Many thanks to Katharina Höfer @hoeferlab.bsky.social for giving an inspiring presentation about RNAylation at our annual "Early-Career Microbiologists Symposium" @johninnescentre.bsky.social. Many thanks also to #EMBO @embo.org for supporting this "Young Investigator Seminar".

Regulation by RNAs might be even more extensive than we thought. Many enzymes and other proteins not previously considered as RNA-binding proteins do seem to fall into this class & might have their activity regulated by RNA. www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

This demanding fieldwork is coming to an end – we are excited to dig into the collected samples and data! Learn more about the research behind the fieldwork here: mpi-bremen.de/en/Max-Planc... #CAPSOLUTION @fischerlab.bsky.social @sumayrasultanji.bsky.social @hoeferlab.bsky.social

Lac de Louvie (2213 m elevation) was an incredibly stunning place to sample for microbes! Many thanks to altis.swiss for letting us use their maintenance cable car :) #CAPSOLUTION @mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @hoeferlab.bsky.social @maxemilschon.bsky.social

Switzerland welcomed us with summer weather and beautiful mountains! We started with the Lac de Champex (1467 m) which is influenced by human activity, and then hiked up to the Lacs de Fenêtre (2465 m) the next day. #CAPSOLUTION @mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @hoeferlab.bsky.social

We are looking to recruit a tenure track group leader in the field of Chemical/Synthetic Biology (in the broadest sense) to lead a research program within the Division of Protein & Nucleic Acid Chemistry ( www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNW809/r... ) at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB).

Applications are now open! We are recruiting 20 Assistant Professors in a wide range of subject areas. We're looking for early-career researchers with strong scientific merits and future potential. 🔗 All positions: ki.se/en/about-ki/...

Excited about #ubiquitin and #TPD ? Then join us tomorrow for the latest instalment of the @danafarber.bsky.social ‬ Targeted Protein Degradation Webinar where Kimberly Stegmaier and I will present our latest work. dfci.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Happy to announce the first paper from my PhD at Korbel group at @embl.org has finally been published: embopress.org/doi/full/10.1038… Collaborating with @typaslab.bsky.social, @hennig-lab.bsky.social and the EMBL PEPCF, we designed de novo inhibitors to a bacterial phage defense system 1/🧵

Presenting RISoTTo, a molecular context-aware model for RNA sequence design, building on our work with PeSTo (for protein binding interface prediction) and CARBonAra (for protein design). 📄 Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 💻 Code & more coming soon! #RNAdesign #RNAbiology #AI4Science

#phage #phagesky

🔛LOEWE-RobuCop ist online, auch bei proloewe.de !🎯 Ziel von RobuCop @unimarburg.bsky.social ist es, die natürlich Mecha­nis­men d. CO2-Fixierung, Stressantwort-+Resilienz-Mechanismen im Chloro­plasten grundleg. zu🔬untersuchen, um robuste Photo­synthese zu ermöglichen. ➡️ proloewe.de/de/loewe-vor...

What do you call a group of nucleic acid chemists? Suggestions welcome 🧬❤️ #SCNAC2025 @cjserpell.bsky.social @hoeferlab.bsky.social @boekhovenlab.bsky.social @rentmeisterlab.bsky.social @kgoepfrich.bsky.social @chlab.bsky.social

The #SCNAC2025 nucleic acid chemistry conference starting off in Czech-style by @hoceklab.bsky.social 🧬🗡

Attention RNA Artists! That includes *you*! The RNA Canada ARN Outreach Committee is hosting a design contest for RNA-themed merchandise, which will be showcased at future RNA Canada ARN meetings and sold in the RNA Canada ARN online store. Deadline June 30th www.rnacanada.ca/rna-canada-a...

Manufacturing CAR T cells in the laboratory is expensive and time-consuming. An in vivo approach could get this powerful therapy to more people https://go.nature.com/45w5A5w

YES!!!Excellent initiative #Microbes-for-Climate #M4C🦠FUNDED💲💰☺️🤩 The best?🤔The people❤️ Endless gratitude to Tobi & Anke - amazing role models❤️ Love the "thanks BBQ no matter what" spirit from the "Präsidium"! @unimarburg.bsky.social - sure it tasted better as we got it😉😂 #ProfLife #LovelyMarburg🏰❤️

Wir starten in den Auswahltag der #Exzellenzcluster. Heute kommt das Expertengremium u. die für Wissenschaft und Forschung zuständigen Minister*innen von Bund und Ländern zusammen. Ab ca. 17 Uhr geben GWK-Vorsitzender Falko Mohrs u. Forschungsministerin Dorothee Bär die Ergebnisse bekannt.

What a lovely time at @synmikro.bsky.social! PIs, PhD students, PostDocs and associated members of RobuCop met at the kick off meeting to share ideas, discuss projects and connect with each other🌱🫰 Can't wait for our next meeting! Thank you @ramona-zuelch.bsky.social for the picture.

A new preprint from the lab in collaboration with Feng Jiang. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... This is a thread for you if you're interested in secretion systems, phages, and evolution. The extracellular contractile injection system (eCIS) is a mysterious microbial toxin delivery system.

Excited to announce the Molecular Biology of Archaea (MBoA) 2026! Join us in Cambridge, UK, from 6–10 July 2026 for the only international meeting dedicated to Archaea.

Registration is open, look forward to seeing you! microbialrnameeting.com

What does it mean to be a woman in science 👩‍🔬? It’s up to you: Join the 9th Women’s Careers and Networks symposium on June 4 and 5 on our Fassberg Campus to explore career opportunities and engage with experts and peers. Learn more about #WoCaNet2025 here 👉 uni-goettingen.de/de/203891.html

PHORCE allows measurement of lytic #phage amplification rates in bacterial populations. @yuvalmulla.bsky.social & co use PHORCE to reveal phenotypic diversity among #Ecoli & #Paeruginosa phages; phage- #antibiotic interactions are mainly determined by the drug @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/3G2myhf

If you want to do single-cell RNA-seq on your favourite bacterium, here‘s our detailed Nature Protocol for microbial MATQ-seq. It profiles up to 600 genes in a single bacterial cell! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

And here it is, the completed BASEL collection finally published as early access in @plosbiology.org - see the thread for more details. 🤗🧬🎣

Unser #GirlsDay am MPI-TM war ein unvergesslicher Tag! Wir haben tolle Mädchen kennengelernt, die sich für #Mikrobenforschung begeistern. Vielen Dank an unsere Gäste: Wir freuen uns auf Euch als zukünftige Forscherinnen! #GirlsDay #GirlsInScience #GirlsRockScience

Excited to host 900 microbiologists in Bochum

Preview of ‪@jasonzxzhang.bsky.social‬ and David Baker et al: Targeting biomolecular condensates: The rise of engineered chaperones by @ybushman.bsky.social, Duhita A. Mirikar, and Andrew Truman at UNC Charlotte http://dlvr.it/TJfH2h

At LOEWE-Tree-M,👩🏽‍🔬👨🏻‍🔬scientists are studying the relationship between the #environment + #bacterial leaf #microbiome of #oaks.🌳The aim is to🔬analyze composition + activities to understand the influence on the leaf as habitat + food source. The knowledge gained will be used to strengthen the #forests.

In the latest from @kgoepfrich.bsky.social’s group, led by the relentless @tranmai.bsky.social, we expressed RNA origami “cytoskeletons” in vesicles! We were fascinated that small changes in design led to divergent results. Future potential for directed evolution?! 🧬🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

@science.org Cryo-EM reveals mechanisms of natural RNA multivalency | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #RNAsky #RNAbiology #Cryo-EM

Huge congratulations to our #Phagebuster Nadiia for winning this year's #MarBinaMarburg Prize for Biotechnology and Nanotechnology! We are so entirely proud! Her work was also part of the @dfg.de funded SPP 2330 programm @spp2330.bsky.social @pozhydaieva.bsky.social #proudPI

Susan Gottesman and Gisela Storz, pioneers in regulatory RNA research, reflect on their personal scientific journeys and the evolution of their groundbreaking group research in two compelling articles. Gigi: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Susan: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #RNA

Made a feed for phage papers/discussions/friends! Please feel free to pin this feed to your bluesky profile and if you wish to add to the feed, simply add the #phage hashtag (NOT case sensitive) and the feed will aggregate the posts. See you there! Please repost🙏🏽

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! As we celebrate the achievements of women everywhere today, a special shoutout to all women in science from us - from the trailblazers & changemakers to today’s innovators shaping the future. Thank you for your curiosity, courage & for redefining what’s possible! 🤗🔬💜

Open PhD position in our RTG2355 - great diversity in topics, invited speakers, retreats and symposia, workshops, soft skill courses - and very nice people!

RNA xkcd.com/3056

Great opportunity! PhD position in @mfeldbruegge.bsky.social lab #PhD #RNA

Friends! The science that we love is under threat. World-wide, there're forces seeking to make it corporate-like, focused on deliverables, or even the enemy of society. Take a stand & celebrate science & music! #theconferencetoendallconferences - Registration starts NOW! woodstock.img.cas.cz

For all of you who cannot access pubmed, here is a good alternative: europepmc.org

we recently found some really neat RNA-guided DNA-cutting systems in phages. Despite remarkable similarities to CRISPR systems, including encoding guide RNAs in arrays, they appear entirely evolutionarily distinct (but definitely related to snoRNAs 🤓) We decided to call them TIGR-Tas systems 🐯

I'm excited to announce the 2025 Royal Society of Chemistry's Nucleic Acid Forum will take place on 11th July at Burlington House, London! Booking open's soon! @roysocchem.bsky.social @drzoewaller.bsky.social @diantoniogroup.bsky.social @yiliangding.bsky.social www.rsc.org/events/detai...

Invitation to our #Synmikro annual meeting in #Marburg, April 23rd, 2025 at the Cineplex Cinema: "Enzyme Design and Evolution - Unlocking a ustainable Future". Please register: www.eventbrite.de/e/enzyme-des... Participation is free

Check out our latest #phagetherapy review in Nature Reviews Methods Primers. rdcu.be/d9H92 Happy to share a conceptual schematic for a “phrinter (phage printer)” 😊 Many thanks to all co-authors, editors and reviewers!

Auch wir sind bei der tollen Aktion von @proloewe.bsky.social "dabei" mit #TreeM, Fiona Ullmann, PhD, Doreen Meier, Wiss.Koord. und LOEWE-Spitzen-Professorin Katharina Höfer. Starke Frauen in wichtigen Schlüsselstellungen @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social @unimarburg.bsky.social @proloewe.bsky.social

Come and join us for the RMU RNA salon "Translation" in Frankfurt! Tuesday, April 1st 2025, 12:30 – 6:00 pm at Medical Campus Niederrad, Building 22 – HS22-2. Please register here: bit.ly/13_RMU_RNA_S... Thank you @rnasociety.bsky.social and #lexogen for funding!

Familie und Beruf vereinbaren: Wie kann die Balance gelingen? 🌟 In unserer Online-Veranstaltung geben fünf Chemiker:innen Antworten und teilen ihre Erfahrungen! 📅 28. Februar 2025 🕘 09:00 – 11:30 Uhr 🌐 Online (Zoom) 🔗 Teilnahme kostenlos, Anmeldung erforderlich: gdch.link/vereinbarkeit