Melike Dönertaş
@mdonertas.bsky.social
#aging #bioinformatics #microbiome #rstats
Junior Group Leader at the Leibniz Institute on Aging (FLI)
@iscb & @ekoevoder member
https://donertas-group.github.io/
I hereby declare email bankruptcy.
If you’ve written to me in the past months and haven’t heard back — it’s not you, it’s the inbox. I recently discovered that hundreds of messages had been flagged as spam and never reached me. 👇
If you’ve written to me in the past months and haven’t heard back — it’s not you, it’s the inbox. I recently discovered that hundreds of messages had been flagged as spam and never reached me. 👇
October 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I hereby declare email bankruptcy.
If you’ve written to me in the past months and haven’t heard back — it’s not you, it’s the inbox. I recently discovered that hundreds of messages had been flagged as spam and never reached me. 👇
If you’ve written to me in the past months and haven’t heard back — it’s not you, it’s the inbox. I recently discovered that hundreds of messages had been flagged as spam and never reached me. 👇
#AMC2025 is almost here (Oct 28–29, Jena) and we’ve opened a few more seats! If you work on host-microbiome interactions, aging, or age-related diseases, bring a poster and join this amazing crowd!
amc25.leibniz-fli.de/registration/
✨ Highlights 👇 🧵 (1/4)
amc25.leibniz-fli.de/registration/
✨ Highlights 👇 🧵 (1/4)
October 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
#AMC2025 is almost here (Oct 28–29, Jena) and we’ve opened a few more seats! If you work on host-microbiome interactions, aging, or age-related diseases, bring a poster and join this amazing crowd!
amc25.leibniz-fli.de/registration/
✨ Highlights 👇 🧵 (1/4)
amc25.leibniz-fli.de/registration/
✨ Highlights 👇 🧵 (1/4)
We are in Liverpool for the #ISMBECCB2025!
Tayyaba Alvi, Mark Olenik and I will be delivering a tutorial on Mendelian Randomization on the first day of the conference. (1/3)
Tayyaba Alvi, Mark Olenik and I will be delivering a tutorial on Mendelian Randomization on the first day of the conference. (1/3)
July 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We are in Liverpool for the #ISMBECCB2025!
Tayyaba Alvi, Mark Olenik and I will be delivering a tutorial on Mendelian Randomization on the first day of the conference. (1/3)
Tayyaba Alvi, Mark Olenik and I will be delivering a tutorial on Mendelian Randomization on the first day of the conference. (1/3)
Reposted by Melike Dönertaş
Happy to share our new study from my PhD on the spread of farming across Anatolia and into the Aegean and then into Europe. @compevohumang.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Out-of-Anatolia: Cultural and genetic interactions during the Neolithic expansion in the Aegean
West Anatolia has been a crucial yet elusive element in the Neolithic expansion from the Fertile Crescent to Europe. In this work, we describe the changing genetic and cultural landscapes of early Hol...
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June 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Happy to share our new study from my PhD on the spread of farming across Anatolia and into the Aegean and then into Europe. @compevohumang.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Reposted by Melike Dönertaş
📢 REMINDER ‼️ AMC - Abstract submission deadline: June 30, 2025
The Aging and Microbiome Conference 2025 #AMC2025 will take place from October 28-29, 2025 in #Jena. Join us for the latest developments and exciting discussions on #microbiome & #aging.
📅 amc25.leibniz-fli.de/registration/
The Aging and Microbiome Conference 2025 #AMC2025 will take place from October 28-29, 2025 in #Jena. Join us for the latest developments and exciting discussions on #microbiome & #aging.
📅 amc25.leibniz-fli.de/registration/
June 23, 2025 at 8:37 AM
📢 REMINDER ‼️ AMC - Abstract submission deadline: June 30, 2025
The Aging and Microbiome Conference 2025 #AMC2025 will take place from October 28-29, 2025 in #Jena. Join us for the latest developments and exciting discussions on #microbiome & #aging.
📅 amc25.leibniz-fli.de/registration/
The Aging and Microbiome Conference 2025 #AMC2025 will take place from October 28-29, 2025 in #Jena. Join us for the latest developments and exciting discussions on #microbiome & #aging.
📅 amc25.leibniz-fli.de/registration/
Reposted by Melike Dönertaş
📢 Update! The abstract submission deadline for the #AMC2025 Aging and Microbiome Conference has been extended to June 30, 2025!
🔗 amc25.leibniz-fli.de
📌 Jena, Germany
📆 Oct 28-29, 2025
🔗 amc25.leibniz-fli.de
📌 Jena, Germany
📆 Oct 28-29, 2025
June 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
📢 Update! The abstract submission deadline for the #AMC2025 Aging and Microbiome Conference has been extended to June 30, 2025!
🔗 amc25.leibniz-fli.de
📌 Jena, Germany
📆 Oct 28-29, 2025
🔗 amc25.leibniz-fli.de
📌 Jena, Germany
📆 Oct 28-29, 2025
I'm attending #ISMBECCB2025 in Liverpool, United Kingdom from July 20-24. Who else is going? Register here and don't miss it! invt.io/1bxb8kd9bqu
I'm participating the ISMB/ECCB 2025 conference, join me!
Register now
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June 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I'm attending #ISMBECCB2025 in Liverpool, United Kingdom from July 20-24. Who else is going? Register here and don't miss it! invt.io/1bxb8kd9bqu
📢 Update! The abstract submission deadline for the #AMC2025 Aging and Microbiome Conference has been extended to June 30, 2025!
🔗 amc25.leibniz-fli.de
📌 Jena, Germany
📆 Oct 28-29, 2025
🔗 amc25.leibniz-fli.de
📌 Jena, Germany
📆 Oct 28-29, 2025
June 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
📢 Update! The abstract submission deadline for the #AMC2025 Aging and Microbiome Conference has been extended to June 30, 2025!
🔗 amc25.leibniz-fli.de
📌 Jena, Germany
📆 Oct 28-29, 2025
🔗 amc25.leibniz-fli.de
📌 Jena, Germany
📆 Oct 28-29, 2025
A blood-based epigenetic clock for intrinsic capacity predicts mortality and is associated with clinical, immunological and lifestyle factors - Nature Aging www.nature.com/articles/s43...
A blood-based epigenetic clock for intrinsic capacity predicts mortality and is associated with clinical, immunological and lifestyle factors - Nature Aging
Fuentealba and colleagues build and validate a DNA methylation clock of intrinsic capacity (IC) to bridge resource-intensive clinical assessments of IC with molecular readouts of aging, highlighting…
www.nature.com
June 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A blood-based epigenetic clock for intrinsic capacity predicts mortality and is associated with clinical, immunological and lifestyle factors - Nature Aging www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Abstract submission deadline in two days!!
🚨 Aging and Microbiome Conference 2025
📌 Jena, Germany
📆 October 28-29, 2025
⏰ Abstract submission deadline: 31.05.2025
ℹ️ amc25.leibniz-fli.de
📌 Jena, Germany
📆 October 28-29, 2025
⏰ Abstract submission deadline: 31.05.2025
ℹ️ amc25.leibniz-fli.de
May 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Abstract submission deadline in two days!!
Super happy to share our new preprint with Zahida Sultanova and an amazing team! We explored how age-related changes in gut microbiota associate with life history traits - lifespan, reproduction, and performance - in male Drosophila melanogaster.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Age-dependent gut microbiota dynamics and their association with male fitness traits in Drosophila melanogaster
Growing evidence suggests that the gut microbiota plays a key role in shaping life history in a wide range of species, including well-studied model organisms like Drosophila melanogaster. Although rec...
www.biorxiv.org
May 26, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Super happy to share our new preprint with Zahida Sultanova and an amazing team! We explored how age-related changes in gut microbiota associate with life history traits - lifespan, reproduction, and performance - in male Drosophila melanogaster.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Melike Dönertaş
🚨 Aging and Microbiome Conference 2025
📌 Jena, Germany
📆 October 28-29, 2025
⏰ Abstract submission deadline: 31.05.2025
ℹ️ amc25.leibniz-fli.de
📌 Jena, Germany
📆 October 28-29, 2025
⏰ Abstract submission deadline: 31.05.2025
ℹ️ amc25.leibniz-fli.de
May 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🚨 Aging and Microbiome Conference 2025
📌 Jena, Germany
📆 October 28-29, 2025
⏰ Abstract submission deadline: 31.05.2025
ℹ️ amc25.leibniz-fli.de
📌 Jena, Germany
📆 October 28-29, 2025
⏰ Abstract submission deadline: 31.05.2025
ℹ️ amc25.leibniz-fli.de
First evidence of possible language-like communication in dolphins phys.org/news/2025-05...
First evidence of possible language-like communication in dolphins
Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and partner institutions, including the Brookfield Zoo Chicago's Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (SDRP), are the winners of the…
phys.org
May 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
First evidence of possible language-like communication in dolphins phys.org/news/2025-05...
🚨 Aging and Microbiome Conference 2025
📌 Jena, Germany
📆 October 28-29, 2025
⏰ Abstract submission deadline: 31.05.2025
ℹ️ amc25.leibniz-fli.de
📌 Jena, Germany
📆 October 28-29, 2025
⏰ Abstract submission deadline: 31.05.2025
ℹ️ amc25.leibniz-fli.de
May 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🚨 Aging and Microbiome Conference 2025
📌 Jena, Germany
📆 October 28-29, 2025
⏰ Abstract submission deadline: 31.05.2025
ℹ️ amc25.leibniz-fli.de
📌 Jena, Germany
📆 October 28-29, 2025
⏰ Abstract submission deadline: 31.05.2025
ℹ️ amc25.leibniz-fli.de
Embryonic macrophages orchestrate niche cell homeostasis for the establishment of the definitive hematopoietic stem cell pool - Nature Communications www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Embryonic macrophages orchestrate niche cell homeostasis for the establishment of the definitive hematopoietic stem cell pool - Nature Communications
Haematopoietic stem cells (HSC) are responsible for blood cell generation and reside in the bone marrow. Here, the authors show that macrophages in the bone marrow originate from embryonic or adult…
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May 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Embryonic macrophages orchestrate niche cell homeostasis for the establishment of the definitive hematopoietic stem cell pool - Nature Communications www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Happy to have contributed a chapter to the Encyclopedia of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (2nd ed.) with Mark Olenik. We explore ML & Omics for predicting health and chronic disease www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Machine Learning and Omic Data for Prediction of Health and Chronic Diseases
Machine learning (ML) combined with diverse omic datasets offers transformative potential for predicting health outcomes and chronic diseases. By leve…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Happy to have contributed a chapter to the Encyclopedia of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (2nd ed.) with Mark Olenik. We explore ML & Omics for predicting health and chronic disease www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📢 Super excited to announce the Aging and Microbiome Conference 2025 #AMC2025 in Jena, Germany! Join us on October 28–29 for the latest developments and exciting discussions on #microbiome & #aging
📅 Registrations open March 28
🌐 amc25.leibniz-fli.de
Please help us spread the word!
📅 Registrations open March 28
🌐 amc25.leibniz-fli.de
Please help us spread the word!
March 26, 2025 at 8:49 AM
📢 Super excited to announce the Aging and Microbiome Conference 2025 #AMC2025 in Jena, Germany! Join us on October 28–29 for the latest developments and exciting discussions on #microbiome & #aging
📅 Registrations open March 28
🌐 amc25.leibniz-fli.de
Please help us spread the word!
📅 Registrations open March 28
🌐 amc25.leibniz-fli.de
Please help us spread the word!
Nature publishing a piece on unpaid academic labor is the best joke I’ve read in a while.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I spent two years organizing an international conference. How do I get compensated for my work?
It can be hard to say no to service requests in academia. Nature’s Careers team sought advice on how to ensure researchers don’t get stuck doing unpaid labour.
www.nature.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Nature publishing a piece on unpaid academic labor is the best joke I’ve read in a while.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by Melike Dönertaş
➡ New GPU modules for the laboratory of Dr. Handan Melike Dönertaş
With support from Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung, the Dönertas Lab at the @leibnizfli.bsky.social acquired new GPU modules to accelerate large-scale multi-omics data analysis and the development of machine learning and deep learning models.
With support from Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung, the Dönertas Lab at the @leibnizfli.bsky.social acquired new GPU modules to accelerate large-scale multi-omics data analysis and the development of machine learning and deep learning models.
March 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
➡ New GPU modules for the laboratory of Dr. Handan Melike Dönertaş
With support from Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung, the Dönertas Lab at the @leibnizfli.bsky.social acquired new GPU modules to accelerate large-scale multi-omics data analysis and the development of machine learning and deep learning models.
With support from Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung, the Dönertas Lab at the @leibnizfli.bsky.social acquired new GPU modules to accelerate large-scale multi-omics data analysis and the development of machine learning and deep learning models.
Reposted by Melike Dönertaş
The Joachim Herz Foundation has granted two doctoral students at the @leibnizfli.bsky.social an Add-on Fellowship of €12,500 each. 👏
Congratulations to our two doctoral students Katjana Schwab and Ulas Isildak for this additional fellowship! 🎉
Read more: bit.ly/3FlE67S
Congratulations to our two doctoral students Katjana Schwab and Ulas Isildak for this additional fellowship! 🎉
Read more: bit.ly/3FlE67S
Two Add-on Fellowships to FLI doctoral students for interdisciplinary biosciences awarded
The Joachim Herz Foundation has granted two doctoral students at the Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) an Add-on Fellowship of €12,500 each. These fellowships support interdis...
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March 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The Joachim Herz Foundation has granted two doctoral students at the @leibnizfli.bsky.social an Add-on Fellowship of €12,500 each. 👏
Congratulations to our two doctoral students Katjana Schwab and Ulas Isildak for this additional fellowship! 🎉
Read more: bit.ly/3FlE67S
Congratulations to our two doctoral students Katjana Schwab and Ulas Isildak for this additional fellowship! 🎉
Read more: bit.ly/3FlE67S
aaand i declare this week "doodle week"
came back from holiday to 15+ Doodle invites, filled them all out, but my availability has already changed in just 2 days. means, another round of doodles coming soon... need a more efficient, widespread solution...
came back from holiday to 15+ Doodle invites, filled them all out, but my availability has already changed in just 2 days. means, another round of doodles coming soon... need a more efficient, widespread solution...
January 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
aaand i declare this week "doodle week"
came back from holiday to 15+ Doodle invites, filled them all out, but my availability has already changed in just 2 days. means, another round of doodles coming soon... need a more efficient, widespread solution...
came back from holiday to 15+ Doodle invites, filled them all out, but my availability has already changed in just 2 days. means, another round of doodles coming soon... need a more efficient, widespread solution...
EEBST2025 will be held from July 9 to 11 at Hacettepe University , Ankara. Looking forward!
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eebst.ekoevo.org
January 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
EEBST2025 will be held from July 9 to 11 at Hacettepe University , Ankara. Looking forward!
eebst.ekoevo.org
eebst.ekoevo.org
Meet Willow, our state-of-the-art quantum chip
Meet Willow, our state-of-the-art quantum chip
Our new quantum chip demonstrates error correction and performance that paves the way to a useful, large-scale quantum computer.
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January 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Meet Willow, our state-of-the-art quantum chip
Gene regulation by convergent promoters | Nature Genetics https://buff.ly/40qrdkP
Gene regulation by convergent promoters - Nature Genetics
Genome-wide analysis and genetic manipulation at loci regulated by p53, E2F4 and RFX7 show that convergent promoters with similar epigenetic features can be co-regulated and simultaneously expressed…
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January 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Gene regulation by convergent promoters | Nature Genetics https://buff.ly/40qrdkP
A panoramic view of cell population dynamics in mammalian aging www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A panoramic view of cell population dynamics in mammalian aging
To elucidate aging-associated cellular population dynamics, we present PanSci, a single-cell transcriptome atlas profiling over 20 million cells from 623 mouse tissues across different life stages, se...
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November 29, 2024 at 6:56 AM
A panoramic view of cell population dynamics in mammalian aging www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...