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Tugce Aktas

@aktast.bsky.social

Max Planck Research Group Leader at MPI for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany. working on: RNA | Transposable Elements | Genome Evolution

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IMPRS-BAC Open Call: Current IMPRS student Marcel Wittmund talks about what pursuing a PhD means to him and how the IMPRS program supports his doctoral studies at the MPIMG.

Apply by Jan 7th, 2026! www.molgen.mpg.de/IMPRSPhDproj...

#IMPRSBAC @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @maxplanck.de

23.10.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bioinformatician / Data Scientist (m/f/d) Bioinformatician / Data scientist position in the Aztekin Lab focusing on Structural Regeneration and support the working group together with the other members

πŸš€ Looking for a Bioinformatician / Data Scientist to join our crew and explore regeneration through single-cell genomics & evolutionary biology! @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social
πŸ“© Questions? Contact us βœ‰οΈ
πŸ”— Apply here: www.mpg.de/25243280/bio...

15.09.2025 06:58 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Legnini Group - Human Technopole Laboratory for Molecular and Systems Biology of RNA Β  The Legnini Group at Human Technopole combines molecular and systems biology approaches to study gene regulation. We use synthetic biology and opt...

Looking for a master student to help with a superexciting EU-funded project on mRNA metabolism. It'll involve cutting-edge sequencing and imaging techniques as well as computational workflows and modelling - great training opportunity! Get in touch if interested
humantechnopole.it/en/research-...

10.09.2025 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Transposon enthusiats: you don't want to miss this story.

09.07.2025 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of transposable elements and their roles in development and disease Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, Published online: 30 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41580-025-00867-8Transposable elements (TEs) comprise nearly half of the human genome. This Review discusses transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms that repress TE activity, how TEs escape this suppression and regulate endogenous genes in development and disease, and emerging therapeutic strategies that exploit TE derepression.

New Online! Transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of transposable elements and their roles in development and disease

30.06.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

With such a large scope you need excellent partners, so we are happy to have teamed up with @zz-zhang.bsky.social & @vincent-yangxu-phd.bsky.social

30.06.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of transposable elements and their roles in development and disease - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology Transposable elements (TEs) comprise nearly half of the human genome. This Review discusses transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms that repress TE activity, how TEs escape this suppressio...

We wrote a review on Transposable Elements (TEs) and almost all aspects of TE silencing and their roles in biological processes & disease.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

30.06.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 142    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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πŸ“’ Don't miss!
Wayo Matsushima of Γ‰cole polytechnique fΓ©dΓ©rale de Lausanne (EPFL) will speak at our #DahlemColloquium!
πŸ“œ Gene regulatory evolution driven by transposable elements and their controllers
πŸ“† 20. JUN, 11:00 AM (CET)
πŸ“MPIMG, Berlin
πŸ”— www.molgen.mpg.de/events/41978...

13.06.2025 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In @nature.com Yaotian Zhang and @henriniskanen.bsky.social from the Hnisz Lab discovered a micropeptide, the "Killswitch," which alters the physical state of biomolecules in condensates. This tool solidifies dynamic, liquid-like droplets, affecting their function.
--> www.molgen.mpg.de/4884827

06.06.2025 08:27 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations neighbors!
We are very happy to be part of this story and looking forward to the future work we'll be doing with the Hnisz lab πŸ˜‰

04.06.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wish you a speedy recovery πŸ™

26.05.2025 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The awesome Helene Kretzmer and I are looking to recruit a join computational PhD student. Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis, so don't wait! Any questions get in touch. We are looking forward.

28.04.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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iCLIP2, mapping protein-RNA interactions: from A to Z RNA is increasingly recognized as a key therapeutic target , driving the development of RNA-based therapeutics for a broad spectrum of diseases. RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) play a fundamental ro…

How to find binding sites or your favorite #RNA binding protein?

Join us for the EMBO practical course "iCLIP2, mapping protein RNA interactions: from A to Z". from 7.-12. September in Genoa, Italy

Learn more and register here:
meetings.embo.org/event/25-icl...

@embo.org @mixmue.bsky.social

26.03.2025 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
CSH-Asia "The Repetitive and Mobile Genome" meeting announcement poster

CSH-Asia "The Repetitive and Mobile Genome" meeting announcement poster

Don't miss the first edition of the CSH-Asia meeting on "The Repetitive and Mobile Genome" taking place in Suzhou, China.
πŸ“… Abstract submission deadline extended: Feb 21, 2025
πŸ‘‰ www.csh-asia.org?content/2544
#transposon #mobileDNA #TEsky

07.02.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you πŸ€“

18.01.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CSH Asia is organising its first transposon meeting. Don't miss out on some great science and a fantastic trip. Abstract deadline fast approaching.
www.csh-asia.org?content/2544

09.01.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸŽ‰ Excited to announce job openings in our new lab @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social in TΓΌbingen!πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺLooking for enthusiastic colleagues to explore regeneration together! We have positions for:
πŸ”¬ Research Technician
πŸ’» Bioinformatician
πŸŽ“ PhD Studentship
πŸ§ͺπŸ”¬πŸ“– Postdocs
Details and links belowπŸ‘‡

20.12.2024 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

We are very happy to have Zack with us. Looking forward to all the cool transposons related projects we will be doing together.

18.12.2024 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The international Curie « Noncoding GenomeΒ Β» course has been revamped! πŸ‘‰ Dark genome in cell plasticity and heterogeneity. A session on TEs #TEsky with M.E. Torres Padilla, D.Trono and @aktast.bsky.social. Master, PhD and postdoc fellows, a week in Paris during the Spring?
Apply before Feb 15th
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28.11.2024 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

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