Böke Lab
Oocyte Biology and Cellular Dormancy Lab in CRG, Barcelona, led by Elvan Böke. Joint lab account; Elvan's musings are signed EB.
- Reposted by Böke LabApply now! The 2026 call for the EMBO Young Investigator Programme is now open with a deadline of 1 April 12:00 midday CEST. 🧪 More info here: embo.org/funding/fellowships… #LifeSciences #research #funding
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- Reposted by Böke LabAs several people reached out after the deadline was passed, we have reopened the inscriptions for this fantastic meeting until Feb 10. There are limited spaces left though, so please sign up ASAP. If the seats are all gone, we will close the inscription!
- Come join us in beautiful Roscoff for this Conference Jacques Monod on Developmental regulation: from molecular to ecological niches May 18-22, 2026 Roscoff, France Abstract deadline: January 31, 2026 Apply here: cjm.sb-roscoff.fr/en
- Reposted by Böke LabRe-upping this as the deadline for abstract submission if so close ❗️🧪🧬🔬 Come discuss your latest research with movers and shakers in the field, including luminaries and journal editors. A whole-encompassing learning experience and networking opportunity. Not to be missed!
- Jacques Monod Conference alert ❗️Abstract deadline: January 31, 2026 Developmental regulation: from molecular to ecological niches May 18-22, 2026 in Beautiful Roscoff Pass the word, Apply here: cjm.sb-roscoff.fr/en and see you there. 😎🧪🔬🧬
- Reposted by Böke LabReally excited to share our new paper in @nature.com! We uncovered how a physical instability of the cytoplasm coupled with the cell cycle drives cytoplasmic partitioning in early embryos #zebrafish #drosophila. Read more in this🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🤩 @poldresden.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de
- Reposted by Böke Lab0/10 🥳 our #exocyst paper out in @cp-cell.bsky.social, led by Marta, Sebas & @sasmeek.bsky.social in collab with @jonasries.bsky.social, @cmanzo.bsky.social & Castaño-Díez labs #Quantitative_Cell_Biology Continuum architecture dynamics of vesicle tethering in exocytosis www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
- Reposted by Böke LabProf. Fiona Doetsch has been awarded the 2026 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine! Her discoveries reveal how neural stem cells support lifelong brain plasticity and repair. 🧠 Read more: www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/...
- Reposted by Böke Lab📣 #Job alert! Looking to establish your own independent research in cell biology, development or evo-devo? The @cnrs.fr is recruiting 7 scientists in that area of research. Here are updated unofficial guidelines. Reach out to members of the committee if you have questions c3n-cn.fr/section-24-w...
- Reposted by Böke LabWhat tools do we need to start engineering #aging and #longevity ? A🧵about something we've been cooking up in lab with Jeremy Vicencio at the @crg.eu : technology that lets us reach inside living animals and precisely dial multiple proteins' levels up and down. 1/10
- Reposted by Böke LabThe Sudmant Lab & Wilsterman Lab are hiring a postdoc! Come work on the genetics and evolution of the placenta and dissecting genetic adaptations to altitude in deer mice! Check out more details here: evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi... www.sudmantlab.org www.thewilstermanlab.com Please Share!
- Reposted by Böke Lab#LivingArchitectures We put cells and cytoskeleton filaments on the architecture of the musée d'Orsay. www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/agenda/ev... Scientists of the #CytoMorphoLab adapted their protocols to illustrate the questions that keep them awake at night. -> Two shows on the 24th and 25th of January.
- Reposted by Böke LabI feel extremely honoured for this recognition. Thanks go to many people from my lab and colleagues for their trust and support over the years
- 👏 Prof. Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla, this year’s Leibniz Prize laureate, has now been honored with the Bavarian #Maximiliansorden for Science and Art. 👉 Read more: t1p.de/d5vq0 @metorrespadilla.bsky.social @epihmgu.bsky.social @pioneercampus.bsky.social #StemCells #Epigenetics
- Reposted by Böke LabThe Women Biology and Health Workshop was full of great science and truly an inspiring experience. Let's do it again next year 🤩 www.clinicbarcelona.org/en/news/the-...
- Reposted by Böke LabOur annual PhD call is closing at the end of this week on 30 November. If you're interested in carrying out world-class scientific research in Barcelona, you still have a few days left to submit your application! www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
- Reposted by Böke LabAhead of TSRM 2025, we talk to Dr Baris Ata about his roles as RBMO Female Reproductive Health & Fertility Section Editor and President of the Turkish Society of Reproductive Medicine, and what delegates can expect from the forthcoming conference. Read it in the latest Insights: bit.ly/AtaTSRM25
- Reposted by Böke LabTen days left to apply to be a @crick.ac.uk Early Career Group Leader Closing date 27th November www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
- The @crick.ac.uk is recruiting Early Career Group Leaders - Lab set-up, research costs, salaries for up to 5 researchers - Support for up to 12 years - Access to our core facilities - Competitive salary - Fantastic colleagues - All areas of biology Deadline 27 Nov www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
- It was a pleasure to open the ASEBIR (Spanish Society for Reproductive Studies) annual congress this morning! #XIIICongresoASEBIR - EB
- Reposted by Böke LabAquesta setmana, a l'IDIBAPS... El pròxim dimarts, l’#IDIBAPS organitza el Women Biology & Health Workshop, una jornada científica dedicada a posar en valor la recerca en la biologia i la salut de les dones 👉f.mtr.cool/omkrbqxjxo
- Reposted by Böke LabToday we had a great EvoMG Seminar by Dario Valenzano @dvalenzano.bsky.social from FLI, who told us about some of their recent aging work using the fascinating short-lived killifish. Hosted by @mirimiam.bsky.social evomedgenomics.com/events/exter...
- Reposted by Böke LabI am honnestly a bit worried by the latest fuss about qed (the IA driven review). While the results are indeed quite impressive (it is very good at listing the claim and finding potential improvement), I don't quite see how this will eventually reduce the reviewing burden or help us
- Reposted by Böke LabThinking about doing a PhD with us? We're running an online Q&A session just for you! Hear practical advice directly from our experts in the Training and Academic Office and register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/26a7dc...
- Reposted by Böke LabNew PhD opportunity studying oocyte biology. Excited about this new direction in the lab.
- Reposted by Böke LabGlad to share that the website for the MZT EMBO workshop that I organize together with Ana Boskovic (EMBL, Rome), Antonio Giraldez (Yale U) and Melissa Harrison (U Wisconsin) is out: meetings.embo.org/event/26-awa... Please spread the word and join us in beautiful Seville next 4-7 May!
- Oh wow - pre-made templates :) - EB I am happy to present our latest research at the ISSCR 2026 Annual Meeting, taking place in Montréal, Canada on 8-11 July 2026. #ISSCR2026 invt.io/1bxb7uh48oo @isscr.org
- Thank you! I had a great time, and even found my way around the building by late afternoon @biozentrum.unibas.ch :)- EB
- Very excited to have Elvan Böke @bokelab.bsky.social today at the @biozentrum.unibas.ch today to talk about eggs, healthy eggs, and everything in-between 🧪
- Reposted by Böke LabIs there any data from academia illustrating how short deadlines for things like awards or funding opportunities disadvantage people from groups who tend to take on or are assigned more thankless labor (women), and advantage those who focus more on the work that benefits them (men)?
- Reposted by Böke LabThe Crick is looking for new junior group leaders! Any postdocs or early career researchers wanting to be our colleagues should apply 👍
- We're now recruiting early career group leaders at the Crick to lead ambitious research programmes and explore bold scientific questions. Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research. Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
- Reposted by Böke Labmoonbow last night over our neighborhood
- Reposted by Böke Lab🚨JOB ALERT🚨 FRIENDS PLEASE SPREAD and RT We are building a small expert team within the @bokelab.bsky.social at @crg.eu @prbb.org to investigate fundamental questions in oocyte cell biology, focusing on how proteostasis regulation influences dormancy and fertility. See below 2 calls👇
- Reposted by Böke Lab🟣🟡Call for abstracts! #IDIBAPS will host the Women, Biology & Health Workshop #WBHW - a meeting point to highlight the role of women in biomedical research We invite researchers to submit their abstracts and be part of the program👉f.mtr.cool/ccejqnjqut Deadline 30/9
- Reposted by Böke LabEpithelial crowding drives membrane depolarisation by ENaC/Na+ entry which triggers rapid volume loss, piezo activation and live cell extrusion. Importantly, low intracellular ATP primes cells for live extrusion by preventing the restoring of mb polarisation. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Böke LabDid you know human oocytes “switch off” to protect themselves? ➡️ A new #CRGenomica study shows that as eggs mature,they partially shut down their cellular clean-up systems. This pause may help them stay healthy for decades until fertilization 👉Read more:
- Thanks for highlighting our recent work in human oocytes! :) -EB
- Reposted by Böke LabGreat to see our work featured in @natsmb.nature.com!! Thanks editor @dimitristypas.bsky.social for your coverage! @bokelab.bsky.social
- Reposted by Böke LabISSUE 16 Review on metabolic diversity of plants Resource: mouse organ-/age-specific proteome profiles Cardiolipin inhibition of non-canonical inflammasomes Optochemical profiling of NMDA receptor diversity Cover: @gzaffagnini.bsky.social et al @bokelab.bsky.social www.embopress.org/toc/14602075...
- Reposted by Böke LabHere we go again! Our paper on #proteostasis in human oocytes appeared on the latest @embojournal.org cover! A great collaboration with Dexeus Mujer @bokelab.bsky.social ! 🥂👏🏻💪🏻
- We’re so happy that our review on “Proteostasis in cellular dormancy” was chosen for the cover of the August issue of @cp-trendsbiochem.bsky.social in the old-school way; we were invited! Many thanks to our editor, Sannie Culbertson, and the reviewers for a great experience - EB
- 📢 Our August issue is online! 🎨 The cover highlights a Feature Review from Stephanie Rosswag de Souza, @gzaffagnini.bsky.social, and @bokelab.bsky.social on how proteostasis functions in cellular dormancy across a number of examples, from yeast to adult quiescent stem cells and vertebrate oocytes.
- Reposted by Böke LabIt’s been truly wonderful to share these years with you all. Thank you so much for the many great times and all the advice along the way. I will definitely miss you. Look, how could I not?
- A bittersweet and slightly late! post: we celebrated @aidaronu.bsky.social as she heads off to start her own lab in the Department of Physiological Sciences at the University of Barcelona! 🥂 From postdoc to PI, we’re so proud and can’t wait to see all she accomplishes! Go shine, Aida! 🌟🥂
- A bittersweet and slightly late! post: we celebrated @aidaronu.bsky.social as she heads off to start her own lab in the Department of Physiological Sciences at the University of Barcelona! 🥂 From postdoc to PI, we’re so proud and can’t wait to see all she accomplishes! Go shine, Aida! 🌟🥂
- Reposted by Böke LabSorpresa en la familia vegetal: la patata es hija del tomate elpais.com/ciencia/2025...
- Reposted by Böke LabWe’re hiring for a major role in the US, an investigative journalist to cover what’s happening with science in the US and beyond. This is extremely important territory for us. 🧪 workforus.theguardian.com/jobs/795 The Guardian :: Senior Science Investigative Reporter
- Reposted by Böke Lab🚨🚨🚨 Please RT! We're looking for a postdoc to join an exciting joint project between our lab @upf.edu & @crg.eu (Barcelona) and the Sander lab @mdc-berlin.bsky.social (Berlin) investigating how alternative splicing and microexons influences the maturation of pancreatic islets. Deadline: 30/09/25👇
- Reposted by Böke LabExcited that the Gordon Research Conference on Fertilization and Activation of Development 2025 (and associated GRS) is just a few days away! www.grc.org/fertilizatio... www.grc.org/fertilizatio... #GRC #GRS #fertilization #development #egg #sperm
- Reposted by Böke LabPleased to share my new review: Ovulation: A cellular symphony in three movements 💥🥚 Ovulation is more than egg release—it's a tightly regulated, tissue-scale process. Here, I present a temporal framework structured as a symphony performed by the cells of the follicle. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.se...
- Proud to share what we hope will be a reference study on human oocyte proteostasis. Young-donor eggs show globally reduced organelle activity vs. somatic cells, with an even steeper drop as they mature. 👇 for @zaffagg3 's detailed explanation www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
- 📣 Paper alert!! Excited to share the 2nd research paper from my time in the @bokelab.bsky.social at @crg.eu, out today in the @embojournal.org! We asked: "how do human oocytes regulate proteostatic organelles under physiological conditions?" 1/
- Reposted by Böke LabThe proteostatic landscape of healthy human oocytes Elvan Böke and colleagues @bokelab.bsky.social find that mature human oocytes show reduced activity of lysosomes, proteasomes and mitochondria, highlighting reproductive differences between humans and mouse www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Böke Lab📣 Paper alert!! Excited to share the 2nd research paper from my time in the @bokelab.bsky.social at @crg.eu, out today in the @embojournal.org! We asked: "how do human oocytes regulate proteostatic organelles under physiological conditions?" 1/
- Reposted by Böke LabExcited to share that this July I will be starting my #marie-skłosowska-curie #MSCA fellowship @ec.europa.eu to continue working on ovarian proteostasis and oocyte dormancy in the @bokelab.bsky.social at @crg.eu @prbb.org! marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/news/msca-aw...
- Reposted by Böke Lab🧬 We're thrilled to close this semester of Reproseminars with Dr. Elvan Böke (@crg.eu, Barcelona)! 🗣 Talk (in English): "Evading ageing: metabolic and proteostatic adaptations in oocytes" 🗓 Monday 07/07, Special time! 🕐 1 PM ARG🇦🇷 | 12 PM 🇺🇸 East | 6 PM 🇪🇺 Europe Join us!
- Reposted by Böke LabBook your calendars for the 2026 ISSCR meeting in Montreal in 1 year! An exciting speaker line up! @isscr.org www.isscr2026.org/overview
- Reposted by Böke LabSo well-deserved!!! We are so lucky to have @sramundo.bsky.social as a colleague @vbcscitraining.bsky.social !!! Kudos Silvia and all the cool Ramundo lab members!!!
- Congratulations to Silvia Ramundo, Group Leader at the GMI, who has been awarded an ASTRA Award from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) in recognition of her research on chloroplast biology! Read more: thegmi.science/049300
- Reposted by Böke LabHonoured to present my work at the Fertility Conference in my dream city, Paris. Huge thanks to @mhverlhac.bsky.social and @bokelab.bsky.social for organising such an inspiring event! Grateful to all the amazing contributors for their thought-provoking talks and discussions.
- Reposted by Böke LabAt least for science in the #oocyte community, the future looks bright with so many curious & young minds thinking about big open questions in oocyte and reproductive biology! Thanks so much to @mhverlhac.bsky.social and @bokelab.bsky.social for organizing and bringing us all together in Paris!
- Can’t believe I had the chance to visit beautiful Paris and connect with the amazing #oocyte community! Thank you @mhverlhac.bsky.social and @bokelab.bsky.social for bringing together a fantastic group of speakers and organizing the meeting in such a stunning venue. Can’t wait for the next one! 🥚
- Many thanks for joining us :)
- Can’t believe I had the chance to visit beautiful Paris and connect with the amazing #oocyte community! Thank you @mhverlhac.bsky.social and @bokelab.bsky.social for bringing together a fantastic group of speakers and organizing the meeting in such a stunning venue. Can’t wait for the next one! 🥚
- Reposted by Böke LabSuch a great start to the week at the amazing ‘Fertility, contribution of the maternal inheritance’ meeting at Fondation Singer-Polignac in Paris! Definitely the most beautiful room I’ve ever presented in. Thank you so much to @mhverlhac.bsky.social and @bokelab.bsky.social for organising! 🥚🙌🏼
- Reposted by Böke LabHappy Sunday! On my way to Paris to attend the amazing conference "Fertility, contribution of the maternal inheritance" organised by @bokelab.bsky.social and @mhverlhac.bsky.social. But before, as usual the latest papers on #oocyte biology: biomed.news/bims-cebooc/... #cebooc
- This video interview comes with the bonus of a very pregnant me - and it was much more fun than expected :) w/ the one and only @benlehner.bsky.social + organised by @bancosabadell.bsky.social - EB
- Reposted by Böke LabMark your calendars for May 18-22, 2026- in Roscoff, Brittany, for the next iteration of the Developmental Biology Conference Jacques Monod!
- Coming back in 2026- a Jacques Monod Conference in Roscoff centered on Developmental Biology! This edition will be: “Developmental regulation: from molecular to ecological niches” @lionlchristiaen.bsky.social and I hope to see you there! Info and dates coming soon.
- How do dormant cells keep their proteostasis in check? @gzaffagnini.bsky.social & our PhD student Stephanie Rosswag take a deep dive in our featured review @cp-trendsbiochem.bsky.social Don’t miss it! - EB www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Reposted by Böke LabEMBO is delighted to announce that this year the EMBO Gold Medal is awarded to Tanmay Bharat @tbharat-lab.bsky.social @mrclmb.bsky.social and David Bikard @dbikard.bsky.social @pasteur.fr for their remarkable contributions to the #LifeSciences. www.embo.org/press-releas... #award 🧪
