finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Thanks to the ARC Centre of Excellence in Quantum Biotechnology for inviting me to deliver a keynote address at the 2026 QUBIC Symposium to be held in Geelong, Australia, Nov 23-26. I am looking forward to it! 010
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 03/09/2026With Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop at the SPIE Optics and Photonic meeting in San Diego. Her fundamental 1998 Nature paper on the Optical alignment and spinning of laser-trapped microscopic particles inspired me as an independent junior investigator. 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Excellent conference! Thank you so much to the Organizers and Advisory Board! 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 15/05/2026The Clemson University graduate program in Medical Biophysics accepts applications by exceptional individuals interested in interdisciplinary science: lnkd.in/e-JPpFi2lnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 21/04/2026The inaugural CleMBIO symposium @ClemsonScience was an exciting event, full of great talks by invited speakers and presentations by talented students and postdocs. We are looking forward to next year! 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 14/04/2026We are looking forward to hosting the inaugural Clemson Medical Biophysics (CleMBIO) Symposium this Friday, April 17th featuring an exceptional list of speakers! 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 30/03/2026news.clemson.edu/aaas-honors-...news.clemson.eduAAAS honors two Clemson University scientists as lifetime FellowsMarco Ajello and Amy Lawton-Rauh were honored for their exceptional research and leadership in their fields. 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 27/03/2026The manuscript, resulting from Prof. Suleyman Ucuncuoglu's visit to our group, is now available on Research Square (lnkd.in/grBasGmj) and under review. It describes the development of a simple fluorescence-based assay to follow in vitro transcription in real-time. 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Sheng Liu, Lucy Hayes, Kamal Bhandari, Pitambar Poudel, Ritika Gupta, Hugo Sanabria, and Anay Lazaro-Alfaro attended the Biophysical Society annual meeting in San Francisco. Pitambar, Ritika, and Anay won a BPS travel award. Go Tigers!!!!!!! 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Ritika's poster at the BPS meeting is # B120 in the Protein-Nucleic Acid Interaction II session, on February 25 at 10:30 am (Exhibit Halls ABC)! She will enjoy seeing you there! 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Ritika is giving a Flash talk on her cool research at BPS: Title: ParBS condensates generate force for bacterial chromosome segregation. Session- Protein-Nucleic Acid Interaction II Date and Time: Feb 24, 10:05 am Room: 207/208 Hope you will attend! 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Farewell to Narendar, who will start as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India! 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 10/02/2026We have postdoctoral positions! apply.interfolio.com/167566 and are looking for motivated creative thinkers!apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 16/12/2025End of semester MBIO party! 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 16/12/2025We welcome Sairakesh Gajavalli from Northwestern Missouri State University to our research group. Sairakesh is a system programmer and developer. Happy to have you in our team, Sairakesh! 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 10/10/2025MIT is the first to reject the compact 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Here is a clear analysis of the compact: newrepublic.com/article/2013...newrepublic.comWhy This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut DownHow Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Here is the "compact" sent by the Trump administration to 9 US Universities: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Compact-for-Academic-Excellence-in-Higher-Education-10.1.pdf 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 02/10/2025So looking forward to working on ViTA with my wonderful colleagues Rama Podila, Danielle Herro and Emil Alexov! @clemsonuniversity.bsky.social news.clemson.edu/clemson-facu...news.clemson.eduClemson faculty awarded grant to develop virtual teaching assistant for medical biophysics graduate studentsFour Clemson University faculty have received a grant to develop an artificial intelligence-driven virtual teaching assistant (ViTA) that will provide The program’s interdisciplinary nature can presen... 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 29/05/2025We welcome Kayla Felner, raising sophomore from GATech, who joined our group as an NSF REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) student. Kayla is an exceptional student with interests in Chemical engineering and Biophysics. 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Suleyman presented his work at the Clemson University Center for Human Genetics Summer Symposium #ClemsonUniversityCollegeofScience #ClemsonPandA. Thank you for organizing, Trudy Mackay and Robert Anholt! 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Congratulations Jason on your award! Jason will join the graduate program #PandaClemson this fall and we are looking forward to having him as part of our community #ClemsonScience Jason comes from the Paramanathan group. 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Ritika's essay has been published as part of the Living Future series! Title: From Zentangle to Science: Breaking Down Complexity, One Stroke at a Time | by Living Futures | May, 2025 | Medium #ClemsonScience 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Our new article #ClemsonScience is out!!! doi:10.1017/qrd.2025.8 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Ritika and Narendar presented their work on condensates and DNA phase transitions, respectively, at the Clemson University 2025 postdoctoral Symposium. A rich opportunity to learn about all kinds of cool science and exchange ideas! 000
finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social @finzi-dunlap-lab.bsky.social · 04/03/2025I am looking forward to giving a talk #APSSummit25, Anaheim, California! Title: "DNA mechanics and topology in gene regulation", MAR L-72 DNA Mechanics and Gene Expression Focus Session, Wednesday 3/18, 8 – 11 am, Malibu, level 4. Hope to see you there! 000
