Small contribution to the eternal match happening inside every cell: in the red corner, replication. In the blue corner, transcription. Both convinced they own the genome. Another amazing collaboration with @hamperllab.bsky.social and @luijsterburglab.bsky.social lnkd.in/ey9tH7YF

Our new paper is finally out! 📢 Great team effort from Sara M, @joanasgrmrtnz.bsky.social and @agalleg.bsky.social with the support from everyone in the lab. Many thanks to our collaborators, @andreichabes.bsky.social , @mmaslon.bsky.social and @lschermelleh.bsky.social

Dear Colleagues, Delighted to share that our first lab paper is now published in Nature.!!! 😊😊😊 We identify a previously concealed “safety limit” in DNA replication program: cells intrinsically rate-limit PCNA via PAF15, shaping strand-specific and global replication dynamics. 👉 rdcu.be/e1bBt

I'm beyond excited and thrilled to share that my first (co)-first-author research paper has been published in Nature 🎉 If I say Transcription-Replication Conflict, do cilia proteins pop in your head? No? Well, understandable, but you'd be wrong! Intrigued? Then read this paper!

Happy to share I have been promoted to Full Professor of Transcription and DNA Repair! Huge thanks to all current and former Luijsterburg Lab members. Your hard work, dedication, and inspiring spirit made this possible! 💥🧬🙏 www.luijsterburglab.org

A must for all DNA repair aficionados! Egmond DNA Repair Meeting → April 19–24, 2026 🇳🇱 ✔️ Confirmed top speakers ✔️ Ample opportunities for talks & posters Don’t miss it: dnarepairmeeting-egmond2026.com

I am delighted to share the main work of my PhD project in the @hamperllab.bsky.social now out in @narjournal.bsky.social. TRCs drive R-loop-dependent nucleosome eviction and require DOT1L activity for transcription recovery. academic.oup.com/nar/article/... #TRC #r-loop #chromatin More below 👇

Very happy to share that our work on identifying and characterizing factors affecting DNA replication is published by Nature Communications!

RNA Polymerase II subunits overexpressions induce genome instability and deregulate transcription https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.20.622938v1