Sarah Rice
🇪🇺 Genetics and Epigenetics
Osteoarthritis Researcher 🎩
Versus Arthritis Career Development Fellow.
Newcastle University
research.ncl.ac.uk/ricelab
- The Rice Lab is moving! From January we will be based at the University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk within the @arthritisuk.bsky.social Centre for Genetics and Genomics. Really excited about our new environment and our future research. I will be advertising PDRA and Tech posts in the New Year 🥳
- I am shocked by the belief that it is ok to be rude in manuscript reviews. Constructive criticism & challenging drawn conclusions is integral to peer review, but journal editors need to speak out and tell reviewers when their comments are unacceptable. We're better than this.
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- Just when you thought all had gone quiet on the COLGALT2 front- get ready to hear more! Delighted that @hammofish.bsky.social and I have been awarded a four year grant from MRC @ukri.org to study the role of this enzyme in the skeleton. Will be advertising PDRA and RA posts in due course! #orthosky
- Reposted by Sarah RiceNew from The Strain Team: 🎊 Springer Nature Discovers MDPI 🎊 Springer Nature has spawned a copycat journal series called "Discover" mimicking #MDPI journal titles and citation behaviours. We even made a browser game to prove it (see 🔗). Gross! 😀 1/n #ResearchIntegrity #SciPub #AcademicSky
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- It doesn't matter how many times I try to grasp this, I'll never know what you mean when you talk about "top down" or "bottom up" approaches. So please find another way to convey to me whatever point you need to make. This is a hill I'll die on.

- Reposted by Sarah RiceRemember when you first learned about genetics at school? All those fascinating examples of human traits that are each apparently determined by just a single gene? Time to check in on some of your favourites to see how they’re doing. 🧬🧵🧪 1/n
- For the 3rd #EpigeneticsOA workshop, 77 attendees united to discuss progress and potential of our field. Delighted to see the meeting report in print! Whether you made it, or missed out, catch up w/ the outcomes here --> bit.ly/42YeWnT #orthosky @oacjournal.bsky.social @versusarthritis.bsky.social
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- Hanging with my symbiont @curlygeneticist.bsky.social #OARSI2025
- I'm honoured to be in Korea this week to collect my Rising Star Award at #OARSI2025 Thank you so much to OARSI for this award, and @beierlab.bsky.social for generously nominating me. Having a wonderful time all round 🇰🇷
- After a few days exploring Seoul, I’m exited to be in sunny Incheon for #OARSI2025
- Excited to be in South Korea for #OARSI2025 I’ve landed a few days early and I’m making the most of it!
- Congratulations to @fornerislab.bsky.social on the publication of their work to characterise COLGALT1 this week in @natcomms.nature.com. This is a really beautiful study and it is great to see it in print! 👏🏼
- Well done to my PhD Student Abby Brumwell on delivering a great talk to a full room at the @mosmedcdt.bsky.social annual conference this afternoon! #ProudPI @cgm-newcastle.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sarah RiceNew preprint on 3D heterochromatin architecture in human cells! Great collab with @sergiocruzleon.bsky.social & @johannesbetz.bsky.social from @hummerlab.bsky.social, @marinalusic.bsky.social & the Turoňová lab. Many thanks to my supervisor @becklab.bsky.social. bioRxiv: tinyurl.com/3a74uanv 🧵👇
- Our Editorial is now online! Here, we discuss recent advancements and pertinent challenges in applying modern 'omics technologies to MSK tissues. This introduces our @oacjournal.bsky.social special edition. Still ~4 weeks left if you have a paper in the works! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- The Rice Lab is going to Korea! If you are interested in our latest research on the DNA methylome and proteome of primary human skeletal tissues, stop by Abby's poster and catch our talks in Sunday's multiomics session. @mosmedcdt.bsky.social @oarsi-eci.bsky.social @versusarthritis.bsky.social
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- One month left until the submission deadline for this special edition of @oacjournal.bsky.social on the application of omics technologies to the field. Don’t miss out!
- Over and out #cartilageGRC #orthosky
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- Stepped out of the hotel this afternoon for sushi and second hand shopping with @curlygeneticist.bsky.social #cartilageGRC
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- Congratulations @thehopefulscie1.bsky.social and @jackbroberts.bsky.social! There was a southbound Volvo full of proud PIs yesterday @kelseyhcollins.bsky.social
- Stop 4: Solvang (forgot to take any photos- sign of a good time) Stop 5: In N Out (aka when in Cali) #CartilageGRC
- Stop 3: Hearst Castle, which was an unexpected gem, and some obligatory ocean front wine tasting #CartilageGRC @kelseyhcollins.bsky.social @drmatthewgrol.bsky.social
- Stop 1: we made it to the Pacific Ocean! #cartilageGRC #orthosky
- Stop 2: Paso Robles @kelseyhcollins.bsky.social
- Two whirlwind and fuzzy jet lagged nights seeing the sights of San Francisco later, #CartilageGRC we’re on our way! The inaugural GRC road trip is officially underway 🚗🍷 @kelseyhcollins.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sarah RiceIn a world of Matts, be a Derek.
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- Reposted by Sarah RiceMy alma mater, the University of British Columbia, Dept of Medical Genetics, is hiring for a tenure track junior faculty position specializing in chromatin regulation / gene regulatory mechanisms. Beautiful city and vibrant epigenetics research. Please share! medgen.med.ubc.ca/assistant-pr...
- We're advertising a fully-funded BBSRC PhD studentship @newcastleuni.bsky.social to work on understanding the biology of COLGALT2 in cartilage using/developing cool model systems w/ Dr James Henstock at @northumbriauni.bsky.social. Pls reach out if you are interested in applying! bit.ly/3DiqHN9
- Reposted by Sarah RiceReminder that Europepmc.org exists. In case anyone should need it for any reason.
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- The list is growing! If you’re new to Bluesky and ate interested in ortho/MSK research, this is a great place to start (re)building your network. Recent additions: @daniellerux.bsky.social @rmraftery.bsky.social @mcalinden-lab.bsky.social @amandality.bsky.social go.bsky.app/DJVukXRat://did:plc:df33yli2ys2vx7rwzuddhl62/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lawz5t2ivu27
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- It's time to submit your latest research for a Special Issue of @oacjournal.bsky.social! We look forward to reading all of your latest research & seeing this issue come together. Deadline May 1st 🧬🦴 www.sciencedirect.com/journal/oste... @oarsi-eci.bsky.social @jointsintheworld.bsky.social
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- BlueSky! As I’m new here let me introduce our woods. One year ago, @mtrost.bsky.social and I took the plunge and purchased a woodland with the long term aim of building an off grid cabin. She still needs lots of TLC but we spent the first year learning how she changes throughout the seasons
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- Delighted to have been offered a podium presentation at #OARSI2025 to present the latest data from my #VersusArthritis Fellowship. Proud of my @mosmedcdt.bsky.social PhD student Abby who will present a Flash Talk and poster! Looks like we’re headed to South Korea 🇰🇷 #orthosky