Biologist by training, basketball player at heart Professor for Translational Epigenetics & Genome Architecture, University Medical Center Goettingen, Germany. www.papantonislab.eu https://bsky.app/profile/akispapantonis.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/akispapantonis.bsky.social/post/3mrq5c7xnws2hNice new work by the lab of @eddaschulz.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:53ptrfgk7vm44bnd65nsb4ca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq5c7xnws2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/akispapantonis.bsky.social/post/3mr5kmmd37s2bOur latest is now out in @nataging.nature.com giving reason to celebrate! Led by talented Spiros Palikyras, it improves our preprint (posted 2 years ago!) dissecting the mechanism and functional consequences of CTCF clustering upon senescence commitment of human cells. https://www.nature.com/articles/s43587-026-01171-621 Jul 2026 10:04 +0000at://did:plc:53ptrfgk7vm44bnd65nsb4ca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5kmmd37s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/akispapantonis.bsky.social/post/3mpmdiu3kvs2nA really cool set of findings. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jul 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:53ptrfgk7vm44bnd65nsb4ca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmdiu3kvs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/akispapantonis.bsky.social/post/3mpdvlhyq6k2gWhen the news of Frank’s death reached me, I could only utter: f*ck! He was an exceptional mind and a true scientist, always asking the next question. I was lucky to have interacted with him so often. He is already dearly missed. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jun 2026 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:53ptrfgk7vm44bnd65nsb4ca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpdvlhyq6k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/akispapantonis.bsky.social/post/3mpbkb36r5s2jHaving read Marc's nuanced thread, I am glad I put him on the spot! Plus, he didn't have to go on forever (like I did) in order to share his thoughts. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jun 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:53ptrfgk7vm44bnd65nsb4ca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbkb36r5s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/akispapantonis.bsky.social/post/3mpbgra3ebk2oI have spent a long time resisting the use of AI in my everyday task, let alone in the process of scientific production (text, figures, ideas) which is anyway the bit of this weird profession that I enjoy the most. In the ensuing mini-rant, echoing Aydan’s thoughts, I want to highlight few things… [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jun 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:53ptrfgk7vm44bnd65nsb4ca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbgra3ebk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/akispapantonis.bsky.social/post/3mnz3q2om622lYours truly staring at a picture of the historical Sternwarte during Day 2 of the great CLEPIC2026 meeting, followed by @dewitlab.bsky.social, @radaiglesiaslab.bsky.social with amazing talks.11 Jun 2026 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:53ptrfgk7vm44bnd65nsb4ca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnz3q2om622lhttps://bsky.app/profile/akispapantonis.bsky.social/post/3mmwpmemdbs2fI know that this might only concern my Greek friends and colleagues, and I know that it has nothing to do with my science… but I always so thrilled when I get to see my fiction in print — this time, a collection of 26 short stories about losing and finding affection at different life stages.28 May 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:53ptrfgk7vm44bnd65nsb4ca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwpmemdbs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/akispapantonis.bsky.social/post/3mmtoxoiho22zI am very happy (and proud) of our good friend and neighbor @mariekeoudelaar.bsky.social — and equally sad to see her and her lab leave Goettingen. A great hire for @mpi-ie.bsky.social! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:53ptrfgk7vm44bnd65nsb4ca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmtoxoiho22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/akispapantonis.bsky.social/post/3mlpwdserik2pOur preprint on how variant U1 snRNAs control transcriptional and splicing homeostasis of hiPSCs is now officially out in @natcomms.nature.com and accessible via this link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-73121-0 This has been the culmination of our work as part of the SPP1935 program funded by @dfg.de 1/n [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:53ptrfgk7vm44bnd65nsb4ca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpwdserik2phttps://bsky.app/profile/akispapantonis.bsky.social/post/3mcwcwomcos2fPreprint alert! 🥸 Yajie Zhu (PhD graduate) and Mariano Barbieri (postdoc, @spp2202.bsky.social Accelerator award) produced a package that will classify loops in your #3Dgenomics data based on (whichever) epigenomic data you have available. Keep reading... 1/n https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.13.699359v121 Jan 2026 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:53ptrfgk7vm44bnd65nsb4ca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcwcwomcos2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/akispapantonis.bsky.social/post/3matolwpi6222Our Xmas present all wrapped and nicely packaged, a collab with @karsten-rippe.bsky.social lab within the realm of the @spp2202.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Dec 2025 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:53ptrfgk7vm44bnd65nsb4ca/app.bsky.feed.post/3matolwpi6222https://bsky.app/profile/akispapantonis.bsky.social/post/3m7ptycf36s2gAs 2025 comes to a close, I am realising that it has been 20(!) years since the publication of the very first article featuring me as a co-author…11 Dec 2025 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:53ptrfgk7vm44bnd65nsb4ca/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ptycf36s2g