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Giovanni D’Angelo @giodang.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#lipidtime: It's a lipid universe. Today in Nature we publish the Lipid Brain Atlas, the first map of membrane lipid composition across the entire mouse brain, a layer of organisation that cell-type and transcript maps had left out. #lipidomics #neuroscience #BrainAtlas

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Niek van Hilten @nvhilten.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

New #lipidtime paper out in @biophysj.bsky.social! 🚨 We built "pseudoproteins" of different lengths to investigate protein-induced lipid sorting based on tail unsaturation. TLDR: - Unsaturated lipids ❤️ short proteins - Saturated lipids ❤️ long proteins (but not always) doi.org/10.1016/j.bp...

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COINTREAUPRO @strings.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

So… they’re working

Atlanta says these bike barriers are protecting cyclists. Drivers keep crashing into them.
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Niek van Hilten @nvhilten.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

How exciting to get an email that starts with "We are pleased to inform you that..."!!! 🥳 I am grateful to receive two years of research funding from the American Heart Association to unravel the intricacies of phospholipid scrambling by TMEM16F that plays an important role in blood clotting.🩸

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André Nadler @nadlerlab.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Lipids build the membranes of all cells, but identifying their precise functions is extremely challenging. Here’s our attempt to change that: How to find and understand lipid-protein interactions, by Katelyn Cook & company. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Niek van Hilten @nvhilten.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

"I heard you like AI. So I applied an AI to rewrite my AI-generated manuscript about my new AI model to make it sounds less AI." 🤦

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Niek van Hilten @nvhilten.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Had the privilege to attend the 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings this week. So grateful for UC sending me 🙏🏼 Met so many inspiring people, young scientist and Nobel laureates alike! Danke Danke Danke #LINO75

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Markus Deserno @markusdeserno.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

📣 Hear! Hear! 🦋 Behold this Bluetorial on a cool paper written with my PhD student Nathaniel Wesnak 🧪 If you want to dive into the rabbit hole of lipid flop-flop and its description as a stochastic process—here’s your TEASER TRAILER on some flippin’ awesome work: doi.org/10.1063/5.03... 1/26

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Stochastic process description of lipid flip-flop

Since lipid bilayers are self-assembled macroscopic aggregates, their constituent lipid molecules can spontaneously transition between the two leaflets. This so

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Niek van Hilten @nvhilten.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Cool paper alert 🚨! Congrats @olzmannlab.bsky.social! Proud to have made a small contribution to this. One of the prettiest membrane-protein structures I have simulated ☺️

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Niek van Hilten @nvhilten.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Poster is up! Come chat at poster B198 if you wanna learn about MD simulations of TMEM16 lipid scramblases 🤓 #bps2026

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Niek van Hilten @nvhilten.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Aptly decorated floor at the Membrane Structure and Function subgroup session ❤️ #bps2026

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Niek van Hilten @nvhilten.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

As a martini simulator, lipid enthusiast, and map nerd, I absolutely love this one! 🌎

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Yamuna Krishnan @krishnanyamuna.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Organelles do NOT have a single uniform pH. And if you think they must, because “protons diffuse fast,” this paper is for you. A thread on why that assumption is wrong; and what we found instead. 🧵 1/n

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Vanni Lab at UNIFR, Switzerland @labvanni.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Thanks to @snsf.ch, we are hiring two PhD students to investigate frontier topics in lipid biology using a combination of MD simulations and experiments. Preferred starting date: ASAP. Fribourg - and Switzerland - are quite nice, for both work and private life! Please spread the word!

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Niek van Hilten @nvhilten.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Now published as a "version of record" at @elife.bsky.social elifesciences.org/articles/105...

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André Nadler @nadlerlab.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Out today in @nature.com: Together with the Honigmann, Shevchenko, Drobot and Hof labs, we present a general workflow for imaging the localization and transport of individual lipids in cells and mapping their metabolism. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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André Nadler @nadlerlab.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Are lipids actively sorted during clathrin mediated endocytosis like proteins? @mathilda95.bsky.social addresses this key open question together with our collaborators from the Honigmann and Modes labs using a new Lipid-STED workflow. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Niek van Hilten @nvhilten.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Wrapped up #BPS2025 with a scenic bike ride to Griffith observatory. This week was a blast! See you next year in SF 🌁 @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social

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Niek van Hilten @nvhilten.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

So much cool science at #bps2025! I’ll present my work on designing lipid scramblases tomorrow at 11 am.

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Niek van Hilten @nvhilten.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

✅ Arrived in #LA ✅ Funded 20 bicycles for World Bicycle Relief Now refocus on some awesome science at #bps2025 @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social I will keep the fundraiser open for another week, so donations are still welcome 🙏🏼

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Niek van Hilten @nvhilten.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Day 4 ✅ Tough day of riding in the rain. Happy to take a rest day tomorrow. #santabarbara has awesome #bike infrastructure! Donations 🙏🏼 www.powerofbicycles.org/fundraisers/niekvanhilten

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Niek van Hilten @nvhilten.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Day 3 ✅ Making the most of the sunny weather. Getting closer to LA and #bps2025! Donations 🙏🏼: www.powerofbicycles.org/fundraisers/...

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Niek van Hilten @nvhilten.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Day 2 ✅ Getting closer to #bps2025 with every pedal stroke. Donations to World Bicycle Relief ➡️ www.powerofbicycles.org/fundraisers/...

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Niek van Hilten @nvhilten.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

On my way to #bps2025 @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social I’m biking from SF to LA to promote low-emission transportation and raise money for World Bicycle Relief. Donations: 🙏🏼 www.powerofbicycles.org/fundraisers/niekvanhilten

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Niek van Hilten @nvhilten.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Our paper is now out in @elife.bsky.social! We performed @cg-martini.bsky.social MD simulations to capture >700 lipid scrambling events in 27 TMEM16 structures to systematically study their lipid scrambling rates and mechanisms. 📃 doi.org/10.7554/eLife.105111.1

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Niek van Hilten @nvhilten.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

From 9 to 14 February 2025, I embark on a 550 mile (900 km) bike adventure from San Francisco to Los Angeles to attend the annual BPS meeting @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social. On this trip, I strive to (1) raise money for World Bicycle Relief, and (2), to promote low-emission travel. A thread 🧵:

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