AndreaVentura
@andreaventura.bsky.social
My lab studies the biology and genetics of cancer using a combination of genome editing, biochemical, and computational methods. Opinions are my own (Andrea Ventura) and do not reflect those of my employer.
https://venturalaboratory.com/
https://venturalaboratory.com/
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More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.
January 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM
More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Brilliant!
If you are looking for a distraction, this seems cool. Sticky ends++. If it works as advertised, seems like it could be a game-changer.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Construction of complex and diverse DNA sequences using DNA three-way junctions - Nature
Sidewinder enables high-fidelity DNA assembly by separating the information that guides assembly from the final assembled sequence.
www.nature.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Brilliant!
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
Excellent work!
Congratulations to our colleague Dr. Benjamin Kleaveland (@BenKleaveland) and colleagues on their new paper, "Derepression of a single microRNA target causes female infertility in mice," in Nucleic Acids Research!
academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
Derepression of a single microRNA target causes female infertility in mice
Abstract. The miR-200a and miR-200b families control mouse ovulation and are essential for female fertility. The ZEB1 transcription factor is a conserved t
academic.oup.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Excellent work!
“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” Winston Curchill
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” Winston Curchill
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If you’re applying to your dream lab for an internship/PhD/postdoc, always send a second email 1-2 weeks after the first one if you don’t hear back.
I promise we will be grateful rather than annoyed. My email inbox is a disaster and I’m quite junior - and very few of us have secretarial support
I promise we will be grateful rather than annoyed. My email inbox is a disaster and I’m quite junior - and very few of us have secretarial support
October 4, 2025 at 5:47 AM
If you’re applying to your dream lab for an internship/PhD/postdoc, always send a second email 1-2 weeks after the first one if you don’t hear back.
I promise we will be grateful rather than annoyed. My email inbox is a disaster and I’m quite junior - and very few of us have secretarial support
I promise we will be grateful rather than annoyed. My email inbox is a disaster and I’m quite junior - and very few of us have secretarial support
Just visited @ifomresearch.bsky.social in Milan. It was a true pleasure to see the direction this cancer research institute has taken. The energy and the enthusiasm of the faculties was contagious. Plus, Milan is a thriving city. European science at the best.
October 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Just visited @ifomresearch.bsky.social in Milan. It was a true pleasure to see the direction this cancer research institute has taken. The energy and the enthusiasm of the faculties was contagious. Plus, Milan is a thriving city. European science at the best.
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🚨 Fully funded #PhD opportunities at Human Technopole in Milan!
🔬 Apply by 9 June to join top research groups in Comp Bio, Struct Bio, Genomics, Neurogenomics, Mol Cell Bio
🌍 Open to grads worldwide via SEMM 👉 humantechnopole.it/en/news/10-f...
🔬 Apply by 9 June to join top research groups in Comp Bio, Struct Bio, Genomics, Neurogenomics, Mol Cell Bio
🌍 Open to grads worldwide via SEMM 👉 humantechnopole.it/en/news/10-f...
April 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🚨 Fully funded #PhD opportunities at Human Technopole in Milan!
🔬 Apply by 9 June to join top research groups in Comp Bio, Struct Bio, Genomics, Neurogenomics, Mol Cell Bio
🌍 Open to grads worldwide via SEMM 👉 humantechnopole.it/en/news/10-f...
🔬 Apply by 9 June to join top research groups in Comp Bio, Struct Bio, Genomics, Neurogenomics, Mol Cell Bio
🌍 Open to grads worldwide via SEMM 👉 humantechnopole.it/en/news/10-f...
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You may be fearing your 401k is no longer enough for you to retire. But with all the cuts to NIH and Medicare you also won't live as long. So the policies are integrated.
April 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
You may be fearing your 401k is no longer enough for you to retire. But with all the cuts to NIH and Medicare you also won't live as long. So the policies are integrated.
Great opportunity!
We have two #postdoc positions open to join my team at @ebi.embl.org in beautiful Cambridge!
We are a mission-driven, highly collaborative and dynamic team located at the Wellcome Genome Campus, one of the most exciting hubs in the world focused on biomedical research 👇
We are a mission-driven, highly collaborative and dynamic team located at the Wellcome Genome Campus, one of the most exciting hubs in the world focused on biomedical research 👇
Postdoctoral Fellow
Your group The Cortes-Ciriano group studies the mutational processes and mechanisms of genome instability underpinning tumourigenesis, immune escape, and drug response through the analysis of high-thr...
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Great opportunity!
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More than 1,900 scientists write letter in ‘SOS’ over Trump’s attacks on science
Members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine warned Americans of ‘real danger in this moment’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine warned Americans of ‘real danger in this moment’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:37 AM
More than 1,900 scientists write letter in ‘SOS’ over Trump’s attacks on science
Members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine warned Americans of ‘real danger in this moment’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine warned Americans of ‘real danger in this moment’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I'll be in Boston/NYC/UPenn for <72 hrs this week explaining why Weizmann is the best school there is. If you know anyone that it can be relevant for - please DM me for details.
March 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I'll be in Boston/NYC/UPenn for <72 hrs this week explaining why Weizmann is the best school there is. If you know anyone that it can be relevant for - please DM me for details.
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very much worth reading -- the stakes for the health and safety of all Americans could not be greater
Resignation letter from FDA’s Peter Marks (he was director of its Center for Biological Evaluation and Research)
March 29, 2025 at 6:30 AM
very much worth reading -- the stakes for the health and safety of all Americans could not be greater
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....and to be followed by broad investment in science as the columnist suggests.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A French university is offering ‘scientific asylum’ for US talent. The brain drain has started | Alexander Hurst
The Trump administration is cutting funding, while specifically targeting institutions like Columbia. No wonder academics want out, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst
www.theguardian.com
March 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
....and to be followed by broad investment in science as the columnist suggests.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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⌛📝 One week left to apply to our latest call for faculty positions here at @molbiolau.bsky.social in Aarhus, Denmark 🇩🇰
Two (👀) positions are available w. open topic + rank (tenure-track assist or assoc professorship dep. on career stage).
mbg.au.dk/en/news-and-...
Two (👀) positions are available w. open topic + rank (tenure-track assist or assoc professorship dep. on career stage).
mbg.au.dk/en/news-and-...
mbg.au.dk
March 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
⌛📝 One week left to apply to our latest call for faculty positions here at @molbiolau.bsky.social in Aarhus, Denmark 🇩🇰
Two (👀) positions are available w. open topic + rank (tenure-track assist or assoc professorship dep. on career stage).
mbg.au.dk/en/news-and-...
Two (👀) positions are available w. open topic + rank (tenure-track assist or assoc professorship dep. on career stage).
mbg.au.dk/en/news-and-...
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Save the Date! Cancer Molecular Therapeutics Research Association Annual Meeting in Utah July 13-17. Please register today. Incredible line up of speakers: RT! @andreaventura.bsky.social @rjdlab.bsky.social #lcsm
March 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Save the Date! Cancer Molecular Therapeutics Research Association Annual Meeting in Utah July 13-17. Please register today. Incredible line up of speakers: RT! @andreaventura.bsky.social @rjdlab.bsky.social #lcsm
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Very excited to share the stellar speaker line-up at our ecDNA conference this June in London! 👇
If you're interested in #ecDNA and want to hear or present groundbreaking research, register now. Abstract submission deadline is 14 March.
Learn more: www.cancergrandchallenges.org/ecDNA-2025
If you're interested in #ecDNA and want to hear or present groundbreaking research, register now. Abstract submission deadline is 14 March.
Learn more: www.cancergrandchallenges.org/ecDNA-2025
February 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Very excited to share the stellar speaker line-up at our ecDNA conference this June in London! 👇
If you're interested in #ecDNA and want to hear or present groundbreaking research, register now. Abstract submission deadline is 14 March.
Learn more: www.cancergrandchallenges.org/ecDNA-2025
If you're interested in #ecDNA and want to hear or present groundbreaking research, register now. Abstract submission deadline is 14 March.
Learn more: www.cancergrandchallenges.org/ecDNA-2025
If you want to learn single-cell analysis from scratch with an user friendly, hands on, approach I very strongly recommend the series of FREE workshops offered by the SAIL team at @mskcancercenter.bsky.social , lead by @ronanchaligne.bsky.social .
sail.mskcc.org/computationa...
sail.mskcc.org/computationa...
Single-cell Data Analysis Workshop – Single-cell Analytics Innovation LabChaligne Lab Website
sail.mskcc.org
February 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
If you want to learn single-cell analysis from scratch with an user friendly, hands on, approach I very strongly recommend the series of FREE workshops offered by the SAIL team at @mskcancercenter.bsky.social , lead by @ronanchaligne.bsky.social .
sail.mskcc.org/computationa...
sail.mskcc.org/computationa...
🧪 fellow scientists, any advice on a good primer for scRNAseq analysis. Not just the coding part, but the math behind it as well.
January 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🧪 fellow scientists, any advice on a good primer for scRNAseq analysis. Not just the coding part, but the math behind it as well.
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In www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... we propose that #KRAS #dosage integrates signaling & transcription to regulate cell states, driving #heterogeneity, progression & #metastasis
Transcriptional Dosage of Oncogenic KRAS Drives Lung Adenocarcinoma Cell States, Progression and Metastasis
Cancer cells display distinct, recurrent phenotypic cell states. Metastatic spreading correlates with tumor cell state evolution. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying metastasis remain elusive...
www.biorxiv.org
December 31, 2024 at 1:12 PM
In www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... we propose that #KRAS #dosage integrates signaling & transcription to regulate cell states, driving #heterogeneity, progression & #metastasis
I’m reaching out about a Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center event I’m participating in —Cycle for Survival. Right now, Cycle for Survival has a special year-end match going on — every donation is being doubled!
Cycle for Survival: The Movement to Beat Rare Cancers
Support rare cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
mskcc.convio.net
December 30, 2024 at 4:24 PM
I’m reaching out about a Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center event I’m participating in —Cycle for Survival. Right now, Cycle for Survival has a special year-end match going on — every donation is being doubled!