Last day to register for the SMC meeting 2026!

📣📣📣 A post-doc opportunity not to be missed in an ATIP-Avenir funded lab in the @i2bcparissaclay.bsky.social (and our neighbor 🪰🔬🧬)! Heterochromatin, spermatogenesis, meiotic drive and Drosophila, with @cecilecourret.bsky.social. Apply before the position fills!

New review in @cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social on the fascinating world of chromatin organization in Asgard archaea. Very nice joint effort with @jvhooff.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Two post-doctoral positions open in our lab. We're looking for people with expertise in molecular microbiology and/or genome-scale tools. Initially 3 yrs, posts could be extended for upto 8 yrs. If you'd like to know more about us take a look at www.graingerlab.com www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQY475/r...

New study (reporting very impressive results) shows AI can infer identity from posts alone. Can this tool also de-anonymize the reviewers of your paper? (assuming they didn't use AI to write their reviews)

The I2BC is now accepting applications for new group leader positions. Explore our research at the Institute in our Journal: www.scoop.it/u/institut-d... Deadline: April 22, 2026 @i2bcparissaclay.bsky.social

🚨Come work with us! 🚨 I2BC is recruiting new team leaders in molecular and cellular biology, with special attention to multidisciplinary approaches and computational biology. 🧬🧪🔬👩‍🔬🧑‍💻 We provide a great environment with top-notch technological facilities. 🗓️ Apply by April 22, 2026!

We are looking for outstanding scientists to develop ambitious research programs in molecular and cellular biology, with special interest in multidisciplinary projects and computational biology.More info: www.i2bc.paris-saclay.fr #MolecularBiology #CellBiology #ComputationalBiology #TeamLeaders#I2BC

🚨🚨🚨 My institute, the @i2bcparissaclay.bsky.social in beautiful Gif-sur-Yvette and part of @univparissaclay.bsky.social, is recruiting group leaders! Announcement here: www.i2bc.paris-saclay.fr/join-i2bc/te... Open to early career scientist from anywhere or mid-career already in France. Please RB!

Are you investigating the biology of prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells? Are you looking for an excellent scientific environment to establish and lead your own research team? The I2BC is your place and a new call for team leaders is now open. More info👇Deadline 22nd April @i2bcparissaclay.bsky.social

📢 Save the date! #Biophychrom2027 will take place at Paris-Saclay in July 2027. More details coming soon!

Institut Pasteur (@pasteur.fr) is recruiting new young PIs to open new groups in the Institute. Deadline is February 9th! Don't miss the opportunity!

I am very pleased to share that our database of prokaryotic and viral histones, ProHistoneDB, is now available online at prohistonedb.org. Please also see the accompanying article in J Mol Biol: doi.org/10.1016/j.jm...

Bacteria are amazing! The abundant Dps protein binds and protects DNA in stationary-phase cells with minimal effect on chromosome accessibility, dynamics, and organization. Now in NAR doi.org/10.1093/nar/...; I'm really proud of our multidisciplinary team led by Lauren, Lindsay, and Xiaofeng, et al.

Fresh news on de novo genes! Happy to present our latest work published in Nature communications: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Keywords not in specific order: intergenic ORFs, de novo genes, GC content, foldability, genetic code, ancestral sequence reconstruction and more :)

Le CNRS met en avant notre article publié dans @natcomms.nature.com Un grand merci à toutes et tous pour ce beau projet mené en collaboration avec #MKortebi @mickaelbourge.bsky.social @imagerie-gif.bsky.social #NGSFacilityI2BC, #E.vanDijk, @bury-mone.bsky.social, #CDorman et #FBoccard

After 4 years of joint effort of my Lab and Dr. Llorente Team we took for first time SCRaMbLE to a bacterial system! This allowed us to massively reordered the main chromosome of Vibrio natriegens! biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Here's a 🧵

SMC and recombination enthusiasts: we updated our work describing the loop extrusion properties of budding yeast condensin and its function in biasing donor usage for mating-type switching. Lots of cool new data, check it out! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

White start to the year. Happy 2026 to everyone! @i2bcparissaclay.bsky.social

Today was the last scientific council of #GenomeBiologyi2bc. Thank you @betermieri2bc.bsky.social, #Julie_Soutourina and @phbouloc.bsky.social , for your support and for creating such a great scientific environment.

Nos travaux de recherche mis en avant dans Le Journal du CNRS !😀 @i2bcparissaclay.bsky.social

Open FSEP position in our team 📣 Nous recrutons un/e Ingénieur/e d’étude en biologie. Profil : être titulaire d’un poste permanent au CNRS (IE) et avoir envie d’étudier la chromatine bactérienne 😉 Date limite : jeudi 15 janvier. Détails et candidature ici : mobiliteinterne.cnrs.fr/ords/afip/ow...

What a wonderful week in Japan! 🇯🇵 Many thanks to Kazutoshi Kasho and Prof. Oshima for inviting me to #MBSJ2025. Special thanks to @naomichitakemata.bsky.social and Shogo Ozaki for organising such a great satellite symposium. It was truly a pleasure discussing science with all of you.

New exciting work on genome segregation in Haloferax by @premrajka.bsky.social and @bramkamplab.bsky.social group. 🧬<>🧬

📢 Interested in #chromosomes 🧬 & #archaea thriving at the edge of life? PhD project in York,UK on how archaea pass on their genome to daughter cells.Friendly supervisors: me, @steve-quinn-lab.bsky.social & @georgerheath.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 📅 January 7, 2026 Please RP🙏thx!

IT'S HAPPENING! 💥 I'm psyched to launch the collaboration between @qedscience.bsky.social & @openrxiv.bsky.social @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social! Preprint + q.e.d = your science is out there, and anyone can appreciate it. Let's care about making discoveries, and not on “getting published” (1/3) 👇

🎉🥳👏Congratulations to Olivier and to the consortium. Excellent results will come to light soon in the #GenomeBiologyI2BC Department.

🚨 Another funded PhD alert🚨 We are recruiting again! For a PhD student to start with us in the @langridgelab.bsky.social October 2026 - please share 👀 If you are interested in foodborne pathogens, public health and phage, look no further 🦠🏥🧬 ➡️ tinyurl.com/3zvavp2t ⬅️ Apply by 6 Jan 2026 🗓️

#qed seems to be a new AI tool that could change the way we review (and write!) papers. Let’s try it!

Nucleoid structure and dynamics influence natural chromosomal transformation in Bacillus subtilis: the role of EbfC url: academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

Another new team at #GenomeBiologyI2BC. Congratulations @cecilecourret.bsky.social

Kicking off day two at the Spatial Organization of Biological Functions meeting at ICTS Bangalore! The first day was fascinating! #SOBF2025

How do SMC complexes load onto DNA to get ready for loop extrusion? @roisnehamelinf.bsky.social & co discovered that Wadjet, an SMC complex involved in bacterial DNA immunity, performs some impressive molecular gymnastics 🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️. Check out the new paper: www.cell.com/molecular-ce...

🚨 First pre-print from my team !! TL;DR: presence of polymorphism (sequence differences between the homologous chromosomes) can *increase* the local rate of recombination in Arabidopsis thaliana, turning cold regions of the genome hot (purple v. grey) !

📝New preprint! #MicroSky 🕰️We chart the full, synchronized lifecycle of a predatory bacterium using Hi-C, RNA-seq, ChIP-seq & microscopy. 🧬We uncover dramatic shifts in nucleoid architecture & transcription, tightly coordinated with predation. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

The @yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social's Hospitium was such a lovely location for the @biochemsoc.bsky.social #BioPhyChrom2025 conference dinner. Gorgeous gardens, fabulous food & captivating conversations Thank you to the organisers for creating a great program & friendly interdisciplinary environment

This also happened at #BioPhyChrom2025, congratulations @ceesdekker.bsky.social @danielabarilla.bsky.social @damelab.bsky.social @graingerlab.bsky.social

New paper! We generated and/or (re)analyzed ~100 #metagenomics Hi-C datasets to provide a comprehensive analysis of bacterial and viral metagenomes across VERY different environments. Congratulations to all authors especially Amaury Bignaud and @mmarbout.bsky.social for the huge work! #metaHiC

That’s a wrap for The Biology and Physics of Prokaryotic Chromosomes VII 2025. A big thank you to all those who attended 🧪 #BioPhyChrom2025 #BiochemEvents

#Biophychrom2025 is over, but we spent four exciting days discussing the biology and physics of prokaryotic chromosomes. Congratulations to all the attendees for making this conference a success. @biochemsoc.bsky.social @danielabarilla.bsky.social @graingerlab.bsky.social @damelab.bsky.social

#BioPhyChrom25 gala dinner at the 14th century #Hospitium venue in York, and @agnesnoy.bsky.social talk. Lots of discussion and ideas for BioPhyChrom2027… Great vibes and atmosphere! @biophychrom.bsky.social @damelab.bsky.social @vslioy.bsky.social @graingerlab.bsky.social @biochemsoc.bsky.social 🧬

Well that's a wrap @biochemsoc.bsky.social #BioPhyChrom2025 thank you to the organisers & everyone here for contributing to a wonderful week. Looking forward to hopefully seeing you all again in Paris 🇫🇷 @danielabarilla.bsky.social @damelab.bsky.social @graingerlab.bsky.social @vslioy.bsky.social

We have been hearing great things about @biochemsoc.bsky.social #BioPhyChrom2025 & it looks like our Emma is having fun.. maybe too much?😉 Don't worry when she's back she will be writing a paper on this work showing that genomic rearrangement can impact #virulence & #AMR. Find Poster 9 to hear more

@danielabarilla.bsky.social kicking off #BioPhyChrom2025 - a fantastic turn out too...

Who's ready for an exciting week ahead in York @biochemsoc.bsky.social's Biology & physics of Prokaroytic Chromosomes?! #BioPhyChrom2025

A big welcome to the attendees of The Biology and Physics of Prokaryotic Chromosomes VII. We’re looking forward to bringing together the community in York #BiochemEvent #BioPhyChrom2025

What a great 1st session @biochemsoc.bsky.social #BioPhyChrom2025. A great mix of talks & discussion points from all speakers I am looking forward to sharing my work showing that genome structure variation can influence #virulence & #AMR. Come see me at poster 009

Finally in York! Tomorrow is D-Day #BioPhyChrom2025 kicks off with a great program and posters! @danielabarilla.bsky.social @damelab.bsky.social @graingerlab.bsky.social

This week we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the I2BC — very proud of what we have accomplished together! www.i2bc.paris-saclay.fr

UK mode ON 🇬🇧 #BioPhyChrom2025 ahead! First stop @quadraminstitute.bsky.social for some Salmonella chromatin chats with @emmabeansworth.bsky.social & @langridgelab.bsky.social