or Scopey 2? Or both are weird?! :)

Lab mascot... Scopey 1... or...

Another key milestone in the #HILIGHTProject development roadmap 📈 Our first multi-section 905 nm laser purpose-built for #2phFLIM is fabricated! 🔬 🧪 Next: characterisation at #III-VLab. @csem.ch , #BrunelUniversityLondon, @aesposito1975.bsky.social, #FBK, #VivaScope hilighthorizon.eu/blog/

Happy new academic year for all our students and colleagues at Brunel. #bruneluniversity #success @cengem.bsky.social

New Microscopills episode! We explore optogenetics: the science of using light to control living cells. From mapping brain circuits to controlling biochemical reactions, a 5-minute guide to optogenetics. open.spotify.com/episode/4e7j... #Microscopills #Optogenetics #SciencePodcast

Amazing news! Looking forward to this new sensor. FBK is doing an amazing job as always!!!

#GPT5 is out. Superslow but the level of detail that gives is impressive at least as judged from initial accidental (I had not noticed it was rolled out as I was working on custom GPTs) use!

Great opportunity for a bioinformatician to join an amazing lab in #Amsterdam #JobOpportunity #bioinformatics #gastruloids www.sanquin.org/working-at/v...

We now have the audio summary of "#BMP antagonist #CHRDL2 enhances the #cancer #stemcell phenotype and increases #chemotherapy resistance in #colorectal cancer" by Eloise Clarkson and Annabelle Lewis published in Molecular Oncology open.spotify.com/episode/3vv8...

🚀 Discover the future of diagnostics! The Hilight Project is revolutionising biomedical research with cutting-edge laser technology 🔬. #HighlightProject #DigitalDiagnostics #BiomedicalResearch #LaserTechnology #FLIMImaging #Innovation #MedicalTech See the video presentation at hilighthorizon.eu

Interested in applying for #MSCA fellowships and working at the interface between #biology and #physics? quantitative-biology.org/do-you-need-...

Hard-working and smart, nothing else defines a #scientist or an #engineer. A scientist, an engineer, is someone like you. If you are considering a path in science or technology, know this: your ideas belong here because our #superpower is you! #oursuperpowerisyou hilighthorizon.eu/edi/

Another reason to like MEKI!

We are releasing our EDI campaign material. Help us by using/reusing/altering our work and distributing it to schools, Universities and events. Just a small action, part of a larger commitment and ongoing conversation. hilighthorizon.eu/edi/ #EDI #WomenInSTEM

This is an old post, but I would like to propose it again as I am new here. This is a topic I am very passionate about. I hope you will enjoy the read, and you will find it useful. Happy to hear your views about the topic. The mindful scientist network.febs.org/posts/the-mi... #FEBSnet

Good morning! Today we publish three new #MicroscoPills about #confocal #microscopy. E03 - What is it and why is it useful in #biology E04 - Confocal microscopy history and evolution E05 - The role of the confocal #pinhole Follow us on Spotify open.spotify.com/show/20hJTM4... #science

Hear the #women shaping #stemcell science! Discover the resilience, breakthroughs, and essential insights of female pioneers driving innovation in the field. open.spotify.com/episode/1lY9... This podcast explores their challenges, triumphs, and vital perspectives.

New podcasts E02 - The central 'dogma' of molecular biology E03 - The structure of nucleic acids on Spotify, based on material presented in BB5708 Gene Expression and Epigenetics, MSc study block back in 2023. open.spotify.com/show/28L6aSR... #genes #genomes #centraldogma #dna #rna

An introduction to #genes and #genomes, MSc #lecture I gave a couple of years ago, now on Spotify in the form of a conversational podcast. Next up: the central 'dogma' of molecular biology. open.spotify.com/episode/3t2e...

My #KRAS lectures for our MSc in #BB5715 #Cancer #Biology Mechanisms and Treatment MSc Brunel University of London are also on Spotify as a conversational podcast. open.spotify.com/show/28L6aSR...

Do you need another dose of #microscopy? The second episode of #MicroscoPills is available on Spotify. An introduction to #Fluorescence #Lifetime Imaging Microscopy #FLIM open.spotify.com/episode/6u9a...

For all my students: my BB2713 (#Development, #Genetics and #Stem Cell #Biology) lectures are now available in the form of a conversational podcast. I am trialling them for the next academic year, but I thought to make them available to everyone. open.spotify.com/show/51geX8b...

#Microscopills Episode 1. A brief refresher about what #FRET is and FRET #microscopy can do. A primer in a conversational podcast format. open.spotify.com/episode/4JoK...

Playing with generative AI to present my work in a bit of a different way. Here an introduction to my lab's work. open.spotify.com/episode/7nv3...

Computer (NUC) down after update. Disassembled, reassembled, now works. Not sure why I am surprized but I still do not understand how this repair procedure is so effective ;)

I still remember this article from 2018. Very nicely written. Trump&co are not doing fascist actions. They are 'simply' doing the trials. Although the deeds have been committed, accepted by the majority of Americans, and now pardoned... www.irishtimes.com/opinion/fint...

Dear Colleagues, I want to ask you a favour. As you know, I joined Brunel two years ago and I am committed to making Biosciences, @cengem.bsky.social and Brunel University of London grow. Bunel is a very special project for me.

Single nucleic acids probe imaged by #FLIM exemplifies how #fluorescence #lifetimes can reveal physicochemical characteristics of the sample hidden within the mere brightness of the sample. Shared just for fun :) red: high lifetime; blue: low lifetime. Probe: to be announced ;) #livecellimaging

Very humbled and honored to share my story. Thank you @jcellsci.bsky.social and Sara Morais da Silva for the interview! journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/... @cengem.bsky.social

Useful orders of magnitude

[new review] Karteris Lab. The "Road" to Malignant Transformation from #Endometriosis to Endometriosis-Associated #Ovarian #Cancers (EAOCs): An #mTOR-Centred Review. Cancers (Basel) http://dlvr.it/TGSRX0

[new paper ] Rudolph Lab. Repurposing Proximity-Dependent Protein Labeling (#BioID2) for Protein Interaction Mapping in E. coli. Methods Mol Biol http://dlvr.it/TGTj3D

Scientists have developed an automated tool to study cell growth and division, including hard-to-study, free-floating blood cancer cells.

Good to see @lukeanthonyoneill.bsky.social here!

[new paper] Sisu lab. GENCODE 2025: reference gene annotation for human and mouse http://dlvr.it/TGNfV3

Hello Bluesky, we are recruiting PhD students in cancer and metastasis biology! This is a fantastic program that brings together several leading European research institutes. Details here: adaptmet.eu/recruitment/

How do cells remember transient signals? New work reveals that a transient pulse of histone deacetylase inhibition leaves a lasting mark on 3D genome architecture in mESCs, linking chromatin dynamics to cellular memory and gene expression robustness. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Good sampling on this confocal volume of small intestinal tissue showing the apical shag carpet (blue is F-actin, magenta is ZO1)🔬🤩 @vucellimaging.bsky.social #microscopy #cytoskeleton #epithelial #cellbiology #biology

A proof that you can indeed be blinded by anger! (so far in flyes, but I am pretty sure it applied to humans) 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A single molecular signal enhances the complexity of human brain organoids, inducing the emergence of multiple distinct brain regions.

Reminder to update the "social links" in your ORCiD profile with your Bluesky handle:

Welcome, 🤗 lot of us microscopists here. I highly recommend you to look at 'starter packs'.They are a list of suggested people to follow curated by users: bsky.app/starter-pack... bsky.app/starter-pack... bsky.app/starter-pack... Also if you have other interests: blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...

Nice work from Yasushi Okada and colleagues on the development of fluorescence lifetime biosensors for ATP, cAMP, citrate, and glucose using mTurquoise2 www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Hello BlueSky! CenGEM at #Brunel University of London here, a diverse #research network focused on molecular, cellular, organismal and computational aspects of #genome #biology. www.brunel.ac.uk/research/Cen...

Hello Blue Sky. Searching for a new decent place where to chat about #microscopy, #science, and general affairs. I am interested in cell #biochemistry, develop biochemical #imaging technologies and apply them to the study of #cancer.