Sendoel Lab
@sendoellab.bsky.social
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
We are excited about mRNA translation, stem cells and cancer.
www.sendoellab.org
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Time for some fun!
A lovely paper on mathematical oncology.
🧪
#Math
#Cancer
#CANsky
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
A lovely paper on mathematical oncology.
🧪
#Math
#Cancer
#CANsky
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
75 Years of Mathematical Oncology
Mathematics has long provided a quantitative framework to interpret cancer biology and treatment. Driven by richer biological and clinical data, the field has evolved into a multidisciplinary and translational endeavor - giving rise to Mathematical Oncology. Yet, the field's strong interdisciplinarity obscures a comprehensive view of its evolution, as well as the boundaries between Mathematical Oncology and adjacent domains. Here, we address this gap through a comprehensive bibliometric analysis spanning 75 years of mathematical research in oncology. Using a manually curated corpus (~1,500 papers) and a large query-based dataset (~19,000 papers), we map the field's conceptual and collaborative development over time. Independent analyses reveal sustained growth, high impact, and pronounced interdisciplinarity, together with a gradual shift from fundamental cancer biology toward therapeutic modeling. This reorientation underpins the emergence of Mathematical Oncology as a distinct field, separate from Systems Biology and Pharmacokinetics / Pharmacodynamics. We show how diverse concepts interlace within Mathematical Oncology, bridging applied mathematics, optimal control, evolutionary theory, and imaging. Collectively, we demonstrate that Mathematical Oncology is not merely the application of mathematics to cancer, but the use of interpretable models integrating clinical, biological, and physical knowledge to improve screening, understand disease evolution, guide therapy, and strengthen forecasting. ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest. NCI, U54CA274507 Wenner-Gren Stiftelserna/the Wenner-Gren Foundations, WGF2022-0044 Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas, RP220225 National Science Foundation, DMS 2436499 MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and ERDF/EU, PID2023-146347OA-I00 MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and ESF+, RYC2022-036010-I
www.biorxiv.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Time for some fun!
A lovely paper on mathematical oncology.
🧪
#Math
#Cancer
#CANsky
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
A lovely paper on mathematical oncology.
🧪
#Math
#Cancer
#CANsky
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Interested in gene expression analysis, single-cell biology or CRISPR screenings? We are looking for a skilled bioinformatician to join our collaborative and fun team.
If interested, get in touch here:
jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...
If interested, get in touch here:
jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...
UZH: Postdoc in Bioinformatics or Bioinformatician
Our lab at the University of Zurich studies the regulation of gene expression in stem cells and cancer. We are seeking a highly motivated and independent bioinformatician or postdoctoral researcher to...
jobs.uzh.ch
January 14, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Interested in gene expression analysis, single-cell biology or CRISPR screenings? We are looking for a skilled bioinformatician to join our collaborative and fun team.
If interested, get in touch here:
jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...
If interested, get in touch here:
jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...
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I go away for a short walk and come back to this.
Powell, showing more guts than almost any GOP legislators:
"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
January 12, 2026 at 2:50 AM
I go away for a short walk and come back to this.
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On this national day of mourning across Switzerland for the victims of the Crans-Montana tragedy, we remember all those who were lost, all who are gravely injured, their families and loved ones, the rescuers, and medical teams caring for them
Such a heartbreaking loss of young lives in our region 💔
Such a heartbreaking loss of young lives in our region 💔
January 9, 2026 at 12:14 PM
On this national day of mourning across Switzerland for the victims of the Crans-Montana tragedy, we remember all those who were lost, all who are gravely injured, their families and loved ones, the rescuers, and medical teams caring for them
Such a heartbreaking loss of young lives in our region 💔
Such a heartbreaking loss of young lives in our region 💔
Nanopore sequencing of peptides, exciting possibilities ahead also for the microprotein field.
Latest #CDlab paper on nanopore protein sequencing now published in JACS: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Here, Justas Ritmejeris, Xiuqi Chen, collaborator Bauke Albada, and me developed a conjugation chemistry strategy for nanopore sequencing of natural peptides!
Here, Justas Ritmejeris, Xiuqi Chen, collaborator Bauke Albada, and me developed a conjugation chemistry strategy for nanopore sequencing of natural peptides!
January 9, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Nanopore sequencing of peptides, exciting possibilities ahead also for the microprotein field.
Very interesting.
Mitochondrial transfer from glia to neurons protects against peripheral neuropathy @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 8, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Very interesting.
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Multidisciplinary training, over time, produces the highest impact people
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance
Scientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We re...
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December 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Multidisciplinary training, over time, produces the highest impact people
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
Interesting.
"We find that while TAD boundaries pair more frequently than non-boundary regions, these interactions are infrequent and are uncorrelated with transcriptional activity of genes within the TAD. (...) These results suggest that TAD boundary architecture and gene activity are largely uncoupled"
TAD boundary architecture and gene activity are uncoupled
Topologically associating domains (TADs) are prominent features of genome organization. A proposed function of TADs is to contribute to gene regulation by promoting chromatin interactions within a TAD...
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December 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Interesting.
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We wrote two reviews on cell migration, published today in Nature Methods.
They provides practical guidelines how to select a cell-migration assay and how to analyze cell-migration data
Review 1: nature.com/articles/s41...
Review 2: nature.com/articles/s41...
They provides practical guidelines how to select a cell-migration assay and how to analyze cell-migration data
Review 1: nature.com/articles/s41...
Review 2: nature.com/articles/s41...
December 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We wrote two reviews on cell migration, published today in Nature Methods.
They provides practical guidelines how to select a cell-migration assay and how to analyze cell-migration data
Review 1: nature.com/articles/s41...
Review 2: nature.com/articles/s41...
They provides practical guidelines how to select a cell-migration assay and how to analyze cell-migration data
Review 1: nature.com/articles/s41...
Review 2: nature.com/articles/s41...
Validate using RT-qPCR.
December 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Validate using RT-qPCR.
Thank you @erc.europa.eu and the panel for supporting our project RIBOSCOPE! Above all, thank you to all past & present lab members whose dedication made this possible. We are excited to push single-cell technologies to map the translational landscape of cancer.
#ERCCoG
#ERCCoG
The results of the ERC Consolidator Grant call have been announced! 📣
349 researchers have been selected for funding. Congratulations to all! #ERCCogG!
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#FrontierResearch #EUfunded #HorizonEurope
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu
349 researchers have been selected for funding. Congratulations to all! #ERCCogG!
👉 buff.ly/uu62uFV
#FrontierResearch #EUfunded #HorizonEurope
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu
December 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Thank you @erc.europa.eu and the panel for supporting our project RIBOSCOPE! Above all, thank you to all past & present lab members whose dedication made this possible. We are excited to push single-cell technologies to map the translational landscape of cancer.
#ERCCoG
#ERCCoG
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
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!
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!
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
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!
Wishing you all the best in your next chapters, we’re excited to see what comes next for you!
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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
Meet our researchers & enjoy pipetted cocktails at the reproduzierBAR!
www.nachtderforschung.unibe.ch
#ndfunibern @unibe.ch
September 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
🔬✨ 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
Meet our researchers & enjoy pipetted cocktails at the reproduzierBAR!
www.nachtderforschung.unibe.ch
#ndfunibern @unibe.ch
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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!
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...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
August 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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!
A big thank you to all co-authors that made this paper possible!
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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.
I will duck for cover.
August 7, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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.
I will duck for cover.
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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
Genome-wide chromatin recording resolves dynamic cell state changes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.05.668773v1
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...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
August 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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
Third defense this summer officially in the books. Huge congrats to Fabiola for a brilliant presentation and defense! #Summerofdefenses
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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
….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...
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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
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@dadita.bsky.socia
@mihaelazavolan.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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
buff.ly/mL3a71T
@dadita.bsky.socia
@mihaelazavolan.bsky.social
buff.ly/mL3a71T
@dadita.bsky.socia
@mihaelazavolan.bsky.social
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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
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!
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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 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
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 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 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The summer of defenses continues, huge congratulations Dr. Yigit for a superbly delivered talk and an excellent defense!