Alexis Barr

Thanks for writing this. Agree that we all need to fight for equality. It doesn’t work if only the disadvantaged are left to fight for their rightful place as not enough people will listen. The privileged have to use their voice!

Love #OnlyConnect Got this after two clues 👊🏻 🤓

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

Studentships and PhD training We have two core PhD programmes - traditional and transdisciplinary. Our PhD students are registered with Imperial and are embedded in our dedicated research facility.

We’re offering a 4y MRC PhD studentship with Fadri Martinez-Perez @mrc-lms.bsky.social Check it out!

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Register for the Dynamic Cell VI conference, Reading, UK, April 2026! This conference focusses on all aspects of cell dynamics, co-organised by @bscb-official.bsky.social and @biochemsoc.bsky.social with @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social and the Chinese Society for Cell Biology.
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9 days to go:
* 2 x open positions!
* Exceptional environment, competitive start-up package
* University of Toronto appointments
* Toronto has great (and peaceful) quality of life!

I keep reading this as “The Histones”

I don’t even work on histones!

Béla Novák (1956–2025) – a legacy of scientific discovery and personal charm In February 2025, we were shocked and deeply saddened to hear about the death of Béla Novák, Professor in Integrative Systems Biology at the University of Oxford, UK, and a beloved grandfather, father...

Many of you know, we lost Béla Novák this year. John Tyson, Francis Barr & I tried to capture his wonderful character & great mind so that those that didn't know him can see what a fantastic person he was.

Thanks to @jcellsci.bsky.social for publishing.

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Just over one week until this opportunity closes!

If you’re an ambitious computational scientist looking for a Postdoc position, apply now

Description Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment...

@mariasecrier.bsky.social & I are looking for an enthusiastic & excellent data scientist for a 4-year postdoc to understand cell cycle dysregulation in cancer.

Deadline 15th October. Get in touch if you have any questions.

Please repost!

More details:
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Yay! Well done Ollie! Best of luck in your next steps

HUGE thank you to everyone who sat & listened to my ideas, gave feedback, read drafts, shared data, grilled me in practice interviews & acted as general cheerleaders. I couldn’t have done it without you all (genuinely).

I’m so proud of our team & excited to see what we achieve!

This will also be our first foray into snMultiomics in collaboration with @vaquerizasjm.bsky.social which is exciting!

Some of this money will fund our work in bladder cancer, also new for us, & guided by the clinical expertise of Anna Wilkins & Rakesh Heer, & use models developed by @jennyrohn.bsky.social Thank you to bladder cancer patients at Charing Cross for their enthusiasm & making us think differently

Feeling very fortunate to be awarded a Programme Foundation Award from CRUK @cruk-si.bsky.social

This is a new area for the lab & lets us team up with @mariasecrier.bsky.social to tackle a big problem of how different cancers lose control of proliferation

We’re a bunch of amateur psychologists… #AcademicChatter #phdchat

22. A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier

Another story about the choices women have to make & society’s expectations. Set post WW1 so a different time but still resonates

21. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

Loved this book. The found out it’s based on real life characters from the war. Fantastic.

20. This One Life by Amanda Prowse

Not at all the story I was expecting! About whether women can have it all & the choices that have to be made. A good read!

19. Before the Swallows Come Back

A story that starts gently but then rapidly goes downhill for everyone. A beautiful love story

18. The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer

I love Mortimer as a comedian & I could hear his voice as I read this. A light-hearted, lovely story

Ok have been on holiday so will post all the holiday reads at once & try and remember what they were all about….
17. James by Percival Everett

A beautiful story which almost seems unbelievable but unfortunately not so

How can patients help shape the future of cancer research?

Join us at our new virtual conference to explore how involving cancer patients in research leads to more meaningful, impactful outcomes.

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Head of the Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is Europe’s flagship life sciences organisation, and one of the world’s leading research institutions. An intergovernmental organisation of 29 Member S...

EMBL Cell Biology and Biophysics department is searching for a new director. A major position to lead this field in Europe and beyond.
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They did it! England you legends! Lots of love for the Lionesses. What a team ❤️🥹

Coming back to tissue culture after 20 months away 🥰

Very pleased to say we have an Assistant Professor job opening (tenure track) in the Department of Genetics at Trinity College Dublin! 😀
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA399/a... - deadline is August 19th! Please repost!

📢 Open Call! The Max Perutz Labs invite applications for a Tenure-Track Professorship in Mechanistic Cell and Developmental Biology. More details ➡️ tinyurl.com/3fbkp89c

16. Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

Having loved the writing in Gentleman in Moscow, I wanted to read another by Towles. This did not disappoint. Shows how you can assume so much about a person & be completely wrong. And how seemingly small decisions can change a life course

ENGLANDDDDDDD!! (Bloody hell that was stressful)