Alexis Barr
@alexisbarr.bsky.social
Cell cycle enthusiast at MRC LMS and Imperial College London
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📣 We’re hiring 6 new Team Science postdocs!
Our Team Science approach brings together interdisciplinary researchers to tackle questions no single field can solve alone.
Find out more and download our brochure below
Our Team Science approach brings together interdisciplinary researchers to tackle questions no single field can solve alone.
Find out more and download our brochure below
MRC Postdoctoral Research Scientists x 6 - MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences
Team Science Project
lms.mrc.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
📣 We’re hiring 6 new Team Science postdocs!
Our Team Science approach brings together interdisciplinary researchers to tackle questions no single field can solve alone.
Find out more and download our brochure below
Our Team Science approach brings together interdisciplinary researchers to tackle questions no single field can solve alone.
Find out more and download our brochure below
November 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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We have a multidisciplinary PhD position on offer, through a BBSRC funded doctoral training program, open to UK and International students at Bath Uni. Microfluidics, microscopy, mechanobiology and epigenetics!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
SWBio DTP PhD Project: Mapping the epigenetic landscape in cells under compressive forces at University of Bath on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - SWBio DTP PhD Project: Mapping the epigenetic landscape in cells under compressive forces at University of Bath, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:29 AM
We have a multidisciplinary PhD position on offer, through a BBSRC funded doctoral training program, open to UK and International students at Bath Uni. Microfluidics, microscopy, mechanobiology and epigenetics!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
@mpercharde.bsky.social & I after presenting our experience of setting up the @mrc-lms.bsky.social Roving Researcher scheme to support Postdocs on leave, in the Research Culture session at #MRCBiomedicine2025
Look at that view! Blooming love London
Look at that view! Blooming love London
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
@mpercharde.bsky.social & I after presenting our experience of setting up the @mrc-lms.bsky.social Roving Researcher scheme to support Postdocs on leave, in the Research Culture session at #MRCBiomedicine2025
Look at that view! Blooming love London
Look at that view! Blooming love London
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Register now for our one-day symposium at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences on environmental and metabolic control of early development on 4 December 2025!
Spaces are limited, register here: www.symposia.org.uk/courses/stem...
Spaces are limited, register here: www.symposia.org.uk/courses/stem...
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Register now for our one-day symposium at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences on environmental and metabolic control of early development on 4 December 2025!
Spaces are limited, register here: www.symposia.org.uk/courses/stem...
Spaces are limited, register here: www.symposia.org.uk/courses/stem...
Love #OnlyConnect Got this after two clues 👊🏻 🤓
October 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Love #OnlyConnect Got this after two clues 👊🏻 🤓
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We are recuiting two new Associate Professors here in Oxford Biochemistry. Come join us! Reach out to me if you have any questions. Please repost! tinyurl.com/mr3m7bd3
October 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We are recuiting two new Associate Professors here in Oxford Biochemistry. Come join us! Reach out to me if you have any questions. Please repost! tinyurl.com/mr3m7bd3
We’re offering a 4y MRC PhD studentship with Fadri Martinez-Perez @mrc-lms.bsky.social Check it out!
lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu...
lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu...
Studentships and PhD training
We have two core PhD programmes - traditional and transdisciplinary. Our PhD students are registered with Imperial and are embedded in our dedicated research facility.
lms.mrc.ac.uk
October 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We’re offering a 4y MRC PhD studentship with Fadri Martinez-Perez @mrc-lms.bsky.social Check it out!
lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu...
lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu...
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Register for the Dynamic Cell VI conference, Reading, UK, April 2026! This conference focusses on all aspects of cell dynamics, co-organised by @bscb-official.bsky.social and @biochemsoc.bsky.social with @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social and the Chinese Society for Cell Biology.
bit.ly/Dynamic-Cell-VI
bit.ly/Dynamic-Cell-VI
October 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Register for the Dynamic Cell VI conference, Reading, UK, April 2026! This conference focusses on all aspects of cell dynamics, co-organised by @bscb-official.bsky.social and @biochemsoc.bsky.social with @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social and the Chinese Society for Cell Biology.
bit.ly/Dynamic-Cell-VI
bit.ly/Dynamic-Cell-VI
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9 days to go:
* 2 x open positions!
* Exceptional environment, competitive start-up package
* University of Toronto appointments
* Toronto has great (and peaceful) quality of life!
* 2 x open positions!
* Exceptional environment, competitive start-up package
* University of Toronto appointments
* Toronto has great (and peaceful) quality of life!
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...
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Please repost!
October 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
9 days to go:
* 2 x open positions!
* Exceptional environment, competitive start-up package
* University of Toronto appointments
* Toronto has great (and peaceful) quality of life!
* 2 x open positions!
* Exceptional environment, competitive start-up package
* University of Toronto appointments
* Toronto has great (and peaceful) quality of life!
I keep reading this as “The Histones”
I don’t even work on histones!
I don’t even work on histones!
October 11, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I keep reading this as “The Histones”
I don’t even work on histones!
I don’t even work on histones!
Many of you know, we lost Béla Novák this year. John Tyson, Francis Barr & I tried to capture his wonderful character & great mind so that those that didn't know him can see what a fantastic person he was.
Thanks to @jcellsci.bsky.social for publishing.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Thanks to @jcellsci.bsky.social for publishing.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Béla Novák (1956–2025) – a legacy of scientific discovery and personal charm
In February 2025, we were shocked and deeply saddened to hear about the death of Béla Novák, Professor in Integrative Systems Biology at the University of Oxford, UK, and a beloved grandfather, father...
journals.biologists.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Many of you know, we lost Béla Novák this year. John Tyson, Francis Barr & I tried to capture his wonderful character & great mind so that those that didn't know him can see what a fantastic person he was.
Thanks to @jcellsci.bsky.social for publishing.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Thanks to @jcellsci.bsky.social for publishing.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Just over one week until this opportunity closes!
If you’re an ambitious computational scientist looking for a Postdoc position, apply now
If you’re an ambitious computational scientist looking for a Postdoc position, apply now
@mariasecrier.bsky.social & I are looking for an enthusiastic & excellent data scientist for a 4-year postdoc to understand cell cycle dysregulation in cancer.
Deadline 15th October. Get in touch if you have any questions.
Please repost!
More details:
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
Deadline 15th October. Get in touch if you have any questions.
Please repost!
More details:
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
Description
Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment...
www.imperial.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Just over one week until this opportunity closes!
If you’re an ambitious computational scientist looking for a Postdoc position, apply now
If you’re an ambitious computational scientist looking for a Postdoc position, apply now
@mariasecrier.bsky.social & I are looking for an enthusiastic & excellent data scientist for a 4-year postdoc to understand cell cycle dysregulation in cancer.
Deadline 15th October. Get in touch if you have any questions.
Please repost!
More details:
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
Deadline 15th October. Get in touch if you have any questions.
Please repost!
More details:
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
Description
Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment...
www.imperial.ac.uk
September 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
@mariasecrier.bsky.social & I are looking for an enthusiastic & excellent data scientist for a 4-year postdoc to understand cell cycle dysregulation in cancer.
Deadline 15th October. Get in touch if you have any questions.
Please repost!
More details:
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
Deadline 15th October. Get in touch if you have any questions.
Please repost!
More details:
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
Feeling very fortunate to be awarded a Programme Foundation Award from CRUK @cruk-si.bsky.social
This is a new area for the lab & lets us team up with @mariasecrier.bsky.social to tackle a big problem of how different cancers lose control of proliferation
This is a new area for the lab & lets us team up with @mariasecrier.bsky.social to tackle a big problem of how different cancers lose control of proliferation
Congratulations to @alexisbarr.bsky.social and Jesus Gil who have received funding awards, together totalling around £3M, from @cancerresearchuk.org!
They will lead two exciting projects that could result in discoveries that make a real difference to the lives of people with cancer in the future.
They will lead two exciting projects that could result in discoveries that make a real difference to the lives of people with cancer in the future.
LMS scientists receive funding to boost cancer research
Cancer Research UK has awarded significant funding to researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) to lead two exciting new projects that could result in discoveries that make a real di...
lms.mrc.ac.uk
September 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Feeling very fortunate to be awarded a Programme Foundation Award from CRUK @cruk-si.bsky.social
This is a new area for the lab & lets us team up with @mariasecrier.bsky.social to tackle a big problem of how different cancers lose control of proliferation
This is a new area for the lab & lets us team up with @mariasecrier.bsky.social to tackle a big problem of how different cancers lose control of proliferation
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We’re a bunch of amateur psychologists… #AcademicChatter #phdchat
August 31, 2025 at 8:35 PM
We’re a bunch of amateur psychologists… #AcademicChatter #phdchat
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How can patients help shape the future of cancer research?
Join us at our new virtual conference to explore how involving cancer patients in research leads to more meaningful, impactful outcomes.
Learn more and register: eacr.org/conference/p...
Join us at our new virtual conference to explore how involving cancer patients in research leads to more meaningful, impactful outcomes.
Learn more and register: eacr.org/conference/p...
July 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
How can patients help shape the future of cancer research?
Join us at our new virtual conference to explore how involving cancer patients in research leads to more meaningful, impactful outcomes.
Learn more and register: eacr.org/conference/p...
Join us at our new virtual conference to explore how involving cancer patients in research leads to more meaningful, impactful outcomes.
Learn more and register: eacr.org/conference/p...
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EMBL Cell Biology and Biophysics department is searching for a new director. A major position to lead this field in Europe and beyond.
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Head of the Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is Europe’s flagship life sciences organisation, and one of the world’s leading research institutions. An intergovernmental organisation of 29 Member S...
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July 29, 2025 at 7:50 AM
EMBL Cell Biology and Biophysics department is searching for a new director. A major position to lead this field in Europe and beyond.
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
They did it! England you legends! Lots of love for the Lionesses. What a team ❤️🥹
July 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
They did it! England you legends! Lots of love for the Lionesses. What a team ❤️🥹
Coming back to tissue culture after 20 months away 🥰
July 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Coming back to tissue culture after 20 months away 🥰
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Very pleased to say we have an Assistant Professor job opening (tenure track) in the Department of Genetics at Trinity College Dublin! 😀
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA399/a... - deadline is August 19th! Please repost!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA399/a... - deadline is August 19th! Please repost!
July 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Very pleased to say we have an Assistant Professor job opening (tenure track) in the Department of Genetics at Trinity College Dublin! 😀
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA399/a... - deadline is August 19th! Please repost!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA399/a... - deadline is August 19th! Please repost!
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📢 Open Call! The Max Perutz Labs invite applications for a Tenure-Track Professorship in Mechanistic Cell and Developmental Biology. More details ➡️ tinyurl.com/3fbkp89c
July 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
📢 Open Call! The Max Perutz Labs invite applications for a Tenure-Track Professorship in Mechanistic Cell and Developmental Biology. More details ➡️ tinyurl.com/3fbkp89c
ENGLANDDDDDDD!! (Bloody hell that was stressful)
July 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
ENGLANDDDDDDD!! (Bloody hell that was stressful)
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📢 We're hiring 5 postdocs across multiple projects!
Spanning germline demethylation, gene regulation and genome architecture in development and disease!
Apply now!
Spanning germline demethylation, gene regulation and genome architecture in development and disease!
Apply now!
MRC Postdoctoral Research Scientists x 5 - MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences
Applications are now open for up to five postdoctoral positions in the area of developmental epigenetics.
lms.mrc.ac.uk
July 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
📢 We're hiring 5 postdocs across multiple projects!
Spanning germline demethylation, gene regulation and genome architecture in development and disease!
Apply now!
Spanning germline demethylation, gene regulation and genome architecture in development and disease!
Apply now!
Year 6 leaving school is The Neverending Story….
a boy is riding on the back of a white dog with the words " it 's a never ending story " on the bottom
ALT: a boy is riding on the back of a white dog with the words " it 's a never ending story " on the bottom
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July 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Year 6 leaving school is The Neverending Story….