Out today, we report how small chemical modifications in the metabolism of ergosterol are needed for yeast membranes to phase seperate into ordered yet fluid domains www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (1/n)

Hey gang, stop what you’re doing, new organelle just dropped!! Amazing the kind of stuff one finds inside cells by just looking at them (with magic like cryoET). What the heck are all these strange hemifused vesicles?

🚨 Postdoc Opportunity #2 🚨 We are looking for candidates with a strong background in molecular dynamics simulations of membrane protein interactions to unravel the role of lipids in CD95 oligomerization and signaling! Please apply by March 28! #LipidTime @bzh-hd.bsky.social

📢 SAVE THE DATE: Sept 29 - Oct 1, 2025 and come to Berlin to the BIOMEMBRANE DAYS Excellent line of speakers and slots for contributed talks. Registration will open in Spring. biomembrane-days-2025.mpikg.mpg.de Organized by [email protected] Thomas Weikl and myself @mpici.bsky.social

New paper out 🎇 It has been 13 years since @owenlabuob.bsky.social and co. published a stellar protocol on how to measure membrane order with smart probes! Since then, there has been new dyes, imaging modes and biology! We wrote a protocol for Nature Protocols: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We wrote a protocol to quantify plasma membrane fluidity using a confocal microscope 🔬 Hopefully those interested in measuring membrane biophysical properties in live cells find it useful. We also provide an ImageJ/Fiji tool to make the analysis as easy as possible. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The most frequently asked question we get: do #lipidtime genetically encoded lipid biosensors compete out cells’ native effector proteins? Victoria Holmes and Morgan Ricci led a paper in JCB that answers this question: rupress.org/jcb/article/... Read on for a brief thread.

Thanks for your support throughout my research journey Erdinc, you have been a true inspiration for me!

How does nano-scale plasma membrane structure underpin tissue development? Let’s find out! First opportunity to do a PhD with me, co-supervised by Darius Koester, at Warwick. Fully funded studentship by #MIBTP and University of Warwick. 🔬✨🐟📸 More info here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

‼️3 postdoc positions open‼️ We are building a quantitative imaging team at Warwick! Join an interdisciplinary endeavor with Mishima, Balasubramanian, and Mayor labs on a @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded project to push probe and microscopy development! warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...

Hi Bluesky! 👋 Here is our latest collaborative work on long-term (up to 20 min) single-molecule tracking in living cells using exchangeable HaloTag Ligands 🔬 #ChemBio #microscopy onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The dark side of fluorescent protein tagging: the impact of protein tags on biomolecular condensation www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...