And now… part two of our twin papers on how chromosomes find their place before division! Led by @krunovuk.bsky.social at @institutrb.bsky.social, out in @natcomms.nature.com! doi.org/10.1038/s414... doi.org/10.1038/s414... Missed the thread on the first paper? Catch up: bsky.app/profile/ivat...

Huge congratulations to Wieczorek Lab PhD student Bin Cai and now-PI Jingwei Xu @xujwet.bsky.social on figuring out the surprisingly complex structure of the A-C linker crosslinking microtubule triplets in Tetrahymena basal body centrioles! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🚨 New preprint out! “Fluorescence lifetime estimation: a practical approach using Flipper-TR FLIM” with Tithi Mandal and @rouxlab.bsky.social We benchmark and describe step-by-step Flipper-TR FLIM measurements across different set-ups and and strategies. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Can’t wait for the BioMatter Meeting in beautiful Arolla 🇨🇭⛰️ Amazing lineup of speakers + cutting-edge science on cytoskeleton dynamics from cells to tissues. See you there!

🔎New preprint! We reveal a physiological role for tubulin autoregulation, fine-tuning microtubule dynamics and preserving 3D cellular architecture. Big thanks to @ivanagasic.bsky.social and team! Link below for all #cytoskeleton & #spheroid enthusiasts👇(1/5) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

EMBO Fellows Meeting 2025 just wrapped up! 4 intense days, 110+ talks, amazing postdocs, mentoring & networking! Huge thanks to @embo.org & the organizers 👏 Feeling proud to be part of the next gen of scientists ready to push science forward. Sharing a few highlights 📸

📢We are live everyone ! ! ! We are happy to announce that our official WEBSITE is now online - and early bird registration is OPEN 🎉 👀👇Come check it out🚀🌟 spaom2025.org 🚩Braga, Portugal 📅November 5-7, 2025 #microscopy #science #bioimaging #advancedmicroscopy #spatialbiology #photonics

Last call for abstracts! 👇 #postdocday

Two cells, one twist 🧬🔁 Myosin asymmetry breaks mirror symmetry & sparks spontaneous 3D rotations in doublets. Adherens junctions🩶, focal adhesions🟢 & actomyosin🔴 Biology meets active matter physics. #CellPolarity #Fluorescencefriday #ActiveMatter #Microscopy

Did you know the cell wall of mycobacteria isn’t just for protection? 🧱👀 Here, Mycobacterium marinum sheds its outer capsule right after being eaten by Dicty! A sneaky move that affects even nearby cells… #FluorescenceFriday #Mycobacteria #CellBiology #Infection #3Rmodels #Phagocytosis

New lab preprint! Unveiling the Molecular Architecture of T Cells and Immune Synapses with Cryo-Expansion Microscopy (Cryo-ExM). A fantastic collaboration with Dr. Benita Wolf. Congratulations to all authors, especially Florent Lemaitre, for leading this amazing work! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

🔬 A new probe developed by Janelia researchers & collaborators that enables visualization of extracellular matrix structure in live tissues could also be useful in studying diseases linked to changes in the extracellular matrix and in diagnostic imaging ➡️ www.janelia.org/news/looking...

This stunning image was made by @ac-almeida.bsky.social , our brilliant President and microtubule enthusiast! She's passionate about how the cytoskeleton organizes itself in 3D—seriously cool stuff! 🧠🧵✨#Microscopy #WomenInSTEM #Cytoskeleton @mocel.bsky.social

Behold: a human cancer spheroid! This 3D cell blob models solid tumors. DAPI (blue) marks nuclei, PI lights up the dead. Z-plane colors unveil a rainbow necrotic core wrapped in a moody, monochrome outer layer. #fluorescencefriday #microscopy #postdoc