Upcoming lecture in our Interdisciplinary Lecture Series on January 12, 2026 😊 🎓 Lecture block: Metabolism / Homeostasis 👤 Speaker: Prof. Bert Poolman 👉 More details: www.comeincell.org/2026-01-12-m... We’ll share the confirmed lecture title soon! #ComeInCell #HorizonEurope #MSCA

We're looking for a postdoc to strengthen our group! Please apply by January 15, 2026 if you're a fun and motivated person who likes theoretical modeling of biological processes by combining analytics and numerics. There is freedom in choosing projects! Details: www.ds.mpg.de/4110032/job_...

Attention scientists from all over the world🙃 The Call for Letters of Intent for #HFSPResearchGrants 2027 is now open! 🧪 Get your international & interdisciplinary team. It's time to put your bold research idea into practice! 🔗https://bit.ly/48VsGCG 📅 15 Dec 2025–26 Mar 2026 #sts #LifeSciences

🧪⚛️ Surface tension—driven by non-equilibrium currents not forces—in pattern formation leads to the same type of interface laws as in liquid foams: Plateau laws, von Neumann evolution; and a new emergent phenomenon: domain splitting akin to cell division. nature.com/articles/s4156…

🧪 Geometry beats chemistry: we show that self-assembly can be controlled by tuning large-scale geometric parameters rather than molecular binding energies. PNAS: doi.org/10.1073/pnas... Video summary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FS3... #SelfAssembly #Biophysics #PhysicsOfLife

At our recent #EngBioForum, keynote speakers @waltherlab.bsky.social and @continiclau.bsky.social shared some of the latest developments in synthetic cell research. So what are synthetic cells? And how can we make use of them? Read the article: www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/news/synthet...

How can we ensure that #SyntheticCell/ #SynCell research is conducted responsibly? The EVOLF research programme is developing guidelines for the responsible creation and control of synthetic cells. Discover how EVOLF intends to shape the future of this research: edu.nl/8yxax #Bioethics

New paper out in NatureComm: We built synthetic immune cells that self-assemble with cancer cells into hybrid tumoroids, enabling bottom-up reconstruction of the tumor immune microenvironment. rdcu.be/eUmRM @leibnizinm.bsky.social

🚨New paper out! In our @MolCellNews paper, we solve a piece of the puzzle of how our genome folds. We found the two specific molecular "brakes" in the CTCF protein that stop DNA loop extrusion. One of the final pieces of my PhD! tinyurl.com/29uuc5by

Free workshop organised today by Dewpoint Therapeutics and hosted by the MSCA ComeInCell doctoral network. Dewpoint Therapeutics will explore biotechnology, real-world applications, and how to work in this industry. It will begin at 14:00 CET (UTC+1) All information is available at the link below

Early-career researchers: ready to hone your skills? Join the Interdisciplinary Lecture Series organised by @comeincell.bsky.social The lectures will cover fundamental and generic topics, and present useful tools/techniques 🔗Upcoming webinars: edu.nl/g4dhk #SyntheticCell #SynCell #SynBio

We are recruiting a tenure track professor in the broader area of molecular biology @zmbh.uni-heidelberg.de at Heidelberg University! www.nature.com/naturecareer... Please share and apply!

DNA origami behaving like lipids. A very creative and exciting take from the Simmel Lab @simmellab.bsky.social on self-assembly of compartments. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Great opportunity for students to explore #SyntheticCell engineering and learn how to build biomimetic devices: Imperial College London is offering a new one-year postgraduate course in #SynCell science (Master of Research), which will begin next October. Applications are now open: edu.nl/xnbjp

Don't hesitate to participate today in the first of two public workshops organised by Dewpoint Therapeutics and hosted by @comeincell.bsky.social Dr Diana M. Mitrea will discuss the topic ‘Drugging Condensates & Drug Discovery’ 📅 When? 14.00 (Berlin Time) 🔗 www.comeincell.org/2025-12-08-d...

PhD opportunities in Spain! The SYNBIO-CSIC doctoral programme seeks to address key challenges in Synthetic Biology More info 👉 lifehub.csic.es/synbio-cofund/ You can apply from 15 Dec. to 26 Feb. #SynCell #SyntheticCell #SynBio #SyntheticBiology

New to RNA design? Please try pyFuRNAce! Looking forward to your feedback 🧬

📢Join us in London for the #SynCell2026 conference! Registration is now open 👉 iop.eventsair.com/syncell26/ 📅 22–24 April 2026 Deadline for abstract submission: 31 January Deadline for registration: 15 March (we recommend registering early - spots are limited) #SynCell #SyntheticCell

Pierangelo Gobbo focuses on designing novel biomimetic materials In our latest article, we look at his work and his approach to designing cell mimics and tissue-like materials, connecting chemical reactivity and the physics/mechanics of the material itself edu.nl/mfq4y #syncell #syntheticcell

🚨 Fully funded PhD positions in #microbiology! Join IMPRS Principles of Microbial Life in Marburg,Germany 🌱 Interdisciplinary research 🧬 World-class mentoring 🧪 State-of-the-art research infrastructure 🗓️ Apply until Jan 31, 2026 🔗 imprs-marburg.mpg.de/3197/JOIN-US#microbiology#PhDposition #WomenInSTEM

I am happy to share that our review on the Controlled Protein Synthesis in Microfluidic Environments has been published 🎉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Thanks to @emmacrean.bsky.social, Imre Banlaki, @jankalkowski.bsky.social, and @hniederho.bsky.social for great teamwork!

Check out Amogh's latest review: "Microfluidics meets cell-free systems: from molecular engineering to synthetic cells" now published in Current Opinion in Biotechnology. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

There's only one week left to apply to our Integrated MSc/PhD program - apply now! mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/application

Oskar Staufer, Head of Immuno-Materials, is co-author of the new publication about "Restoring NK Cell Cytotoxicity Post‐Cryopreservation via Synthetic Cells" More information and full text available at: advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New review from the Zwicker group on biomolecular condensates/droplets

Don't miss today's online seminar given by Cesar Rodríguez-Emmenegger. t.ly/WY330 Organised by MISB Frontiers

Job's group aims to assemble self-sustaining, evolving synthetic cells from non-bio components They have already designed systems that are subject to natural selection and can produce offspring In this work, they have added a minimal ‘genotype’ to their system that gives them a survival advantage

Our experiments with giant lipid vesicles from @univbordeaux.bsky.social @crpp-bordeaux.bsky.social in collab with @dlr-en.bsky.social are ready for lift off! #science #spaceresearch #softmatter @syncelleu.bsky.social Photo credit: @dlr-de.bsky.social

Freshly published: "Primitive genotype-phenotype coupling in fuel-dependent synthetic cells" Amazing work and a critical step towards synthetic life by Hector Soria and Leonie Kauling. A thread will follow soon: t.co/9LfrnVYzoq

Thanks to receptors on their membranes and the process of cell signalling, cells can sense their environment and respond to it @rogerrubiosanchez.bsky.social & @dimichelelab1.bsky.social sought to mimic the early stages of this process by building receptors from DNA syntheticcell.eu/dna-based-re...

Please share: PhD project in Belfast, UK, on the development of engineered peptides and biomimetic platforms capable of enabling safe, targeted and efficient delivery of therapeutic compounds to the brain. Deadline: 16/01 More details below #syncell #syntheticcell #research

📢 Don't miss out the "Lipid Membranes"! Monday, November 3rd at 16:00. More information: www.comeincell.org/interdiscipl... #ComeInCell #HorizonEurope #MSCA #LipidMembranes

Building tissues from the bottom up! In Advanced Healthcare Materials @wiley.com, @ostaufer.bsky.social and co-authors show synthetic cells forming lymph-node-like tissues that host immune cells -towards building synthetic organs. doi.org/10.1002/adhm... #academicsky 🧪

The Elani Group at Imperial College is offering a postdoc position to work on genetically encoded cell-like systems that can sense their environment, perform computation, make decisions & respond by modulating their environment #syncell #syntheticcell Deadline: 9 Nov www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ224/r...

Fresh in @natchemeng.nature.com Growing artificial cytoskeleton in the viscoelastic confinement of DNA Artificial Cells. Brilliant work bey Weixiang! #Syntheticcell #systemschemistry www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Congratulations to Soumya and Charu for making the first ATP-fueled homeostatic cytokine delivery system for communication between artificial and living cells. Now in Angewandte Chemie @angewandtechemie.bsky.social #syntheticcell #noneqsys #DNAnanoscience onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

If you happen to be in Cambridge (UK) on 10 November, come and join the EngBio forum. Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social and Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social will be presenting their work on synthetic cells. #syncell #syntheticcell #research

Our latest work in @jacs.acspublications.org! Artificial system that can sense, grow, and adapt—just like cells! Our #droplets form directional filopodia in response to chemical cues- a step toward life-like materials. #SoftMatter #MatterToLife 🔗https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.5c11719

Publication: Researchers from the Dutch research programme BaSyC (@basycresearch.bsky.social) have developed a quick method to edit plasmids (small circular DNA molecule) or generate large, diverse plasmid libraries Interesting for in vivo/ in vitro applications in molecular and synthetic biology

Don't miss the opportunity to hear researcher Roberto Brea talk about in situ lipid synthesis for building synthetic cells! #syncell #syntheticcell #research

The ComeInCell doctoral network is launching a new series of monthly lectures open to all. The first conference, on 3 November, will present the topic of lipid membranes and condensates. #syncell #syntheticcell

Please share The Gobbo group (Trieste, Italy) is offering a 2-year postdoc position to work on the synthesis of protocells and their assembly into materials that mimic the behaviours of living tissue Application deadline: 28/11 More info syntheticcell.eu/careers/post... #syncell #syntheticcell

We hire! The CytoMorpho Lab is looking for an engineer with a background in cell and molecular biology to join our team in Paris. This is a 18-month contract position, but we're open to exploring long-term opportunities. More details here: cytomorpholab.com/index.php/jo...

🚀 WE ARE HIRING 3️⃣ Independent Group Leaders for #mdcBerlin's new cutting-edge Bioengineering Cluster within our Biomedical Engineering Program. Lead cutting-edge research at the interface of biology, engineering, and medicine in Berlin. 👉 Apply now: www.mdc-berlin.de/career/jobs/...

#MISB (@csic.es-UIMP ) Design meets evolution: Theory and practice Víctor de Lorenzo (@vdlorenzo.bsky.social), @cnb-csic.bsky.social  📅Oct 3 ⏰11am The seminar will take place at CIB and additionally streamed online 🔗https://rediris.zoom.us/meeting/register/ZmrXKHmFSHqyxE65O3wvRQ#/registration

Ready to establish your own research group at the Hubrecht Institute for Molecular and Developmental Biology? We’re seeking a tenure-track group leader to develop an innovative research line within our vibrant scientific community. Learn more & apply! https://f.mtr.cool/jncxfqkuds

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: 1/10

One step closer to designing synthetic cells as drug delivery systems? Researchers have developed simple cell mimics that activate only when exposed to a magnetic stimulus, opening up new possibilities for #syncell applications To understand why, read our article👇 syntheticcell.eu/cell-mimics-...

David Zwicker, theoretical physicist and SynCellEU community member, explores how biological soft matter organises itself in space and time. In our new article, we discuss his work, his contribution to #syncell research, and his advice to early-career researchers. syntheticcell.eu/david-zwicke...

You are also interested in giving a talk at GCSB 2026? Abstract submissions are open until the 5th of October📣! Submit your abstract or get your tickets right here👇 gcsb2026.de