Alara Erenel (she/her)
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Alara Erenel (she/her)
@alaraerenelmsc.bsky.social
Istanbul 🇹🇷 ┃ Oxford 🇬🇧

🔸ACU-MBG'18🔬B.Sc.┃MTB'22🧫M.Sc.┃MBG'19-22👩🏼‍🏫R.A.
🔸OBU-BMS'26🧬Ph.D.

CEOx1Day'19 Finalist👩🏼‍💼
Scientist with a phone 👻
Late post- Had an amazing time at #EDRC2025 in Alicante!
I presented my poster on my PhD project and had so many valuable chats with fellow fly people.
Feeling inspired and grateful for this community. 🪰💛
December 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Thrilled to present my PhD research at the NET Models Meeting 2025! 🎤 My talk: Investigating the molecular mechanism of Groucho protein function in Drosophila melanogaster 🪰 Grateful for the chance to follow my mentor’s path and presentation in showing how fruit flies can advance cancer research. 💡
September 24, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Anyone coming to #EDRC2025 ? See you in Alicante! 😎 Don't forget to stop by my poster!!
September 24, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Just returned from #Epigenetics2025 in Belfast and still buzzing from the experience! ✨

I presented my research on Gro protein function in Drosophila (including a 1-minute pitch challenge—what a rush!), and came away with invaluable feedback and lots of inspiration for future experiments.
May 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Cancer epigenomics at #Epigenetics2025 part 2/2
Vallot: Breast cancer in single-cell detail 🧫
Davies: PAX8’s solo act in ovarian cancer ⚔️
Tomkova: Activating genes with methylation ✨
Behrens: Plasticity in pancreatic tumors 🔬 @gensocuk.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Cancer epigenomics at #Epigenetics2025, part 1/2:
Carroll: Nuclear receptors in cancer 🧬
Orr: Non-coding variant at 14q24.1 linked to breast cancer 🔍
Azad: Drug-tolerant colon cancer reprogramming 💊
Helin: Histone mods = disease switches 🎛️ @gensocuk.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Congrats Janay 👏🏼👏🏼🏆🏆 @gensocuk.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Epigenetic twists in immunity at #Epigenetic2025:
Mehdipour: ncRNAs = cancer’s codewriters 🧬
Nally: GSK-J4 does more than demethylate ⚗️
Bauset: Inflammatory memory in histone marks 🔥
Chuong: TEs as stealth regulators in immune response 🧫
#Immunology #CancerBiology @gensocuk.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Epigenetic flashbacks at #Epigenetics2025:

Brickman: TFs remember, enhancers store 🧠

Metzis: A dual-function enhancer sets the Cdx2 timer ⏳

Wang: scMTR-seq = histone + RNA stories in one cell 🧬

Gribnau: Past enhancer activity maps future cell fate 🔍➡️
#Development @gensocuk.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Started strong on day 2 💪🏼

3D genome talks at #Epigenetics2025:

Oudelaar: How genome folds regulate genes
Sandovici: Promoter contacts in adipogenesis
Feldmann: Developmental gene activation via transient interactions
Furlong: Enhancer-promoter looping in focus
@gensocuk.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Powerful talks at #Epigenetics2025 on epigenetic memory:

Özdemir: Inheriting H3K27me3

Belton: Non-canonical imprinting insights

Cavalli: Polycomb & 3D genome in cancer
#Epigenetics #Chromatin #GeneRegulation @gensocuk.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Cis-reg elements in the spotlight at #Epigenetics2025:

Buecker: Enhancer cooperation over distance

Vermunt: Transient repression elements

Flynn: DNA structure & communication

Bickmore: Cross-border enhancer action
#Epigenetics #GeneRegulation
April 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This time conference is at Belfast! Looking forward to #Epigenetics2025 ! @gensocuk.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 6:29 AM
🔬 Last session of the symposium!

🩸 Vascular development – K. Red Horse (Stanford)
🏗 Epithelial patterning – S. Weevers (Basel)
🛠 Tissue morphogenesis – M. Rocha Martins (Max Planck)
💪 Embryonic contractility – T. Lecuit (Marseille)

Wrapping up with organ formation!
February 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Afternoon talks!

⚠️ PCP & what we haven’t learned – J. Wallingford (UT Austin)
❤️ Heart regeneration – J. Bakkers (Hubrecht)
🔄 Asymmetric division – A. Mietke (Oxford)
🌀 Hydra regeneration – K. Keren (Technion)

Fascinating insights on cell behavior!
February 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🔬 Final session of the day!

🦠 Wingless morphogen gradients – Jitu Mayor (NCBS)
🐣 CRISPy Chickens: Neural tube fate – Ashley Libby (Crick)
❤️ Mechanical fractures in heart development – Christopher Chan (Crick)
📡 Signaling & tissue homeostasis – Ina Sonnen (Hubrecht)
February 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Poster is up and I am looking forward to connect with everyone and discuss my research!! Find me at P36! #BeddingtonConf
February 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Today's view at #BeddingtonConf at Francis Crick!
February 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
🔬 Afternoon session highlights!
🦎 Axolotl regeneration – Elly Tanaka (IMP)
⚡ Flash talks from @OfficialUoM, @TheCrick, @warwickuni, @EdinburghUni, @UCSanDiego, & AMOLF!
🦠 Senescent cells in cancer – Juan P. Martinez-Barbera (UCL)
Fascinating insights into regeneration & cancer biology!
February 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🧬 Exciting talks at #BeddingtonConf 's first session!

🦴 Vertebral evolution – Berta Verd (Oxford)
🦋 3D cell topology & patterning – Giulia Paci (UCL)
⚡ Flash talks from Crick, UCL, ETH, Basel & Copenhagen!

Loving the deep dive into evo-devo! #Science #Symposium
February 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I will be presenting my research at 3rd Crick Beddington Developmental Biology Symposium at The Francis Crick Institute on Monday!! Find me at poster 36 for some stickers and hear about the latest results from my research!!
February 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Just presented my work on Groucho protein at the Oxford Brookes Faculty Symposium! It’s so inspiring to engage with researchers across disciplines—collaboration sparks innovation. 💡🧬
January 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Thrilled to give a flash talk on my PhD work at the Oxford Fly People Meeting! Sharing my research with the Drosophila crowd and hearing their insights was so rewarding. Can’t wait for the next one! 🚀🦋
January 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I wrapped up a talk on my PhD work at the Oxford Brookes seminar series! Loved discussing Groucho protein and gene regulation with colleagues—grateful for the feedback and support. 🔬💡
January 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM