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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🔊2025/2026 EMBO Courses & Workshops are online!
You can go through the list here ➡️ www.embo.org/conferences-...
Download the poster listing all meetings here ➡️ www.embo.org/documents/co...
We will add more 2026 Courses & Workshops in October, stay tuned!
#EMBOevents #AcademicSky #LifeSciences
You can go through the list here ➡️ www.embo.org/conferences-...
Download the poster listing all meetings here ➡️ www.embo.org/documents/co...
We will add more 2026 Courses & Workshops in October, stay tuned!
#EMBOevents #AcademicSky #LifeSciences
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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...
Reposted by Maria Polychronidou
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...
Reposted by Maria Polychronidou
💡 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/
Reposted by Maria Polychronidou
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 🧪
Reposted by Maria Polychronidou
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...
Reposted by Maria Polychronidou
Reposted by Maria Polychronidou
What if animals emerged by installing a new biological operating system that repurposed what already existed, much like the rise of the smartphone? Here's our new paper in @embojournal.org @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @melisupf.bsky.social @sfiscience.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
January 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
What if animals emerged by installing a new biological operating system that repurposed what already existed, much like the rise of the smartphone? Here's our new paper in @embojournal.org @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @melisupf.bsky.social @sfiscience.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Maria Polychronidou
TF-MINDI is out! A new method to learn cis-regulatory codes through rich embeddings of TF binding sites. TF-MINDI decomposes motif neighbourhoods, and works downstream of any sequence-to-function deep learning model. We deeply study the enhancer code in human neural development, check out the thread
January 15, 2026 at 12:32 PM
TF-MINDI is out! A new method to learn cis-regulatory codes through rich embeddings of TF binding sites. TF-MINDI decomposes motif neighbourhoods, and works downstream of any sequence-to-function deep learning model. We deeply study the enhancer code in human neural development, check out the thread
Reposted by Maria Polychronidou
Registration now open for @embo.org workshop on the evolution of biological interactions on April 24 - 27, 2026! Come join us in Taipei, Taiwan to see how interactions shaped the genomes of various organisms and meeting people from across the globe. Info: meetings.embo.org/event/26-bio...
January 7, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Registration now open for @embo.org workshop on the evolution of biological interactions on April 24 - 27, 2026! Come join us in Taipei, Taiwan to see how interactions shaped the genomes of various organisms and meeting people from across the globe. Info: meetings.embo.org/event/26-bio...
Reposted by Maria Polychronidou
Want to learn more about pangenomics or find solutions to problems you are already facing? Join us on 07–13 June 2026 at the EMBO Practical Course on Pangenomics, in the Campania region, Italy.
Applications are now open and close on 3 February!
Find out more: meetings.embo.org/event/26-pan...
Applications are now open and close on 3 February!
Find out more: meetings.embo.org/event/26-pan...
Pangenomics
Pangenomics has emerged as a transformative paradigm in genomics, moving from single linear reference genomes to pangenomes that capture the full spectrum of genetic variation within species. Recent…
meetings.embo.org
January 12, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Want to learn more about pangenomics or find solutions to problems you are already facing? Join us on 07–13 June 2026 at the EMBO Practical Course on Pangenomics, in the Campania region, Italy.
Applications are now open and close on 3 February!
Find out more: meetings.embo.org/event/26-pan...
Applications are now open and close on 3 February!
Find out more: meetings.embo.org/event/26-pan...
Reposted by Maria Polychronidou
Learn new techniques for #imaging and #histopathology at the EMBO Practical Course "Sample2Image: Cell & tissue processing for 3D imaging and histopathology" in #Oeiras, PT, 3–9 July 2026.
Deadline: 25 April
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-sample2image
#EMBOcourseS2I #EMBOevents #training 🧪
Deadline: 25 April
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-sample2image
#EMBOcourseS2I #EMBOevents #training 🧪
January 14, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Learn new techniques for #imaging and #histopathology at the EMBO Practical Course "Sample2Image: Cell & tissue processing for 3D imaging and histopathology" in #Oeiras, PT, 3–9 July 2026.
Deadline: 25 April
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-sample2image
#EMBOcourseS2I #EMBOevents #training 🧪
Deadline: 25 April
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-sample2image
#EMBOcourseS2I #EMBOevents #training 🧪
Reposted by Maria Polychronidou
Congratulations to @groth-anja.bsky.social on receiving the Novo Nordisk Foundation Jacobæus Prize 🏆 we’re proud to see Anja's mentorship, leadership, & pioneering work in epigenetic cell memory getting top recognition 👏 celebrating the contributions of past & present lab members to this work too 🥳
January 14, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Congratulations to @groth-anja.bsky.social on receiving the Novo Nordisk Foundation Jacobæus Prize 🏆 we’re proud to see Anja's mentorship, leadership, & pioneering work in epigenetic cell memory getting top recognition 👏 celebrating the contributions of past & present lab members to this work too 🥳