Katja Kobow
Epigenetics enthusiast. Working in molecular neuropathology 🧠🔬🧬 @FAU.de. Visiting scientist @UKL_Leipzig. Malformations and #epilepsy. DNA methylation and #aging.
kobowlab.org
- Reposted by Katja KobowPaper alert: Our study led by @evapillai.bsky.social and @sudimukherjee.bsky.social showing that mechanical properties of the #brain actively shape the molecular landscape during development and #axonpathfinding is finally out! www.nature.com/articles/s41... @pdncambridge.bsky.social @fau.de @MPZPM
- Reposted by Katja KobowIt’s not too late to apply for the PhD position in my lab! Please send your documents (cover letter, CV, transcripts, names of references) through the official application platform by Nov 25!
- Please repost! I am looking for a PhD candidate in the area of Computational Cognitive Neuroscience to start in early 2026. The position is funded as part of the Excellence Cluster "The Adaptive Mind" at @jlugiessen.bsky.social. Please apply here until Nov 25: www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...
- Reposted by Katja KobowIT'S HAPPENING! 💥 I'm psyched to launch the collaboration between @qedscience.bsky.social & @openrxiv.bsky.social @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social! Preprint + q.e.d = your science is out there, and anyone can appreciate it. Let's care about making discoveries, and not on “getting published” (1/3) 👇
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- Surprising twist in #epilepsy genetics 👀 Our new preprint shows that many MOGHE brains - even in females - carry extra Y-chromosome material, restricted to the lesion! Could sex-chromosome mosaicism be a driver of this epileptogenic malformation? 🧬 Read more: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
- Reposted by Katja KobowFantastic place for science.
- 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...
- Is epilepsy aging in fast-forward? 🧠⏳ Our latest study found that the epileptic brain shows signs of accelerated biological aging, more so than blood. Aging+Epilepsy-related signatures appeared even before seizures began. Food for thought regarding seizure risk predictability & treatment innovations
- New preprint from the lab: „Time flies faster in epilepsy“ now available on Research Gate www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7.... Great collaboration with Sarah Weckhuysen, Premysl Jiruska, Johannes Lemke and many more.
- Reposted by Katja KobowA reminder that the PhD program for EMBL is open for winter recruitment round. If you want to understand life at a molecular level and have a quantitative science (you don't have to have done biology - we love our mathematicians/physcists/chemists!) apply www.embl.org/about/info/e...
- Did you know that people with #epilepsy have a significantly reduced life expectancy and an increased burden of age-related comorbidities? Our new study „Time flies faster in epilepsy“ lnkd.in/d28QCtMS looks into how biological aging contributes to the disease.
- New preprint from the lab: „Time flies faster in epilepsy“ now available on Research Gate www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7.... Great collaboration with Sarah Weckhuysen, Premysl Jiruska, Johannes Lemke and many more.
- New preprint from the lab: „Time flies faster in epilepsy“ now available on Research Gate www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7.... Great collaboration with Sarah Weckhuysen, Premysl Jiruska, Johannes Lemke and many more.
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- Reposted by Katja KobowUpcoming EBM Virtual Brain Talk 🧠 We are excited to announce our next virtual brain talk: "There and back again - The translational journey in modern Neurosurgery" Speaker: Prof. Dr.med. Oliver Schnell (UKER, Germany) 📅 22.09.2025 ⏰ 4:00 PM (CEST) 💻 Online via Zoom
- #IEC2025 started today in Lisbon. Looking forward to 5 days full of learnings and meeting friends from around the globe, including clinicians, basic scientists, and people with #epilepsy
- Reposted by Katja Kobow1 To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised! 🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...
- Searching for a #postdoc opportunity in Europe? Are you interested in neuroinflammation, immunometabolism and/or epilepsy research?? 🧠 Apply now and work with a great team at RCSI in beautiful Dublin my.corehr.com/pls/coreportal. @Futureneuro_ie @RCSIPharmBioMol *****Closing date 16th July*****
- Epilepsy stigma has existed since ancient times and persists in various degrees throughout the world. Fight stigma! Watch this beautiful, intimate, and powerful film and share. #StigmaOfEpilepsy youtube.com/watch?v=-JQN...
- Reposted by Katja KobowWhy does the forebrain expand dramatically while other neural regions grow less? Our new publication reveals progenitor metabolism critically shapes region-specific brain growth. Thread below. authors.elsevier.com/a/1k-udL7PXu...
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- Reposted by Katja KobowThis is definitely worth a read... This is what conscience and courage look like... www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1513/... 1/n
- Reposted by Katja Kobow"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
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- Reposted by Katja KobowDo we owe multicellularity to the ability to handle pressure? "We show that uniaxial compression induces clonal multicellularity in haloarchaea, forming tissue-like structures."
- 🚨 News‼️ I was unanimously elected as the new 2nd Chair of the #DGfE - the first woman in this role! I hope to bring a strong science voice to the board and take over as Chair in two years. Great step for better science-clinic collaboration in German #epilepsy research! @ilae-epilepsy.bsky.social
- Please also check out the News & Views highlighting this cool work! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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- Deadline is TODAY: This is the last chance‼️Submit your abstract for a session proposal via ILAE.org/eec2026. Help make science great again at our #epilepsy congresses. No science is no solution. 😉 @ilae-epilepsy.bsky.social #EEC2026 #Athens 🇬🇷
- Have you ever considered the concept of the 🧠 being resilient❓Are there mechanisms, cell types, signaling pathways which you found protective, e.g., in #epilepsy and its comorbidities? Or does that concept not resonate with you? Join the discussion 😁 #WONOEP2025. Submit your abstract before Feb 25 👇🏻
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- Are you a postdoc working in #epigenetics looking to give your academic career a boost? Then apply for an #MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship with us at the Kobowlab.org. Check our research lines 🧠🧬🔬, the EU eligibility criteria (mobility rules) & contact us! 🌈 📅 Call opens: April 9, 2025
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- Back to running 🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️and back to listening to my favorite podcast @lonelypipette.bsky.social. Since I changed two parameters (listening to the podcast during my long runs) it will be hard to prove what has the greater impact 😬. But thanks for the inspiration and mental support for all scientists
- Calling any trainees and early career researchers interested in epilepsy and new drug development - places still remain on this summer's Advanced Epilepsy Course, held in San Servolo, Venice, Italy! www.ilae.org/congresses/2...
- Reposted by Katja KobowI'm happy to announce a postdoctoral position is available in my lab. We have lots of great data to analyze with respect to transposons & epigenetics and cool biological questions to answer. Please reskeet and share.
- 📢 Abstract Call: WONOEP XVIII – The Resilient Brain 🧠 We want to discuss how the brain resists, adapts, and thrives in the face of #epilepsy. Join the discussion on the brain’s resilience or lack of it. All fields welcome! 🔗 www.ilae.org/congresses/x... #WONOEP2025 #Epilepsy
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