News from Angela Steinauer's lab at @EPFL. Account managed by PhD students. #chemicalbiology #proteinengineering #directedevolution

Lausanne, Switzerland
Joined November 2023
LIBN at EPFL retweeted
📢 Join tomorrow's SCS Lectureship Award 2026 at @EPFL_en! "Complex-and-Diverse Compounds Lead to Microbiome Sparing Antibiotics" 🗣️ By Prof. Paul J. Hergenrother (University of Illinois) ⏰🇨🇭 16:15 › 17:15 🌐 More info: bit.ly/3MOjVjy @AngelaSteinauer
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Last week was great at the GRC on Physics of Viruses & Protein Cages in Tuscany! Learned a lot, enjoyed the exchanges. #ProudPI moment, my group showed up with posters that clearly belonged to the same lab.
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Had a lovely time in beautiful Champéry with great science and scenery @SNE_ChemBio retreat! Congrats to Louise on presenting her master’s thesis work.
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LIBN at EPFL retweeted
Our retreat concludes with an inspiring Session 4: 🔹 Prof. Pablo Rivera-Fuentes (@UZH_en): Single-Molecule Protein Fingerprinting 🔹 Prof. Angela Steinauer (@EPFL_en): Engineered Protein Cages for RNA Delivery 🔹 Prof. Robbie Loewith (@unige_en): High Resolution of TOR Signaling
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LIBN at EPFL retweeted
Session 2 at the #SNEChemBio retreat is packed with innovation! Talks include: 🔹Prof. Tommaso Patriarchi (@UZH_en) on GPCR function 🔹Prof. Serina Robinson (@EawagResearch) on C-F bond cleavage in microbiomes 🔹Prof. Rachel Hevey (@UniBasel_en) on glycans & microbial virulence
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Pint of Science was again a great success in Lausanne, with >500 people attending our events! Kudos to co-coordinators @miriamlisci and @JSLuneau, and to the fantastic team of 19 volunteers at the bars 🥳! #PINT25 #scicomm
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LIBN at EPFL retweeted
👉🏽 Join tomorrow's 🆓 #chembio seminar @EPFL_en: “Mitochondrial transporters and the control of cellular metabolism ” by Prof. Nora Kory (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health) ⏱️🇨🇭16:15 › 17:15 📢 bit.ly/3MOjVjy @AngelaSteinauer
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LIBN at EPFL retweeted
🚨 Register now for the SNE #ChemBio Retreat 2025! 🗓️ June 2–3, 2025 📍 Hôtel Suisse, Champéry, Valais 🌟 Talks by top speakers: Ward, Milton, Steinauer, Rivera-Fuentes, Nash, Loewith 🏆 Poster contest 🏔️ Science & networking in the Alps ⏳ Limited spots: bit.ly/3C1y5Mh
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LIBN at EPFL retweeted
🎓🌟 Congrats to this year’s grads! Wishing our 6 incredible master's students in #ChemicalBiology all the best in their future adventures! #MasterThesis #ChemBio @unige_en @EPFL_en
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RNA interactions and structures are determined with a chemical labeling and crosslinking method go.nature.com/3HoUAK5 rdcu.be/d5fN9
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For readers interested in lipid nanoparticles for nucleic acid delivery, here's an article by Cullis and Felgner on the evolution of the field over the past 60 years nature.com/articles/s41573-0… rdcu.be/d5tXp
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LIBN at EPFL retweeted
🧪 Thinking about a future in #ChemBio? The Master’s program in Chemical Biology (@unige_en in collaboration with @EPFL_en) offers an exceptional opportunity to dive deep into the latest advancements in the field. 🚀 Shape your career: bit.ly/3AzzicY #Master #Scholarship
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BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 #NobelPrize in Chemistry with one half to David Baker “for computational protein design” and the other half jointly to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper “for protein structure prediction.”
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BREAKING NEWS The 2024 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.
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LIBN at EPFL retweeted
Happy that this is finally online! Genetic code expansion approaches to decipher the ubiquitin code @ACSChemRev Many congratulations to Vera, Max and Marco! @VeraWanka @MaxFottner @MarkoCigler 🥂🎉🥳 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
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Chemical and topological design of multicapped mRNA and capped circular RNA to augment translation go.nature.com/47EXbfq
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I am happy to share that I have recently joined @EPFL_en as a postdoc scientist in the lab of @AngelaSteinauer! Excited for this new chapter where I will be working on designing and evolving RNA protein nanocarriers for gene therapy. @SteinauerLab #postdocjourney
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My first three PhD students passed their 1st-year candidacy exams, all within the same week! 🎉🍾 Here are some pictures of them pouring champagne… because hard work deserves a proper toast. 🥂 #ProudPI @SteinauerLab
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We met in the stunning Gstaad region for our annual @EPFL_CHEM_Tweet retreat, this time including a scenic hike to the Lauenensee. Extending a warm welcome to Nikita Kavokine and @sascha_feldmann, the newest additions to our dynamic team! @LcsoLab @lnce_epfl @AngelaSteinauer @GBFlab @Beatfierz @kay_severin @kvagrawal @A_Osterwalder @Ruudecublens and many more. #TeamBuilding #EPFLChem
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LIBN at EPFL retweeted
📢Good news! The program for the @SNE_ChemBio retreat on June 3-4, 2024, is now available! Join us to dive into enlightening sessions, hear from esteemed speakers, and enjoy the breathtaking scenery of Champèry, Valais 🗓️Check out the agenda here 👉 bit.ly/44Gibkc
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