Sonja Schmid

Where are you on the blueSky-map? bluesky-map.theo.io

#scientists, take a second to fully appreciate the @pdbeurope.bsky.social and @rcsbpdb.bsky.social and imagine live without them.

...the molecules of life, how they feel in the cell, up to #single-molecule exp. & apps...

Questions were also exciting😅 from: "how can you truly get single molecules?" to: "what metaphysical thoughts do you have?" All genuine questions.

#sciComm – so rewarding – didnt expect that! 🤝 Thank you!

...people hugely differing in age, backgrounds, education... A real challenge for me, but how eager they were to learn & how #grateful! Heartwarming to hear the metaphors (🍝,🍯,🐎,📻 for #FRET, 🐘&🐜 for #nanopores,...) helped them to understand, and even inspired them to think further.

We discussed...

What a unique experience to lecture at #SeniorenUni @unibas.ch today – freely translated title:

Molecules in gallop – getting 'personal' with the molecules of life.

We filled the big aula 2x with 55+ers up to >80y-olds plus 100more online! All of them so genuinely curious! Truly touching! 🤝...

From sequence to function: Bridging single-molecule kinetics and molecular diversity Biological function is fundamentally determined by nucleic acid and protein sequence. Beyond encoding genetic information, nucleic acids also display complex physicochemical parameters that shape stru...

Great to see our Science Review on emerging multiplexed single-molecule methods that use libraries to link sequence to dynamics. A fun collaborative writing project! From sequence to function: Bridging single-molecule kinetics and molecular diversity | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Unheard of. @msf.ca #DoctorsWithoutBorders

We had a little celebration last week. 😊
#Already5y ...time flies!

WE ARE #HIRING: [reposting=👌 🙏 ]
2 funded positions for #nanopore related projects @unibas.ch 🇨🇭:
1️⃣ #PhD Candidate in Single-Molecule Biophysics using Nanopore Trapping.
2️⃣ #PhD Candidate in Microplastic Detection Using Micropores and Microfluidics.
More info: schmid.chemie.unibas.ch/en/join-us-1/

Good morning #FRET friends,

Good news: #FRET is on track!

Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance Scientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We re...

Multidisciplinary training, over time, produces the highest impact people

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Project funding restrictions envisaged The SNSF is responding to increased demand from researchers in order to ensure evaluation quality and stabilise success rates.

The SNSF is considering restrictions for its Project funding. Goal: to ensure the quality of evaluation & stable success rates despite an increasing number of applications and limited funding. The final decision will be made in January 2026.

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#research #science

Travelling back from #Paris 🚄, where #EllynRedheuil defended her PhD at @espciparispsl.bsky.social. Inspired by our #DyeCycling approach, Ellyn did impressive pioneer's work on single-biomarker detection using @quantum-si.bsky.social's protein sequencing platform!

Love these gradients

Wow! I love it!

Israel approves 19 new West Bank settlements in major annexation push

Israel approves 19 new West Bank settlements in major annexation push https://aje.io/7xi4oe

Curious to see if international attendance at meetings like @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social will noticeably drop.

Thrilled to announce the successful import of the Dutch🇳🇱 Santa Claus tradition into Switzerland🇨🇭: So much fun with this creative team! 🎅😃

Sad to see team members leave – but also happy to welcome new ones: Bye Ben & David! Welcome Bastien, Antonella & Julius!!

@dpgphysik.bsky.social are you kidding me? 😃
...and the list goes on...🎓

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When/where in Basel?

...bonus points if you find me on the pic 😉

Seven honorary doctorates and one honorary councillor at the University of Basel’s Dies academicus 2025 At the Dies academicus 2025, the University of Basel honored leading figures from the fields of art, science and society. In addition to awarding seven honorary doctorates and numerous prizes, an hono...

My 1st #DiesAcademicus at @unibas.ch – once per year 🎓gowns, flags, colours & speeches, and about the biggest banquet I've ever seen.

www.unibas.ch/en/News-Even...

Lower success rate in each case in 🇨🇭 compared to 🇪🇺:

What??

🚨 Last week to submit your abstract!
LS2 Annual Meeting 2026:
📍 Zürich | 🗓 Feb 11–12 (YSS: Feb 10)
Join us for keynotes by Sarah-Maria Fendt, Heidi McBride & Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz + 11 symposia, poster session, & networking.
🔗 Abstracts due Nov 16: annual-meeting.ls2.ch/2026/registr...

Join us for a #postdoc through a #MarieCurie fellowship via the 2026 call. Eligible candidates are invited to reach out with a tentative project idea. Happy to support you! marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post...?

I recently wrote a 1page "Highlight" article for the Swiss Journal @chimiajournal.bsky.social about the #single-molecule perspective on biomolecular dynamics and experiments:

Beyond 3D Structures: New Ways to Study Biomolecular Gymnastics
www.chimia.ch/chimia/artic...

...and back to NL & Dutch language – stills feels very home-like 😊

Early rise for me today (3:45 😱) to get in time to our #Nanopore consortium meeting with #GiovanniMaglia & @ceesdekker.bsky.social groups at Amsterdam airport.
So curious about their newest results! 🤩

We approached in style: ✈️ flying over Dutch (modern) windmills... Beautiful – even for train fans.