Heute haben wir auf dem Würzburger Medizin-Campus das Richtfest unseres neuen #HIRI-Institutsgebäudes gefeiert – gemeinsam mit Bayerns stellv. Ministerpräsidenten Hubert Aiwanger und mehr als 200 Gästen. 🎉

🔔PhD position open. Interested in building competencies in computational biology in spatial transcriptomics? Malte Luecken's lab and I have an open PhD position, part of the Munich School of Data Science. Application deadline: Sept 26 Link: www.mu-ds.de

Great news. The RSV vaccine will be freely available for newborns from October onwards. Effective protection from the most common cause of severe respiratory tract infection in newborns and toddlers.

🔔PhD position open. Interested in building competencies in computational biology in spatial transcriptomics? Malte Luecken's lab and I have an open PhD position, part of the Munich School of Data Science. Application deadline: Sept 26 Link: www.mu-ds.de

𝔟α𝐜𝐓𝕖Ř𝒾ⒶĹ ＳＨⓐ𝓹Ẹ 丂ħ𝓲ƒ𝓉ⒺⓇร 🦠 Ultra-sensitive RNA-seq and FISH show 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘯 cells adopt different shapes reflecting distinct gene expression profiles and metabolic specializations A deliberate survival strategy for the ever-changing gut environment? www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Our latest: www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(25)00615-1. Links Bacteroides cell size w/ gene expression. Protocol works even for single cells. 🦠 Shoutout to @elisebor.bsky.social, @emmanuel-saliba.bsky.social, @lbarquist.bsky.social, @jorg-vogel-lab.bsky.social, Till Strowig & KC Huang.

We have an attractive opening for a tenure-track professorship in Single-Cell Systems Biology. Excellent package and infrastructure at @uni-wuerzburg.de Institute of Systems Immunology. Great place to live and work in the heart of the franconian wine region! jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/673667/j...

Erfolg auf ganzer Linie: zwei Exzellenzcluster für Würzburg! 🥂🚀 Im Rahmen der #ExStra wird nicht nur der Quantenphysik-Cluster ctd.qmat weiterhin gefördert. Mit NUCLEATE, einem Forschungsprojekt zu Nukleinsäuren, kommt noch ein zweiter Cluster hinzu! ➡️ go.uniwue.de/xstra25

MATQ-seq allows the detection of a large number of genes per single bacterium and is characterized by a high cell retention rate. 🦠 A #HIRI & @uni-wuerzburg.de research team recently published a step-by-step protocol in @natprot.nature.com. Learn more ⬇

Last week's @embo.org Sectoral Meeting on #RNA and Structural Biology, organized by #HIRI's @emmanuel-saliba.bsky.social, was a huge success. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed and participated! 👏🧬 Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...

I'm happy to share the first publication from my lab @hoerlab.bsky.social, now out in @narjournal.bsky.social! I take a look at the biology of RNA phages, focusing on how meta-omics methods are discovering new RNA phage families and bacterial defense strategies. #PhageSky doi.org/10.1093/nar/...

My guidelines for exploratory data analysis

Microbial single-cell MATQ-seq developed by @emmanuel-saliba.bsky.social & @jorg-vogel-lab.bsky.social allows detection of a large number of genes per single bacterium & stands out for its high rate of cell retention. For a detailed protocol, see rdcu.be/eg0Xc, now available @natprot.bsky.social.

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...

My lab at ETH has an opening for a Scientist in Antibody & Nanobody Drug Discovery (workspace in Basel, Switzerland). jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP... Please apply if suitable or RT, thanks!

🚨 #ABRF2025 is almost here and RNAConnect is proud to be a Gold sponsor! RNA challenges like degradation, secondary structures & cDNA bias can compromise your data—UltraMarathonRT helps you overcome them! 📍 Visit booth #509 to learn more! #ABRF #RNAseq #NGS #RNAResearch #RNASky

Don't miss the deadline (1st April) for registering to the New Microbiology Lecture Course in Spetses

Pathogens often hide in just a few of a patient's trillion cells. Detecting these cells early & accurately using #singlecell sequencing opens up new possibilities for medicine. How does single-cell analysis work? Take a look at our animation by @scicomlab.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiF6...

Hello Bluesky! 👋🦋 We are the Single-Cell Center Würzburg and we specialize in #RNA sequencing technologies. Our objective is to analyze & understand diseases at the level of individual cells. ➡️ single-cell-center.de @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social @uni-wuerzburg.de @systemsimmunology.bsky.social

Elevate your gene expression analysis with the uMRT Two-Step RT-qPCR Kit! Enjoy consistent Ct values & improved data reliability, regardless of RT primer, RNA complexity, or amplicon location. rnaconnect.com/pages/rt-qpcr #qPCR #rtqpcr #NGS #RNA #RNASky

📅🖍️ Mark your calendars: The #HIRI & the Shanghai #RNA Club will host @rnasociety.bsky.social’s next RNA Collaborative Seminar on March 12. HIRI group leader @jenshoer.bsky.social will discuss “Insights into the role of RNA in bacterial immunity and phage replication.” us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

"Innovations in Single Cell Omics" Berlin 5.12-13. Keynote Speakers: @shalinhnaik.bsky.social Pulin Li, and me! Invited Speakers: @emmanuel-saliba.bsky.social @mratz.bsky.social Barbara Grünwald Maria Colomé-Tatché Mohammad Lotfollahi @coscialab.bsky.social Teresa Krieger www.isco-conference.eu

Check out this nice "Tools of the Trade" piece in Nature Reviews Genetics written by Ankit Agrawal on our NiCo algorithm for the analysis of single-cell spatial transcriptomics data from platforms like Xenium, MERSCOPE, seqFISH etc. Feel free to reach out for advice. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

📣Fully funded PhD position available in our lab at @uniwuerzburg.bsky.social, in collaboration with Dr. Connolly at Newcastle University (@ruamicro.bsky.social). "Dissecting the RNA-centric landscape of microbiota-pathogen interactions in the gut”. 🦠 Apply here: www.uni-wuerzburg.de/karriere/sin...

Now official: We have another opening for a fully funded #PhDposition in the Beusch lab (www.beuschlab.org) at @uniwuerzburg.bsky.social! More details here: tinyurl.com/947xcw85 If you or someone you know is curious about #splicing please apply or contact me for more information! #RNAsky #RNAbiology

🚨 Exciting Opportunity Alert! 🚨 The #HIRI & the Faculty of Medicine at @uniwuerzburg.bsky.social jointly invite applications for 3 HELMHOLTZ RESEARCH GROUPS WITH JUNIOR PROFESSORSHIPS (W1) in the areas of: 🔵 RNA-based Infection Research 🔵 Microbial RNA Biology 🔵 RNA-based Medicine Learn more 🧵 (1/5)

New year, new opportunities! 🍀🎆 The #HIRI & the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Würzburg are jointly inviting applications for 3️⃣ HELMHOLTZ RESEARCH GROUPS in the areas of RNA-based infection research, microbial RNA biology & RNA-based medicine. ➡️https://helmholtz-hiri.de/en/w1-groups/

🧪We are hiring!!!🧪 2 postdocs in #RNAbiology #bioengineering for our @volkswagenstiftung.bsky.social funded MOMENTUM project. Join us to study bacterial gene expression with #microfluidics and #microscopy. ➡️ www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/03290000/Jobs/2024/1_Postdoc_momentum_Sharma_2025-01_V0.pdf

The #HIRI & the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Würzburg jointly open a call for 3 HELMHOLTZ RESEARCH GROUPS WITH JUNIOR PROFESSORSHIPS (W1) in the areas of 🔹RNA-based Infection Research 🔹Microbial RNA Biology 🔹RNA-based Medicine Apply by January 19 at www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/w1-groups/

Hiring! I'm looking for a postdoc in machine learning of spatial single-cell data. Exciting project to develop methods for modelling cellular circuits in disease and regeneration of heart, liver and bone marrow using Xenium data from our lab. tinyurl.com/ymkvk7vn