Maria Polychronidou
@mpolychronidou.bsky.social
Life scientist.
Head of EMBO Membership & Elections and Courses & Workshops @embo.org #EMBOevents
previously: Editor at Molecular Systems Biology, EMBO Press
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Head of EMBO Membership & Elections and Courses & Workshops @embo.org #EMBOevents
previously: Editor at Molecular Systems Biology, EMBO Press
Views my own
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www.embo.org
🔊All 2026 EMBO Courses & Workshops are online!
You can go through the list here ➡️ www.embo.org/conferences-...
And download the poster listing all meetings here ➡️ www.embo.org/documents/co...
🧪
#EMBOevents #AcademicSky #LifeSciences #ScientificConferences
You can go through the list here ➡️ www.embo.org/conferences-...
And download the poster listing all meetings here ➡️ www.embo.org/documents/co...
🧪
#EMBOevents #AcademicSky #LifeSciences #ScientificConferences
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If you are interested in doing your research in Catalonia (highly recommended). This call is for you! 👇
⚙️ How does ICREA select researchers?
✔️ Open public call
✔️ Independent international evaluation
✔️ Permanent positions
✔️ Host institutions across Catalonia
📢 20 new positions in the #ICREAcall 2026
👉 More info: https://www.icrea.cat/icrea-call/
✔️ Open public call
✔️ Independent international evaluation
✔️ Permanent positions
✔️ Host institutions across Catalonia
📢 20 new positions in the #ICREAcall 2026
👉 More info: https://www.icrea.cat/icrea-call/
January 26, 2026 at 1:57 PM
If you are interested in doing your research in Catalonia (highly recommended). This call is for you! 👇
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Morgan Russell, Color Form Synchromy (Eidos), 1922-23
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134606
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134606
January 26, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Morgan Russell, Color Form Synchromy (Eidos), 1922-23
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134606
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134606
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What happens when Booker Prize–winning novelists turn the pen on themselves?
Discover the personal lives of some of the greatest Booker winners through a handpicked selection of autobiographies and see why truth can be just as compelling as fiction. Tap the link below for the full list of memoirs
Discover the personal lives of some of the greatest Booker winners through a handpicked selection of autobiographies and see why truth can be just as compelling as fiction. Tap the link below for the full list of memoirs
10 of the best memoirs by Booker Prize-winning authors | The Booker Prizes
Discover the inner workings of some of the greatest Booker Prize-nominated authors with our list of captivating memoirs
thebookerprizes.pulse.ly
January 26, 2026 at 2:59 PM
What happens when Booker Prize–winning novelists turn the pen on themselves?
Discover the personal lives of some of the greatest Booker winners through a handpicked selection of autobiographies and see why truth can be just as compelling as fiction. Tap the link below for the full list of memoirs
Discover the personal lives of some of the greatest Booker winners through a handpicked selection of autobiographies and see why truth can be just as compelling as fiction. Tap the link below for the full list of memoirs
🔊All 2026 EMBO Courses & Workshops are online!
You can go through the list here ➡️ www.embo.org/conferences-...
And download the poster listing all meetings here ➡️ www.embo.org/documents/co...
🧪
#EMBOevents #AcademicSky #LifeSciences #ScientificConferences
You can go through the list here ➡️ www.embo.org/conferences-...
And download the poster listing all meetings here ➡️ www.embo.org/documents/co...
🧪
#EMBOevents #AcademicSky #LifeSciences #ScientificConferences
www.embo.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:02 PM
🔊All 2026 EMBO Courses & Workshops are online!
You can go through the list here ➡️ www.embo.org/conferences-...
And download the poster listing all meetings here ➡️ www.embo.org/documents/co...
🧪
#EMBOevents #AcademicSky #LifeSciences #ScientificConferences
You can go through the list here ➡️ www.embo.org/conferences-...
And download the poster listing all meetings here ➡️ www.embo.org/documents/co...
🧪
#EMBOevents #AcademicSky #LifeSciences #ScientificConferences
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The National Institutes of Health has announced it will no longer fund research involving human fetal tissue from elective abortions. https://scim.ag/49D4Zkj
Trump imposes new NIH funding ban on human fetal tissue research
Agency may also be moving toward restricting use of embryonic stem cells
scim.ag
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The National Institutes of Health has announced it will no longer fund research involving human fetal tissue from elective abortions. https://scim.ag/49D4Zkj
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Engineered living glues secrete therapeutic proteins for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease go.nature.com/4pJHFpL
Engineered living glues secrete therapeutic proteins for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease - Nature Biotechnology
Engineered bacteria sense gut bleeding and secrete repair materials.
go.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Engineered living glues secrete therapeutic proteins for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease go.nature.com/4pJHFpL
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Last chance to register and join us in person for #EESAIBio! 🤖🧬
Attend talks, network, socialise, and experience the EMBL Heidelberg campus atmosphere! Register by 30 January: s.embl.org/ees26-02-bl
Bonus: Join the TrustworthyAI4Health Workshop, organised by @elsa-ai.eu, on 9 March 2026!
Attend talks, network, socialise, and experience the EMBL Heidelberg campus atmosphere! Register by 30 January: s.embl.org/ees26-02-bl
Bonus: Join the TrustworthyAI4Health Workshop, organised by @elsa-ai.eu, on 9 March 2026!
January 26, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Last chance to register and join us in person for #EESAIBio! 🤖🧬
Attend talks, network, socialise, and experience the EMBL Heidelberg campus atmosphere! Register by 30 January: s.embl.org/ees26-02-bl
Bonus: Join the TrustworthyAI4Health Workshop, organised by @elsa-ai.eu, on 9 March 2026!
Attend talks, network, socialise, and experience the EMBL Heidelberg campus atmosphere! Register by 30 January: s.embl.org/ees26-02-bl
Bonus: Join the TrustworthyAI4Health Workshop, organised by @elsa-ai.eu, on 9 March 2026!
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Have a guess: What's the global macroeconomic burden of diabetes mellitus from 2020 to 2050?
Including losses in effective labor supply due to mortality and morbidity, treatment-related resource diversion and informal caregiving costs...
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1/2
Including losses in effective labor supply due to mortality and morbidity, treatment-related resource diversion and informal caregiving costs...
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1/2
January 26, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Have a guess: What's the global macroeconomic burden of diabetes mellitus from 2020 to 2050?
Including losses in effective labor supply due to mortality and morbidity, treatment-related resource diversion and informal caregiving costs...
👇🏻
1/2
Including losses in effective labor supply due to mortality and morbidity, treatment-related resource diversion and informal caregiving costs...
👇🏻
1/2
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🧠 #AI works best when it’s shared! The @ai4life.bsky.social project, co-led by our @florianjug.bsky.social, and Anna Kreshuk @embl.org, received the highest possible score in the @ec.europa.eu’s final review.
🔬 With open, ready-to-use resources!
humantechnopole.it/en/news/ai4l...
🔬 With open, ready-to-use resources!
humantechnopole.it/en/news/ai4l...
AI4Life: A European Success for Artificial Intelligence in the Life Sciences - Human Technopole
The AI4Life project, co-led by Florian Jug (Computational Biology Research Centre at Human Technopole) and Anna Kreshuk (EMBL), received the highest possible score in the European Commission’s final r...
humantechnopole.it
January 26, 2026 at 9:43 AM
🧠 #AI works best when it’s shared! The @ai4life.bsky.social project, co-led by our @florianjug.bsky.social, and Anna Kreshuk @embl.org, received the highest possible score in the @ec.europa.eu’s final review.
🔬 With open, ready-to-use resources!
humantechnopole.it/en/news/ai4l...
🔬 With open, ready-to-use resources!
humantechnopole.it/en/news/ai4l...
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A reminder to sign up for the 2026 EMBO archaeal meeting im Cambridge: meetings.embo.org/event/26-arc.... Registration is open. We are looking forward to hosting you!
Molecular Biology of Archaea: Life Through the Prism of Archaea
In 1977, Woese and colleagues revealed Archaea as a distinct domain of life. Building on this insight, the discovery of Asgard archaea has strengthened the view that many hallmarks of eukaryotic cell…
meetings.embo.org
January 23, 2026 at 8:15 AM
A reminder to sign up for the 2026 EMBO archaeal meeting im Cambridge: meetings.embo.org/event/26-arc.... Registration is open. We are looking forward to hosting you!
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📣 Please spread: we’re hiring a Lab Manager! It is a critical position in our new lab. As our lab moves to Barcelona and joins the @crg.eu, we’re looking for a Lab Manager to help build the lab and set the lab atmosphere.
🔗 Apply here 👉 recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...
🔗 Apply here 👉 recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...
January 23, 2026 at 6:41 AM
📣 Please spread: we’re hiring a Lab Manager! It is a critical position in our new lab. As our lab moves to Barcelona and joins the @crg.eu, we’re looking for a Lab Manager to help build the lab and set the lab atmosphere.
🔗 Apply here 👉 recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...
🔗 Apply here 👉 recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...
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Rates of ADHD have been rising quickly over the past few decades, for reasons that are not entirely clear — a mystery that underscores how much we still have to learn about the condition.
go.nature.com/49TQWG5
go.nature.com/49TQWG5
ADHD is on the rise, but why?
The more we learn, the less we seem to understand this condition.
go.nature.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Rates of ADHD have been rising quickly over the past few decades, for reasons that are not entirely clear — a mystery that underscores how much we still have to learn about the condition.
go.nature.com/49TQWG5
go.nature.com/49TQWG5
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Cover girl Veronika is making headlines across the globe🐂
(animal cleverness trumps human stupidity)
Notably, she is a 'companion cow' not used for meat or dairy.
Maybe if we saw other creatures less as a means to an end, we could appreciate their richness better...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
(animal cleverness trumps human stupidity)
Notably, she is a 'companion cow' not used for meat or dairy.
Maybe if we saw other creatures less as a means to an end, we could appreciate their richness better...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
January 22, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Cover girl Veronika is making headlines across the globe🐂
(animal cleverness trumps human stupidity)
Notably, she is a 'companion cow' not used for meat or dairy.
Maybe if we saw other creatures less as a means to an end, we could appreciate their richness better...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
(animal cleverness trumps human stupidity)
Notably, she is a 'companion cow' not used for meat or dairy.
Maybe if we saw other creatures less as a means to an end, we could appreciate their richness better...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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💡 Did you know? Methods are among the most cited research outputs.
For #LoveMethods26, join experts for interactive sessions:
👉 Jan 21: @protocolsio.bsky.social Hackathon
👉 Jan 22: Methods Mythbusting Panel
spklr.io/633288eAVM
#OpenScience
For #LoveMethods26, join experts for interactive sessions:
👉 Jan 21: @protocolsio.bsky.social Hackathon
👉 Jan 22: Methods Mythbusting Panel
spklr.io/633288eAVM
#OpenScience
January 15, 2026 at 2:21 PM
💡 Did you know? Methods are among the most cited research outputs.
For #LoveMethods26, join experts for interactive sessions:
👉 Jan 21: @protocolsio.bsky.social Hackathon
👉 Jan 22: Methods Mythbusting Panel
spklr.io/633288eAVM
#OpenScience
For #LoveMethods26, join experts for interactive sessions:
👉 Jan 21: @protocolsio.bsky.social Hackathon
👉 Jan 22: Methods Mythbusting Panel
spklr.io/633288eAVM
#OpenScience
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Preprint alert: Jiangyuan Liu developed a new workflow for chromatin loop calling across Hi-C datasets, e.g., during differentiation. Most loops are shared between datasets/cell states. Important work for all interested in chromatin loops and how to identify them!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org
January 21, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Preprint alert: Jiangyuan Liu developed a new workflow for chromatin loop calling across Hi-C datasets, e.g., during differentiation. Most loops are shared between datasets/cell states. Important work for all interested in chromatin loops and how to identify them!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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EMBL is deeply saddened by the passing of our Interim Director General Peer Bork, a pioneering scientist who left an indelible imprint on life science research in Europe and beyond.
We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
January 22, 2026 at 7:40 AM
EMBL is deeply saddened by the passing of our Interim Director General Peer Bork, a pioneering scientist who left an indelible imprint on life science research in Europe and beyond.
We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.
www.embl.org/news/people-...
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I wrote a guide on constructive peer review. This is a polished version of an internal guide I had for my group. Of course, constructive feedback is welcome, peers!
deboer.bme.ubc.ca/2025/12/09/g...
deboer.bme.ubc.ca/2025/12/09/g...
December 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I wrote a guide on constructive peer review. This is a polished version of an internal guide I had for my group. Of course, constructive feedback is welcome, peers!
deboer.bme.ubc.ca/2025/12/09/g...
deboer.bme.ubc.ca/2025/12/09/g...
"These findings imply a model of #eukaryogenesis in which key features of eukaryotic cell organization evolved in the Asgard lineage leading to the last eukaryotic common ancestor" ➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#evolution #archaea
#evolution #archaea
Dominant contribution of Asgard archaea to eukaryogenesis - Nature
A survey of the reconstructed gene set of the last eukaryotic common ancestor shows a consistent link between Asgard archaea and the origin of numerous, functionally diverse eukaryotic genes, dem...
www.nature.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:35 AM
"These findings imply a model of #eukaryogenesis in which key features of eukaryotic cell organization evolved in the Asgard lineage leading to the last eukaryotic common ancestor" ➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#evolution #archaea
#evolution #archaea
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Forest Witches https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-klee/forest-witch-1938
January 21, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Forest Witches https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-klee/forest-witch-1938
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Congratulations and welcome to the ten scientists awarded EMBO Installation Grants 2026! 🧪
https://www.embo.org/press-releases/ten-scientists-awarded-embo-installation-grants-2026/
#LifeSciences #research #funding
https://www.embo.org/press-releases/ten-scientists-awarded-embo-installation-grants-2026/
#LifeSciences #research #funding
January 20, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Congratulations and welcome to the ten scientists awarded EMBO Installation Grants 2026! 🧪
https://www.embo.org/press-releases/ten-scientists-awarded-embo-installation-grants-2026/
#LifeSciences #research #funding
https://www.embo.org/press-releases/ten-scientists-awarded-embo-installation-grants-2026/
#LifeSciences #research #funding
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We mourn the passing of Peer Bork, EMBO Member since 2000: https://www.embl.org/news/embl-announcements/in-remembrance-of-peer-bork/
In remembrance of Peer Bork | EMBL
EMBL and its community are deeply saddened by the death of Peer Bork, the organisation’s Interim Director General.
www.embl.org
January 17, 2026 at 2:52 AM
We mourn the passing of Peer Bork, EMBO Member since 2000: https://www.embl.org/news/embl-announcements/in-remembrance-of-peer-bork/
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The EMBO Workshop "#Centrosomes: From fundamentals to diseases" in #Lausanne, Switzerland, 1–4 September 2026 will highlight the advances in the field of centrosome #research. Register now!
Deadline: 1 June
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-centrosomes
#EMBOCentrosomes #EMBOevents #conference 🧪
Deadline: 1 June
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-centrosomes
#EMBOCentrosomes #EMBOevents #conference 🧪
January 16, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The EMBO Workshop "#Centrosomes: From fundamentals to diseases" in #Lausanne, Switzerland, 1–4 September 2026 will highlight the advances in the field of centrosome #research. Register now!
Deadline: 1 June
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-centrosomes
#EMBOCentrosomes #EMBOevents #conference 🧪
Deadline: 1 June
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-centrosomes
#EMBOCentrosomes #EMBOevents #conference 🧪
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Congratulations to EMBO Members Yasmine Belkaid and Fiona Doetsch, who were awarded the Collen-Jeantet Prize for Translational Medicine and the Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine, respectively.
https://www.jeantet.ch/en/
#LifeSciences #research #award 🧪
https://www.jeantet.ch/en/
#LifeSciences #research #award 🧪
January 16, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Congratulations to EMBO Members Yasmine Belkaid and Fiona Doetsch, who were awarded the Collen-Jeantet Prize for Translational Medicine and the Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine, respectively.
https://www.jeantet.ch/en/
#LifeSciences #research #award 🧪
https://www.jeantet.ch/en/
#LifeSciences #research #award 🧪
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Interplay between cohesin and RNA polymerase II in regulating chromatin interactions and gene transcription
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Interplay between cohesin and RNA polymerase II in regulating chromatin interactions and gene transcription - Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
Kim, Wang, Clow and colleagues show that long-range chromatin loops bringing distal enhancers or super-enhancers together with promoters are cohesin dependent and cell type specific, whereas most shor...
www.nature.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Interplay between cohesin and RNA polymerase II in regulating chromatin interactions and gene transcription
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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