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Sendoel Lab
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Sendoel lab at the University of Zurich, alumnus of the The Rockefeller University, NYC.

We are excited about mRNA translation, stem cells and cancer.

www.sendoellab.org
The summer of defenses comes to an end! Huge congratulations to David (@dadita.bsky.social ) on a brillant PhD and thank you for everything you have done to shape our lab community from day 1 on. We’re thrilled you’re staying in Zurich and wish you all the best in your next chapter!
October 31, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Our first PhD generation is flying out of the nest. Thank you Merve and Clara for shaping our lab from day one on.

Wishing you all the best in your next chapters, we’re excited to see what comes next for you!
September 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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🔬✨ Join us this Saturday (September 6) | 16:00-23:00 at Nacht der Forschung 2025 at the University of Bern ✨ Come and check out our booth "RNA – Master of Versatility" 👩‍🔬

Meet our researchers & enjoy pipetted cocktails at the reproduzierBAR!
www.nachtderforschung.unibe.ch
#ndfunibern @unibe.ch
September 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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If you are interested in #DevBio, #organoids, #gastruloids or #CRISPR, check out the tweetorial to our new preprint on uncovering novel regulators of body plan formation in gastruloids using single cell CRISPR screens!

A big thank you to all co-authors that made this paper possible!
The establishment of the body plan during gastrulation is a hallmark of animal life, yet much of its regulation remains unclear. Here, we combine gastruloids and single-cell CRISPR screenings to uncover new regulators of the body plan.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
August 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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The authors report that all seven tested deep learning models failed to outperform simple baselines in predicting transcriptome changes after single or double perturbations.

I will duck for cover.
August 7, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Genome-wide chromatin recording resolves dynamic cell state changes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.05.668773v1
August 7, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The establishment of the body plan during gastrulation is a hallmark of animal life, yet much of its regulation remains unclear. Here, we combine gastruloids and single-cell CRISPR screenings to uncover new regulators of the body plan.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
August 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Third defense this summer officially in the books. Huge congrats to Fabiola for a brilliant presentation and defense! #Summerofdefenses
August 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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….and more #gastruloid preprint with proof of how to use their robustness and scalabiliy in high throughput screens to learn about #posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression @ Sendoel and Lutolf labs www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
July 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Preprint by the @sendoellab.bsky.social in collab w/ the Lutolf & Zavolan labs w/1st author David Taborsky "Regulation of mRNA polyadenylation governs mammalian body plan formation in gastruloids" @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social
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@dadita.bsky.socia
@mihaelazavolan.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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How can we identify novel regulators of germ layer differentiation and body patterning? I am happy to announce that my preprint using single-cell CRISPR screens in gastruloids to answer this question is now online! Thank you to the rest of the @sendoellab.bsky.social and all coauthors!
Regulation of mRNA polyadenylation governs mammalian body plan formation in gastruloids https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.22.666114v1
July 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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PhDone 🥳🎓

The last few years was full of successes, failures, ups and downs, but also full of amazing people, countless talks, great conferences, incredible science and endless support from my supervisor and my thesis committee. Thanks to all people who helped me in this amazing journey! #eIF2A
The summer of defenses continues, huge congratulations Dr. Yigit for a superbly delivered talk and an excellent defense!
June 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The summer of defenses continues, huge congratulations Dr. Yigit for a superbly delivered talk and an excellent defense!
June 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The very first PhD graduate of our lab! Great science, fantastic presentation and expertly defended. Huge congratulations on this well-earned milestone Dr. Duré!
May 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Preprint by the Sendoel Lab ( @sendoellab.bsky.social ) with first author Merve Yigit ( @merveyigit.bsky.social‬ "The alternative initiation factor eIF2A regulates 40S subunit turnover in ribosome-associated quality control"
@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social
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‪@anupamd.bsky.social‬
May 27, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Identified in the 1970s, the precise molecular function of the alternative initiation factor eIF2A has remained unclear. Here, we map its interactome and uncover a surprising role in ribosome-associated quality control (RQC) upon ribosome stalling. 1/x

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The alternative initiation factor eIF2A regulates 40S subunit turnover in ribosome-associated quality control
The noncanonical translation initiation factor eIF2A plays critical roles in diverse cellular processes, including the integrated stress response, neurodegeneration and tumorigenesis. However, the pre...
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May 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The former GRC Stem Cells & Cancer has found its new home in beautiful Malta, fantastic meeting ahead!
🛫You won’t want to miss us in stunning Malta!🌴🏖️ Get ready to be inspired at the STEM CELLS & CANCER conference. INCREDIBLE LINE-UP of speakers!

🎙️Cedric Blanpain @cedric-blanpain.bsky.social
🎙️Peter Dirks
🎙️Catriona Jamieson… and more 🧵

📅 September 28, 2025
🔗 bit.ly/49sCfJp

@fusionconf.bsky.social
✈️Join us in paradise!

The stunning Malta will be the perfect setting to stimulate great discussions on Stem Cell and Cancer Biology 🔬

World-leading experts will share their exciting science.

🗓️Fusion Conference Stem Cells & Cancer! September 28, 2025

bit.ly/49sCfJp
March 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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New Night Science Podcast episode! David Baker was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He explains how he socially engineers his lab’s "communal brain", where all individuals function like neurons, densely interconnected to maximize idea generation.
nightscience.buzzsprout.com/1744020/epis...
March 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Preprint by the Sendoel lab ( @sendoellab.bsky.social ) with first author Fabiola Valdivia-Francia ( @fabiolavaldiviaf.bsky.social ) "In vivo single-cell CRISPR screening for microproteins identifies a critical ribosomal component" @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social
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March 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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There is a new must-read paper for the weekend. 👀

Looking for the next future vision of #microprotein research? Check out this from @fabiolavaldiviaf.bsky.social @sendoellab.bsky.social.

Really, what can't microproteins do?

#RNAsky
#genomics
#bioinformatics
🧬 💻

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
In vivo single-cell CRISPR screening for microproteins identifies a critical ribosomal component
The dark proteome includes a rapidly expanding catalog of microproteins with unknown functions that have been historically ignored in genome annotations. Here, we exploit an in vivo single-cell CRISPR...
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March 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Our genome encodes > 7000 microproteins that have been previously ignored in genome annotations. How do these microproteins impact tissue function? Here, we use an in vivo single-cell CRISPR screen to systematically explore microprotein function in the mouse epidermis. 1/9
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March 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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A small appeal to young scientists looking for internship and PhD positions - websites are hard to maintain, papers can take years to publish & often end up behind a paywall. Read the preprints if you really want to know what a lab is up to.

If they don’t preprint… this tells you something too ;)
March 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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📅 Program of the NCCR RNA & Disease Seminar Series for the Spring Semester 24/25:

News entry NCCR website, incl. titles: lnkd.in/dMZAmeHg

@unibern.bsky.social @ethzurich.bsky.social @snsf-ch.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM