The Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) in Würzburg, Germany is the first institution of its kind worldwide to combine ribonucleic acid (RNA) research with infection biology. https://www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/imprint/https://bsky.app/profile/helmholtz-hiri.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social/post/3mttpbthl6o2l🚨 The #HIRI & the Faculty of Medicine of the @uni-wuerzburg.de invite applications for 2️⃣ JUNIOR PROFESSORSHIPS in: 🔵 RNA-BASED INFECTION RESEARCH 🔵 MICROBIAL RNA BIOLOGY 🔵 RNA-BASED MEDICINE Apply by September 21: https://www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-talents/w1-groups/ Find an overview in this thread. 🧵👇 (1/5)24 Aug 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:5gkd2sxwt7zpgmacancxhxtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttpbthl6o2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social/post/3mtbqeo4asc25🧬 @rnamed.bsky.social is hiring! Apply for one of six fully funded #PhD positions in RNA biology and RNA therapeutics, and work with leading RNA experts in an international, interdisciplinary environment. 📅 Application deadline: September 17, 2026 More info: https://www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/jobs-talents/rnamed/17 Aug 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:5gkd2sxwt7zpgmacancxhxtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbqeo4asc25https://bsky.app/profile/helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social/post/3mszskfe2os26Check out this new @natcomms.nature.com paper from @twincore.bsky.social, featuring the labs of @jorg-vogel-lab.bsky.social and @lbarquist.bsky.social, among others. Congratulations to all authors! 👏👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:5gkd2sxwt7zpgmacancxhxtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszskfe2os26https://bsky.app/profile/helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social/post/3msgcawvg2s2rBig congratulations to Frank Englert on successfully defending his dissertation on July 29! In the Beisel lab at the Helmholtz Institute Würzburg (HIRI), Frank investigated novel bacterial anti-phage defense systems. Well done! 👏🎓 Learn more: https://www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/news/detail/news/doctoral-thesis-successfully-defended-1/06 Aug 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:5gkd2sxwt7zpgmacancxhxtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgcawvg2s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social/post/3msbavdhrvc2c🚨 Exciting #PhD opportunities across multiple labs, including those of @jorg-vogel-lab.bsky.social, @emmanuel-saliba.bsky.social, @cciollimattioli.bsky.social, @ffaberlab.bsky.social & @westermannlab.bsky.social at #HIRI in Würzburg. 🎓🥼 More about the projects: https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/career/graduate-school/joint-one-lab-call-for-doctoral-researchers-2026/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Aug 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:5gkd2sxwt7zpgmacancxhxtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbavdhrvc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social/post/3ms6dpxf2os2bCheck out this new preprint by @cciollimattioli.bsky.social! 👇👏 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Aug 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:5gkd2sxwt7zpgmacancxhxtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6dpxf2os2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social/post/3mroqvfqlrs2bWe were pleased to welcome MDirig Dr Manfred Wolter from the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy to Würzburg. During his visit, he toured our future institute building and met with representatives of #HIRI, JMU & UKW. ➡️ https://www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/news/detail/news/cutting-edge-research-for-bavaria/28 Jul 2026 06:11 +0000at://did:plc:5gkd2sxwt7zpgmacancxhxtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mroqvfqlrs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social/post/3mraks6w2ys2mAnother City Cycling success for the “D15 Bikers”! 🚴💪 34 cyclists from HIRI, IMIB & RVZ covered 7,865 km, once again making them the strongest sub-team at @uni-wuerzburg.de. Congrats to our top 3️⃣ cyclists: Johannes Kullmann, Jonathan Scheler & Tristan Beste. 🏆 ➡️ https://www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/news/detail/news/city-cycling-2026-d15-bikers-once-again-best-sub-team-of-the-university-of-wuerzburg/22 Jul 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:5gkd2sxwt7zpgmacancxhxtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraks6w2ys2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social/post/3mr3imurkuk2mMacrophages are known as the immune system’s “scavenger cells”. Yet some pathogens use them as hiding places. Researchers from HIRI & @unimarburg.bsky.social have discovered an lncRNA called SAILR that helps macrophages balance their response to infection: https://www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/news/detail/news/kill-switch-for-scavenger-cells/ (1/3)20 Jul 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:5gkd2sxwt7zpgmacancxhxtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3imurkuk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social/post/3mqmj4spfcc2uCongratulations to @jenshoer.bsky.social, who has been named “Supervisor of the Year” by the @gslsuniwue.bsky.social at @uni-wuerzburg.de! 🎉🥇 Read more: https://www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/news/detail/news/jens-hoer-is-supervisor-of-the-year/14 Jul 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:5gkd2sxwt7zpgmacancxhxtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmj4spfcc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social/post/3mq7ey6qqlk2aCheck out these exciting job opportunities at the NUCLEATE Cluster and apply now! 🔎🧬👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:5gkd2sxwt7zpgmacancxhxtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7ey6qqlk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social/post/3mpybmfrwuk2yCongratulations to Adini Arifah on successfully defending her doctoral thesis today! 👏🎓 She joined #HIRI in 2021 through the graduate program “RNA & Infection” and pursued her #PhD in Chase Beisel’s lab. Learn more about her and her research: https://www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/news/detail/news/successful-dissertation-on-crispr-cas/06 Jul 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:5gkd2sxwt7zpgmacancxhxtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpybmfrwuk2y