European Synthetic Cell Initiative

📢New on our blog!
#ListerFellow Yuval Elani at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social on programmable synthetic cells that respond to heat, magnetism and more... Great potential for biomedicine.

🤔Where could synthetic cells make the biggest difference?

lister-institute.org.uk/in-conversat...

Granzyme B-mimetic nanozyme for nanovesicle targeted anticancer applications - Nature Communications Granzyme B is an important factor in cytotoxic T lymphocytes anti-tumour immunity. Here, the authors report on a Pd-FTn granzyme B-mimicking nanozyme with a binuclear catalytic centre, delivered by fu...

Recent scientific publications:

Granzyme B-mimetic nanozyme for nanovesicle targeted anticancer applications: edu.nl/jkb9n

Emergent Motility of Self-Organized Particle-Giant Unilamellar Vesicle Assembly: edu.nl/cgw3j

Call for Applications - Max Planck Postdoc Program, apply now!

The Max Planck #PostdocProgram offers top emerging talents a range of attractive measures and opportunities. The current call for applications is open from March 1st until April 13th, 2026. Please share or consider applying! 🙏
www.mpg.de/en/max-planc... #careerinscience #sciencecareer

New scientific publication by the group of Lorenzo Di Michele in Nature Communications:

Expression of nano-engineered RNA organelles in bacteria

edu.nl/6hjft

@rogerrubiosanchez.bsky.social @dimichelelab1.bsky.social

De novo design of synthetic microbial genomes - Nature Reviews Bioengineering Synthetic biology might enable the bottom-up construction of synthetic genomes, offering a foundation for building synthetic cells. This Review discusses strategies for rational genome design, genome-...

Review: De novo design of synthetic microbial genomes in Nature Reviews Bioengineering

It describes the factors to be considered in the rational design of a synthetic genome as well as the techniques that can support this effort
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#EVOLF @basycresearch.bsky.social @cckoster.bsky.social

New article: French and American research teams have succeeded in reproducing a complete infection cycle between a bacteriophage, a virus that infects bacteria, and a synthetic host cell.

Watch the short video below for a quick overview or read our article: edu.nl/bed7j
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PHD STUDENT POSITION IN ARTIFICIAL TUMOR IMMUNE MICROENVIRONMENTS FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY SCREENING IN BREAST CANCER (F/M/D) at INM - Leibniz-Institut für Neue Materialien gGmbH We're looking for: PHD STUDENT POSITION IN ARTIFICIAL TUMOR IMMUNE MICROENVIRONMENTS FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY SCREENING IN BREAST CANCER (F/M/D) (Full Time) • Campus, 66123 Saarbrücken, Deutschland

PhD project on artificial tumor immune microenvironments for immunotherapy screening in breast cancer

You will join @ostaufer.bsky.social's group, combining synthetic cells with 3D cancer cultures to study how the tumour immune microenvironment shapes the success of immune therapies

edu.nl/6vfkx

Full Professor of Biochemistry (W3)

Open position: Full Professor of Biochemistry (W3)

#science #career #jobs #job #jobsearch #professor
#chemistry #biology #biochemistry

www.lifescience.net/jobs/221395/...

📢📢📢Lectureships at Bristol!📢📢📢

We're hiring 3 x lecturers (=assistant professor) in Biological Sciences, across the discipline.

Great department, great colleagues, great building, great city

Details here:
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

Impact of Reducing Agents on Protein Synthesis in a Reconstituted Cell-Free Protein Synthesis System Maintaining proper redox conditions is essential for protein stability and function. In cell-free protein synthesis, reducing agents, such as dithiothreitol and reduced glutathione, are commonly added...

Impact of Reducing Agents on Protein Synthesis in a Reconstituted Cell-Free Protein Synthesis System
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

New paper from my group in @science.org : "A small polymerase ribozyme that can synthesise itself and its complementary strand" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Outstanding work by @edogia.bsky.social

Lecture by Prof. Lipowsky today at 16:00h CET (Berlin time). Join us!

Title: “Morphological complexity of biomembranes and vesicles interacting with condensate droplets”

👉 More details: www.comeincell.org/2026-02-16-r...

Japan to funnel investments in 17 strategic sectors to ignite growth | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis To fuel economic growth through public-private investments focused on economic security, the Takaichi administration designated 17 strategic fields, including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, ...

This news had slipped under our radar: good news for the Japanese scientific community in #SynBio and #SyntheticCell research

edu.nl/jp3ax

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The Lise Meitner Excellence Programme is designed to attract and specifically promote exceptionally qualified female scientists.

A position with prospects! We offer excellent researchers again the possibility to apply for a position as a Leader of a Lise Meitner Research Group in all areas of #science. Applications are possible between February 11th and April 15th, 2026. www.mpg.de/lise-meitner... #lisemeitnergroups

Prototyping Minimal Extracellular Vesicle Mimetics Using Cell-Free Synthesis The many surface proteins on extracellular vesicles (EVs) allow them to target recipient cells and modulate cellular responses. Despite their importance, relating surface protein and EV function is ch...

New scientific publication by the Tan Lab in ACS Nano
“Prototyping Minimal Extracellular Vesicle Mimetics Using Cell-Free Synthesis”
edu.nl/48fhq

Our next #ComeInCell ILS lecture, “Morphological complexity of biomembranes and vesicles interacting with condensate droplets” by Prof. Reinhard Lipowsky, will take place on Monday, February 16th, 2026. Join us!
More details: www.comeincell.org/2026-02-16-r...

Delighted to announce that applications to the Centre for Doctoral Training in Engineering Biology for Biomedicine are now open. (https://eb4bm.org) We're now part of the UKRI TechExpert scheme - providing a £10k tax free boost the regular UKRI stipend to home students.

👩🔬On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Matter to Life Lecture Series will highlight the work of our Fellow Seraphine Wegner from @uni-muenster.de. Join us for her talk on “Spatiotemporal control in synthetic and living cells using light”.
11 Feb at 3 PM CET: bit.ly/3ZKkf99

New publication by the Zwicker group:
"Physics of droplet regulation in biological cells"
edu.nl/javfh

Career opportunities:

Full Professorship (W3) for “Modeling of Biological Processes”
Heidelberg University, Germany (deadline: 15 March)
edu.nl/ey9vq

Full Professor and Chair Laboratory of Biophysics
Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands (deadline: 08 March)
edu.nl/6f8my

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Some upcoming scientific events covering #syncell & #SynBio topics

Designer membranes and bio-inspired interfaces, UK edu.nl/ugth8
iCMR Symposium, Germany edu.nl/h36pc
Patterning principles in biophysics, France edu.nl/fuwhn
SynBYSS, Spain edu.nl/gv9fm
PhysCell2026, Netherlands edu.nl/wvg9a

Where can you connect with #SynCell researchers and dive into biomimetic and bio-inspired membranes?

At #DMBI2026, 26–27 March! Just a few days left to submit an abstract: edu.nl/jjr88

And don’t forget: registration and abstract submission are still open for #SynCell2026! edu.nl/g3vpc

Flyer for the lecture that takes place on January 21st at 3 pm CET

We’re excited to kick off 2026 with a rescheduled talk in the Matter to Life Lecture Series:
“Droplets Come to Life” by MtL Fellow David Zwicker @zwickergroup.bsky.social from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization 🙌

Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

ComeInCell MSCA DN ComeInCell is a European project funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. DN. It is also co-funded by UK Research and I...

🎥 Missed a lecture from our Interdisciplinary Lecture Series (ILS)? Were you too busy learning to write notes? Catch up anytime with our YouTube channel! 👇

#ComeInCell YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@ComeInCell

Webinar on Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Grants In this webinar, you will receive information about the HFSP calls with deadlines in spring 2026, including Research Grants and Postdoctoral Fellowships, and you will have the opportunity to ask quest...

Attention researchers in Norway🙃
Join the upcoming webinar hosted by @forskningsradet to learn about insights for the HFSP Research Grants & Fellowships calls. 🧪
🎥Live streaming
📅 13 Jan 14:00–15:15
Register👉https://bit.ly/49hcYU1

#HFSP #Norway #LifeSciences #GlobalScience #sts

Applications open: Biopatterning—Patterning principles in biophysics (school). Beg Rohu, Quiberon (Brittany, FR), 25–29 May 2026. For PhD students/postdocs/ECR. Deadline: 15 Mar 2026. Fee 300€ incl lodging+meals. biopatterning.sciencesconf.org/?lang=en Please RT/share!

Postdoc Position in Synthetic Cell for Artificial Kidney Development Motivated to develop the next generation of dialysis by incorporating adaptive synthetic cells? Join the groups of Roos Masereeuw and Tina Vermonden!

Professors Tina Vermonden and Roos Masereeuw from Utrecht University in the Netherlands are offering a postdoctoral position to develop ‘adaptive synthetic cells for dialysis' that can replace kidney function

Interested? Apply before 2 February

More info: edu.nl/v9bqf

#SynCell #SyntheticCell

Don't forget to attend Bert Poolman's online lecture on metabolism & homeostasis today

The lecture will start at 16:00 (Berlin time) and is organised by the @comeincell.bsky.social doctoral network as part of its interdisciplinary lecture series

More details: edu.nl/u4qam

#SynCell #SyntheticCell