Lenka Gahurova @the_debilab Twitter profile

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

17 days

After husband left us for a young colleague out of nowhere, despite living a horrible nightmare, I managed to write ERC proposal on a new project in 2 months while being the primary carer of 6yo and 4yo. Today, I am the best 😊 (even if the proposal is not funded) @Momademia

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

Super super happy that we received #GACR #JuniorSTAR !!!! Many carrots and sweet potatoes for mole-rats in the next 5 years!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

11 months

Modelling with our non-model model

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

First paper of the lab accepted! I am so proud of our team! 🥳🥳🥳

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

10 months

DEBiLab turned 1 few days ago! During this first year, we achieved: 1 paper, 1 big grant, 6 student grants. I am so proud of my team! And as a birthday present, we got lab space! (although still temporary until they renovate another building..)

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

11 months

#JobAlert #postdoc We are looking for a postdoc to join our team! #sequencing #imaging #nakedmolerat #oocyte #ovary If interested, get in touch (message or email)

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

9 months

Super-proud of my PhD student Nik @_nikolaos_ who was awarded 2-year student grant for his project on mole-rat chromosomes! (story behind: I asked him to write it very last minute as I panicked I would not get any grant for our research).

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

We are in Heidelberg! @_nikolaos_ with our posters. If you are interested in oocytes and TEs in non-model mammals, come to talk to us! #EMBOMobileGenome

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

6 months

Today before lab meeting, the most complete photo of the team so far (8/10 (soon to be 12) people present)

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

11 months

We are hiring! In addition to #postdoc , we are also looking for a PhD student #PhDposition working on developmental epigenetics of mole-rats and other nonmodel rodents! #epigenetics #transposons Watch this space for official advert, and send me a message if interested

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

5 months

Two superstars of today who successfully defended their theses, and a proud supervisor :)

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

First (but incomplete) lab photo while celebrating our first lab paper!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

11 months

Part of DEBiLab celebrating a grant we got a month ago! (it looks empty but we were nearly 40 people there :) )

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 months

Czech article about our research on African mole-rats and their fertility

Rypoši odhalují tajemství kvality vajíček a vaječníků - Grantová agentura České republiky

Projekt JUNIOR STAR Lenky Gahurové z Jihočeské univerzity v Českých Budějovicích zkoumá kvalitu vajíček a vaječníků u dlouhověkých savců. Svůj výzkum

gacr.cz

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

First talk at an international conference as a PI is over! The best "unconventional" audience one can imagine. Had a great time!

Alex Eve

@amjeve

1 year

A fascinating talk by @the_debilab on rodent-y mole rats can inform us about improving the longevity of female fertility. Is it time to move on from mouse?

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

9 months

Two weeks after thesis defence, today is Eva's first day in her first job as research assistant in our lab! Welcome! :)

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Look at this lady, her genome will be assembled!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

10 months

Representing our team at the Faculty Open Day with @_nikolaos_ and @evcakopecka

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

6 months

Our lab also has a representative at the #ICTE2024 ! If you want to learn about TE evolution in African mole-rats, come to poster 10 during the first poster session!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

11 months

Ďakujem Pamätnému grantu Martiny Roeselovej za správne nakopnutie a podporu po návrate do práce po dvoch materských pri ukončovaní postdockého výskumu a generovaní prvých dat do svojej budúcej skupiny.

Nadační fond IOCB Tech / IOCB Tech Foundation

@nf_iocbtech

11 months

Je to také první článek, který vzešel z její letos založené laboratoře @the_debilab při @PrfJU @JihoceskaUn , v níž se Lenka Gahurová se svým týmem zaměřuje na evoluci a molekulární mechanismy samičí plodnosti u dlouhověkých nemodelových druhů savců. 👏

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

Off to #DevMeeting23 , first talk at an international conference as a PI! Looking forward to listening to great science on non-model species, but also wellness facilities :)

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

@SvobodaLab @PavelTomancak Mňa tiež dosť štve, koľko človekohodín vedcov v ČR je premrhaných na takéto debility, namiesto robenia vedy, a mám pocit, že vo výsledku moju kariéru negatívnejšie ovplyvňuje príprava tohto konkrétneho grantu než celý koronový lockdown :/

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

Not able to be at @V4Sdb myself because of family commitments, but our amazing @evcakopecka is there presenting her project about mouse and mole-rat ovulations! If you want to know more, come to her poster at today's poster session!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

@KaraLMarshall My friend had a colleague who went to such conference 6 or 7 years ago to find out (after arriving to the destination) there was no conference (they just took registration fees).

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

My (likely) last first author research paper is out! Featuring #mTOR #embryos #translation , showing my postdoc work at @LEMDB1 . Next paper will be about mole-rats!

Spatial positioning of preimplantation mouse embryo cells is regulated by mTORC1 and m7G-cap-depe...

Preimplantation mouse embryo development involves temporal–spatial specification and segregation of three blastocyst cell lineages: trophectoderm, primitive endoderm and epiblast. Spatial separation...

royalsocietypublishing.org

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

10 months

Big congratulations to MSc. student Eva Kopecka for successfully defending her thesis bursting with exciting results! @evcakopecka

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Less than a month to the official start of our group! Without grant unfortunately (recommended for funding, but not enough money...), but with a lot of enthusiasm, passion, data to be analysed, and most importantly amazing team and great collaborators!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

Congratulations @_nikolaos_ for a very successful MSc. thesis defence, I was a very proud supervisor! Also it means we will have a "new" very capable Ph.D. student soon!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

@and_cities @Momademia @PhDVoice On the other hand, my husband always gets super-excited comments from females any time he looks after our kids/talks to our kids - basically just for engaging with kids in public, kindergarten etc. I never get such comments.

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

11 months

We are hiring! #phdpositions We are looking for a #phdstudent to study epigenetic reprogramming in female germline of naked mole-rat, its hairy cousins and other non-model rodents! #mouseisnotenough Start July-October 2024.

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

10 months

Big congratulations to BSc. student Misa Kazikova for defending her thesis today! @kazikovamich Another proud supervisor day for me :)

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Huge congratulations to Jakub @jakub_krnr , Anja, Laura, Eliska and Vilja for their successful student grant applications! @jakub_krnr had the best application overall!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Off to Turkish adventure, collecting blind mole-rat samples with amazing @AYanchukov and his amazing team! Oh and by the way their lab is on the seaside and weather forecast says 20C.

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

Congratulations to Nikolas @_nikolaos_ for being accepted as a PhD. student in our group!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

10 months

Interview (in Czech) with me and Tereza Novotna Jaromerska, another laureate of Martina Roeselova memorial fellowship supporting young parents, especially mothers, in science.

Nadační fond IOCB Tech / IOCB Tech Foundation

@nf_iocbtech

10 months

Držitelky Pamětního grantu Martiny Roeselové Lenka Gahurová @the_debilab z @JihoceskaUni a Tereza Novotná Jaroměřská ze @science_charles @UniKarlova o situaci vědkyň s malými dětmi. Díky @czechcrunch a Lence Chlubnové @srouby_a_matky za zájem o téma. ⤵️

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Lenka, PI. A mother of two, getting rest from work when with children, and getting rest from children when at work. Also loves reading books, doing sports, and has a large collection of succulents and cactuses, and pretty stones.

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Off to #ISDB2021 (corona time-travel) soon! Last time ever presenting postdoc data from @LEMDB1 , and also first conference after 6 years where are I am not pregnant or accompanied by a baby! Let the fun begin :) @mothersinsci @AcademicMomLife @Momademia #AcademicChatter

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

10 months

@VojtechKolar1 @JihoceskaUni Mňa tam zaujalo, že máme študentov v úkryte zabaviť hrami a maľovaním.

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 month

Big congratulations to our BSc. students Anja, Vilja and Laura for successfully defending their theses! Also, we welcomed a new PhD. student in the lab, Triet, and soon we will welcome one more!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

Me, switching to naked mole-rat after working with mice for 12 years.

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Júlia, incredibly dedicated and hard-working undergraduate distance intern. @juliamlina In addition to analysing our data and her studies on the other side of the planet, she finds time for learning French and German, playing piano, acoustic guitar, bass and kalimba, and napping.

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Excited to announce that we will officially start our scientific adventures as an independent team in January 2023! Developmental Epigenetics and Bioinformatics Lab, studying epigenetic regulations in early development and female reproductive aging in non-model mammals.

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

6 months

Such a cool story! Really inspirational for all non-model mammalian scientists!

Ricardo Mallarino

@R_Mallarino

6 months

I am proud of every single paper that has come out of my lab, but this one feels truly special. This time, we asked: How to build a gliding mammal? Led by the stellar @JorgeMorenoPhD , I am happy to share our latest work, out in @Nature Please see 🧵👇

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

We will be recruiting a postdoc! Watch this space!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

Leaving #DevMeeting23 very inspired by all the great unconventional research, especially of @R_Mallarino , @UCSDCooperLab and @ScienceCourtois . I had a great time!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Paja, undergraduate student. @PajaChuda Newest member of the team, a mother of two cats and plenty of plants in the garden. Recharges the best while reading or spending time in nature.

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Beach, great sunsets, seafood, wine, and of course scientific and non-scientific discussions after great talks at #ISDB2021 with @LEMDB1 @MarcelaBuchtova @bryjalab @t_barta and others! See you in Warsaw @V4Sdb meeting next year!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Huge congratulations to Alyssa for being awarded a PhD student grant! I am a proud supervisor again.

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

16 days

@VeroGirouxPhD @Momademia Thank you! I will probably celebrate by sleeping :D

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Eva, MSc. student with golden hands. @evcakopecka When not moving oocytes and embryos around, she paints, plays the piano, raises cat, and creates social media content about baking, travelling and her collaboration with a fashion designer.

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

@JohnMulley Hahaha, you might be the first person in the world referring to mole-rats as cute! :)

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

Big congratulations to our Nikolas @_nikolaos_ for the best presentation award at the student departmental retreat!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Kuba, new MSc. student in the team. @jakub_krnr He likes taking photos (of both people and nature), collects stamps and enjoys music (and hopefully also enjoys transposons!)

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Nik, bioinformagician :) @_nikolaos_ Juggles studies and scientific research with a drive for sculpting, miniature painting, and woodworking. When not working, he loves to lose himself in reading high fantasy and playing Dungeons and Dragons or World of Warcraft.

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Too accurate! It is positive though that the person makes it in the end :D

Oded Rechavi

@OdedRechavi

2 years

Transitioning from post doc to professor

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Congratulations to the lab first MSc. student Jana @jana_tomankova for successfully defending her thesis, scaring state exams committee by telling them off for asking too difficult questions, and starting a job as a junior researcher at @SOTIO !

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

A very cool paper showing that we can learn a lot about evolution and epigenetics by looking at non-model species with innovative bioinformatics approaches :)

Camille Berthelot @[email protected]

@CamLBerthelot

1 year

Freshly back from annual leave - and excited to see our recent article in @genomeresearch is out online! Huge congrats to Elise Parey, who led the awesome work & a fitting 10-year collab anniversary with colleague and friend Diego Villar!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Lenka, new undergrad student in the team. @99lenkaa In addition to biology, her interests comprise art, cycling, working out, reading books, spending time in mountains and playing PC games.

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Jana, MSc. student and a stable rock(star) of the team (but finishing soon, unfortunately!). @jana_tomankova Knows all the techniques, everything works in her hands. Loves Japanese culture, running, swimming, poweryoga, snowboarding, reading fantasy or travelling books.

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

@KoledovaZuzana @JihoceskaUni @BiologyCentre Thank you @KoledovaZuzana for one of the most scientifically beautiful and strong talks we had at our department! And for your inspiring insights about being a woman in science, being a PI and generally being excellent :)

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

A hope for all non-model researchers like us! Well done! :)

Ricardo Mallarino

@R_Mallarino

1 year

If you work with non-traditional rodents/mammals you may be interested in our new paper, now out in @CellReports . We describe TIGER, an in vivo genome editing method that can be used to generate knock-outs and knock-ins in a simple and efficient way. 🧵👇

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

@SvobodaLab @mao_626 It was originally just DEBiL, but head of department @mao_626 did not allow it :D

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

11 months

@NF_IOCBTech @EpigenChromatin @PrfJU Ďakujem! Vážim si podporu, ktorú som v podobe Pamätného grantu dostala.

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

@NersesianSarah @Momademia For me, it made a huge difference whether I left the child in daycare crying, or happy-looking. So I always made sure I did not leave when they cried, but only when they are distracted by the "teachers". I felt much better for the whole day.

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

@PhDMrsMom @Momademia Commuting (it is 10 km run or 11 km bike), or just after work when with children (like do 50 jumping squats, then do something with children, then 20 burpees, something with children etc).

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Alyssa, first PhD student who started a month ago! Outside work, she likes watching movies, reading fiction and knitting, and also going for walks and searching for yummy food.

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

11 months

@Vedazije Ako hlavná slabina od českého oponenta bolo uvedené, že mám prekryv so žiadosťou o Junior Star (čo som deklarovala, a že samozrejme prijmem len jeden), napr. že tam mám uvedené, že data získané grantom využijem pri ERC žiadosti, a že to sa do Standardu nepíše

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

9 months

Big congratulations to our talented undergraduate students Pavlina and Lenka for having second and third best student grant project proposals!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

9 months

@RBerrens Once I contacted the corresponding author (middle aged man) of a pre-print to ask for some data relevant for our project. We arranged a Zoom call. He was happy to share the data, but he asked me at least five times during the call (not exaggerating) if I really was the PI.

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

16 days

@t_barta @Momademia No, ja s najväčšou pravdepodobnosťou tiež žiadam neúspešne, ale snažila som sa 😁 Škoda, že nedávajú aj cenu útechy za snahu, to by som si zaslúžila :)

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

@NinaSteele17 @LyssiotisLab @Momademia I should use this as a key reason when asking for an office that is not shared with other people!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Laura, another new undergrad student for a one-year project. When not working, she loves driving her car Lilly, travelling, painting and drawing, and watching TV. Welcome to the team and enjoy your time in Czech Republic!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

4 months

@AYanchukov congratulations!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

@JakubTomek13 @AdaptiveImmuni2 @SvobodaLab @msmtcr My sme jej to nedávno hovorili, keď bola na JČU (že OP JAK je katastrofa, a v podstate tam zaznelo všetko, čo je napísané tu). Vyzerala trochu prekvapená (ale nie príliš), a v každom prípade nepovedala nič, čo by naznačovalo, že naša spätná väzba bude akokoľvek reflektovaná

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

@Olinium42 ďakujem!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

@AYanchukov :D :D I almost did not recognise it there! I have to come again to see if it was not just photoshopped ;)

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

@MariaRSuarez @Momademia I was eating weetabix (with milk) - but it is not practical during breastfeeding itself

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

@CzSam00 Thank you!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Last but not least, undergraduate student Michaela. Loves travelling, especially to the seaside, spending time with friends, has a sporty soul and enjoys watching history-themed series.

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

I will introduce one lab member each day. Have to start with myself, as no one sent me their photos yet :D

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

8 months

@OskarTybe u nás na nástenke: vši, roupy, neštovice, spálová angína, černý kašel, a že si máme dávať pozor aj na svrab...

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

Great opportunity to work as a postdoc in the lab of my amazing PhD colleague and friend Kathleen!

Kathleen Stewart-Morgan

@stewmorganlab

1 year

We are recruiting a postdoc for a fully funded position in our group in beautiful Copenhagen! We encourage anyone interested in #DNAmethylation and/or #Bioinformatics to apply. Deadline: 17 September Apply here: Please retweet!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

Paper I read so many times already! Fascinating work full of pretty images of our favourite cell type in one of our favourite animals :)

Brieño-Enriquez lab

@BrienoAngel

2 years

Finally out! Postnatal oogenesis leads to an exceptionally large ovarian reserve in naked mole-rats | Nature Communications Thank you to all our collaborators Ned Place, ⁦ @wilson_md ⁩ ⁦ @marielakfm ⁩ ⁦ @nakedmoleratlab ⁩ ⁦ @cohen_lab ⁩ etc

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

Vilja, our new undergrad student for a one-year project. She likes to travel, explore local food, hike and visit cat cafés. Welcome to the team and enjoy your time in Czech Republic! :)

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

2 years

@sydneyesbrown @PhDMrsMom @Momademia My son does it with me (in his baby way, not real ones), so I have to push myself to manage as many as him, not to lose with a 2-year old... :D But yes, it kills me, so I usually do it in the end!

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

9 months

@AYanchukov @_nikolaos_ Thank you! Giant mole-rat.

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

16 days

@t_barta @Momademia Tak v Expre budem mat sancu tak za 20 rokov... V kazdom pripade budem drzat palce, ak to mas podane alebo budes podavat :)

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

@aemonten Epigenetics & Chromatin offers this option

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

@majek_n Thank you! Also, my love for bioinformatics that strongly shaped my career definitely stems from the only (but the best!) bioinformatics course I had during my studies, as I enjoyed it so much! :)

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

@SvobodaLab Držím palce! :)

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Lenka Gahurova

@the_debilab

1 year

Last week, our amazing and hard-working BSc. students of Biological Chemistry programme, Anja, Vilja and Laura successfully finished their research projects with plenty of cool results! Enjoy the summer and good luck with writing your theses! We will miss you!

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