Michael Tellier
michaeltellier.bsky.social
Michael Tellier
@michaeltellier.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, University of Leicester (UK). Interested in transcription, RNA processing, and protein phosphorylation.
Group website: https://www.tellierlab.com/
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November 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Another exciting opportunity @dunnschool.bsky.social !

Come and be a colleague to a great group of scientists working on the fundamental mechanisms underlying disease, and how to transform health

Please help us find great applicants
We're hiring (again)!

We are looking for an associate professor in cell and molecular biology, with a particular focus on immunology (defined broadly)

If you have a great record and exciting plans, consider joining our thriving and welcoming department

www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
September 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Hi everyone!
New to the community and thrilled to be starting a lab @warwicklifesci.bsky.social focused on the intersection of membrane protein biogenesis and gene regulation.
Looking forward to connect with fellow researchers.
#AcademicSky #NewLab #CellBiology #Science #Research #MembraneProteins
August 1, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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In this study, Mimoso et al. show that Restrictor serves as a transcriptional safeguard that suppresses the spurious transcription of non-coding RNAs, while preserving mRNA transcription.

Learn more here:
➡️ tinyurl.com/gd352654
July 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Transcription and Chromatin UK is back! This time in Manchester, 17th-19th September. Send your abstract by 17th July for the opportunity to discuss your work with the UK RNA and epigenetics community, and with leading experts from abroad. Click the link below and spread the word!
Taking place on 17-19 September 2025, Transcription and Chromatin UK will showcase cutting-edge research and is a ‘mustattend’ for anyone within the transcription and epigenetics community🧪. Register now: www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/2...
June 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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EMBO is delighted to announce that this year the EMBO Gold Medal is awarded to Tanmay Bharat @tbharat-lab.bsky.social@mrclmb.bsky.social and David Bikard @dbikard.bsky.social @pasteur.fr for their remarkable contributions to the #LifeSciences.

www.embo.org/press-releas...
#award 🧪
EMBO Gold Medal 2025 awarded to Tanmay Bharat and David Bikard – Press releases – EMBO
Every year, EMBO awards the Gold Medal to group leaders in the early stages of their careers for their remarkable contributions to the life sciences in
www.embo.org
June 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Nice perspective by Michael Nagel and Dylan Taatjes in @cp-molcell.bsky.social

Regulation of RNA polymerase II transcription through re-initiation and bursting

www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
May 16, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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Built a peer review system that doesn’t take forever.
Spoiler: scientists love it.
Huge thanks to the amazing team at The Company of Biologists for making Fast & Fair happen.
Read the preprint: bit.ly/4iZ30st
#biologists100 @biologists.bsky.social @biologyopen.bsky.social
Fast & Fair peer review: a pilot study demonstrating feasibility of rapid, high-quality peer review in a biology journal
Traditional peer review is slow, often delayed by the time-consuming process of identifying reviewers and lengthy review turnaround times. This study tests the feasibility of the Fast & Fair peer revi...
bit.ly
March 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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I'm excited to share our latest publication on co-transcriptional RNA folding in a eukaryote! Great work by Leo Schärfen with collaboration from Isaac Vock and Matt Simon! @leoschaerfen.bsky.social @mattdsimon.bsky.social
Here is the link that works! authors.elsevier.com/a/1kpxo_Oylr...
authors.elsevier.com
March 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Save the date! On March 25th, We'll dive into Nanofluidic tools for studying DNA repair with Fredrik Westerlund and R-loops & genome instability with Sidrit Uruci & Agnese Cristini. Don't miss out! 🗓️ #DNARepair #GenomeStability
March 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Interesting idea: get the sick super-rich to pay for clinical trials

Alternative idea: get the super-rich to pay tax that allows democratically accountable governments to support clinical trials (and research and healthcare and....)

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma...
Many life-saving drugs fail for lack of funding. But there’s a solution: desperate rich people
Each year, hundreds of potentially world-changing treatments are discarded because scientists run out of cash. But where big pharma or altruists fear to tread, my friend and I have a solution. It’s re...
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We have an exciting collaborative #PhD project with Dr Catherine Jopling, University of Nottingham, on understanding the role of cancer-associated SF3B1 K700E mutation in microRNA expression and biogenesis.
Application deadline: 10th January 2025.

More information: more.bham.ac.uk/mrc-aim/phd-...
PhD Opportunities – MRC AIM
more.bham.ac.uk
December 6, 2024 at 1:47 PM
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Excited to share our new paper @genomeresearch.bsky.social about PlatinumCRISPr thanks to @ihaussmann.bsky.social, @roliarnold.bsky.social, @davidmcquarrie.bsky.social & team.

sgRNA folding matters - our online tool PlatinumCRISPr selects correctly folded sgRNAs.

genome.cshlp.org/content/earl...
Structure-optimized sgRNA selection with PlatinumCRISPr for efficient Cas9 generation of knockouts
An international, peer-reviewed genome sciences journal featuring outstanding original research that offers novel insights into the biology of all organisms
genome.cshlp.org
December 4, 2024 at 6:35 PM
We have an exciting and multidisciplinary fully-funded BBSRC MIBTP #PhD position between my lab and Massimo Cavallaro's lab coupling genomics, transcriptomics, and mathematical modelling to investigate the regulation of gene expression.
Deadline: 16th January 2025.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Unravelling age-related gene expression dysregulation through system biology and mathematical modelling. at University of Leicester on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Unravelling age-related gene expression dysregulation through system biology and mathematical modelling. at University of Leicester, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 21, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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What happens when you overexpress one subunit of the RNA Pol II? Well, it depends on the subunit, but all deregulate transcription and induce genome instability @agagambus.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
RNA Polymerase II subunits overexpressions induce genome instability and deregulate transcription
Independently of the pathways or circuits deregulated in cancer cells, these present altered transcription patterns, often also direct consequence of deregulation of transcription factors. In this sen...
www.biorxiv.org
November 21, 2024 at 10:06 AM
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🎓 Exciting #PhD opportunity in our lab at @mcbleicester.bsky.social and @leicstructbio.bsky.social. Join the BBSRC-funded MIBTP programme for a 4-year fully funded studentship with comprehensive training in year 1 + research project years 2-4. #PhDSky
#AcademicSky Details: tinyurl.com/4fhavzxh
Uncovering the mechanisms of epigenetic regulators using cutting-edge molecular biology and advanced imaging methodologies at University of Leicester on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Uncovering the mechanisms of epigenetic regulators using cutting-edge molecular biology and advanced imaging methodologies at University of Leicester, listed on FindAPhD.com
tinyurl.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:59 AM