Molnar Lab

📜 We have a new paper out on the Comparison of CRISPR/Cas9 and Cas12a for gene editing in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii @SBSatEd @nythbran @_applechew doi.org/10.1016/j.alga… @ElsevierConnect @BBSRC @UKRI_News #sLoLa

Thanks for this excellent three days of workshop! Full of incredible talks and experiments! We covered all the theoretical, technical and practical aspects for CRISPR-mediated editing and hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did! Thanks to all that made it possible! #algae

Kicking off the workshop today! Excited for 3 days packed with science, learning, and great discussions 🔬🥼 #CRISPRWorkshop #chlamydomonas

Three researchers from Cambridge's Dept. Plant Sciences are among 9 teams to be awarded ARIA Synthetic Plants funding today - paving the way for more productive, resilient, and sustainable plants.🌱 Read more: tinyurl.com/ys3w6v2x

🌿 A big thank you to everyone who applied to our CRISPR-Cas workshop on Chlamydomonas gene editing! 📩 Application results have been sent — please check your inbox. If you weren’t selected this time, we hope to see your name in future opportunities — stay connected! 💫

Just wrapped up 2 fantastic days at #cpnw2025 in Prague 🇨🇿 — brilliant talks, great science, and even better conversations. Proud to have had two excellent presentations from our team, showing exciting advances in our research. Huge thanks to the organizers for a great meeting!

🚨 Applications open! Join our hands-on CRISPR-Cas Gene Editing in Chlamydomonas workshop 🧬 📅 July 21–23, 2025 📍 Edinburgh, UK ✅ Travel + stay covered 🔗 Apply by May 25: form.jotform.com/251351929633056 🧪 Learn, network, create a mutant strain! Only 6–8 spots—don’t miss out!

We want to officially welcome our new PostDoc, Marie Dannay, who has joined us to take part in our projects working with Chlamydomonas! 🔬Looking forward to great science and excellent times at @SBSatEd! @InstMolPlantSci 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⭐️

We would like to invite you to the Czech Plant Nucleus Workshop 2025. Prague, Czech Republic, from May 26 to 27, 2025. Topic: Structural and functional genomics, Genome stability, Epigenetics, Reproduction, Genome editing. See more at: olomouc.ueb.cas.cz/cpnw #CPNW2025

Our Keynotes are Attila Molnar @molnar_lab from @EdinburghUni, Marta Adelina Mendez from @LaStatale, Stefan Heckmann from @LeibnizIPK

‼️PhD position alert‼️ One more week left to apply!

Could not be more proud to share my first ever (and co-first author) publication! Here's a rundown. 1/n onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Our PhD student @CPonceLilly just finished her @EastbioDTP PIPS at @BiovIntCIAT_eng 🎉 🔬🌱She was working with multiple tropical crops, and learning from experts on the field of gene editing and plant biotechnology! 🌴🥼 Looking forward to hearing all about her experience!

🔬NEW @DarwinTrustOfEd PhD position available at our lab to explore the role epigenetics play on targeted gene editing in the world of microalgae and more! More information⬇️ findaphd.com/phds/project/i… @SBSatEd @EdinburghUni @InstMolPlantSci #epigenetics #crispr #editing

🚨NEW PhD position available in our lab! Interested in exploring new gene editing tools for precision gene editing of algae for biotech applications? This is your chance! More information on the 🔗 and @EastbioDTP website 🔗 findaphd.com/phds/project/e… #synbio #algae @SBSatEd

I'm recruiting PhD students for 2025/26! Three opportunities to study genes that control cereal development with us @InstMolPlantSci : 1) Darwin Trust fellowship (international students): findaphd.com/phds/project/d… 15th Jan

📢 We have a PDRA position in alga synthetic/engineering biology @InstMolPlantSci @SBSatEd elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat… @BBSRC @UKRI_News @EdinPlantSci

🚨 New Paper Out! Which CRISPR/Cas system works best for microalgae gene editing? Check out our latest study comparing Cas9 vs. Cas12a in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii! Excellent work and thanks to everyone involved! 🔗sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #CRISPR #Algae #SynBio

Proud of our PhD student @CPonceLilly, who presented her PhD project at the EASTBIO DTP annual symposium🔬🧪 Congratulations to all the students that organized and the EASTBIO team for a great symposium!