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Daniel Durocher

@durocher1.bsky.social

Scientist: durocherlab.org @ Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto. Founder: Repare Therapeutics & Induxion Therapeutics

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RNA Society

The most important #RNA conference of the year with lots of amazing science and a really friendly atmosphere. This year in beautiful Montreal πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ !

www2.rnasociety.org

24.02.2026 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ vs US πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Olympic gold medal final overtime

22.02.2026 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

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19.02.2026 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats Michael!

17.02.2026 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tetrad dissection

13.02.2026 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£ The 2026 Midwest DNA Repair Symposium is coming to Kansas City (registration is open)

πŸ—“ May 30–31, 2026

✨ Talks will be selected from abstracts, with a strong focus on trainees and new investigators.

Please RT & share with your labs!
πŸ”— sites.google.com/view/kumc-mi...

03.02.2026 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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Great response so far for the DNA Repair Meeting in April 2026 ! 🧬

A few poster spots are still available.

✨ Early-bird registration extended to February 28th
✨ New invited speakers added: check the site: dnarepairmeeting-egmond2026.com

Don’t miss this outstanding meeting!

17.01.2026 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

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15.01.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

To all DNA repair aficionados 🧬 who want to attend the Egmond Repair Meeting in April 2026:

The deadline for early registration is January 10th, 2026! πŸ—“οΈ

Sign up soon to benefit from the early-bird registration fee πŸ¦πŸ’Έ

See you all in Egmond! 🌊✨

05.12.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

That will be fun to explore!

13.11.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats Susi!

07.11.2025 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Figure showing overview of genetic search algorithm and evaluation strategy

Figure showing overview of genetic search algorithm and evaluation strategy

How can we scale subcellular spatial proteomics across many experiments and conditions?

Our new paper presents a genetic algorithm and evaluation framework that optimizes bait subsets for proximity proteomics platforms like BioID enabling context-specific proteome mapping.

23.10.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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!

11.10.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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A comprehensive genetic catalog of human double-strand break repair The analysis of DNA sequence outcomes provides molecular insights into double-strand break (DSB) repair mechanisms. Using parallel in-pool profiling of Cas9-induced insertions and deletions (indels) w...

Kickstarting our BlueskyπŸ¦‹ account with great news!
Our REPAIRome study finally out today in
@science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

04.10.2025 07:27 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

We are looking for our next PhD student to join us 🀩 www.mcclellandlab.com to understand cancer radiation therapy's impact on DNA damage repair and chromosomal instability. Prestigious funding from CRUK RadNet. Please contact me informally - deadline 5th Nov! crukradnet.colcc.ac.uk/phd-students...

02.10.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

I suppose it is a calibration tool for food chemistry labs (calories, texture, content) but it's wild indeed!

02.10.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I really wonder what a $2K set of peanut butter jars from the NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF STANDARDS & TECHNOLOGY could be for?

26.09.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
depmap miner logo

depmap miner logo

The Garnett Lab is excited to launch DepMap Miner, a new tool to explore cancer dependency data!
Built on the Sanger DepMap, the DepMap Miner brings together multi-omic and functional datasets for over 1300 cancer cell models.

Start mining data now: dataminer.depmap.sanger.ac.uk

20.09.2025 07:43 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Validate User

Happy to share our latest research on the BRCA1-BRCTs now online.

academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

Congrats to first author Venda for putting it all together! This project was a great collaboration with the @titiasixma.bsky.social lab who helped us give structural meaning to our observations.

18.09.2025 08:40 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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DDIAS is a single-stranded DNA-binding effector of the TOPBP1-CIP2A complex in mitosis DNA double-strand breaks and unresolved DNA replication intermediates are particularly dangerous during mitosis. Paradoxically, cells inactivate canonical DNA repair mechanisms during chromosome segre...

Kaima Tsukuda and @andrewblackford.bsky.social have a highly complementary study that indicates that mutations in DDIAS (and CIP2A) caused neurodevelopmental defects, pointing a role for this pathway in development. /fin

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

10.09.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks to all authors and collaborators, chiefly @yiboxue.bsky.social but that's not all!

10.09.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Why is an ssDNA-binding protein involved in the CIP2A pathway? Our data suggests it may be to prevent ssDNA from accumulating in mitosis.

We propose that mitotic ssDNA is a liability for the integrity of chromosomes during cell division, and that a function of CIP2A-TOPBP1-DDIAS is suppress it.

10.09.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We were puzzled by the fact that DDIAS has an OB-fold domain which often acts as an ssDNA-binding domain.

We find that DDIAS binds to ssDNA. This activity is not involved in its recruitment to DNA damage sites, but it is necessary for its function in genome maintenance.

10.09.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Like CIP2A, DDIAS accumulates at DNA lesions specifically during mitosis, and it is recruited to the CIP2A-TOPBP1 complex via a phosho-dependent interaction with the TOPBP1 C-terminus.

DDIAS loss, like that of CIP2A, impairs the viability of BRCA1/2-deficient cells.

10.09.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mitotic single-stranded DNA suppression by DDIAS Incomplete DNA replication and chromosome breakage during mitosis pose major threats to chromosome segregation. The CIP2A-TOPBP1 complex acts to mitigate this peril, but its exact role is not yet unde...

New work from the lab! πŸ”¬

We report that DDIAS is a new component of the mitotic CIP2A-TOPBP1 pathway of genome maintenance. 1/n

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

10.09.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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DDIAS is a single-stranded DNA-binding effector of the TOPBP1-CIP2A complex in mitosis DNA double-strand breaks and unresolved DNA replication intermediates are particularly dangerous during mitosis. Paradoxically, cells inactivate canonical DNA repair mechanisms during chromosome segre...

Excited to share our lab’s latest preprint! We identify DDIAS as a novel single-stranded DNA-binding component of the TOPBP1–CIP2A complex, which acts in a mitotic DNA damage response pathway to protect chromosome integrity. Short summary below, and read it here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

10.09.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Job Alert 🚨

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We are looking for outstanding candidates to join our institute!

Learn more & apply:

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09.09.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Wishing you many more!

09.09.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Integrated spatial proteomics of human PDAC uncovers an expanded tumour–immune– stroma spectrum with genomic associations Distinctively, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) consists of sparse tumour lesions intertwined with extensive desmoplastic stroma. The complexity of tumour–microenvironment interactions within t...

New from @hartjackson.bsky.social: 104‑plex #IMC on 3 serial PDAC sections, 200+ patients, whole-slide & cellular modes. Spatial proteomics guides LCM + genomics to define tumor–immune–stromal spectra. A tour de force.

biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

@standardbiology.bsky.social #SpatialBio #IMC

23.08.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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JOB ALERT 🚨 We are hiring TWO principal investigators in cell, molecular, systems, or chemical biology in Toronto, Canada at @sinaihealth.bsky.social. We provide a generous startup, fully funded salary and academic appointment at U of Toronto.

www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Please repost!

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