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Stephen Royle @steveroyle.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

NEWS: @anne.mechanochemistry.org and I are the new Joint Directors of the Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology (CMCB) at Warwick @mechanochemistry.org We thank @rob.mechanochemistry.org who has been at the helm of CMCB since its inception. Looking forward to more exciting science in the future.

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Helen Zenner @helenzsci.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I know for a fact that this list is 100% human-generated! For that reason, there are almost certainly some excellent research that I've missed.... Drop me a message if you have any suggestions that I should add to the list.

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MadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Don't use slop. Someone's trying to make money out of you and your colleagues and your friends. Do yourself a favor and read 100% human-crated content in @prelights.bsky.social Upload preprints. Read preprints. Cite preprints. Fuck AI 🧪

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Welcome to preLights, the preprint highlights service run by the biological community and supported by The Company of Biologists. Here, a team of scientists regularly review, highlight and comment on ...

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Anne Straube @anne.mechanochemistry.org · 24/06/2026

So great to see badass dynein assembly man Girish Mali @dyneinassembly.bsky.social amongst the Lister Prize winners joining our small but amazing motors subgroup with @simonbullock11.bsky.social @markdodding.bsky.social Viki Allan @susanagodinho.bsky.social Looking forward to seeing all in September

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Wieczorek Lab @mike-wieczorek.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

New preprint! In collaboration with the Steinmetz Lab at PSI we report cryo-EM structures of microtubules at up to 1.9 Å (!) resolution & in different nucleotide state mimics, suggesting a mechanism for lattice-induced GTP hydrolysis and why it leads to catastrophe: tinyurl.com/7cjrf863

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The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine @thelisterinstitute.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

We are more than delighted to welcome our new #ListerPrize2026 Fellows! These eight inspiring researchers are set to pursue ambitious biomedical science, thanks to our flexible funding. Bravo! 👏 Meet the new #ListerFellows (read thread) and repost ⤵️ lister-institute.org.uk/news/our-lis...

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Anne Straube @anne.mechanochemistry.org · 18/06/2026

I also learned today the modern way of taking decisions in Germany. Is it worrying if you are chuffed about a positive response from a beer bottle?

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Anne Straube @anne.mechanochemistry.org · 18/06/2026

Immensely enjoying #EESMicrotubules Great science, the best people, gorgeous sunsets and fireflies dancing in the forest...

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Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Our latest review is out. We take a deep dive into the human mutations in microtubule motors that drive devastating neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases. Taking in motor protein biophysics, animal models of disease as well as patient phenotypes. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Graphical abstract summarising the impact of defective microtubule motors on axonal transport. Kinesins (green) and dyneins (magenta) maintain balance along the length of the axon. When disease causing mutations cause either hyper or hypo activity, the loss of balance results in axon dieback.

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Christophe 🔬 Leterrier @christlet.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

We were struggling with wiggling neurites on our long term imaging data and the poor existing plugins to deal with them, until I thought "let's ask Eugene about it". Lo and behold, he just made the perfect plugin for dynamic kymograph generation!

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Lara Krüger @lara-kruger.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

📢 We are looking for a Junior Group Leader to join us at @institutcurie.bsky.social! Having joined the department just over a year ago, I can honestly say that it is an exceptionally stimulating and supportive scientific environment, filled with outstanding colleagues — all in the heart of Paris.

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Jenna Christensen @christensenlab.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Aga Kendrick and I are co-chairing a session, “Intracellular Transport Logistics across Scales” at #CellBio2026, December 12-16, in San Diego this year! 🔬🌞 Abstract deadline for talks is JUNE 9. To be considered for our session, select “Cytoskeleton and Motility” as a topic area. See you there!

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Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The Thermo Fisher situation keeps getting worse. We've now collected 450+ problematic images presented as verification data in TF's antibody catalog. This includes: 🖌️ Dozens more images with duplications or painting 🖨️ Hundreds of blots that all share the same background (behold slideshow below)

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Daniel Gorelick @danielgorelick.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Paying peer reviewers works. Expanded Fast & Fair experiment @biologyopen.bsky.social: • 5.5 vs 37.7 working days to decision with reviews • ~3 vs ~9 reviewer invitations per manuscript • no reduction in editor-assessed review quality • similar acceptance rates www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Scatter plot showing that Fast & Fair peer review reached first decision with reviews much faster than conventional peer review: mean 5.5 versus 37.7 working days. Most Fast & Fair manuscripts met the 7-working-day target, while conventional manuscripts were slower and more variable, up to 116 working days.

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Anne Straube @anne.mechanochemistry.org · 30/05/2026

Beautiful day for some orienteering at Teifi Pools

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EMBO Lab Leadership @embolableadership.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The EMBO Lab Leadership for #Postdocs online course running 16–18 June still has places open. Three days on the people side of running research: - interpersonal skills - tools for your development - clearer communication Sign up here: www.embolableadership.org/course/embol... #EMBOLabLead

A woman by a flipchart during a course. Text highlighting the EMBO Lab Leadership for postdocs online course 16-18 June still has places available

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Sam Connell @samuelconnell.3i.social · 22/05/2026

3i Ltd is looking for a Technical Support Specialist to join its team in London, England. The ideal candidate has earned a bachelor's degree and has experience with optics. Familiarity with multiphoton, confocal, imaging analysis, advanced microscopy and fluorescent microscopy is preferred. 1/n

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Peter Cullen @peterjcullen1.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

'Endosomal-lysosomal network dysfunction in neurodegeneration'. 13 speaker slots for selected posters. Session chair slots. Keynotes, Frances Platt + Volker Haucke. Colworth Medal Ben Ryskeldi-Falcon. Discussion panels + more. SUPER EARLY DEADLINE 1st JUNE 2026. www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f...

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Aryan Taheri @aryantaheri.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

How do #tubulin dimers assemble and disassemble to form the #microtubule #cytoskeleton? Our recent #cryo-EM structures, published in #ScienceAdvances, demonstrate the processes of tubulin biogenesis and degradation. Click on the video and link below to learn more! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Save the date for #NeuroBioUK26 Do you like neurons? Maybe glia? Molecules? Cell biology? - The venue is booked and we are excited to see you and your incredible science there on the 11th of September! Please do join our email list to stay up to date. neurobiouk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk

An image montage advertising NeuroBioUK - 11th of September 2026 in York. The image is York cathedral superimposed over a fluorescent cortex mouse section coloured to look a bit like a dawn sky.

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Anne Straube @anne.mechanochemistry.org · 20/05/2026

Another update in the 🥕 great carrot mystery🥕 @mechanochemistry.org Carrotface has assembled itself, taking over an office door. The new life form seems friendly, but does not make its intentions clear. Does it expect carrot cake sacrifices to remain friendly?

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Anne Straube @anne.mechanochemistry.org · 19/05/2026

The @mechanochemistry mystery continues. The carrot has amplified in an unusual manner producing two offspring of similar size...

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Stephen Royle @steveroyle.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

A mystery at @mechanochemistry.org ! There’s a carrot that is neatly placed in the corridor. None is admitting to owning it. How did it get here? Where will it go next? 🥕

The CMCB corridor with a suspect item on the floor

A close up of the carrot. It’s just chilling on a blue hand towel.

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Anne Straube @anne.mechanochemistry.org · 17/05/2026

Beautiful day on Burton Dasset hill

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Adam Hendricks @mindonmotors.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Huntingtin polyglutamine expansions misdirect axonal transport by perturbing motor and adaptor recruitment: iScience www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

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Huntingtin polyglutamine expansions misdirect axonal transport by perturbing motor and adaptor recruitment

Molecular network; Molecular neuroscience; Cellular neuroscience

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Anne Straube @anne.mechanochemistry.org · 09/05/2026

We had a blast. Thanks to everyone who came and made this such a memorable event.

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rob.mechanochemistry.org @rob.mechanochemistry.org · 04/12/2025

Have to feel for the grey eduWOSM. It's just so .. grey ..

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Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology @mechanochemistry.org · 09/05/2026

Good morning! Day 2 of our Motors and Filaments meeting is under way.

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Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology @mechanochemistry.org · 08/05/2026

Evening keynote from Rob Cross summarising 35 years of research to understand how kinesin walks along microtubules featuring the neck linker as position sensor, the load-dependence of dwell time and directionality of steps and the type of microtubule track.

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Anne Straube @anne.mechanochemistry.org · 08/05/2026

Some poster session impressions from motors and filaments meeting

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Anne Straube @anne.mechanochemistry.org · 08/05/2026

Come over to @mechanochemistry.org to follow our meeting on cytoskeletal filaments and motors and celebrate the scientific career of Rob Cross. Live posting from the event today and tomorrow.

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Anne Straube @anne.mechanochemistry.org · 01/05/2026

Barely a week to go until our "Motors and Filaments" meeting. Programme is ready. Catering ordered. My 3d printer has been busy too: have a look into the mingle bingo and dinner quiz prizes box. tinyurl.com/mechanochemi...

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Anne Straube @anne.mechanochemistry.org · 28/04/2026

Hope to see lots of microtubule friends in Heidelberg in June.

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DGZ.bsky.social @dgz.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

On April 28, we will come together for the next #DGZ Focus Workshop on #cellpolarity & #cellmigration, organized by Virginie Lecaudey & Markus Engstler. Talks by @srishti-rangarajan.bsky.social, @rocha-lab.bsky.social, @marta-shahbazi.bsky.social, @xaviertrepat.bsky.social. Join us!

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Anne Straube @anne.mechanochemistry.org · 25/04/2026

Stunning day with blue sky and bluebells

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Anne Straube @anne.mechanochemistry.org · 07/04/2026

A full, buzzing auditorium as EMBO / European Cytoskeleton Forum Workshop takes off in Paris.

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Anne Straube @anne.mechanochemistry.org · 31/03/2026

Registration deadline for our motors and filaments meeting is tomorrow - not a 1st April joke! Thanks to our generous sponsors supporting sustainable scientific conference organisation @embo.org @biologists.bsky.social we also offer registration for a free livestream, supported by bsky discussions!

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Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology @mechanochemistry.org · 24/03/2026

CMCB talk this morning featuring Isaac Wong as part of our ECR seminar series. We learned a lot about centrosome architecture and marvelled at high speed cytoplasmic flows in rectangular diatomes.

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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

We're still accepting submissions for our upcoming special issue - Imaging Cell Architecture and Dynamics - which is being coordinated by @franbottanelli.bsky.social and Giulia Zanetti, working alongside our Editor @guijacquemet.bsky.social Deadline: 1 April journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/im...

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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

BSCB members, you have ONE WEEK left to: - submit your summer studentship applications - submit you image competition entries - submit you science writing competition entries There are prizes to be won! All details on our website bscb.org Deadlines are 31st March

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Welcome to BSCB

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Anne Straube @anne.mechanochemistry.org · 22/03/2026

Indeed an exciting programme. Registration open for another two weeks. We are also able to accommodate a few late abstracts and bursary applications. If you would have usually gone to the UK microtubule meeting early May, come to Warwick instead. tinyurl.com/mechanochemi...

Schedule for Motors and Filaments meeting, See also here: https://tinyurl.com/mechanochemistry

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The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine @thelisterinstitute.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

🌷Spring has sprung... and our website has had a refresh. The same #ListerPrize info. All those great stories about #ListerFellows. Just a new, clean look and feel. Go check it out! 👉 lister-institute.org.uk

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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Are you a budding science writer? ✍️ Then enter our science writing competition! Entries can be fiction or non-fiction. For more info and how to enter visit our website: bscb.org/competitions... Deadline 31st March

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Anne Straube @anne.mechanochemistry.org · 25/02/2026

The abstract deadline for our Motors and Filaments Meeting is approaching fast - 1st March. We have plenty slots for 15/10min talks and 3min flash talks to allocate. Thanks to generous support from @embo.org and @biologists.bsky.social, we can offer sustainable travel bursaries and a free livestream

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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

In our latest ‘Imaging spotlight’ we learn about ShapeSpaceExplorer, a tool for measuring cell shape of migrating cells, developed by Samuel Jefferyes, Anne Straube @annestraube.bsky.social and colleagues. focalplane.biologists.com/2026/02/05/i...

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Imaging spotlight: ShapeSpaceExplorer - FocalPlane

Imaging spotlight: ShapeSpaceExplorer - News

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Anne Straube @anne.mechanochemistry.org · 20/01/2026

Need any more reasons to come to Warwick campus? How about "The Good and The Bad" roaming campus near the spectacular sport centre facilities sometimes even under a wonderful blue sky...

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Anne Straube @anne.mechanochemistry.org · 20/01/2026

Early bird registration including on campus conference accommodation for our #motors and #filaments meeting will close 29th January 2026. You can still register after that, but need to find your own accommodation. Grateful to @embo.org and @biologists.bsky.social for sponsoring this event!

Mechanochemistry of molecular motors and cytoskeletal filaments - a meeting at the university of warwick, 8-9 May 2026

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Adam Hendricks @mindonmotors.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Help me spread the word about an opening for the Furino Chair in Bioengineering in the Department of Bioengineering at McGill University. We seek candidates focused on developing biotherapeutic approaches to cancer, including but not limited to mRNA vaccines, CAR-T, and immunotherapy. (1/3)

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Anne Straube @anne.mechanochemistry.org · 06/01/2026

Our paper describing the development of ShapeSpaceExplorer is now out: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol... The software and documentation is available here: github.com/cmcb-warwick... Explainer thread below.

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