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Ivan Palaia

@ivnpla.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Biological Physics at King's College London @kingsnmes.bsky.social Previously at Institute of Science and Technology Austria, UCL and Université Paris-Saclay.

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Ivan Palaia @ivnpla.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
🧪⚛️ The Physics Department at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social welcomes expressions of interest for postdoctoral Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowships 🇪🇺 The deadline is coming up in June! Contact me if you are an excellent candidate for a project in computational cell biophysics 🧬 💻 #Postdoc #MSCA
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Ivan Palaia @ivnpla.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Last days to apply for a #PhD in Computational #Biophysics at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @kingsnmes.bsky.social Deadline February 28! Details 👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #PhD #PhDposition #PhDSky #AcademicSky #computationalphysics 🧪⚛️
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The physics of the cell surface: from molecular rules to cell-scale behaviour at King’s College London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The physics of the cell surface: from molecular rules to cell-scale behaviour at King’s College London, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Ivan Palaia @ivnpla.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I am recruiting a #PhDstudent in Computational #Biophysics at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @kingslsm.bsky.social for October! Deadline February 28. Details 👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Please share with interested students! #PhD #PhDposition #PhDSky #AcademicSky #computationalphysics 🧪⚛️
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The physics of the cell surface: from molecular rules to cell-scale behaviour at King’s College London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The physics of the cell surface: from molecular rules to cell-scale behaviour at King’s College London, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Cool #preprint by @cate-giannini.bsky.social at @frimllab.bsky.social addressing how #auxin induces #autophagy. Glad we can contribute... www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Carla Molteni @carlamolteni.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Interested in a PhD in biomolecular or materials simulations in my group at King's College London? The King’s – China Scholarship Council PhD programme (K-CSC) is accepting applications till 1 January 2026. Eligibility and application procedure can be found at tinyurl.com/yc86pzja
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King’s-China Scholarship Council PhD Scholarship programme (K-CSC)
Jointly funded scholarships from King’s College London and the China Scholarship Council for Chinese students to pursue full-time PhDs at King's College London.
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Ivan Palaia @ivnpla.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
🎓 #PhD positions for Chinese students at King's College London 🇨🇳🇬🇧 Email us asap if interested in biological physics and soft matter – and me for computational #biophysics! 📋 www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy...
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King’s-China Scholarship Council PhD Scholarship programme (K-CSC)
Jointly funded scholarships from King’s College London and the China Scholarship Council for Chinese students to pursue full-time PhDs at King's College London.
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Valerio Sorichetti @vsorichetti.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Our paper on the nonequilibrium mechanics and remodelling of collagen-IV networks is finally out on @prxlife.bsky.social! It has been a long and exciting scientific journey, led by @billiemeadowcroft.bsky.social! @ivnpla.bsky.social @yanlanmao.bsky.social journals.aps.org/prxlife/abst...
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Nonequilibrium Remodeling of Collagen IV Networks in Silico
Active bond remodeling enables collagen IV networks to have a range of responses to strain while maintaining their mechanical integrity.
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Alberto Hernandez-Armendariz @aharmendariz.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Happy to see this wonderful story out in @prxlife.bsky.social !!! 🧼🧬⚡ Thanks @vsorichetti.bsky.social , Paul Robin, @ivnpla.bsky.social , Šaric & Cuylen Labs for this wonderful collaboration!!! journals.aps.org/prxlife/abst...
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Charge distribution of the coating brush drives interchromosome attraction
RNA bridges between charged regions on chromosome surfaces drive long-range attraction and clustering, revealing a condensate-like mechanism tunable by charge patterns.
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Valerio Sorichetti @vsorichetti.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
And it's finally published on @prxlife.bsky.social! Thanks to Paul Robin (Hannezo lab) , @ivnpla.bsky.social (Šaric lab), @aharmendariz.bsky.social (Cuylen lab). It's been a very stimulating and highly satisfying journey! 🧬 journals.aps.org/prxlife/abst...
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Charge distribution of the coating brush drives interchromosome attraction
RNA bridges between charged regions on chromosome surfaces drive long-range attraction and clustering, revealing a condensate-like mechanism tunable by charge patterns.
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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 12/05/2025
As tighter immigration policies are announced today, scientists continue to stress the importance of attracting international talent. Our director Paul Nurse spoke to the Observer about how this affects science in the UK: observer.co.uk/news/politic...
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Is the UK paying the price for world’s most expensive visas? | The Observer
Competing political and economic goals on immigration are resulting in the loss of valuable skills and talent in the UK
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Jan Tomczak @jm-tomczak.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
TYC Recently Appointed Academics Talks on 10 April with Carla de Tomas, Gabi Heller @g-heller.bsky.social and Ivan Palaia @ivnpla.bsky.social. Organised by @thomasyoungcentre.bsky.social, hosted by King's Physics @kingsnmes.bsky.social. Register here: thomasyoungcentre.org/event/tyc-re...
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Ivan Palaia @ivnpla.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Very happy to be a part of this story, connecting like-charge attraction, condensates and cell division 🤩 Check out @vsorichetti.bsky.social's beautiful skeetorial! 📃https://t.co/usF1E6q5jm
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