Reposted by TconnectJitu Mayor Lab @jitumayorlab.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Our latest study about how stratified myosin motors at the plasma membrane drive distinct nanoscale clusters that organize into segregated mesoscale active emulsions is out in Science Advances! Read on to find out more| Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 02711
Reposted by TconnectDimova Lab @dimovalab.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Deeply thankful, a little surprised, and very humbled, to receive the Agnes Pockels Award from @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social This is really recognition of my past & present group members, collaborators & mentors @mpici.bsky.social. A team achievement!🤝 And very happy to see GUVs 🫧 in the spotlight 😍 2122
Reposted by TconnectSushil Dubey @dubey837.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Thrilled to announce that our paper is out in Nat comm! We explored how muscle cells know exactly where to fuse, revealing that extracellular-matrix (ECM) mediated stresses spatially bias myoblast fusion and myotube growth. rdcu.be/fBBcBrdcu.be 0112
Tconnect @biophy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A column in the newspaper appeared on the International Day of Peace. 011
Reposted by TconnectWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Plasma membrane order maps functional diversity in immune cells @natchembio.nature.com @sciezgin.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comPlasma membrane order maps functional diversity in immune cells - Nature Chemical BiologyCells undergo membrane remodeling in response to the environment to perform specific functions. Now, a cytometry-based method with immune cell biomarker analysis captures variations in plasma membrane... 0198
Tconnect @biophy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026A workshop on Imposter Syndrome together with Prof. Deepa Chari [HBCSE, TIFR, Mumbai]. Do look at the digital copy of the Implicit Bias written by Prof. Chari and Prof. Nanal [TIFR, Mumbai]. www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/people/facul... 000
Reposted by TconnectTanmay Pandey @tanmaypandey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026On Day 01, I gave a talk on how simple questions and careful observations can lead to interesting results and make complex problems easier to solve. I shared my work on the shape analysis of biomimetic membranes under @biophy.bsky.social. Grateful to Dr. Tripta for her guidance over the years. 021
Reposted by TconnectTanmay Pandey @tanmaypandey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Gave a talk today on my work on DNA-bead reservoir system in the Soft Matter Workshop (DAY 02) at IISER Mohali. I had the opportunity to do this work under the supervision of @steinkuehler.bsky.social . Thanks to @biophy.bsky.social for the opportunity. 141
Reposted by Tconnectavneesh71.bsky.social @avneesh71.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I had the opportunity to give a talk as part of the Soft Matter Workshop, organized by phi@i Collaboration with Biophysics Lab. MD Simulation work: "Zenodo : MD Simulation Dataset" lnkd.in/dmgRZxkR Spherical Harmonics Explorer: "Interactive Spherical Harmonics Explorer" lnkd.in/d3wCwX47 061
Tconnect @biophy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Workshop: Soft Matter - The Complete Experience (v2.0) Introductory Talks: Soft Matter, and Ongoing Interdisciplinary Projects in the Lab Tuesday, 25th August | 6:00 – 8:00 PM | LH 5/6 Wednesday, 26th August | 2:30 – 4:30 PM | LH 5/6 Conveners Stavya, Sashvath, Shriyansh TEAM PHI 131
Reposted by TconnectAndré Nadler @nadlerlab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I've been waiting for this to come out - the best papers combine really simple ideas with excellent execution. And just like that there's a metabolic label for imaging one of the two most common phospholipid classes in mammalian cells. Congratulations! 1154
Reposted by TconnectJournal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · 31/07/2026Actomyosin cortex integration with complex plasma membrane topography in the early #Drosophila embryo, from Rowan Naidoo, Rebecca Tam, & Tony Harris @uoftcellsysbiol.bsky.social: rupress.org/jcb/article/... 📕 Part of "Collective Behaviors and Self-Organization in Cells" rupress.org/jcb/collecti... 0116
Reposted by TconnectBiophysical Journal @biophysj.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Cancer cells don't invade like a single army—they're more like multiple escape-room teams, each testing different exits until one finds the fastest route. Understanding these invasion strategies could reveal where to lock the doors.cell.comInvasion dynamics of multifocal breast tumor spheroids in three-dimensional extracellular matrixBreast cancer in human patients often occurs as multifocal lesions, and the mechanisms through which primary tumors in proximity interact with each other is not well understood. Here, we study an in… 001
Reposted by TconnectCell Biology J-Club @cellclub.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Phosphorylation of the AP2 µ2 subunit by p70S6 kinase facilitates clathrin-mediated endocytosis journals.biologists.com/jcs/article-...journals.biologists.comPhosphorylation of the AP2 µ2 subunit by p70S6 kinase facilitates clathrin-mediated endocytosisClathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) internalizes cell-surface receptors via clathrin-coated invaginations of the plasma membrane. Both clathrin and endocytic cargo are recruited to these sites by the ... 163
Reposted by TconnectBiophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Join BPS Ambassador to India, Raghu Yennamalli for an insightful session with Dr. Sudhakaran Prabhakaran, CEO and CSO of NonExomics Inc and Associate Professor at Northeastern University on how biophysics can apply to genome discovery and in personalized medicine. buff.ly/SHY2KUA 011
Reposted by TconnectMike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Come join us! 🔬🐣 The Piacentino Lab at Johns Hopkins @hopkinsmedicine.bsky.social is recruiting a postdoc to study membrane lipids, cell migration, and invasion in neural crest and embryonic models! @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social #devbiol #cellbio #lipids 14332
Tconnect @biophy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026A big thanks to the organizers, the team, and everyone involved for making the meeting so fantastic. CDCPB@IITJ 000
Reposted by TconnectMaik Bischoff @maikbischoff.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I feel honored that my Perspective article with @mayorlab.bsky.social on collective cell migration has been featured in this special collection. Many thanks to the curators, @wumin-lab.bsky.social and Gabriele Stephan, as well as @jcb.org rupress.org/jcb/article/... #CellBio #CellMigration 14116
Reposted by TconnectCell Biology J-Club @cellclub.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Mechanism of lipid transfer by bridge-like protein VPS13A and the scramblase XK: Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...cell.comMechanism of lipid transfer by bridge-like protein VPS13A and the scramblase XKThe cryo-electron microscopy structure of the bridge-like lipid-transfer protein VPS13A in complex with the scramblase XK—coupled with molecular dynamics simulations—suggests that VPS13A-transported l... 072
Reposted by TconnecteLife @elife.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Examining the role of lipids in hearingbuff.lyAuditory Hair Cells: Examining the role of lipids in hearingThe asymmetry of lipid membranes is tightly regulated in eukaryotic cells, and auditory hair cells are no exception. 041
Reposted by TconnectbioRxiv Biophysics @biorxiv-biophys.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Fusion peptides of enveloped viruses actively mediate membrane fusion in model cell membranes www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 001
Reposted by TconnectAthale Lab @athalelab.bsky.social · 05/06/20261/n Chuffed to see the mega consortium paper with @utoronto.ca, Universidad Católica de Chile, @oficialfiocruz.bsky.social, Federal University of Alfenas, @bostonu.bsky.social and Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgInternational multisite implementation of distributed cell-free protein biomanufacturing to advance health and research equityMultisite deployment of distributed cell-free biomanufacturing expands access and equity in global health research. 131
Tconnect @biophy.bsky.social · 05/06/2026youtube.com/shorts/8c7gK...youtube.comDeer spars with rhino at Polish zooYouTube video by CNN 010
Reposted by TconnectCell Biology J-Club @cellclub.bsky.social · 04/06/2026www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... ESCRT proteins organise stress-induced organelle contact between endoplasmic reticulum and Golgibiorxiv.org 062
Reposted by TconnectItay Budin @ibudin.bsky.social · 01/05/2026What membrane properties do cells maintain through regulation of lipid metabolism? In a new paper, we identify intrinsic curvature stress as one such parameter and show how different (eukaryotic) cell types employ different lipids to do that www.cell.com/cell-reports...cell.comActive regulation of intrinsic curvature by eukaryotic phospholipid metabolismCells maintain membrane function by actively balancing the molecular shape of their lipids. Milshteyn et al. find that, when subjected to high hydrostatic pressure, yeast and human cells, but not bact... 18430
Reposted by TconnectJames Saenz @jamessaenz.bsky.social · 08/07/2025How do lipids shape life? I explore this question in my recent talk for the Build-a-Cell 🦠 seminar series. Thanks to @kateadamala.bsky.social for hosting! Watch it here: youtu.be/JnF7hPCiSbI?...youtu.beBuild-a-Cell seminar James Saenz: Harnessing minimal cells to understand the living membranesYouTube video by Build-a-Cell 06217
Reposted by TconnectISMC 2026 @ismc2026.bsky.social · 31/05/2026On a final note, we hand the baton to ISMC 2027 to be held in San Diego, USA. 001
Tconnect @biophy.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Rajni, a doctoral student in the lab, presented a poster at the 10th International Soft Matter Conference, held for the first time in India at BITS, Goa. @ismc2026.bsky.social 010
Tconnect @biophy.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Harshmeet Kaur, a doctoral student in the lab, received the Best Poster Award at the 10th International Soft Matter Conference, held for the first time in India at BITS, Goa. Congratulations to Harshmeet and all the co-authors. @Harshmeet @Rajni @tanmaypandey.bsky.social at @ismc2026.bsky.social 030
Reposted by TconnectISMC 2026 @ismc2026.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Today, we bid adieu to ISMC 2026 in Goa, India. We hope to see our friends, mentors and collaborators again at the next scientific conference in the near future. 011
Tconnect @biophy.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Consider applying for the Interdisciplinary PhD program at IISER-MOHALI and feel free to share it with anyone who might be interested. It could be a wonderful opportunity! 000
Reposted by TconnectISMC 2026 @ismc2026.bsky.social · 25/05/2026ISMC 2026 has begun. We expect 750+ attendees over the next 4 days, with 8 plenary lectures, 26 keynote presentations, and 182 contributed talks. ISMC 2026 will also see 500+ posters presented by the scientific community. 011
Reposted by TconnectBen Larson @blarson.bsky.social · 19/05/2026And now it's out! Happy that PNAS selected for the cover this SEM image snapped by @samjlord.bsky.social, one of the most evocative visualizations of Euplotes that I have ever encountered. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Stay tuned for what is shaping up to be some fascinating follow-up in the lab... 1016760
Reposted by TconnectKavli Institute for Theoretical Physics @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Watch the latest #KITP Blackboard Lunch talk, Thermal Avalanches: Growing Dynamical Lengthscales in Glassy Landscapes by Alberto Rosso (CNRS)youtu.beThermal Avalanches: Growing Dynamical Lengthscales in Glassy Landscapes | Alberto Rosso (CNRS)The purpose of these Blackboard Talk lunches is for the science of one program to be explained to the other KITP program participants. These talks lead to cross program communications that work… 032
Reposted by TconnectPhysics Magazine @physicsmagazine.aps.org · 18/05/2026Spontaneous fluctuations and a system’s response to external perturbations are locked together according to the fluctuation–dissipation theorem (FDT). Now a theorist has extended the FDT to systems far from equilibrium.physics.aps.orgGleaning Information from NoiseResearchers derive a universal limit linking noise and response to perturbations in systems far from equilibrium. 0112
Reposted by TconnectbioRxiv Biophysics @biorxiv-biophys.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Elasticity of a three-dimensional cell vertex model of epithelia www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 011
Reposted by TconnectPhysics Magazine @physicsmagazine.aps.org · 07/05/2026Henry Cavendish first measured the gravitational constant G in 1798. Over the past 40 years, high-precision experiments have reported values of G that don’t line up well with each other. The latest NIST measurement has not resolved the discrepancies.physics.aps.orgGravitational Constant’s Value Still Up in the AirResearchers repeated a key measurement of the fundamental constant G, but the results remain inconsistent, highlighting the difficulty of putting gravity on the proverbial scale. 071
Reposted by TconnectScientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Happy birthday, David Attenborough! He once directed programming at the BBC and has hosted numerous award-winning nature documentaries, but he’s always stayed down-to-earth, colleagues sayscientificamerican.comHappy birthday, David Attenborough! Beloved naturalist, BBC producer and ‘regular bloke’ turns 100David Attenborough once directed programming at the BBC and has hosted numerous award-winning nature documentaries, but he’s always stayed down-to-earth, colleagues say 211672276
Reposted by TconnectPhysics of Life Dresden @poldresden.bsky.social · 06/05/2026🤔How do embryos self-organize and build complex functional structures? 👨🔬The Campàs Lab at PoL @campaslab.bsky.social studies how physics/mechanics sculpt tissues and organs during development—from tissue fluidization to mechanochemical feedbacks. Check out our new video👉 youtu.be/iuG_fg0xEYU?... 0227
Reposted by TconnectbioRxiv Biophysics @biorxiv-biophys.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Unexpected softening of giant unilamellar vesicles by budding yeast septin filaments: a curvature dependent mechanism www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 022
Reposted by TconnectComeInCell @comeincell.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Our next #ComeInCell Interdisciplinary Lecture Series (ILS) "Phase separation in biological systems: from membranes to biomolecular condensates" featuring Prof. Rumiana Dimova is on May 04, 2026. See you there! 👉 More details: www.comeincell.org/2026-05-04-r... #MSCA #HorizonEurope #MayThe4thcomeincell.orgMay 4, 2026: “Phase separation in biological systems: from membranes to biomolecular condensates” lecture by Rumiana Dimova – ComeInCell 044
Reposted by TconnectBiophysical Journal @biophysj.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Special issue call for papers: Foundations of Membrane Biophysics: Dedicated to Wolfgang Helfrich.biophysics.org 023
Reposted by TconnectbioRxiv Synthetic Biology @biorxiv-synthbio.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Spatial organization of enzymes and cofactors in synthetic membrane-associated condensates (sMACs) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 022
Reposted by TconnectTanmay Pandey @tanmaypandey.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Excited to share my another co-author. In this work we analyzed experimental data on vesicle shapes in three-dimensional space to estimate their reduced volumes, focusing on osmotic deflation and membrane asymmetry. Link: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.... 111
Reposted by TconnectTanmay Pandey @tanmaypandey.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Excited to share my first author paper in Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering! 🎉 We integrate directed evolution with DNA-based physical reservoir computing to enable in-material optimization of computing networks. Link: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...iopscience.iop.orgDirected evolution effectively selects for DNA based physical reservoir computing networks capable of multiple tasksDirected evolution effectively selects for DNA based physical reservoir computing networks capable of multiple tasks, Pandey, Tanmay, Feketa, Petro, Steinkühler, Jan 122
Reposted by TconnectSciLifeLab @scilifelab.se · 21/04/2026How can modeling and #AI help build predictive, cell-scale theoretical frameworks? CB@S – a one-day symposium on AI-driven modeling & the future of #CellBiology. 📍 Stockholm, Sweden. 📅 June 3, 2026 🤝 Co-hosted by SciLifeLab and @biohub.org Info & registration ↓ www.scilifelab.se/event/cell-b... 062
Tconnect @biophy.bsky.social · 26/04/2026This is one of my favorite pictures of MS thesis students (now in three different continents), smiling. Also, have it framed in the lab. 110