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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Wir freuen uns sehr über die Förderung und auf die Umsetzung unseres immunologischen Escape-Game-Projekts! 🥳🧩

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Wissenschaft im Dialog @w-i-d.de · 05/03/2026

Die Gewinner*innen des Hochschulwettbewerbs 2026 stehen fest! Sie erhalten je 10.000 Euro zur Umsetzung ihrer Projekte. Die Teams bringen aktuelle medizinische Forschung in den Dialog mit Bürger*innen. Alle Infos zu den preisgekrönten Projekten unter: wissenschaft-im-dialog.de/projekte/hoc...

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Have you ever wondered how a #scicomm enthusiast from Italy might explain the #circadian transcription–translation feedback loop to non-chronobiologists (in German)? 🤌🍝 Highly likely not, and rightly so. But if I’ve managed to make you a little curious, check out the Science Slam below 👇

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Science Slam @scienceslam.de · 20/02/2026

Interessante Forschungsthemen, tolle Wissenschaftler:innen und ein volles Uebel & Gefährlich, was will man mehr? Danke an das fantastische Publikum, unsere bezaubernde Moderatorin Insina und das tolle Team vom Uebel & Gefährlich! Wir freuen uns auf das nächste Mal im Uebel & Gefährlich am 24.03.2026

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

I know this might come from a privileged place: I love drawing, and not everyone has an iPad or skills/time to create custom illustrations for a scicomm talk. But one of the best things about science slams was seeing the wildly creative workarounds: perfectly timed memes, chaotic collages…

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Very unpopular opinion: I’ve presented at a couple of science slams recently, and I’ve noticed more and more slammys heavily relying on AI-generated images. It always makes me cringe a little :(

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Although my Inktober dreams flopped, I’m happy to recommend you some scientists who were far more consistent and created amazing art 👇 @elliejameson.bsky.social makes incredible bacteria and phage illustrations 🦠 @irinabezsonova.bsky.social brilliantly reinvented props for protein-themed drawings 💪🏻

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

While several studies show reindeer lose circadian rhythms in behaviour and sleep during the polar winter, a study from last year suggests their metabolic rhythms are preserved, as separating competing metabolic processes helps save energy when food is scarce 🍽️ 🔗 www.cell.com/current-biol...

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Uncoupling of behavioral and metabolic 24-h rhythms in reindeer

Meier et al. report a seasonal uncoupling of metabolic and behavioral 24-h rhythms, with high metabolic rhythmicity in winter and spring. Together with reduced rhythmicity in summer and fall, this sea...

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

This drawing ties into both prompts for #day5, #deer, and #day19, #arctic. It’s a cute take on how animals in polar regions, like Arctic reindeers, lose some of their circadian rhythms when the day/night cycle disappears in summer or winter 🦌

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

October has long gone, along with my unrealistic dream of doing a #circadian -themed drawing every day for #Inktober 🖋️ I did manage to finish one drawing though, and since also small achievements are worth celebrating, I thought I’d share it ✍️

Ink cartoon of a tired reindeer holding a coffee mug. The drawing is black and white, except for the red nose.

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

What about luciferase for the firefly prompt?

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

And don’t forget to check out the @berlinscienceweek.bsky.social programme 📆 So many great events coming up, including more talks from @berlin-soapbox.bsky.social on 9.10 🧑‍🔬 👉 berlinscienceweek.com/programme #BerlinScienceWeek25 #scicomm #science #WomenInSTEM #PrideInSTEM #circadian #chronobiology

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Online Programme | Berlin Science Week

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Curious what happens when you throw off a cell’s groove? Or which props you can use to talk about circadian rhythms (spoiler: not just a 🕒)? Or whether you got the reference in the title right? 👑🦙 Then join us this Saturday, 12-2 pm, at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin @mfnberlin.bsky.social 🧑‍🔬

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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell @kurzgesagt.org · 07/10/2025

AI-generated content is flooding the internet, and we're entering a new era of information overload. Watch our latest video to find out how AI slop affects the internet and why kurzgesagt videos will always remain human-made: kgs.link/AISlop

In the middle, there is an AI-generated picture of a duck. Below it, there is a human-illustrated Duck, looking at the other duck in shock, and saying "Wtf is this?"

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Irina Bezsonova @irinabezsonova.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

This October I’m drawing one molecule a day inspired by proteins in pdb @rcsbpdb.bsky.social Day 2/31 Prompt WEAVE N-terminal domain of a Fibrion - a building block of silk fiber produced by silkworms. Pdb: 3UA0 Next prompt is CROWN and I would love your suggestions!

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Irina Bezsonova @irinabezsonova.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

This October I’m drawing one molecule a day inspired by proteins @rcsb.bsky.social Day 1/31 Prompt MUSTACHE Pdb 2QZI Let’s start with something fun: Mr. Potato head’s ‘stache is made of Androgen Receptor that binds testosterone and helps maintain his male phenotype Next prompt: WEAVE suggestions?

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Thanks Lena! I am delight-ochondria to hear that 😍 (though this last pun is a bit of a stretch 😂)

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

That’s all the #mito news for today! And what better way to wrap up a mitochondria dump than with a mito-drawing I made a while ago? Did you catch all the references? Do you have a favorite mito? For now, I’ll just say: good nightochondria 😴 #mitochondria #blueskyart #scicomm #WissKomm #scienceart

A cartoon illustration featuring many mitochondria characters, each paired with a pun ending in “-ochondria.” Examples include “fight-ochondria” (two mitochondria boxing), “spy-ochondria” (in disguise with a trench coat) and “night-ochondria” (under the moon and stars).

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

After first seeing the image, I could not help but see a flower, so I shaped the cover art around one. In this version of #vangogh ’s sunflowers, the yellow petals represent healthy mitochondria around a stiff nucleus, while red petals show stressed mitos pressing against a softened nucleus 🌻

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Even cooler: mitochondrial stress also softens the nucleus. You can see it in the image below: on the right, the blue nucleus in cells lacking 𝘊𝘭𝘱𝘱 is dimpled by multiple red mitochondria 🔬

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

When 𝘊𝘭𝘱𝘱, a key mitochondrial quality-control gene, is knocked out, mitochondria become stressed and send signals to the nucleus via the metabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG). Signalling by 2-HG nudges the cell to build bigger #lipid droplets, whitening the BAT ⚪

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Harshita's paper broadens our understanding of how damaged #mitochondria make brown adipose tissue (BAT) “whiten,” a process observed in conditions such as obesity and aging 🧓🏽

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Remember Harshita from the previous thread? She’s not just my science-slam buddy. She’s also the first author of a recent paper I tried to design the cover art for. The cover didn’t get accepted, but it may deserve a spot in #blueskyart 🎨 More in the thread below 👇

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I’m really cringing rewatching the video, but I’ll share it anyway. Not just for your Schadenfreude, but also for feedback: what messages stand out? Anything we could’ve communicated better in 10 minutes? 🔗 youtu.be/-FFBiwrFrwg #scienceslam #science #Forschung #Wissenschaft #Wisskomm #slam #mito

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Mitochondria | Science Slam mit Harshita Kaul & Roberta Colapietro

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I stress 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘸 because preparing for this slam pushed me to finally read 'Power, Sex, Suicide' by Nick Lane. That book made me realize how the origin of mitochondria is way more complex than simply “one bacterium swallowing another.” Highly recommend ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Cover of the book "Power, Sex, Suicide" by Nick Lane.

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

First #mito -related news of the day: the video of my latest #scienceslam is out! I did it with my former lab neighbour Harshita. We tried to introduce the audience to the mitochondrial theory of aging by acting as two bacteria that 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘸 came together to form a eukaryotic cell 👯

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

⚠️ Mitochondria dump today ⚠️ Over the past month I’ve received some mito-related news. Since I haven’t shared them yet on Blue̶̶n̶̶a̶̶t̶̶i̶̶v̶̶e̶sky (#academicdadjoke), brace yourself for some mitochondria content today 🔜

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Penne Amiche della Scienza @penneamiche.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

🎉 Iscrizioni aperte! Sei una persona che fa ricerca e ti piacerebbe incontrare studenti e studentesse in tutta Italia? È il momento giusto: sono aperte le iscrizioni al progetto Penne 2025/26! 📩 Come? Compila il form qui 👉 forms.gle/tAWtfxmcJptf... Unisciti a noi!

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Ich hab den Link meinen Freunden in Köln weitergeleitet 🤩 ein paar haben gefragt, ob du das in Zukunft auch auf Englisch machst 🥹

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Lisa Buchauer @libuchauer.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

We are currently recruiting a bioinformatics/computational biology postdoc to join the infrastructure project of a newly funded large research consortium (SFB-TRR) on Circadian Medicine between Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Universität zu Lübeck ⌚ ⏰ ⏱️ 🕰️ !

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

And the absolute winner 👑 First 3 words that come to your mind when you think about a scientist? Evolutionary - chemist - SECURE JOB (We should tell this child the truth…)

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

First 3 words that come to your mind when you think about a scientist? Happy - angry - intelligent (That emotional arc? 🤩🤬 Very real) Good - ugly - funny (Who needs beauty as long as you are good and funny?)

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

First 3 words that come to your mind when you think about science? Experiment - does not work - works (Flawless summary of the scientific process. Not sure about the last one though.)

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Complete the sentence “If I were a scientist…” “…I would go on holiday” (Relatable 🏖️)

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Just went through the forms that the kids filled out before our science workshop last Saturday. Had to share some of their gems 👇🏻

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Big thanks to @taniodraws.bsky.social, Marta, Elena, Camilla, Eleonora and Stefan for bringing their experiments to the workshop, and also to Michael and Elisa for coming to support us 💪 If you’re an Italian-speaking scientist in Germany and would like to get involved, feel free to reach out 📩

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

We did it! The very first Native Scientist workshop for Italian kids in Cologne was a success 🇮🇹 41 Italian-speaking children explored the wonders of science through hands-on experiments in their heritage language 🧑‍🔬

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Also, thanks to Victor and @markmzr.bsky.social for making the photo with the winning poster possible! Truly unlocked a new level of being (literally) supportive lab mates 💪

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Big thanks to @itaiyanai.bsky.social for his Night Science Workshop 🌓 so much food for thought packed into just one hour! It’s super refreshing to see scientists step back and reflect on how we actually do science, especially the creative side of it

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Roberta Colapietro @robertacolapie.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Been silently lurking here for a while 😶‍🌫️ so I figured it’s time to say something. And what better moment than the start of a new adventure in Berlin? And what better way to start an adventure than with the ISCO conference? Excited for everything scRNA-seq ahead with @libuchauer.bsky.social and team!

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