The lab is on a roll. 2nd preprint in as many weeks! High levels of Cdc42 GTPase underlie an all-or-none decision to fuse. Great team effort led by PhD students @sajjitasaha.bsky.social and @aiswaryasajeevan.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @biology-unige.bsky.social

"Science is an investment. We will put forward a new 500 million package for 2025-2027 to support the best and the brightest researchers and scientists from Europe and around the world." — President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu at the ‘Choose Europe for Science' event at La Sorbonne 🇫🇷

As I can’t sleep (it’s 02:18 here), here’s a photo of our moon casting a soft light over Loch Morlich, in the Scottish Highlands. #insomnia #scotland #bluesky

Leaving #Texel again.

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

I don’t care whether you’re pessimistic or optimistic as long as it makes you act. Europe can rise to the occasion but we need to believe it’s possible in the first place, and push and support European leaders to do the right thing. Uplifting bedtime reading for Europeans below ⬇️

It is very hard to accept, but it is no longer safe to move EU governments & societies to US clouds. Not only is it dangerous to do so, it is also likely flat out illegal in the near feature. We're trading convenience for utter dependence on a mad king. It should stop. berthub.eu/articles/pos...

Funny, we both see the same development. And Northern and Baltic countries are leading the way. I wrote a column about it this week (excuse my Dutch) www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

500 million Europeans are waiting for 340 million Americans to protect them from 140 million russians who haven’t been able to win against 40 million Ukrainians for 3 years. what happened to our confidence?

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Truly spectacular talk by @elisabethbik.bsky.social about science integrity, what a hero! #nwophysics

So many people in our session about how STEM science contributes value to society! #nwophysics

After many years back to Physics@Veldhoven, curious what the discussions are about these days! First talk about fossiels of the big bang!

We at @science.org gave young scientists this prompt: Write a pair of haiku. In the first, describe academia or your field in 2025; in the second, describe your predictions for 2050. Read a selection of the responses here: 🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Aanrader!! Ik verslond als kind haar boeken en ben daar zeker door beïnvloed. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/...

Nanobiology Rocks! #ASCB2024

So great to be at ASCB again, so much cool science!

I managed to separate the full length Bem1 protein from its degradation products 💪 (Another fun Sinterklaasevent with the lab!)

Over the moon that my ERC Consolidator grant proposal, PolarRobustness, got funded!!! I would like to express my deep felt gratitude to the ERC and to the many prople who helped along the way. In particular all my lab members: it has been a joy and privilige to work with all of you! #ERCCoG

Post a photo of yourself from a different era (six year old enjoying autumn, with twin sister and BFF)

By now the coalition AGAINST cuts in higher education and research in the Netherlands is so big and includes unions, employers, 40+ important companies, UNESCO, law firms, NGOs and civil society actors.... Are there ANY proponents left in favour of the cuts? woinactie.blogspot.com/p/steunbetui...

Biomolecular condensate starter pack! Trying to compile & to bring together biomolecular condensate enthusiasts & critics! Please join this non-exhaustive (sorry!) collection & just ping me for addition. #condensates, #phaseseparation, #granules, #IDPs go.bsky.app/NFqmffa

Couldn't find one so made a quick physics of life list, enjoy! go.bsky.app/EA2VsDN

PhD position in bottom-up synthetic biology, where you will couple regulation to sensing in synthetic cells. Apply if you have a quantitative mind set and like working in a collaborative, creative, pionieering and social team. Please share, deadline nov 22 www.academictransfer.com/en/346627/ph...

Started creating a synthetic biology starter pack. Still missing many so reply here if I forgot you or someone else. go.bsky.app/SjfpxTK #synbio

Since there is so much activity, a second try, is there already a "physics of life" or a "mesoscale biophysics" starting package?

Biophysics starter pack 2 here. go.bsky.app/QNDf3uF

First attempt in a (loosely defined) Single-Molecule Biophysics starter pack. Please share and (self-) nominate. go.bsky.app/CteFZM5

PhD position in bottom-up synthetic biology, where you will couple regulation to sensing in synthetic cells. Apply if you have a quantitative mind set and like working in a collaborative, creative, pionieering and social team. Please share, deadline nov 22 www.academictransfer.com/en/346627/ph...

Is there already a #physicsoflife community or start-up package here?

Registration is open for the 2025 iteration of the wonderful @EMBOevents workshop on cell polarity and membrane dynamics #EMBOcellPolarity25 I am organizing with Ed Munro! Wonderful lineup wonderful please please sign up and share! meetings.embo.org/event/25-cel...