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🔬 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   

Making the invisible visible: The "Magic" of the Microbiology and Genomics Team at WUB – WUB.MiB 🌟🔬☣ Under the leadership of Shelesh Agrawal with research assistants Carrie Moore, Janina Mattersdorf, Kira Zachmann and Selina Schubert our WUB.MiB team harnesses cutting-edge technologies to address intricate environmental challenges: 🔎 Environmental Genomic Surveillance: Using next-generation sequencing we track the prevalence of pathogens like SARS-CoV-2, Influenza or Mpox. 🔎 Omics of Antimicrobial Resistances: We monitor antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and genes across various environments and evaluate advanced wastewater treatment processes. 🔎 Microbiome Profiling: Through 16S rRNA sequencing we assess the biodegradation potential of microbial communities and optimize biological wastewater treatments. 🔎 Microbiome Characterization: Whole genome sequencing and transcriptomics help us understand crucial microbial interactions and metabolic pathways for example in wastewater processes. 🔎 Microbiome Imaging: Using FISH and confocal laser scanning microscopy we visualize bacterial communities in biofilms and activated sludge. 🔎 Applied Bioinformatics: We develop novel approaches to characterize pathogens and optimize biological processes in water and soil samples. 🔎 Microbial Kinetics: Culture-based methods enable us to evaluate the impact of micropollutants and the spread of resistance genes. We aim to unlock the potential of wastewater as a data source, deepening our understanding of its microbiology and its connections to environmental processes. #Microbiology #Genomics #Bioinformatics #OneHealth #Wastewater #Surveillance #WUB #TUDarmstadt

🚀 New research group at the Leibniz-HKI: Phagosome Biology and Engineering We are pleased to announce that the new Thuringian research group “Phagosome Biology and Engineering” has been established at the Leibniz-HKI in Jena since the beginning of 2024! Many thanks to the state of Thuringia for generously funding this innovative project. 🔎🔬 Leijie Jia’s group focuses on the still unexplored interactions between fungi and hosts in the context of #phagocytosis in order to gain deeper insights into phagosome biology. Phagocytosis is an immune reaction in which phagocytes ingest and digest pathogens. However, there is an increasing number of fungi that have developed mechanisms to evade this process. As recently as October 2022, the WHO published a list of particularly critical fungal pathogens. Every year, these pathogens cause potentially life-threatening diseases in millions of people worldwide. Existing antifungal drugs only have a limited effect on such resistant pathogens and new drugs are not yet available. ⚔️🍄 One of the group’s aims is to understand the mechanisms by which fungi manipulate and suppress the host’s immune response. These findings will be used to develop new strategies to better combat fungal infections. We are more than excited about the upcoming findings of our new research team and look forward to a shared scientific future at the #LeibnizHKI! 🙌 🔜 Stay tuned for more updates!   👉 Click here for the full article: https://lnkd.in/eUrZj_a4 The research group “Phagosome Biology and Engineering” is financed by the Free State of Thuringia with funds from the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+). Thüringer Aufbaubank European Union #Research 🧪 #Innovation #PhagosomeBiology #PhagosomeEngineering 🦠⚙️

📣📣📣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

How do marine organisms translate their genes into new bioactive compounds? The EUREMAP consortium will create a pipeline for marine bioprospecting as a stepping stone to understanding how we translate genomic information into brand new natural products and how these can be applied in industry. Let's unlock the secrets of the ocean for biomedical and industrial applications. 🧪 UiT- The Arctic University of Norway Fundacion MEDINA Universiteit Gent Tel Aviv University Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research SINTEF Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR) Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Sorbonne Université European Research Executive Agency (REA) Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn CNRS EMBRC - European Marine Biological Resource Centre EU-OPENSCREEN EMBL ELIXIR #euremap #marinebioprospection #blueeconomy #EU_RIs

💡 How can jellyfish research lead to biomedical breakthroughs? 🔬 Like many deep-sea creatures, Aequorea victoria, or “crystal jellyfish,” give off a greenish-blue light when disturbed. But unlike other bioluminescent animals, these North Pacific jellies produce a substance called “aequorin," which can be further isolated into “green fluorescent protein,” or GFP. Both substances have important biomedical applications, such as tracking cancer cells, identifying environmental toxins, bio-imaging, and tracking the movement of calcium in cells. Synthetic GFP is now made in biomedical laboratories. These bioluminescent jellies had intrigued scientists as far back as 1921, and the hard work paid off. By the 1990s, research into aequorin had led to crucial scientific discoveries and life-saving diagnostic tools– and Nobel Prizes in 2008. But that might just be the beginning! As recently as 2020, new discoveries were being made about the species in this photo, Aequorea australis, a southern Pacific species that encodes even brighter fluorescent proteins than its northern cousin! #WeirdOcean #SmallButMighty #MarineBioBreakthroughs 📸 by Larry Madin © #WHOI

Institute of Planetary Survival for Sustainable Well-being (PLANETIIUM) is formerly known as IIUM Molecular and Cellular Biology Research Cluster (iMoleC) which was established in 2013. The research cluster comprised culture technology, reproductive biology, microbiology, biochemical analyses, animal study, and bioinformatics, and it managed to engage various experts at IIUM by having collaborative research and offering consultations and laboratory services. The advent of COVID-19 has taught us that health issues cannot be solved in silos but it requires the integration of multi-disciplinary knowledge to provide holistic sustainable health solutions. Therefore, in 2022 the cluster evolved into an institute that focuses on collaborative, multidisciplinary/transdisciplinary research activities which cover molecular to global approaches to enhance impactful outcomes to benefit the community and industry. PLANETIIUM aims to form the core backbone technology to provide solutions to planetary health and survival.

We are very excited to invite you to the Inaugural Predictive Phenomics Conference, from April 29 to May 1, 2025, in Richland, WA. This year's theme is “Advancing Molecular Science for Controlling the Phenome,” focusing on the latest technological and biological advancements in molecular science and predictive phenomics. 🔬 Conference Themes: - Molecular interactions & biological functions - Multi-omics characterization of biological samples - Spatial and single-cell biology - Novel molecular species discovery - Phenotype prediction and engineering Join us and keynote speaker Dr. Richard D. Smith to explore cutting-edge approaches to understanding and predicting the phenome. For more information and abstract submission, visit: https://lnkd.in/g3cEtebH Pacific Northwest National Laboratory #PredictivePhenomics2025 #MolecularScience #PhenomeResearch #PNNL #BERProgram #AbstractSubmission #ScientificResearch #HealthOmics Weijun Qian, Bobbie-Jo Webb-Robertson, Ljiljana Pasa-Tolic, Kristin E. Burnum-Johnson, Katrina Waters, Tom Rickey, Rita Steyn, Andrea Starr

🌟 Exciting news! We are thrilled to announce our latest speaker in the line-up for SMLMS2024 Professor Mariana Pinho Mariana is an Associate Professor at ITQB NOVA, a research institute from Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Since 2006, she heads the Bacterial Cell Biology Laboratory where her group aims to understand the complex organization of bacterial cells, focusing on the temporal and spatial #regulation of #bacterialcelldivision and #morphogenesis, as well as to integrate this information for a better understanding of #antibioticresistance mechanisms in the gram-positive pathogen #Staphylococcusaureus. There are two main lines of work, the fundamental studies of S. aureus #celldivision and #cellcycleprogression and studies of the mode of action of antimicrobial compounds and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in S. aureus. Don't miss the opportunity to learn from Mariana and all other experts at #SMLMS2024! 🔬🌟

We are thrilled to invite you to the Inaugural Predictive Phenomics Conference, from April 29 to May 1, 2025, in Richland, WA. This year's theme is “Advancing Molecular Science for Controlling the Phenome,” focusing on the latest technological and biological advancements in molecular science and predictive phenomics. 🔬 Conference Themes: - Molecular interactions & biological functions - Multi-omics characterization of biological samples - Spatial and single-cell biology - Novel molecular species discovery - Phenotype prediction and engineering Join us and keynote speaker Dr. Richard D. Smith to explore cutting-edge approaches to understanding and predicting the phenome. For more information and abstract submission, visit: https://lnkd.in/gk5uJb4t Pacific Northwest National Laboratory #PredictivePhenomics2025 #MolecularScience #PhenomeResearch #PNNL #BERProgram #AbstractSubmission #ScientificResearch #HealthOmics