Duncan Sproul
@sproullab.bsky.social
Group leader at MRC Human Genetics Unit, University of Edinburgh. Interdisciplinary research on disease #epigenetics. Part-time solo dad. Occasional music and climbing.
https://institute-genetics-cancer.ed.ac.uk/research/research-groups-a-z/sproul-group
https://institute-genetics-cancer.ed.ac.uk/research/research-groups-a-z/sproul-group
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Interested in pursuing a PhD by working on a long-neglected marine organism and making a lot of discoveries? Darwin Trust offers a PhD studentship for international students (anyone non-UK) www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
November 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Interested in pursuing a PhD by working on a long-neglected marine organism and making a lot of discoveries? Darwin Trust offers a PhD studentship for international students (anyone non-UK) www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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🚀 Workshops, mentoring, pitch training and networking: our Impulse programme, in partnership with @cam.ac.uk is here to help you make the leap into research commercialisation 💡
🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/49JLwic
#OnMyHorizon
🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/49JLwic
#OnMyHorizon
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
🚀 Workshops, mentoring, pitch training and networking: our Impulse programme, in partnership with @cam.ac.uk is here to help you make the leap into research commercialisation 💡
🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/49JLwic
#OnMyHorizon
🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/49JLwic
#OnMyHorizon
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Just a reminder that the application deadline for the @uncbiology.bsky.social tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Biology position closes in a week (Nov 17). Chapel Hill is a wonderful place and Biology is an amazing group of people. To apply, see: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Just a reminder that the application deadline for the @uncbiology.bsky.social tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Biology position closes in a week (Nov 17). Chapel Hill is a wonderful place and Biology is an amazing group of people. To apply, see: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
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🧬 List of 2026 DNA repair and genome stability conferences, now updated. Please let me know if there is anything missing!
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DNA REPAIR/GENOME STABILITY CONFERENCES
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November 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
🧬 List of 2026 DNA repair and genome stability conferences, now updated. Please let me know if there is anything missing!
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1 week left to apply for a postdoc position in beautiful Switzerland doing awesome mucosal immunology. See below for details! Please re-post to spread the word!
We have an opening for a postdoctoral researcher in my group at the Botnar Institute for Immune Engineering in Basel, Switzerland. The project is aimed at developing novel mucosal adjuvants for application in oral vaccines. Deadline to apply 16.11.25! Please re-post 🔬🧬
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Botnar Institute of Immune Engineering - BIIE (Zürich): Postdoctoral Researcher (100%): Mechanisms of action of mucosal adjuvants
Botnar Institute of Immune Engineering - BIIE has a job opening for Postdoctoral Researcher (100%): Mechanisms of action of mucosal adjuvants in Zürich (published: 30.10.2025). Apply now or check the ...
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November 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
1 week left to apply for a postdoc position in beautiful Switzerland doing awesome mucosal immunology. See below for details! Please re-post to spread the word!
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🚀 Exciting news for the imaging community!
The EMBO Practical Course – Hack Your Microscope is coming to ITQB NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal) on April 20–25, 2026 🧠🔬
👉 Course details & registration: meetings.embo.org/event/26-mic...
#Microscopy #OpenScience #Bioimaging #EMBOmicroscope
The EMBO Practical Course – Hack Your Microscope is coming to ITQB NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal) on April 20–25, 2026 🧠🔬
👉 Course details & registration: meetings.embo.org/event/26-mic...
#Microscopy #OpenScience #Bioimaging #EMBOmicroscope
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🚀 Exciting news for the imaging community!
The EMBO Practical Course – Hack Your Microscope is coming to ITQB NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal) on April 20–25, 2026 🧠🔬
👉 Course details & registration: meetings.embo.org/event/26-mic...
#Microscopy #OpenScience #Bioimaging #EMBOmicroscope
The EMBO Practical Course – Hack Your Microscope is coming to ITQB NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal) on April 20–25, 2026 🧠🔬
👉 Course details & registration: meetings.embo.org/event/26-mic...
#Microscopy #OpenScience #Bioimaging #EMBOmicroscope
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Our lab is actively looking for PhD students and there is NOW an Open Call for PhD fellowship at the IRB Barcelona!!!!! phd.irbbarcelona.org
Application Guidelines - IRB PhD Call 2026 NOW OPEN! | Irb
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November 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Our lab is actively looking for PhD students and there is NOW an Open Call for PhD fellowship at the IRB Barcelona!!!!! phd.irbbarcelona.org
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Our lab is actively looking for posdocs and there is NOW an Open Call for Postdoc contracts (3 years) here: www.aei.gob.es/en/announcem...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Our lab is actively looking for posdocs and there is NOW an Open Call for Postdoc contracts (3 years) here: www.aei.gob.es/en/announcem...
Congrats all, looks like a cool story!
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Congrats all, looks like a cool story!
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Interested in inherited chromosomal instability syndromes and DNA repair? We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join the Stewart lab at the University of Birmingham as a senior technician. Please checkout the job advert: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPH515/senior-research-technician
Senior Research Technician at University of Birmingham
An academic position as a Senior Research Technician is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Interested in inherited chromosomal instability syndromes and DNA repair? We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join the Stewart lab at the University of Birmingham as a senior technician. Please checkout the job advert: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPH515/senior-research-technician
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#AskZebrafish query from Slack: Looking for contact that has recently shipped transgenic eggs from Europe to the US. Re: any hurdles you or your lab had to go through. If this describes you or someone you know, please reach out 🙏
November 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
#AskZebrafish query from Slack: Looking for contact that has recently shipped transgenic eggs from Europe to the US. Re: any hurdles you or your lab had to go through. If this describes you or someone you know, please reach out 🙏
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We have a 4 year fully-funded PhD opportunity to join our group @earlhaminst.bsky.social on an Eng Bio project: Engineering stable synthetic chromosomes. Jointly with the BioFoundry and @cgrandel.bsky.social. Read more about the project shorturl.at/GZMbB and about our research shorturl.at/HR6p5
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
We have a 4 year fully-funded PhD opportunity to join our group @earlhaminst.bsky.social on an Eng Bio project: Engineering stable synthetic chromosomes. Jointly with the BioFoundry and @cgrandel.bsky.social. Read more about the project shorturl.at/GZMbB and about our research shorturl.at/HR6p5
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Anyone in here who applied for the @embo.org #postdoctoral #fellowship and could share some information/tips!?
I would be really grateful for any insights!!
😁🤩
@phdvoice.bsky.social #phdlife #postdoclife
I would be really grateful for any insights!!
😁🤩
@phdvoice.bsky.social #phdlife #postdoclife
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Anyone in here who applied for the @embo.org #postdoctoral #fellowship and could share some information/tips!?
I would be really grateful for any insights!!
😁🤩
@phdvoice.bsky.social #phdlife #postdoclife
I would be really grateful for any insights!!
😁🤩
@phdvoice.bsky.social #phdlife #postdoclife
Chris' lab does very cool work, can recommend highly.
Please repost - Multiple PhDs available
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November 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Chris' lab does very cool work, can recommend highly.
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Hi everyone, a few years ago, we started a list of labs studying bacterial immunty for students, editors, conference organizers... (currently n=79).
Update time ! Send me a message to 1) add your lab or others 2) Correct info
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#Phagesky #Microsky
Update time ! Send me a message to 1) add your lab or others 2) Correct info
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#Phagesky #Microsky
Labs in bacterial immunity
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November 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Hi everyone, a few years ago, we started a list of labs studying bacterial immunty for students, editors, conference organizers... (currently n=79).
Update time ! Send me a message to 1) add your lab or others 2) Correct info
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#Phagesky #Microsky
Update time ! Send me a message to 1) add your lab or others 2) Correct info
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#Phagesky #Microsky
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🚨 Join us tomorrow for two really exciting talks on the emergence of the fractal bronchial tree and tortoise/ crocodile head scale patterning!🚨 @rorylcooper.bsky.social @maltemederacke.bsky.social
🚨 TLM Online Seminar Series - 05.11.25 | 16:00 UK
Malte Mederacke: "The emergence of the fractal bronchial tree"
Rory Cooper: " The mechanics of crocodile and tortoise head scale patterning"
Please repost & to attend online please register to our 📧for the zoom link: lists.cam.ac.uk/sympa/subscr...
Malte Mederacke: "The emergence of the fractal bronchial tree"
Rory Cooper: " The mechanics of crocodile and tortoise head scale patterning"
Please repost & to attend online please register to our 📧for the zoom link: lists.cam.ac.uk/sympa/subscr...
November 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
🚨 Join us tomorrow for two really exciting talks on the emergence of the fractal bronchial tree and tortoise/ crocodile head scale patterning!🚨 @rorylcooper.bsky.social @maltemederacke.bsky.social
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
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Great opportunity in a fantastic lab!
We are looking for: PhD Student (starting as Research Assistant) and Postdoctoral Researcher in Stem Cell Biology and Mechanobiology. Please RT💕
🔗 About our lab: renew.science/principal_in...
🎓 PhD position: jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=15...
🧪 Postdoc position: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
🔗 About our lab: renew.science/principal_in...
🎓 PhD position: jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=15...
🧪 Postdoc position: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
November 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Great opportunity in a fantastic lab!
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Great program, amazing scientists and beautiful facilities!! I visited for 6 months in 2023, a unique place in Europe at the intersection of maths, computer science and developmental biology
Our call for ELBE Visiting Faculty at the Center for Systems Biology Dresden is live with deadline 30 November: www.csbdresden.de/join-us/as-a... Please visit us during your sabbatical!
@mpi-cbg.de @math-mpicbg.bsky.social @csbdresden.bsky.social
@mpi-cbg.de @math-mpicbg.bsky.social @csbdresden.bsky.social
As a Visiting Faculty
© 2025 CSBD
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October 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Great program, amazing scientists and beautiful facilities!! I visited for 6 months in 2023, a unique place in Europe at the intersection of maths, computer science and developmental biology
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Looking forward to this!
Registration is OPEN for our Spring meeting: Dynamic Cell VI
🗓️ 21st-26th April 2026
📍Reading, UK
Co-organised with @biochemsoc.bsky.social @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social and the Chinese Society for Cell Biology
Register here:
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🗓️ 21st-26th April 2026
📍Reading, UK
Co-organised with @biochemsoc.bsky.social @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social and the Chinese Society for Cell Biology
Register here:
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October 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Looking forward to this!
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📢 Open Call! The Max Perutz Labs invite applications for a Full Professorship in Integrative Structure Biology with a focus on in situ structural biology using cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) and related methods. More details ➡️ tinyurl.com/brswbymu
October 31, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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📢Online workshop next week.
Don't miss this chance to build networking skills, craft jargon-free research narratives, and explore collaboration opportunities. Perfect for early-career researchers.
📅 5 November, 10:00–11:30 GMT
Register now: bit.ly/4oCpSAI
#OnMyHorizon
Don't miss this chance to build networking skills, craft jargon-free research narratives, and explore collaboration opportunities. Perfect for early-career researchers.
📅 5 November, 10:00–11:30 GMT
Register now: bit.ly/4oCpSAI
#OnMyHorizon
October 31, 2025 at 9:35 AM
📢Online workshop next week.
Don't miss this chance to build networking skills, craft jargon-free research narratives, and explore collaboration opportunities. Perfect for early-career researchers.
📅 5 November, 10:00–11:30 GMT
Register now: bit.ly/4oCpSAI
#OnMyHorizon
Don't miss this chance to build networking skills, craft jargon-free research narratives, and explore collaboration opportunities. Perfect for early-career researchers.
📅 5 November, 10:00–11:30 GMT
Register now: bit.ly/4oCpSAI
#OnMyHorizon
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📢 Fully-funded 4-year MRC DiMeN PhD opportunity in our lab.
🔬 Exciting cancer cell biology collab with @maiblab.bsky.social & Liz Smythe @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social to use recombinant biosensors to image active KRAS in #pancreaticcancer
👇Apply by 4th Dec
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🔬 Exciting cancer cell biology collab with @maiblab.bsky.social & Liz Smythe @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social to use recombinant biosensors to image active KRAS in #pancreaticcancer
👇Apply by 4th Dec
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Understanding the membrane recruitment of oncogenic KRAS in pancreatic cancer at University of Sheffield on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Understanding the membrane recruitment of oncogenic KRAS in pancreatic cancer at University of Sheffield, listed on FindAPhD.com
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October 31, 2025 at 9:56 AM
📢 Fully-funded 4-year MRC DiMeN PhD opportunity in our lab.
🔬 Exciting cancer cell biology collab with @maiblab.bsky.social & Liz Smythe @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social to use recombinant biosensors to image active KRAS in #pancreaticcancer
👇Apply by 4th Dec
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🔬 Exciting cancer cell biology collab with @maiblab.bsky.social & Liz Smythe @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social to use recombinant biosensors to image active KRAS in #pancreaticcancer
👇Apply by 4th Dec
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Only 6 days left to apply! We’re recruiting a PhD student to study the immunogenic roles of transposable elements in pediatric AML. The project involves working with clinical trial samples in collaboration with Dr. Richard Dillon (KCL). If interested, get in touch!
Come and join us to discover immunogenic potential of transposable elements in pediatric AML as part of CRUK CoL PhD programme.
We're offering two fantastic #PhD projects in #paediatric cancers, to start Sept 2026. Browse all our projects and apply by noon, Weds 5 Nov: https://www.colcc.ac.uk/cyp-phd-studentships/ @qmbci.bsky.social @kingslsm.bsky.social @uclmedsci.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk #CRUKFunded
October 30, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Only 6 days left to apply! We’re recruiting a PhD student to study the immunogenic roles of transposable elements in pediatric AML. The project involves working with clinical trial samples in collaboration with Dr. Richard Dillon (KCL). If interested, get in touch!
Pleased to have played a very small part in this story.
Thrilled to see online our latest paper on hypoxia and neutrophil memory #Huge_team_effort @walmsley-lab.bsky.social in @edinuni-irr.bsky.social. Huge thanks to all our collaborators and blood donors.
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Hypoxia induces histone clipping and H3K4me3 loss in neutrophil progenitors resulting in long-term impairment of neutrophil immunity
Nature Immunology - Walmsley and colleagues report that systemic hypoxia induces persistent loss of histone H3K4me3 marks and epigenetic reprogramming in neutrophil progenitors, resulting in...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Pleased to have played a very small part in this story.