Manuel Velasco Gomariz
@mvelascogomariz.bsky.social
Postdoc at HIRI Würzburg-DE. RNA/Phage lover. Basel/Jumilla/Murcia/Sevilla/Jena/Würzburg...
https://www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/research/organisation/people/person/manuel-velasco-gomariz/
https://www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/research/organisation/people/person/manuel-velasco-gomariz/
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🔊 Interested in doing a PhD on RNA-binding proteins in an abundant microbiota species and becoming a member of the German Priority Programme “Illuminating Gene Functions in the Human Gut Microbiome”? Apply here: www.uni-wuerzburg.de/karriere/sin...
Job offer for a PhD student position at the Chair of Microbiology
www.uni-wuerzburg.de
December 1, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🔊 Interested in doing a PhD on RNA-binding proteins in an abundant microbiota species and becoming a member of the German Priority Programme “Illuminating Gene Functions in the Human Gut Microbiome”? Apply here: www.uni-wuerzburg.de/karriere/sin...
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New online! Licence to knockdown — the phage gene silencer
Licence to knockdown — the phage gene silencer
Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01253-zThis Genome Watch explores how a new antisense oligomer-based approach enables functional genomics of genetically intractable bacteriophages, revealing essential genes and infection mechanisms without requiring genetic modification.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
New online! Licence to knockdown — the phage gene silencer
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🧬 EMERGENCY SWITCH! 🤯 Bacteria adapt their metabolism to famine in seconds.
@uni-jena.de researchers found that 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘴 use two RNA molecules as molecular switches. An 'RNA sponge' kicks in to ensure survival.
@uni-jena.de researchers found that 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘴 use two RNA molecules as molecular switches. An 'RNA sponge' kicks in to ensure survival.
October 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🧬 EMERGENCY SWITCH! 🤯 Bacteria adapt their metabolism to famine in seconds.
@uni-jena.de researchers found that 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘴 use two RNA molecules as molecular switches. An 'RNA sponge' kicks in to ensure survival.
@uni-jena.de researchers found that 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘴 use two RNA molecules as molecular switches. An 'RNA sponge' kicks in to ensure survival.
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Are you interested in studying RNA phages? We are looking for a PhD student and a postdoc to join the lab!
For more information and how to apply, see below 👇
Please RT!
For more information and how to apply, see below 👇
Please RT!
📢 The #HIRI is looking for a #postdoc & a #PhD student to join the research group of @jenshoer.bsky.social. His lab focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms of #phages with #RNA genomes during infection, host takeover & anti-phage defense. 🧫🦠 More info: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-tale...
Working at HIRI
At the HIRI, we do not just value excellent research. Short distances, an open door policy, and a good working atmosphere—this is what distinguishes us from others. Have a look at our current job…
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October 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Are you interested in studying RNA phages? We are looking for a PhD student and a postdoc to join the lab!
For more information and how to apply, see below 👇
Please RT!
For more information and how to apply, see below 👇
Please RT!
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I'm really happy to have been granted an @erc.europa.eu Starting Grant! We'll study the molecular principles of RNA phages—from infection to replication to bacterial immunity. Interested in joining? Feel free to reach out! Formal job ads to follow.
More info here:
tinyurl.com/RIBO-PHAGE
#ERCStG
More info here:
tinyurl.com/RIBO-PHAGE
#ERCStG
1.5 million euros for research into “bacterial killers”
ERC Starting Grant awarded to Jens Hör from the Helmholtz Institute Würzburg
www.helmholtz-hiri.de
September 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I'm really happy to have been granted an @erc.europa.eu Starting Grant! We'll study the molecular principles of RNA phages—from infection to replication to bacterial immunity. Interested in joining? Feel free to reach out! Formal job ads to follow.
More info here:
tinyurl.com/RIBO-PHAGE
#ERCStG
More info here:
tinyurl.com/RIBO-PHAGE
#ERCStG
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Hi there! We are lookig for a highly motivated and talented postdoctoral researcher to join our dynamic team starting in 2026. Please see the call for more details! Come on join us! It will be fun! :)
July 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Hi there! We are lookig for a highly motivated and talented postdoctoral researcher to join our dynamic team starting in 2026. Please see the call for more details! Come on join us! It will be fun! :)
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Upregulation of the AcrAB2NodT efflux pump confers antibiotic resistance at the cost of collateral metal sensitivity https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.17.665315v1
July 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Upregulation of the AcrAB2NodT efflux pump confers antibiotic resistance at the cost of collateral metal sensitivity https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.17.665315v1
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Hello! Ever wonder what's "talking to" your favorite transcript, but were too scared to ask? In our review in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social, @mardakheh.bsky.social and I highlight new RNA-focused tools for discovering RNA interactions across organizational scales. Checkit!
tinyurl.com/ydn6e3ac
tinyurl.com/ydn6e3ac
June 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Hello! Ever wonder what's "talking to" your favorite transcript, but were too scared to ask? In our review in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social, @mardakheh.bsky.social and I highlight new RNA-focused tools for discovering RNA interactions across organizational scales. Checkit!
tinyurl.com/ydn6e3ac
tinyurl.com/ydn6e3ac
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Fresh in @NatureBiotech! We developed a synthetic biology tool for tracking gene transfer in microbial communities and applied it to study plasmid hosts in a wastewater microbiome. Awesome collab with James Chappell & @joffsilberg.bsky.social and incredible students. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Information storage across a microbial community using universal RNA barcoding - Nature Biotechnology
Barcoding microbial ribosomal RNA creates a recording of gene transfer events without requiring translation.
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March 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Fresh in @NatureBiotech! We developed a synthetic biology tool for tracking gene transfer in microbial communities and applied it to study plasmid hosts in a wastewater microbiome. Awesome collab with James Chappell & @joffsilberg.bsky.social and incredible students. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I'm happy to share the first publication from my lab @hoerlab.bsky.social, now out in @narjournal.bsky.social! I take a look at the biology of RNA phages, focusing on how meta-omics methods are discovering new RNA phage families and bacterial defense strategies.
#PhageSky
doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
#PhageSky
doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
Advancing RNA phage biology through meta-omics
Abstract. Bacteriophages with RNA genomes are among the simplest biological entities on Earth. Since their discovery in the 1960s, they have been used as i
doi.org
April 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I'm happy to share the first publication from my lab @hoerlab.bsky.social, now out in @narjournal.bsky.social! I take a look at the biology of RNA phages, focusing on how meta-omics methods are discovering new RNA phage families and bacterial defense strategies.
#PhageSky
doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
#PhageSky
doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
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Excited to share our new preprint on an RNA sponge counteracting sibling sRNAs in Caulobacter!
Laura Vogt and @mvelascogomariz.bsky.social used RILseq, RNA biochemistry and great commitment to work out this story!
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...
Laura Vogt and @mvelascogomariz.bsky.social used RILseq, RNA biochemistry and great commitment to work out this story!
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...
March 28, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Excited to share our new preprint on an RNA sponge counteracting sibling sRNAs in Caulobacter!
Laura Vogt and @mvelascogomariz.bsky.social used RILseq, RNA biochemistry and great commitment to work out this story!
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...
Laura Vogt and @mvelascogomariz.bsky.social used RILseq, RNA biochemistry and great commitment to work out this story!
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...
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Microbiologist Dr Kathrin Fröhlich from the Cluster of Excellence "Balance of the Microverse" at #UniJena will receive the research prize of the Association for General and Applied Microbiology (VAAM) for her work on regulatory RNA in bacteria. Congratulations! 🥳
➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/304590/re...
➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/304590/re...
March 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Microbiologist Dr Kathrin Fröhlich from the Cluster of Excellence "Balance of the Microverse" at #UniJena will receive the research prize of the Association for General and Applied Microbiology (VAAM) for her work on regulatory RNA in bacteria. Congratulations! 🥳
➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/304590/re...
➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/304590/re...
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Base-modified nucleotides mediate immune signaling in bacteria www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1... #jcampubs
Base-modified nucleotides mediate immune signaling in bacteria
Signaling from pathogen sensing to effector activation is a fundamental principle of cellular immunity. While cyclic (oligo)nucleotides have emerged as key signaling molecules, the existence of other ...
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February 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Base-modified nucleotides mediate immune signaling in bacteria www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1... #jcampubs
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RNA virus ecogenomics along a subarctic permafrost thaw gradient https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.13.637936v1
February 14, 2025 at 4:20 AM
RNA virus ecogenomics along a subarctic permafrost thaw gradient https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.13.637936v1
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Let's all welcome our new postdoc, @mvelascogomariz.bsky.social, to the Helmholtz Institute Würzburg and @jenshoer.bsky.social's lab! 👋 We wish you a fantastic start and an amazing time here, Manuel! 🎉
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NEW @ HIRI: MANUEL VELASCO GOMARIZ
The HIRI family warmly welcomes Manuel Velasco Gomariz
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January 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Let's all welcome our new postdoc, @mvelascogomariz.bsky.social, to the Helmholtz Institute Würzburg and @jenshoer.bsky.social's lab! 👋 We wish you a fantastic start and an amazing time here, Manuel! 🎉
www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
Hello community! In my first post on Bluesky I would love to share with you the latest publication from my PhD at @uni-jena.de ! We generated a system to screen for the activity of sRNAs in Caulobacter and described the role of AbnZ in the post-transcriptional regulation of the TAM system.
An sRNA overexpression library reveals AbnZ as a negative regulator of an essential translocation module in Caulobacter crescentus
Abstract. Small RNAs (sRNAs) play a crucial role in modulating target gene expression through short base-pairing interactions and serve as integral compone
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January 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Hello community! In my first post on Bluesky I would love to share with you the latest publication from my PhD at @uni-jena.de ! We generated a system to screen for the activity of sRNAs in Caulobacter and described the role of AbnZ in the post-transcriptional regulation of the TAM system.