I taught Genetics again this year. We need to include discussion of the problematic history of our field, especially as the claims of eugenics are once again centered in our political discourse. Last year I wrote this piece, explaining my reasoning and approach π§ͺ 1/n
www.cell.com/trends/genet...
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Figure showing that Src kinase and membrane order contribute to stiffness-dependent EGFR activation.
Aneesa Shaikh, Maddy Parsons and colleagues investigate ligand- and integrin-independent mechano-sensitive EGFR activation in lung cancer cells.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
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If youβre at #CellBio2025, please do reach out if youβd like to find out more about publishing in @jcellsci.bsky.social
(and if youβre not, hereβs a list of reasons for why you should choose JCS:
journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/re...
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04.12.2025 17:10 β π 11 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0
I also used #RxivMaker by @henriqueslab.bsky.social to format our preprint
arxiv.org/abs/2508.00836
06.12.2025 06:52 β π 13 π 3 π¬ 0 π 2
Amazing π€©
05.12.2025 16:31 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#LivingArchitectures
We put cells and cytoskeleton filaments on the architecture of the musΓ©e d'Orsay.
www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/agenda/ev...
Scientists of the #CytoMorphoLab adapted their protocols to illustrate the questions that keep them awake at night.
-> Two shows on the 24th and 25th of January.
05.12.2025 16:11 β π 207 π 71 π¬ 13 π 8
πWe are thrilled to announce that the latest MorphoNet paper is officially published π ! Discover 5 varied use cases in which MorphoNet helps segment, curate, evaluate & validate complex 3D+t datasets, and much more π§βπ» ! Read at @elife.bsky.social : doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
03.12.2025 12:28 β π 25 π 13 π¬ 1 π 0
YouTube video by CellMorphoJSero
Introduction to CellProfiler - by a biologist, for biologists!
If you or your trainees are just getting started with image analysis of cells & are #CellProfiler -curious, here is a fairly thorough walk-through demo I did recently. Loading files, extracting metadata (fun with Regex!), identifying objects, measuring, filtering, QC, exporting:
youtu.be/fO5nJdhj_7I
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We can now properly credit to @swinburnelab.bsky.social π€© Welcome to Bluesky! π§ͺ
05.12.2025 07:54 β π 21 π 6 π¬ 1 π 0
Are you interested in cytoskeleton and looking for a postdoc position? I will be advertising positions in the new year but happy to chat in person if you are attending ASCB @ascbiology.bsky.social in Philadelphia. Just drop me a line.
04.12.2025 08:42 β π 33 π 33 π¬ 0 π 1
Do you enjoy exploring embeddings interactively as much as I do? Check out _embeddoor_! I recently vibe-coded it while watching too many Harry Potter movies π
Feedback welcome as more features will certainly come! github.com/haesleinhuep...
04.12.2025 17:51 β π 22 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Regulation of cell dynamics by rapid integrin transport through the biosynthetic pathway | Journal of Cell Biology | Rockefeller University Press
The study reveals that newly synthesized integrins can bypass the Golgi to be actively delivered to specific plasma membrane regions, where they enhance ce
We are very happy to share our latest work exploring the role of newly synthetized integrin-Ξ±5 using RUSH. We found that a subset goes to the PM via unconventional secretion! Big thanks to all involved! Read more at doi.org/10.1083/jcb.... @mathildemathieu.bsky.social @martina-lerche.bsky.social
04.12.2025 07:59 β π 27 π 12 π¬ 0 π 1
The EMBO Practical Course "Hack your microscope" in Oeiras, PT, 20β25 Apr 2026 aims to innovate, democratize advanced #imaging technologies and shape the future of open-source #microscopy β Apply now!
Deadline: 12 Dec
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-microscope
#EMBOmicroscope #EMBOevents π§ͺ
03.12.2025 16:15 β π 28 π 19 π¬ 0 π 3
ERC-Plus: jackpot science or missed chance to fix academia?
My reflections on ERC-Plus, Europeβs newest ultra-competitive research grant and what it tells us about the academic culture weβreβ¦
I just published: ERC-Plus: jackpot science or missed chance to fix academia?
My reflections on ERC-Plus, Europeβs newest ultra-competitive research grant and what it tells us about the academic culture weβre building.
medium.com/p/erc-plus-j...
03.12.2025 11:42 β π 100 π 63 π¬ 5 π 12
We mapped the whole human fallopian tube in 3D and at single-cell resolution via our CODA workflow.
More about this work here: biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
03.12.2025 02:24 β π 89 π 24 π¬ 7 π 1
JCS logo Cell Bio 2025 logo
Our Editors will be attending Cell Bio 2025
Feel free to reach out with any questions you might have about publishing in the journal or other activities from our not-for-profit publisher The Company of Biologists.
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Seema Grewal, Executive Editor, seema.grewal@biologists.com
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Amelia Glazier, Reviews Editor, amelia.glazier@biologists.com
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Our Editors will be attending #CellBio2025 @ascbiology.bsky.social @embo.org.
Reach out to @seemagrewal.bsky.social and Amelia Glazier to discuss JCS, @focalplane.bsky.social and our other @biologists.bsky.social initiatives.
03.12.2025 12:13 β π 22 π 18 π¬ 0 π 3
Interested in Zebrafish brain imaging? We released a 3D printed mold that's is super helpful for us. Check it out
Customizable FDM-based zebrafish embryo mold for live imaging
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Work by Marcela and Jaakko in the lab
27.11.2025 06:53 β π 65 π 24 π¬ 3 π 1
Today, our animation synthesizing decades of research on actin-mediated endocytosis in budding yeast was published:
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
The result of a fantastic Iwasa-Drubin lab collaboration.
@margotriggi.bsky.social @jiwasa.bsky.social
movie.biologists.com/video/10.124...
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Exciting new #Zebrafish research from the #WeinsteinLab, led by Jong Park!
βSpecialized gas-exchange endothelium of the zebrafish gillβ β
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Amazing to see red blood cells moving through the gills! Donβt forget to check out the supplemental movies ;-)
02.12.2025 22:48 β π 2232 π 328 π¬ 36 π 21
Ultrack on the cover of Nature Methods! Thanks @alexandredizeux.bsky.social for helping us with the beautiful cover art! π
01.12.2025 18:55 β π 41 π 7 π¬ 2 π 0
Highlights new fishy works from @desimonelab.bsky.social, @raible-lab.bsky.social, @cristinapujades.bsky.social, @wittbrodtlab.bsky.social, @james-gagnon.bsky.social, @kenposs.bsky.social, @thelovelylab.bsky.social, @streichan.bsky.social, @guijacquemet.bsky.social among others π₯π
02.12.2025 15:59 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Sadly nobody from Finland. Congratulations everyone.
02.12.2025 14:48 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Your periodic reminder that science is not done by a few selected "stars scientists". Science is done by hundred of thousands. Siloed money mean a few flashy discoveries and a lot of waste. Want to change things? Make funding accessible and stop funding calls with less than 2% success rate.
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Microscopy preprints β new tools and techniques in imaging - FocalPlane
Microscopy preprints β new tools and techniques in imaging - News
π’Our latest #preprint list is now up on FocalPlane
This week we highlight the latest tools and techniques in microscopy. Drop us a note if weβve missed a preprint that youβve enjoyed reading.
focalplane.biologists.com/2025/11/28/m...
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Special Issue
Imaging Cell Architecture and Dynamics
Guest Editors: Francesca Bottanelli and Giulia Zanetti
Deadline: 1 April 2026
Journal of Cell Science Call for papers logo
Image of a cell
We invite you to submit your latest research to our upcoming special issue - Imaging Cell Architecture and Dynamics. This issue will be coordinated by two Guest Editors: @franbottanelli.bsky.social & Giulia Zanetti, with our Editor @guijacquemet.bsky.social. journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/im...
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Award-winning home tank for all things zebrafish! Learn more about us and our Slack tankspace at our website: linktr.ee/zebrafishrock
Research group interested in leukocyte migration and chemotaxis,
PI Jonna Alanko
@turkubioscience.bsky.social
Website: https://bioscience.fi/research/immune-cell-navigation/
Doctorate Candidate at the Bottanelli lab? #FUBiochemistry ?
Plant Developmental Biologist, Professor at
University of Helsinki. Funded by #ERCCoG & #Treebio CoE
Website: https://t.co/oFteNQ3WuH
Light microscopist at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research π¨π | Biologist | Powered by black tea | (She/Her)
Group leader at University of Helsinki. Interested in diabetes, genetics, stem cells and developmental biology.
π¬ Animating the french community of #scientists and companies involved in #microscopy and #imaging for #biology
π http://imabio-cnrs.fr
#nanoscopy #cell_dynamics #biosensors #superresolution #confocal #fluorescence #endoscopy #photoacoustics
Interested in chromatin dynamics during mammalian development
Cellular Biologist, Microscopy, Image analysis, Geek, Dad
Molecular Microscopy and Spectroscopy Lab (https://vicidominilab.github.io) at the @iitalk.bsky.social.
"A #SPADarray detector in any laser-scanning microscope"
CEO at Exciting Instruments
Democratising Single Molecule Detection
PI - @craggs-lab
βA collision of Science and Religionβ
Lab Manager @universityofutah.bsky.social @UUNeurobiology | Molecular Mechanisms of Memory | wife and mom of 4 kiddos and a mad dog | views expressed are my own | Lo que escribo es mi opinion.
Doctoral researcher in Salmi Lab at the University of Turku
I am a Software Architect for AI Solutions, Python Fan, Microscopist Image Analyst and really like Skiing.
Science is like magic but real.
postdoc @westermarcklab.bsky.social⬠@turkubioscience.bsky.social⬠exploring #Epigenetic targets for #Cancer therapy
Tenure Track Fellow at the University of Liverpool. In my lab we study #redox heterogeneity in intracellular nanodomains, gene expression regulation and metabolism in yeast and cancer models. https://www.kritsiligkou.com
PhD student
Waterfowl appreciator π¦πͺΏπ¦’
Bioimage analysis π¬, Quantitative Biologyπ and Deep Learning π»
Trying to understand the diversity of bacterial cell size and its evolution
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he/him
PhD candidate in Cellular Architecture group at IGBMC #structural_biology #biophysics
#cryo_ET #FIB_SEM #CLEM
Assoc. Prof Scripps Research working on how non-biological exposures lead to autoimmunity.