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European Synthetic Cell Initiative
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Network of excellent European research institutions that have joined forces to collaborate on synthetic cell research and accelerate its translation into technology
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Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CSIC) @cib-csic.bsky.social · 15d
#MISB (@csic.es-UIMP )

Design meets evolution: Theory and practice
Víctor de Lorenzo (@vdlorenzo.bsky.social), @cnb-csic.bsky.social 

📅Oct 3
⏰11am
The seminar will take place at CIB and additionally streamed online 🔗https://rediris.zoom.us/meeting/register/ZmrXKHmFSHqyxE65O3wvRQ<span class="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#/registration
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Hubrecht Institute @hubrechtinstitute.bsky.social · 15d
Ready to establish your own research group at the Hubrecht Institute for Molecular and Developmental Biology? We’re seeking a tenure-track group leader to develop an innovative research line within our vibrant scientific community. Learn more & apply! https://f.mtr.cool/jncxfqkuds
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Markus Deserno @markusdeserno.bsky.social · 15d
I am super excited to announce that we have a tenure-track faculty position in biophysics open in the Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon! 🧪

Interfolio link: apply.interfolio.com/174360

PLEASE, share widely across the blue skies!

Let me briefly explain what we're looking for:

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Tenure-track Position in Biophysics at Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Physics Location: Pittsburgh, PA Open Date: Sep 19, 2025 Description The Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in biophysics. The appointment is intended to be at the Assistant Professor level, but exceptional candidates at a higher level may also be considered. We seek outstanding candidates with a strong record in cellular and subcellular biophysics. Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to, uncovering how key characteristics of living systems arise from the interplay between supramolecular cellular structures, how the emergent cellular circuitry defines goals and enables robust decision making, and how metabolic resources are allocated. This encompasses understanding of how information is learned, stored, transduced, and processed across subcellular structures. Applicants with theoretical, data science, or experimental backgrounds within biological physics are encouraged to apply. The ideal candidate will strengthen and extend research programs of current biophysics faculty in the Department of Physics and collaborate with broader life science activities across many departments at CMU and the wider Pittsburgh area. More details on Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/174360
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 16d
One step closer to designing synthetic cells as drug delivery systems?

Researchers have developed simple cell mimics that activate only when exposed to a magnetic stimulus, opening up new possibilities for #syncell applications

To understand why, read our article👇
syntheticcell.eu/cell-mimics-...
Will synthetic cells soon offer new solutions for producing and delivering drugs in the body? - European Synthetic Cell Initiative
A study by British researchers opens up new possibilities for engineering cell mimics as drug delivery systems
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 18d
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 18d
David Zwicker, theoretical physicist and SynCellEU community member, explores how biological soft matter organises itself in space and time.

In our new article, we discuss his work, his contribution to #syncell research, and his advice to early-career researchers.

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Meet the Community - David Zwicker
Theoretical physicist David Zwicker leads a research group that explores how biological soft matter organises itself in space and time
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German Association for Synthetic Biology (GASB) e.V @gasb-synbio.bsky.social · 19d
You are also interested in giving a talk at GCSB 2026? Abstract submissions are open until the 5th of October📣!
Submit your abstract or get your tickets right here👇
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GCSB 2026 German Conference on Synthetic Biology
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 19d
📢The Contini Lab is hiring!
Based at Imperial College, you will join a vibrant, multidisciplinary team developing next-generation nanomaterials and synthetic biology platforms to tackle antimicrobial resistance.
Apply before 19 October!
#syncell #syntheticcell
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Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social · 22d
I am looking for a motivated #Postdoctoral #Researcher to join my group at Imperial @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperiallifesci.bsky.social. The project focuses on #Antimicrobial #Materials & #Biomimetic #Interfaces
Please repost!

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 24d
Open Call for Expressions of Interest: become a Max Planck Director & redefine what’s possible in science! We offer scientific independence, long-term stable funding & exceptional infrastructure. Lead your own department & open new frontiers of research. Apply by 31 Oct 2025 → www.mpg.de/directors
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The Max Planck Society offers Directors a unique platform for groundbreaking research and leadership in diverse scientific fields.
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 26d
Early-career researchers: want to run your own lab? 🌟Max Planck Research Groups offer 6+ years, up to €2.7M in funding, open-topic freedom, team support & tenure-track opportunities. Intrigued? 😃Apply by Oct 14, 2025! www.mpg.de/max-planck-r...
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Aaron Torres Huerta @aarontorreshuerta.bsky.social · 27d
🚨Would you like to learn how small volumes can have big implications? 🚨Check out our latest paper 📃on compartmentalised liposome-based nanoreactors that engineered the self-assembly of hybrid materials. @hennievalkenier.bsky.social. Now in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/anie...
Spatiotemporal Control of the Formation of Luminescent Lanthanide Complexes in Liposome‐Based Nanoreactors
Synthetic ion transporters enable precise control over carboxylate transport across liposome membranes that are preloaded with Ln3+ ions. This process triggers the spatiotemporal formation of lumines...
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Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social · Sep 11
📄🚨 Great work by @Lorena now out in @jacs.acspublications.org "DNA Flipping as Facile Mechanism for Transmembrane Signaling in Synthetic Cells" We show that simple chol-ssDNA does not stay on the outside of GUV membranes but flips inside and can trigger reactions. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
DNA Flipping as Facile Mechanism for Transmembrane Signaling in Synthetic Cells
Transmembrane signaling is essential for cellular communication, yet reconstituting such mechanisms in synthetic systems remains challenging. Here, we report a simple and robust DNA-based mechanism fo...
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Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social · Sep 11
🚨Miao's and Weixiang's work on RNA transcription in DNA based condensates as nucleus mimics is now out in @natcomms.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#syncell #DNA #condensate #LLPS.
Great work to understand transcription and LLPS in #crowded #viscoelastic environments @sfb1551.bsky.social
Constructing synthetic nuclear architectures via transcriptional condensates in a DNA protonucleus - Nature Communications
Nuclear biomolecular condensates are functional sub-compartments within the cell nucleus. Here, the authors develop a synthetic DNA protonucleus that enables RNA transcription and condensation into di...
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Manuel Thery @manuelthery.bsky.social · Sep 9
Which city is the best for Cytoskeleton research?
Dresden? Barcelona? Cambridge ? Noooo ... you all know its Paris, right? 😎
Registering to the annual meeting on Friday 14th of November is now open:
pcd2025.sciencesconf.org
Keynote speeches by @carter-lab.bsky.social and Verena Ruprecht !
Paris Cytoskeleton Day 2025 - Sciencesconf.org
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · Sep 11
Max Planck Research Groups support junior scientists in their scientific careers
The call for proposals is open until 14 October
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · Sep 9
Springboard for an international scientific career! 🧬🧪🔭⚛️🧠🌱 Call for #MaxPlanckResearchGroups launched; applications are possible until October 14, 2025 www.mpg.de/max-planck-r... #ScienceCareer
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Kerstin Göpfrich @kgoepfrich.bsky.social · Sep 8
Curious about RNA, aptamers, lipid membranes, molecular dynamics simulations, synthetic cells - and how these topics come together? Join @floppleton.bsky.social's talk in the unano webinar blogs.ed.ac.uk/unanowebinars
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German Association for Synthetic Biology (GASB) e.V @gasb-synbio.bsky.social · Sep 1
🌱🧬The future of biotech starts here!
We’re excited to announce that SynBio Reactor 2026 is coming back!🚀

📅January 19–20, 2026
🌍Berlin, Germany

Get ready for two inspiring days of networking, panels, workshops, fireside chats, and more!

🎟️Early bird tickets are available now! 👇
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Shashank Shekhar lab @sshekhr.bsky.social · Aug 29
📢📢Hiring 2 Research Assistants & 2 Postdocs at Emory University in Atlanta to study cytoskeletal biophysics/biochemistry. Please RT.

RAs: great for recent bachelor's/master's in Physics/Bio/Chem/Biochem. Email CV and interests to [email protected].

More info: www.shekharlab.org
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Michael Booth @drmikebooth.bsky.social · Aug 29
Our collaborative review article on the latest strategies and applications of synthetic cell communication is now out!

With Allen Liu (+group)
Published in Nature Chemical Biology @natchembio.nature.com

#syncell #syntheticcell @syncelleu.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Strategies and applications of synthetic cell communication - Nature Chemical Biology
Recent advances in engineering bottom-up synthetic cells have created powerful compartmentalized biochemical reactors with cell-like abilities. To push the boundaries of the collective capabilities of...
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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · Aug 21
Artificial cells built from dendrimers: CiQUS researchers develop robust synthetic microdroplets that mimic natural cell functions, published in JACS @pubs.acs.org

Read more 👉 www.usc.es/ciqus/en/new...

#FondosEuropeos #RedeCIGUS
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Cees Dekker @ceesdekker.bsky.social · Aug 22
WORK: 5 (!) openings in our #CDlab, check it out: ceesdekkerlab.nl/come-join-us/
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Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social · Aug 25
💫Thrilled to see our work on the front cover of Small!
This work explores how #polymers empower #SyntheticCells with programmable dynamics, enabling fusion, contraction and interactions with biological cells.

Huge thanks to Michela Vargiolu for the stunning artwork!

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Cees Dekker @ceesdekker.bsky.social · Aug 13
Building a synthetic cell together - nice common perspective written by many leading scientists who gathered in Shenzhen China for the inaugural ‘SynCell Global Summit’.

Check it out in Nature Comm: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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iGEM @igemhq.bsky.social · Aug 18
Prof. Kate Adamala is building life from scratch… and for space!

From the origins of life to technology for space, her work on synthetic cells is pushing the boundaries of SynBio and science itself.

Hear her speak at SB 8.0 at the iGEM Grand Jamboree this Oct!
jamboree.igem.org/2025/program/sb8
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Dan Davis @dandavis101.bsky.social · Aug 18
New academic faculty posts available at Imperial College London! Assistant/Associate Professors in Life Sciences. Please apply and/or circulate details!

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