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Scientist @MolBiolAU . From Extremadura, Spain. 🧬🔬

Aarhus, Denmark
Joined March 2023
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@palconh
Pablo Alcón
21 days
Our latest work on FANCD2-FANCI (D2-I), a complex that helps resolve DNA crosslinks and replication stress, is out! We show D2-I acts as a sliding clamp on DNA, stalling at single-stranded gaps to identify and protect damage sites. @lapassmore @RuedaLab
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Pablo Alcón
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A reminder that I'm looking for a PhD student and a postdoc to study DNA repair using structural biology and single-molecule imaging. A wonderful department in a beautiful city and exciting projects ready to dive into!
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Pablo Alcón
3 months
Join us in this adventure in beautiful Aarhus! PhD and postdoc positions available! If you're passionate about DNA repair and structural biology, we have several exciting projects for you. Please contact me for more details, and please share with your colleagues!
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Pablo Alcón
3 months
After six fantastic years at @MRC_LMB , I'm returning to Denmark to join @MolBiolAU ! Starting August 2024, we'll combine biochemistry, cryoEM, and single-molecule imaging to study how DNA damage is recognized and repaired.
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Pablo Alcón
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Time to say goodbye to the @MRC_LMB . It’s been nothing short of a dream come true every single day for over six years. Thank you to everyone who makes the LMB such a magical place. I’ll cherish these memories forever.
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Pablo Alcón
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Join us in this adventure in beautiful Aarhus! PhD and postdoc positions available! If you're passionate about DNA repair and structural biology, we have several exciting projects for you. Please contact me for more details, and please share with your colleagues!
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Pablo Alcón
1 year
Yesterday we had a wonderful time at @TheCrick and heard about the cool work in @BoultonLab and @RuedaLab labs. An impressive building and a fantastic dinner! Looking forward to the next one. 🧬
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Pablo Alcón
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Cool to see the structure of Cas12a at the MIT Museum!
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Pablo Alcón
1 year
I finally managed to visit Cold Spring Harbor! Excellent presentations yesterday, and enjoying gorgeous weather 🧬🧬 #cshldnarep
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Pablo Alcón
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Huge thanks to all who've supported me along the way — @PeredaLab , @g1_guillermo , @lapassmore , and everyone in their labs. Couldn't have asked for better colleagues and role models. And thanks to @ditlevbrodersen , @MolBiolAU , and @lundbeckfonden for their trust.
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Pablo Alcón
9 months
It’s been lovely to visit @UCPH_CPR after five years. So many good memories in this building. 🧬 🔬
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Pablo Alcón
1 year
I really enjoyed my visit to @CIB_CSIC ! Thanks @EAriasPalomo for reaching out and all the organizers of the seminar series.
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@CIB_CSIC
CIB Margarita Salas (CSIC)
1 year
#SpeakersCIB4FUTURE   We introduce you to Pablo Alcón ( @palconh ), postdoc at @MRC_LMB , where he works at Passmore Lab applying an integrative struct biology approach based on cryoEM to study the molecular mechanisms underlying #DNArepair , with interest in #Fanconi Anemia.
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Pablo Alcón
1 year
Un ejemplo a seguir como científico. José María me dio la oportunidad de aprender en su laboratorio, y no es una exageración decir que eso me cambió la vida.
@CancerCSIC
Conexión Cáncer CSIC
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Hoy en #ConoceCancerCSIC os presentamos al grupo de José María de Pereda, investigador de @CICancer_com .
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Pablo Alcón
2 months
Heading back home after a fantastic week at GRC Mutagenesis 🧬. Thanks to the organisers for the chance to present our work!
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Pablo Alcón
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🧬🔬🔬🔬🔬
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Pablo Alcón
1 year
mRNA recognition and packaging by the human transcription–export complex
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@Locati0ns
Epic Maps 🗺️
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Earth’s gravity isn’t smooth at the surface but is stronger in some places than others.
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@RuedaLab @artur_pol @KorakRay We used cryo-EM to determine D2-I structures in two states: sliding on dsDNA and stalled at ss-dsDNA junctions. The structures revealed that these DNAs are bound differently. A conserved basic helix (KR helix) in FANCD2 contacts the ss-dsDNA junction. (5/8)
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Pablo Alcón
11 months
This is such a cool paper (and I love the protein names). Congratulations on this beautiful work!
@EAriasPalomo
Ernesto Arias-Palomo
11 months
In our latest work we use #CryoEM to analyze polyethylene degrading proteins directly from native source🐛. Great collaboration with the groups of Federica Bertocchini ( @CIB_CSIC ) and Maria Solà ( @IBMB_CSIC ). Brief summary below🧵👇 and full story here:
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Pablo Alcón
21 days
DNA constantly faces damage. The Fanconi Anaemia pathway, involving the D2-I complex, repairs interstrand crosslinks caused by agents like chemotherapy drugs and alcohol. But how does D2-I detect damage? And is it involved in different types of DNA repair? (1/8)
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Pablo Alcón
1 year
This is so cool! "The ToNV archival sample 35 was supplied as a crystal solution prepared by Kenneth M. Smith in the 1950s [...] Additional purification was not required."
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Pablo Alcón
21 days
Initially, it wasn’t clear how D2-I interacts with DNA, likely a very dynamic process. With @RuedaLab ( @artur_pol and @KorakRay ), we used single-molecule imaging to directly visualize D2-I on DNA. We observed D2-I binding and sliding along dsDNA! (2/8)
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Pablo Alcón
21 days
@RuedaLab @artur_pol @KorakRay We next tested how D2-I responds to obstacles that might be found on DNA. DNA-bound proteins or DNA loops cause D2-I to bounce off and keep sliding. But strikingly, D2-I stalls at ss-dsDNA junctions that flank ssDNA gaps. (3/8)
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Pablo Alcón
3 months
Wow, this is such a cool story! Congrats @ArturoCarabias @g1_guillermo and all involved
@ArturoCarabias
Arturo Carabias
3 months
🧬 Thrilled to share our latest research on Retrons—a new chapter in this fascinating field! 🌟In this @MolecularCell paper, we reveal how Retron-Eco1 defends against phages. Check the 🧵below! (1/20)
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Pablo Alcón
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@MolecularCell
Molecular Cell
9 months
Online Now: A direct interaction between CPF and RNA Pol II links RNA 3′ end processing to transcription
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Pablo Alcón
1 year
Another highlight was staying at the legendary Residencia de Estudiantes, on the Serrano Campus.
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Pablo Alcón
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@RuedaLab @artur_pol @KorakRay We made mutations in the KR helix and these strongly affect stalling at ss-dsDNA junctions. With @JulianSaleLab and @PKnipscheer , we showed these mutations dramatically impact DNA repair in cells and Xenopus egg extracts. (6/8)
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Pablo Alcón
1 year
@Pincertidumbre @albertcardona Es una delicia escuchar a Albert explicarlo con tanta sencillez, que no es nada fácil.
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Pablo Alcón
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@RuedaLab @artur_pol @KorakRay These gaps appear in many types of DNA damage, potentially explaining D2-I's roles beyond crosslink repair. If recognition of ss-dsDNA junctions is relevant in DNA repair, we reasoned that there would be a structural basis for this. (4/8)
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Pablo Alcón
21 days
This was a fantastic effort between @lapassmore & @RuedaLab . Thanks to Lori and David for their support, and to @artur_pol , @KorakRay , Themis Liolios, Guillaume Guilbaud, @TamaraSijacki , Yichao Shen, @LMB_Biophysics , @JulianSaleLab & @Pknipscheer , for the amazing work. (8/8)
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Pablo Alcón
2 months
@psalmotoxin @Javimmunopain Not a bad day this 19th June, eh? @Javimmunopain Double Congrats! 🍻
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Pablo Alcón
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@SjorsScheres @MRC_LMB Thanks Sjors for your advice and support! 🙏🏻
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Pablo Alcón
2 months
And a quick visit to beautiful Boston! 🏀🍀
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Pablo Alcón
1 year
Congratulations!
@MRC_LMB
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
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Congratulations to Lori Passmore ( @lapassmore ), Group Leader in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division, who is elected Fellow of the @royalsociety , alongside #LMBAlumni @m_madan_babu ! Read more on the announcement here: #LMBNews #royalsociety
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Pablo Alcón
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Bravo! 🍻
@_M_Carminati
Manuel Carminati
9 months
Our work on Pol II dephosphorylation and its connection to transcription regulation and mRNA 3' end processing by the Cleavage and Polyadenylation Factor (CPF) is now out in @MolecularCell !
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Pablo Alcón
2 months
Very useful resource for chromatin binding proteins. Congrats @ernstschmidd and all the team!
@LucasFarnung
Lucas Farnung
2 months
New preprint! 🧬🖥️ With the @FrogWalterLab , we created a predictome of nucleosome acidic patch binders using AlphaFold. Our approach identified both known and novel acidic patch interactors, opening new avenues for chromatin research. Check it out: (1/3)
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Pablo Alcón
1 year
@g1_guillermo Just 87? ;-) Looks amazing, congrats Guillermo and Pablo!
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Pablo Alcón
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@loretahur
Lorena Fernández Álvarez
6 months
El Ministerio de Economía, Comercio y Empresa ha ordenado la emisión de 7.000 monedas de colección con un valor de 10 euros con la imagen de la científica Margarita Salas 😍😍😍 Necesito esa moneda 💜
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Pablo Alcón
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@TimGWestern Thanks Tim!
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Pablo Alcón
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@WebsterMichael0 @JohnInnesCentre @CellCellPress Beautiful work, Michael, congratulations! I was blown away when you showed us this story. Great to see it out!
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Pablo Alcón
1 year
Olga Kennard obituary
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Pablo Alcón
9 months
Cheaper microscope could bring protein mapping technique to the masses | Science | AAAS
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Pablo Alcón
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@KSomyajit @MRC_LMB @MolBiolAU Thanks Kumar, looking forward to be part of the DNA repair community in 🇩🇰!
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Pablo Alcón
4 months
They seem ready for @MLS
@GoogleDeepMind
Google DeepMind
4 months
Soccer players have to master a range of dynamic skills, from turning and kicking to chasing a ball. How could robots do the same? ⚽ We trained our AI agents to demonstrate a range of agile behaviors using reinforcement learning. Here’s how. 🧵
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@TomosyGrapas @paco_roca @Astiberri @rterrasa Los surcos del azar. Por su historia y por su título.
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Pablo Alcón
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@dramarija @MRC_LMB @lapassmore @MolBiolAU Gracias, Marija! I’d love to visit 🦘 , hopefully Shabih invites me soon ;-)
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Pablo Alcón
1 year
@Javimmunopain @A_Amunts @The_Ban_Lab 😉 muchos años de trabajo para llegar a ese vídeo, hecho con #molecularnodes en #blender (los # para que veas más ejemplos). Los míos son más modestos… 😄
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Pablo Alcón
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We believe this work provides important insights into how D2-I monitors DNA integrity, flags damage, and protects the genome, thus explaining its broader role in the DNA damage response. (7/8)
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@palconh
Pablo Alcón
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@CosterLab Great to hear this! congrats Manolo and best of luck for your new lab in Spain!
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Pablo Alcón
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@SjorsScheres Thank you Sjors! 🙏
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Pablo Alcón
2 months
@danielramont @TNWTUDelft Dr. Ramírez Montero, sounds good! 👌🏻 😉 ¡Enhorabuena! 👨‍🎓
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Pablo Alcón
1 year
Drawing the mind, one neuron at a time
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@danielramont Looks awesome 😎
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Pablo Alcón
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@rfleiro @MRC_LMB @MolBiolAU Thank you Rafa! 🙏🏻
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Pablo Alcón
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@OchsFena @UCPH_BRIC Congrats Fena, and best of luck for this new adventure!
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