The iCLIP3 protocol was developed by Vlado Despic in a close and fun collaboration with @koenig-lab.bsky.social and @zarnack-group.bsky.social. The protocol was inspired by and successfully tested in the @embo.org #iCLIPcourse thanks to Elias Bechara, Chris Sibley and @rosario-avolio.bsky.social

Interested in G-quadruplex RNA structures, protein-RNA interactions, cooperativity, or splicing. Check out our latest study from our collaborative research center for polymer concepts. @sfb1551.bsky.social @zarnack-group.bsky.social

Want to map protein-RNA interactions? Check out our new iCLIP3 protocol. Featuring steamlined library prep and visualisation of protein-RNA complexes without radioactivity! Bioinformatics workflow on top :) With the Müller-McNicoll and Zarnack labs! @zarnack-group.bsky.social @mixmue.bsky.social

This is my love letter to mRNA: an Ignite talk I gave as a fundraiser for the Lawrence Hall of Science. Custom mRNA cancer vaccines could be a game changer, but anti-science policies make their future so uncertain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUlu...

We are excited to be recruiting a new tenure track group leader in the Structural Studies Division at MRC LMB! It is an amazing place to start your own lab. @mrclmb.bsky.social Please get in touch if you have any questions. www.nature.com/naturecareer...

I’m thrilled to share that my PhD work has been just published in Cell. After a long and bumpy ride, we uncovered the core function of nuclear speckles -splicing of GC-levelled exons- and traced the evolution of this gene architecture and condensates themselves to amniotes.

Our most recent work on the “function and evolution” of #nuclear-speckles is now online at Cell @cp-cell.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... Read the thread👇 for the highlights of our findings.

🧬 Shape the future of #RNA-based infection research! We are inviting applications for @helmholtz.de Junior Research Group Leader Positions (f/m/d). 👉 Apply by February 15 at www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-tale... (1/2)

Congratulations Dr. Miona! Thank you for your amazing PhD work in the König Lab at @imbmainz.bsky.social and great to welcome you at the @uni-wuerzburg.de !

Discuss #RNA 3' ends and their regulation at the EMBO Workshop "RNA 3' ends and beyond" in #Oxford, United Kingdom, 7–11 September 2026. Deadline: 4 May 2026 https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-rna3#RNA#Oxford#EMBORNA3EndsBeyond #RNAsky #LifeSciences #meeting #EMBOevents 🧪

🔦 Spotlighting Prof @edueyras.bsky.social - EMBL Australia Group Leader & newly appointed Director of the Shine‑Dalgarno Centre for #RNA Innovation at ANU! 🔗 Read about his vision for the Centre: www.emblaustralia.org/eduardo-eyra...

RBM15B recognizes H3K79me2 to guide selective m6A-modification of mRNA and enhance oncoprotein translation in MLL-r leukemia Tian-Qi Chen, Yu-Meng Sun, Shun-Xin Zhu et al link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Online Now: Why m⁶A? An RNA surveillance model Online now:

SWARM is an AI framework for nanopore direct RNA sequencing that detects m6A, pseudouridine (Ψ), and m5C mods at single-nucleotide & single-molecule resolution. Key innovation: Crosstalk-aware training with non-target mods & validated cellular signals to reduce false positives. 2/6

🚀 Just published: New1 shields mRNAs from no-go decay — by preventing ribosome crashes at specific codons. What’s new? New1 (eEF3 homolog) stops ribosomes from stalling at C-terminal AAA/AGG/CGU codons. No New1 = collisions + Hel2 recruitment + Cue2-mediated no-go decay.

Registrations are now OPEN! Join us in Newcastle for the “RNA in Physiology and Disease” conference, an international meeting bringing together world-leading RNA biologists and emerging researchers. Early bird deadline: 1 May Abstract deadline: 30 June Register now: genetics.org.uk/events/rna-i...

We are hiring for group leaders again — EBI is a great place to start your research group! embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/EMBL/job/Hin...

Many thanks to everyone who joined on Friday and made it such a memorable afternoon—we greatly appreciate the warm welcome in Würzburg! @cctb-wue.bsky.social @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social #WueBiT

Interested in the unexpected? How about a link between piRNAs and maternal histone mRNAs … Great collab with @sebastianfalk.bsky.social, @koenig-lab.bsky.social and Florian Steiner. #piRNA #histone #mRNA #maternal #RNAbiology #RNASky www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

🔊 Interested in doing a PhD on RNA-binding proteins in an abundant microbiota species and becoming a member of the German Priority Programme “Illuminating Gene Functions in the Human Gut Microbiome”? Apply here: www.uni-wuerzburg.de/karriere/sin...

Nature Methods is hiring! We are looking for candidates with expertise in genetics, genomics and/or molecular biology to join our editorial team in the US (NYC/Jersey City) or China (Shanghai/Beijing). Apply by December 12! springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...

Check out our latest work on how collided ribosomes activate the MAP3K ZAK! 💫 www.nature.com/articles/s41... A fun collaboration with @beckmannlab.bsky.social @doubleshuang.bsky.social

Finally out in @nature.com! We uncovered a mechanistic framework for a general and conserved mRNA nuclear export pathway. www.nature.com/articles/s41.... 1/

Looking for your next career move in science? We are #hiring! Discover our latest job and #PhD opportunities! #Jobs ➡️ bit.ly/irbjobs PhD General call ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LtzIXi PhD IRB DRIVE call ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hODx5B #IRBJobs #ScienceJobs #Jobs #JobOffer #JobOffers #OncoSky #AcademicSky 🧪

Do you want to know more on what the PhD with us is about? 🙂 We are still looking for the perfect candidate! 🔎 Please spread the word! 🙏

Our new Cluster for Nucleic Acid Sciences and Technologies has kicked off in Eichstätt. NUCLEATE unites experts from Würzburg and Munich to advance nucleic acid science and develop future medical applications. #NUCLEATE #RNA #DNA #Biomedicine @uni-wuerzburg.de @lmumuenchen.bsky.social @tum.de

New Online! Regulation of RNA-binding proteins by small biomolecules

Starting your own lab is exciting—but challenging. Join our GBM Young Investigator leadership workshop in Regensburg, April 13–16th, 2026. Professional coaching, peer networking & practical tips for new PIs. Apply by Nov 30, 2025. 👉https://yi-workshop.gbm-online.de/yi-workshop-2.html

🧪 The #IRBBarcelona #PhD Call is now open! We are offering PhD #fellowships to talented young scientists from around the world who wish to pursue a doctoral degree in #biomedicine! Learn more and apply now! General call ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LtzIXi IRB DRIVE call ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hODx5B

🎓 Upcoming Online Course: R/Bioconductor for Mass Spectrometry & Proteomics 📅 November 17–19, 2025 Join Dr Laurent Gatto for a hands-on course on mass spectrometry–based proteomics analysis using R and Bioconductor. 👉 Register & learn more: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

🚀 WE ARE HIRING 3️⃣ Independent Group Leaders for #mdcBerlin's new cutting-edge Bioengineering Cluster within our Biomedical Engineering Program. Lead cutting-edge research at the interface of biology, engineering, and medicine in Berlin. 👉 Apply now: www.mdc-berlin.de/career/jobs/...

📢 Open Call! The Max Perutz Labs invite applications for a Tenure-Track Professorship in Genome Biology. We are particularly interested in researchers investigating the molecular and biophysical mechanisms underlying genome function and regulation. More details ➡️ tinyurl.com/3t7vvdct

Epigenetics Update - A PHF19-YTHDC1 condensate switches EZH2-mediated gene suppression to activation for prostate cancer progression bit.ly/3WldyJd #Epigenetics #Chromatin #ProstateCancer #Cancer --- High-resolution insights without cell sorting; epigenometech.com

🧬 Interested in dissecting dose-dependent transcriptional regulation through epigenome editing and synthetic biology for your PhD? Apply by 07.01.2026 to join the lab of @eddaschulz.bsky.social @molgen.mpg.de & #IMPRS-BAC #gradschool. 👉 www.molgen.mpg.de/5099133/schu...

KATMAP infers splicing factor activity and regulatory targets from knockdown data - @daspliceisright.bsky.social go.nature.com/47ycrMJ

🚨 Last chance! The Helmholtz Institute Würzburg is offering 2️⃣ JUNIOR GROUP LEADER POSITIONS in RNA BIOLOGY, RNA TECHNOLOGY or RNA MEDICINE. 🧬🧫 💻 ⚕️ The deadline is today, so apply now at www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/e15-groups/

Start der Ausschreibung "Global Minds in DFG-Verbünden": Neue Fördermöglichkeiten für Professuren und Mercator-Fellows aus dem Ausland in Exzellenzclustern & SFB, ermöglicht durch das 1000-Köpfe-plus-Programm des #BMFTR. Hintergründe und Details: https://sohub.io/uuzn

Wow! Max Planck is coming to Würzburg! 🥳

Die Bayerische Staatsregierung und die @maxplanck.de wollen den Wissenschaftsstandort Würzburg stärken. Ein heute unterzeichnetes Memorandum of Understanding legt den Grundstein für den Ausbau der Forschung in der Biomedizin. Auf eine starke Partnerschaft! 📸 Axel Griesch

Great time visiting the groups of Carmo Fonseca, Joel Perez-Perri, and Nuno Morais (@nmoraislab.bsky.social) at Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (GIMM) in Lisbon 🇵🇹 Thanks for great discussions on nuclear speckles, RNA-binding proteins, and other exciting topics! #ScienceVisit #RNA #GIMM

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Thrilled to share my first last-author paper, just out in #mSystems! A work about #RBPs, #RNA and #sporulation in #subtilis. Special thanks to my brilliant student T. Kaboré who's signing hist first PhD paper and to the whole team @galinier-lab.bsky.social 👉 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Nice review on lncRNAs in the brain by John Mattick and colleagues. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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...

"m6A in the coding sequence: linking deposition, translation and decay" by Kathi Zarnack (@zarnack-group.bsky.social) & colleagues "This review explores [m6A in] mRNA decay, with a focus on the newly discovered CDS–m6A decay (CMD) pathway..." Read it here: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

I am sooo excited. Starting tomorrow the next edition of the fabulous #emboiclip2 course begins. @koenig-lab.bsky.social, @zarnack-group.bsky.social, moi & Elias Bechara will present 3 improvements to the method, a semi-automated workflow for data analysis and an exciting line up of speakers. Ready?

PhDs & Postdocs of @uni-wuerzburg.de struggling to finish a project? Join our Long Night Against Procrastination! ✅ Tips on motivation & writing ✅ Pizza & plenty of coffee ✅ Work through the night with peers from all disciplines 📅 Oct 23, 2025 | 5pm–midnight 📍 Graduate Schools Building