Ben Van Houten
@benvh123.bsky.social
Scientist studying mechanisms of DNA repair using single molecule approaches.
I am incredibly proud of Matt Schaich, Emily Xu, and Elisa Dallo who presented their work at the Trondheim meeting.
October 9, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I am incredibly proud of Matt Schaich, Emily Xu, and Elisa Dallo who presented their work at the Trondheim meeting.
Attending a wonderful DNA repair meeting in Trondheim, Norway. Thanks Barbara van Loon for being a splendid host.
October 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Attending a wonderful DNA repair meeting in Trondheim, Norway. Thanks Barbara van Loon for being a splendid host.
Thanks to Roman and Maurice from LUMICKS for arranging the trip.
April 18, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Thanks to Roman and Maurice from LUMICKS for arranging the trip.
Spent a lovely day at Masaryk University
CEITEC – Central European Institute of Technology
Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, wonderful tour of the Biomolecular Interactions and Crystallography Core Facility / CEITEC by Jitka Holková
CEITEC – Central European Institute of Technology
Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, wonderful tour of the Biomolecular Interactions and Crystallography Core Facility / CEITEC by Jitka Holková
April 18, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Spent a lovely day at Masaryk University
CEITEC – Central European Institute of Technology
Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, wonderful tour of the Biomolecular Interactions and Crystallography Core Facility / CEITEC by Jitka Holková
CEITEC – Central European Institute of Technology
Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, wonderful tour of the Biomolecular Interactions and Crystallography Core Facility / CEITEC by Jitka Holková
Brno is a center of innovation, since the days of Mendel.
April 18, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Brno is a center of innovation, since the days of Mendel.
Spent the last five days in the Czech Republic. Prague us a beautiful city.
April 18, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Spent the last five days in the Czech Republic. Prague us a beautiful city.
Inspiring talks (especially Representstive Summer Lee) at the Standup for Science 2025, Pittsburgh, the home of the Salk polio vaccine.
March 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Inspiring talks (especially Representstive Summer Lee) at the Standup for Science 2025, Pittsburgh, the home of the Salk polio vaccine.
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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Reposted by Ben Van Houten
Instead of lowering prices, the Trump Administration is disrupting the work of researchers who are studying life-saving medicines and treatments.
Scientists at NIH can’t purchase supplies for their studies after Trump administration pauses outside communications | CNN
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have been told the communications pause announced by the Trump Administration earlier this week includes a pause on all purchasing, including supplies f...
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January 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Instead of lowering prices, the Trump Administration is disrupting the work of researchers who are studying life-saving medicines and treatments.
To my colleagues and friends at NIH, I feel your pain. www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
www.science.org
January 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
To my colleagues and friends at NIH, I feel your pain. www.science.org/content/arti...
Happy New Year! Celebrating a new dawn. May your 2025 be a prosperous and healthy year.
January 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Happy New Year! Celebrating a new dawn. May your 2025 be a prosperous and healthy year.
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A little birdie told us we should migrate to bluer skies. 😉 Hello Bluesky world. 👋🌎 Please re-share this post so we can follow you and help to grow the genomics community on here! 🧬✨
November 12, 2024 at 4:15 PM
A little birdie told us we should migrate to bluer skies. 😉 Hello Bluesky world. 👋🌎 Please re-share this post so we can follow you and help to grow the genomics community on here! 🧬✨
Reposted by Ben Van Houten
31 December 1995. Still the perfect goodbye.
December 31, 2024 at 12:21 PM
31 December 1995. Still the perfect goodbye.
Reposted by Ben Van Houten
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
December 4, 2024 at 11:14 AM
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
Happy Thanksgiving! A good time to pause, and appreciate all that is good in our lives, and to be grateful for friends and family. Enjoy!
November 28, 2024 at 11:29 AM
Happy Thanksgiving! A good time to pause, and appreciate all that is good in our lives, and to be grateful for friends and family. Enjoy!
Bluesky is taking off, checkout these numbers:
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www.fastcompany.com/91230935/the...
The website tracks how fast Bluesky is growing in near real time
Bluesky has added millions of new users since the election—and this site lets you watch each one as they sign up.
www.fastcompany.com
November 23, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Bluesky is taking off, checkout these numbers:
www.fastcompany.com/91230935/the...
www.fastcompany.com/91230935/the...
Happy to celebrate Brittiani Schnable's PhD work on thymine DNA glycosylase! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Thymine DNA glycosylase combines sliding, hopping, and nucleosome interactions to efficiently search for 5-formylcytosine - Nature Communications
Thymine DNA glycosylase is an essential DNA repair enzyme involved in oxidative demethylation of 5- methylC. In this study the authors have tracked specific and non-specific DNA binding of TDG at the ...
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November 20, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Happy to celebrate Brittiani Schnable's PhD work on thymine DNA glycosylase! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Decided to start an account here to keep in touch with fellow scientists, so sad to see what has happened to Twitter.
November 20, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Decided to start an account here to keep in touch with fellow scientists, so sad to see what has happened to Twitter.