Scientific publication in Nature Communications on condensate-membrane interactions edu.nl/8mn3m

PhD position in the Niederholtmeyer Lab (Straubing Germany) on feedback control of dynamic condensate assembly and disassembly edu.nl/7v364 Deadline: 26/04 @hniederho.bsky.social #SynCell #SyntheticCell

New scientific publication by the group of Thomas Gorochowski on DNA synthesis

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A flexible chemical platform for synthetic cells: dynamic covalent boronate chemistry enables in situ tuning of coacervate compartments and their functions. 🔗 www.usc.es/ciqus/en/new... #RedeCIGUS #FondosEuropeos

Recent highlights: Received seed funding from the SynGen Center to explore synthetic genomes in bottom-up synthetic biology. 🚀 The first work of my PhD is now published: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... Huge thanks to Franziska Gießler, Tobias Abele, Stefan Maurer, and @kgoepfrich.bsky.social

On April 13 at 16:00 CET (Berlin time), we host the online lecture by Prof. Andela Šarić on “Modeling” as part of our Interdisciplinary Lecture Series. The first 1h of the lecture is open to the public! 👉 More details: www.comeincell.org/2026-04-13-a... #MSCA #HorizonEurope

It is a pleasure to welcome another new #mattertolife Fellow to our Lecture Series! On 15 April at 3 pm Laura Heinen from DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials will join us with an exciting talk on: Synthetic Cells - How to Stay "Alive?" Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

New scientific publication by the Robinson Lab on biomimetic membranes. They present a method to produce a membrane model that can accurately mimic cellular membrane asymmetry edu.nl/u43be #SynCell #SyntheticCell

Apply now! The 2026 call for the EMBO Young Investigator Programme is now open with a deadline of 1 April 12:00 midday CEST. 🧪 More info here: https://www.embo.org/funding/fellowships-grants-and-career-support/young-investigator-programme/ #LifeSciences #research #funding

Meet the community! We interviewed Iva Tolić @ivatolic.bsky.social, a cell division specialist who focuses on the mitotic spindle, an essential machine for cell division. We discussed her interest in #SyntheticCell research, her current projects, her latest achievements & more #syncell edu.nl/9u4vq

Perspective by Laura Alvarez and her colleagues: Life-like processes in synthetic protocells under external fields edu.nl/j3b9y @lauraal.bsky.social

🚨new #PhD #opportunity open in our group! In collaboration with John Tregoning,we are recruiting for a project focused on #engineering #synthetic #vesicle platforms for programmable #immune #training and #vaccine #delivery. 📅 Application deadline: 16th April www.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/stu...

Three positions are available at the University of Oxford in the UK. The deadlines for applications are in April.

New publication by The Tang Lab: edu.nl/gchwm

Pre registration is open for the Master’s in Integrative Synthetic Biology (MISB) The master’s programme offers advanced training in bottom-up #SyntheticCell engineering, top-down and computational synthetic biology, and applications in sustainability and health Deadline: 29/05 #SynCell

Junior group leader position in Barcelona, Spain! Application deadline: 2 May 2026

Recent scientific publications: A synthetic cell with integrated DNA self-replication and lipid biosynthesis edu.nl/k6ayw Compartment-guided assembly of large-scale molecular models with Bentopy edu.nl/9cyun Bringing the genetically minimal cell to life on a computer in 4D edu.nl/u6cfk

Neat paper from Schwille lab. They demonstrate constriction of synthetic vesicles using important components of the bacterial cell division machinery, FtsZ and FtsN. They induce strong constriction of Z-rings in vesicles just by adding the cytoplasmic domain of FtsN www.nature.com/articles/s41...

For all PhD candidates interested in #syntheticbiology consider our #EMBOSynBio course! Applications open!

Opportunities! Four PhD positions focusing on "Synthetic cells (SynCells) as a smart-responsive healthcare technology" at Imperial College London

Recent scientific publication in the journal Nanoscale Horizons: Molecular recruitment and release using DNA host condensates edu.nl/vyjgh

📢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...

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

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

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 edu.nl/tvxj4 #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 #SynCell #SyntheticCell

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

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 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...

This news had slipped under our radar: good news for the Japanese scientific community in #SynBio and #SyntheticCell research edu.nl/jp3ax #SynCell

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

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 #SynCell

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

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...

🎥 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

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!