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"Regulation of cytoskeleton dynamics" lab, at Institut Jacques Monod. www.actindynamics.net

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Jean-Yves Tinevez @jytinevez.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We have a position open in our core facility in the @pasteur.fr . Please share it and / or apply! forum.image.sc/t/research-e...
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Research engineer in Bioimage Analysis. Institut Pasteur, Image Analysis Hub - 2026
Dear all Below is an announcement for a permanent position as a Research Engineer in the Institut Pasteur, Paris. There is a flyer attached at the bottom. We are looking ideally for a Bioimage An...
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Sophie G Martin @sophiemartinlab.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Happy to share our latest work showing that fungal cell fusion not only requires local cell wall digestion but also inhibition of cell wall repair! PAK-family kinases promote cell fusion irreversibility by preventing cell-wall repair doi.org/10.1016/j.cu... Led by @juliacoronasserna.bsky.social
Post-fusion pak2 mutant cells with narrow fusion pore blocked by a vacuole
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Jean Léon Maître @maitrejl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
📣Our department is hiring a new group leader!📣 Want to start your team in a vibrant scientific environment in the center of Paris? I was very lucky to do that 10 years ago, reach out if you have any question. Apply by December 18th: jpi-recruitment-curie-umr3215-u934.curie.fr
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Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · 30/09/2026
Abir Elfarkouchi, Arthur Vitard, @francoizochsenbein.bsky.social, @pconduit.bsky.social et al. reveal the first structural model for γ-TuRC CM1 domain autoinhibition, which prevents ectopic binding and activation of #microtubule-nucleating γ-tubulin ring complexes. rupress.org/jcb/article/...
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Diana Pinheiro @dianapinheiro.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you are in Paris, don’t miss Chloe’s talk 👇👇For all aficionados of mechanics, cell bio and developmental biology, her work has it all 🤩
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Michael Way @drmichaelway.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Arp2/3 iso-complexes strike again! Axonal actin ring assembly and maintenance involves different iso-complexes that change expression during neuronal maturation 🎉 Great collaboration with Ana Rita Costa & Monica Sousa @ i3S in Porto www.i3s.up.pt/research-gro... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Distinct Arp2/3 isocomplexes drive axonal actin ring assembly and integrity
The actin-related protein 2/3 (Arp2/3) complex is a central nucleator of branched actin filaments, essential for numerous cellular processes. Using superresolution imaging, we demonstrate that Arp2/3 ...
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Patrick Oakes @pwoakes.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
@myosincity.bsky.social and I are looking to hire a new postdoc this winter! Open to anyone broadly interested in studying how cells generate and interpret mechanical signals. Interested applicants can reach out to me and Jordan directly.
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sandraduharcourt.bsky.social @sandraduharcourt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Very happy to see our Nature Reviews Genetics article on programmed DNA elimination across eukaryotes out! A fantastic collective effort with an amazing group of colleagues, born from inspiring discussions at the Fondation des Treilles. rdcu.be/tmvKgsPZNhBa @laurarossevo.bsky.social
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Thibaut Brunet @thibautbrunet.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🚨 New preprint alert! 🚨 Choanoflagellates reorganize their global cytoskeletal architecture within seconds to explore confined microspaces. This is the main PhD work of the amazing @maitefreired.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... A tread 🧵⬇️
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Rapid repurposing of microvillar content drives a flagellate-to-amoeboid switch in the closest relative of animals
Animal cells extensively remodel their cytoskeleton during differentiation and can notably switch between two major motility modes: flagellum-based swimming and actin-based crawling. We previously sho...
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Benoit Ladoux @bladoux.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Happy to share our new study @ijmonod.bsky.social on how surface curvature shapes multicellular organization and function. How curvature controls tissue chirality, patterns distinct architectures, and influences myogenic differentiation? www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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@MEmilieTerret @memilieterret.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Great speakers, great science, great location = great meeting! EMBO workshop Forces across scale April 27-30, 2027 in Porto. meetings.embo.org/event/27-for...
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Forces across scales
This EMBO Workshop on Forces Across Scales will provide an integrative perspective on mechanobiology, a rapidly advancing field that examines how mechanical forces shape biological systems across mol…
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Matthias Krause @matthias-krause.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Postdoc position available - deadline in 2 weeks! Exciting 3-yr BBSRC project studying cell biology of Wnt signaling: advanced imaging, genome editing and embryology. Apply now! Join Matthias Krause and Karen Liu labs. @karenjliu.bsky.social @wntuk.bsky.social www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/155745-...
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Research and Innovation Associate | King's College London
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Institut Jacques Monod @ijmonod.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
📣Paris Cytoskeleton Day - Registrations are open! 📅 November, 24th 📍Institut Jacques Monod Abstract submission closes on 2 November Registration closes on 16 November 🔗 pcd2026.sciencesconf.org
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Paul & Virginie - Centriole Lab @centriolelab.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Very happy to see our Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology Roadmap out! A fantastic collective effort, led by Carsten Janke and Zdenek Lansky, together with an amazing group of colleagues, and sparked by inspiring discussions at the Fondation des Treilles. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Towards a systems-level view of the microtubule cytoskeleton and its functions in physiology and disease - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Microtubules are essential components of the cytoskeleton, yet important links between their molecular properties and organismal functions remain unresolved. In this Roadmap, Janke et al. discuss key ...
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Benoit Ladoux @bladoux.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Happy to share our new paper @natcomms.nature.com on the role of active nematics on myoblast fusion and myotube growth! www.nature.com/articles/s41... Amazinf work from @dubey837.bsky.social, @yoannletoquin.bsky.social and Aleksandra Ardaševa!
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Triangle Cytoskeleton Meeting @tricytomeet.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Final call for early registration! 📢 The 2026 Triangle Cytoskeleton Meeting is coming up on September 21st. 🧬 Early Registration ($80): Ends Aug 24th 🧬 Late Registration ($100): Ends Sept 14th Sign up now to lock in your spot. Visit our website for more info trianglecytoskeleton.com
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Jerry C @xianglejerry.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Here's my PhD work on the assembly of different focal adhesions-associated #actin filament populations by specific actin polymerases, formin vs. VASP! Check out how we exploited the #mitochondria to address the decade-old problem about formin-tropomyosin! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Jerry C @xianglejerry.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Mitochondria is not just the powerhouse of the cell! It can be used as focal point to send my favorite protein (formins) to study its previously uncovered function! 😎
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Henry De Belly @henrydebelly.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
We are looking for new faculty members to join us in tackling fundamental questions about how living systems function in health and disease. Come be my colleague!
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Total Internal Reflection🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇦 @tirscienceblog.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🚨🚨🚨 #Editor Job alert! I’m not an editor, but if I decided to pursue career in scientific #publishing, then Company of Biologists is the organisation I’d most want to work for, & @jcellsci.bsky.social is the journal I’d want to work at 🤩 Details + link to job description in the link 👇
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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
We celebrated our 100-year anniversary in 2025. Check out our online timeline of key dates and milestones: www.biologists.com/100-years/ti...
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Institut Jacques Monod @ijmonod.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
✍️ The Guichet Lab published a new article 📖 mBio 📃 Fast and tortuous: extreme deformations and fast movements of the cell nucleus are driven by microtubules in the model fungus Podospora anserina 🔗 doi.org/10.1128/mbio...
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sandraduharcourt.bsky.social @sandraduharcourt.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Open position in our lab for a research engineer. The applicant must hold a PhD in life sciences and have demonstrable experience in molecular biology and biochemistry. For more info: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
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Portail Emploi CNRS - Job offer - Research Engineer (M/F), genome stability, Institut Jacques Monod, Paris, France
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Institut Jacques Monod @ijmonod.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
✍️ The @romet-jegou-lab.bsky.social published a new article 📖 @pnas.org 📃 Vimentin promotes actin assembly by stabilizing ATP-actin subunits at the barbed end 🔗 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Alfredo Sciortino @asciortino.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Well, now that my pipettes have been delivered, I guess I can announce that I am opening my own lab in Rome @UniRomaTre 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬🔬 funded by a FIS3 Starting Grant On active cytoskeleton stuff, of course !
A picture of me holding a micropipette
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Institut Jacques Monod @ijmonod.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
📢 Habilitation à diriger des recherches 📅 12 juin 📍 Institut Jacques Monod Hugo Wioland ( @hugowioland.bsky.social ) (équipe @romet-jegou-lab.bsky.social ) va défendre son Habilitation à Diriger des recherche : Actin biochemical and mechanical diversity ➡️ buff.ly/gY4fTUJ
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Institut Jacques Monod @ijmonod.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
📢 Institut Jacques Monod Seminar 📅 June 12th 📍 Institut Jacques Monod Invited by the @romet-jegou-lab.bsky.social Lab, @lblanchoin.bsky.social and @manuelthery.bsky.social will present the IJM seminar "The self-renewing cell: how actin networks are built, sized, and dismantled " ➡️ buff.ly/T8li591
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Institut Jacques Monod @ijmonod.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
📢 The next Cytoskeleton club meeting will take place tomorrow 📅 20 Mai 📍 Institut Jacques Monod ➡️ buff.ly/ZQwPfNL
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Institut Jacques Monod @ijmonod.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
#JobOffer 💼 Postdoc position 📍Institut Jacques Monod, @romet-jegou-lab.bsky.social Lab Find all the details about this offer🔗 www.ijm.fr/postdoc-posi...
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Alushin Lab @alushinlab.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Very pleased that after a rigorous (and lengthy) review process, our paper visualizing how myosin generated forces modulate actin filament structure for mechanosensitive recogntion by α-catenin has appeared in @nature.com : www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Myosin forces remodel F-actin for mechanosensitive protein recognition - Nature
Structural studies demonstrate that myosin generates forces that cause structural changes in actin, modulating cooperative binding by α-catenin and thus signal transduction and intercellular communica...
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The Rockefeller University @rockefeller.edu · 22/04/2026
How do cells convert mechanical information into a molecular process? The @alushinlab.bsky.social has captured the first snapshot of a mechanical signaling complex in action, findings in @nature.com that have implications for disorders related to myosin dysfunction. 🔗: bit.ly/41Kshjw
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Thibaut Brunet @thibautbrunet.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Had a lot of fun at the @embo.org cytoskeleton forum @sorbonne-universite.fr this week! As a bonus, got to discover the view from the tour de Jussieu (which is very nice, as from it, you don’t see the tour de Jussieu). Kudos to organizers @romet-jegou-lab.bsky.social @echardlab-pasteur.bsky.social
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social has a more than 100 year history of supporting science through its journals, meetings, and fellowships. Help lead it into its second century! pls share www.inspiredselection.com/jobs/jo00000...
Linked in post from Sarah Bray
The Company of Biologists (known for its 5 journals, Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology, Disease Models and Mechanisms, Biology Open, as well as its charitable activities) is looking to appoint a new CEO. An opportunity to guide the next chapter! More information here:
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IMPRS for Living Matter @imprs-lm.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Visualizing the sarcomere’s molecular architecture in its native state is crucial to understanding the structural changes behind cardiomyopathies. Join the Raunser Lab @raunser-lab.bsky.social @imprs-lm.bsky.social to explore heart cells in unprecedented detail using #cryo-electrontomography.
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Nat Clarke @natclarke.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I'm hiring! I have 2 open positions: 🔬 Postdoc 🧪 Research associate We study how animal multicellularity evolved by exploring the molecular logic of cell adhesion using cell biology, 'omics, and tool-building in non-model organisms. Come join us! Details and application links 👇 Please repost
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cytoskeletown @cytoskeletown.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
do I know anyone looking for a job to run a TIRF microscope facility for cytoskeleton lovers? This is a NYS funded position. apply here and share the word: nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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Daan Noordermeer lab @daannoordermeerlab.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
🚨🚨🚨 My institute, the @i2bcparissaclay.bsky.social in beautiful Gif-sur-Yvette and part of @univparissaclay.bsky.social, is recruiting group leaders! Announcement here: www.i2bc.paris-saclay.fr/join-i2bc/te... Open to early career scientist from anywhere or mid-career already in France. Please RB!
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Buzz Baum @buzzbaum.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Archaea hit prime time: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Archaea
How a discovery in the 1970s changed the theory of the origin of complex life on earth.
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GdR ImaBio 🔬 @gdrimabio.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The @gdraqv.bsky.social "Approches Quantitatives du Vivant" is organizing its annual conference, "AQV Days 2026". 🗓️ From the 11th to 13th May 📍 At the @cnrs.fr centre of Aussois (Savoie) 👉 registration, and other practical information : 🔗 aqv-days-2026.sciencesconf.org/%60 #AQVDays2026
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Institut Jacques Monod @ijmonod.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
📢 The next Cytoskeleton club will take place next week 📅 March 18 th 📍Institut Pierre Gilles de Gennes 🔗 buff.ly/mBUg1HQ
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Alushin Lab @alushinlab.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Very excited to share our latest preprint, where we visualize the impact of force on the catch bonding actin crosslinker α-actinin-4. Led by @tri-i.bsky.social MD-PhD student Alfred Chin, a great collaboration with Glen Hocky's lab. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Images of the protein α-actinin-4 binding actin filaments in weak and strong modes, derived from cryo-electron microscopy data. Force promotes a transition from the weak mode to the strong mode, strengthening the interaction.
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Stand Up For Science France @standupforscifr.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Un an après les mobilisations qui ont rassemblé des milliers de personnes, étudiantes et étudiants dans toute la France pour défendre la science comme bien commun, le combat continue. pour signer le texte : standupforscience.fr/tribune-2/#s... www.liberation.fr/idees-et-deb...
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Un an après Stand Up for Science, défendons l’université et les sciences, piliers de la démocratie
Le mouvement Stand Up for Science, issu de la mobilisation inédite des universitaires français en solidarité avec leurs homologues américains, rappelle que les campus français aussi sont malmenés par ...
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Barriga Lab @eliasbarrigalab.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Just sharing this here again! Drop a line if you looking for a long term lab tech job…!
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Marta Urbanska @martanska.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
🚨 #postdoc to be hired in the Paluch Lab 🚨 If you know anyone experienced with and, more importantly, excited about nanoscale architecture of #actincortex and super-res & electron #microscopy do encourage them to apply👇 Amazing colleagues, can only recommend 😉 www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
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matt-dejong.bsky.social @matt-dejong.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
First preprint of the @pollyfordyce.bsky.social and @dunnlab.bsky.social collaboration! We used high-throughput microfluidics for sequence-strength mapping at the single-molecule level. Our new tech allowed us to discover a fundamental nonequilibrium property of multivalent systems. 1/13
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Christopher Thomas @ovarylab.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
We are one of the potential host labs for a Lecturer position in Molecular Genetics & Genomics — please share, and get in touch for more info! 🧬📣
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Lukas Kalvoda @lukaskalvoda.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Actin directly interacts with vimentin intermediate filaments, enhancing both actin polymerization and nucleation! Fantastic experiments done by @lilianpaty.bsky.social with @romet-jegou-lab.bsky.social, now backed by our theory. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The presence of vimentin enhances fluorescence in pyrenil-actin assays at all times, implying an increased number of nucleated actin filaments.
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Sophie G Martin @sophiemartinlab.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
You are finishing your PhD and looking to continue in science? The Martin lab @biology-unige.bsky.social has an open postdoctoral position in cell biology to study cell-cell fusion. For more information, please consult mocel.unige.ch/research-gro.... Thanks for reposting!
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Contact/Job - Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology - UNIGE
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Alushin Lab @alushinlab.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Cytoskeleton enthusiasts: join us for the Cytoskeletal Motors GRC, July 12-17, 2026, in Portland Maine. Abstracts submitted by April 5 will be considered for short talks. Please apply! bit.ly/4cWxvzj
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2026 Cytoskeletal Motors Conference GRC
The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Cytoskeletal Motors will be held in Portland, Maine. Apply today to reserve your spot.
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Thibaut Brunet @thibautbrunet.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Final version @nature.com of our paper describing unconventional multicellular development in a choanoflagellate inhabiting an extreme environment. A ton of new data since the first @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social preprint (which we've kept updating). A brief 🧵 (carried over from the old place)
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