Minni Änkö

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-...

Exciting news:
Our RNA community in @uniregensburg.bsky.social is set to grow!

We are opening a Junior Group Leader position in RNA biochemistry / ribonucleases / RNA stability. A great opportunity to start your own team within our collaborative RNA network.

Details & application 👇

The deadline has been extended to March 15th for the RNA Society's Infographics contest! Get your talent team together and submit! Prizes!! Go to www.rnasociety.org/rna-society-... or scan the QR for details!

Our most recent work on the “function and evolution” of #nuclear-speckles is now online at Cell @cp-cell.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
Read the thread👇 for the highlights of our findings.

We live in a winter wonderland #Finland.

🧬 RNAs are more complex than textbooks would have you believe. Want to learn more checkout this review from Änkö Minna-Liisa (@rnaminni.bsky.social) and colleagues.

➡️ buff.ly/T7gAA6O

A small polymerase ribozyme that can synthesize itself and its complementary strand The emergence of a chemical system capable of self-replication and evolution is a critical event in the origin of life. RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but their large size and structural ...

Ooooh. Cool new paper on origins of life. A simple 45-nucleotide RNA molecule that can perfectly copy itself.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

#RNAConfluence was a blast, great talks and posters by junior RNA scientists. Organised by scientists to scientists and inspired by the RNA Salon initiative @rnasociety.bsky.social . I am proud to coordinate this program supporting local RNA focused evens.

I am very happy to be invited to be a part of the #RNAconfluence, the first 'super' RNA Salon bringing together RNA enthusiasts within the Rhine-Main-Neckar region in Germany. I look forward to an exciting day of RNA science and many RNA interactions. @rnasociety.bsky.social

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor / Associate Professor in Bioinformatics and/or Computational Biology at Aarhus University, Denmark - Vacancy at Aarhus University Vacancy at Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics - BiRC - Bioinformatics Research Center, Aarhus University

Aarhus University is seeking a Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor in Bioinformatics/Co… https://nat.au.dk/en/about-the-faculty/vacant-positions-and-career/job/tenure-track-assistant-professor-associate-professor-in-bioinformatics-and-or-computational-biology-at-aarhus-university-denmark #job

Interested in RNA structural biology/dynamics/biophysics and how they explain RNA regulation? Want to push further and this this in cells? Join our lab: 1 PhD and 1 Postdoc position (apply via links)
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#NMR #RNA #biophysics

Happy share our little pre-print describing the application of Halo-seq proximity labelling (including the synthesis of the Halo-DBF ligand) to map subcellular transcriptomes.
www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

Excited to share the news that I have joined the vibrant bioscience community in Turku/Åbo as the professor of cell biology at Åbo Akademi University @aboakademi.bsky.social. I will stay connected with Tampere as some of my team continues working there.

RNA in physiology and disease | Genetics Society Meeting background RNA molecules are at the heart of normal physiological processes, and their dysregulation can drive a wide range of human diseases. This international meeting will bring together wo...

Have a look at this fantastic meeting and save the date!

The “RNA in Physiology and Disease” conference, hosted by @gensocuk.bsky.social, will take place 7–9 September 2026 in Newcastle, UK.

genetics.org.uk/events/rna-i...

A fabulous 10th RNA Salon (fiRNA) meeting in Helsinki. As always, it was wonderful to see the diversity and high quality of RNA science in Finland and meet passionate RNA researchers @rnasociety.bsky.social #Lexogen #RNA.

Thanks! You reacted so fast I did not even manage to finish the thread!

We are excited how dirCLIP can fundamentally transforms our ability to interrogate RNA regulation of distinct isoforms and transcript variants with direct implications to disease mechanisms. 4/4

Benchmarking with SRSF3 demonstrated >75% concordance with short-read-based data, revealed isoform-selective RNA binding and enabled detection of co-occurring binding sites in single RNA molecules. Application to the noncanonical RBP HMGA1 uncovered new RNA variant-specific interactions. 3/4

We employ two complementary strategies: direct RNA sequencing detecting amino acid adduct-induced perturbations in current signals and direct cDNA sequencing capturing binding sites as mutations. 2/4

Check out our new preprint on dirCLIP, the first method capable of interrogating RNA-protein interactions in their native transcript context by combining UV crosslinking and immunoprecipitation (CLIP) with amplification-free direct nanopore long-read sequencing! 1/4 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Tom Cech on RNA research in Davos (video): www.weforum.org/meetings/wor...

Need to try in two weeks then and give a pro (=native Finn) evaluation.

Congrats Eduardo!

Tom Cech to Davos: RNA research is 'still a big deal' The Nobel laureate and CU Boulder professor, recently ranked #1 globally for RNA research, will speak at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos,

www.colorado.edu/today/2026/0...

Next Christmas!

I will be recruiting two postdocs early next year.
- One image analyst
- one biologist interested in working on lymphatics!

Reach out if you are interested 👍

Seasons greetings!

We had a lovely end of the year lunch with my team. We are starting to have two traditions. Firstly, I forgot to take a picture 🫣. Secondly, someone gets to choose the place, always something different. After Indian, Finnish, and Italian, this year, we had beautiful sushi. Happy holidays!🎄🎅

Come and work with us, We are looking for a new group leader at Turku Bioscience @turkubioscience.bsky.social.
Åbo Akademi University invites applications for a fixed term position as Head of Research in Bioscience (Principle Investigator).

abo.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_...

“Why Are We Funding This?” Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.

www.americanscientist.org/article/%E2%...