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@bluebuleta.bsky.social

Scientist interested in heterochromatin formation and transcription regulation, studying transposons in @rberrens.bsky.social lab @uniofoxford Former Brockdorff lab member.

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Transcription and Chromatin UK
Manchester, UK
17-19 September 2025
Earlybird deadline: 17 July 2025

Transcription and Chromatin UK Manchester, UK 17-19 September 2025 Earlybird deadline: 17 July 2025

Taking place on 17-19 September 2025, Transcription and Chromatin UK will showcase cutting-edge research and is a β€˜mustattend’ for anyone within the transcription and epigenetics communityπŸ§ͺ. Register now: www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/2...

26.06.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 6
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Remembering Professor BΓ©la NovΓ‘k 1956 - 2025 With great sadness, we announce the loss of Professor BΓ©la NovΓ‘k.

A brilliant, kind, funny colleague gone too soon. We will miss you Bela.
www.merton.ox.ac.uk/news/remembe...

25.02.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice to see this out. Congrats to all the authors! πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘

06.02.2025 08:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Closing the scissor-shaped curve: Strategies to promote gender equality in academia Gender inequality in STEM fields remains pervasive and undermines the ability for talented individuals to excel. Despite advances, women still encounter obstacles in pursuing academic careers and reac...

Reading the paper in Cell about how to close the scissor plots in gender representation at senior academic positions, I feel just a touch of pessimism. Having reached a level of seniority (middle management) I didn’t think I ever would, I read these great ideas wanting more, much more /1.

01.12.2024 04:12 β€” πŸ‘ 313    πŸ” 125    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 43
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Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science πŸ§ͺ disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" βœ‚οΈ

So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?

We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary

#WomeninSTEM

www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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