Alessio Fragasso
@alessiofragasso.bsky.social
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Postdoc fellow in Jacobs-Wagner lab at Stanford University, former PhD in Cees Dekker lab at TU Delft | quantitative biology, antimicrobial peptides, synthetic biology, biomimetics, nanopores
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WORK!

I currently have 5 (!) open positions for postdocs/PhD students in our CDlab for projects:

- Nanopore protein sequencing
- Archaeal CDV cell division
- Microfluidics for synthetic cells
- Nuclear Pore Complex
- Origami mimics of peroxisomes

Please apply! ceesdekkerlab.nl/come-join-us/

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What an amazing time at the EMBO Fellows Meeting! Honored to be part of such an inspiring community, had a lot of fun connecting with this group of incredible researchers and hear about their science. A big thank you to the #EMBO organizers! 🤩
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EMBO @embo.org · Jul 2
119 EMBO Fellows from 30+ countries attended the EMBO Fellows’ Meeting in Heidelberg, DE from 27 June–1 July. #Research was shared and connections formed – an incredible opportunity for #networking and #collaboration. Thank you to all who joined and were part of this vibrant community! 🧪
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EMBO @embo.org · Jun 30
The EMBO Fellows’ Meeting 2025 is taking place in Heidelberg, DE from 27 June–1 July. Over 100 EMBO Fellows from 30+ countries will present their projects, #network, receive #training and #mentoring, speak with EMBO Press editors and learn about new EMBO #policy and #sustainability initiatives. 🧪
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I'm stoked to have this long-term and highly collaborative effort out in the wild. We present an experimental evolution system to quantitatively study the rapid evolutionary dynamics of B-cell affinity maturation. These evolutionary mechanisms underpin antibody responses and immune memory formation.
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Out today in @natmethods.nature.com : Spotiflow, our transcript localization method for imaging-based spatial transcriptomics. Led by amazing PhD student @albertdm.bsky.social, joint work w @gioelelamanno.bsky.social at EPFL / @scadsai.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Are you based in the U.S. 🇺🇸 or Canada 🇨🇦 and thinking of doing research in Europe?

ERC grants offer up to €4.5 million to support groundbreaking, investigator-driven frontier research in all fields.

Watch the dedicated info session for researchers in your region👉 youtu.be/92QYink1Lik

#ChooseEurope
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“There is so much beauty in what we can learn through science, in how complicated life is, and in trying to understand how it works. It’s what motivates me to wake up every morning.”
Opinion | I Came to Study Aging. Now I’m Trapped in ICE Detention.
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Huge congrats!! 🥳❤️👌
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💻 Apply to our beginner-friendly Boston Bioimage Analysis Course!

Get started with Python and learn to analyze fluorescence microscopy images — no coding experience required!

Fee waivers available thanks to funding from @bioimagingna.bsky.social!

🗓️ Apply June 1st!
iac.hms.harvard.edu/bobiac/2025/
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ceesdekker.bsky.social
We have 3 openings for ambitious postdocs or PhD students in our #CDlab - for exciting single-molecule biophysics research on nuclear pores, peroxisomes, or archaeal divisomes.

Check it out and apply: ceesdekkerlab.nl/come-join-us/

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wimgmeijer.bsky.social
Bacteria living in the human gut are found to evolve persistent resistance after brief exposure to antibiotics.

Factors that promote this evolution have been identified, highlighting the gut as a potential hotspot for this process.

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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Tracking the evolution and persistence of antibiotic resistance in the human gut
A genomic study of gut microbes during antibiotic use finds selective sweeps in a DNA gyrase gene that drive resistance.
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Out now! @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social from my PhD at #CDlab

We design, experimentally test, and simulate a library of designer FG-nucleoporins.

We identify key biophysical properties of their amino acid sequence that tune their selective barrier function.

Congrats to all co-authors! 🥳
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Latest #CDlab paper on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social: Spatial control of karyopherin binding avidity in NPC mimics revealed by designer FG-Nucleoporins
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

With experiments & MD simulations we study de novo designed proteins for selective transport through nuclear pores
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brunolemaitre.bsky.social
Does marrying a fellow scientist boost your career?
In academia, homogamous couples—where both partners are scientists—are common, especially among top achievers. But who benefits more? Let’s dive into our latest research!
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🦠 Most #bacteria form #biofilms, protective communities that resist #antibiotics.

Petya Krasteva's research explores the structure & behaviour of these biofilms, hoping to develop new #antimicrobial strategies.

Read more 👉 buff.ly/YajqauG

@krastevalab.bsky.social @iecb.bsky.social @CNRS.fr
Deciphering the formation of cooperative multicellular biofilms
Bacterial films are a hazard throughout the healthcare system, and as antibiotic resistance increases there is an even greater imperative...
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🚨We have a 4-year ERC-funded PhD position available in the beautiful city of Leuven, Belgium, for building artificial nanomachines in lipid membranes.

Check out the details and apply here: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...

Feel free to email me for more information!
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For the busy folks, here is an engaging podcast which I find incredibly accurate and gives a good recap of the paper, enjoy!
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