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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology @mrclmb.bsky.social · 6h

John Gurdon, former Group Leader and Head of @cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social has died.
Despite calling himself a "total non-intellectual” his work to reprogramme somatic cells to pluripotent stem cells transformed the field of developmental biology.
More: www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/john-gurdon-...
#LMBNews

Black and white portrait of John Gurdon, 1971

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 5h

The 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.” Stay tuned for the full story to come! cen.acs.org/people/nobel...

#ChemNobel #Chem #Chemistry #chemsky 🧪

The 2025 chemistry Nobel goes to MOFs

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi win the prize for developing metal–organic frameworks

cen.acs.org

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Kimika Teorikoa Lab @theochemehu.bsky.social · 5d

🧑‍🎓We have a new PhD!!!! 🥳
Congrats to the great Antonio Cebreiro, who today defended his PhD, supervised by David Casanova

@dipcehu.bsky.social

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David De Sancho @daviddesancho.bsky.social · 5d

Check out our latest, where we investigate the molecular origin of differences between Lys and Arg and their roles in biomolecular #condensates

@dipcehu.bsky.social

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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David De Sancho @daviddesancho.bsky.social · 6d

May she rest in peace

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6d

Breaking News: Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most revered conservationists, died at 91. Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.” nyti.ms/42kpGxt

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Sarah Shammas @sarahshammas.bsky.social · 6d

Why are transcription factors disordered? Come join us in Oxford as a postdoc and we'll find out together!

Help publish 3 mature projects, AND develop cool new single molecule fluorescence binding assays!

biophysics
transcription
protein:DNA interactions

my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

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David De Sancho @daviddesancho.bsky.social · 9d

Last week, we were lucky to have Jorge Reñé Espinosa from
@ucm.es visiting us at UPV-EHU and @dipcehu.bsky.social

If you missed his talk, here is the recording for your delight 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibsJ...

Multiscale modelling of liquid-liquid and liquid-solid transitions in biomolecular condensates

YouTube video by Donostia International Physics Center

www.youtube.com

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David De Sancho @daviddesancho.bsky.social · 12d

Happening in ~1 hour 👇

David De Sancho @daviddesancho.bsky.social · 16d

Condensate aficionados, this week, do not miss Jorge Reñe Espinosa's talk at @dipcehu.bsky.social

Friday 26 September: 12:00 PM CET

Zoom: dipc-org.zoom.us/j/97796482927
YouTube: youtube.com/live/ibsJcLv...

Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.

dipc-org.zoom.us

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David De Sancho @daviddesancho.bsky.social · 15d

The YouTube link should in principle be alive forever (meaning a very long time)

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Alberti Lab @ TU Dresden @albertilab-tud.bsky.social · 15d

++++ We are hiring ++++

The DFG-funded Research Training Group RTG 3120 – Biomolecular Condensates: From Physics to biological Functions” in Dresden is currently recruiting PhD-candidates.

More Info here: dresdencondensates.org/join-us/

Please apply until October 31,2025

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BioExcel CoE @bioexcelcoe.bsky.social · 15d

Last chance to register ❗️

Our special edition webinar featuring talks on #topoisomerase inhibition, transmembrane #signalling and #membrane multilamellarity is this afternoon at 15:00 CEST

Register here ➡️bioexcel.eu/ion8

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David De Sancho @daviddesancho.bsky.social · 16d

Condensate aficionados, this week, do not miss Jorge Reñe Espinosa's talk at @dipcehu.bsky.social

Friday 26 September: 12:00 PM CET

Zoom: dipc-org.zoom.us/j/97796482927
YouTube: youtube.com/live/ibsJcLv...

Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.

dipc-org.zoom.us

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Kimika Teorikoa Lab @theochemehu.bsky.social · 16d

Eduard Matito and Mario Piris from our lab presenting their recent work at QVEST2025 at Schloss Ringberg
@dipcehu.bsky.social
@ehu.eus

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Peter Kenny @pwk2024.bsky.social · 16d

#PostDoc opportunity in molecular #biophysics and structural biology at University of Cambridge (UK) ref: PH47220 | duration: funding to 31-Dec-2028 | closing: 09-Oct-2025 #StructBiol #MolBiol #PostDocJobs #chemsky 🧪
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/52745/

Research Associate - Stott Group - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge

Research Associate - Stott Group in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge.

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk

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Ignacio Arganda-Carreras @iarganda.bsky.social · 18d

¿Alguien en Bilbao hoy (sábado 20 de septiembre)?

No perderse la charla de la maravillosa @elirezabal.bsky.social 😍 (@theochemehu.bsky.social, @dipcehu.bsky.social) en @naukas.bsky.social #NAUKAS2025

⏰11:30 a 11:40 – 💫Elixabete Rezabal💫 – ¿Hueles vibraciones? 👃📳

naukas.com/2025/09/12/p...

Programa definitivo de Naukas Bilbao 15º Aniversario - Naukas

Programa definitivo Naukas Bilbao 15 Aniversario (19 al 21 septiembre 2025)

naukas.com

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David De Sancho @daviddesancho.bsky.social · 19d

It never ends

bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 19d

Destabilization of Structured RNAs by OPC and TIP4PD Water Models https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.18.677163v1

David De Sancho @daviddesancho.bsky.social · 19d

In the same way, students could use them to guide whether their understanding of a given concept is accurate. And so much more...

Check below for interesting thoughts
www.oneusefulthing.org/p/post-apoca...

Post-apocalyptic education

What comes after the Homework Apocalypse

www.oneusefulthing.org

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David De Sancho @daviddesancho.bsky.social · 19d

Well, I guess that's up for each of us to decide
I've found them to be excellent thinking partners. I'd recommend giving it a try at discussing your hypothesis with them. I've been very positively surprised!

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David De Sancho @daviddesancho.bsky.social · 19d

I think we should help students *use LLMs well* for many of those tasks
Avoiding them is a near impossibility ---other than we should spend more time on the blackboard

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David De Sancho @daviddesancho.bsky.social · 21d

Out in its final form
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Resolving Molecular Interactions in Protein Folding Trajectories with NCIPLOT

Noncovalent interactions (NCIs) are fundamental to the structure, stability, and function of proteins. These interactions form complex networks that control how different protein regions relate to eac...

pubs.acs.org

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David De Sancho @daviddesancho.bsky.social · 23d

Still on time to apply

David De Sancho @daviddesancho.bsky.social · 28d

📣 @xabierjota.bsky.social and I are looking for candidates for a fully funded PhD position at UPV / EHU to study intrinsically disordered proteins using molecular simulations and computational chemistry calculations
👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬

📅 Deadline: October 1st

👇 Details below, please RT

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Samrat Mukhopadhyay @samratmukhopadhyay.bsky.social · 26d

What a terrific recognition of our research field!
Dirk Görlich (Max Planck Institute Göttingen) and Steven McKnight (UT Southwestern) received the Lasker Award for their work on low-complexity domains and their phase separation.
Read the perspective in PNAS:
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....

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Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 26d

The discoveries of D. Görlich & S. McKnight exposed the structures and functions of low-complexity domains within protein sequences, revealing new principles of intracellular transport and organization. 🧪
#LaskerAward #Lasker2025 #phaseseparation
@mpi-nat.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=962P...

Low-complexity domains: structures & functions

YouTube video by Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation

www.youtube.com

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David De Sancho @daviddesancho.bsky.social · 26d

This preprint by @elisedd.bsky.social and @sacquin-mo.bsky.social seems consequential for people performing MD studies of phosphorylated IDPs
#MustRead

bioRxiv Biochemistry @biorxiv-biochem.bsky.social · Sep 2

Sticky salts: overbinding of monovalent cations to phosphorylations in all-atom forcefields https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.28.672842v1

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David De Sancho @daviddesancho.bsky.social · 27d

I'd also recommend this fantastic conversation by @draliceevans.bsky.social on this very important topic

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM82...

How does Low Fertility Affect Economic Growth, Worldwide? Jesús Fernández-Villaverde

YouTube video by DrAlice Evans

www.youtube.com

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