Tanja Mittag
@tanjamittag.bsky.social
Phase separation and disordered proteins!
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Tanja Mittag
@tanjamittag.bsky.social
· Jul 9
New paper on transcription factor phase separation published from my colleague Aseem Ansari's and my lab: Reconciling competing models on the roles of condensates and soluble complexes in transcription factor function authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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Re-boosting! The Dept. of Microbiology 🧫 at the University of Tennessee is hiring two 9-month faculty! Come join a vibrant and growing department located in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains! #microsky
Come join us in Knoxville!
The Dept. of Microbiology 🧫🦠 at the University of Tennessee is hiring 2 Assistant Professors (tenure track, 9-month appt.).
Microbial Drivers of Chronic Disease: apply.interfolio.com/173153Quantitative Microbe-Plant-Environment Interactions: apply.interfolio.com/173345
The Dept. of Microbiology 🧫🦠 at the University of Tennessee is hiring 2 Assistant Professors (tenure track, 9-month appt.).
Microbial Drivers of Chronic Disease: apply.interfolio.com/173153Quantitative Microbe-Plant-Environment Interactions: apply.interfolio.com/173345
November 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Re-boosting! The Dept. of Microbiology 🧫 at the University of Tennessee is hiring two 9-month faculty! Come join a vibrant and growing department located in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains! #microsky
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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 9:24 AM
📢 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
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We (@sobuelow.bsky.social) developed AF-CALVADOS to integrate AlphaFold and CALVADOS to simulate flexible multidomain proteins at scale
See preprint for:
— Ensembles of >12000 full-length human proteins
— Analysis of IDRs in >1500 TFs
📜 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
💾 github.com/KULL-Centre/...
See preprint for:
— Ensembles of >12000 full-length human proteins
— Analysis of IDRs in >1500 TFs
📜 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
💾 github.com/KULL-Centre/...
October 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
We (@sobuelow.bsky.social) developed AF-CALVADOS to integrate AlphaFold and CALVADOS to simulate flexible multidomain proteins at scale
See preprint for:
— Ensembles of >12000 full-length human proteins
— Analysis of IDRs in >1500 TFs
📜 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
💾 github.com/KULL-Centre/...
See preprint for:
— Ensembles of >12000 full-length human proteins
— Analysis of IDRs in >1500 TFs
📜 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
💾 github.com/KULL-Centre/...
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During these uncertain times, I’m very happy to see that my institution, @scripps.edu has an open tenure-track Assistant Professor position. Any field in Chemistry or Biology is welcome. I’d especially love to see fellow neuroscientists apply. Please repost!
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October 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
During these uncertain times, I’m very happy to see that my institution, @scripps.edu has an open tenure-track Assistant Professor position. Any field in Chemistry or Biology is welcome. I’d especially love to see fellow neuroscientists apply. Please repost!
apply.interfolio.com/174756
apply.interfolio.com/174756
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JOB ALERT 🚨 We are hiring TWO principal investigators in cell, molecular, systems, or chemical biology in Toronto, Canada at @sinaihealth.bsky.social. We provide a generous startup, fully funded salary and academic appointment at U of Toronto.
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Please repost!
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Please repost!
August 28, 2025 at 6:34 AM
JOB ALERT 🚨 We are hiring TWO principal investigators in cell, molecular, systems, or chemical biology in Toronto, Canada at @sinaihealth.bsky.social. We provide a generous startup, fully funded salary and academic appointment at U of Toronto.
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Please repost!
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Please repost!
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🚨The 2026 IDP GRC Program is LIVE! 📣
Check it out: www.grc.org/intrinsicall...
We’ve got an incredible speaker lineup! 🌟
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be highlighting some of them and giving you a sneak peek at the exciting topics they’ll be covering. Stay tuned!
Check it out: www.grc.org/intrinsicall...
We’ve got an incredible speaker lineup! 🌟
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be highlighting some of them and giving you a sneak peek at the exciting topics they’ll be covering. Stay tuned!
2026 Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Conference GRC
The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Intrinsically Disordered Proteins will be held in Les Diablerets, Vaud (fr) Switzerland. Apply today to reserve your spot.
www.grc.org
October 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🚨The 2026 IDP GRC Program is LIVE! 📣
Check it out: www.grc.org/intrinsicall...
We’ve got an incredible speaker lineup! 🌟
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be highlighting some of them and giving you a sneak peek at the exciting topics they’ll be covering. Stay tuned!
Check it out: www.grc.org/intrinsicall...
We’ve got an incredible speaker lineup! 🌟
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be highlighting some of them and giving you a sneak peek at the exciting topics they’ll be covering. Stay tuned!
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Open faculty position!
We're seeking applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the junior level (Assistant or untenured Associate Professor) with research programs that exist at the interface between molecular science and computation. Apply here: stanford.io/45MF3Qa
We're seeking applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the junior level (Assistant or untenured Associate Professor) with research programs that exist at the interface between molecular science and computation. Apply here: stanford.io/45MF3Qa
August 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Open faculty position!
We're seeking applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the junior level (Assistant or untenured Associate Professor) with research programs that exist at the interface between molecular science and computation. Apply here: stanford.io/45MF3Qa
We're seeking applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the junior level (Assistant or untenured Associate Professor) with research programs that exist at the interface between molecular science and computation. Apply here: stanford.io/45MF3Qa
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🚨🚨The GRC on Intrinsically Disordered Proteins #IDPs is back!! 🍝🧵🏔️Join us for cutting-edge IDP science, great discussions, and mountain views 🌄🍝
📅 June 21-26, 2026 | Les Diablerets, Switzerland
👉 Details & registration: grc.org/intrinsicall...
📅 June 21-26, 2026 | Les Diablerets, Switzerland
👉 Details & registration: grc.org/intrinsicall...
2026 Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Conference GRC
The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Intrinsically Disordered Proteins will be held in Les Diablerets, Vaud (fr) Switzerland. Apply today to reserve your spot.
grc.org
October 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🚨🚨The GRC on Intrinsically Disordered Proteins #IDPs is back!! 🍝🧵🏔️Join us for cutting-edge IDP science, great discussions, and mountain views 🌄🍝
📅 June 21-26, 2026 | Les Diablerets, Switzerland
👉 Details & registration: grc.org/intrinsicall...
📅 June 21-26, 2026 | Les Diablerets, Switzerland
👉 Details & registration: grc.org/intrinsicall...
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Why are transcription factors disordered? Come join us in Oxford as a postdoc and we'll find out together!
Help publish 3 mature projects, AND develop cool new single molecule fluorescence binding assays!
biophysics
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protein:DNA interactions
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Help publish 3 mature projects, AND develop cool new single molecule fluorescence binding assays!
biophysics
transcription
protein:DNA interactions
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
October 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Why are transcription factors disordered? Come join us in Oxford as a postdoc and we'll find out together!
Help publish 3 mature projects, AND develop cool new single molecule fluorescence binding assays!
biophysics
transcription
protein:DNA interactions
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Help publish 3 mature projects, AND develop cool new single molecule fluorescence binding assays!
biophysics
transcription
protein:DNA interactions
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Come work with me. Excellent startup package. su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Assistant Professor in Data-driven cell and molecular biology
At Stockholm University the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (DBB) and the Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute (MBW) are looking to fill one position as DDLS fellow
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September 30, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Come work with me. Excellent startup package. su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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We are hiring an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine. Come join our collaborative research environment with state-of-the-art facilities in NYC! Application review starts Oct 22.
biochem.weill.cornell.edu/join-our-fac...
biochem.weill.cornell.edu/join-our-fac...
Join our Faculty | Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics
Call for applications:We invite applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the newly established Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. We are conducting an open search for ou...
biochem.weill.cornell.edu
September 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
We are hiring an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine. Come join our collaborative research environment with state-of-the-art facilities in NYC! Application review starts Oct 22.
biochem.weill.cornell.edu/join-our-fac...
biochem.weill.cornell.edu/join-our-fac...
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We are looking for a new colleague to join the vibrant and fast-growing biophysics community at CMU and in Pittsburgh! The City of Bridges also offers a unique combination of affordability, innovative ecosystems, and rich cultures. Please spread the word!
I am super excited to announce that we have a tenure-track faculty position in biophysics open in the Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon! 🧪
Interfolio link: apply.interfolio.com/174360
PLEASE, share widely across the blue skies!
Let me briefly explain what we're looking for:
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Interfolio link: apply.interfolio.com/174360
PLEASE, share widely across the blue skies!
Let me briefly explain what we're looking for:
1/10
September 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
We are looking for a new colleague to join the vibrant and fast-growing biophysics community at CMU and in Pittsburgh! The City of Bridges also offers a unique combination of affordability, innovative ecosystems, and rich cultures. Please spread the word!
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Feeling awed and a bit starstruck that @science.org chose to run a book review on #LabworkToLeadership!!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Leading a lab, and all it entails
A chemist offers actionable leadership advice to principal investigators
www.science.org
August 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Feeling awed and a bit starstruck that @science.org chose to run a book review on #LabworkToLeadership!!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Did you know about the BPS Bridging Funds Program?
If you're a biophysicist navigating a difficult time, this program is for you to defray costs for attending the BPS Annual Meeting!
I am grateful to the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social for supporting our members!
www.biophysics.org/2026meeting/...
If you're a biophysicist navigating a difficult time, this program is for you to defray costs for attending the BPS Annual Meeting!
I am grateful to the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social for supporting our members!
www.biophysics.org/2026meeting/...
BPS2026 Travel Awards | Biophysical Society
www.biophysics.org
July 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Did you know about the BPS Bridging Funds Program?
If you're a biophysicist navigating a difficult time, this program is for you to defray costs for attending the BPS Annual Meeting!
I am grateful to the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social for supporting our members!
www.biophysics.org/2026meeting/...
If you're a biophysicist navigating a difficult time, this program is for you to defray costs for attending the BPS Annual Meeting!
I am grateful to the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social for supporting our members!
www.biophysics.org/2026meeting/...
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Wow
Karolinska Institutet is recruiting 20 outstanding early-career researchers for assistant professor positions
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Karolinska Institutet is recruiting 20 outstanding early-career researchers for assistant professor positions
ki.se/en/about-ki/...
Call for 20 Assistant Professor positions
Karolinska Institutet is a world-leading medical university with a long and proud history of ground-breaking research. We are now recruiting outstanding early-career researchers with particularly exce...
ki.se
July 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Wow
Karolinska Institutet is recruiting 20 outstanding early-career researchers for assistant professor positions
ki.se/en/about-ki/...
Karolinska Institutet is recruiting 20 outstanding early-career researchers for assistant professor positions
ki.se/en/about-ki/...
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Direct binding of TDP-43 and Tau drives their co-condensation, but suppresses Tau fibril formation and seeding www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
July 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Direct binding of TDP-43 and Tau drives their co-condensation, but suppresses Tau fibril formation and seeding www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
New paper on transcription factor phase separation published from my colleague Aseem Ansari's and my lab: Reconciling competing models on the roles of condensates and soluble complexes in transcription factor function authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
July 9, 2025 at 4:12 AM
New paper on transcription factor phase separation published from my colleague Aseem Ansari's and my lab: Reconciling competing models on the roles of condensates and soluble complexes in transcription factor function authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
Reposted by Tanja Mittag
Karolinska is looking for 20 (!!) assistant professors and offering 6 year appointments with ~1M USD startup packages.
ki.se/en/about-ki/...
ki.se/en/about-ki/...
Call for 20 Assistant Professor positions
Karolinska Institutet is a world-leading medical university with a long and proud history of ground-breaking research. We are now recruiting outstanding early-career researchers with particularly exce...
ki.se
June 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Karolinska is looking for 20 (!!) assistant professors and offering 6 year appointments with ~1M USD startup packages.
ki.se/en/about-ki/...
ki.se/en/about-ki/...
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It’s been a weird, unproductive week at the lab and I’m feeling a little down. So here are 10 cool facts about vision:
June 21, 2025 at 4:09 AM
It’s been a weird, unproductive week at the lab and I’m feeling a little down. So here are 10 cool facts about vision:
New paper out from the Mittag lab: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
New adventures in understanding structure and function of SPOP, which involve donuts! 🍩
Congratulations to first authors Matt Cuneo, Ömer Güllülü and Mohamed-Raafet Ammar, and all other authors!
New adventures in understanding structure and function of SPOP, which involve donuts! 🍩
Congratulations to first authors Matt Cuneo, Ömer Güllülü and Mohamed-Raafet Ammar, and all other authors!
www.biorxiv.org
June 21, 2025 at 3:49 AM
New paper out from the Mittag lab: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
New adventures in understanding structure and function of SPOP, which involve donuts! 🍩
Congratulations to first authors Matt Cuneo, Ömer Güllülü and Mohamed-Raafet Ammar, and all other authors!
New adventures in understanding structure and function of SPOP, which involve donuts! 🍩
Congratulations to first authors Matt Cuneo, Ömer Güllülü and Mohamed-Raafet Ammar, and all other authors!
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I spoke with Jade Hindmon, host of @kpbssandiego.bsky.social Midday Edition, about the consequences of the current administration’s cuts to science funding. Please share to help spread the word and raise awareness.
www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...
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Nobel laureate on how Trump's cuts are hurting science
Neuroscientist, biologist and 2021 Nobel Prize winner Ardem Patapoutian joined Midday Edition to talk about how the Trump administration's effort to cut back on science spending is impacting researche...
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June 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I spoke with Jade Hindmon, host of @kpbssandiego.bsky.social Midday Edition, about the consequences of the current administration’s cuts to science funding. Please share to help spread the word and raise awareness.
www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...
www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...
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Welcome to the Biological Physics of Biomolecular Condensates: Bridging Theory and Experiment (#biomol-c25) Conference at #KITP
Learn more at: buff.ly/HHQAdGh
If you are unable to attend in person or want to revisit any talks, recorded sessions are available to watch at: buff.ly/ufXjSxG 🧪
Learn more at: buff.ly/HHQAdGh
If you are unable to attend in person or want to revisit any talks, recorded sessions are available to watch at: buff.ly/ufXjSxG 🧪
June 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Welcome to the Biological Physics of Biomolecular Condensates: Bridging Theory and Experiment (#biomol-c25) Conference at #KITP
Learn more at: buff.ly/HHQAdGh
If you are unable to attend in person or want to revisit any talks, recorded sessions are available to watch at: buff.ly/ufXjSxG 🧪
Learn more at: buff.ly/HHQAdGh
If you are unable to attend in person or want to revisit any talks, recorded sessions are available to watch at: buff.ly/ufXjSxG 🧪
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Lively poster session after a day full of talks (😅) by @drummondlab.bsky.social, Allie Obermeyer, @albertilab-tud.bsky.social, Sam Safran, and @tanjamittag.bsky.social at the #KITP biomol25 conference on biomolecular condensates. Great conversations between theorists and experimentalists!
June 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Lively poster session after a day full of talks (😅) by @drummondlab.bsky.social, Allie Obermeyer, @albertilab-tud.bsky.social, Sam Safran, and @tanjamittag.bsky.social at the #KITP biomol25 conference on biomolecular condensates. Great conversations between theorists and experimentalists!
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"TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITIONS INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY at Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
*Application Deadline: 8/31/2025"
Read more here: https://arabidopsis.org/news/jobs/view?file=Tu_6-13-25.pdf
#PlantSciJobs
*Application Deadline: 8/31/2025"
Read more here: https://arabidopsis.org/news/jobs/view?file=Tu_6-13-25.pdf
#PlantSciJobs
June 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
"TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITIONS INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY at Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
*Application Deadline: 8/31/2025"
Read more here: https://arabidopsis.org/news/jobs/view?file=Tu_6-13-25.pdf
#PlantSciJobs
*Application Deadline: 8/31/2025"
Read more here: https://arabidopsis.org/news/jobs/view?file=Tu_6-13-25.pdf
#PlantSciJobs
Thank you, @philipcball.bsky.social ! It was a pleasure to meet you in person!
I saw Tanja talk about this interesting work in Copenhagen a few weeks ago. Do stress condensates act as a precursor to amyloid fibrils or, on the contrary, a diversion from them? It seems the latter.
www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
Tunable metastability of condensates reconciles their dual roles in amyloid fibril formation
The authors show that biomolecular condensates formed by prion-like domains are metastable
with respect to amyloid fibrils. Interiors of metastable condensates suppress fibril
formation, whereas their...
www.cell.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Thank you, @philipcball.bsky.social ! It was a pleasure to meet you in person!