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Alberto Ciccia

@albertociccia.bsky.social

Scientist at Columbia University interested in genome stability and genome editing | http://www.genetics.cumc.columbia.edu/profile/alberto-ciccia-phd https://www.ciccialab.com/

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The application deadline has been extended for a postdoc position in our lab until August 22. Please enquire/apply if you are interested in ADP-ribosylation, ubiquitination, genome stability or immunity.
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

18.07.2025 06:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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A postdoc position is available in our lab to study ADP-ribosylation and ubiquitylation signalling! We are looking for someone with experience in structural biology and biochemistry. The application deadline is June 20th.
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

24.05.2025 05:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
The patient, KJ, reaching out after infusion of the CRISPR therapy, with a big smile! Photo credit Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The patient, KJ, reaching out after infusion of the CRISPR therapy, with a big smile! Photo credit Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

In a medical breakthrough, a team including IGIโ€™s
@urnov.bsky.social & @giannikopoulosp.bsky.social created an on-demand #CRISPR therapy for an infant with a deadly gene mutation โ€” developed, approved, and delivered to the patient in just 6 months.

Read more: ow.ly/G0Bg50VTonC

#RareDisease ๐Ÿงฌ

15.05.2025 17:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Three days, fresh data, & sparkly debates on how replication gaps drive cancer & disease. Grateful for every talk & discussion. Thank you for pushing science forwardโ€”next stop: great papers. Science moves fast when we move together!

02.05.2025 07:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thanks to all the attendees of the Keystone Symposium on DNA Replication Gaps, Cancer, and Disease for a fantastic meeting! @cantorlab.bsky.social @labvincenzo.bsky.social

02.05.2025 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wrapping up an insightful conference on DNA Replication Gaps, Cancer, and Disease! ๐ŸŽ‰ Congrats to our Future of Science Fund winners, Larissa Milano and @seppai99.bsky.social! Your achievements inspire us. ๐ŸŒŸ #KSDNARep25 @cantorlab.bsky.social @albertociccia.bsky.social @labvincenzo.bsky.social

30.04.2025 17:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Thanks to all the authors for their excellent reviews! @penengolab.bsky.social @labvincenzo.bsky.social @cantorlab.bsky.social @quinet.bsky.social @vermalab-washu.bsky.social

17.04.2025 04:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
DNA Repair | The replication stress response: mechanisms and functions | ScienceDirect.com by ElsevierScienceDirect High-fidelity DNA replication is constantly challenged by a diverse range of obstacles, including endogenous lesions and secondary structures in the DNA template, tightly bound protein-DNA complexes, ...

Happy to share our DNA Repair special issue on the replication stress response curated with @vindignilab.bsky.social.
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

17.04.2025 04:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Congratulations to the 2025 Canada Gairdner Award laureates! This yearโ€™s laureates represent some of the worldโ€™s most significant biomedical and global health research and discoveries.

Learn more about their award-winning research here: gairdner.org/resource-hub...

#GairdnerAwards

11.04.2025 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

I'm happy to share that I've joined @ifomresearch.bsky.social as a Junior Group Leader, leading the Functional Genomics of Cancer Immunity Laboratory! ๐Ÿ”ฌ
The lab investigates the links between DNA damage response (DDR) and cancer immunity. Exciting times are aheadโ€”stay tuned!

03.04.2025 12:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
KSQA: Dr. Kyungjae Myung (DNA Replication Gaps)
YouTube video by KeystoneSymposia KSQA: Dr. Kyungjae Myung (DNA Replication Gaps)

Submit poster abstracts by 4/3, 11:59pm MST for DNA Replication Gaps, Cancer, and Disease in Daejeon, South Korea. Join experts to explore DNA errors and cancer. keysym.us/KSDNARep25.

youtu.be/_aPIkDQg1rw #KSDNARep25 @cantorlab.bsky.social @albertociccia.bsky.social @labvincenzo.bsky.social

27.03.2025 18:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Exciting seminar series from Genome integrity italian Network (GiiN), chaired by myself and Raffaella Di Micco! Short talks (2x30โ€™), at convenient time for EU/USA attendees. Big shots and raising stars in an expanding field. See flyers + link to receive email alerts. Please repost to your network!๐Ÿ‘‡

17.03.2025 21:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Congratulations, Luke!

08.03.2025 21:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...

01.03.2025 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3160    ๐Ÿ” 1398    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 62    ๐Ÿ“Œ 95

This is becoming not sustainable

26.02.2025 00:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Excellent Info Graphic. Share everywhere!

23.02.2025 16:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
DNA Replication Gaps, Cancer and Disease | Keystone Symposia Join us at the Keystone Symposia on DNA Replication Gaps, Cancer and Disease, April 2025, in Daejeon, with field leaders!

Join the first Keystone conference dedicated to DNA replication gaps and cancer! Send an abstract to be selected for a talk.

www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...

17.01.2025 11:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join Helle D. Ulrich & experts this April to explore DNA replication errors, breaks, repair, and cancer! Submit abstracts and scholarships by Jan. 28 (11:59pm MST)! keysym.us/KSDNARep25

#KSDNARep25 #DNAreplicationgaps @cantorlab.bsky.social @albertociccia.bsky.social @labvincenzo.bsky.social

14.01.2025 16:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Please join the conversation and get your abstract in!

15.01.2025 00:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A foundation model of transcription across human cell types - Nature A foundation model learns transcriptional regulatory syntax from chromatin accessibility and sequence data across a range of cell types to predict gene expression and transcription factor interactions...

GET is finally published!
- Paper: t.ly/iQct_ (new validations, dry and wet)
- Model: t.ly/4jnUI (new tutorial on PBMC 10x Multiome data, and yes you can even fine-tune it on a Macbook)
- Analysis package: t.ly/OqLAL
- Demo: t.ly/rbFQB
- Docker: t.ly/86n_i

08.01.2025 16:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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What are your plans for October 2025? It would be a fantastic time to visit Norway for the Endogenous DNA Damage and Repair conference with a stellar set of speaker covering a wide range of topics. www.endodnadamage.com

04.12.2024 11:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
DNA Break Repair by Homologous Recombination (2024) Drew Berry wehi.tv
YouTube video by WEHImovies DNA Break Repair by Homologous Recombination (2024) Drew Berry wehi.tv

Delighted to publish my new molecular animation:

DNA Break Repair by Homologous Recombination

youtu.be/Xe-83tBcxhs

04.12.2024 00:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 264    ๐Ÿ” 112    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 40
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I'm honoured to speak at the upcoming Genome Instability & Cancer Conference, celebrating the legacy of Angelos Constantinou. His pioneering work transformed our understanding of DNA repair. Register now to join us near his home town in France in March! www.tribute2angelos.fr/page/home/

20.11.2024 00:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations, Orlando!

19.11.2024 01:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can you please add me as well? Thanks

15.11.2024 19:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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