Teif lab at @uni_of_essex. We work on nucleosomes, chromatin, TFbinding, CTCF, cfDNA. Find us at 🐘 and 🦋. [email protected]; [email protected]

Colchester, UK
Joined March 2019
Excited to share our latest study published in Nucleic Acids Research: academic.oup.com/nar/article… It’s the cover story for Issue #12! We drew inspiration from Greek mythology to illustrate CTCF’s constant struggle in shaping the 3D genome architecture.
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Early detection of #PancreaticCancer saves lives. @TeifLab @EssexLifeSci are using cutting-edge technology to measure fragments of tumour DNA in the blood. This "liquid biopsy" could provide an accurate & affordable new test for pancreatic cancer: bit.ly/3F3vXF1
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2nd time at #FOG2025 (1st time presenting!), it never disappoints!✨ Great talks, groundbreaking research and good times with old&new friends Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by my poster, truly grateful for the interest & discussions Already looking forward to next year!🙌
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So excited for the festival and this great opportunity to present my research 😄
We're pleased to share that @isabella_ciu (PhD Student, University of Essex) will be sharing her research in the #FOG2025 Poster Zone! Register now: hubs.la/Q032Q75f0
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Low quality picture but… Had to show the matching glasses 🤭🤓
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some statistics about mass migration of scientists, specifically for our field: ▶️~30% of our followers created accounts on bluesky (most of them stay on both platforms) ▶️~0.8% of our followers deleted accounts on X ▶️likely there will be sizable fractions on both platforms
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📢 The 2025 Biophysical Society Annual Meeting in LA is around the corner, and we need nominations/self-nominations for 5 leadership positions for the Multiscale Genome Organization Subgroup This is a fantastic opportunity to support our field and engage with the Society. 🧵⬇️
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Our new CTCF breakthrough ms has been posted today at doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.25.6… with the following Graphical Abstract:
⚠️ CTCF binding landscape is established by the epigenetic status of the nucleosome well-positioned relative to CTCF motif orientation BioRxiv Sep 26, Md Tajmul et al with Vladimir B. Teif, Victor Lobanenkov & Elena Pugacheva doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.25.6… biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Had a lot of fun yesterday at @GenomicsAtEssex #GATE2024. Interesting talks and seeing people I haven't seen in far too long @TeifLab . I forgot to have a picture taken with my poster, but here is one with really fun people 😁
Gotta love an in-house conference! ☀️ We had a fantastic time at Genomics AT Essex #GATE2024 🧬 great presentations, networking, catching up with old friends, and finding campus cat!🐾 Huge congrats to the organizing committee. Already excited for next year! ✨😊 @EssexLifeSci
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Gotta love an in-house conference! ☀️ We had a fantastic time at Genomics AT Essex #GATE2024 🧬 great presentations, networking, catching up with old friends, and finding campus cat!🐾 Huge congrats to the organizing committee. Already excited for next year! ✨😊 @EssexLifeSci
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Our School has been topping rankings! The Mail University Guide put us in 1st for Biology, 1st for Genetics, and 2nd for Biosciences, while The Guardian ranked us 7th in Biology, and 7th for anatomy and physiology. Read more about our achievements here: essex.ac.uk/news/2024/09/11/…
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Congratulations @artemov_pav on passing his PhD viva and many thanks to Vlad @TeifLab and @Alexis_Barr for conducting it!
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Hurry up! Last day to submit abstract for "Genomics in Ageing and Disease" (Colchester, 16th September). Free Registration! Talks by @Peter_Fraser1, @_parker_aim, @GabriellaFicz, @EnrightAnton, @R_Rahbari, @ozgendeniz_, @jordanatbell, @sj_marzi & Essex PIs gate.essex.ac.uk/
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I had my MSD graduation!✨🎓 It was an amazing day, celebrating with friends, family, and beyond. I felt so happy and grateful for the support on the day and beforehand as an MSD student. I was even mentioned in our department’s speech. 🥺 2/3 HE degrees at Essex next stop: PhD👩🏻‍🔬
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Registration (free!) and abstract submission now open! Please, spread the word. gate.essex.ac.uk/
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So so proud of us!! We did it ✨✨
Our lab proudly presents graduates of this year! Mila (top BSc of this year across our school), Isabella (Employee's Choice Award, Chancellor's PhD Fellowship), Clark (aced MSD, got into the NHS) and Seihee (best capstone project in BSc Data Science, accepted for PhD in Imperial)
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I won the Employee’s Choice Award for my work as the Postgraduate Convenor in the University of Essex Students’ Union. 🥹✨ Incredibly happy with the award but none of this would have been possible without the continuous support from the SU Education Team and beyond. @EssexSU
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The Genomics at Essex conference is back! We are working on it but you can check the latest news here and in gate.essex.ac.uk #gate2024
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I had a great time at the Communicate Your Science workshop #CYS24 with @GenSocUK In only 2.5 days we did: presentations, standup comedy, a science fair, tiktok videos and learned more about inclusion in sciences communication. Inspired by the amazing trainers and participants!
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