Today we launched the #PURA Biobank at @www.helmholtz-munich.de for patients with #purasyndrome. Biosamples will support research and development of treatment strategies. Big thanks to PURA Syndrome Foundation USA for your constant support! #Rare #puraperfect www.helmholtz-munich.de/en/pura-biob...

Great collaboration of Simone Heber and Anne Ephrussi with our lab on Staufen-dependent RNA localization!

We participated in Interact Munich 2025, where we had the opportunity to present our research through posters, connect with fellow young researchers, and attend inspiring talks. A big thank you to the organizing team for making such a fantastic event possible! #interact2025

Lab work is important but also consumes lots of energy and resources. We are the first lab at @www.helmholtz-munich.de to be awarded with the Gold level LEAF (Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework) certificate of the @ucl.ac.uk for our efforts to become a more sustainable laboratory!

Terrified by the global developments and current politics? We took a break from the world by attending a hip-hop dance class. Lots of excitement, confusion, and happiness. We can highly recommend it as a mental therapy...

I Used to Run the N.I.H. Here’s What Worries Me. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...

🚨 Early Bird Registration Closing Soon for Interact Munich 2025! 🚨 ⏳ Don’t miss out! Our Early Bird pricing for Interact Munich 2025 ends on February 17th – secure your spot today and save on registration!

Check out our recent work on CDS #m6A mediated RNA decay (CMD)! Decay relies on ribosome pausing at m6A containing codons. Great collab with the Zarnack lab & colleagues. Thank you @uniwuerzburg.bsky.social , @imbmainz.bsky.social and RMap🥳 www.cell.com/molecular-ce...

Now out on bioRxiv: our collaboration with Simone Heber, Anne Ephrussi and Jeff Chao reveals how Staufen interacts with the kinesin adapter aTm1 to localize oskar mRNA in #Drosophila oocytes, modulating kinesin-1 dependent mRNA transport. #RNAsky #RNA doi.org/10.1101/2024...

After a remarkable 300 columns, David Goodsell has retired from the Molecule of the Month. We are very grateful for his service. @jiwasa.bsky.social will continue the series, beginning with January's article on Assembly Line Polyketide Synthases Details: cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pd...

🌟 Welcome to <interact> 2025 🌟 We’re thrilled to announce the most exciting student-organised scientific conference is back in 2025! 🎉 📅 Mark your calendars: 🗓️ April 3-4, 2025 📍 Venue: Biomedical Center (BMC), LMU Munich

Hello Bluesky 🤠 Our very first post is about our recent paper in Nucleic Acids Research: so-called PUN motifs are repetitive elements enabling proteins to catalyze #RNA folding and RNA-dependent #condensate formation ( #LLPS). 15% of human proteins contain 3 or more PUN motifs. See bit.ly/4fZ3f54.