲️09:00 - 17:00 daily Find out more: bit.ly/4p9Jk8m

Fantastic breakthrough for Type 1 Diabetes by @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social

Our EpiCrossBorders students have helped turn science into stories! Stem Cell Stories - an exhibition on cell identitity (Nov 14 - 16) at Deutsches Museum. Also, don't miss the panel discussion on Friday 14 Nov: AI in biomedicine and the ethical questions it raises (in German). bit.ly/4qMnb1y

James D. Watson died on Thursday in East Northport, N.Y., on Long Island. He was 97. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...

Decoding #Oat Diversity for a #Climate-Resilient Future🌾 This study provides valuable insights into how oats adapt to their environments – paving the way for more robust, climate-smart crops. 👉 t1p.de/gmmgb @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de @natureportfolio.nature.com @tum.de

“Translating complex science into something simple, yet meaningful is never easy.” 💬 Our #EpiCrossBorders PhD researchers are learning just that — turning #epigenetics into connection, curiosity & conversation at the Deutsches Museum. 📍14–16 Nov | #StemCellStories #SciComm #PhDLife

The #MBioSys25 keynote lectures by Prof Caroline Dean (@johninnescentre.bsky.social) and Prof @elowitzlab.bsky.social (Caltech) are now online! Watch (or revisit!) these two inspiring talks on gene regulation & functional genomics, available for free on our channel www.youtube.com/@MolecularBi...

Great discussions & attendance @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social in our yearly #Epigenetics Spotlight meeting organised by @robertife.bsky.social and myself - thanks all for coming, our long-distance guests Giacomo ad Marc !! and all attendants for fantastic discussions - see you next year 🥳

Stem Cell Stories @ Deutsches Museum Meet the EpiCrossBorders students behind the scenes—bringing science to life! 🧬 Join us Nov 14–16 | Free entry 🎤 AI & ethical implications in research roundtable: Nov 14, 18:30 #StemCellStories #NextGenScience #EpiCrossBorders #ScienceComm #DeutschesMuseum #AI

Happy to have a "full house" at the Munich Epigenetics Spotlight meeting today @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social 2 excellent keynotes by Gicomo Cavalli and @marcbuhler.bsky.social as well 4 talks from the strong and very active Munich #epigenetics community ! @epihmgu.bsky.social @crc1064.bsky.social

🧬 From 14–16 Nov, join us at the #DeutschesMuseum for “Stem Cell Stories” — an interactive exhibition on stem cells, identity & epigenetics. 🎙️ Roundtable discussion on #AI in stem cell research & its ethical challenges on 📅14 Nov ⏲️18:30. #StemCells #Epigenetics #AIinBiomedicine #HelmholtzMunich

Thank you all. And we hope to see you again in 2027 for the premier conference on gene regulation in Latin America!

#Jobalert 🚨: Please RT ! Looking for a #PhD student for exciting project on the interphase between epigenetics and cellular metabolism: How do (nuclear) metabolic enzymes reguate chromatin function ? #epigenomics, #epigenetics, #metabolism www.helmholtz-munich.de/en/ife/job-o...

For me Bryan‘s “Decoding the Nucleosome” (Cell 1993) is a seminal review and unfortunately often forgotten in the chromatin field. Really a giant of epigenetics !

🚨 New Review Out 🚨 Thrilled to share our latest review in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research: “Dad’s Diet Shapes the Future: How Paternal Nutrition Impacts Placental Development and Childhood Metabolic Health” 👉 lnkd.in/g8_VWKCp

Massive thanks to my incredible co-authors @annesopepin.bsky.social, Katharina, Johannes, @robertife.bsky.social, Martin & the wonderful @epitep.bsky.social for your warm collaboration, sharing of ideas, and support to make this paper a reality.

#Preprint alert! 📣 We are thrilled to share the work led by Lara Zorro-Shahidian and Lucio di Filippo, in which we show that #MLL2 controls gene expression in both #ESC and upon #differentiation by facilitating the #enhancer like activity of #LINE1 elements www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

Last week part of our group attended the Gordon Research Conference Histone and DNA Modifications. Such a great combination of cool science and networking! #newPI

....and special thanks to ‪@annaknoer.bsky.social‬ and @annesopepin.bsky.social‬ for organizing the Gordon Research School (GRS) the last 2 days. 🇮🇹 Great talks by trainees and exciting keynote by ‪@jamiehackett.bsky.social‬

Gordon Conference “Histone and DNA modifications” Started today with keynote by @helink.bsky.social ‬ 5️⃣ days of exciting science in beautiful Tuscany 🇮🇹 shorturl.at/hBjyT

Our review on ➡️"Histone modifications in development" is out 🍾 in 🔖 Development @dev-journal.bsky.social urnal.bsky.social‬ Read more about histone tail and globular domain modifications during development: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Please RT ! 5️⃣ days left to register. Gordon Conference “Histone and DNA modifications” Tuscany 🇮🇹 20.-25. July 25 🗓️ Regulation of genome function by histone and nucleic acid modifications. Great speaker lineup !!! >25 talks will be chosen from abstracts. Submit yours ➡️ shorturl.at/hBjyT