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xavier salvatella
@xsalvatella1.bsky.social
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Scientist at ICREA and IRB Barcelona.
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crick.ac.uk
We're now recruiting early career group leaders at the Crick to lead ambitious research programmes and explore bold scientific questions.

Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research.

Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
October 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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giuliotesei.bsky.social
I'm hiring for a PhD position at Malmö University, Sweden!

The project will focus on molecular modelling of proteins, lipids, and biomolecular condensates at cell membranes.

More details and application form: tinyurl.com/4zm92365

Please feel free to share!

@vetenskapsradet.bsky.social | @mau.se
Snapshot of a condensate near a lipid membrane with Swedish Research Council and Malmö University logos.
October 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
xsalvatella1.bsky.social
Thank you Fundación @bbvaenespana.bsky.social for supporting our collaboration with Michael Krieg of @icfo.eu !
irbbarcelona.org IRB Barcelona @irbbarcelona.org · Oct 3
🧪 The @bbvaenespana.bsky.social Foundation has awarded a grant to our project on disordered proteins in neuronal cells. We’ll study how pH shapes their assembly & activity, key to brain function. Led by @xsalvatella1.bsky.social (#IRBBarcelona) & Michael Krieg (@icfo.eu). 

https://shorturl.at/PbpiM
October 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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newyorker.com
Antoni Gaudí’s vision for the Sagrada Família, a church that’s been under construction for nearly 150 years, was never universally liked. George Orwell called the church “one of the most hideous buildings in the world.”
Is the Sagrada Família a Masterpiece or Kitsch?
In the century since Antoni Gaudí died, his wild design has been obsessively realized, creating the world’s tallest church—and an endlessly debated icon.
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September 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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nature.com
RFK Jr has vowed to find out what’s responsible for the rise in autism diagnoses, but scientists say he is ignoring answers from decades of research

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Autism is on the rise: what’s really behind the increase?
Nature - RFK Jr has vowed to find out what’s responsible, but scientists say he is ignoring answers from decades of research.
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August 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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alexholehouse.bsky.social
Are you a computational biologist who loves the outdoors & is thinking about faculty positions? Then check this out:
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Tenure track position at the University of Wyoming - amazing colleagues, beautiful landscape, and fantastic work-life balance.
Asst Professor - Molecular Biology - Computational Biochemist
The Department of Molecular Biology (MOLB) and the School of Computing (SoC) at the University of Wyoming seeks candidates for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor starting in th...
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August 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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tanjamittag.bsky.social
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
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crg.eu
Exciting news: our Board of Trustees has appointed @monicabettencourt.bsky.social as the CRG's new Director. Prof Bettencourt-Dias is expected to take up the post in 2026, replacing Dr. Luis Serrano, who will continue to maintain a research group at the institute.
www.crg.eu/en/news/moni...
July 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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esr-group.bsky.social
Congratulations to RSC-ESR group committee member Adam Brookfield and his colleague, Dr Muralidharan Shanmugam, for winning the RSC Technical Excellence Prize for their operations of the EPSRC NRF for EPR in Manchester, UK. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/f...
Four University colleagues win prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry prizes
Four University of Manchester colleagues have been honoured by the Royal Society of Chemistry for their outstanding contributions to the chemical sciences.Professor Igor Larrosa has been selected to r...
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July 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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irbbarcelona.org
🏆 La investigación sobre la causa del #autismo, premio #VanguardiadelaCiencia 2025!

¡Enhorabuena a las premiadas: Dra. Carla Garcia Cabau y Dra. Anna Bartomeu, del #IRBBarcelona!👏👏👏

➡️ https://shorturl.at/1hXF0

@lavanguardia.com @xsalvatella1.bsky.social 

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June 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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natbiotech.nature.com
Today’s uniquely challenging biotech climate may result in a more resilient sector nature.com/articles/s41...
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Biotech financing: divide and reset - Nature Biotechnology
Today’s uniquely challenging biotech climate may result in a more resilient sector.
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June 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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dereklowe.bsky.social
“What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?”

Most drugs have several activities in the human body, and discovery of these effects goes on for years after they are on the market.
June 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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philipcball.bsky.social
...the amino-acid sequence does not necessarily determine 3D shape, because many of our proteins have functionally crucial disordered regions that don't really have a shape. (Sometimes they fold on binding, perhaps in a ligand-specific way, sometimes they don't.)...
June 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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rwmartin.bsky.social
Here's an anniversary worth celebrating!
punkrockhistory.bsky.social Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · Jun 15
Released 46 years ago today
Unknown Pleasures, the debut studio album by Joy Division

Joy Division - She's Lost Control (Live At Something Else Show)

#punk #punkrock #postpunk #unknownpleasures #joydivision #history #postpunkhistory #otd
June 15, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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lancetungsten.bsky.social
Patent departments have budget targets that lead to “pound foolish” decisions to abandon all the time.
June 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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idpseminars.bsky.social
IDPSeminars is back with another seminar this week from @sarahshammas.bsky.social and @sonia-longhi.bsky.social!

Come hear about transcriptional regulation and viral pathogenesis!

Thursday June 5th!
PST 10 am EST 1 pm CET 7 pm!

Info: idpseminars.com
Signup form: forms.gle/3yCHeYvuuqLh...
Sarah Shammas (University of Oxford):Opportunities in DNA binding provided by protein disorder Sonia Longhi (AFMB Marseille): Intrinsic disorder, phase transitions and fibril formation by the Henipavirus V and W proteins: a new hallmark of viral pathogenesis?
June 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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molgen.mpg.de
Nuage Therapeutics, co-founded by our group leader Denes Hnisz was highlighted in recent Nature Spotlight article: www.nature.com/articles/d42...

Find out more about work in the Hnisz lab: www.molgen.mpg.de/3857230/tran...

@irbbarcelona.org @xsalvatella1.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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pedrobeltrao.bsky.social
The Gulbenkian Institute of Molecular Medicine (GIMM) is one of the best research institutes in Portugal. It's currently recruiting for three Group Leaders (junior or senior) across different areas, including systems biology and bioinformatics.
gimm.pt/jobs/open-ca...
Research Group Leaders – GIMMResearch Group Leaders – GIMM
Thank you very much for your generous donation and for sharing your testimony.We hope to more people feel inspired to join this mission of discovery and innovation!
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May 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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ivarssonlab.bsky.social
Looking for a senior lecturer (associate #professor) position in #biochemistry? Come and join our neighbouring department at Uppsala University: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
Senior lecturer in medical biochemistry - Uppsala University
Senior lecturer in medical biochemistry , Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University
www.uu.se
April 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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cdti-innovacion.bsky.social
📢La SICC #Innvierte del CDTI Innovación invierte, junto con
@SofinnovaVC, en Nuage TX, #startup que desarrolla nuevos 🧪#fármacos

➡️ acortar.link/3Zc7lg

#AyudasCDTI #innovación #pymes #tecnología #coinversiones #CapitalRiesgo #salud #oncología #cáncer #terapia #Agenda2030 #ODS3 #AyudandoCrearFuturo
📢La SICC #Innvierte del CDTI Innovación invierte, junto con @SofinnovaVC , en Nuage TX, #startup que desarrolla nuevos 🧪#fármacos dirigidos a dianas terapéuticas consideradas inabordables (las proteínas intrínsecamente desordenadas) 👇 + info ➡️ https://acortar.link/3Zc7lg #AyudasCDTI #innovación #pymes #pymesinnovadoras #tecnología #coinversiones #CapitalRiesgo #salud #oncología #cáncer #terapia #Agenda2030 #ODS3 #AyudandoCrearFuturo
April 24, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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lindorfflarsen.bsky.social
The Structural Biology and NMR Laboratory—or SBiNLab as we call it—is turning 25 🎉🧲🇩🇰

We're celebrating with a symposium on Aug. 23 that is free and open to all

Great speakers incl. Ad Bax, Frauke Gräter, Harald Schwalbe, Sarah Shammas, Mikael Akke & alumni!

Join us:
www1.bio.ku.dk/english/rese...
Image showing an NMR magnet saying "SBINLAB 25" with flags and protein structures coming out of it Programme of the meeting. Taken from https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/bms/sbinlab/Program.docx
April 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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yolandapereznmr.bsky.social
Looking for a postdoc in the beautiful city of Barcelona?

Are you interested in biocatalysis, enzymes, structural biology (NMR, SAXS, etc.) and sustainable chemistry?

The Biotransformation team (PIs Prof. Pere Clapés and myself) is looking for candidates to apply for the MSCA-PF 2025 call (1/2)⏬
April 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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cp-trendsbiochem.bsky.social
Online now - a tribute to the memory of Prof. Joan J. Guinovart from Jordi Duran and Matthew Gentry.

Prof. Guinovart was a renowned biochemist in the field of glycogen metabolism and known for his leadership in science.

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April 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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nature.com
Nature research paper: Low overlap of transcription factor DNA binding and regulatory targets

https://go.nature.com/4jedGUz
Low overlap of transcription factor DNA binding and regulatory targets - Nature
A near-complete survey of transcription factor activities in Saccharomyces cerevisiae reveals that most transcription factors have both activator and repressor activities and limited overlap between their binding sites on DNA and regulation of nearby genes.
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April 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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cerm-cirmmp.bsky.social
🚨New research!
#NMR study reveals hidden interplay between ordered and disordered regions in the CBP TAZ4 construct—shedding light on complexity often missed by traditional #structuralbiology

Read more about this research conducted under the #ITACA.SB project!

@instruct-eric.bsky.social
Decoding Order and Disorder in Proteins by NMR Spectroscopy
Proteins often have a complex architecture, consisting of both globular ordered domains and intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs). These multidomain proteins pose challenges for traditional structur...
pubs.acs.org
April 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM