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Frontiers in Cytoskeleton Research A key question in biology is how living cells adapt to highly complex functional requirements in the context of an organism, within which they need to develop complex morphologies, interact with many…

Looking forward to hearing and participating in the upcoming #EMBO frontiers in #cytoskeleton meeting at #iiserpune in November 2025. The best season to visit Pune in case any of you were wondering. Old friends and colleagues and new ones I hope.
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he Department of Plant Pathology at the University of California, Davis is seeking applications for a fulltime, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Mycology, with a focus on plant pathogenic, symbiotic, or mycotoxigenic fungi and fungal-like organisms (e.g., oomycetes). We are looking for a highly motivated and creative scientist with a strong background in mycology and/or the biology of fungi and fungal-like organisms that interact with plants. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a world-class, externally funded research program that integrates both fundamental and applied aspects of fungal biology within the context of plant pathology. We welcome applicants pursuing a wide range of research topics related to plant-associated fungi, including but not limited to mechanisms of fungal pathogenesis or symbiosis with plants, population genomics and evolution of fungal plant pathogens, plant-associated fungal microbiomes and plant-microbe interactions, and/or one health approaches to fungal diseases and antifungal resistance. Applicants working in other relevant research areas involving pathogenic, symbiotic, or mycotoxigenic fungi or fungal-like organisms that affect plant health are also encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will have significant opportunities for collaboration with faculty in plant pathology, microbiology, genomics, and agricultural sciences, and to contribute to addressing issues of importance to California’s agricultural and natural ecosystems. The appointee primary teaching responsibilities will be teaching Introductory Mycology, an upperdivision lab class, and SAS 30, Mushroom, Molds & Society, a general education class for non-majors. Additional graduate and undergraduate teaching responsibilities may be assigned based on departmental needs and the candidate’s expertise. The department offers modern instructional facilities, including a newly renovated teaching laboratory.

Please repost -- The Univ. California Davis dept of Plant Pathology is hiring a Fungal biologist / Mycologist

Applications due Dec 1

Application portal: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339

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Tenure-track Position in Biophysics at Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Physics Location: Pittsburgh, PA Open Date: Sep 19, 2025 Description The Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in biophysics. The appointment is intended to be at the Assistant Professor level, but exceptional candidates at a higher level may also be considered. We seek outstanding candidates with a strong record in cellular and subcellular biophysics. Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to, uncovering how key characteristics of living systems arise from the interplay between supramolecular cellular structures, how the emergent cellular circuitry defines goals and enables robust decision making, and how metabolic resources are allocated. This encompasses understanding of how information is learned, stored, transduced, and processed across subcellular structures. Applicants with theoretical, data science, or experimental backgrounds within biological physics are encouraged to apply. The ideal candidate will strengthen and extend research programs of current biophysics faculty in the Department of Physics and collaborate with broader life science activities across many departments at CMU and the wider Pittsburgh area. More details on Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/174360

I am super excited to announce that we have a tenure-track faculty position in biophysics open in the Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon! 🧪

Interfolio link: apply.interfolio.com/174360

PLEASE, share widely across the blue skies!

Let me briefly explain what we're looking for:

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Inspiration for writing, thinking and new ideas to pursue. #ChemDojo4.0

Priarily based on this review by West et al. The social life of microbes.

Previously from #NIST #mohali a talk on #Salmonella_typhimurium colony formation

How to start a #microbial_community: a guide to #chemists. By Dr. Amrita Hazra Whytamin Lab, #IISERPune. Going from PEP to multispecies interactions. #ChemDojo4.0

Spider mom. New version of spider man.

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Oviedo ist immer nett! Selbst wenn verregnet. "Unfreiwilliger Abstecher..." 😂 erinnert nach Vicky Christina Barc....

हम होंगे कामयाब, एक दिन

#खरा_विकास #real_development

Avant / Après la rue aux écoles Rue Schutzenberger dans le 15ème arrondissement de Paris

Post an image from your summer that conveys peace

I have 685 tabs open on my phone browser and they are either pubmed.nlm.nih.gov, BioRXiv.org, phys.org or journal pages! #sundaymusings #academichatter

One more reason to visit Bos!

Three-Year Funded Postdoctoral Position to study organelle architecture in mammalian oocytes – Terret-Verlhac Lab, CIRB, Collège de France (Starting 2026).
For more information, please contact: marie-helene.verlhac@college-de-france.fr

Also 🚦 green 🍏 lighted the enormously talented Tanvi Kale working on E coli cell shape mechanics - #cytoskeleton and #pressure. Thesis writing race is on! Author of a #comic #zine papers on #cellsizevariability #allometry and #turgor pressure #microscopy #image-analysis #simulations

I will reuse the term "alcoholic rabbit"....

I am going to lodge a prediction: the AI bubble is going to start to deflate in the next 18 months.

Chatbots have edge case utility, but are not themselves transformative. Agents are as controllable as an alcoholic rabbit; not fit for serious work. Foundation models are no longer improving rapidly

Closing the loop, @lJashaswi Basu (not on bsky) from the lab presenting a full roundup of his #phd work at the #presynopsis green-light 🚦 for writing up! #proteins #microtubules #motors #microscopy ... Soon to be looking for new opportunities

Tiger claw flowers in full bloom #वाघनखी #gloriosasuperba #IISER #pune

Tiger claw flowers in full bloom #वाघनखी #gloriosasuperba #IISER #pune

Giant Udgaonkar

Jayant Udgaonkar celebration of science and fun #iiserpune #science #proteins

This week @universitypress.cambridge.org has granted free access to all titles in the collection of Cambridge Elements in the Philosophy of Biology, edited by Grant Ramsey. There are many options to choose from! Happy reading! 📕👇 www.cambridge.org/core/publica... #philsci #HPbio #evosky #ISHPSSB2025

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