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Mechanobiology, actin, endocytosis @Yale

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Mike Lacy @mlacyphd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Sometimes you just don't want to deal with bacteria culture and prep - Addgene now delivers DNA ready to go! 🧬🚀 Check it out: www.addgene.org/dna-service/
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Addgene: DNA Service - Transfection-Ready DNA
Save time with Addgene's Transfection-Ready DNA service and order ready-to-pipette DNA from over 27,000 plasmids.
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Justin Taraska @taraska.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Join us this Wednesday! "Biophysics of Clathrin Coat Assembly, Curvature, and Mechanics" Wednesday, September 16, 2026 1:00–3:00 PM Eastern Time Registration and meeting access my.biophysics.org/Events/Calen... Talks by Marko Kaksonen, Jeanne Stachowiak, Julien Berro, and Padmini Rangamani.
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@MEmilieTerret @memilieterret.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Great speakers, great science, great location = great meeting! EMBO workshop Forces across scale April 27-30, 2027 in Porto. meetings.embo.org/event/27-for...
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Forces across scales
This EMBO Workshop on Forces Across Scales will provide an integrative perspective on mechanobiology, a rapidly advancing field that examines how mechanical forces shape biological systems across mol…
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The Berro lab @berrolab.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We are recruiting two experimentalists with interests 1) in stem cells, organoids and/or immune cells, and/or 2) in protein and/or cell engineering, to work on mechanobiology projects and develop the next generation of force sensors and force transducers. forms.gle/zKLGsPzpJoLf...
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Kristy Ainslie's Lab @kristy-ainslie-lab.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Pls Repost! I've set up a central resource of post doc opportunities for BME and related areas: 📌 For PIs & Lab Leaders: Submit your open postdoc positions here: go.unc.edu/BME-PD-Form 🔎 For Trainees & Job Seekers, browse current postdoc opportunities: go.unc.edu/BME-PD-Posti...
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The Berro lab @berrolab.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We are recruiting two experimentalists with interests 1) in stem cells, organoids and/or immune cells, and/or 2) in protein and/or cell engineering, to work on mechanobiology projects and develop the next generation of force sensors and force transducers. forms.gle/zKLGsPzpJoLf...
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PomBase: The S. pombe knowledgebase @pombase.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Treat biological databases as infrastructure, not projects www.nature.com/articles/d41... We're quietly defunding the infrastructure modern biology runs on. PomBase, FlyBase, HGNC. have faced, or facing, existential funding crises since 2024. Curation expertise, once lost, is difficult to rebuild.
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Treat biological databases as infrastructure, not projects
Letter to the Editor
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myosinactncrazy.bsky.social @myosinactncrazy.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... "Dr. Pollard reflects on key discoveries that shaped the actin field and on the role of quantitative thinking in biology."
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Foundational Discoveries in Actin Regulation: An Interview With Tom Pollard
Dr. Thomas D. Pollard's work transformed cytoskeleton research into a quantitative, mechanistic science. Over five decades, he established core principles of actin dynamics, including filament polari...
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Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · 22/01/2026
Author Tom Pollard: “I hope readers will enjoy movies from our 1970 JCB paper showing dramatic cytoplasmic movements in cell-free extracts. Electron micrographs in the paper related these movements to the assembly of actin filaments. This addendum is a tribute to my very generous mentor Sus Ito.”
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Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · 22/01/2026
#Addendum to 1970 paper, “CYTOPLASMIC FILAMENTS OF AMOEBA PROTEUS: I. The Role of Filaments in Consistency Changes and Movement,” includes eight video sequences originally recorded on 16-mm films. No technology was available at the time to include this data. 🎞️ rupress.org/jcb/article/... #Actin
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Yale MB&B @yalembb.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
We are excited to announce a tenure-track or tenured faculty position in Computational Biophysics and Biochemistry, exploring the intricate molecular and cellular processes and the complex interactions of their macromolecular components! apply.interfolio.com/177120
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Dr. Sedona Murphy @sedonamurphy.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
If you’re interested in exploring the relationship between chromatin organization and epigenetic memory using chromatin tracing microscopy, my group is recruiting a talented PhD student 🥳
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Here is NIGMS. This reflects Jon Lorsch's push away from R01s and toward MIRA awards (R35s). While there are some advantages to the R35 mechanism, there are downsides to "putting all of your eggs in one basket" as some discovered this year. 8/n
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Diez Lab @ TU Dresden @stefandiezlab.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Few spots left on our @bcube-tud.bsky.social organised hashtag #Symposium: Engineering Life 2025: Origin and Function of Mechanical Forces in Biology ⚙️🧬 📆 September 1-3, 2025 📍 Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe, Dresden Register now (Deadline 31 July 2025): engineering-life-dresden.de
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Nikolai Slavov @slavov-n.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Key numbers in cell biology Having a sense of scale helps to think more rigorously and realistically about biological systems.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 23/06/2025
Tukey xkcd.com/3104/
Comic. [block quote] “Far better an approximate answer to the *right* question, which is often vague, than an *exact* answer to the wrong question, which can always be made precise.” -John W. Tukey, The Future of Data Analysis (1962) [caption] Happy Approximate Birthday to John Tukey, author of my favorite statistics quote, who was born 110.000 years ago sometime this week.
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Ulrich Schwarz @ulrichschwarz.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
📢Conference alert📢 Only one week left to register for the Engineering Life 2025 Symposium at Dresden September 1-3. This year's edition focuses on the function of mechanical forces in biology. engineering-life-dresden.de
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Engineering Life 2025: ORIGIN AND FUNCTION OF MECHANICAL FORCES IN BIOLOGY
Engineering Life 2025, biological forces, force spectroscopy, measuring forces, developmental forces, molecular motors, forces in morphogenesis, cytoskeleton, DNA mechanics, bionanotechnology
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The Berro lab @berrolab.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Just a few days left to register to the next FYIM workshop on modeling in cell biology and AI! Experimentalists and modelers at all career stages are welcome!
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The Berro lab @berrolab.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
The registration for the FYIM workshop on Modeling in the age of AI is now live! sites.google.com/uci.edu/2025...
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The Berro lab @berrolab.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
The registration for the FYIM workshop on Modeling in the age of AI is now live! sites.google.com/uci.edu/2025...
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SPC Facility & Garcia-Alai Lab @spcembl.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Our latest research is out 📄 ! This study provides an interaction map of Sla2 & the regulatory proteins Sla1 & Pan1, predicted by AI modeling & confirmed by molecular biophysics. @lucasdefelipe.bsky.social @meytallandau.bsky.social @emilgustavsson.bsky.social @embl.org @cssbhamburg.bsky.social
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Cytoskeleton Journal @cytoskeljournal.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Graduate student studying the #CYTOSKELETON? Want to connect with cytoskeletal leaders in the field? The second round of CYTOSKELETON SCHOLARS applications is now open! Apply to be a #CytoskeletonScholar!
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The Berro lab @berrolab.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Wondering how/whether AI can be helpful in your mathematical models in cell biology? Whether you are a biologist, physicist, engineer, mathematician, or computer scientist, join us for the next Finding Your Inner Modeler, August 7-8 at UC Irvine! Registrations open soon!
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The Berro lab @berrolab.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Are you graduating this Spring with a BS or MS and interested in Mechanobiology? Join the Berro lab as Postgraduate Associate! More information and applications here: shorturl.at/3xmjx
Join the Berro Lab to gain experience in molecular mechanobiology, biophysics, and bioengineering!

What you will work on:
Develop new force sensors
Quantify forces exerted by cells, tissues and organoids on their environment
Discover new biology 
Develop a drug discovery pipeline
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Cytoskeleton Journal @cytoskeljournal.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Ready to apply? Submit your materials by March 3, 2025 to Associate Editorial Board Chair, Justin Parreno at: jparreno@udel.edu #Cytoskeleton #ScienceOpportunities #Trainees (4/4)
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Cytoskeleton Journal @cytoskeljournal.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Exciting opportunity for Graduate student trainees in cytoskeletal research! Apply to be a Cytoskeleton Scholar! 🌟 Selected by the Associate Editorial Board, scholars will gain recognition & networking opportunities. (1/4)
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The Berro lab @berrolab.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Molecular force measurements in vivo are notoriously difficult. We present a new class of programmable force sensors based on engineered coiled-coils, with modular readouts, including fluorescence and luminescence. doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Genetically encoded mechano-sensors with versatile readouts and compact size
Mechanical forces are critical for virtually all fundamental biological processes, yet quantification of mechanical forces at the molecular scale in vivo remains challenging. Here, we present a new st...
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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Terrific piece summarizing a recent report: Every dollar of NIH research funding doubles in economic returns www.fiercebiotech.com/research/rep...
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Report: Every dollar of NIH research funding doubles in economic returns
Research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023, a total of $92.9 billion, according to an
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Mike Lacy @mlacyphd.bsky.social · 06/12/2023
Wrapped up #CellBio2023 with some very cool talks on biosensors, optogenetic tools, and more. Plus one more meetup with my former advisor @berrolab.bsky.social
Photo of me and Julien Berro
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Joachim Goedhart @joachimgoedhart.bsky.social · 20/11/2023
Like our other web apps, #ezReverse is accessible at: huygens.science.uva.nl
Screenshot from: https://huygens.science.uva.nl/
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The Berro lab @berrolab.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
Here's the link to his paper on force gradients published last week: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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The Berro lab @berrolab.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
And he's on the job market this cycle 😉!
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The Berro lab @berrolab.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
Super @berrolab.bsky.social postdoc Yuan Ren is on fire! After publication of his paper on force gradients on endocytic Hip1R homologue End4 last week, his new preprint shows how End4 deals with forces like a mini-talin! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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A mechanical circuit in End4p coordinates force transmission during clathrin-mediated endocytosis
bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution
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