Those amazing #phages 🦠 figured out 5mC chemistry before we did:
📄 Out today in @MolecularCell we describe a 5mC-selective #deaminase family in environmental phage genomes with broad applications for #5base #sequencing
#epigenetics #DNAmethylation #genomics #NGS 🧬🧪
www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
📄 Out today in @MolecularCell we describe a 5mC-selective #deaminase family in environmental phage genomes with broad applications for #5base #sequencing
#epigenetics #DNAmethylation #genomics #NGS 🧬🧪
www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
April 20, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Those amazing #phages 🦠 figured out 5mC chemistry before we did:
📄 Out today in @MolecularCell we describe a 5mC-selective #deaminase family in environmental phage genomes with broad applications for #5base #sequencing
#epigenetics #DNAmethylation #genomics #NGS 🧬🧪
www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
📄 Out today in @MolecularCell we describe a 5mC-selective #deaminase family in environmental phage genomes with broad applications for #5base #sequencing
#epigenetics #DNAmethylation #genomics #NGS 🧬🧪
www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
Delighted to share that I’ve been awarded one of just four 2026 @pacbio.bsky.social Metagenomics SMRT Grants! 🧬
The grant will support my work in the @halllab.bsky.social at @unibirmingham.bsky.social , exploring long-read #metagenomics, #AMR & #DNAmethylation 🔬👩🏼🔬
#microbialgenomics #ECR #PacBio
The grant will support my work in the @halllab.bsky.social at @unibirmingham.bsky.social , exploring long-read #metagenomics, #AMR & #DNAmethylation 🔬👩🏼🔬
#microbialgenomics #ECR #PacBio
We’re excited to announce 4 winners for the 2026 Metagenomics SMRT Grant! 🧬
From infant resistomes and hereditary cancer to soil pathogens and HPV persistence, see how these researchers are driving discovery with PacBio HiFi sequencing.
Meet the awardees: https://bit.ly/4rotusF
From infant resistomes and hereditary cancer to soil pathogens and HPV persistence, see how these researchers are driving discovery with PacBio HiFi sequencing.
Meet the awardees: https://bit.ly/4rotusF
September 22, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Delighted to share that I’ve been awarded one of just four 2026 @pacbio.bsky.social Metagenomics SMRT Grants! 🧬
The grant will support my work in the @halllab.bsky.social at @unibirmingham.bsky.social , exploring long-read #metagenomics, #AMR & #DNAmethylation 🔬👩🏼🔬
#microbialgenomics #ECR #PacBio
The grant will support my work in the @halllab.bsky.social at @unibirmingham.bsky.social , exploring long-read #metagenomics, #AMR & #DNAmethylation 🔬👩🏼🔬
#microbialgenomics #ECR #PacBio
Hello Bluesky! Excited to reconnect with a vibrant and healthy scientific community. Eager to explore #epigenetics and #DNAmethylation insights from the experts here!
November 22, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Hello Bluesky! Excited to reconnect with a vibrant and healthy scientific community. Eager to explore #epigenetics and #DNAmethylation insights from the experts here!
Identifying DNA methylation types and methylated base positions from bacteria using nanopore sequencing with multi-scale neural network.#DNAmethylation #BacterialDNA #Nanopore #Sequencing #Genomics #Bioinformatics @nanoporetech.com
academic.oup.com/bioinformati...
academic.oup.com/bioinformati...
July 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Identifying DNA methylation types and methylated base positions from bacteria using nanopore sequencing with multi-scale neural network.#DNAmethylation #BacterialDNA #Nanopore #Sequencing #Genomics #Bioinformatics @nanoporetech.com
academic.oup.com/bioinformati...
academic.oup.com/bioinformati...
Single-cell multi-omic detection of DNA methylation and histone modifications reconstructs the dynamics of epigenomic maintenance. #SingleCell #MultiOmics #DNAmethylation #Epigenomics @natmethods.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Single-cell multi-omic detection of DNA methylation and histone modifications reconstructs the dynamics of epigenomic maintenance. #SingleCell #MultiOmics #DNAmethylation #Epigenomics @natmethods.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Medsky🧪 ##immunosky #publichealth An overview of the roles of 2 key epigenetic mechanisms, #DNAmethylation & #histonemodifications, in the toxicity of the most significant environmental pollutants (air pollution , heavy metals
www.cell.com/iscience/ful... @cp-iscience.bsky.social
www.cell.com/iscience/ful... @cp-iscience.bsky.social
Epigenetics: A link between toxicants and diseases
Disease; Environment; Exposure; Epigenetics; Toxicology.
www.cell.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:41 AM
#Medsky🧪 ##immunosky #publichealth An overview of the roles of 2 key epigenetic mechanisms, #DNAmethylation & #histonemodifications, in the toxicity of the most significant environmental pollutants (air pollution , heavy metals
www.cell.com/iscience/ful... @cp-iscience.bsky.social
www.cell.com/iscience/ful... @cp-iscience.bsky.social
Link to full paper in our bio.
#age, #ageing, #aging, #biologicalage, #disorderedeating, #dnamethylation, #dunedinpace, #eatingdisorders, #epigenetics, #epigeneticage, #epigeneticageing, #health, #mentalhealth, #molecularpsychiatry, #rainestudy, #research, #springernature
#age, #ageing, #aging, #biologicalage, #disorderedeating, #dnamethylation, #dunedinpace, #eatingdisorders, #epigenetics, #epigeneticage, #epigeneticageing, #health, #mentalhealth, #molecularpsychiatry, #rainestudy, #research, #springernature
April 28, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Link to full paper in our bio.
#age, #ageing, #aging, #biologicalage, #disorderedeating, #dnamethylation, #dunedinpace, #eatingdisorders, #epigenetics, #epigeneticage, #epigeneticageing, #health, #mentalhealth, #molecularpsychiatry, #rainestudy, #research, #springernature
#age, #ageing, #aging, #biologicalage, #disorderedeating, #dnamethylation, #dunedinpace, #eatingdisorders, #epigenetics, #epigeneticage, #epigeneticageing, #health, #mentalhealth, #molecularpsychiatry, #rainestudy, #research, #springernature
❗Three months left to submit!❗
Special issue: Novel insights and future directions in avian ecological epigenetics
More info: www.avianbiology.org...
Editors: @BerniceSepers @rebeccas_chen @KvanOers @CarolineIsak
#ornithology #epigenetics #DNAmethylation #histonemodifications #microRNA #birds
Special issue: Novel insights and future directions in avian ecological epigenetics
More info: www.avianbiology.org...
Editors: @BerniceSepers @rebeccas_chen @KvanOers @CarolineIsak
#ornithology #epigenetics #DNAmethylation #histonemodifications #microRNA #birds
November 14, 2024 at 7:01 AM
❗Three months left to submit!❗
Special issue: Novel insights and future directions in avian ecological epigenetics
More info: www.avianbiology.org...
Editors: @BerniceSepers @rebeccas_chen @KvanOers @CarolineIsak
#ornithology #epigenetics #DNAmethylation #histonemodifications #microRNA #birds
Special issue: Novel insights and future directions in avian ecological epigenetics
More info: www.avianbiology.org...
Editors: @BerniceSepers @rebeccas_chen @KvanOers @CarolineIsak
#ornithology #epigenetics #DNAmethylation #histonemodifications #microRNA #birds
Cool work adding to our understanding of the unique DNAmethylation landscape in human trophoblast cells
Excited to share our most recent work in Cell Stem Cell, led by @georgiaplea.bsky.social, characterising determinants of DNA methylation patterning in human trophoblast stem cells! A great collaboration with @vpglab.bsky.social.
tinyurl.com/93mchcd2
@loke-ctr.bsky.social @cam-repro.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/93mchcd2
@loke-ctr.bsky.social @cam-repro.bsky.social
Ectopic expression of DNMT3L in human trophoblast stem cells restores features of the placental methylome
The placental DNA methylation landscape is unique, with widespread partially methylated domains (PMDs). The placental “methylome” is conserved across …
tinyurl.com
January 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Cool work adding to our understanding of the unique DNAmethylation landscape in human trophoblast cells
🚨Join our next @DEMONNetworkUK #Genetics and #Omics meeting on THURSDAY 9th October at 2.30 PM (UK Time). Delighted to have Kate Fodder as invited speaker – “Early #oligodendrocyte dysfunction signature in #Alzheimer’s disease: Insights from DNA #methylomics and #transcriptomics”.
DM for more info
DM for more info
October 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Happy to share the lab's latest publication from @eli-elder.bsky.social and team in @narjournal.bsky.social ! What happens when #DNAmethylation maintenance is transiently interrupted in mouse embryonic stem cells? Let's dive in (1/11). doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
Rescuing DNMT1 fails to fully reverse the molecular and functional repercussions of its loss in mouse embryonic stem cells
Abstract. Epigenetic mechanisms are crucial for developmental programming and can be disrupted by environmental stressors, increasing susceptibility to dis
doi.org
February 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Happy to share the lab's latest publication from @eli-elder.bsky.social and team in @narjournal.bsky.social ! What happens when #DNAmethylation maintenance is transiently interrupted in mouse embryonic stem cells? Let's dive in (1/11). doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
Accelerated #EpigeneticAging of #IdiopathicPulmonaryFibrosis🫁
6 #DNAMethylation-based #EpigeneticClocks
Horvath's Clock
Hannum's Clock
AltumAge
PhenoAge
GrimAge
DunedinPAC
IPF🫁(n=10) are "Older" than control🫁(n=6)😎
#AJPLung 2025 @kaminskimed.bsky.social
journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1...
6 #DNAMethylation-based #EpigeneticClocks
Horvath's Clock
Hannum's Clock
AltumAge
PhenoAge
GrimAge
DunedinPAC
IPF🫁(n=10) are "Older" than control🫁(n=6)😎
#AJPLung 2025 @kaminskimed.bsky.social
journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1...
February 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Accelerated #EpigeneticAging of #IdiopathicPulmonaryFibrosis🫁
6 #DNAMethylation-based #EpigeneticClocks
Horvath's Clock
Hannum's Clock
AltumAge
PhenoAge
GrimAge
DunedinPAC
IPF🫁(n=10) are "Older" than control🫁(n=6)😎
#AJPLung 2025 @kaminskimed.bsky.social
journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1...
6 #DNAMethylation-based #EpigeneticClocks
Horvath's Clock
Hannum's Clock
AltumAge
PhenoAge
GrimAge
DunedinPAC
IPF🫁(n=10) are "Older" than control🫁(n=6)😎
#AJPLung 2025 @kaminskimed.bsky.social
journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1...
We are very happy to kick off the #DNAmethylation course with @alexdemendoza.bsky.social Hollie Marshall James Ord and a great group of attendees from all over the globe!
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
April 20, 2026 at 1:46 PM
We are very happy to kick off the #DNAmethylation course with @alexdemendoza.bsky.social Hollie Marshall James Ord and a great group of attendees from all over the globe!
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
New publication: Simulated bacterial infection induces different changes in #DNAmethylation between introduced and native #housesparrows, by @melissahrowe.bsky.social and others. #passerdomesticus #stressresponse #epigenetics
doi.org/10.1002/jav....
doi.org/10.1002/jav....
September 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
New publication: Simulated bacterial infection induces different changes in #DNAmethylation between introduced and native #housesparrows, by @melissahrowe.bsky.social and others. #passerdomesticus #stressresponse #epigenetics
doi.org/10.1002/jav....
doi.org/10.1002/jav....
Hello World ! Today, we have been so lucky to host the one and only Emily Hodges @hodges-lab.bsky.social to hear about her research. So many idea, so much cool stuff. Thank you Emily for sharing your science with us @igred.fr !
#Friends #Science #DNAmethylation #watwat
#Friends #Science #DNAmethylation #watwat
March 13, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Hello World ! Today, we have been so lucky to host the one and only Emily Hodges @hodges-lab.bsky.social to hear about her research. So many idea, so much cool stuff. Thank you Emily for sharing your science with us @igred.fr !
#Friends #Science #DNAmethylation #watwat
#Friends #Science #DNAmethylation #watwat
And of course, #ARUKConf25 was a fantastic opportunity to share the work we do on #epigenetics of #dementias! #DNAmethylation #BettencourtLab @uclqsion.bsky.social
#ForACure 🧠
#ForACure 🧠
February 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
And of course, #ARUKConf25 was a fantastic opportunity to share the work we do on #epigenetics of #dementias! #DNAmethylation #BettencourtLab @uclqsion.bsky.social
#ForACure 🧠
#ForACure 🧠
Inheriting the traumas of war: examining DNA methylation across three generations of Syrian refugees buff.ly/nbBwLBV
🧵 THREAD
#Trauma #War #Refugees #Syria #DNA #DNAmethylation #InterGenerationalTrauma
🧵 THREAD
#Trauma #War #Refugees #Syria #DNA #DNAmethylation #InterGenerationalTrauma
May 29, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Inheriting the traumas of war: examining DNA methylation across three generations of Syrian refugees buff.ly/nbBwLBV
🧵 THREAD
#Trauma #War #Refugees #Syria #DNA #DNAmethylation #InterGenerationalTrauma
🧵 THREAD
#Trauma #War #Refugees #Syria #DNA #DNAmethylation #InterGenerationalTrauma
Long-read nucleosome mapping of single chromatin fibers using DNA methylation and Nanopore sequencing. #LongRead #Nanopore #Sequencing #Chromatin #DNAmethylation @biophysj.bsky.social 🧪 🧬
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Long-read nucleosome mapping of single chromatin fibers using DNA methylation and Nanopore sequencing. #LongRead #Nanopore #Sequencing #Chromatin #DNAmethylation @biophysj.bsky.social 🧪 🧬
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
DiffMethylTools: a toolbox of the detection, annotation and visualization of differential DNA methylation.#DNAmethylation #DifferentialMethylationAnalysis #Bioinformatics #Genomics @biorxiv-bioinfo.bsky.social 🧬 🖥️
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
July 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
DiffMethylTools: a toolbox of the detection, annotation and visualization of differential DNA methylation.#DNAmethylation #DifferentialMethylationAnalysis #Bioinformatics #Genomics @biorxiv-bioinfo.bsky.social 🧬 🖥️
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Why do some cirrhosis patients suddenly deteriorate?
#DNAmethylation changes are linked to worse outcomes in acute decompensation, pointing to a key role of #epigenetic regulation in disease progression.
🎥 Watch the explainer: youtu.be/yzTTzx68Sq8
@europeliver.bsky.social
#DNAmethylation changes are linked to worse outcomes in acute decompensation, pointing to a key role of #epigenetic regulation in disease progression.
🎥 Watch the explainer: youtu.be/yzTTzx68Sq8
@europeliver.bsky.social
April 23, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Why do some cirrhosis patients suddenly deteriorate?
#DNAmethylation changes are linked to worse outcomes in acute decompensation, pointing to a key role of #epigenetic regulation in disease progression.
🎥 Watch the explainer: youtu.be/yzTTzx68Sq8
@europeliver.bsky.social
#DNAmethylation changes are linked to worse outcomes in acute decompensation, pointing to a key role of #epigenetic regulation in disease progression.
🎥 Watch the explainer: youtu.be/yzTTzx68Sq8
@europeliver.bsky.social
PREPRINT ALERT🚨➡️Genetics influencing #epigenetics: Flanking DNA sequences influence #DNAmethylation maintenance 🧬
It’s been a minute because I needed a media break 🧘🏻♂️, but I couldn’t resist popping back for this: We just dropped a new #bioRxiv preprint 😃🤞🏻
BTW I’m looking for (academic) jobs
It’s been a minute because I needed a media break 🧘🏻♂️, but I couldn’t resist popping back for this: We just dropped a new #bioRxiv preprint 😃🤞🏻
BTW I’m looking for (academic) jobs
Flanking DNA sequences determine DNA methylation maintenance in proliferation, cancer and aging https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.09.717557v1
April 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM
PREPRINT ALERT🚨➡️Genetics influencing #epigenetics: Flanking DNA sequences influence #DNAmethylation maintenance 🧬
It’s been a minute because I needed a media break 🧘🏻♂️, but I couldn’t resist popping back for this: We just dropped a new #bioRxiv preprint 😃🤞🏻
BTW I’m looking for (academic) jobs
It’s been a minute because I needed a media break 🧘🏻♂️, but I couldn’t resist popping back for this: We just dropped a new #bioRxiv preprint 😃🤞🏻
BTW I’m looking for (academic) jobs
Uliana Kolesnikova is starting off the session 1A with a captivating presentation on DNA methylation in the establishment of polyploid Arabidopsis lyrata and A. kamchatica
#empseb30 #confernces #phdstudent #evolution #arabidopsis #DNAmethylation
#empseb30 #confernces #phdstudent #evolution #arabidopsis #DNAmethylation
June 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Uliana Kolesnikova is starting off the session 1A with a captivating presentation on DNA methylation in the establishment of polyploid Arabidopsis lyrata and A. kamchatica
#empseb30 #confernces #phdstudent #evolution #arabidopsis #DNAmethylation
#empseb30 #confernces #phdstudent #evolution #arabidopsis #DNAmethylation
Link to full paper in our bio.
#cortisol, #cortisolresponse, #dnamethylation, #epigenetics, #epigenome, #health, #hpaaxis, #mentalhealth, #metaanalysis, #psychologicalstress, #psychosocial, #ptsd, #research, #science, #socialstress, #stress, #stressresponse, #systematicreview, #trauma
#cortisol, #cortisolresponse, #dnamethylation, #epigenetics, #epigenome, #health, #hpaaxis, #mentalhealth, #metaanalysis, #psychologicalstress, #psychosocial, #ptsd, #research, #science, #socialstress, #stress, #stressresponse, #systematicreview, #trauma
May 6, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Link to full paper in our bio.
#cortisol, #cortisolresponse, #dnamethylation, #epigenetics, #epigenome, #health, #hpaaxis, #mentalhealth, #metaanalysis, #psychologicalstress, #psychosocial, #ptsd, #research, #science, #socialstress, #stress, #stressresponse, #systematicreview, #trauma
#cortisol, #cortisolresponse, #dnamethylation, #epigenetics, #epigenome, #health, #hpaaxis, #mentalhealth, #metaanalysis, #psychologicalstress, #psychosocial, #ptsd, #research, #science, #socialstress, #stress, #stressresponse, #systematicreview, #trauma
Review from us just out on the utility of DNA methylome assessment in health and disease. #Epigenomics #DNAmethylation @qmulepigenetics.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
The predictive power of profiling the DNA methylome in human health and disease
www.tandfonline.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Review from us just out on the utility of DNA methylome assessment in health and disease. #Epigenomics #DNAmethylation @qmulepigenetics.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
🧠 What if Alzheimer’s disease starts outside neurons?
Our study uncovers a consistent #oligodendrocyte dysfunction signature in #Alzheimer’s disease driven by #DNAmethylation.
💡Oligodendrocytes may not just respond to disease - they could be early drivers!
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our study uncovers a consistent #oligodendrocyte dysfunction signature in #Alzheimer’s disease driven by #DNAmethylation.
💡Oligodendrocytes may not just respond to disease - they could be early drivers!
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Early oligodendrocyte dysfunction signature in Alzheimer’s disease: Insights from DNA methylomics and transcriptomics - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - Early oligodendrocyte dysfunction signature in Alzheimer’s disease: Insights from DNA methylomics and transcriptomics
www.nature.com
June 23, 2026 at 8:37 PM
🧠 What if Alzheimer’s disease starts outside neurons?
Our study uncovers a consistent #oligodendrocyte dysfunction signature in #Alzheimer’s disease driven by #DNAmethylation.
💡Oligodendrocytes may not just respond to disease - they could be early drivers!
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our study uncovers a consistent #oligodendrocyte dysfunction signature in #Alzheimer’s disease driven by #DNAmethylation.
💡Oligodendrocytes may not just respond to disease - they could be early drivers!
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...