Eric Miska Lab
@miskalab.bsky.social
Research group in the Biochemistry department @cambiochem.bsky.social at the University of Cambridge exploring the RNA Universe! 🧬✨ https://www.ericmiskalab.org/
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@miskalab.bsky.social
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What do researchers studying RNA structure, RNAi, ncRNA, genome stability, epigenetics & inheritance have in common? 🤯
🧬 If you guessed “They all study RNA,” you're right. But also… they all exist in harmony in the Miska Lab!
🧬 If you guessed “They all study RNA,” you're right. But also… they all exist in harmony in the Miska Lab!
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It was great catching up with past and present @miskalab.bsky.social members to celebrate 20 years of Miska Lab. Thank you, Eric!
September 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It was great catching up with past and present @miskalab.bsky.social members to celebrate 20 years of Miska Lab. Thank you, Eric!
This year @ericmiska.bsky.social lab celebrates 20 years of science! 🥳We marked the occasion with a wonderful gathering of past and present members, sharing memories, discoveries, and friendships. Here’s to the next 20 years of breakthroughs and collaboration🥂 @cambiochem.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This year @ericmiska.bsky.social lab celebrates 20 years of science! 🥳We marked the occasion with a wonderful gathering of past and present members, sharing memories, discoveries, and friendships. Here’s to the next 20 years of breakthroughs and collaboration🥂 @cambiochem.bsky.social
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Ever heard of an organism that rebuilds its genome from scratch? Meet Oxytricha, the wonder that shreds & reassembles DNA pieces guided by RNA! Join us on 15th Sept at 13h for L.Landweber’s @columbiauniversity.bsky.social talk at @cambiochem.bsky.social to explore this case of natural genome editing
September 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Don't miss it!
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Excited to be in #Belfast for #BSNM2025! presenting my work from @miskalab.bsky.social and @lilfruk.bsky.social lab on developing therapies against lncRNA, delivered by protein nanoparticles 🚀🧬 Don’t miss my poster, looking forward to great discussions and new ideas!
September 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Excited to be in #Belfast for #BSNM2025! presenting my work from @miskalab.bsky.social and @lilfruk.bsky.social lab on developing therapies against lncRNA, delivered by protein nanoparticles 🚀🧬 Don’t miss my poster, looking forward to great discussions and new ideas!
Happy RNA day!!
Happy #RNADay! 🧬✨From regulating gene expression to shaping evolution, and now powering next-gen therapeutics... RNA does it all!
Here’s to the molecule that never stops surprising us. The future is RNA, and it’s only getting more exciting! 💥 @cambiochem.bsky.social @rnasociety.bsky.social
Here’s to the molecule that never stops surprising us. The future is RNA, and it’s only getting more exciting! 💥 @cambiochem.bsky.social @rnasociety.bsky.social
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August 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Happy RNA day!!
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We are seeking speakers for the upcoming academic year! Contact us if you are interested!
@cambiochem.bsky.social #CambridgeRNAClub #RNAClub @rnasociety.bsky.social
@cambiochem.bsky.social #CambridgeRNAClub #RNAClub @rnasociety.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
We are seeking speakers for the upcoming academic year! Contact us if you are interested!
@cambiochem.bsky.social #CambridgeRNAClub #RNAClub @rnasociety.bsky.social
@cambiochem.bsky.social #CambridgeRNAClub #RNAClub @rnasociety.bsky.social
This week we had the pleasure of taking part in the ASTP programme as part of @cambiochem.bsky.social , with @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social and @mrc-tu.bsky.social
It was a joy to welcome Zainab to the lab and share some of our research projects! ✨ #ASTP2025 #FutureScientists
It was a joy to welcome Zainab to the lab and share some of our research projects! ✨ #ASTP2025 #FutureScientists
July 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This week we had the pleasure of taking part in the ASTP programme as part of @cambiochem.bsky.social , with @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social and @mrc-tu.bsky.social
It was a joy to welcome Zainab to the lab and share some of our research projects! ✨ #ASTP2025 #FutureScientists
It was a joy to welcome Zainab to the lab and share some of our research projects! ✨ #ASTP2025 #FutureScientists
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Interesting talk from @miskalab.bsky.social . Why do some animals (and plants) receive RNA from the environment? Why don't humans have the ability? Would make #RNA delivery a lot easier if we can just eat it and it gets into our cells.
July 8, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Interesting talk from @miskalab.bsky.social . Why do some animals (and plants) receive RNA from the environment? Why don't humans have the ability? Would make #RNA delivery a lot easier if we can just eat it and it gets into our cells.
This week, @ulrikayuan.bsky.social and @paula-milan-rois.bsky.social presented their exciting postdoctoral projects at the @cambiochem.bsky.social Postdoc Symposium! It was an excellent couple of days of science, career development and networking! Huge thanks to the biochemistry postdoc committee!
June 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
This week, @ulrikayuan.bsky.social and @paula-milan-rois.bsky.social presented their exciting postdoctoral projects at the @cambiochem.bsky.social Postdoc Symposium! It was an excellent couple of days of science, career development and networking! Huge thanks to the biochemistry postdoc committee!
Don't miss tomorrow RNA Club at @cambiochem.bsky.social with Tsveta Kamenova and @anatv.bsky.social !!
June 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Don't miss tomorrow RNA Club at @cambiochem.bsky.social with Tsveta Kamenova and @anatv.bsky.social !!
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DNA Elements
@miskalab.bsky.social (Cichlids/ Pangenome/ Transposable elements)
https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.279674.124
@migueldvalmeida.bsky.social (Transposable elements/ Genome evolution/ F-box genes)
https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf097 (12/38)
@miskalab.bsky.social (Cichlids/ Pangenome/ Transposable elements)
https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.279674.124
@migueldvalmeida.bsky.social (Transposable elements/ Genome evolution/ F-box genes)
https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf097 (12/38)
June 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
DNA Elements
@miskalab.bsky.social (Cichlids/ Pangenome/ Transposable elements)
https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.279674.124
@migueldvalmeida.bsky.social (Transposable elements/ Genome evolution/ F-box genes)
https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf097 (12/38)
@miskalab.bsky.social (Cichlids/ Pangenome/ Transposable elements)
https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.279674.124
@migueldvalmeida.bsky.social (Transposable elements/ Genome evolution/ F-box genes)
https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf097 (12/38)
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Mark your calendars for the last in-person RNA club session of the academic year!
🗓️ June 26 | 🕓 5pm | 📍 @cambiochem.bsky.social
Come for the science, stay for the great questions, and enjoy the pizza and drinks!
🗓️ June 26 | 🕓 5pm | 📍 @cambiochem.bsky.social
Come for the science, stay for the great questions, and enjoy the pizza and drinks!
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June 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Mark your calendars for the last in-person RNA club session of the academic year!
🗓️ June 26 | 🕓 5pm | 📍 @cambiochem.bsky.social
Come for the science, stay for the great questions, and enjoy the pizza and drinks!
🗓️ June 26 | 🕓 5pm | 📍 @cambiochem.bsky.social
Come for the science, stay for the great questions, and enjoy the pizza and drinks!
So proud of @ecwalsh.bsky.social winning the poster prize at her first international meeting @rnasociety.bsky.social #RNA25
Congratulations!! 🥳🌴
Congratulations!! 🥳🌴
Had a blast at @rnasociety.bsky.social ’s annual meeting #RNA25 🧬 Not only did I get to enjoy San Diego’s warm weather with members from the @miskalab.bsky.social , but I was awarded a poster prize at my first international conference! 🥳 See you next year! #RNAresearch #RNA
June 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
So proud of @ecwalsh.bsky.social winning the poster prize at her first international meeting @rnasociety.bsky.social #RNA25
Congratulations!! 🥳🌴
Congratulations!! 🥳🌴
Don’t miss @ecwalsh.bsky.social presenting her poster right now at #RNA25 @rnasociety.bsky.social ! She’s showcasing her work on RNA-DNA interactions using the powerful RADICL-seq technique.
Stop by poster 312! It's cutting-edge and seriously cool! 🔍🧬
Stop by poster 312! It's cutting-edge and seriously cool! 🔍🧬
Excited to be in San Diego at @rnasociety.bsky.social ‘s annual meeting! #RNA25 ! Let’s discuss chromatin-associated RNAs and enhancer-promoter interactions at poster 312 🧬 @miskalab.bsky.social
May 31, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Don’t miss @ecwalsh.bsky.social presenting her poster right now at #RNA25 @rnasociety.bsky.social ! She’s showcasing her work on RNA-DNA interactions using the powerful RADICL-seq technique.
Stop by poster 312! It's cutting-edge and seriously cool! 🔍🧬
Stop by poster 312! It's cutting-edge and seriously cool! 🔍🧬
Don't miss tonight @bianca-pierattini.bsky.social 's poster 431 and @ecwalsh.bsky.social 's poster 312 at #RNA25 @rnasociety.bsky.social to know some of the interesting science in the lab!! 👀
I am in San Diego attending the #RNA25 annual meeting @rnasociety.bsky.social! Whether you work with #RNAstructure, are curious about ways to study it or have a favourite RNA that you would like to explore come to visit poster number 431 tonight! @miskalab.bsky.social
May 31, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Don't miss tonight @bianca-pierattini.bsky.social 's poster 431 and @ecwalsh.bsky.social 's poster 312 at #RNA25 @rnasociety.bsky.social to know some of the interesting science in the lab!! 👀
Today @paula-milan-rois.bsky.social will be talking about RNA therapeutic and delivery at poster 204 @rnasociety.bsky.social #RNA25!
Don't miss her game #myownanoparticle
Don't miss her game #myownanoparticle
I’m at @rnasociety.bsky.social meeting #RNA25, poster 204! Come find me if you're curious about RNA delivery!
As science is also fun there's a game next to the poster!🧬⚪ Come, learn, and shares your nanoparticles'creations #myownnanoparticle !
@cambiochem.bsky.social @miskalab.bsky.social
As science is also fun there's a game next to the poster!🧬⚪ Come, learn, and shares your nanoparticles'creations #myownnanoparticle !
@cambiochem.bsky.social @miskalab.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Today @paula-milan-rois.bsky.social will be talking about RNA therapeutic and delivery at poster 204 @rnasociety.bsky.social #RNA25!
Don't miss her game #myownanoparticle
Don't miss her game #myownanoparticle
We are already in #SanDiego ready for the 2025 @rnasociety.bsky.social meeting!🧬🌴Stay tuned and come chat with @bianca-pierattini.bsky.social @ecwalsh.bsky.social and @paula-milan-rois.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 1:57 AM
We are already in #SanDiego ready for the 2025 @rnasociety.bsky.social meeting!🧬🌴Stay tuned and come chat with @bianca-pierattini.bsky.social @ecwalsh.bsky.social and @paula-milan-rois.bsky.social
Helena Santos Rosa presented her fascinating work today at @cambiochem.bsky.social , exploring how RNA modifications contribute to cancer resistance mechanisms. Amazing job diving into the molecular details—well done, Helena! 🧬👏 #RNAmodifications #CancerResearch @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Helena Santos Rosa presented her fascinating work today at @cambiochem.bsky.social , exploring how RNA modifications contribute to cancer resistance mechanisms. Amazing job diving into the molecular details—well done, Helena! 🧬👏 #RNAmodifications #CancerResearch @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social
Congratulations to @ulrikayuan.bsky.social on successfully defending her PhD! Her work revealed how gene expression diverges in early cichlid development, offering insights into evolutionary diversity. Well done on this important milestone!
@cambiochem.bsky.social @geneticscam.bsky.social
@cambiochem.bsky.social @geneticscam.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Congratulations to @ulrikayuan.bsky.social on successfully defending her PhD! Her work revealed how gene expression diverges in early cichlid development, offering insights into evolutionary diversity. Well done on this important milestone!
@cambiochem.bsky.social @geneticscam.bsky.social
@cambiochem.bsky.social @geneticscam.bsky.social
Amazing talk of Walter Salzburger (@unibas.ch ) today at @cambiochem.bsky.social about African Cichild fish evolution!!
#fish #evolution #behaviour
#fish #evolution #behaviour
May 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Amazing talk of Walter Salzburger (@unibas.ch ) today at @cambiochem.bsky.social about African Cichild fish evolution!!
#fish #evolution #behaviour
#fish #evolution #behaviour
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Next Thursday we'll be hosting two fantastic talks by @pdaphd.bsky.social and @agatsiou.bsky.social 5-6 pm! Join us at @cambiochem.bsky.social for pizza, drinks and RNA discussion! 🤠🧬🍕
May 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Next Thursday we'll be hosting two fantastic talks by @pdaphd.bsky.social and @agatsiou.bsky.social 5-6 pm! Join us at @cambiochem.bsky.social for pizza, drinks and RNA discussion! 🤠🧬🍕
🧬@juancruedas.bsky.social is in #Heidelberg this week at the EMBL: Chromatin and Epigenetics meeting! Are you interested in how replisome–histone interactions contribute to the transgenerational maintenance of large heterochromatic domains? Go and chat about chromatin, poster 195! #EMBLChromatin
May 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🧬@juancruedas.bsky.social is in #Heidelberg this week at the EMBL: Chromatin and Epigenetics meeting! Are you interested in how replisome–histone interactions contribute to the transgenerational maintenance of large heterochromatic domains? Go and chat about chromatin, poster 195! #EMBLChromatin
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📣 Don’t miss our next RNA Club session on May 22nd 17h at @cambiochem.bsky.social with @agatsiou.bsky.social (@lancasteruni.bsky.social @blslancasteruni.bsky.social) She’ll reveal how RNA editing shapes immune regulation in health and disease. Don't miss this session full of science and pizza! 🍕🤓
May 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
📣 Don’t miss our next RNA Club session on May 22nd 17h at @cambiochem.bsky.social with @agatsiou.bsky.social (@lancasteruni.bsky.social @blslancasteruni.bsky.social) She’ll reveal how RNA editing shapes immune regulation in health and disease. Don't miss this session full of science and pizza! 🍕🤓
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Almeida et al. show how F-box genes in C. elegans and zebrafish have fused with transposon-derived domains, contributing to functional and regulatory novelty for thermotolerance and fertility.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf097
#evolbio #TEsky
@miskalab.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf097
#evolbio #TEsky
@miskalab.bsky.social
Transposable Elements Drive Regulatory and Functional Innovation of F-box Genes
Abstract. Protein domains of transposable elements (TEs) and viruses increase the protein diversity of host genomes by recombining with other protein domai
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May 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Almeida et al. show how F-box genes in C. elegans and zebrafish have fused with transposon-derived domains, contributing to functional and regulatory novelty for thermotolerance and fertility.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf097
#evolbio #TEsky
@miskalab.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf097
#evolbio #TEsky
@miskalab.bsky.social
🚨Just published! What do F-box genes, heat stress, and TE have in common?@migueldvalmeida.bsky.social ’s new paper in @molbioevol.bsky.social uncovers how TE domains were co-opted by host genomes to create novel gene functions. A compelling example of TE-driven innovation. Don’t miss it!
📢The peer-reviewed version of our work on TEs driving innovation of F-box genes is out now on @molbioevol.bsky.social. 🎉
paper here:
academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
Check my previous, but still up-to-date 🧵 to read the highlights. #TEsky #evosky #Celegans
paper here:
academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
Check my previous, but still up-to-date 🧵 to read the highlights. #TEsky #evosky #Celegans
May 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
🚨Just published! What do F-box genes, heat stress, and TE have in common?@migueldvalmeida.bsky.social ’s new paper in @molbioevol.bsky.social uncovers how TE domains were co-opted by host genomes to create novel gene functions. A compelling example of TE-driven innovation. Don’t miss it!