Looking forward to seeing many of you at the Biomembrane Days! events.mpikg.mpg.de/event/15/

Welcome to the team, Zain!

📢The Contini Lab is hiring! Based at Imperial College, you will join a vibrant, multidisciplinary team developing next-generation nanomaterials and synthetic biology platforms to tackle antimicrobial resistance. Apply before 19 October! #syncell #syntheticcell

I am looking for a motivated #Postdoctoral #Researcher to join my group at Imperial @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperiallifesci.bsky.social. The project focuses on #Antimicrobial #Materials & #Biomimetic #Interfaces Please repost! @imperialsci.bsky.social www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

We’ve developed the first-ever method to control nucleic acid activity and gene-expressing synthetic cells with a deeply tissue penetrating alternating magnetic field 🧬 🧪 🧲!!! Published in *Nature Chemistry* Led by Ellen Parkes @syncelleu.bsky.social #chemsky www.nature.com/articles/s41...

💫Thrilled to see our work on the front cover of Small! This work explores how #polymers empower #SyntheticCells with programmable dynamics, enabling fusion, contraction and interactions with biological cells. Huge thanks to Michela Vargiolu for the stunning artwork! @imperiallifesci.bsky.social

Come and join us!! @imperiallifesci.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social

New academic faculty posts available at Imperial College London! Assistant/Associate Professors in Life Sciences. Please apply and/or circulate details! www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

WORK! I currently have 5 (!) open positions for postdocs/PhD students in our CDlab for projects: - Nanopore protein sequencing - Archaeal CDV cell division - Microfluidics for synthetic cells - Nuclear Pore Complex - Origami mimics of peroxisomes Please apply! ceesdekkerlab.nl/come-join-us/ RT=👍

A sneak peek at some of the upcoming talks at the FoNS Research Showcase on 11 September 2025.... Register now! www.imperial.ac.uk/events/19397...

200 engineering/life science/medical grants, including my lab's NIH MIRA, have been suspended. In case you are wondering, this means immediately stop spending = stop paying salaries for students & postdocs. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Now online: News & Views on the Article by Ke Shi, Peiyong Song, Jianwei Li, Yan Qiao & Yiyang Lin www.nature.com/articles/s44... ($) From light to life-like protocells by @continiclau.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s44... ($) #Chemsky

New paper! In my #Nature #Synthesis News & Views, I discuss how light-driven #chemistry enables dynamic life-like #protocells, highlighting the outstanding work of Lin and co-workers #SyntheticBiology #SyntheticCells @imperiallifesci.bsky.social @natsynth.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s44...

🎉Just out in @chemcomm.rsc.org! We present a modular strategy to create bacterial #biohybrids with magnetic motility, #biosensing and cargo release. 👏🏻huge congrats to Nina on her first first-author paper and thanks to Yuval and Matt for the great collaboration! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... @rsc.org

🚨New publication! Led by Talia Shmool, the project explores using ionic liquids to optimise IgG-Gold #nanoparticles for #DrugDelivery , including crossing the BBB with focused ultrasound. #drugdelivery @pubs.acs.org @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Excited to be speaking at #LivingMachines2025 workshop on #Biomimetic #Microrobots as #Microscale Living Machines! See you in Sheffield on July 15! sites.google.com/view/lm2025b...

Apply now to join my group as a postdoctoral Fellow at @imperialcollege We are supporting applications for: - Imperial College Research Fellowship -Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships Get in touch: continilab.com #SoftMatter, #CellMimicry #polymerchemistry

🇮🇹 Yesterday, we celebrated the Italian Republic surrounded by #Caravaggio ’s masterpieces at the #NationalGallery . A perfect tribute to Italy’s rich heritage! ✨ #FestaDellaRepubblica

Apply now to join my group as a postdoctoral Fellow at @imperialcollege We are supporting applications for: - Imperial College Research Fellowship -Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships Get in touch: continilab.com #SoftMatter, #CellMimicry #polymerchemistry

🎉So proud of Yeyang Sun for winning 1st prize for his poster presentation at the #London #Polymer #Group #Symposium! A fantastic recognition for his hard work. Congratulations 🥳 Thanks the organisers for an amazing day of (polymer) science! #LPG2025

My dept in London at Imperial (Bioengineering) is recruiting a group leader at Professor level 🧑‍🎓 Please RT. It's a great place with world-class expertise in all sorts of biomedical & biological engineering topics like synthetic biology. It's also not in the USA. www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

Fully funded PhD studentship in the group for Home students! Please RT! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Fully funded PhD studentship in the group for Home students! Please RT! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Can we design polymeric systems that look like cells and have #dynamic #cell-like #behavours ? #YES! 🔥 our vesicles fuse, contract and even trap external objects.

💥First research paper from the lab is out in Small! 👉We show how thermally driven dynamic behaviors in #polymeric #vesicles create a versatile platform for synthetic cell applications. #SynCells #SoftMatter onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Future astronaut in the making 👩‍🚀 Ready for take off 🚀 #inspiredby Samantha Cristoforetti @esa.int

Exciting news! 💥 The first paper from my research group has been accepted! Stay tuned for more details soon!

One week left to apply to this exciting PhD project! 👇👇👇

One week left to apply to this exciting PhD project! 👇👇👇

🚨Three weeks left to apply for this #fullyfunded #PhDopportunity in my group! 🚨 Are you an UK-Home student interest in #SyntheticCells science? We are looking for you! @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperiallifesci.bsky.social @imperialsci.bsky.social

Join @continiclau.bsky.social team at the #ImperialCollege to pioneer #SyntheticCell technology! 😍🔬 If you're passionate about #PolymericMembranes and #MembraneCondensates, apply for our #PhDposition here: www.comeincell.org/dc16-dynamic... #ComeInCell #MSCA

🚨PhD opportunities available! 🚨 I have two open #PhDpositions in my group: 1️⃣ For international EU students (deadline in 1 week!) 2️⃣ For home-UK students If you’re excited about synthetic cells, don’t miss out! 📄 Apply here: continilab.com/join-us/

We are live! 🎉 Our official group website is now online! 🎉 Discover our #projects, meet the #team and stay tuned for job #openings and exciting #news ! 👉 Check it out here: continilab.com

Happy new year everyone, and some great news! We have an opening for a PhD candidate to join our lab @cebcambridge.bsky.social in October 2025 as part of the new exciting MSCA Doctoral Network @comeincell.bsky.social jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49240/

Please Share! 🚨 #FullyFunded #PhDopportunity for UK-home student 🚨 🔬Are you interested in designing dynamic synthetic cells that mimic essential life-like functions? Join my group at @imperialsci.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social ! #cellmimicry #FindAPhD findaphd.com/phds/project/e…

Please RT📢 #Fullyfunded #PhD opportunity for #International Student 📢 Are you interested in designing #SyntheticCells with life-like functions? Join my group to explore how condensates interact with polymeric membranes to induce dynamic behaviours. www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

From our #GUVs to yours, #MerryChristmas and happy #NewYear! 🎄✨ #SynCell #SyntheticBiology #SoftMatter #CellMimicry

Thanks #Matter for featuring my research group focus! 💫 👇Check out this year’s cohort of materials #scientists

Please RT📢 #Fullyfunded #PhD opportunity for #International Student 📢 Are you interested in designing #SyntheticCells with life-like functions? Join my group to explore how condensates interact with polymeric membranes to induce dynamic behaviours. www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

Please Share! 🚨 #FullyFunded #PhDopportunity for UK-home student 🚨 🔬Are you interested in designing dynamic synthetic cells that mimic essential life-like functions? Join my group at @imperialsci.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social ! #cellmimicry #FindAPhD findaphd.com/phds/project/e…

Nice event at the #Italian #Embassy in #London, exploring innovative designs with potential for space applications. 🚀🇮🇹 #SpaceTech #DesignForSpace

The advert below will be online soon!! 👇👇👇 Feel free to contact me for any information.

Are you looking for a #PhD and you are interested in synthetic cells? Have a look at the 17 #PhDpositions below! 👇👇👇

Hello, BlueSky!🌟 I'm a PI at #ImperialCollegeLondon, specializing in #cellmimicry. My group works on bottom-up #syntheticbiology, designing #biomimetic systems at the micro and nanoscale to mimic biological properties for insights into life-processes and biotechnological applications.

Are you an #Italian #Scientist in the #UK? Join in us for an #APERicerca organised by the Association of the Italian Scientists in the UK 🍻 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/apericerca...

PhD studentships now available in all areas of Life Sciences at Imperial College London www.findaphd.com/phds/program...