New Publication in Nature Communications
Read the press-release at Utrecht University here: LINK
New Preprint – A modular toolbox for in cellulo screening of small molecule inhibitors targeting chromatin reader domains
We developed new tools for screening and testing small molecule inhibitors using our eCR system. Work spearheaded by former PhD student Davide.
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.06.674632v1.article-metrics
Ten Years of Lost in Transcription!
The Baubec Lab turns 10! Here is a ChatGPT-generated drawing to celebrate this anniversary.
Poster Prize for Douwe!
Congrats Douwe for receiving the poster prize at the 5th Danube Conference on Epigenetics (Budapest).
SETD2 promotes PAF1C interactions with the elongating RNA Pol II and is required for neuronal differentiation
New Preprint from the lab identifying a catalytically-independent role for SETD2 during neuronal differentiation.
Christina Ambrosi, Ramon Pfaendler, Stefan Butz, Davide C. Recchia, Xue Bao, Nina Schmolka, Tuncay Baubec
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.10.23.619798v1
Welcome Jente
Jente van Staalduinen joins our group as a postdoctoral fellow. Jente did his PhD with Frank Grosvelt at ErasmusMC, Rotterdam. He will apply chromatin engineering to study how chromatin is established and maintained.
Group Retreat on Texel (NL)
We had a fantastic trip to Texel enjoying science, biking, hiking, archery and bird watching with the entire group. Thanks to EMBO YIP for supporting our retreat.
Vivek Bhardwaj starts his independent group
The Bhardwaj lab will be jointly associated with our division, Developmental Biology and Bioinformatics at Utrecht University. Learn more about Vivek’s research here – https://vblab.org
Welcome Imane, Lorenza, and Nicola
We have three new MSc students that joined us on various projects in the last 6 months. Imane Chaouch and Lorenza Casasanta join us from Utrecht University, and Nicola Hallmann joins from ETH Zurich. Wellcome to the group, Imane, Lorenza and Nicola!