Ksenia Kuznetsova
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Ksenia Kuznetsova
@kkuznetsova.bsky.social
Project Manager | Outreach | (ex-)🦓🐟 Transcription researcher

Database Curation @cdcode.bsky.social
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Really happy to see my PhD first-author paper published in @nature.com! I’m very grateful to have worked with such a great team. Huge thanks to Urša Uršič, Michael Staddon, and Jan Brugués, as well as the @brugueslab.bsky.social, and the @poldresden.bsky.social and @mpi-cbg.de community!
Excited to share Alison's @alisonkickuth.bsky.social paper from the lab out in @nature.com this week! We uncovered how a mechanical ratchet mechanism drives cytokinesis in early #zebrafish embryos. Read more in this thread 🧵 and at www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🤩
@poldresden.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de
January 7, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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In the same year (1936) a short publication in the Anatomischer Anzeiger he presented what is probably first ever microfilm-record of zebrafish development. He was able to follow development from fertilization to the end of epiboly. Clearly, there was much to be done, but history intervene. (4/7)
January 2, 2026 at 10:42 AM
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We are looking for a Postdoc at the Center for Gene Expression in Copenhagen. Deadline for applications is the 11th of January. If you are interested in 3D chromatin, SMC complexes, and super-resolution microscopy, join us. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Postdocs at Center for Gene Expression in Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine - Copenhagen, Hovedstaden (DK) job with University of Copenhagen | 12849488
We are looking for 2 or more highly motivated postdocs interested in ribosome biology, 3D chromatin organisation, or regulation of protein turnove...
www.nature.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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Happy New 2026 Year from Sci.STEPS 💙
Our team is enjoying a final bit of our holiday break. We're excited to return in January to start matching process and preparing for #mentorship Season 2026!

We have so much planned for the coming months and can't wait to share the journey with you.🎄
January 2, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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Our pre-holiday database update is live! 🎄CD-CODE v2.1 is here.
Adding
🎁 11 new condensates
🎁 276 new proteins
We now track a total of 13,983 condensate-protein relationships, plus 253 c-mods and 113 condensatopathies.

Dive into the data and see more details about the release: cd-code.org/release
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December 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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🎄 Day 2 of the 24 Days of Development ✨🧬
This study uncovers a key role for foxl2l in zebrafish sex differentiation. 🐟 Loss of foxl2l blocks meiosis, causes germ cells to accumulate, and results in complete female-to-male sex reversal. ❄️🔍🌟
doi.org/10.1016/j.yd...
December 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Nobel laureate Svante Pääbo, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, will deliver the 2026 EMBL Kafatos lecture.

The lecture will explore how traces of Neanderthal DNA might shape human biology and health today.

www.embl.org/news/embl-an...
December 1, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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CD-CODE 2.0 is now published in @narjournal.bsky.social 🤩
CD-CODE 2.0 stores #biomolecular #condensates and their #protein and nucleic acid components and now includes repository of 🦠 infectious condensates, 💊 condensate-modulating compounds, and 🩺 condensatopathies
👀 doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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☀️summer is here -
and so is CD-CODE v1.10 release!🤩

💡CD-CODE has now 719 manually curated #condensates (and ~40% are #human associated!)

💡Check out new #condensates and updated #protein - condensate connections at cd-code.org

#Bioinformatics #DatabaseUpdate #IDR #RNP #RBP #cdcode
June 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Thanks for the shoot-out @zebrafishrock.bsky.social! This beautiful work by the Hnisz lab characterized a micropeptide (killswitch) and used it to probe condensates. This opens the door to assess the function of condensates and @shivalidongre.bsky.social did just that in our beloved fish embryo.
Contains a #zebrafish cameo from the @nvastenhouw.bsky.social Lab!
What controls condensate composition and function beyond binding stoichiometry? We show that condensate microenvironments play a key role, and can be probed by a micropeptide killswitch in live cells. www.nature.com/articles/s41... in @nature.com ‬ with @yaotianzhang.bsky.social Denes Hnisz & team.
June 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Apparently we do not have a JEDI starter pack yet.
@fly-jedi.bsky.social
and everyone else: let me know which other Junior European #Drosophila Investigators are missing!

go.bsky.app/PcTGEMc
June 6, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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🥳 Wrap-up of #mentorship Season 3!

Yesterday’s we reflected on 3 months of insights and achievements.
Thanks to #mentors for their support and dedication 🙏 and good luck to #mentees with their career path! Our community is there for you beyond this season! 💙

Hope to see many in the next seasons 🤗
May 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Exciting that CD-CODE is now connected to THE go-to resource for everything protein-related!

It's a great step forward, directing further developments and outlook for our project @tothpetroczylab.bsky.social @mscheremetjew.bsky.social 🥳
April 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Very pleased that CD-Code is now cross-referenced by #UniProt and that we made it into the latest release: www.uniprot.org/release-note...

Browse our manually curated #condensates at: cd-code.org
April 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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We're really excited that CD-CODE is now cross-referenced by #UniProt and has already been included in the latest release: www.uniprot.org/release-note...

Spreading knowledge about #biomolecular #condensates 🥳

@ebi.embl.org @sib.swiss @mpi-cbg.de @tothpetroczylab.bsky.social @hymanlab.bsky.social
UniProt
UniProt is the world's leading high-quality, comprehensive and freely accessible resource of protein sequence and functional information.
www.uniprot.org
April 28, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Science delivers! Time & time again scientists make unexpected & important discoveries when following their curiousity! That's why we're organizing Woodstock Night Science, a reimagined conference to inspire us to new ideas.
June 10-13 woodstock.img.cas.cz
Join us! #TheConferenceToEndAllConferences
March 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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🍃CD-CODE update v1.09 is here!🍃

👀Check out the new #biomolecular #condensates at cd-code.org
👀We're continuing to update #Protein - #condensate connections and resolve issues!

Join us to share your #condensate #expertise as a contributor: cd-code.org/signup

#Bioinformatics #DatabaseUpdate #IDR
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March 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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I read the interviews last night and enjoyed them a lot - it shows that being a woman in science isn't a "one size fits all" experience, yet the challenges we face seem so universal. The system has work to do, but in the meantime, let's remember how many amazing and inspiring women surround us 👩‍🔬👩‍🔬
#february11 #womeninscience | International Day of Women & Girls in Science

Read our interviews with female researchers from the @mpi-ie.bsky.social – showcasing their way into science, the hurdles they faced and how exciting life as a scientist can be.

www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/women-in-sci...
February 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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🔬🌐 Happy #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience!
Women and girls have historically faced—and continue to face—barriers in accessing education and pursuing careers in #STEM.
We celebrate the achievements and #persistence of women and girls who are shaping the future of science and innovation!💡🌟
February 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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It was #InternationalMentoringDay on Friday and we want to celebrate our mentors and mentees 🤩

#Mentorship isn't one-directional - it is a dynamic exchange where both mentor and mentee evolve together!

As organizers - we are also constantly learning from the amazing Sci.STEPS community 💙
January 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Calling on all RNA lovers! We are searching for phase-lock tubes to separate organic and aqueous phases during phenol:chloroform extractions of RNA because QIAGEN has discontinued the MaXtract tubes that we used to use. All input will be gratefully received! @doragrbavac.bsky.social
January 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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I am thrilled to share that our latest pre-print from the @evahoermanseder.bsky.social lab 🐸🧬, is now online! Check it out here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Highlights and key findings from our study in the thread below 👇
Digital Reprogramming Decodes Epigenetic Barriers of Cell Fate Changes
Fates of differentiated cells in our body can be induced to change by nuclear reprogramming. In this way, cells valuable for therapeutic purposes and disease modeling can be produced. However, the eff...
www.biorxiv.org
January 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Very excited to share our paper on Gene and Transposable Element expression in mammalian preimplantation development, online today! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
A short thread to highlight some of our findings 🧵
January 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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✨ Excited to share my latest preprint on how H3K4 methylation promotes transcriptional memory from gametes to embryos across a transcriptionally silent window — crucial for proper zygotic genome activation and development. 🐸🧬✨

📄 Check it out here:
doi.org/10.1101/2025...

👇 Highlights below
H3K4 methylation-promoted transcriptional memory ensures faithful zygotic genome activation and embryonic development
In the life of a vertebrate embryo, gene expression is initiated for the first time at zygotic genome activation (ZGA). Maternally expressed transcription factors present in the embryo are essential f...
doi.org
January 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Best first bsky post posible 4us:

2025 INTERNSHIP CALL IS NOW OPEN!

Ready for an adventure this summer?

Join our 2025 #Epigenetics #SummerInternship at Helmholtz Munich! Dive into AI, stem cells, nutrition and cutting-edge research, while gaining hands-on experience.

Apply now! 👉 bit.ly/40g1BWL
January 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM