Phoolwanti Rani
@ranidreamer.bsky.social
Postdoctoral fellow | Villa lab | UCSD | Genomics | Emerging Scientist and Photographer | 🌱🪴🪻😍🤟🏼 |
One of my favorite capture 🫶🏽🫰
Not sure if he is teasing me 🫣
Not sure if he is teasing me 🫣
November 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
One of my favorite capture 🫶🏽🫰
Not sure if he is teasing me 🫣
Not sure if he is teasing me 🫣
August 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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🚨 New preprint 🚨
My phage annotation tool, Phynteny, finally has a preprint and a brand new version powered by a cool AI transformer architecture and protein language models! #phagesky
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
My phage annotation tool, Phynteny, finally has a preprint and a brand new version powered by a cool AI transformer architecture and protein language models! #phagesky
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Synteny-aware functional annotation of bacteriophage genomes with Phynteny
Accurate genome annotation is fundamental to decoding viral diversity and understanding bacteriophage biology; yet, the majority of bacteriophage genes remain functionally uncharacterised. Bacteriopha...
www.biorxiv.org
July 30, 2025 at 6:01 AM
🚨 New preprint 🚨
My phage annotation tool, Phynteny, finally has a preprint and a brand new version powered by a cool AI transformer architecture and protein language models! #phagesky
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
My phage annotation tool, Phynteny, finally has a preprint and a brand new version powered by a cool AI transformer architecture and protein language models! #phagesky
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Global vaccination effort saved 2.5 million lives from SARS-CoV-2
->News-Medical | #Vaccination #Coronavirus #Health | More info from EcoSearch
->News-Medical | #Vaccination #Coronavirus #Health | More info from EcoSearch
Global vaccination effort saved 2.5 million lives from SARS-CoV-2
Thanks to vaccinations against SARS-CoV-2 in the period 2020-2024 2.533 million deaths were prevented at global level, one death was avoided for every 5,400 doses of vaccine administered. The 82% of the lives saved by vaccines involved people vaccinated before...
www.news-medical.net
July 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Structure of the virulence-associated Neisseria meningitidis filamentous bacteriophage MDAphi
Out in @pnas.org
Congrats @janboehning.bsky.social @abultarafder.bsky.social Miles Graham @mathieucoureuil.bsky.social
@mrclmb.bsky.social @hopitalnecker.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Out in @pnas.org
Congrats @janboehning.bsky.social @abultarafder.bsky.social Miles Graham @mathieucoureuil.bsky.social
@mrclmb.bsky.social @hopitalnecker.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
June 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Structure of the virulence-associated Neisseria meningitidis filamentous bacteriophage MDAphi
Out in @pnas.org
Congrats @janboehning.bsky.social @abultarafder.bsky.social Miles Graham @mathieucoureuil.bsky.social
@mrclmb.bsky.social @hopitalnecker.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Out in @pnas.org
Congrats @janboehning.bsky.social @abultarafder.bsky.social Miles Graham @mathieucoureuil.bsky.social
@mrclmb.bsky.social @hopitalnecker.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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As happened in Germany in the 1930s, we will see an exodus of America’s greatest minds to other countries as scientists flee attacks by this administration on research. This is “Trump’s gift” to the world. And it is a catastrophe for the United States. bigthink.com/starts-with-...
American science to soon face its largest brain drain in history
Over the first half of 2025, the USA has cut science as never before. This disaster for American science is a gift to the rest of the world.
bigthink.com
July 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
As happened in Germany in the 1930s, we will see an exodus of America’s greatest minds to other countries as scientists flee attacks by this administration on research. This is “Trump’s gift” to the world. And it is a catastrophe for the United States. bigthink.com/starts-with-...
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Cools story about bacterial crosstalk influencing disease relevant traits! 🧪
Excited to share this collaborative study with @ritatamayo.bsky.social showing that E. faecalis influences C. diff morphology through the phase variable CmrRST system! This work was co-led by the amazing team of @ashleyweiss.bsky.social and Jilarie Santos-Santiago!
Enterococcus faecalis modulates phase variation in Clostridioides difficile https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.24.666506v1
July 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Cools story about bacterial crosstalk influencing disease relevant traits! 🧪
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Research Ireland, on behalf of @deptoffhed.bsky.social, have today launched Global Talent Ireland - a new initiative to attract exceptional mid-career and established researchers from across the globe to Ireland.
For more information visit:
www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...
For more information visit:
www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...
Global Talent Ireland - Research Ireland
Global Talent Ireland aims to attract exceptional mid-career and established researchers from across the globe to Ireland. Researchers funded through this programme are required to transfer their rese...
www.researchireland.ie
July 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Research Ireland, on behalf of @deptoffhed.bsky.social, have today launched Global Talent Ireland - a new initiative to attract exceptional mid-career and established researchers from across the globe to Ireland.
For more information visit:
www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...
For more information visit:
www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...
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🌍🧽 The Aquatic Symbiosis Project, @utehentschel.bsky.social and @sangerinstitute.bsky.social are cranking out high-quality genome assemblies at record speed—setting the stage to answer remarkable questions about marine symbioses. 🌊🧬
👉 Blog: bit.ly/3INcrOA
📸 2 Elephant ear sponge: B. Mueller
👉 Blog: bit.ly/3INcrOA
📸 2 Elephant ear sponge: B. Mueller
July 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🌍🧽 The Aquatic Symbiosis Project, @utehentschel.bsky.social and @sangerinstitute.bsky.social are cranking out high-quality genome assemblies at record speed—setting the stage to answer remarkable questions about marine symbioses. 🌊🧬
👉 Blog: bit.ly/3INcrOA
📸 2 Elephant ear sponge: B. Mueller
👉 Blog: bit.ly/3INcrOA
📸 2 Elephant ear sponge: B. Mueller
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We have a preprint for you
EHD2 forms rings on caveolae necks, in contrast to most EHDs forming helices. We determined its structure on membranes and show that N-term acts as a spacer
By Elena, Vasya @vasiliimikirtumov.bsky.social, Jeff &Oli Daumke www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
EHD2 forms rings on caveolae necks, in contrast to most EHDs forming helices. We determined its structure on membranes and show that N-term acts as a spacer
By Elena, Vasya @vasiliimikirtumov.bsky.social, Jeff &Oli Daumke www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
June 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
We have a preprint for you
EHD2 forms rings on caveolae necks, in contrast to most EHDs forming helices. We determined its structure on membranes and show that N-term acts as a spacer
By Elena, Vasya @vasiliimikirtumov.bsky.social, Jeff &Oli Daumke www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
EHD2 forms rings on caveolae necks, in contrast to most EHDs forming helices. We determined its structure on membranes and show that N-term acts as a spacer
By Elena, Vasya @vasiliimikirtumov.bsky.social, Jeff &Oli Daumke www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Our latest preprint on peroxisomal fatty-acid transport is live!!
@ohsunews.bsky.social #OHSU @uofcalifornia.bsky.social #UCSF
@ohsunews.bsky.social #OHSU @uofcalifornia.bsky.social #UCSF
Molecular mechanism of substrate transport by human peroxisomal ABCD3 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.21.655323v1
May 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Our latest preprint on peroxisomal fatty-acid transport is live!!
@ohsunews.bsky.social #OHSU @uofcalifornia.bsky.social #UCSF
@ohsunews.bsky.social #OHSU @uofcalifornia.bsky.social #UCSF
Well getting into photography
July 16, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Well getting into photography
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Although I am incredibly sad to miss ASV this year, I am very excited to have Tiia Freeman present our ongoing work on alphavirus evolution in @harmitmalik.bsky.social lab! 🦠🦟🌡️🧬
July 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Although I am incredibly sad to miss ASV this year, I am very excited to have Tiia Freeman present our ongoing work on alphavirus evolution in @harmitmalik.bsky.social lab! 🦠🦟🌡️🧬
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Tiia is a superstar, and will be presenting not one, but two separate projects that are currently in the works. Make sure to check out her flash talk (W4-9) and posters (P1-28 and P21-1) on Tuesday. We welcome and appreciate your thoughts and feedback! #ASV2025
July 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Tiia is a superstar, and will be presenting not one, but two separate projects that are currently in the works. Make sure to check out her flash talk (W4-9) and posters (P1-28 and P21-1) on Tuesday. We welcome and appreciate your thoughts and feedback! #ASV2025
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Preprint: “Structural modeling reveals viral proteins that manipulate host immune signaling”
Using AI-guided structural modeling, we find new families of viral proteins that sequester or cleave host immune signaling molecules
Congrats Nitzan Tal!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Using AI-guided structural modeling, we find new families of viral proteins that sequester or cleave host immune signaling molecules
Congrats Nitzan Tal!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
July 14, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Preprint: “Structural modeling reveals viral proteins that manipulate host immune signaling”
Using AI-guided structural modeling, we find new families of viral proteins that sequester or cleave host immune signaling molecules
Congrats Nitzan Tal!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Using AI-guided structural modeling, we find new families of viral proteins that sequester or cleave host immune signaling molecules
Congrats Nitzan Tal!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Excited to share that our latest story on Restrictor is out now in @genesdev.bsky.social!! Big thank you to my fellow co-first author Hanneke, Karen @adelmanlab.bsky.social and co-authors Nathalie and Allison!
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
Learn more here:
➡️ tinyurl.com/gd352654
July 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Excited to share that our latest story on Restrictor is out now in @genesdev.bsky.social!! Big thank you to my fellow co-first author Hanneke, Karen @adelmanlab.bsky.social and co-authors Nathalie and Allison!
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Interested in developmental epigenetics? So are we! Apply now to join us for your postdoc!
Multiple positions across multiple groups @mrc-lms.bsky.social
Projects spanning germline demethylation, gene regulation, genome architecture in development & disease 👇👇
lms.mrc.ac.uk/work/vacanci...
Multiple positions across multiple groups @mrc-lms.bsky.social
Projects spanning germline demethylation, gene regulation, genome architecture in development & disease 👇👇
lms.mrc.ac.uk/work/vacanci...
MRC Postdoctoral Research Scientists x 5 - MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences
Applications are now open for up to five postdoctoral positions in the area of developmental epigenetics.
lms.mrc.ac.uk
July 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Interested in developmental epigenetics? So are we! Apply now to join us for your postdoc!
Multiple positions across multiple groups @mrc-lms.bsky.social
Projects spanning germline demethylation, gene regulation, genome architecture in development & disease 👇👇
lms.mrc.ac.uk/work/vacanci...
Multiple positions across multiple groups @mrc-lms.bsky.social
Projects spanning germline demethylation, gene regulation, genome architecture in development & disease 👇👇
lms.mrc.ac.uk/work/vacanci...
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Genome shuffling enables quantitative trait locus mapping in Bacillus subtilis
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Genome shuffling enables quantitative trait locus mapping in Bacillus subtilis
Genetic mapping is a powerful tool for eukaryotic genetics that has only been applied to bacteria in limited circumstances. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping generally relies on sexual recombinat...
www.biorxiv.org
July 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Genome shuffling enables quantitative trait locus mapping in Bacillus subtilis
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...