James Saenz

This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered

💥 We have 3 positions open in my lab in Basel, Switzerland🇨🇭:
#nanopores #smFRET #biomolecular #dynamics #singleMolecules

We’re looking for talented & ambitious new colleagues enthusiastic about biomolecular dynamics & single-molecule tech.

Please share broadly, thank you!🤝

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Biosynthesis and bioactivity of anti-inflammatory triterpenoids in Calendula officinalis - Nature Communications Calendula, a plant used in traditional medicine for centuries, helps reduce inflammation. Here the authors identify natural compounds that are key to its anti-inflammatory activity, revealing how they...

Our story on the biosynthesis of anti-inflammatory triterpenes from pot marigold is published ☺️ We had a lot of fun working on this beautiful & interesting species. Well done team marigold! 🌼 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Head of the Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is Europe’s flagship life sciences organisation, and one of the world’s leading research institutions. An intergovernmental organisation of 29 Member S...

EMBL Cell Biology and Biophysics department is searching for a new director. A major position to lead this field in Europe and beyond.
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Yes it is 😋

We made it!

Pit stop for clam chowder and lobster rolls 🦞 with the Dresden #lipidtime crew en route to Waterville Valley, NH for the Molecular & Cell Biology of Lipids meeting! @nadlerlab.bsky.social @tcjea.bsky.social @anh-nhn.bsky.social

Pit stop for clam chowder and lobster rolls 🦞 with the Dresden #lipidtime crew en route to Waterville Valley, NH for the Molecular & Cell Biology of Lipids meeting!

I am seeking a postdoc for my group at UCLA. We work at the intersection of population genetics x microbiome (garud.eeb.ucla.edu). If interested, please message me!

Maker’s Knowledge Giambattista Vico's Design of Philosophy

I've become obsessed by the idea of "design" in all aspects of synthetic biology. How do we discover good bio-design? How will it make me feel? Does it even matter? This awesome post by iA is the first that resonates in terms of how we might get there... ia.net/topics/maker...

The Company of Biologists 100 logo to the left and QR code to the right. Portrait of Helena Jambor to the left, text to the right 100 extraordinary biologists Helena Jambor Helena Jambor has written many 'How to' posts on the Node, presented a FocalPlane features... webinar and authored Perspective articles for Journal of Cell Science. Helena is an Associate Professor at the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons, Switzerland, and is an advocate for accessibility and interpretability of image data. #100biologists #biologists100

This week, we are highlighting Helena Jambor, a prolific contributor to our community sites @the-node.bsky.social and
@focalplane.bsky.social, as an extraordinary biologist. #100biologists

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Color-coded conference schedule for MOM 2025, taking place online from July 16–18. Each day features sessions of scientific talks (on topics like RNA replication, photochemistry, coacervates, and origins of life), followed by “Meet the Speaker” breakout discussions and poster sessions. The schedule includes speaker names, affiliations, and time slots. A note at the bottom provides time zone info and explains the session format.

"Unbeing dead isn't being alive." – E. E. Cummings, as quoted by Jasna Brujic in her presentation today.
If you're still thinking about that, sign up for our online conference all about the molecular origins of life!

🔗 indico.physik.uni-muenchen.de/event/537/

#OriginOfLife #Science #Conference

I had the pleasure of working with R. palustris for most of my postdoc work. It quickly became (and might always be) my favorite microbe. 🦠

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Looking to get involved in peer review?

Check out the Fast & Fair initiative run by @biologyopen.bsky.social.

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#PeerReview #PaidWork #Journals #Academia #Research #Biology #BiologyOpen

No 😭 … ended up being a pretty tame evening…the conference wore us out 😅

Clearly I need to come back and spend more time…it’s a wonderful city

The expanding repertoire of ESCRT functions in cell biology and disease - Nature This Review examines recently gained insights into the roles of ESCRT complexes in viral infection, immunity, cancer and neurological disease.

The ESCRT complexes are a fascinating membrane cutting machine with roles in countless cell pathways, but they are also ubiquitous in disease and offer new opportunities as drug targets. See our new review with Alyssa Coyne, Marta Miączyńska, and Harald Stenmark at tinyurl.com/yex3trem

It’s my last night, but hints would be awesome 🤩

#BPSmembranecomplexity #Copenhagen was an amazing week of membrane biophysics…after the last session we capped it off with some local beer and a swim in the harbor.

More videos from the webinar series are available here: www.youtube.com/@build-a-cel...

And if you'd like to watch future presentations live, you can find more information here: www.buildacell.org/seminar

Chilling with Nils Bohr #BPSmembranecomplexity @kboltz-mann.bsky.social

We miss you 🍺

I am biassed, but this is super stuff about the barrier between us and the world. 😍

After a long day of awesome #BPSmembranecomplexity talks we found a playground 🛝 @kboltz-mann.bsky.social @leventallab.bsky.social @sciezgin.bsky.social

Awesome talk by @nadlerlab.bsky.social … #Dresdenlipidtime representing at #BPSmembranecomplexity!

YouTube video by Build-a-Cell Build-a-Cell seminar James Saenz: Harnessing minimal cells to understand the living membranes

How do lipids shape life? I explore this question in my recent talk for the Build-a-Cell 🦠 seminar series. Thanks to @kateadamala.bsky.social for hosting! Watch it here: youtu.be/JnF7hPCiSbI?...

Amazing first session at #BPSmembranecomplexity !! So much fantastic new science in studies of complex membranes.

Big thx to our sponsors for making this possible!!
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A porin-like protein used by bacterial predators defines a wider lipid-trapping superfamily Nature Communications - This study reveals that an outer membrane protein from the predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus forms a pentameric assembly that traps a lipid monolayer within. This allows...

Learning from bacterial predators on porin-like proteins that trap lipids at rdcu.be/euXWk! Amazing insights by Rebecca J. Parr & Andrew L. Lovering @unibirmingham.bsky.social, and @lalouxlab.bsky.social,‬ as well as all collaborators including Liz Sockett. #MicroSky #predatoryBacteria #porins

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