Mireya Plass

Control of retrotransposon-driven activation of the interferon response by the double-stranded RNA binding protein DGCR8 Abstract. The type I interferon (IFN) response is the main innate immune pathway against viruses in mammals. This pathway must be tightly regulated to prev

I'm so happy to share our latest paper! Now out in @narjournal.bsky.social 🥳

Did you know that transposable elements embedded in mRNAs can form dsRNA and activate innate immunity? 🧬🦠 Have a look! academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

#TEsky #RNAsky #RNAbiology #immunity #NAR

Postdoc positions in Nuclear RNA Biology - Vacancy at Aarhus University Vacancy at Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics - RNA Biology and Innovation, Aarhus University

Postdoc positions available in my lab in Aarhus, Denmark on 'Mammalian Nuclear RNA Production and Turnover Systems'. Please get in touch for further information or simply apply here:
mbg.au.dk/en/news-and-...

Rising temperatures pose a threat to tropical insects An assessment of sensitivity to increasing temperature for thousands of insect species in mountainous terrain reveals a risk of insect biodiversity loss in tropical lowlands.

An assessment of sensitivity to increasing temperature for thousands of insect species reveals a risk of insect biodiversity loss

go.nature.com/4leGXQO

Pan-cell-type prediction of splicing patterns from sequence and splicing factor expression https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.18.706660v1

Tread -1- EpiSci - I am very proud to share with you our new study that you can access on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social (see link below)
"The Interaction with Nanotopographical Environment regulates nuclear mechanoresponse in mESCs via Histone Demethylase KDM3A.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Congratulations!

CellRank protocol now in @NatureProtocols! 🎉

@PhilippWeiler's detailed guide shows how to:
- Integrate velocity, pseudotime & time points
- Infer cell fate probabilities
- Analyze lineage priming at scale

Great complement to our CellRank 2 paper!

📖 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

⏳¡Cuenta atrás para el evento 'El Proyecto Genoma Humano, 25 años después'!

El investigador @rodericguigo.bsky.social (@crg.eu), que formó parte de este gran hito biomédico, nos contará por qué supuso un antes y un después en la biología

¡No os lo perdáis!👇
🔗 www.cnag.eu/events/el-pr...

🆕Nueva guía recopilatoria de obligaciones de comunicación y publicidad de las ayudas concedidas (2026).
www.aei.gob.es/ayudas-conce...

🔧Es una herramienta esencial para ayudar a los beneficiarios de las subvenciones a identificar cómo deben dar publicidad a las ayudas recibidas.

Please share🙏:

Our lab opens 2 PhD positions to investigate fungi's evolution: #Barcelona

Wet lab in Biochemistry/Structural Biology of cryo-tolerant fungi
www.upf.edu/documents/d/...

Computational in Physical Chemistry of cellular processes under extrem environments
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This is an amazing opportunity for your researchers. Do not heistate to apply to the Piwecka Lab!

Great work showing the power of scATAC-seq to decode ontogenetic relationships! Maybe I will check chromatin after all...

From a personal POV, tagging along with @martaig.bsky.social and @aelek.bsky.social while they developed this project has been one big learning opportunity. In Nematostella biology, clever omics, evo-devo, and more.

And the paper certainly reflects all of that. Go check it out!

Decoding cnidarian cell type gene regulation - Nature Ecology & Evolution This study reconstructs the gene regulatory networks that define cell types in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis, providing a valuable resource for comparative regulatory genomics and the evoluti...

Excited to share the final version of our study on Nematostella cell type regulatory programs. Part of our @erc.europa.eu StG project, this was a challenging 5-year effort extraodinarily led by @aelek.bsky.social and @martaig.bsky.social.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Decoding cnidarian cell type gene regulation - Nature Ecology & Evolution This study reconstructs the gene regulatory networks that define cell types in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis, providing a valuable resource for comparative regulatory genomics and the evoluti...

Lovely Xmas gift 🎄—our paper is out today in @natecoevo.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...! Huge thanks to everyone who made it possible, especially @aelek.bsky.social and @arnausebe.bsky.social

Great work showing the power of scATAC-seq to decode ontogenetic relationships! Maybe I will check chromatin after all...

Huge Congratulations @martaig.bsky.social and team! Nice to see the work out!

Awesome talk from @akshayjg.bsky.social at the Jornades de Bioinformàtica i Genòmica presenying our work on Alzheimer's disease using iPSCs and scRNAseq.

Tenure Track Professorship (W1 with Tenure Track to W3) in “Molecular Biology" (f/m/d) - Heidelberg job with Universität Heidelberg | 12850668 The Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH) and the Faculty of Biosciences invite applications for a   Tenure Track Professors...

We are recruiting a tenure track professor in the broader area of molecular biology @zmbh.uni-heidelberg.de at Heidelberg University! www.nature.com/naturecareer... Please share and apply!

Want to image cells protecting the embryo during early development? We're hiring! 1 Postdoc, 1 PhD student, and 1 Research Technician. Come to Barcelona! www.embryobioimaging.com

Bulk RNA-seq to the rescue of differential expression analysis i... Due to the costs of single-cell sequencing, sample sizes are often relatively limited, sometimes leading to poorly reproducible results. In many contexts, however, larger bulk RNAseq data is…

"Bulk RNA-seq to the rescue of differential expression analysis in single-cell transcriptomics" 🧫 📑 A new PCI Genomics recommendation by @mireyaplass.bsky.social: doi.org/10.24072/pci...

🚨Interested in studing RNA regulation & neurodegeneration in single-cells?
Join my lab @ub.edu in Barcelona!
We are looking for a junior postdoc to apply for a Juan de la Cierva fellowship. Both computational and hybrid candidates are welcomed! Get in touch to discuss the project & details

Hey everyone! I’m excited to share that one of my thesis projects was just published in @currentbiology.bsky.social and featured on phys.org! In this paper, we use an old statistical approach developed by the US Navy in WW2 to predict the aquatic habits of various dinosaurs and marine reptiles 🦖🐊

¡Ya llevamos 212.352€ recaudados! Estamos más cerca que nunca de lograr crear el algoritmo capaz de anticiparse al Alzheimer. Ayúdanos a seguir investigando 🧠🔬.

Dona ahora en anticiparsealalzheimer.org

Integrated analysis of multimodal long-read epigenetic assays https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.09.687458v1

🚨Interested in studing RNA regulation & neurodegeneration in single-cells?
Join my lab @ub.edu in Barcelona!
We are looking for a junior postdoc to apply for a Juan de la Cierva fellowship. Both computational and hybrid candidates are welcomed! Get in touch to discuss the project & details

🚨 We're hiring! 🚨 Our lab at the University of Málaga, Spain🇪🇸 is looking for a bioinformatician researcher for a postdoc position (1+1 years). Check the ad, and if you're interested, get in touch!
📅 Starting date early 2026, with some flexibility.
🙏Please, RT!

Finally after 5 years the first PhD from the lab!
Congratulations Dr. Ake @franzake.bsky.social !!! 👏👏👏 🎉🎉🎉
It has been a pleasure to have you in the lab. #PhD_defense #new_PhD

Excited and grateful to be part of this work with @smfernandezmoya.bsky.social and @mireyaplass.bsky.social at the Gene Regulation of Cell Identity lab!

Staufen2 modulates the temporal dynamics of human neurogenesis in vitro RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) play a central role in post-transcriptional regulation during brain development, yet their specific functions in coordinating human neural lineage decisions remain poorly u...

🚨New preprint from the lab! This work led by @akshayjg.bsky.social & @smfernandezmoya.bsky.social shows how the RNA binding protein STAU2 regulates the timing of neurogenesis in iPSC-derived human cells
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...