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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

#BioSoft Seminar @telavivuni.bsky.social by Prof. Tsevi Beatus (@hebrewuniversity.bsky.social) will talk about "Tiny Wings, Big Feat: Instability and Control in Flying Insects" June 10 | 11:00 | Kaplun 118 Students, postdocs, and faculty are welcome. #TAU #Biophysics #Biomechanics

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

#BioSoft Seminar Today @telavivuni.bsky.social 🎙️ Prof. Matan Mussel (University of Haifa) 📍 Kaplun 118 🕚 Today | 11:00 "From action potentials to computing with sound pulses" exploring biophysics, nonlinear dynamics & neural-inspired computation. Students, postdocs & faculty welcome!

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Last week’s BioSoft Outstanding Student’s Scientific Achievement Award Mini Symposium featured excellent talks by Alex Abbey, Mattan Gelvan, Inbar Yosibash, Shirel Veretnik, Yoav Dan, Tomer Keidar, and Uri Bertocchi. Congratulations to the 2026 award recipients: Mattan Gelvan and Tomer D. Keidar 👏

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Join us tomorrow at the BioSoft Seminar & Outstanding Student Scientific Achievement Award Finalists Mini Symposium! A fantastic lineup of student talks featuring exciting new research from our outstanding finalists. May 20, 2026 11:00–13:00 Kaplun 118 Pizza & discussions after

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Thank you to Prof. Sharona Gordon(University of Washington) for an inspiring #BioSoft seminar at @telavivuni.bsky.social! A fascinating talk on using time-resolved tmFRET to uncover protein dynamics, conformational states & membrane protein energetics. Thanks to everyone who joined the discussion!

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

#BioSoft Weekly Seminar at @telavivuni.bsky.social 🎙️ Prof. Sharona Gordon (University of Washington) 📅 Apr 29 | 11:00 📍 Kaplun 118 Exploring protein allostery with time-resolved tmFRET—uncovering dynamics, energetics & conformational states in membrane proteins. Join us!

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Meroz Lab @merozlab.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

New preprint 🌱 Segment plants in time-series images using foundation model SAM2 - without training a model 🪩. Magician Alex Abbey! 💡SAP works across species, scales, and even z-stacks. From single cells to whole plants→ quantitative growth & dynamics . tinyurl.com/3raedtvm @biosofttau.bsky.social

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

BioSoft, @telavivuni.bsky.social, congratulates the 2026 Laureates of the Tel Aviv University International Prize in Biophysics: Prof. Arup Chakraborty (MIT), Prof. James J. Collins (MIT), and Prof. Ned Wingreen (Princeton) for their groundbreaking contributions advancing modern biophysics.

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Stepping beyond the lab at the BioSoft Retreat. We enjoyed student-led lectures, shared creativity through a music workshop, lively poster discussions, and a refreshing field trip. Special shout-out to @yairshokef.bsky.social , Head of BioSoft, @telavivreview.bsky.social, for making it possible.

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

#BioSoft Seminar @telavivuni.bsky.social 🎙️ Prof. Sidney Redner (Santa Fe Institute) 📅 Feb 25, 2026 📍 Ornstein Bldg., Room 111 First-passage processes: exit times, disorder, chemoreception, “worst” graphs & the shapes of first-passage paths. A must for stochastic & complex systems fans!

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

BioSoft @telavivuni.bsky.social is proud to highlight Prof. @roybeckbarkai.bsky.social participation in the German–Turkish–Israeli workshop at DESY, which advances international scientific cooperation. The initiative to build a SAXS beamline at SESAME in Jordan will strengthen cross-border research.

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

American Physical Society & Physical Review Letters featured recent research by Prof. @yairshokef.bsky.social,head of BioSoft, @telavivuni.bsky.social. The work explores mechanical systems based on geometric frustration, from knotted loops to mechanical computation.Congrats on this achievement!🎉

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

✨ Highlights from the BioSoft Mini-Symposium ✨ Great discussions celebrating the 2025 @telavivuni.bsky.social International Prize in Biophysics. Guest lecture by Dr. Arvind Murugan (University of Chicago): "Embodied Learning & Computation in Physical Systems." Thanks to everyone who joined! #BioSoft

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

This week at @biosofttau.bsky.social , aSpecial Mini-Symposium! We’re honoring the 2025 @telavivuni.bsky.social International Prize in Biophysics. Featuring Prof. Arvind Murugan (@ucstonecenter.bsky.social ) Wed, Jan 14|11:00–13:00|Kaplun 118, Tel Aviv University Join us!

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

#BioSoft Seminar Jan 7 | 11:00| Kaplun #118 Dr. Ivan Terterov (WIZ) Correlation functions for stochastic processes with biased observations Single-molecule FRET, photon detection & recovering true dynamics from biased data. Students & researchers welcome! #TAU #Biophysics #SingleMolecule #FRET

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Congrats to Michael Faran PhD student at Prof. Gili Biskers lab on his new paper! 🎉 Introducing the Stochastic Landscape Method,coarse-graining nonequilibrium dynamics from a single 1D signal, with 7–8 orders lower computational cost. @telavivuni.bsky.social pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

🧬🔬 #BioSoft Seminar Tel-Aviv University Dec 31 | 11:00 | Kaplun #118 Prof. Michael Elbaum (WIZ) Rethinking cryo-electron tomography: from imaging to diffraction and back Cryo-EM, tomography, STEM & 3D cellular context — students & researchers welcome!

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

We proudly congratulate Prof. @lampellab.bsky.social on receiving the IVS–Excellence Early-Career Award for Research. A well-deserved recognition of her outstanding research and impact. 👏🌟

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

#BioSoft Seminar 📅Dec 17 | 11:00 📍Kaplun #118, Tel aviv University 🎙️Prof. Amir Ayali "From insect motion & locomotion to bio-inspired technological innovations" Students, postdocs & faculty welcome! Insect-inspired design, collective motion & swarm robotics. Don’t miss it! #TAU #Research #Seminar

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Call for Nominations! 🌟 The 2026 Tel Aviv University International Prize in Biophysics is now open. Since 2006, the prize honors outstanding contributions in biophysics. Award: $100,000 Deadline: Jan 15, 2026 🔗 More info: english.tau.ac.il/TAU_biophysics Send in your nominations!

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

🧠 #BioSoft Seminar TAU Dec 3 | 11:00 | Kaplun #118 Prof. David Lukatsky (BGU) “Design Principles of Protein–DNA Recognition Specificity in Embryonic Stem Cells” Insights into TF–DNA binding, GC-content, and the role of c-Myc in reshaping genomic regulation. Dont Miss It!!

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

🧠🔬 #BioSoft Seminar TAU 📅 Nov 26 | 11:00 📍 Kaplun #118 🎙️ Jonathan Karin @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social “Interacting Agents in Biology: Spectral Methods for Cellular Systems & Swarm Configurations” scRNA-seq signal disentangling, spectral methods, GSP, and swarm modeling — don’t miss it!

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

🧠🔍 #BioSoft Seminar @ Tel Aviv University 📅 Nov 19, 2025 📍 Kaplun #118 🎙️ Tommer D. Keidar (TAU) “Stochastic & Adaptive Resetting: Optimizing Search Strategies & Designing Non-Equilibrium Steady-States” Don’t miss insights into stochastic processes & complex systems! #TAU #Biophysics

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

🧬🧠 #BioSoft Seminar Tel Aviv University! 📅 Nov 12, 2025 | 11:00 📍 Kaplun #118 🎙️ Prof. Michal Sharon (Weizmann Institute) “Expanding the Proteasome Paradigm: Uncovering the Independent Roles of the 20S Core Complex in Degradation” Don’t miss it! #TAU #Proteomics #Biochemistry #Research

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

🧠🤖 #BioSoft Seminar Alert! Next week at Tel-Aviv Uni, Daniel Riveline (CNRS) “Collective Effects & Curie Principle in Biological Cells: Experiments & Theory” Dive into how cells behave collectively & the theory behind it! #CellBiology #Biophysics #Research #TAU

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Meroz Lab @merozlab.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

💡Best way to learn electronics and ARDUINO for lab work? 🎨In an artist’s studio of course! Inspired by her amazing work, students (and some brave PIs) joined artist & friend Liat Segal in her studio for a workshop on the basics. Thanks @biosofttau.bsky.social for help funding!

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

🧠🤖 BioSoft Seminar — This Wednesday! 📅 Oct 29, 2025 | 🕚 11:00 📍 Kaplun #118, Tel Aviv University 🎙️ Prof. Benedetto Allotta (Univ. of Florence) 🦾 “Enhancing Hand Functions through Wearable Robotics: the MDM Lab Journey”

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

🌟 Upcoming #BioSoftSeminar 🌟 Join us Sun, Oct 19 | 16:00 | TAU (Kaplun 118) Explore how self-assembling peptides & the QTY code are reshaping biomolecular design with Prof. Shuguang Zhang (MIT). 🧬 Where chemistry meets innovation! #ProteinDesign #QTYCode #BiotechInnovation

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

🚀 Meet the @barakhirshberg.bsky.social Lab From enhanced sampling in molecular dynamics to bridging physics & ML, they’re redefining how we study complex systems. 🔬 Curious how stochastic resetting speeds up protein folding or even AI training? #MolecularDynamics #Physics @telavivuni.bsky.social

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

👏 Big congrats to our very own @barakhirshberg.bsky.social on winning the Israel Chemical Society Excellent Young Scientist Prize! 🏆 Well-deserved recognition for amazing research and an inspiring team. 🚀 #Science #Chemistry

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

🔬 Meet the Bisker Lab at Tel Aviv University! From nanosensors to protein folding, they're pushing boundaries in biophysics and nanotech. #Science #Nanotech #Biophysics #MeetTheLab #Biosoft

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Barak Hirshberg @barakhirshberg.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I'm very proud to receive the @acscomp.bsky.social OpenEye Cadence Molecular Sciences Outstanding Junior Faculty Award in Computational Chemistry! Thank you also to Rob Paton and Zoe Cournia. Congrats Josh, Tibor and Denise, my fellow recipients 🥳 @biosofttau.bsky.social

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

🎉 Save the Date: Sept 9, 2025 🎉 We’re celebrating 80 years of brilliance in fluid mechanics & electrokinetics! Join us for a full-day colloquium honoring Prof. Touvia Miloh Top minds. Cutting-edge science. And a legacy worth celebrating. #BioSoftTAU #Science #Electrokinetics #TAU

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

🎉 Thank you for joining BioSoft Day #6 at TAU! A day full of inspiring talks, posters, and scientific exchange. 👏 Congrats to our poster prize winners! 📍 See you next year at BioSoft Day #7! #BioSoftDay #Biophysics #SoftMatter

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

📅 Reminder: BioSoft Day #6 is happening on July 21, 2025, at the Steinhardt Museum, Tel Aviv University (09:00–17:00)! Join us for a full day of exciting talks, poster sessions, and scientific exchange. 🔗 www.biosoft.sites.tau.ac.il/biosoftday2025

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Congratulations to @yairshokef.bsky.social , Chaviva Sirote-Katz, Tamás Kálmán, Naomi Spiro, Ofri Palti, Yotam Feldman, and Guy Cohen on the publication of two papers in Physical Review Research. Outstanding work by an exceptional team! Read here: journals.aps.org/prresearch/c... #Metamaterials

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Yair Shokef @yairshokef.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Our two sister papers on combinatorial metamaterials published today in @physrevresearch.bsky.social, a result of a fantastic SKCM2 collaboration with Chaviva Sirote-Katz at Tel Aviv and Tamás Kálmán at Tokyo shokef.tau.ac.il

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

📢 BioSoft Day #6 is now on July 21, 2025, at the Steinhardt Museum, Tel Aviv University (09:00–17:00)! If you registered for June 29—no need to re-register. New registration open till July 11. Posters welcome—prizes await! 🔗 www.biosoft.sites.tau.ac.il/biosoftday2025

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Due to the situation in Israel, we’ve made the difficult decision to postpone BioSoft Day 2025. We will announce a new date once conditions allow it. Thank you for your support, patience, and understanding during this time. We look forward to coming together soon to celebrate science and community.

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

BioSoft Day 2025! A full day of inspiring talks, poster sessions & networking on biophysics. Leading speakers from top Israeli institutions will present cutting-edge research. Enjoy poster soundbites, coffee, and lively discussions www.biosoft.sites.tau.ac.il/biosoftday2025 #Biophysics #SoftMatter

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Meroz Lab @merozlab.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Mechanical interactions between plants and surroundings plays a huge role in understanding how plants negotiate their environment - but measuring low forces of free plants is hard! In this preprint Amir Ohad presents a new sensor - using a drinking straw! www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

📢 Save the date! BioSoft Day #6. June 29, 2025 at the Steinhardt Museum, Tel Aviv . A full day of science at the physics–biology interface. 🎟️ Free with registration by June 14. 🔗 Details: www.biosoft.sites.tau.ac.il/biosoftday2025 Don't miss it—join us! #BioSoftDay #TelAvivUni #PhysicsMeetsBiology

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Meroz Lab @merozlab.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Science-cooking aficionados 🍩 Last week I had a fun conversation with Foodie Shaul Amsterdamski about my course “Physics of Living Systems - Lab & Kitchen”, which includes live demos by chefs :) Last few minutes of his show “Close to the Plate”: www.kan.org.il/content/kan/...

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

New publication from Biosoft — The Bisker Lab featured on the cover of Analytical Chemistry! Prof. Gili Bisker and team present ACFSA, a smart method to pick minimal SWCNT-peptide sensors for accurate metal ion detection. 📄 Read: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.... Congrats to the team!

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Thank you for joining the Biosoft Biophysics Prize Symposium at Tel Aviv University. A day of insightful lectures, interdisciplinary exchange, and the awarding of Excellence Prizes to leading researchers in the field. #Biophysics #Biosoft #TAU #Science

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Join us today Tel Aviv Univesity International Prize in Biophysics, honoring Cees Dekker @ceesdekker.bsky.social Leonid Mirny and Ariel Amir

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Today Yotam Stern came over from Ben-Gurion University to show us how the Israelachvili Number determines the spreading of surfactant-laden droplets

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BioSoft@TAU @biosofttau.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Second day of @biosofttau.bsky.social retreat started with hike around Kibutz Dalia...

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Barak Hirshberg @barakhirshberg.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Starting off the second day of the Biosoft center @biosofttau.bsky.social with a beautiful hike in Kibbutz Dalia, followed by a wonderful talk by Yasmine Meroz @merozlab.bsky.social

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