Helfrid Hochegger
Professor @gdsc-sussex; studying how cells divide and how we get them to stop dividing in cancer. Interested in genetics, imaging, evolution, bioinformatics, python, rust.
hocheggerlab.org
- I sure hope this is fake news! economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/study/uk...
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- Reposted by Helfrid HocheggerFrom an accidental discovery of hidden biology to a new framework to understanding and diagnosing rare disease. Thrilled to share the most recent work from our lab and the amazing Jimmy Ly. wi.mit.edu/news/alterna...
- Reposted by Helfrid HocheggerTwo back-to-back stories on mitosis led by my incredible postdoc @krunovuk.bsky.social at @institutrb.bsky.social, in which we challenge the gliding model of CENP-E-driven chromosome congression! Today in @natcomms.nature.com doi.org/10.1038/s414... doi.org/10.1038/s414...
- Reposted by Helfrid HocheggerToday @anthropic.com released PubMed integration for Claude. No hallucinations. Just real science, real data. As a beta tester, this has been game changing— a supercharged research tool. Here are 6 prompts that will transform how you search the literature. A 🧵 www.anthropic.com/news/claude-...
- Reposted by Helfrid Hochegger15 years in the making, we confirmed that mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell - have an unusual localization in patients who experience psychosis (including schizophrenia and bipolar disorders). You’ll never guess what kind of patient cells we used to make this discovery… 🧵
- Reposted by Helfrid HocheggerJust over one week until this opportunity closes! If you’re an ambitious computational scientist looking for a Postdoc position, apply now
- @mariasecrier.bsky.social & I are looking for an enthusiastic & excellent data scientist for a 4-year postdoc to understand cell cycle dysregulation in cancer. Deadline 15th October. Get in touch if you have any questions. Please repost! More details: www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
- Reposted by Helfrid HocheggerWe are looking for our next PhD student to join us 🤩 www.mcclellandlab.com to understand cancer radiation therapy's impact on DNA damage repair and chromosomal instability. Prestigious funding from CRUK RadNet. Please contact me informally - deadline 5th Nov! crukradnet.colcc.ac.uk/phd-students...
- Interested in carrying out research in cancer Radiotherapy and Radiobiology? Applications are open now for our PhD programme for 2026 intake! @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @qmbci.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk @ucl.ac.uk crukradnet.colcc.ac.uk/phd-students...
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- Reposted by Helfrid Hochegger@currentbiology.bsky.social has always been one of my favorite journals but I think they have now outdone themselves www.cell.com/current-biol.... And picked up by the @nytimes.com as well! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/s...
- As students come back to campus in the UK, 8% of female students are likely to experience rape during their undergraduate years, especially in the first months of their studies. revoltsexualassault.com/wp-content/u...
- Reposted by Helfrid Hochegger@mariasecrier.bsky.social & I are looking for an enthusiastic & excellent data scientist for a 4-year postdoc to understand cell cycle dysregulation in cancer. Deadline 15th October. Get in touch if you have any questions. Please repost! More details: www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
- Reposted by Helfrid HocheggerWe're hiring ! Specifically....we are seeking to appoint a creative and motivated Postdoctoral Training Fellow to study how drug resistance emerges in homologous recombination defective (HRD) breast cancers and how this could be targeted. jobs.icr.ac.uk/vacancies/13...
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- Reposted by Helfrid HocheggerResearch is never a solo effort. It takes teamwork. It takes belief. It takes collaboration across disciplines, institutions, and communities. We know what it takes to beat blood cancer. #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth @bloodcanceruk.bsky.social @sussexbcr.bsky.social @sussexcancer.org 🩸
- Reposted by Helfrid HocheggerCheckout our latest research in @natcomms.nature.com rdcu.be/eBqBI A high-resolution, nanopore-based artificial intelligence assay for DNA replication stress in human cancer cells. A collaboration with Mike Boemo’s team
- Reposted by Helfrid HocheggerI’m excited to highlight our latest paper, just published in Cell 🎉 We report the existence of a previously uncharacterized signaling pathway that is responsible for activating cell death upon loss of gene expression. 1/n 🧪 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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- Excited to share our new @NatureComms paper! We developed C-604, a selective inhibitor of Greatwall kinase, and discovered that cancer cells' sensitivity to it depends on a simple ratio: B55α/Greatwall expression levels. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Helfrid HocheggerWe are pleased to annouce that a 3.5-year PhD position is available in the GDSC, for a project jointly supervised by Prof. Hochegger and Dr. Oliver. For additional details, inc. candidate eligibility, and how to apply: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
- Tony Oliver’s and my lab have a joint phd position available to investigate mitotic entry control mechanisms Please forward to prospective students! Thank you url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/ukMTCoy6DT...
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- Christmas dumplings.
- Book of the year for me!
- Reposted by Helfrid HocheggerAnnouncing the next EMBO Chromosome Segregation and Aneuploidy Meeting! Italy 2025. Please register and join us for another exciting and friendly meeting in a beautiful location meetings.embo.org/event/25-ane...
- Sunday lunch: Fitattensuppe
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- favourite podcast series this year: therestishistory.com/48-the-frenc... Fascinating, how history repeats itself!
