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Nadav Amdursky

@amdurskylab.bsky.social
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Husband, Dad, Scientist (Chemistry, Materials, Biotechnology, Physics, Engineering). In our group, we explore charge transport and excited-state processes of biomolecules and biopolymers. The University of Sheffield Technion

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Nadav Amdursky @amdurskylab.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
📣 I was waiting for this paper for a while 🥳 Our new paper in @pnas.org shows that ATP synthase drastically alters membrane properties related to proton diffusion. Funded by @volkswagenstiftung.de www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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ATP synthase activity boosts membrane proton acceptance and lateral diffusion | PNAS
In most organisms, ATP synthesis is powered by the proton motive force (pmf) and catalyzed by ATP synthase. While the chemiosmotic theory originall...
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Nadav Amdursky @amdurskylab.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
⏰ Last week to apply for a fully funded postdoc position in the area of Biophysics, and specifically, using ultrafast spectroscopy to follow proton transfer reaction in biosystems. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP265/r...
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Research Associate in Biophysics - Ultrafast Spectroscopy at University of Sheffield
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Nadav Amdursky @amdurskylab.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
📣 A fully funded postdoc position in Biophysics - Ultrafast Spectroscopy is available at @sheffielduni.bsky.social. Apply here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP265/r... Come join us in a new journey to unravel some of the mysteries of cellular aerobic respiration. Plus, being close to the Peak District:
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Nadav Amdursky @amdurskylab.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
📣 A fully-funded PhD studentship in the field of Biophysics @sheffielduni.bsky.social 🌍 Open to home and international students We are seeking a student to join us on our journey to understand how life works. To apply, follow this link: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... More information ->
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BBSRC Yorkshire Bioscience DLA Programme: Deciphering proton shuttling on the surface of biological membranes toward proton translocating channels at University of Sheffield on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - BBSRC Yorkshire Bioscience DLA Programme: Deciphering proton shuttling on the surface of biological membranes toward proton translocating channels at University of Sheffield, listed on F...
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Nadav Amdursky @amdurskylab.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
🥳 New review paper! I am pleased to share our new review paper written with my previous post-doc, Srestha Basu. This review focuses on CPL. But, unlike many reviews on CPL, it highlights the role of high-hierarchical structures in inducing CPL activity. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
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Circularly Polarized Luminescence from Assembled Nanoscale Particles
Circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) from assembled nanoscale materials presents a rapidly advancing field with significant implications for optoelectronics, bioimaging, and chiral photonics. The a...
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Nadav Amdursky @amdurskylab.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
📢New paper 🥳Check out our new publication in @biophysj.bsky.social @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social as part of our series exploring proton transfer diffusion on the surface of biological membranes. sciencedirect.com/science/arti... This time, we focus on the role of ester-linkage vs. ether-linkage ->
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The role of ester- versus ether-linked phospholipids in the ability of biological membranes to accept protons and support proton diffusion
In biology, the distribution of ester-linked versus ether-linked phospholipids is meaningful, such as in the abundance of ether-linked phospholipids i…
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Nadav Amdursky @amdurskylab.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Starting our 3 weeks experiment at the Central Laser Facility. Fingers crossed 🤞
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Nadav Amdursky @amdurskylab.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
📢 Postdoc (Research Associate) position is available in developing Sustainable Protein-Based Films for Agricultural Applications ♻️ 💷 Fully funded for at least two years 🌍 Open to applicants from all over the world Please apply through this ad: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMN471/r...
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Research Associate in Sustainable Protein-Based Films for Agricultural Applications at University of Sheffield
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Nadav Amdursky @amdurskylab.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
📢 Fully-funded PhD position! 💷 🌍 Open for international applicants ⏰ Only 3 more days to apply Join me and @timcraggs.bsky.social for a fascinating biophysical exploration of proton circuits in biology. www.findaphd.com/phds/project... @sheffielduni.bsky.social
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Deciphering proton shuttling on the surface of biological membranes toward proton translocating channels at University of Sheffield on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Deciphering proton shuttling on the surface of biological membranes toward proton translocating channels at University of Sheffield, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Nadav Amdursky @amdurskylab.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
I have never been so excited about a Preprint @chemrxiv.bsky.social. An idea started 10 years ago, and experiments started nearly 8 years ago, we finally present the first-ever Donor-Bridge-Acceptor system to initiate and explore proton transfer across biomolecules. chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
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A Molecular Donor-Acceptor System to Induce and Visualize Proton Transfer Across Biomolecules
Proton transfer (PT) is at the heart of fundamental natural biochemical reactions, e.g. in bioenergetics, where proteins are the main proton mediators. PT between two specific points requires a change...
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Nadav Amdursky @amdurskylab.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
📢 New paper 🥳 Super happy for Ambili for her new paper on using our membrane-tethered photoacid to probe proton transfer dynamics of biological membranes as they transition between phases. Published in Chem Sci of the @rsc.org #ChemSciVoices pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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The role of lipid phase and temperature in proton barrier and proton migration on biological membranes
Biological membranes play a major role in diffusing protons on their surfaces between transmembrane protein complexes. The retention of protons on the membrane's surface is commonly described by a mem...
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Nadav Amdursky @amdurskylab.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
🥳New article🥳 I am happy to share a review paper published in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social that summarises many of the PhD works made by Anna Yucknovsky in the group (now a postdoc in Oxford). I am very happy for her! 💪👩‍🔬 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Photoacids and Photobases: Applications in Functional Dynamic Systems
Brønsted Photoacids and Photobases represent a unique class capable of donating or accepting a proton only after excitation. Here, we review the utilization of such molecules to light-trigger the dir...
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Nadav Amdursky @amdurskylab.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
🚨 Seeking a post-doc position? 💷We offer a funded 3-year post-doc position in Chemistry (peptides/bioconjugation) toward biophysical exploration of charge transport. 🗺️Applications from around the globe. 🏛️@sheffielduni.bsky.social voted UK University of the Year. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLO076/r...
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Research Associate in Bioconjugation and Peptide Chemistry at University of Sheffield
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Nadav Amdursky @amdurskylab.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
💷 Fully funded PhD scholarship in the field of #Biophysics and Physical Chemistry 🌍 Open to international applications! www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Come and join us in inventing new methodologies to explore charge transfer in biosystems and decipher natural charge circuits. ->
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Deciphering Proton Circuits in Bioenergetics Systems Using Novel Light-Activated Molecular Probes (S3.5-MPS-Amdursky) at University of Sheffield on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Deciphering Proton Circuits in Bioenergetics Systems Using Novel Light-Activated Molecular Probes (S3.5-MPS-Amdursky) at University of Sheffield, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Nadav Amdursky @amdurskylab.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
⏰ Last days to apply 💷 Fully funded PhD scholarship 🌍 Open for international applications! Come join us for a fascinating biophysical project together with @timcraggs.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project... The project involves biology, ultrafast spectroscopy, and single-molecule spectroscopy
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Deciphering proton shuttling on the surface of biological membranes toward proton translocating channels at University of Sheffield on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Deciphering proton shuttling on the surface of biological membranes toward proton translocating channels at University of Sheffield, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Nadav Amdursky @amdurskylab.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
🧵As the year ends, I wish all my friends and colleagues the best in 2025. For me, 2024 was quite a ride. While some of you may know, I never wrote anything publicly about it. Earlier this year, my wife and I decided to move out of Israel and start a new adventure. ->
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Nadav Amdursky @amdurskylab.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Finally it is out!🥳 Our new generation of bioplastics made from plant-derived proteins. We developed an aqueous-based methodology that uses no cross-linkers or traditional platicizers. Published in ChemSusChem #Sustainabilty #Bioplastics chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Aqueous‐Based Assembly of Plant‐Derived Proteins Yields a Crosslinker‐Free Biodegradable Bioplastic Consistent with Green Chemistry Principles
An aqueous-based sustainable formulation strategy is presented to create bioplastic from abundant and sustainable plant-derived proteins. The new formulation does not use any cross-linkers or convent...
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Nadav Amdursky @amdurskylab.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Snow in #Sheffield this morning 🌨️ ❄️😀
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