"I, at any rate, am convinced that He is not playing at dice." Einstein sent a letter to Max Born #OTD in 1926, in which he gave his oft-quoted objection to the probabilistic interpretation of the wavefunction in quantum mechanics. 🧪 ⚛️ You may be surprised by where this is headed. (1/n)

We're back for our final seminar of 2025 with talks from @alexholehouse.bsky.social and Birthe Kragelund! 1 pm EST or 7 pm European time. If you're not already signed up, head on over to idpseminars.com to register!

New publication! How to read the curves in biomolecular phase diagrams! A collaboration between the Schmit Group and Jonathon Ditlev, Les Loew, and @ani-chattaraj.bsky.social. 1/7 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Out now in #SoftMatter, our work on linking single molecule features, microstructure, and macroscopic properties of condensates! Led by Daniel Tan, a former undergrad student who is now pursuing a PhD in Computational biophysics, Dilimulati Aierken and Pablo Garcia! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Excited to share our paper: “Historical and Experimental Evidence that Inherent Properties Are Overweighted in Early Scientific Explanation” I’m grateful to Zach Horne & my dear advisor @andreicimpian.bsky.social to let me be part of this project, it was a great experience! doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

Biomolecular phase boundaries are described by a solubility product that accounts for variable stoichiometry and soluble oligomers https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.27.672390v1

"What does this curved line mean?" Like palm reading for your phase boundary. Plus, when is your condensate actually an oligomer (or vice versa)? A new preprint from the Schmit Group, in collaboration with Jonathon Ditlev, Les Loew, and @ani-chattaraj.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Can't say enough about the Condensates program at @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social. Invigorating discussions, fantastic facilities, and a beautiful location (a place I consider "home"). Thanks to @weber-lab.bsky.social, @jerelleaj.bsky.social, @zwickergroup.bsky.social, and Frank Julicher for organizing!

What nanometer structure-function relationships exist in your favorite condensate? We hope you will try to measure it! Congrats to Kris, @evdokiiap.bsky.social, Abby, Archish, Gandhar, and @schmitbiophysics.bsky.social . 4/4

In lab’s #FIRSTPREPRINT, we present methods to measure nanometer-scale organization around & between specific proteins in condensates in live cells. We uncover unexpected heterogeneity for a liquid-like phase with local meshwork spanning 10-50nm, stemming from ribosome biogenesis in the nucleolus.

Here is a thread on a paper we published on Dec 30th: doi.org/10.1038/s414... In this collaborative work, we looked at the structure of proteins behind Huntington’s disease. HD is an inherited neurodegenerative disease, with patients having a mutated form of the huntingtin gene. (1/..)

Hoping the demise of the clock app drives me to discover more cool science here.

When the turkey is supposed to be the centerpiece but your 12yo steals your thunder.

Cutting NIH funding to improve federal cash flow is like cutting the wings off an airplane to make it lighter.

Shopping for summer 2025 conferences. Pitch me your favorites in: Biological LLPS Amyloids Self-assembly Soft condensed matter Physics Chromatin Systems biology Other???

Excited to find this place and find all the people from the biophysics and LLPS community are already here! I'd like to link up with the soft condensed matter community too. Any suggestions?