Ferenc Mueller
@ferencmueller.bsky.social
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Open Team Leader position @embl.org to head & reshape our Genomics Core facility. Interested in providing & developing state-of-the art omics tech to a wide community? A very vibrant, dynamic place to work with fantastic colleagues. Closing Sept 30th
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Team Leader – Genomics Core Facility and Method Development
Are you ready to lead a cutting-edge Genomics Core facility while developing state of the art genomics methods? Join us at EMBL! We are seeking talented scientists to develop and lead a cutting-edge G...
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August 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Open Team Leader position @embl.org to head & reshape our Genomics Core facility. Interested in providing & developing state-of-the art omics tech to a wide community? A very vibrant, dynamic place to work with fantastic colleagues. Closing Sept 30th
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
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Applications are now open 🚀for our fully funded Medical Research Council 4-year 🎓studentships 🎓 across our 3 partner institutions @unibirmingham.bsky.social @uniofleicester.bsky.social and @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
See👉 more.bham.ac.uk/mrc-aim/phd-... to find out more and apply *by 9 Jan 2026*.
See👉 more.bham.ac.uk/mrc-aim/phd-... to find out more and apply *by 9 Jan 2026*.
PhD Opportunities – MRC AIM
more.bham.ac.uk
December 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Applications are now open 🚀for our fully funded Medical Research Council 4-year 🎓studentships 🎓 across our 3 partner institutions @unibirmingham.bsky.social @uniofleicester.bsky.social and @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
See👉 more.bham.ac.uk/mrc-aim/phd-... to find out more and apply *by 9 Jan 2026*.
See👉 more.bham.ac.uk/mrc-aim/phd-... to find out more and apply *by 9 Jan 2026*.
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Together, these approaches create a uniquely powerful platform for exploring how transcription factors interpret the genome.”
📰 Read the full story: www.med.uio.no/ncmbm/englis...
Congrats to the entire JASPAR community for driving this resource forward to shape the future of regulatory genomics!
📰 Read the full story: www.med.uio.no/ncmbm/englis...
Congrats to the entire JASPAR community for driving this resource forward to shape the future of regulatory genomics!
JASPAR goes Deep Learning!
- NCMBM - Norwegian Centre for Molecular Biosciences and Medicine
A new era for motif resourcesThe team behind JASPAR, led by Anthony Mathelier at NCMBM, has released the 11th update. JASPAR is built and maintained by an international consortium of research groups, ...
www.med.uio.no
December 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Together, these approaches create a uniquely powerful platform for exploring how transcription factors interpret the genome.”
📰 Read the full story: www.med.uio.no/ncmbm/englis...
Congrats to the entire JASPAR community for driving this resource forward to shape the future of regulatory genomics!
📰 Read the full story: www.med.uio.no/ncmbm/englis...
Congrats to the entire JASPAR community for driving this resource forward to shape the future of regulatory genomics!
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Come join us in Heidelberg for the first German fish meeting 👩🔬👨🔬🧬🔬🐟🐠
November 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Come join us in Heidelberg for the first German fish meeting 👩🔬👨🔬🧬🔬🐟🐠
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Folks, it is finally out! Our paper on T2T assemblies of the zebrafish genome is on BioRxiv:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Folks, it is finally out! Our paper on T2T assemblies of the zebrafish genome is on BioRxiv:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
1. We start a major consortium programme funded by the sLoLa of BBSRC (shorturl.at/aUbnt) to decipher the semantic rules of enhancer arrangements driving regulator genes of development (shorturl.at/6qcjW).
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November 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
1. We start a major consortium programme funded by the sLoLa of BBSRC (shorturl.at/aUbnt) to decipher the semantic rules of enhancer arrangements driving regulator genes of development (shorturl.at/6qcjW).
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🐟Meet the DANIO-ReCODE team!🐟
This week:Parth Bhatia and Prof @ferencmueller.bsky.social from @unibirmingham.bsky.social
Parth´s research focuses on the annotation,characterisation and dynamics of cis-regulatory elements (CREs) in telencephalon injury
📢Stay tuned! #DANIO #MSCA @obog.bsky.social
This week:Parth Bhatia and Prof @ferencmueller.bsky.social from @unibirmingham.bsky.social
Parth´s research focuses on the annotation,characterisation and dynamics of cis-regulatory elements (CREs) in telencephalon injury
📢Stay tuned! #DANIO #MSCA @obog.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🐟Meet the DANIO-ReCODE team!🐟
This week:Parth Bhatia and Prof @ferencmueller.bsky.social from @unibirmingham.bsky.social
Parth´s research focuses on the annotation,characterisation and dynamics of cis-regulatory elements (CREs) in telencephalon injury
📢Stay tuned! #DANIO #MSCA @obog.bsky.social
This week:Parth Bhatia and Prof @ferencmueller.bsky.social from @unibirmingham.bsky.social
Parth´s research focuses on the annotation,characterisation and dynamics of cis-regulatory elements (CREs) in telencephalon injury
📢Stay tuned! #DANIO #MSCA @obog.bsky.social
PhD position (funded, competitive, shorturl.at/3zcmP, application details: shorturl.at/RDzd6) and postdoctoral fellow position (shorturl.at/UWtUV) are available in our lab. Topics: transcription regulation control of metabolism in development and upon toxic chemical exposures.
How does the interplay between metabolism control and gene regulation shape embryo development? at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - How does the interplay between metabolism control and gene regulation shape embryo development? at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAPhD.com
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October 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
PhD position (funded, competitive, shorturl.at/3zcmP, application details: shorturl.at/RDzd6) and postdoctoral fellow position (shorturl.at/UWtUV) are available in our lab. Topics: transcription regulation control of metabolism in development and upon toxic chemical exposures.
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What is a promoter? And how does it work?
We very happy to share our latest work trying to understand enhancer-promoter compatibility.
I am very excited about the results of @blanka-majchrzycka.bsky.social, which changed the way I think about promoters
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We very happy to share our latest work trying to understand enhancer-promoter compatibility.
I am very excited about the results of @blanka-majchrzycka.bsky.social, which changed the way I think about promoters
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Enhancer-promoter compatibility is mediated by the promoter-proximal region
Gene promoters induce transcription in response to distal enhancers. How enhancers specifically activate their target promoter while bypassing other promoters remains unclear. Here, we find that the p...
www.biorxiv.org
October 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
What is a promoter? And how does it work?
We very happy to share our latest work trying to understand enhancer-promoter compatibility.
I am very excited about the results of @blanka-majchrzycka.bsky.social, which changed the way I think about promoters
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We very happy to share our latest work trying to understand enhancer-promoter compatibility.
I am very excited about the results of @blanka-majchrzycka.bsky.social, which changed the way I think about promoters
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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If you've benefited from ZebrafishRock and its community, you can thank ZFIN. i.e. ZebrafishRock is actually Kevin searching ZFIN
Want an easy way to support your model organism databases? Cite them!
Depending on the #zebrafish data you retrieve from ZFIN, you can show your support by using one of the formats below 🙏 🧪 #ZebrafishFunFacts
Depending on the #zebrafish data you retrieve from ZFIN, you can show your support by using one of the formats below 🙏 🧪 #ZebrafishFunFacts
![Citing ZFIN. We recommend the following formats for citing ZFIN in publications. For a general reference to the database, cite Bradford et al. 2022. For citing a specific entry in ZFIN: [Type of] data for this paper were retrieved from ZFIN, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97404-5274; URL: http://zfin.org/; [the date you retrieved the data cited].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lmndrquzjoynsxgz7rcn5unj/bafkreicstoaakfnbcpp5pgpqjpzwdcaclgr6diy7clnhmmsw32v4mnrare@jpeg)
October 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
If you've benefited from ZebrafishRock and its community, you can thank ZFIN. i.e. ZebrafishRock is actually Kevin searching ZFIN
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🏆 First Prize – DevBio Art Contest 🖼️
“A Model Meeting” by Karla Akari Garcia
Inspired by The Quaker Meeting, this watercolor honors animal research models, from mouse to axolotl, that have advanced developmental biology 🎨 A tribute to science’s often unsung heroes. #DevBioArt
Inspired by The Quaker Meeting, this watercolor honors animal research models, from mouse to axolotl, that have advanced developmental biology 🎨 A tribute to science’s often unsung heroes. #DevBioArt
October 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
🏆 First Prize – DevBio Art Contest 🖼️
“A Model Meeting” by Karla Akari Garcia
Inspired by The Quaker Meeting, this watercolor honors animal research models, from mouse to axolotl, that have advanced developmental biology 🎨 A tribute to science’s often unsung heroes. #DevBioArt
Inspired by The Quaker Meeting, this watercolor honors animal research models, from mouse to axolotl, that have advanced developmental biology 🎨 A tribute to science’s often unsung heroes. #DevBioArt
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🐟DANIO-ReCODE MSCA DN🐟
As part of Consortium DCs training, PhDs attended a "Career Development Workshop" led by Amani Said, career coach.
They took part in two sessions focused on how maximizing their PhD journey
#DANIO #MSCA @obog.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social
As part of Consortium DCs training, PhDs attended a "Career Development Workshop" led by Amani Said, career coach.
They took part in two sessions focused on how maximizing their PhD journey
#DANIO #MSCA @obog.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🐟DANIO-ReCODE MSCA DN🐟
As part of Consortium DCs training, PhDs attended a "Career Development Workshop" led by Amani Said, career coach.
They took part in two sessions focused on how maximizing their PhD journey
#DANIO #MSCA @obog.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social
As part of Consortium DCs training, PhDs attended a "Career Development Workshop" led by Amani Said, career coach.
They took part in two sessions focused on how maximizing their PhD journey
#DANIO #MSCA @obog.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social
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It is with great sadness that we heard of John Gurdon’s passing this week. Not just one of our 100 extraordinary biologists, but truly one of a kind, he was a pioneer, whose vision and personality inspired biologists worldwide.
October 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
It is with great sadness that we heard of John Gurdon’s passing this week. Not just one of our 100 extraordinary biologists, but truly one of a kind, he was a pioneer, whose vision and personality inspired biologists worldwide.
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Cell nuclei movements (color-coded for direction) during early zebrafish development. Credit to Dr. Philipp Keller @hhmijanelia.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday
October 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Cell nuclei movements (color-coded for direction) during early zebrafish development. Credit to Dr. Philipp Keller @hhmijanelia.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday
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Terrific new feature presented by @theo.io on @pathoplexus.org called SeqSets for generating DOIs for sequence subsets used in publications, that can then be tracked for impact via CrossRef that will allow data generators to track impact! #IMMEMXiV
September 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Terrific new feature presented by @theo.io on @pathoplexus.org called SeqSets for generating DOIs for sequence subsets used in publications, that can then be tracked for impact via CrossRef that will allow data generators to track impact! #IMMEMXiV
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Honoured to be in Birmingham to mark Bryan Turner’s retirement- a gentleman and giant of epigenetics.
September 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Honoured to be in Birmingham to mark Bryan Turner’s retirement- a gentleman and giant of epigenetics.
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Interested in zebrafish as a disease model for NF1? We are seeking a motivated PhD student to join our team and become an expert in high-resolution imaging/precise genome editing in collab with AZ. gw4biomed.ac.uk/establishing... @lsiexeter.bsky.social @zebrafishrock.bsky.social @izfs.bsky.social
gw4biomed.ac.uk
September 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Interested in zebrafish as a disease model for NF1? We are seeking a motivated PhD student to join our team and become an expert in high-resolution imaging/precise genome editing in collab with AZ. gw4biomed.ac.uk/establishing... @lsiexeter.bsky.social @zebrafishrock.bsky.social @izfs.bsky.social
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This is not a HiC map! Ever wondered if multiple enhancers get activated simultaneously? We measured chromatin accessibility on thousands of molecules by nanopore to create genome-wide co-accessibility maps. Proud of @mathias-boulanger.bsky.social @kasitc.bsky.social Biology in the thread👇
August 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This is not a HiC map! Ever wondered if multiple enhancers get activated simultaneously? We measured chromatin accessibility on thousands of molecules by nanopore to create genome-wide co-accessibility maps. Proud of @mathias-boulanger.bsky.social @kasitc.bsky.social Biology in the thread👇
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#zebrafish genome update, our T2T assembly of the inbred strain of AB (M-AB) generated by my buddy Nori Sakai has now been released at NCBI and will be a second reference genome for zebrafish (GRCz12ab):
JBQAYU000000000.1 Danio rerio :: NCBI
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
August 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
#zebrafish genome update, our T2T assembly of the inbred strain of AB (M-AB) generated by my buddy Nori Sakai has now been released at NCBI and will be a second reference genome for zebrafish (GRCz12ab):
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Check out our new collaborative preprint about Affinity-ligand purification of native human low-abundance multi-protein complexes doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Affinity-ligand purification of native human low-abundance multi-protein complexes for structure determination
In human cells, large multi-protein transcription co-activators, such as chromatin remodelers or histone acetyltransferases, play critical roles in gene-expression regulation and are often implicated ...
doi.org
August 12, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Check out our new collaborative preprint about Affinity-ligand purification of native human low-abundance multi-protein complexes doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Excited to share the latest work from the lab led by @eharo84.bsky.social, in which we have used synthetic biology to explore the mechanisms by which different types of long-range enhancers ensure robust and precise developmental gene expression
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Synthetic engineering demonstrates that synergy among enhancers involves an increase in transcriptionally productive enhancer-gene contacts
Enhancers are non-coding cis-regulatory elements that control the expression of distally located genes in a tissue- and time-specific manner. Recent studies indicate that enhancers can differ in their...
www.biorxiv.org
August 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Excited to share the latest work from the lab led by @eharo84.bsky.social, in which we have used synthetic biology to explore the mechanisms by which different types of long-range enhancers ensure robust and precise developmental gene expression
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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📢One month left to apply to our Group Leader position!
🌟A chance to be part of @nordicembl.bsky.social: “The Partnership connects us with an exceptional network of researchers, facilities, and complementary expertise. It opens doors to meaningful scientific exchange”, says @amathelier.bsky.social.
🌟A chance to be part of @nordicembl.bsky.social: “The Partnership connects us with an exceptional network of researchers, facilities, and complementary expertise. It opens doors to meaningful scientific exchange”, says @amathelier.bsky.social.
August 8, 2025 at 6:17 AM
📢One month left to apply to our Group Leader position!
🌟A chance to be part of @nordicembl.bsky.social: “The Partnership connects us with an exceptional network of researchers, facilities, and complementary expertise. It opens doors to meaningful scientific exchange”, says @amathelier.bsky.social.
🌟A chance to be part of @nordicembl.bsky.social: “The Partnership connects us with an exceptional network of researchers, facilities, and complementary expertise. It opens doors to meaningful scientific exchange”, says @amathelier.bsky.social.
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So excited and grateful to receive R24 NOA from NIH ORIP to create an integrated #zebrafish omics, histology and microCT 3D atlas!
Looking forward to an exciting work with Dr. Postlethwait of U of Oregon, who is the co-PI of the grant.
Looking forward to an exciting work with Dr. Postlethwait of U of Oregon, who is the co-PI of the grant.
August 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
So excited and grateful to receive R24 NOA from NIH ORIP to create an integrated #zebrafish omics, histology and microCT 3D atlas!
Looking forward to an exciting work with Dr. Postlethwait of U of Oregon, who is the co-PI of the grant.
Looking forward to an exciting work with Dr. Postlethwait of U of Oregon, who is the co-PI of the grant.
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Wrote a big review with my friend and colleague @varshneylab.social on the state-of-the-art in CRISPR used experimentally in vivo. We wanted to focus on their use in experimental vertebrate animals (apparently passé now but we persist).
CRISPR-based functional genomics tools in vertebrate models - Experimental & Molecular Medicine
Recent advances in DNA sequencing have allowed scientists to gather vast amounts of genetic data, but understanding what those sequences actually do requires additional tools that allow scientists to ...
www.nature.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Wrote a big review with my friend and colleague @varshneylab.social on the state-of-the-art in CRISPR used experimentally in vivo. We wanted to focus on their use in experimental vertebrate animals (apparently passé now but we persist).
#IZFC2025 #zebrafish #DANIO-CODE data coordination centre is back online. Note changed address: danio-code-dcc.genereg.net
DANIO-CODE DCC
This Data Coordination Center allows DANIO-CODE consortium members to submit and view their data sets annotated with standard metadata nomenclatures.
danio-code-dcc.genereg.net
July 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
#IZFC2025 #zebrafish #DANIO-CODE data coordination centre is back online. Note changed address: danio-code-dcc.genereg.net