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A bit less recent work published in @narjournal.bsky.social led by Klein, Das and Bera. Great collaboration with many labs showing that SARS-CoV-2 polymerase must undergo an activation step to enable RNA synthesis.
doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
#SARSCoV2 #polymerase #RNAvirus #singlemolecule
07.03.2026 17:12
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I was the last couple of days in Oxford to give a seminar, invited by my postdoc adviser @achilleskap.bsky.social. First time there since I left in 2016. I had a fantastic time, great discussions on science and else. Thank you Achilles for hosting me so well! π€
14.02.2026 06:47
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π§¬π Preprint update (v2): We added new biochemical experiments that clarify how IWS1 associates with the transcription elongation complex and further define competition between IWS1 and RECQL5. π§ͺβοΈ
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Structural model is already available in the PDB (9MLC).
02.02.2026 16:33
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Current opportunities
I am accepting applications for a postdoc to work with me at the University of Toronto Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.
Area of Research: Democratic Institutions, Public Engagement, American History
Due by February 23rd
munkschool.utoronto.ca/current-oppo...
31.01.2026 17:20
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Learn more about the basic physical principles that underlie the behaviour of living cells in the EMBO Workshop "#Physics of Cells: PhysCell2026" in Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands, 7β11 September 2026.
Deadline: 8 May
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-physcell
#EMBOphysCell26 #meeting #EMBOevents π§ͺ
26.01.2026 06:15
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We are happy to be hosting David Dulin, @dulinlab.bsky.social, of @vuamsterdam.bsky.social today, for a Bijvoet Seminar entitled "Leveraging high-throughput magnetic tweezers to investigate coronavirus replication at the single-molecule level".
15.01.2026 15:24
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Thank you for inviting me, I had a great time!
15.01.2026 21:52
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Incredibly excited to be taking part in the EMBO Workshop Pathogen Immunity & Signalling. Thanks to Annemarthe van der Veen, @kajastelab.bsky.social, @iannaconelab.bsky.social, @maurogaya.bsky.social, @manellab.bsky.social, @jnpruneda.bsky.social, Jan Rehwinkel & Mads Gyrd-Hansen for organising.
09.01.2026 09:13
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Congrats!
06.11.2025 15:39
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Buribushi Fellowship
An excellent opportunity for early-career researchers! Fellows receive salary comparable to an Assistant Professor position and research funds. For 2026, the program invites theoryβfocused researchers in natural sciences and technology: www.oist.jp/research/bur... @oistedu.bsky.social
29.10.2025 17:20
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Another academic year, another NWO Physics of Life newsletter!
Check it out π
nwobiophysics.nl/newsletters
> Interview with former chair Kristina Ganzinger (AMOLF) and our new chair Kristin GruΓmayer @tudelfttnw.bsky.social
> Biosketch by Lisa Tran @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social
> and more..
04.09.2025 14:54
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Interested in our recent norovirus NS3 work? π
Join us to dig deeper!
I'm recruiting a PhD candidate to investigate NS3's role in viral replication and assembly using #cryoEM, #cryoET, and other complementary techniques.
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Please share! π
15.07.2025 15:42
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We are grateful to @danielhurdiss.bsky.social for inviting us to contribute to this great work! βΊοΈ
18.06.2025 15:52
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Really cool work!
11.06.2025 16:30
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Saudi Arabia confirms 9 MERS cases, including hospital cluster
Saudi Arabia confirms 9 MERS cases, including hospital cluster www.cidrap.umn.edu/mers-cov/sau...
13.05.2025 20:14
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Congrats Marvin, well deserved!
15.04.2025 10:48
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Repost appreciated:
Open #PhDposition in structural virology in my group! Join us in UmeΓ₯, πΈπͺ to uncover how arboviruses remodel the cellular interior. In situ #cryoET combined with #virology, #cellbiology, and #biophysics.
Deadline 4 May. More info: www.carlsonlab.se/join/
04.04.2025 08:06
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Congrats Dan!
01.04.2025 21:26
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Nice work Marvin et al!
28.03.2025 18:36
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Nice work, congrats Dan!
27.03.2025 02:40
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still possible to apply:
phygenome.sciencesconf.org
20.03.2025 08:40
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Congrats Aaron!
14.03.2025 06:38
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A PhD position is open for this year. A candidate should have a background in programming skills.
10.03.2025 16:28
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Nice stuff! π
03.03.2025 17:59
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Congrats Marvin!
28.02.2025 18:23
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Please share, we have #PhD opportunities for anyone interested in filming the #Biophysics of life at the nanoscale.
Full details at: heath-afm-lab.github.io/positions/
Projects based around developing and applying High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy methods to understand molecular dynamics.
10.12.2024 11:55
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Join our lab in Amsterdam. We are looking for a Netherlands-based Technician/Analist (MBO-4 level) to apply advanced microscopy, imaging, and molecular techniques to study fungal-plant interactions. 2-yr position
See link for details. Applications due Feb 23rd.
workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/te...
10.02.2025 11:13
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