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Jitu Mayor Lab @jitumayorlab.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Our 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/...
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Dimova Lab @dimovalab.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Deeply 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 😍
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Sushil Dubey @dubey837.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Thrilled 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/fBBcB
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Tconnect @biophy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A column in the newspaper appeared on the International Day of Peace.
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Plasma membrane order maps functional diversity in immune cells @natchembio.nature.com @sciezgin.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Plasma membrane order maps functional diversity in immune cells - Nature Chemical Biology
Cells 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...
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Tconnect @biophy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A 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...
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Tanmay Pandey @tanmaypandey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
On 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.
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Tanmay Pandey @tanmaypandey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Gave 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.
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avneesh71.bsky.social @avneesh71.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I 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
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Tconnect @biophy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Workshop: 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
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Tconnect @biophy.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
IIT Jodhpur & around [July 2026]
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André Nadler @nadlerlab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I'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!
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Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · 31/07/2026
Actomyosin 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...
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Biophysical Journal @biophysj.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Cancer 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.
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Invasion dynamics of multifocal breast tumor spheroids in three-dimensional extracellular matrix
Breast 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…
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Cell Biology J-Club @cellclub.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Phosphorylation of the AP2 µ2 subunit by p70S6 kinase facilitates clathrin-mediated endocytosis journals.biologists.com/jcs/article-...
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Phosphorylation of the AP2 µ2 subunit by p70S6 kinase facilitates clathrin-mediated endocytosis
Clathrin-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 ...
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Biophysical Society @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Join 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
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Mike Piacentino @mikepiacentino.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Come 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
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Tconnect @biophy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
A big thanks to the organizers, the team, and everyone involved for making the meeting so fantastic. CDCPB@IITJ
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Maik Bischoff @maikbischoff.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I 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
A collage of figures in the perspective article.
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Cell Biology J-Club @cellclub.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Mechanism of lipid transfer by bridge-like protein VPS13A and the scramblase XK: Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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Mechanism of lipid transfer by bridge-like protein VPS13A and the scramblase XK
The 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...
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Examining the role of lipids in hearing
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Auditory Hair Cells: Examining the role of lipids in hearing
The asymmetry of lipid membranes is tightly regulated in eukaryotic cells, and auditory hair cells are no exception.
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bioRxiv Biophysics @biorxiv-biophys.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Fusion peptides of enveloped viruses actively mediate membrane fusion in model cell membranes www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Athale Lab @athalelab.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
1/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/...
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International multisite implementation of distributed cell-free protein biomanufacturing to advance health and research equity
Multisite deployment of distributed cell-free biomanufacturing expands access and equity in global health research.
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Tconnect @biophy.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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Deer spars with rhino at Polish zoo
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Cell Biology J-Club @cellclub.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... ESCRT proteins organise stress-induced organelle contact between endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi
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Itay Budin @ibudin.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
What 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...
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Active regulation of intrinsic curvature by eukaryotic phospholipid metabolism
Cells 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...
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James Saenz @jamessaenz.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
How 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?...
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Build-a-Cell seminar James Saenz: Harnessing minimal cells to understand the living membranes
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ISMC 2026 @ismc2026.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
On a final note, we hand the baton to ISMC 2027 to be held in San Diego, USA.
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Tconnect @biophy.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Rajni, 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
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Tconnect @biophy.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Harshmeet 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
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ISMC 2026 @ismc2026.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Today, 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.
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Tconnect @biophy.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Consider 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!
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ISMC 2026 @ismc2026.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
ISMC 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.
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Ben Larson @blarson.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
And 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...
Scanning electron microscopy image of the ciliate Euplotes gigatrox on the cover of the journal PNAS. Distinct punk rock vibes
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Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Watch the latest #KITP Blackboard Lunch talk, Thermal Avalanches: Growing Dynamical Lengthscales in Glassy Landscapes by Alberto Rosso (CNRS)
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Thermal 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…
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Physics Magazine @physicsmagazine.aps.org · 18/05/2026
Spontaneous 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.
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Gleaning Information from Noise
Researchers derive a universal limit linking noise and response to perturbations in systems far from equilibrium.
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bioRxiv Biophysics @biorxiv-biophys.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Elasticity of a three-dimensional cell vertex model of epithelia www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Tconnect @biophy.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Lights gently filtering through the trees
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Physics Magazine @physicsmagazine.aps.org · 07/05/2026
Henry 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.
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Gravitational Constant’s Value Still Up in the Air
Researchers repeated a key measurement of the fundamental constant G, but the results remain inconsistent, highlighting the difficulty of putting gravity on the proverbial scale.
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Happy 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 say
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Happy birthday, David Attenborough! Beloved naturalist, BBC producer and ‘regular bloke’ turns 100
David 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
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Physics 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?...
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bioRxiv Biophysics @biorxiv-biophys.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Unexpected softening of giant unilamellar vesicles by budding yeast septin filaments: a curvature dependent mechanism www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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ComeInCell @comeincell.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Our 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 #MayThe4th
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May 4, 2026: “Phase separation in biological systems: from membranes to biomolecular condensates” lecture by Rumiana Dimova – ComeInCell
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Biophysical Journal @biophysj.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Special issue call for papers: Foundations of Membrane Biophysics: Dedicated to Wolfgang Helfrich.
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bioRxiv Synthetic Biology @biorxiv-synthbio.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Spatial organization of enzymes and cofactors in synthetic membrane-associated condensates (sMACs) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Tanmay Pandey @tanmaypandey.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Excited 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....
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Tanmay Pandey @tanmaypandey.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Excited 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...
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Directed evolution effectively selects for DNA based physical reservoir computing networks capable of multiple tasks
Directed evolution effectively selects for DNA based physical reservoir computing networks capable of multiple tasks, Pandey, Tanmay, Feketa, Petro, Steinkühler, Jan
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Tconnect @biophy.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Plumeria blooming in the garden.
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SciLifeLab @scilifelab.se · 21/04/2026
How 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...
Julia Fernandez Rodriguez, Platform Scientific Director, and Rafael Camacho, Head of Unit, at the SciLifeLab Integrated Microscopy Technologies unit in Gothenburg. The two scientists are in a dark room with several screens showing microscopy images. Rafael points to one of the screens, at which both are looking.
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Tconnect @biophy.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
This is one of my favorite pictures of MS thesis students (now in three different continents), smiling. Also, have it framed in the lab.
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