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International Directed Evolution Competition, iDEC

@iDEC2026

International Directed Evolution Competition (iDEC) We are committed to encouraging young talents to creatively harness the power of evolution!

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Joined August 2020
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Tom Ellis@ProfTomEllisNov 8
Great talk from @chang_c_liu at the @iDEC2026 festival finals at Cambridge today. Amazing to see how to engineer cells and experiments to maximize the success of directed evolution.
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Jörg Vogel (@JoergLab) profile picture
Jörg Vogel@JoergLab8 Oct 2025
Two group leader positions available in the broader areas of RNA science, RNA technologies, and RNA medicine. Attractive packages and a great environment. Come and join us at Helmholtz RNA Würzburg, Bavaria.
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Max Planck Society (@maxplanckpress) profile picture
Max Planck Society@maxplanckpress15 Sep 2025
Early-career scientists: here’s your chance to lead independent research!🌟Max Planck Research Groups offer 6+ years, up to €2.7M in funding, open-topic freedom, team support & tenure-track opportunities. Intrigued? 😃Apply by Oct 14, 2025! mpg.de/career/max-planck-res…👉
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Jordi van Gestel (@jordivangestel) profile picture
Jordi van Gestel@jordivangestel26 Aug 2025
We are super excited to announce our Feb 2026 conference on the "Collectivity of living systems", bringing together the broad community studying biological collectives, covering their emergence, functionality and evolution! Please RT and join!!! embl.org/about/info/course-a…
Collectivity in living systems: emergence, function, and evolution

Collectivity in living systems: emergence, function, and evolution

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Eileen Furlong (@Eileen_Furlong) profile picture
Eileen Furlong@Eileen_Furlong30 Jul 2025
To all post-docs: The Genome Biology dept @embl has an Independent faculty position. Fantastic place to set up your lab, great package: core funding, fantastic PhD students, cutting edge core facilities & great colleagues embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com…
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Phil Holliger (@PhilHolliger) profile picture
Phil Holliger@PhilHolliger14 Jul 2025
We are looking to recruit a tenure track group leader in the field of Chemical/Synthetic Biology (in the broadest sense) to lead a research program within the Division of Protein & Nucleic Acid Chemistry ( jobs.ac.uk/job/DNW809/resear… ) at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB)
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Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology@mpi_marburg20 Jan 2025
Exciting Opportunity! 📣 The Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology is hiring a Head of the DNA Biofoundry. Join us in vibrant #Marburg to develop cutting-edge automation platforms that empower synthetic biology research. 🗓️ Apply by Feb 15, 2025. #ScienceJobs #SynBio
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Kerstin Göpfrich (@KGoepfrich) profile picture
Kerstin Göpfrich@KGoepfrich17 Dec 2024
We have an open professorship in #synbio / biological engineering in Heidelberg! jobs.zeit.de/jobs/full-profe… Check it out!
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Chang Liu (@chang_c_liu) profile picture
Chang Liu
@chang_c_liu19 Nov 2024
We're starting a new Institute for Engineering + Health at UC Irvine to focus on Rapid Antibody Engineering and Evolution! engineering.uci.edu/news/202…
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Chang Liu
@chang_c_liu11 Nov 2024
Our work describing extensive gene divergence on laboratory timescales with upgraded OrthoRep systems is now out in @ScienceMagazine here - science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…. X thread describing the preprint is quoted below. Congratulations to @rix_gordon and team!
Continuous evolution of user-defined genes at 1 million times the genomic mutation rate

Continuous evolution of user-defined genes at 1 million times the genomic mutation rate

When nature evolves a gene over eons at scale, it produces a diversity of homologous sequences with patterns of conservation and change that contain rich structural, functional, and historical...

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Chang Liu (@chang_c_liu) profile pictureChang Liu
@chang_c_liu15 Nov 2023
In this work, we bring OrthoRep’s mutation rate up to 10^-4 substitutions per base, allowing us to durably hypermutate and evolve chosen genes in vivo at 1-million times the genomic mutation rate of the host yeast cell. What does this afford? biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
Continuous evolution of user-defined genes at 1-million-times the genomic mutation rate

Continuous evolution of user-defined genes at 1-million-times the genomic mutation rate

When nature maintains or evolves a gene’s function over millions of years at scale, it produces a diversity of homologous sequences whose patterns of conservation and change contain rich structural,...

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Nature Microbiology@NatureMicrobiol11 Nov 2024
Emergency bulletin! 14 journals have co-published an urgent call for the deployment of microbial solutions against climate catastrophe, by @peixotors et al. nature.com/articles/s41564-0…
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Damian Padin Santos, PhD@DamianPadin27 Oct 2024
Always great to see our boss @mateosanchezlab in action, showing the power of directed evolution 🤩 @ChemCambridge @iDEC2024 @HomertonCollege
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Zakir Tnimov (@zakir_tnimov) profile picture
Zakir Tnimov@zakir_tnimov25 Oct 2024
I like two things about the iDEC: genuine inclusivity and, of course, strong enthusiasm for directed evolution. Thus, I am quite happy to give an opening talk at tomorrow's #iDEC2024 festival.
International Directed Evolution Competition, iDEC (@iDEC2026) profile pictureInternational Directed Evolution Competition, iDEC@iDEC202624 Oct 2024
The iDEC Festival 2024 kicks off on October 26th. We're honored to have iDEC Trustee Dr. Zakir Tnimov delivering the opening speech. Stay tuned for an inspiring start to our event! #iDEC
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Stefan O. Bassler (@StefanBassler) profile picture
Stefan O. Bassler@StefanBassler12 Oct 2024
Excited to host @simone_giaveri (@erblabs/@mpi_marburg) as Next Generation Seminar speaker @embl after meeting 8y ago @MaerklLab @EPFL_en! Excellent talk on creating autonomous systems capable of decision-making, self-regeneration, and self-repair. Paper: science.org/doi/10.1126/scie… – at Heidelberg, Germany
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Joe Bondy-Denomy (@joeBondyDenomy) profile picture
Joe Bondy-Denomy@joeBondyDenomy27 Aug 2024
Search: Tenure track Faculty Position @UCSF in the Dept. of Micro and Immuno, with lab space at the Mission Bay campus! We seek a creative investigator with a strong independent research plan who will be a great mentor, colleague, and peer. Job ad soon. Assistant Prof level.
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Laura Kreidberg (@lkreidberg) profile picture
Laura Kreidberg@lkreidberg9 Sep 2024
Applications are open for Max Planck Research Group Leaders! this is an amazing opportunity to build an independent research group that comes with 2.7 MEuro support over 6 years. If you're interested in being hosted @mpi_astro, please contact me! mpg.de/career/max-planck-res…
Max Planck Research Groups - Applications have closed

Max Planck Research Groups - Applications have closed

The central announcement 2024 for Max Planck Research Group Leader positions has closed.

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Joe Bondy-Denomy@joeBondyDenomy10 Sep 2024
The link for the faculty position is now posted! Deadline is October 15th. Please share widely with talented scientists in your network. Come join us at UCSF! aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05243
Joe Bondy-Denomy (@joeBondyDenomy) profile pictureJoe Bondy-Denomy@joeBondyDenomy27 Aug 2024
Search: Tenure track Faculty Position @UCSF in the Dept. of Micro and Immuno, with lab space at the Mission Bay campus! We seek a creative investigator with a strong independent research plan who will be a great mentor, colleague, and peer. Job ad soon. Assistant Prof level.
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Max Planck Society@maxplanckpress10 Sep 2024
Calling all emerging scientists - it’s time to send us an application! 😉😎 Lead your own #MaxPlanck Research Group w/ €2.7M in funding over 6 yrs, full independence & resources to hire staff. State-of-the-art infrastructure awaits you!🌟 Apply today➡️mpg.de/career/max-planck-res…
Max Planck Research Groups - Applications have closed

Max Planck Research Groups - Applications have closed

The central announcement 2024 for Max Planck Research Group Leader positions has closed.

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Julio Saez-Rodriguez (@JulioSaezRod) profile picture
Julio Saez-Rodriguez@JulioSaezRod3 May 2024
We will be looking for new group leaders, with focus on (AI) methods, and especially young scientists. We evaluate by potential not just your current track record - great place to start a lab (speaking from experience!) - contact if interested, & please RT
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Camille Goemans (@camille_goemans) profile picture
Camille Goemans@camille_goemans1 May 2024
Looking forward to present our work and the lab at the @NCCRMicrobiomes seminar series ! Feel free to join this free online seminar. nccr-microbiomes.ch/event/ca…
Camille Goemans on antibiotics and the gut microbiome - NCCR

Camille Goemans on antibiotics and the gut microbiome - NCCR

On 7 May 2024, the NCCR Microbiomes Seminar Series is thrilled to host Camille Goemans, Professor in the Global Health Institute at EPFL. Prof. Goemans heads the Laboratory of Drug-microbiota...

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