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Institute of Cell Biology at the Faculty of Science @unibern. We cover a range of fascinating topics, visit our website for more information! www.izb.unibe.ch

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Universität Bern @unibe.ch · 07/05/2026
The renowned #scientific society #AcademiaEuropaea has elected Prof. Sven Rottenberg, head of the Institute of #Animal #Pathology at the #unibern and Group Leader of the #Cancer #Therapy Resistance Cluster, as a member due to his outstanding achievements. Congratulations! 🎉 ⭐
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Michael Raissig @michaelraissig.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Our first study on how the leaf succulent Kalanchoë laxiflora makes stomatal subsidiary cells is finally peer-reviewed & out - and it made the cover! 🌵 🧬 🔬 doi.org/10.1126/scia... Despite 150 years of evolution, grasses and Crassulacean succulents use the SAME gene to make subsidiary cells! 🤯
ONLINE COVER: Leaves of Kalanchoe thyrsiflora, a member of the Crassulaceae family of succulents also containing Kalanchoë laxiflora. Stomata, otherwise known as plants’ breathing pores, allow gas exchange between plants and the atmosphere, but little is known about how succulent stomata are formed or move. Cheng et al.’s investigation into K. laxiflora revealed that subsidiary cells can support the opening and closing of stomata and that the transcription factor MUTE, which drives stomatal development, also facilitates additional rounds of asymmetric division needed to generate subsidiary cells. Their work provides insight into succulent development and could be applied in agricultural contexts to engineer water conservation strategies.

Credit: Rob Tilley / MindenExcessive activation of the MUTE gene switch leads to unrestricted asymmetric cell divisions in the leaf surface of the succulent Kalanchoë laxiflora.
© Miro LäderachThe MUTE gene switch is active in all cells of the developing stomata. Gene activity is visible through a weak signal (in blue) in the future helper cells and a strong signal (in green) in the mother cell of the guard cells.
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PTPP lab-University of Bern @labfaso.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
What makes a #parasite a parasite? Is this a reversible condition or are #evolutionary trajectories plastic?
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SCNAT @scnat.ch · 23/09/2025
Only 1️⃣ month left to apply for the #RigiWorkshop 2026! Are you a #PhD student or postdoc in #biology? Come join us for a 3-days interdisciplinary #workshop in the Swiss Alps 👉 biol.scnat.ch/rigiworkshop26
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Institute of Cell Biology @izb-unibern.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
We are kicking off our Monday Seminar Series for the Fall Semester with an exciting talk by Sophie Pantalacci and Marie Sémon from @lbmcinlyon.bsky.social! More info on our website → www.izb.unibe.ch
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Michael Raissig @michaelraissig.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Am Sa, 6.9.25 öffnet @unibe.ch ihre Türen – Forschung live erleben! Wir sind auch dort, mit Mikroskopen, Pflanzen und Origami-Mikroskopen zum selber basteln - im Hauptgebäude im 2. Stock, Raum 206/208 - mein Vortrag um 17.00 und um 20.30 im Raum 205 🌾🔬🌵 👉 unibe.ch/ndf #ndfunibern
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Nacht der Forschung 2025
Die «Nacht der Forschung» ist ein «Fest des Wissens und der Forschung», bei dem die Universität Bern die Vielfalt und Breite ihrer Forschung der Öffentlichkeit näherbringt.
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Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) @snsf.ch · 28/08/2025
⁉️𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 #𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘀 #𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵? 📚 Join us for the book launch of “Women in Science” on 29 September 2025. ▪️2:30 to 5:30 pm at the SNSF offices in Bern ➡️ Register here: sohub.io/bvq3
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Universität Bern @unibe.ch · 27/08/2025
For 20 years, the Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences (GCB) has supported young researchers in cellular and biomedical sciences on their path to a PhD degree 🎓💡. Learn more 👇 www.uniaktuell.unibe.ch/2025/nachwuc... @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social
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Olivier Pertz @olivierpertz.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
“New paper out 🎉 We built a system to automate optogenetic cell control across scales. For the demo, we made the cells spell my name — because if you can’t use science to feed your ego, what’s the point? 😎🧫✨”
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Lucien Hinderling @lhinderling.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
first data from the new LLSM in PertzLab @olivierpertz.bsky.social! i always thought nuclei were spherical but they are pancakes???? so much more to see in 3d, but data volume produced is insane, we will have to rethink our analysis pipelines. tips welcome! here shown in @napari.org
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Life Sciences Switzerland (LS2) @lifesciswitzerland.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Are you a PhD student? Are you an LS2 member? ✈ Would you like to attend an international conference? Then waste no time and apply for SCNAT-supported LS2 ✨travel grants✨ for PhD students until 1st of September 2025: buff.ly/dxp7aCU Find out more: buff.ly/0BVzidi
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PTPP lab-University of Bern @labfaso.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Our review on annexins across eukaryotic domains is now officially out, see it here 😄 www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/26...
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Life Sciences Switzerland (LS2) @lifesciswitzerland.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Are you a PhD student? Are you an LS2 member? ✈ Would you like to attend an international conference? Then waste no time and apply for SCNAT-supported LS2 ✨travel grants✨ for PhD students until 1st of September 2025: buff.ly/dxp7aCU Find out more: buff.ly/0BVzidi
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Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases (MCID) @mcid-unibe.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Issue #10 of The SPREAD is hot off the press! 📰✨ This one’s got bite (🦟) — from dodging tick bites, to Giardia’s sneaky protein secrets, plus a spotlight on more of our brilliant MCID PhD students 🎓 Dive in here 👉 shorturl.at/XrYw1 @unibe.ch #MCID #TheSPREAD #Ticks #Giardia #InfectiousDisease
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Institute of Cell Biology @izb-unibern.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
📢Seminar Announcement 📢 We're looking forward to welcoming @sonnenlab.bsky.social this upcoming Monday, May 19th, as the next speaker in our Monday Seminar Series! She will discuss "Signalling dynamics in embryonic development and tissue homeostasis” More info on our website ➡️ izb.unibe.ch
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SIRD - Swiss Initiative for RNA & Disease @swissinitiativerna.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Review by the lab of @mariusznowacki.bsky.social w/ 1st author Adrian Stefanov "Functions and mechanisms of eukaryotic RNA-guided programmed DNA elimination" Biochemical Society Transactions ( @biochemsoc.bsky.social ) buff.ly/6oZt3Qk @izb-unibern.bsky.social @unibe.ch
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Institute of Cell Biology @izb-unibern.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
📢Upcoming Seminar! Next Monday, May 5th, we are looking forward to welcoming Dr. Girish Mali (@dyneinassembly.bsky.social) as the next speaker in our Monday Seminar Series with his talk: "Chaperoning ciliary dynein motors from assembly to activation" More info on our website ➡️ izb.unibe.ch
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Institute of Cell Biology @izb-unibern.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Congrats, @lhinderling.bsky.social !
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Life Sciences Switzerland (LS2) @lifesciswitzerland.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
If you work in Systems Biology, join our Swiss Systems Biology Symposium on June 19, 2025! ❗Early Career researchers are especially welcome, we have plenty of talk spots for you! ‼️ Abstract submission deadline has been extended until 27.04.2025. ‼️ ▶️ Register: meetings.ls2.ch/systems-biol...
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Institute of Cell Biology @izb-unibern.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
📢Join us next Monday, April 7th for a talk by @keillab.bsky.social as the next entry in our Monday Seminar Series: "Quantitative guiding of developmental cell fate transitions using Waddington landscapes" More information on our website: www.izb.unibe.ch We hope to see you there!
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PTPP lab-University of Bern @labfaso.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Milan Declaration, a strong statement on the importance of scientific endeavours www.febs.org/milan-declar... @scnat.ch @unibe.ch @izb-unibern.bsky.social @snf-fns-ch.bsky.social
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Milan Declaration - FEBS
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Institute of Cell Biology @izb-unibern.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
🚨 Breakthrough in #malaria research! The Heussler lab's new study shows that genetically attenuated parasites (GAPs) with two key genes deleted can completely halt liver stage development—stopping malaria before symptoms begin. A huge step toward new vaccines! More here: www.snf.ch/en/Bls5gLcPV...
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Double knock-out for malaria
The malaria parasite is still killing almost half a million people every year. An SNSF project has now identified a gene that holds out the prospect of a safe, effective live vaccine.
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Institute of Cell Biology @izb-unibern.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
📢Join us tomorrow, Friday, March 28th at 10:00, for an exciting talk by @olmedo-lab.bsky.social at the ICB! She’ll be presenting: "Maintenance of cell quiescence during starvation in C. elegans" Don’t miss this opportunity to dive into fascinating research! More info on our website: izb.unibe.ch
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Institute of Cell Biology @izb-unibern.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
📣 Next Monday, March 24th, we will be visited by Prof. Dr. Maria Hondele from the @biozentrum.unibas.ch, who will be disucussing "DEAD-box ATPases as regulators of biomolecular condensates and membrane-less organelle" as part of our Monday Seminar Series! More info on our website: www.izb.unibe.ch
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Benjamin Towbin @betowbin.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
🚨 Join us for the LS2 Swiss #Systems #Biology Symposium in Bern! ❌ to talk marathons ✔️ to new connections and interactions ➡️Mini parallel sessions with Q&A during the talks. Keynotes by @ehannezo.bsky.social @leeat-keren.bsky.social tinyurl.com/5hf485ee @lifesciswitzerland.bsky.social
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PTPP lab-University of Bern @labfaso.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Thank you @kasparstaub.bsky.social for the very kind invitation to hold a seminar at USZ as part of the International Lectures in Infection Biology! I had a great time and a small but very engaged audience, the best! @unibern.bsky.social @izb-unibern.bsky.social
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Institute of Cell Biology @izb-unibern.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
We're looking forward to welcoming @miriamstoeber.bsky.social this upcoming Monday, March 17th, as the next speaker in our Monday Seminar Series! Find more information about her talk on our website: www.izb.unibe.ch
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Institute of Cell Biology @izb-unibern.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Check out the new preprint from the Towbin Lab!
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