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Dr Kate Giles
@scientistkate.bsky.social
Post doc 🧬👩🏻‍🔬👩🏻‍💻 in @thecesarelab.bsky.social at @cmri.bsky.social | using insights from epigenetics and genome stability to improve pediatric cancer treatment | Optimist 😊 | Runner 🏃🏻‍♀️ | Wife & Mum 💛🌻
Very excites and looking forward to working on this project!
Grateful that our lab was successful in two Australian Research Council Discovery Project grants last week.

I’m the sole CI on one, while @hildapickett.bsky.social and Cesare-lab post-doc @scientistkate.bsky.social are CIs on the other. Both projects explore genome stability in human cells
October 31, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I had a fantastic few days at the 🧬 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲, 𝗗𝗡𝗔 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 at the Melbourne Museum, which I attended with many colleagues from
@cmri.bsky.social

It was an excellent meeting filled with inspiring science and engaging talks. Looking forward to the next one in 2027!
October 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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🌟 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐌𝐂𝐑 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 – 𝐃𝐫 𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐣

We’re delighted to feature Dr Dhanya Sooraj, one of our career development panellists for the upcoming 𝐀𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐀 𝐄𝐌𝐂𝐑 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦! Dhanya brings a wealth of experience in advanced genomics and epigenetics.

#AEpiA #EMCRsymposium
October 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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🌟 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐌𝐂𝐑 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 – 𝐃𝐫 𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐥 🌟

We’re excited to spotlight Dr Luke Isbel, one of our inspiring career development panellists for the upcoming Australasian Epigenetics Alliance 𝐄𝐌𝐂𝐑 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦!

aepia.org.au/emcr-symposium
October 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Looking forward to it!
October 10, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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🧬 𝐀𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐀'𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐌𝐂𝐑 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦! 🧬

✅ Registration is open to all and FREE - but essential
✍️ Abstract Deadline (for AEpiA EMCR members only): 31st Oct
👉 Find out more: aepia.org.au/emcr-symposium
October 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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🧬 Have your say in the future of AEpiA! 🧬

🗓️ Join us this Thursday at 12pm AEST (via Zoom) for the Australasian Epigenetics Alliance Annual General Meeting.
September 22, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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🧬 The 2025 Emma Whitelaw ECR publication award is now open!

Full T&Cs and application form are on the AEpiA website www.aepia.org.au/emma-whitela...

We can't wait to see the exciting research that has been published over the last year!

#epigenetics #ECR #research #AEpiA
Emma Whitelaw Publication Award — Australasian Epigenetics Alliance
www.aepia.org.au
August 25, 2025 at 2:35 AM
This yea, I’m running City2Surf to raise money for Children’s Medical Research Institute 🏃‍♀️💙
👉 city2surf25.grassrootz.com/cmri/kate-g

I’m already over halfway to my $5K goal! Every dollar counts 🙌 And today is EOFY – a great time for an extra tax deduction while supporting kids’ health 💛
Kate G in 2025 Voltaren City2Surf
Hi Friends! I am a Postdoc Researcher at CMRI and this year I'm participating in C2S to raise funds for the research we do here. I am trying to fundraise $5000 and would be so grateful for any donati...
city2surf25.grassrootz.com
June 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Only 2 days left to apply for our ECR travel awards!! 🛬

Applications close at 5pm AEST Friday 13th June.

Note: You must be an ECR member to apply. T&Cs and application form are on our website www.aepia.org.au/conference-t...
June 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I want to give a shout out to my friends and family who have donated to my #C2S fundraising campaign for @cmri.bsky.social.

To be over halfway to my goal in less than a week is beyond amazing and I am so grateful!
June 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
This August, I’m running the City2Surf — not just for the challenge of completing the hilly 14 kilometres, but to raise funds for the Children's Medical Research Institute @cmri.bsky.social, where I also work as a scientist 💙

city2surf25.grassrootz.com/cmri/kate-g
Kate G in 2025 Voltaren City2Surf
Hi Friends! I am a Postdoc Researcher at CMRI and this year I'm participating in C2S to raise funds for the research we do here. I am trying to fundraise $5000 and would be so grateful for any donati...
city2surf25.grassrootz.com
June 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Ready to for some amazing single cell science @ozsinglecell.bsky.social!
May 21, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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📣 ECR Travel Awards are open! ✈️

The awards are open to post-doctoral ECRs and students who are looking to travel to attend a conference or other relevant event.

Application form and T&Cs can be found here: aepia.org.au/conference-t...

Applications close 13th June!
aepia.org.au
May 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Delighted to share the latest preprint from the lab led by Janith Seneviratne

We reveal novel roles for #embryonic regulators DPPA2/4 in facilitating a H2AK119Ub primed #chromatin state when aberrantly up-regulated in non-small cell lung #cancers 🧬🔬 (1/6)

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
April 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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We are looking for a talented postdoctoral bioinformatician @thedawsonlab.bsky.social to work with us on single cell multiomics incorporating lineage tracing and spatial technologies- we specifically want someone curious, fearless with a licence to innovate!! Come join us!!
Postdoctoral Fellow (Bioinformatics & Computational Biology) - Parkville, Melbourne (AU) job with Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre – Parkville | 12837684
Applicants are invited to join an exciting multi-discliplinary research program within Mark Dawson’s Laboratory at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
www.nature.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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We are recruiting a group leader in laboratory research at Peter Mac Cancer Centre in
Melbourne, Australia 🔬🦘💥

Work in a cutting edge research environment in a vibrant world city!

We value research excellence, creativity and diversity.

Join us!

careers.petermac.org/job/MELBOURN...
Group Leader
Group Leader
careers.petermac.org
March 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Excited to see our review on the 3D genome in the cell cycle, DNA repair and DNA replication out today!
#3Dgenome #replication #DNArepair #cellcycle #epigenetics #chromatinstructure #chromatinbiology

www.frontiersin.org/journals/cel...
March 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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🚨𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭!🚨The Groth @groth-anja.bsky.social, Mailand, Nilsson @nilssonlab.bsky.social & Krietenstein @nilskrietenstein.bsky.social labs are hiring 𝟔 𝐏𝐡𝐃&𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐬 to join the new Center for Epigenetic Cell Memory (EpiC) in Copenhagen, Denmark. Apply here: tinyurl.com/yvd93na2 & please share!
6 Postdoctoral and PhD positions in Center for Epigenetic Cell Memory (EpiC)
The Center for Epigenetic Cell Memory (EpiC) is a new Center of Excellence that will be established based on funding by the Danish National Research Foundation.
tinyurl.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐍𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? Our new study “Disabling leading and lagging strand histone transmission results in parental histones loss and reduced cell plasticity and viability” is out in 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴. Led by @lleonie.bsky.social @biranalva.bsky.social 🧵 More below👇
Disabling leading and lagging strand histone transmission results in parental histones loss and reduced cell plasticity and viability
Losing parental histones during DNA replication fork passage challenges differentiation competence and cell viability.
tinyurl.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Our new review on how the #chromatin domain is formed in the cell is now available @Curr Opin Struct Biol.📄✨
We critically discuss the domain formation mechanism from a physical perspective, including #phase-separation and #condensation.
📥 Free-download link:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1keGn,LqAr...
February 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Most of the fellows in CDC’s highly competitive Laboratory Leadership Service were fired last weekend.

The ultracompetitive, 2-year program, which trains Ph.D. scientists in the intricacies of public health laboratory work. scim.ag/4gPy0te
Ax falls on elite group of Ph.D.s training to lead U.S. public health labs
Most of the fellows in CDC’s highly competitive Laboratory Leadership Service were fired last weekend
scim.ag
February 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Huge congratulations to Sophie for delivering her final PhD talk today at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research! 🎉🎉🎉

She has done an incredible job. Supervised by @piptaberlay.bsky.social, Alex and myself, we are so proud of your work! Well done!

#phd #epigenetics
February 13, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Happy holidays 🎄
December 25, 2024 at 11:16 PM