Sara Macias
@SaraMaciasRNA
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Antiviral response, non-coding RNAs, retrotransposons & RNA immunity
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined June 2018
RT @waltzing_piglet: 🔴 OUR LAST PAPER OUT in @NAR_Open!!! 🧬 . DGCR8 haploinsufficiency in human embryonic stem cells affects pluripotency b….
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RT @HerasSR: Our latest paper is out in NAR! 🧬. DGCR8 haploinsufficiency disrupts pluripotency in hESCs by affecting primate-specific miRNA….
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RT @PradeepMadapura: We are looking to recruit a highly motivated postdoc with cell or molecular biology expertise. Excellent #epigenetics….
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RT @BrancoLab: We are hiring! 3-year BBSRC-funded postdoc position available. TEs, epigenetics, pregnancy: if you love one or more of these….
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Showing our support to 22q families on their day - 22/11 🫶.
Hoy el Día Internacional del Síndrome 22q nos pilla divididos entre:.🇪🇸 Granada.🇬🇧 Leicester.🇩🇰 Århus.Pero no nos olvidamos de visibilizarlo ❤️.#hazvisible22q.#iluminatepor22q
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RT @TillySScott: And with that the afternoon of @GenSocUK short talks is done! We've had: 1) KRABs binding L2/MIR elements, which would eff….
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RT @GenSocUK: Next up is @SaraMaciasRNA discussing how DGCR8 acts as a gatekeeper of the interferon response by preventing cytoplasmic TE-d….
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New EdiRNA events for the new year! Funded by the @RNASociety. Great opportunity to network with other RNA biologists 🧬 (dsRNA included) from Edinburgh and beyond 🚀.Jan 29, 2025.Apr 9, 2025.Jun 11, 2025.Oct TBD, 2025.
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recruiting a PhD student to study the role of RNA binding proteins 🧬for viral defence 🦠during embryonic development🐁 👶. Funding routes for both UK and international students are available 🌻. Please send your CV and motivation letter if interested .
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Moving to Bluesky 🦋.Apologies to all our followers here 🌻.You can now find us at.
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RT @RNAJournal: The 5’ end cap structure is critical for the innate immune sensors, IFIT1, IFIT5 and RIG-I to discriminate between self and….
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RT @HerasSR: Really excited to share our last work in collaboration with @SaraMaciasRNA: "DGCR8 haploinsufficiency leads to primate-specifi….
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The 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22qDS) is caused by a microdeletion in chromosome 22, including DGCR8 , an essential gene for miRNA production. The contribution of human DGCR8 hemizygosity to the...
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RT @waltzing_piglet: 🔴 Our new preprint up on @biorxiv_molbio. Our results suggest that heterozygous DGCR8 phenotype is highly primate-spec….
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RT @MartT_babraham: New funding and new positions available in immunology Programme including a group leader position. #RNA #immunology….
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Great morning session @EdinburghRNA community. Many thanks to all speakers for great talks: Kathryn Lilley @AlenaShkumatava Andrew Baker @dr_sara_c @JavierFCaceres1 @amyhbuck
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RT @LabRowe: How do tumours evade destruction by the immune system? We are recruiting two postdocs (wet lab/dry lab) to shed light on epige….
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RT @magdamaslon: Job alert! We're seeking TWO passionate postdocs to join our team in the dynamic realm of #geneexpression research. Get in….
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