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Laura Breimann

@laurabreimann.bsky.social

Genome Organization & Imaging Researcher | Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard Medical School | Expert in Advanced Imaging, Image Analysis & Chromatin Biology https://laurabreimann.github.io/

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We are recuiting two new Associate Professors here in Oxford Biochemistry. Come join us! Reach out to me if you have any questions. Please repost! tinyurl.com/mr3m7bd3

17.10.2025 14:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 77    ๐Ÿ” 98    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The Microscopists | Robert Haase (Leipzig University) We're thrilled to bring you the latest episode of The Microscopists, this time featuring Robert Haase, Lecturer and Training Coordinator at Leipzig University. In this episode, Robert chats about t...

Oh yes-the one and only Robert Haase @haesleinhuepf.bsky.social
From #GrandTheftAuto to the impact AI is having on #bioimaging.
+the challenges of creating AI courses for bioimage analysis, & his unique perspective as a programmer-turned-biologist.
Stream- bit.ly/microscopist...
@globias.bsky.social

19.09.2025 11:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fragile Nucleosome Fall Seminars:
September 10    Grace Bower, Kvon Lab @ UC Irvine, USA
    Jennifer Phillips-Cremins, UPenn, USA

September 24    Ali Wilkening, Sanulli Lab @ Stanford, USA
    Juanma Schvartzman, Columbia University, USA

October 8    Sanim Rahman, Greenberg Lab @ UPenn, USA
    Alex Federation, Talus Bio, USA

October 22    Alice Laigle, Croll Lab @ University of Neuchรขtel, Switzerland
    Seungsoo Kim, UC Irvine, USA

November 5    Hannah Long, University of Edinburgh, UK
    Jeff Vierstra, Altius Institute, USA

November 19    Ishtiaque Hossain, Pastor Lab @ McGill, Canada
    Sarah Teichmann, University of Cambridge, UK

December 3    Marรญa Mariner Faulรญ, Rada Iglesias Lab @ IBBTEC, Spain
    Jonathan Henninger, Carnegie Mellon, USA

December 17    Rebecca Berrens, Oxford University, UK
    Jean-Benoit Lalanne, University of Montreal, Canada

Fragile Nucleosome Fall Seminars: September 10 Grace Bower, Kvon Lab @ UC Irvine, USA Jennifer Phillips-Cremins, UPenn, USA September 24 Ali Wilkening, Sanulli Lab @ Stanford, USA Juanma Schvartzman, Columbia University, USA October 8 Sanim Rahman, Greenberg Lab @ UPenn, USA Alex Federation, Talus Bio, USA October 22 Alice Laigle, Croll Lab @ University of Neuchรขtel, Switzerland Seungsoo Kim, UC Irvine, USA November 5 Hannah Long, University of Edinburgh, UK Jeff Vierstra, Altius Institute, USA November 19 Ishtiaque Hossain, Pastor Lab @ McGill, Canada Sarah Teichmann, University of Cambridge, UK December 3 Marรญa Mariner Faulรญ, Rada Iglesias Lab @ IBBTEC, Spain Jonathan Henninger, Carnegie Mellon, USA December 17 Rebecca Berrens, Oxford University, UK Jean-Benoit Lalanne, University of Montreal, Canada

We're super excited to announce the entire lineup for the Fall season of Fragile Nucleosome Seminars, starting on Sept 10th at 1200 EDT / 1600 UTC with @gracebower.bsky.social and @creminslab.bsky.social!

register here for the entire series: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

01.09.2025 14:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 66    ๐Ÿ” 36    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Same! Just placed a hold at my library!

29.08.2025 16:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you like transcription regulation and its mechanisms, this WIP list is for you.

I'm sure I've forgotten lots of people, so don't hesitate to let me know so I can add you to the list.

go.bsky.app/8vTgeXB

28.08.2025 12:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 92    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 46    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Thank you for this! I was trying to implement these metrics in my pipeline for QC and I was always annoyed how badly these work!

22.08.2025 18:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Image quality metrics fail to accurately represent biological information in fluorescence microscopy Image processing methods offer the potential to improve the quality of fluorescence microscopy data, allowing for image acquisition at lower, less phototoxic illumination doses. The training and evalu...

Hello! Very excited to share our latest preprint, which is great news for us but terrible news for any diehard fans of PSNR and SSIM as image quality metrics in microscopy... (1/5)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

07.08.2025 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 76    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Initiation of meiosis from human iPSCs under defined conditions through identification of regulatory factors Overexpression of regulatory factors and treatment with small molecules drives human stem cells to directly initiate meiosis.

Link to the paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

16.08.2025 20:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Excited that our paper was published in Science Advances ๐Ÿงช
Great work by first author Merrick Pierson Smela who will carry this work forward in his new start-up!

16.08.2025 20:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mechanistic and Epigenetic Partitioning of Lamina-Associated Chromatin Revealed by a Genome-Wide Imaging Screen The nuclear periphery is a key site for heterochromatin organization in eukaryotic cells, where lamina-associated domains (LADs) promote transcriptional repression and genome stability. Despite their ...

๐ŸšจNew preprint from the lab๐Ÿšจ
๐Ÿงฌ What keeps certain chromatin domains anchored at the nuclear periphery? Our new genome-wide HiDRO screen uncovers a key role for RNA-binding protein hnRNPK.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

14.08.2025 19:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

What better way to launch our new account with the publication of @jmstein.bsky.social latest paper from the lab! ๐Ÿงช Check out the ๐Ÿงต below to learn more about tkPAINT and how we use it to image proteins, DNA, and RNA in the nucleus using DNA-PAINT.

13.08.2025 18:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Excited that tkPAINT is finally published! ๐Ÿ”ฌ Check out the latest version at @pnas.org and see this thread from @jmstein.bsky.social for the overview! Thank you for this fun collaboration! ๐Ÿค—

13.08.2025 14:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looking for an opportunity to work on cutting super-resolution microscopy and AI? There's still time to apply to the two positions!

23.07.2025 06:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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(1/n) A simple, ultrastable, and cost-effective oxygen-scavenging system for long-term DNA-PAINT imaging

Please check out our new study on the benefits of sodium sulfite as oxygen scavenging system for DNA-PAINT.
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#SuperResolution #DNAPAINT #SMLM #Microscopy

21.07.2025 15:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This seems like a really important paper comparing chromosome tracing methods, demonstrating that classical denaturing DNA-FISH and chromosome tracing leads to substantial distortion of 3D genome structure, likely due to the high-temperatures involved (70-90C):
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

20.07.2025 19:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 74    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Vacancy ID 12244

Do you like developing new AI vision methods for microscopy image analysis? You love theory & implementation? 1 week left to apply for a fully funded PhD position in our lab in Dresden ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช! Topics: object detection/tracking, multimodal models & more. DM/email for details! #PhD #AcademicJobs #GPUsgoBrr

10.07.2025 13:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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a yellow sign that says we 're hiring ALT: a yellow sign that says we 're hiring

Nature Methods is hiring!
We are seeking a new editor with expertise in microscopy, imaging technology, and/or cell biology. The position is available in NYC/Jersey City or Shanghai/Beijing on a hybrid working model.
Apply by August 3!

springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...

09.07.2025 17:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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How to represent genomes in 3D?

In this paper (and video), we propose Geometric Diagrams of Genomes (GDG)โ€”a visual grammar that aims at emulating the effect ribbon diagrams (Richardson et al 1981) had in protein structural biology. Time will tell.๐Ÿ˜…

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

27.06.2025 08:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Box of parafilm sticking out of it. The box features a small hermit crab sticker.

Box of parafilm sticking out of it. The box features a small hermit crab sticker.

Ha yes! I found a shell-less roll on a shelf and re-homed it to the old box (+ a fitting sticker).

16.06.2025 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Our new preprint is out on bioRxiv! We show that restoring rigidity sensing via Tpm2.1 is not enough to trigger anoikis in cancer cells, thanks to compensatory AKT signaling and cellโ€“cell adhesion.
With Anat, Nehal, and in memory of Mike Sheetz. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

16.06.2025 11:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hope itโ€™s a good omen for my experiment ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿป

14.06.2025 15:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Picture of objects on a lab bench, showing the end of a parafilm roll and itโ€™s container.

Picture of objects on a lab bench, showing the end of a parafilm roll and itโ€™s container.

I canโ€™t take credit for this alone, but still a special moment โœจ

13.06.2025 22:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 70    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Come and work with us!
Super exciting and relevant projects!
Become an #AI pro and do something positive for the ๐ŸŒ!
๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽ“ ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŽ“
If you know someone who might be interestedโ€ฆ please repost and/or forward this! ๐Ÿ™

09.06.2025 07:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšจ New #preprint alert!
We're excited to share our latest work:
"Single-Allele Chromatin Tracing Reveals Genomic Clustering of Paralogous Transcription Factors as a Mechanism for Developmental Robustness in T Cells"๐Ÿ”— tinyurl.com/4ve26tbd

02.06.2025 20:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Are you looking to advance your bioimage analysis skills? Then don't miss the deadline for #EMBOBioImage ๐Ÿ”ฌโœจ

๐Ÿ“ฉ Apply by 4 June
โžก๏ธ https://s.embl.org/bia25-01-bl
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 14 โ€“ 19 September
๐Ÿ“ EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual

21.05.2025 12:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Extensive differences observed in 3D genome structure between homologous heterozygous chromosomes revealed by Genome Architecture Mapping #GAM in the @apombo1.bsky.social lab โžก๏ธ www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

15.05.2025 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am excited to be one of this year's Leadership Academy fellows #LSA9! I am looking forward to meeting the other fellows and learning about the program. It is also a great time to visit Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช and see which opportunities exist for my research and me!

22.05.2025 14:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Chromatin loops are an ancestral hallmark of the animal regulatory genome - Nature The physical organization of the genome in non-bilaterian animals and their closest unicellular relatives is characterized; comparative analysis shows chromatin looping is a conserved feature of ...

Iโ€™m very excited to share our work on the early evolution of animal regulatory genome architecture - the main project of my postdoc, carried out across two wonderful and inspirational labs of @arnausebe.bsky.social and @mamartirenom.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

07.05.2025 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 267    ๐Ÿ” 115    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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We are proudly hosting

๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ ๐‹๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ @talley.codes (CITE, Harvard Medical School):

๐’๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ

When: ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก @ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ฆ ๐„๐ƒ๐“ (Boston time)

Join us on Zoom! harvard.zoom.us/j/9762343464...

07.05.2025 15:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

One week to go before the applications close on the 6th May!

What: Train-the-trainer in BioImage Analysis
When: 13th June 2025
Where: London, UK

More info: franciscrickinstitute.github.io/Train_the_tr...

29.04.2025 12:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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