Check out this new spotlight in @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social! #HIRI’s @jenshoer.bsky.social and @mvelascogomariz.bsky.social highlight a recent study from the @saharmelamed.bsky.social lab that further unravels posttranscriptional regulatory networks in phage infection. 👏👇
Like bacteria, phages use sRNAs to regulate gene expression! Out today in @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social, @mvelascogomariz.bsky.social and I highlight a recent RIL-seq study from the @saharmelamed.bsky.social lab that looked into posttranscriptional regulation of lambda!
tinyurl.com/lambda-RIL-seq
tinyurl.com/lambda-RIL-seq
Unraveling posttranscriptional regulatory networks in phage infection
Phages employ sophisticated transcriptional regulatory networks to optimize replication. Recently, Silverman et al. used RIL-seq (RNA interaction by l…
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February 26, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Check out this new spotlight in @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social! #HIRI’s @jenshoer.bsky.social and @mvelascogomariz.bsky.social highlight a recent study from the @saharmelamed.bsky.social lab that further unravels posttranscriptional regulatory networks in phage infection. 👏👇
Despite being genetically identical, bacteria can vary considerably in shape & size. 🦠 Whether these variations affect bacterial function has remained an open question. #HIRI’s @westermannlab.bsky.social has characterized the functional differences between various forms of gut bacterium B. theta.
June 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Despite being genetically identical, bacteria can vary considerably in shape & size. 🦠 Whether these variations affect bacterial function has remained an open question. #HIRI’s @westermannlab.bsky.social has characterized the functional differences between various forms of gut bacterium B. theta.
𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐈'𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 🎧
October 18, 2024 at 12:18 AM
𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐈'𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 🎧
The Friends of the @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social have awarded Gianluca Prezza the HZI PhD Award for his outstanding doctoral thesis. In #HIRI's @westermannlab.bsky.social, he investigated #sRNAs in the gut bacterium B. theta. 🦠👨🎓 Congrats, @gprezza.bsky.social!
www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
July 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The Friends of the @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social have awarded Gianluca Prezza the HZI PhD Award for his outstanding doctoral thesis. In #HIRI's @westermannlab.bsky.social, he investigated #sRNAs in the gut bacterium B. theta. 🦠👨🎓 Congrats, @gprezza.bsky.social!
www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
Sunshine x Rainy day couple, but make it a lil weird.
Hiri's like 25 btw, she's just short and Solaris is STUPID tall. Make no mistake tho, Hiri is p spooky. She also finally got a haircut after like 15 years LMAO
#originalcharacter
Hiri's like 25 btw, she's just short and Solaris is STUPID tall. Make no mistake tho, Hiri is p spooky. She also finally got a haircut after like 15 years LMAO
#originalcharacter
October 18, 2023 at 6:05 PM
Sunshine x Rainy day couple, but make it a lil weird.
Hiri's like 25 btw, she's just short and Solaris is STUPID tall. Make no mistake tho, Hiri is p spooky. She also finally got a haircut after like 15 years LMAO
#originalcharacter
Hiri's like 25 btw, she's just short and Solaris is STUPID tall. Make no mistake tho, Hiri is p spooky. She also finally got a haircut after like 15 years LMAO
#originalcharacter
Looking to do single-cell #RNA-seq in bacteria? 🦠🧬 Check out this step-by-step MATQ-seq protocol by #HIRI's @jorg-vogel-lab.bsky.social – a robust & reliable method, even for small sample sizes! Just out in @natprot.bsky.social! 🔥
If you want to do single-cell RNA-seq on your favourite bacterium, here‘s our detailed Nature Protocol for microbial MATQ-seq. It profiles up to 600 genes in a single bacterial cell!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Transcriptomic profiling of individual bacteria by MATQ-seq - Nature Protocols
Bacterial single-cell sequencing via MATQ-seq combines index sorting, random priming and rRNA depletion, and offers high cell retention and transcript capture rates, making it ideal for experiments wi...
www.nature.com
April 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Looking to do single-cell #RNA-seq in bacteria? 🦠🧬 Check out this step-by-step MATQ-seq protocol by #HIRI's @jorg-vogel-lab.bsky.social – a robust & reliable method, even for small sample sizes! Just out in @natprot.bsky.social! 🔥
Last week's @embo.org Sectoral Meeting on #RNA and Structural Biology, organized by #HIRI's @emmanuel-saliba.bsky.social, was a huge success. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed and participated! 👏🧬 Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
April 24, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Last week's @embo.org Sectoral Meeting on #RNA and Structural Biology, organized by #HIRI's @emmanuel-saliba.bsky.social, was a huge success. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed and participated! 👏🧬 Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
Congratulations to @nanopat.bsky.social on receiving the @rnasociety.bsky.social’s Eclipse Award for Innovation in High Throughput Biology! 🎉 The award recognizes the #RNA research methods he developed during his doctoral studies in #HIRI’s Smyth lab. Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
Award-winning novel methods in RNA research
Patrick Bohn receives RNA Society Eclipse Award for Innovation in High Throughput Biology
www.helmholtz-hiri.de
June 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Congratulations to @nanopat.bsky.social on receiving the @rnasociety.bsky.social’s Eclipse Award for Innovation in High Throughput Biology! 🎉 The award recognizes the #RNA research methods he developed during his doctoral studies in #HIRI’s Smyth lab. Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
Ausgetrickste Bakterien 🃏🦠
Schöner Artikel im @laborjournal.bsky.social über die jüngste Publikation aus #HIRI's Beisel-Labor. Reinlesen lohnt sich!
Schöner Artikel im @laborjournal.bsky.social über die jüngste Publikation aus #HIRI's Beisel-Labor. Reinlesen lohnt sich!
#Bakterien erkennen fremde #DNA an falschen Methylierungsmustern. Mit der IMPRINT-Technik trickst die Gruppe um Chase Beisel vom @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social sie aus – und gaukelt ihnen bei der Transformation das richtige Muster vor. Details von Andrea Pitzschke : www.laborjournal.de/editorials/3...
July 9, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Ausgetrickste Bakterien 🃏🦠
Schöner Artikel im @laborjournal.bsky.social über die jüngste Publikation aus #HIRI's Beisel-Labor. Reinlesen lohnt sich!
Schöner Artikel im @laborjournal.bsky.social über die jüngste Publikation aus #HIRI's Beisel-Labor. Reinlesen lohnt sich!
Recent study in @natbiotech.nature.com: A team led by #HIRI’s Beisel lab introduced a new way to fine-tune genetic material. They describe an innovative technique where chemical tags are attached directly to DNA, opening new possibilities in medicine, agriculture, and biotechnology.
➡️ rdcu.be/eG4fk
➡️ rdcu.be/eG4fk
Targeted DNA ADP-ribosylation triggers templated repair in bacteria and base mutagenesis in eukaryotes
Nature Biotechnology - Append editing of ADP-ribosyl to thymine is used for precise modifications in bacteria and eukaryotes.
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September 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Recent study in @natbiotech.nature.com: A team led by #HIRI’s Beisel lab introduced a new way to fine-tune genetic material. They describe an innovative technique where chemical tags are attached directly to DNA, opening new possibilities in medicine, agriculture, and biotechnology.
➡️ rdcu.be/eG4fk
➡️ rdcu.be/eG4fk
Hooray! 🎉 Sandra Gawlitt from #HIRI’s Beisel lab has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, becoming the first #PhD student to complete the HIRI graduate program “RNA & Infection”! 👩🎓 Congratulations, Sandra! Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
April 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Hooray! 🎉 Sandra Gawlitt from #HIRI’s Beisel lab has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, becoming the first #PhD student to complete the HIRI graduate program “RNA & Infection”! 👩🎓 Congratulations, Sandra! Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
Elena Vialetto conducted her doctoral studies in #HIRI's Beisel lab. ✂️🧬 This week, she successfully defended her thesis. Congratulations, Elena! 🎉🎓
Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
May 16, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Elena Vialetto conducted her doctoral studies in #HIRI's Beisel lab. ✂️🧬 This week, she successfully defended her thesis. Congratulations, Elena! 🎉🎓
Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐈'𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐌𝐀 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 🗳
October 18, 2024 at 12:07 AM
𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐈'𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐌𝐀 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 🗳
#HIRI’s & JMU's @westermannlab.bsky.social has identified a protein and a group of #sRNAs in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, which regulate sugar metabolism. These discoveries shed light on how this gut microbe adapts to varying nutritional conditions. Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
Novel insights into the metabolism of the gut microbiota
HIRI researchers uncover control mechanisms of polysaccharide utilization in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
www.helmholtz-hiri.de
January 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#HIRI’s & JMU's @westermannlab.bsky.social has identified a protein and a group of #sRNAs in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, which regulate sugar metabolism. These discoveries shed light on how this gut microbe adapts to varying nutritional conditions. Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
AI can optimize processes & automate everyday work tasks. As part of #HIRI’s Sustainable Thursday series, Head of Administration Britta Grigull discussed how administration and communication could benefit from AI, highlighting both its potential and challenges: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
July 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM
AI can optimize processes & automate everyday work tasks. As part of #HIRI’s Sustainable Thursday series, Head of Administration Britta Grigull discussed how administration and communication could benefit from AI, highlighting both its potential and challenges: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
This didn't get originally posted until June 2022, but since it's still #mermay right now, I'll share it again.
Here's Hiriss as a mermaid. While this isn't canon to Paranormalities, the choice to have her in symbiosis with Elscorsef was used to semi-justify her being a mermaid.
#starwars #oc #art
Here's Hiriss as a mermaid. While this isn't canon to Paranormalities, the choice to have her in symbiosis with Elscorsef was used to semi-justify her being a mermaid.
#starwars #oc #art
May 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Study reveals Rujm el-Hiri's ancient observatory role unlikely. The site (known as the "Wheel of Ghosts") in the Golan Heights has shifted around significantly in 150 million years, and its original position did not line up with celestial observations.
🏺 phys.org/news/2024-12...
🏺 phys.org/news/2024-12...
Study reveals Rujm el-Hiri's ancient observatory role unlikely
A new study by Tel Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev reveals groundbreaking findings about the famous Rujm el-Hiri site (known as the "Wheel of Ghosts") in the Golan Heights. Base...
phys.org
January 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Study reveals Rujm el-Hiri's ancient observatory role unlikely. The site (known as the "Wheel of Ghosts") in the Golan Heights has shifted around significantly in 150 million years, and its original position did not line up with celestial observations.
🏺 phys.org/news/2024-12...
🏺 phys.org/news/2024-12...
Hip, hip, hooray! 🎉🎓 On June 10, Gianluca Prezza from #HIRI’s Westermann lab successfully defended his doctoral dissertation. Congratulations, Gianluca! The HIRI family is celebrating with you.
Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
June 14, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Hip, hip, hooray! 🎉🎓 On June 10, Gianluca Prezza from #HIRI’s Westermann lab successfully defended his doctoral dissertation. Congratulations, Gianluca! The HIRI family is celebrating with you.
Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
🥳👩🎓 Congratulations to Katharina Wandera from #HIRI's Beisel lab on successfully defending her doctoral thesis. Well done, Kathi! Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
September 23, 2024 at 12:37 PM
🥳👩🎓 Congratulations to Katharina Wandera from #HIRI's Beisel lab on successfully defending her doctoral thesis. Well done, Kathi! Read more: www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
Study reveals Rujm el-Hiri's ancient observatory role unlikely phys.org/news/2024-12...
Study reveals Rujm el-Hiri's ancient observatory role unlikely
A new study by Tel Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev reveals groundbreaking findings about the famous Rujm el-Hiri site (known as the "Wheel of Ghosts") in the Golan Heights. Base...
phys.org
December 31, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Study reveals Rujm el-Hiri's ancient observatory role unlikely phys.org/news/2024-12...
Congrats to Katharina Wandera, a former #PhD student in #HIRI’s Beisel lab, on receiving a Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation! We wish you a fantastic time in Peter Fineran's lab at the University of Otago in NZ, Kathi! 🥝 www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...
December 6, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Congrats to Katharina Wandera, a former #PhD student in #HIRI’s Beisel lab, on receiving a Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation! We wish you a fantastic time in Peter Fineran's lab at the University of Otago in NZ, Kathi! 🥝 www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...