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The Ramsey Lab @theramseylab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Are you interested in the past, present & future of Artificial Life (ALife) as a scientific field? 🚨 We are hosting an interdisciplinary minisymposium this December, so send us your work & come along! Please share widely! 🔗 hiw.kuleuven.be/clps/events/... #philsci #academicsky #evobio #AI #HPS
Promotional graphic for a mini-symposium titled “Life As It Could Be: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Artificial Life,” taking place 7–8 December 2026 at Aula Symbiosis, BioScience Center, KU Leuven. The text appears over a blue-and-orange honeycomb-like cellular pattern.
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
PhD and postdoc positions available in Spain The PhagoSynCell Project aims to create synthetic cells capable of performing a rudimentary form of artificial phagocytosis and to develop a new class of antimicrobials against antibiotic-resistant pathogens. edu.nl/bhnev edu.nl/gng7y
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Postdoctoral researcher position titled “Engineering of Novel Antimicrobial Phagocytic Vesicles” at the Quasi-Living Materials Research Group - Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia
PR-CR-E// Deadline: 30/10/2026
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Publication: Patterning of Artificial Cell Populations Via Laser Induced Forward Transfer for Controlled and Localized Cargo Uptake and Release edu.nl/qkpkq
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Patterning of Artificial Cell Populations Via Laser Induced Forward Transfer for Controlled and Localized Cargo Uptake and Release
Polypeptide-based complex coacervate artificial cells were prepared in situ within a viscoelastic matrix and adhered to the biomaterial ink, which was subsequently LIFT-printed. The artificial cells ...
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Stefan Borsley @stefanborsley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Nice to see our recent collaboration with the group of @giuliosflask.bsky.social featured on the cover of @jacs.acspublications.org ! Nice artwork by Willow Baxter to match the great work she did for the paper! Read the paper to see how we pump and harness gradients: pubs.acs.org/jacsat/artic...
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Timon Idema @timonidema.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Our new open-source MesoMem method for simulating membranes using a single-particle thick layer of oriented particles, developed by Pietro Sillano has just been published in Physical Review E journals.aps.org/pre/abstract....
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MesoMem: A mesoscale membrane model based on an additive potential
Bridging the gap between atomistic detail and continuum mechanics is a central challenge in modeling biological membranes, particularly for mesoscopic phenomena spanning large length and time scales. ...
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Max Planck Institute of Colloids & Interfaces (MPICI) @mpici.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Under a microscope, biomolecular condensates look like tiny droplets. But what exactly is inside them? 🧫 A new paper in Advanced Science presents a label-free approach combining Raman spectroscopy and spectral phasor analysis to map the chemical composition of biomolecular condensates in situ. ⬇️⬇️

The picture shows first author Elias Sabri looking through a microscope in the lab. Using Raman spectroscopy, the research team can see the composition of tiny condensate droplets. Credit: MPIKG
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Inspired by how the cells in our eyes react to light, researchers used light to control reactions in tiny vesicles This could help regulate processes in biomimetic systems and be applied in industry to support the production of biological compounds edu.nl/f8a6h #SynCell @rifaiegrahamlab.bsky.social
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Switch biomimetic systems on and off with visible light
Researchers have used visible light to control chemical reactions within nanometre-sized biomimetic systems.
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A PhD position is available in the Membrane Biology Lab in Thiruvananthapuram, India (Harsha Bajaj Lab) The group investigates how membranes, condensates and molecular interactions can be engineered to create new biomimetic systems. Application deadline: 15 October More info: edu.nl/q87e8
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PhD Position – Membrane Biology and Bottom-Up Biology - European Synthetic Cell Initiative
Application deadline: 15 October 2026Duration: Typically 3–5 years A PhD position is available in the Membrane Biology Lab at the CSIR-NIIST. The research group investigates how membranes, condensates...
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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We're delighted to announce Yuval Elani, Professor of Biochemical Technologies, @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, as our first keynote speaker for the forthcoming #EngBioForum on 12 November 2026. Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
PhD opportunity The Boekhoven Lab @boekhovenlab.bsky.social (TU Munich, Germany) is offering a PhD position in peptide and protein design. The project aims to design and engineer peptides and proteins that self-assemble into functional nanomachines, such as motors and pumps. edu.nl/fpxjm
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Openings PhD Position: Peptide/Protein Design for Synthetic Nanomachines We’re looking for a PhD student to join our lab at TUM to work at the interface of peptide chemistry and synthetic bio…
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 09/09/2026
We are hiring! Start at a #MaxPlanckInstitute with your own independent Max Planck Research Group. This position is equivalent to a W2 Professorship at a German university, or Associate Professor internationally. 🔗Apply until October 14th! www.mpg.de/career/max-p... #ScienceCareer #MPRG #TenureTrack
Call for independent Max Planck Research Groups
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ComeInCell @comeincell.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Lecture on Membrane Electrophysiology & MECA Technology by Ionera - Sept 15, 2026 | 16:00 – 18:00 CEST Session highlights: - Foundational Electrophysiology — Prof. Carlos Marques - MECA Arrays & Applications — Dr. Ekaterina Zaitseva 👇 Meeting link below: #ComeInCell #MSCA #HorizonEurope
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Drummond Lab @drummondlab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We are hiring! 🌟 Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago is searching for a tenure-track assistant professor. It's a broad search: we want great colleagues doing serious biological work at the molecular scale. Join us! apply.interfolio.com/191981 bcmb.uchicago.edu
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Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CSIC) @cib-csic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pre‑Registration Open for Master's in Synthetic Biology (#MISB, @csic.es-UIMP) – VI Edition (2026–28) 📢Second Call, last days: September 11 More info 🔗https://mastersynbio.csic.es/ Pre‑registration form 🔗https://www.uimp.es/postgrado/estudios/fichaestudio.php?plan=P04H&any=2026-27&verasi=N&lan=es
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Career opportunities! PhD position on the assembly of synthetic cells – interface soft matter/bioenergy Pessac, France edu.nl/hbqvj 6 Postdoctoral positions: join an ARIA-funded programme to generate new 2D programmable materials King's College London & the University of Bristol, UK edu.nl/m8kkf
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Recent scientific publications 1/3 Theory for Coexistence and Selection of Branched Actin Networks in a Shared and Finite Pool of Monomers edu.nl/fq994 Functional mapping and engineering of the Sec translocon unlocked by a cell-free system edu.nl/63wfj
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Link: imprs.mpikg.mpg.de
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ComeInCell @comeincell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
On September 14 at 16:00 CEST (Berlin time): lecture by Prof. Petra Schwille on “Dividing GUVs: solutions and challenges”. The first 1h of the lecture is open to the public, join us! 👇 Link to the meeting in the comments. #MSCA #HorizonEurope
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Olivier Borkowski @oborkowski.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Navigating regulatory fragmentation in the convergence of synthetic biology, artificial intelligence, and automation doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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Navigating regulatory fragmentation in the convergence of synthetic biology, artificial intelligence, and automation - Nature Communications
The convergence of synthetic biology, AI, and automation creates new challenges for regulatory frameworks. In this Perspective, the authors analyse national regulations and propose the SynBioxAI regul...
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Dimova Lab @dimovalab.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
🔬 PhD position: use patterned light to locally trigger division & endocytosis in synthetic cells (#GUVs)! Join Dimova & Santer labs via IMPRS-FMD @mpici.bsky.social & @unipotsdam.bsky.social MSc in (bio)physics/chemistry/soft matter needed Apply by Sep 15: imprs.mpikg.mpg.de/project-2603/
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Seraphine Wegner's group (University of Münster, Germany) is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to develop innovative strategies for integrating enzyme-embedded nanocompartments into polymer matrices. The research will be part of the Momentum project "Self-Degrading Microplastics” edu.nl/7wpm3
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Postdoctoral Research Associate (Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in, salary level E 13 TV-L)
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Recent scientific publication: Insertion–Ligation Reconstitution of Transmembrane Proteins for Functional Interfaces in Synthetic Cells The authors present a modular method for reconstituting single-pass transmembrane proteins in cell-mimicking systems. edu.nl/vp79v @brianbelardi.bsky.social
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Insertion–Ligation Reconstitution of Transmembrane Proteins for Functional Interfaces in Synthetic Cells
Abstract. In living cells, transmembrane (TM) proteins transduce extracellular cues across a lipid bilayer, a structure that is otherwise impermeable to hi
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
More career opportunities: Postdoctoral Researcher in Biofilms and Antimicrobial Resistance The Quasi-Living Materials Research Group, Barcelona, Spain edu.nl/7vnpe PhD position on 3D Printed Synthetic Cells for Chemical Communication The Walther Lab, University of Mainz, Germany edu.nl/xdmkv
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Postdoctoral position at the Quasi-Living Materials Research Group - Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia
PR-CR // Deadline: 06/09/2026
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Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I am recruiting a Research Associate for an exciting ARIA-funded project on #motile #vesicle #engineering. Please read the full job description before applying Please repost/share with your network! www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-... @imperiallifesci.bsky.social @imperialsci.bsky.social
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Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Join us as a #PhD #Researcher or #Postdoc to answer bold questions on our new #ERC Advanced Grant: Protoecologies between Artificial Cells and Mammalian Cells. #ArtificialCells #SyntheticCells #SyntheticBiology #Biomaterials #DNANanotechnology #biomaterials #cellbiology #SystemsChemistry
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Recent scientific publications 1/4 A programmable DNA origami nanosyringe for directed membrane translocation edu.nl/nvkkr Automated synthetic cell-based screening for designed proteins with emergent functions edu.nl/acv8f Chemically Fueled Systems Chemistry Across Length Scales edu.nl/cbfhp
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Max Planck School Matter to Life @mattertolife.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🔊 Paper Alert 🗞️ from the group of MtL Fellow @kgoepfrich.bsky.social A Kiss from a Loop! 🌹 These alpha kissing loops greatly expand the repertoire of RNA architectural motifs available for programmable, sequence-defined nanostructure assembly. pubs.acs.org/ancac3/artic...
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Programmable Edge-to-Edge Assembly of RNA Nanostructures
Abstract. Building complex RNA nanostructures requires precise molecular connectors for controlled self-assembly. Existing connectors, such as kissing loop
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Job Boekhoven @boekhovenlab.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
1/ Nature builds astonishing things by burning fuel — muscles contract, cells divide, materials heal — and never settles into equilibrium while doing it. Our field has spent a decade building synthetic versions of this. New review 🧵
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Chemically Fueled Systems Chemistry Across Length Scales
Chemically fueled reaction cycles regulate processes through single and multiple catalytic sites on the molecular and assembly scale. This gives rise to unique kinetically controlled properties/funct...
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Zwicker Group @zwickergroup.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Our "Roadmap for Condensates in Cell Biology" (doi.org/10.1103/3b2k...) has finally been published PRX Life! 🎉 This forward-looking article summarizes amazing discussions of an interdisciplinary group of scientists at @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social last year.
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 01/08/2026
Japan has now joined Horizon Europe. Japan’s researchers can now partner with teams across the EU. Together, we will advance global research in health, digital technologies, and climate neutrality ↓ link.europa.eu/YP7MtB
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@KayTrue (Sarah L. Keller) @kaytrue.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Free seminar (just register) from the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social on chemical & biophysical principles of how membranes interact with molecules around them, featuring Janice Robertson, Luca Monticelli, and @dimovalab.bsky.social. 8am for us West Coast researchers
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Cees Dekker @ceesdekker.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Come join our #CDlab! We have various open positions for PhD students or postdocs, see ceesdekkerlab.nl/come-join-us/ Particularly, I search a PhD student for protein sequencing with nanopores (keywords: nanopores, DNA origami, peptide/protein sequencing) Apply! RT=👍
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Come join us - Cees Dekker Lab
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
One postdoctoral opportunity within the Elani Lab - Imperial College - UK The group is hiring a postdoc to work on an ARIA-funded project to engineer new ways of reprogramming mitochondria using bacteriophages. More info: edu.nl/kvyjr
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
2 postdoctoral opportunities within the Huck Group -Netherlands They are part of the European PROPEL consortium, which aims to develop an "integrated, cost-efficient, and scalable pipeline for the production of protein-based materials and biocatalysts using synthetic cells" More info: edu.nl/bwabr
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PROPEL: Protein production in fully sustainable syncells for biomaterials manufacturing and waste upcycling - IMDEA ENERGÍA | Wilhelm Huck
***Job alert: vacancies for two postdoctoral researchers*** These positions are part of a European consortium PROPEL which aims to revolutionize sustainable bio-manufacturing through the creation of t...
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Scientific publication The authors present a minimal platform that can reproduce the key features of biological morphogenesis through reversible shape morphing and topology transitions This system involves only oil droplets immersed in a solvent and an amphiphilic triblock copolymer edu.nl/kgcnc
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Morphogenic colloids - Nature Communications
Morphogenesis is a dynamic process central to life, in which structure and compartmentalization arise to produce functional architectures but replicating such transformations synthetically remains cha...
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Scientific publication Navigating Lipid Nanostructure Design Space Through Continuous Microfluidic Automation The authors described and characterised an automated microfluidic platform for rapid screening of lipid nanoparticles. edu.nl/nuedv
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Navigating Lipid Nanostructure Design Space Through Continuous Microfluidic Automation
LipidXplorer is a novel microfluidic platform which enables rapid navigation of lipid particle design space for high-resolution phase mapping, lipid nanoparticle optimization, membrane biophysics, an....
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Career opportunity in Germany SynthImmune, together with the Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH) and the Faculty of Biosciences are looking for a Junior Group‑Leader to head a new research group in Bottom‑Up Synthetic Biology. edu.nl/jkkay #SynCell #SyntheticCell
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Junior Research Group Leader in “Bottom-Up Synthetic Biology” (f/m/d) - SynthImmune
The Cluster of Excellence SynthImmune, the Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), and the Faculty of Biosciences invite applications
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Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CSIC) @cib-csic.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Pre‑Registration Open for Master's in Synthetic Biology (#MISB, @csic.es-UIMP) – VI Edition (2026–2028) Second Call: until September 11 More info 🔗https://mastersynbio.csic.es/ Pre‑registration form 🔗https://www.uimp.es/postgrado/estudios/fichaestudio.php?plan=P04H&any=2026-27&verasi=N&lan=es
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ComeInCell @comeincell.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
☀️ #ComeInCell Interdisciplinary Lecture Series is taking a short summer break. We're back on September 14 at 16:00 CET: "Membrane Models" block lecture by Prof. Petra Schwille. All recordings are uploaded to our YouTube channel. More details in the comments 👇 #HorizonEurope #MSCA
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Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CSIC) @cib-csic.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
SYNMAC (CSIC Hub in Engineering Synthetic Biological Matter) is a multidisciplinary strategic initiative in research, advanced training, and innovation funded by @csic.es under the 2025 CONEXIONES-CSIC. Our researcher, German Rivas, coordinates the project together with Irene Otero-Muras (I2sys2bio)
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Cees Dekker @ceesdekker.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Here's recording of a zoom talk on synthetic cells and our research towards that, that I gave yesterday in the 'Build-a-Cell' online seminars: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPOC...
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Build-a-Cell seminar Cees Dekker: EVOLF bottom up approach to building synthetic cell & our research
Build-a-Cell seminar presented by Cees Dekker from Delft University of Technology EVOLF: a bottom up approach to building a synthetic cell, and our recent research therein This is recording of live…
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Career opportunity at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France They are looking for an experienced researcher with a strong background in synthetic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, chemical biology, and who can take a leadership role in chemistry applied to the life sciences and health
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
New scientific publication in PNAS: "Improving cell-free metabolism through direct integration of artificial respiratory chains" The researchers built tailored artificial respiratory chains from the bottom up, designed to mimic and enhance the properties of cellular respiration. edu.nl/dww3x
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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Cees Dekker @ceesdekker.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Latest #CDlab paper: a review entitled 'Devising a divisome for synthetic cells' in Nature Reviews Chemistry www.nature.com/articles/s41... Here, 1st authors Joris Dommisse and Rafael Lira review current strategies to mimic division: symmetry breaking, constriction and abscission. Enjoy the read!
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Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Soon there will be a Postdoctoral position available in the group at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social to work on creating #motile #synthetic #vesicles for intracellular delivery. Expertise in #SoftMatter and delivery systems are required. Feel free to get in touch or share this post.
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
New scientific publication: In this study, the authors sought to demonstrate that "liquid-liquid phase separation provides a route for the hierarchical organization of components within specific modules in protocell models, while simultaneously enabling tuneable functionalities” edu.nl/4vy4x
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Michael Booth @drmikebooth.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Our review paper on Membrane-Associated Biomolecules for Synthetic Cell Signalling has just been published in #ChemBioChem! Led by Chelsea + Bingkun @uclchemistry.bsky.social, @sigsyncell.bsky.social, @chemistryeurope.bsky.social #chemsky 🧪 chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Membrane‐Associated Biomolecules for Synthetic Cell Signalling
Membrane-associated proteins and nucleic acids are transforming synthetic cell communication, unlocking applications in biosensing, therapeutics, and tissue engineering. This review explores how thes....
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Max Planck School Matter to Life @mattertolife.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Missed our last lecture? Watch it on YouTube: youtu.be/JfkqxXPAkuY
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Synthetic cell-based artificial tissues to study T cell activation
YouTube video by Max Planck School Matter to Life
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Pedro Beltrao @pedrobeltrao.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
My department @eth-dbiol.bsky.social at ETH Zurich is hiring for a tenured professor in mol cell bio and biochemistry (associate/full). The position is within the Institute of Biochemistry (www.bc.biol.ethz.ch) and it is fairly open within their scope of research. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Professor of Molecular Cell Biology and Biochemistry - Zurich, Switzerland job with ETH Zurich | 12861386
The Department of Biology at ETH Zurich invites applications for the above-mentioned tenured professorship at the Institute of Biochemistry
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Check out our latest article, in which we present recent work by Naresh Yandrapalli, Tom Robinson, Reinhard Lipowsky and Tina Seemann on the production of asymmetric membranes (published in Nature Communications) edu.nl/7degt #SyntheticCell #SynCell
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