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Are you ready for our new EMBL Conference 'The expanding world of RBPs: from posttranscriptional control to riboregulation'? 🦠🧪 See what scientific organiser Matthias W. Hentze has to say about #EMBLRBP and how you can help shape the conference! 🧑🔬 Submit your abstract by 8 December and join the community 💪 💻 s.embl.org/rbp25-01 📆 11 – 14 March 2025 🗺️ EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual ✍️ Abstract deadline: 8 December 2024 #RNA #dataanalysis #AImodeling #biocomputation #lifesciences #molecularbiology

The djR again has something flowing in the pipeline 🎉 Two weeks ago, the djR reunited at the annual DRG symposium. Besides interesting talks focused on rheology, we also planned a bit for the coming months 👩🔬 📅 For instance, we would like to advertise the upcoming joint conference with DRG and the Nordic Rheology Society. The conference will take place in Berlin from June 10-12, 2025. Save the date and stay tuned for more updates 🤓 🌞 We have also been discussing how to improve collaboration between members of the working groups. We hope to help and inspire each other in the field of rheology, regardless of application, materials, and experience with rheology. This is, after all, what djR is all about 🧠 🗣 If you think this sounds interesting, please don't hesitate to #follow us for more updates about incredible research and researchers within rheology 🙌 #researh #rheology #phd #phdlife #materialscience #chemistry

Excited to share that my last first-author manuscript from my PhD research, "Substrate identification of putative NCS1 and NCS2 nucleobase transporters in Pseudomonas aeruginosa", was published this morning at mBio! I constructed a 13-gene in-frame knockout strain for this project - what a joy to create. Check this manuscript out if you're interested in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biology, the transport of these important organic compounds, and/or mutations that produce resistance to antimicrobial/antivirulence agents (such as 5-fluorouracil). Thank you! Quick takeaways: *I identified at least 1 substrate for 10 putative transporters *Transport of most purines and pyrimidines is redundant (most substrates are transported by multiple transporters) *In contrast, transport of tested antimicrobial analogs is largely non-redundant, making resistance easier to develop https://lnkd.in/dUms-Eb4

Want to learn more about the current state of microbe research, antimicrobial resistance and how synthetic biology is currently potentiating AMR research? Join me for a fun convo with ValleyDAO today!

Check out Eric Alpert from Dartmouth University, winner of ASCB's 2023 Elevator Pitch Contest! See how he breaks down complex science in under 2 minutes. Watch the video here: https://lnkd.in/ep7iKZQE #CellSpeak #SciComm #publicengagement #cellbiology #citizenscience

🔬 2024 ASXL Research Symposium  🗓️ Thursday, July 18 and Friday, July 19  🦀 Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland  Join us at the ASXL Research Symposium for an engaging session on models of polycomb biology moderated by Stephanie Bielas, PhD from the University of Michigan, featuring leading experts:  1.𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐏𝐡𝐃 (𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧): Mammalian models in polycomb biology  2.𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐚, 𝐁𝐒 (𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨): Using frogs to investigate ASXL3 outside the nucleus  3.𝐀𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐳𝐦𝐚𝐧, 𝐏𝐡𝐃 (𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨): Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 and histone H2A monoubiquitylation in C. elegans neuronal development  4.𝐉𝐨𝐞𝐲 𝐙𝐮𝐢𝐣𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐭, 𝐌𝐒𝐜 (𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡): A holistic zebrafish model for Bohring-Opitz Syndrome: The gateway to high-throughput compound screening  Discover the latest research using diverse model systems to explore Polycomb biology and its implications! Register today and see the full agenda at https://lnkd.in/gCjRtA6M.  #PolycombBiology #ASXL3 #Genetics #Research #Science #Conference #ModelSystems #NeuronalDevelopment #Zebrafish #Frogs #Worms   

#ScienceEducators, what about #AI in your #biologyclassroom?

🌟 Mark your calendars for our next seminar 🌟 We are pleased to welcome Dr. Yvon Jaillais (DR CNRS) from the Laboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes in Lyon to the Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie (IECB) Amphitheatre on 6th December at 11 am. Dr Jaillais will introduce a talk titled: "Anionic phospholipids across scales: from plasma membrane nanodomains to plant development" Membrane lipids are not only building blocks of membranes; they also act as signaling relays within these biological interfaces. Membranes are incredibly dynamic with constant molecular exchanges between compartments. In addition, lipids laterally diffuse in the plane of the bilayer. Local differences in lipid diffusion generate membrane domains that can be as small as a few nanometers or up to an entire face of the cell. In this talk, I will describe the strategies that we are employing to study the localization of anionic phospholipids, describe their dynamic behavior, and test their function in development. 📍 Where? IECB Amphitheatre 🕚 When? 6th December, 11 am We look forward to seeing you there! #ScienceSeminar #InnovationInBiology #PlantDevelopment #MembraneBiology #ResearchCollaboration

Ross Waller, Tom Dendooven and colleagues' paper in Current Biology identifies a mechanism for chloroplasts to be easily passed between lineages and shows photosynthesis has been shared around eukaryotes more than previously thought. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/em7DWQUW

📣📣📣I am glad to share that our new review paper is just published！ Multi-omics in nanoplastic research: a spotlight on aquatic life💡🌊🌊🌊 @Springer Nature https://lnkd.in/dYWgx_Em Our explores #nanoplastics' molecular impacts on aquatic organisms, analyzing omics studies in the past 10 years focused on transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. It reveals shared and unique toxic effects, questions the consistency of omics findings, and emphasizes the importance of integrating these approaches to enhance ecotoxicity predictions. We highlights species-specific molecular responses to nanoplastics and offers recommendations for advancing research on nanoplastic pollution, providing insights into the complex mechanisms driving toxicity in #aquatic ecosystems. Independent Research Fund Denmark Faculty of Science, University of Southern Denmark