The Coster lab 🧬🔬

Had a fantastic time at the Ludwig AtoZ conference, lovely Oxford venue and weather and the cherry on top - proud supervisor moment as Billie won the best poster prize 👏

Arrived at Worcester college in Oxford for the Ludwig AtoZ DNA secondary structures conference. Looking forward to great science, catching up with colleagues and some punting too!

Arrived in scorching hot Pheonix, Arizona for the FASEB Dynamic DNA conference. Looking forward to great science and catching up with colleagues 😎

Extended abstract deadline (June 7th) for FASEB Dynamic DNA Structures in Scottsdale, AZ July 19-24. Speaking slots still open, and scholarships available for trainees (grad students and postdocs). Let your colleagues know! events.faseb.org/event/Dynami...

Read our latest work - a comprehensive review on how DNA secondary structures affect replication. Very proud of Adi, Maria and Billie for their monumental effort. They've covered a large body of literature while proposing updated models. Open Access in DNA Repair: doi.org/10.1016/j.dn...

📢 Last days to apply! 📢 Fully funded PhD position, starting Oct 2026. Deadline Nov 16th. We provide a supportive environment and top notch facilities, helping you develop into an independent scientist. Project details: tinyurl.com/CosterPhD Apply: tinyurl.com/ApplyICR The lab: CosterLab.com

🧪📣 PhD studentship available! Please repost. Our lab has a fully funded PhD position, starting Oct 2026. We provide a supportive environment and top notch facilities, helping you develop into an independent scientist. Project details: tinyurl.com/CosterPhD How to apply: tinyurl.com/ApplyICR

Had a fun day in the sun, hosting the lab for a BBQ 🍔🥗🍺☀️ Great food and company 😁 I am so grateful and happy to work with such lovely people 😎

New lab member joining is a great excuse to eat out and take a new lab photo 🎉🍜📷

Welcome to our newest lab member - Ellie Wright. She did her PhD with Matt Neale and will lead data analysis and omics in the lab as a Higher Scientific Officer 💻🧬

🚨 We’re hiring ! 🚨 Join our cutting-edge research team as a molecular biologist at @nanoporetech.com HQ in Oxford. Perfect for a fresh PhD or MSc with a couple of years’ experience. Work at the interface of chemistry, molecular/synthetic biology and AI 👉 ejnh.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Great to have two lab alumni visit - Manolo @dazamartinlab.bsky.social and Sophie. Congrats to Manolo's son Javier on his first birthday 🎂🎊

📷 New lab photos 😎 Still undecided as to which one is better... But we all look so happy 😏

Had a fantastic day at the Genome Damage and Stability Center in Sussex. Lovely to see Brighton and have stimulating discussions with colleagues. Thanks Laurence Pearl for the invitation!

🎉🔬 The lab has expanded! Today we celebrated the joining of Adi and Maria, two postdocs, with great Vietnamese food 🍽️

🎉🎊 Happy to share that I have been awarded Tenure and academic promotion to Reader (=Associate Professor) at the ICR. Very grateful to all current and past lab members, as well as my supervisors and mentors along the years.

Reached my last stop in Japan - Tokyo! Amazing views from the 450m-high Skytree tower with clear visibility to Mount Fuji over 100km away. Enjoying the contrast of tradition and order during the day, with the vibrant and non-stop nightlife.

Beautiful red Japanese maples in Kyoto. Feeling very Zen...

Really enjoying Japan so far. Surprised to see how popular Xmas is here! Including a massive display of various santas in Fukuoka...

Very excited - on my way to Fukuoka in Japan (first time), for the 3R+3C conference. Really looking forward to meeting old and new colleagues. Quite amusingly, saw a store at the Seoul airport called MCM. I'm sure I'll hear more about MCMs during the conference 😂