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Leon-Samuel Icking

@lsi.bsky.social
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PhD student from the Kalmbach Lab in Neuchâtel flowerpunk 🏵️ + solarpunk ☀ Anything SynBio (and Plants 👀)! iGEM Freiburg Ultra🤘 Chaotic neutral

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James Lloyd 🧬 @jamespblloyd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I’m delighted to share our new pre-print: Make it so: Rapid and affordable plasmid sequencing on ONT platforms with PICARD-seq www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... I wanted to use a MinION to sequence my large repetitive plasmids in-house. Luckily @jwdebler.bsky.social was willing to help. 1/14
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Make it so: Rapid and affordable plasmid sequencing on ONT platforms with PICARD-seq
Plasmid construction underpins molecular biology and synthetic biology, yet validation is often limited to the inserted fragment rather than the whole plasmid, and around a third of laboratory-made pl...
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Mariana Schuster @marischuster.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Still one week to apply!
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Leon-Samuel Icking @lsi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Another one
Picture of Freiburg taken from the Lieblingswiese at the end of September
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Sergey Ovchinnikov @sokrypton.org · 14/09/2026
Finally a more intuitaive way to learn pLDDT/pAE? 😎 sokrypton.github.io/protein_figh... (Character idea from @hannes-stark.bsky.social & Alex Waldherr)
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arno @helloarno.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
vs.
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Leon-Samuel Icking @lsi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Was darf Satire
Ein Bild von Phillip Amthor, Politiker
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Simon Hammann @simonhammann.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It's incredible how many AI generated figures I've seen over the last few days at a conference. Most of them unnecessary, optional illustration that could be skipped or a proper image could be used. Do you/did you see this as well this year?
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Tatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Closing today!
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Tatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
📣 Please share! We’re recruiting to build predictive models of gene regulation in plants. We’d love to hear from anyone with strong foundations in regulatory genomics or ML and fluency with coding agents. Any career stage; no plant background needed. noborilab.org 1/5
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Nobori Lab | The Sainsbury Laboratory
Decoding the molecular and cellular basis of plant-microbe interactions. Single-cell and spatial omics of plant immunity. Led by Tatsuya Nobori at TSL, Norwich, UK.
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Sabrina Imbler @sabs.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
hello scientists: do I know anyone who could talk to me about the red-lipped batfish? 🧪
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James Lloyd 🧬 @jamespblloyd.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I have a certain announcement, that I have cancer. You can read a more comprehensive account at the link below. www.badgrammargoodsyntax.com/different/20...
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CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
📣 #JobAlert The @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social of @uni-freiburg.de invites applications for a position as Head of the Life Imaging Center (LIC) – the core facility for light microscopy. ❗ Application Deadline: 6 September, 2026 🔗 kurzlinks.de/2126 #Biology #LightMicroscopy #Imaging
Job alert for Head of Life Imaging Center with the application deadline (6 September).
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Molecular Plant & Plant Communications @mplantpcom.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Sensing pectin damage: Rhamnogalacturonan-I as a ligand for receptor kinases and an immune elicitor #spotlight #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl...
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Gerrich @gerrich.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Man, this stuff is amazing! Check out DABEST2.0 for multi-group comparisons. I was just struggling with how to best account for the block-type set up of my microplate growth experiments and here it is! Sorry, for the censored data. #microsky 🧪
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Martin Steinegger 🇺🇦 @martinsteinegger.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Riboseek is a fast RNA/DNA search. More sensitive than nhmmer at 250x speed. Structure-aware realignment produces MSAs approaching rMSA quality. Plus 1.7M precomputed RNA MSAs, and an API to search your own 📄 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 💾 github.com/steineggerla... 🌐 search.foldseek.com/riboseek
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CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
#reminder #today 👇
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Leon-Samuel Icking @lsi.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The only guy I'll ever address as big dawg
The giant dachshund günther laying on a sofa next to me
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KleineVehnLab @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A new "Dr." on the office door. Congratulations, Dr. @seinabnoura.bsky.social 🎉🌱 A proud day for our community @dompsfr.bsky.social @cibss.bsky.social @uni-freiburg.de
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Sophie Zoe Farkas @sophiezoe.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
We are very proud and happy to have you @seinabnoura.bsky.social! Amazing defense! 👏👏👏
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CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Join us for the next 📢 #CIBSS Seminar! 🗓 21 Jul 2026 | 12:00–13:00 👉 Prof. Dr. Christine Faulkner @pdchristine.bsky.social (John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK @johninnescentre.bsky.social) 📍 BIO II/III, KS 00 009, Schänzlestr. 1 🔗More info: kurzlinks.de/fkvz #Seminar #PlantScience
Seminar announcement with photo of Prof. Dr. Faulkner.
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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 14/07/2026
We have just launched our newest self-paced tutorial! Protein domains: structure, classification and evolution: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/onl... Learning time: 3 hours Free via EMBL-EBI Training on-demand. @pdbeurope.bsky.social @ebi.embl.org 🧬🖥️
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Protein domains: structure, classification, and evolution - An introductory tutorial for protein domains
Protein domains: structure, classification, and evolution - An introductory tutorial for protein domains
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CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
📣 #JobAlert The Faculty of Biology of @uni-freiburg.de invites applications for a Professorship (W3) for Bioinformatics and Molecular Genetics. ❗ Application Deadline: 15 August, 2026 🔗 kurzlinks.de/roi8 #Biology #Bioinformatics #MolecularGenetics
Job alert text with logo of University of Freiburg.
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Leon-Samuel Icking @lsi.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Imagine being him
Picture of Günther the dachshund sunbathing on the balcony
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Leon-Samuel Icking @lsi.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Forgot to post the mandatory picture
Photo of Freiburg taken from "Lieblingswiese" close to Rosskopf
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 12/07/2026
Everyone gets fooled sometimes, but if you credulously post an image or video that people reply to tell you is fake/AI-generated and you leave it up anyway (because “it’s still funny” or whatever) you’re making the misinformation problem worse and will be blocked immediately.
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Leon-Samuel Icking @lsi.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Got some of the neuchâtelouse visiting Freiburg for the biology faculty day. I have the impression they liked it
Picture of Zsofia, Roxane, and Leon in front of the Martinstor in Freiburg
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Nick Desnoyer @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The SynBio team’s plasmid collection is one of the coolest aspects of @thesainsburylab.bsky.social What’s even cooler is their vision of sharing it with everyone and the partners who are helping make it happen 💪 🧬
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Nessa Carson @supersciencegrl.co.uk · 09/07/2026
Great summary of #SpudCell from @dereklowe.bsky.social. I had only read a secondary article (heavily based on the press release) on it, and despite the enormous hype inside could not figure out from that article whether it was even a top-down or bottom-up approach! www.science.org/content/blog...
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Behold the SpudCell
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Marieke Oudelaar @mariekeoudelaar.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
We are looking for someone to lead the new Facility for Protein Biochemistry & Biophysics at the MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg — please spread the word and apply if you are interested!
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Martin Pacesa @martinpacesa.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
We often talk about complex protein folds but what does that really mean? Turns out we don't have a good metric for it. So we made a game to make one! Head over to our website to vote on which fold you think is more complex and why! pacesalab.com/foldcomplexi...
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The 2026 United States of Science Challenge starts NOW! Each bubble represents classrooms we’ve matched with scientists this year. This a competition to fill bubbles with $10 donations to support @skypeascientist.bsky.social The first region to fill all bubbles wins. 👇🏻 givebutter.com/USS2026
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United States of Science 2026
By Skype a Scientist
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KleineVehnLab @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Few days left to apply!!!
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KleineVehnLab @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Apply until Friday!
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Felipe Opazo @opazo.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
New paper! 🚀 A high-affinity anti- #mNeonGreen #nanobody turns #mNG into a #multifunctional Tag. @nanotag.bsky.social decided to openly share the #nanobody for research use. Not common, but we strongly believe well-defined reagents are key for reproducible science. We hope you find it useful! 💚
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Brady Johnston @bradyajohnston.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The paper is out which means the MD trajectories are finally available! #MolecularNodes #b3d #GeometryNodes
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Leon-Samuel Icking @lsi.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Development of approaches and identifying limitations towards functional yeast surface display of FLS2 by Daniel R. Woldring and team: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Cool idea to make FLS2 assays quicker and fantastic honesty reporting that it does not work well yet. Kudos to the authors!
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Development of approaches and identifying limitations towards functional yeast surface display of FLS2
Pattern recognition receptors such as FLAGELLIN SENSING 2 (FLS2) are central to plant immunity and attractive targets for engineering broader detection of bacterial phytopathogens for application in p...
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Dave Palmer @davepalmerusask.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Chemistry professor switches jobs to one that comes with less criticism and a healthier attitude toward women in the profession
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Facundo Romani @fromani.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Glad to see Anna's final PhD paper as a pre-print. Marchantia as a bioproduction chassis not only for markers but also for useful proteins. #PlantScience #SynBio www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Marchantia polymorpha as a simple platform for plant-based production of functional nanobodies
Recombinant proteins have transformative potential in biomedicine, but their production is often costly and carries contamination risks. Plants offer an attractive alternative, with low growth costs a...
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Chenxin Li, PhD @chenxinli2.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Does anyone has long-reads genome for the Van-0 accession of Arabidopsis? Thanks
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Are cells worth having? Royal Society President Paul Nurse answers the hard questions youtu.be/7B4jko1VFP8?...
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Philomena Cunk vs Sir Paul Nurse
YouTube video by Philomena Cunk
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Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · 24/06/2026
Out Now! Phages tame plant pathogens #MicroSky
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Phages tame plant pathogens
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 23 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02395-3Predicting infection heterogeneity requires looking beyond the host. Phage–bacteria coevolution in tomato fields maintains diverse bacterial strategies and explains uneven disease occurrence across plant populations.
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Leon-Samuel Icking @lsi.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
It's over 😔
A smartphone screen shot showing the "you have been blocked website" on biorxiv
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Simon Hammann @simonhammann.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Absoluter Albtraum für Herrn Nagelsmann
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闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD @minyaaa.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
This spring I took over and redesigned the only Gen Ed on plants here #IB103. We walked through every core aspect of plant bio in lectures & labs, but also through art & design. I had a blast, the evaluations are rewarding (4.9/5), the redesign got an award from the college, and a little press too!
screenshots of the press coverage from the siebel center for design. The link to the article will be in the commenta pic of me yapping at the design center
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Thomas Ott @ottlab.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
A new documentary on scientific approaches to replace industrial nitrogen fertilizers is now online @artefr.bsky.social (only in DE/FR). Among them is our and @pierremarcdelaux.bsky.social's work @ensa-research.bsky.social further supported by @cibss.bsky.social. www.arte.tv/de/videos/11...
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Dünger der Zukunft: Die Stickstoff-Revolution - Die ganze Doku | ARTE
Ohne künstlichen Stickstoffdünger wären die hohen Erträge der industriellen Landwirtschaft undenkbar. Doch der intensive Einsatz schädigt das Klima. Weltweit wird nach klimafreundlichen Alternativen g...
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Leon-Samuel Icking @lsi.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Btw absolute criminal only one person ( @aroessling.bsky.social ) recognised the shirt from @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social at the #CellWall2026
A t-shirt showing genetically modified arabidopsis flowers arranged in a bouquet placed in an microcentrifuge tube as a vase
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KleineVehnLab @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Wonderful to hear! Congrats @chenluliu.bsky.social and @aroessling.bsky.social !!!
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Leon-Samuel Icking @lsi.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
@biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social quality remains phenomenal, unsurprisingly #CellWall2026
Ann-Kathrin won the 2nd best talkChenlu won the best poster
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Joachim Goedhart @joachimgoedhart.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
From Segmentation to Pipelines: AI-Assisted Bioimage Analysis with Python 21-24 September 2026, Erasmus MC Rotterdam (The Netherlands) Application deadline: 25 July 2026 More information & signing up: courses.microscopie.nl?event_id=527
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NL-BioImaging Advanced Image Analysis for Biologists 2026
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CIBSS – Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies @cibss.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
#JobAlert The @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social of @uni-freiburg.de invites applications for a Professorship (W3) for Plant Biotechnology. ❗Application Deadline: 10 July 2026 🔗https://kurzlinks.de/1iyt #SignalsOfLife #PlantScience #CIBSS
Poster announcing the search for a candidate for Full Professorship (W3) for Plant Biotechnology at the University of Freiburg.
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