Claudia Matthaeus
@cmatthaeus.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Cellular Physiology of Nutrition @unipotsdam.bsky.social Interested in #caveolae , metabolism and #microscopy
https://www.matthaeus-lab.de
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Claudia Matthaeus
@cmatthaeus.bsky.social
· Nov 28
Hello new followers 🖖 I like looking at the plasma membrane by high res microscopy. Here, you see a platinum replica EM of a fibroblast plasma membrane with clathrin dome (in the center) and caveolae (small invaginations on the side)
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Triglyceride/Cholesterol Ester Ratio Encodes Lipid Droplet Size and Diversity https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.21.700800v1
January 21, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Triglyceride/Cholesterol Ester Ratio Encodes Lipid Droplet Size and Diversity https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.21.700800v1
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Distinct neurons, distinct functions 🧠🟤 Our Nature Metabolism paper (now out!) shows that separate sympathetic projections to brown adipose tissue independently control thermogenesis and glucose tolerance. Congrats Daniele Neri and team 🥳
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Distinct sympathetic projections to brown fat regulate thermogenesis and glucose tolerance - Nature Metabolism
Neri et al. develop elegant tools to understand how the sympathetic nervous system regulates intrascapular brown adipose tissue (iBAT) function. Using these tools, they find that sympathetic nerves ta...
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January 21, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Distinct neurons, distinct functions 🧠🟤 Our Nature Metabolism paper (now out!) shows that separate sympathetic projections to brown adipose tissue independently control thermogenesis and glucose tolerance. Congrats Daniele Neri and team 🥳
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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With so many great reviews on LDs already out, do we need another?
Sarah @cohenlaboratory.bsky.social and I were approached by
@natrevmcb.nature.com to do a review on LD heterogeneity and inter-organelle contacts...topics in reviews, but not a focus. Fun project!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Sarah @cohenlaboratory.bsky.social and I were approached by
@natrevmcb.nature.com to do a review on LD heterogeneity and inter-organelle contacts...topics in reviews, but not a focus. Fun project!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Heterogeneity, dynamics and organelle interactions of lipid droplets - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Lipid droplets have key roles in energy storage and lipid metabolism. This Review discusses tools used for assessing lipid droplet heterogeneity, and how their heterogeneous composition and interactio...
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January 16, 2026 at 2:18 PM
With so many great reviews on LDs already out, do we need another?
Sarah @cohenlaboratory.bsky.social and I were approached by
@natrevmcb.nature.com to do a review on LD heterogeneity and inter-organelle contacts...topics in reviews, but not a focus. Fun project!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Sarah @cohenlaboratory.bsky.social and I were approached by
@natrevmcb.nature.com to do a review on LD heterogeneity and inter-organelle contacts...topics in reviews, but not a focus. Fun project!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Happy to finally share the amazing results of our long-term collaboration with Karin Reinisch’s lab on how bridge lipid-transfer proteins (BLTPs) cooperate with partner proteins to orchestrate lipid delivery. A quick thread (1/7)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
January 12, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Happy to finally share the amazing results of our long-term collaboration with Karin Reinisch’s lab on how bridge lipid-transfer proteins (BLTPs) cooperate with partner proteins to orchestrate lipid delivery. A quick thread (1/7)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
I was part of the GSO Leadership Academy in 2023 and learned a LOT! I can highly recommend to apply. Still using techniques & advices in my everyday young PI life. And the best - it comes with an amazing peer group!
📣 Apply now for the GSO Leadership Academy 10 and secure one of 25 fully funded fellowships.
📅 Application Deadline: March 1, 2026 (CET)
🔗 More Information: gsonet.org/foerderprogr...
📅 Application Deadline: March 1, 2026 (CET)
🔗 More Information: gsonet.org/foerderprogr...
January 12, 2026 at 9:27 AM
I was part of the GSO Leadership Academy in 2023 and learned a LOT! I can highly recommend to apply. Still using techniques & advices in my everyday young PI life. And the best - it comes with an amazing peer group!
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I've been waiting for this Titeca et al. story from Anne-Claude Gavin's lab to come out: A systematic, comprehensive analysis of lipid transfer protein cargo selection, a truly massive undertaking. What a time to work in lipid biology. Cool stuff every few days.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Systematic analyses of lipid mobilization by human lipid transfer proteins - Nature
Nature - Systematic analyses of lipid mobilization by human lipid transfer proteins
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January 8, 2026 at 1:41 PM
I've been waiting for this Titeca et al. story from Anne-Claude Gavin's lab to come out: A systematic, comprehensive analysis of lipid transfer protein cargo selection, a truly massive undertaking. What a time to work in lipid biology. Cool stuff every few days.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Thrilled to share our latest study, led by @reikatei.bsky.social, in @natchembio.nature.com! We began by asking a simple question—how do cells know if they have too much of a lipid in a particular membrane, and how do they respond to rectify this imbalance?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
More info 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
More info 👇
Membrane editing with proximity labeling reveals regulators of lipid homeostasis - Nature Chemical Biology
Coupling an optogenetic lipid-modifying enzyme with proximity labeling reveals protein networks and mechanisms regulating lipid homeostasis in the membranes of target organelles.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Thrilled to share our latest study, led by @reikatei.bsky.social, in @natchembio.nature.com! We began by asking a simple question—how do cells know if they have too much of a lipid in a particular membrane, and how do they respond to rectify this imbalance?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
More info 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
More info 👇
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Registration is open for the FASEB #LipidDroplet meeting in Scottsdale, July 26-30! This is THE premier North American conference on LDs, you do not want to miss it!
Interested in lipids? Join us @ the 2026 FASEB Lipid Droplet: From Mechanisms to Disease Conference (July 26-30, Scottsdale, AZ). Registration is now open!
events.faseb.org/event/Lipid-...
We are co-locating with the FASEB Phospholipids SRC! Register for one to enjoy BOTH meetings!
events.faseb.org/event/Lipid-...
We are co-locating with the FASEB Phospholipids SRC! Register for one to enjoy BOTH meetings!
January 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Registration is open for the FASEB #LipidDroplet meeting in Scottsdale, July 26-30! This is THE premier North American conference on LDs, you do not want to miss it!
Great Thread/ summary about interesting lipid related papers of 2025 👇
Happy new year! I've so enjoyed the end-of-year lists of people's favorite papers from 2025, so I made a list of 16 #lipidtime studies from 2025 that I found interesting. Here they are in no particular order (please add more if you would like!), and here's to much more exciting science in 2026! 🧪
January 5, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Great Thread/ summary about interesting lipid related papers of 2025 👇
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To all lipid-curious cell biologists: check out this comprehensive overview of lipid-based methods by @gerryhammond.bsky.social and colleagues in @jcb.org — a school of Babel fish for #lipidtime:
rupress.org/jcb/article/...
rupress.org/jcb/article/...
The cell biologist’s guide to detecting and modulating membrane phospholipids | Journal of Cell Biology | Rockefeller University Press
Worcester et al. describe a suite of molecular tools and approaches that can be used to probe and experimentally study lipids.
rupress.org
January 3, 2026 at 12:30 PM
To all lipid-curious cell biologists: check out this comprehensive overview of lipid-based methods by @gerryhammond.bsky.social and colleagues in @jcb.org — a school of Babel fish for #lipidtime:
rupress.org/jcb/article/...
rupress.org/jcb/article/...
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Blog post: Just quit
Quitting projects in science is hard, but we should be doing a lot more of it.
open.substack.com/pub/arjunraj...
Quitting projects in science is hard, but we should be doing a lot more of it.
open.substack.com/pub/arjunraj...
Just quit
Quitting projects in science is hard, but we should be doing a lot more of it.
open.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Blog post: Just quit
Quitting projects in science is hard, but we should be doing a lot more of it.
open.substack.com/pub/arjunraj...
Quitting projects in science is hard, but we should be doing a lot more of it.
open.substack.com/pub/arjunraj...
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Researchers have identified the protein SCoR2 as a potential drug target for obesity and hepatic steatosis in studies of mice, showing that it prevents fat accumulation and weight gain.
Learn more in #ScienceSignaling: https://scim.ag/4p5KxNe
Learn more in #ScienceSignaling: https://scim.ag/4p5KxNe
The protein denitrosylase SCoR2 regulates lipogenesis and fat storage
Removal of SNO groups from hepatocyte and adipocyte proteins induces lipid synthesis and weight gain.
scim.ag
December 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Researchers have identified the protein SCoR2 as a potential drug target for obesity and hepatic steatosis in studies of mice, showing that it prevents fat accumulation and weight gain.
Learn more in #ScienceSignaling: https://scim.ag/4p5KxNe
Learn more in #ScienceSignaling: https://scim.ag/4p5KxNe
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‼️🚨Hi all! The next Bioc Soc Membrane Contact Site Meeting will be in Chepstow, UK 28-30th Sept 2026. Fantastic speakers with talk slots still available. Sign up & abstract submission now open - limited spaces so register early! Hope to see you all there. Please share + RT 🙏
December 28, 2025 at 7:28 AM
‼️🚨Hi all! The next Bioc Soc Membrane Contact Site Meeting will be in Chepstow, UK 28-30th Sept 2026. Fantastic speakers with talk slots still available. Sign up & abstract submission now open - limited spaces so register early! Hope to see you all there. Please share + RT 🙏
Another interesting new paper showing cellular insights in caveolae mediated fatty acid uptake by Richard Lundmarks lab and @robparton.bsky.social they show caveolae -ER contact sites that might fuel fatty acids from the plasma membrane into the ER. Very exciting!
Membrane contacts between caveolae and the endoplasmic reticulum regulate uptake and metabolic trapping of long-chain fatty acids https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.22.695939v1
December 24, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Another interesting new paper showing cellular insights in caveolae mediated fatty acid uptake by Richard Lundmarks lab and @robparton.bsky.social they show caveolae -ER contact sites that might fuel fatty acids from the plasma membrane into the ER. Very exciting!
Great opportunity for a Postdoc interested in cellular high resolution imaging: amazing lab & team, amazing campus & resources! And summer times starts early in DC ☀️I can highly recommend 👇
My lab in the NIH Intramural Program (Bethesda, MD) will be recruiting postdoctoral fellows over the next year with flexible start dates. We work on nanoscale cellular imaging of the plasma membrane and related organelles. Please reach out if you’re interested. www.training.nih.gov/jobs/pdp-053...
December 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Great opportunity for a Postdoc interested in cellular high resolution imaging: amazing lab & team, amazing campus & resources! And summer times starts early in DC ☀️I can highly recommend 👇
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⚡️Mitochondria make ATP, the energy that powers life. But in neurons, with axons up to a meter long, how do these tiny power plants stay functional in the right places? We went looking. 1/n www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Self-renewal of neuronal mitochondria through asymmetric division
Mitochondrial ATP production is essential for life. Mitochondrial function depends on the spatio-temporal coordination of nuclear and mitochondrial genome expression, yet how this coordination occurs ...
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December 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
⚡️Mitochondria make ATP, the energy that powers life. But in neurons, with axons up to a meter long, how do these tiny power plants stay functional in the right places? We went looking. 1/n www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Excited to share that as my group launches across Karolinska Institutet and the University of Helsinki, we’re recruiting postdocs and research assistants to study the nanoscale architecture of lipid flux using in-cell structural biology approaches, including cryo-ET and cryo-CLEM
December 18, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Excited to share that as my group launches across Karolinska Institutet and the University of Helsinki, we’re recruiting postdocs and research assistants to study the nanoscale architecture of lipid flux using in-cell structural biology approaches, including cryo-ET and cryo-CLEM
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Textbooks said neurons don’t burn fatty acids for energy🤔. Our study delivers the first in vivo demonstration that fatty acid oxidation in defined memory neurons fuels memory formation.
Closing chapter of my PhD 🥳, out today in Nature Metabolism💥 @natmetabolism.nature.com
Closing chapter of my PhD 🥳, out today in Nature Metabolism💥 @natmetabolism.nature.com
Neuronal fatty acid oxidation fuels memory after intensive learning in Drosophila - Nature Metabolism
Neurons are shown to use fatty acid β-oxidation as a fuel source for memory formation upon intensive learning in Drosophila, challenging the view that neurons are unable to use fatty acids for energy ...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Textbooks said neurons don’t burn fatty acids for energy🤔. Our study delivers the first in vivo demonstration that fatty acid oxidation in defined memory neurons fuels memory formation.
Closing chapter of my PhD 🥳, out today in Nature Metabolism💥 @natmetabolism.nature.com
Closing chapter of my PhD 🥳, out today in Nature Metabolism💥 @natmetabolism.nature.com
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Organelles do NOT have a single uniform pH.
And if you think they must, because “protons diffuse fast,” this paper is for you.
A thread on why that assumption is wrong; and what we found instead. 🧵 1/n
And if you think they must, because “protons diffuse fast,” this paper is for you.
A thread on why that assumption is wrong; and what we found instead. 🧵 1/n
Organelles harbour pH gradients https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.12.694065v1
December 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Organelles do NOT have a single uniform pH.
And if you think they must, because “protons diffuse fast,” this paper is for you.
A thread on why that assumption is wrong; and what we found instead. 🧵 1/n
And if you think they must, because “protons diffuse fast,” this paper is for you.
A thread on why that assumption is wrong; and what we found instead. 🧵 1/n
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Ups we did it again! Please mark your calender. EMBO Workshop “Lipid Code to Life”, taking place September 7–11, 2026, in Dresden, organized by Maria Fedorova, @lipid.bsky.social, Valerie O'Donnell, @holthuislab.bsky.social and @molcellbiophys-lab.bsky.social 🥳 Retweets = lipidlove
December 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Ups we did it again! Please mark your calender. EMBO Workshop “Lipid Code to Life”, taking place September 7–11, 2026, in Dresden, organized by Maria Fedorova, @lipid.bsky.social, Valerie O'Donnell, @holthuislab.bsky.social and @molcellbiophys-lab.bsky.social 🥳 Retweets = lipidlove
💥I am excited to present our first research paper from the lab about caveolae lipid trafficking 🎉 Led by my fantastic PhD candidate @estherocket.bsky.social
Here we looked into caveolae mediated dietary lipid uptake and how this process is mechanistically facilitated 👇 1/n
Here we looked into caveolae mediated dietary lipid uptake and how this process is mechanistically facilitated 👇 1/n
Lipid-induced Caveolin1-Lipid droplet trafficking is associated with lipid droplet growth https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.10.693432v1
December 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
💥I am excited to present our first research paper from the lab about caveolae lipid trafficking 🎉 Led by my fantastic PhD candidate @estherocket.bsky.social
Here we looked into caveolae mediated dietary lipid uptake and how this process is mechanistically facilitated 👇 1/n
Here we looked into caveolae mediated dietary lipid uptake and how this process is mechanistically facilitated 👇 1/n
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In our latest issue, Kerry-Anne Rye and colleagues Review HDL metabolism and function in diabetes mellitus (£) go.nature.com/495jFIA #EndoSky #MedSky
December 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
In our latest issue, Kerry-Anne Rye and colleagues Review HDL metabolism and function in diabetes mellitus (£) go.nature.com/495jFIA #EndoSky #MedSky
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Please RT‼️ #TenureTrack position @zmbh.uni-heidelberg.de one of the best #proteostasis research centres in the world. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Tenure Track Professorship (W1 with Tenure Track to W3) in “Molecular Biology" (f/m/d) - Heidelberg job with Universität Heidelberg | 12850668
The Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH) and the Faculty of Biosciences invite applications for a Tenure Track Professors...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Please RT‼️ #TenureTrack position @zmbh.uni-heidelberg.de one of the best #proteostasis research centres in the world. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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The fun leaving your body the moment you're done with the science and it's time to get it published
December 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The fun leaving your body the moment you're done with the science and it's time to get it published
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And the saga continues! Our collaborative work with outstanding Justin Korfhage & Thomas Melia’s lab in PNAS shows that ATG2A transfers triglycerides and does so bidirectionally! An exciting twist in our understanding of lipid transport.
Definitely worth a deep read:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Definitely worth a deep read:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 27, 2025 at 10:41 AM
And the saga continues! Our collaborative work with outstanding Justin Korfhage & Thomas Melia’s lab in PNAS shows that ATG2A transfers triglycerides and does so bidirectionally! An exciting twist in our understanding of lipid transport.
Definitely worth a deep read:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Definitely worth a deep read:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...