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Hannes Maib @maiblab.bsky.social · 16d

Really glad to show our recent work using recombinant phosphoinositide probes to investigate membrane identity changes during endosomal trafficking. Should be a great mini symposium to highlight the power of fluorescent microscopy techniques for cell biology!

FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 16d

Join us this Thursday for our mini-symposium with the membrane trafficking webinar series
Featuring talks from @nickader.bsky.social, @maiblab.bsky.social and Mónica Quiñones-Frías, and a keynote lecture from Gillian Griffiths @griffithslab.bsky.social.
focalplane.biologists.com/2025/09/16/f...

FocalPlane features... membrane trafficking - FocalPlane

FocalPlane features... membrane trafficking - News

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Hannes Maib @maiblab.bsky.social · Aug 28

In what world do 15 hours courses send the right messages towards a healthily work life balance in academia? And this is definitely not balanced by a plate race or anything like that. It is no wonder that phd students get more and more burned out

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Max Planck Institute for Medical Research @mpi-mr.bsky.social · Jul 3

📣Paper alert! Interested in faster and brighter protein labeling than before? 👀 @steffi-k.bsky.social & other colleagues have developed an improved tool for labeling proteins with synthetic fluorophores for bioimaging. Also works in STED microscopy 🤩🔬 Congratulations!🥳
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

SNAP-tag2 for faster and brighter protein labeling - Nature Chemical Biology

SNAP-tag is a widespread tool for labeling protein for bioimaging. Now, Kühn et al. report SNAP-tag2 with increased labeling kinetics and brightness, which translates into a better performance in live...

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Cahir O'Kane @cahirokane.bsky.social · May 23

Shit.

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Hannes Maib @maiblab.bsky.social · May 19

In all my interactions with @jacoates.bsky.social I can vouch for his sincere commitment and drive towards open science and engagement. Moving on from his role with ASAPbio will be a great opportunity for whomever he will work with next!

Jonny Coates @jacoates.bsky.social · May 19

I’m urgently seeking a new role.

If you’re in the preprint/open science/academic culture space then I am the perfect person to join your team.

Here's some reasons why

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · May 8

Choose Science. Choose Europe.

A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open.

With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond.

Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF

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Hannes Maib @maiblab.bsky.social · Apr 14

I’d prefer one meeting a day. Having one meeting freshens up my mind and gets me thinking, which also helps with writing. Many meetings a day drag me down and exhaust me, which is also worse for the other person in the meeting as they won’t be able to get the best out of me

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Martin Loose @nartimsoole.bsky.social · Apr 10

Looking for a student or postdoc!

Want to combine evolutionary analysis + structural modeling with in vitro biochemistry & fluorescence microscopy?
Help us uncover new protein-protein interactions — from in silico to in vitro.

Join us at @istaresearch.bsky.social 👉 looselab.org
🧬💡🔬🎡

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Andreas Prokop @poppi62.bsky.social · Apr 10

If using Bloomigton #Drosophila Stock Center stocks, pls. acknowledge them & their NIH funding (P40 OD018537). Papers listing this no. are being harvested as evidence. We massively depend on the @bdsc.bsky.social & they need our support in these dire times! @flybase.bsky.social @fly-eds.bsky.social

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adam grieve @adamgrieve.bsky.social · Apr 9

Pls re-skeet! There's a postdoc job available to join us in Bristol! We're looking for a molecular cell biologist to help us investigate plasma membrane proteostasis in neurons. Apply here by 23 April: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMO097/r.... If interested, do contact me and check out grieve-lab.com! Thanks!

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Hannes Maib @maiblab.bsky.social · Mar 7

Only 10 days left to apply!

We are looking for a passionate protein biochemist for the reconstitution of lipid kinases. We have long term funding and you will be trained in the use of supported lipid bilayers.

If you are interested just get in touch or apply directly!

Hannes Maib @maiblab.bsky.social · Feb 21

🚨Long term postdoc position available on the reconstitution of lipid kinases!🚨

Do you have a passion for protein reconstitution and lipid signalling? You will reconstitute lipid kinases from eukaryotic expression systems to determine their kinetic regulation.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLW981/r...

Research Associate in Reconstitution of Lipid Kinases at University of Sheffield

An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Associate in Reconstitution of Lipid Kinases is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Hannes Maib @maiblab.bsky.social · Feb 26

First time playing around with single molecule STORM imaging of PI3P on endosomes using recombinant biosensors. This was great fun with our new fellow Ruby Peters and I see lots of potential for this in the future!

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Hannes Maib @maiblab.bsky.social · Feb 24

It is the scourge of our times and as a foreigner in the UK it does not feel any better. It is clear that the spirit of open borders and free movement is coming to an end but Germany is still as strong part of the EU. And at least in Germany there is clear and vocal opposition to the far right

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Hannes Maib @maiblab.bsky.social · Feb 21

🚨Long term postdoc position available on the reconstitution of lipid kinases!🚨

Do you have a passion for protein reconstitution and lipid signalling? You will reconstitute lipid kinases from eukaryotic expression systems to determine their kinetic regulation.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLW981/r...

Research Associate in Reconstitution of Lipid Kinases at University of Sheffield

An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Associate in Reconstitution of Lipid Kinases is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Jonny Coates @jacoates.bsky.social · Feb 12

The open science community must lead by example in defending science.

We are ideally positioned to combat the efforts by Trump, Musk & others that are anti-science & anti-inclusion.

Time to practice what we preach!

#academicsky #openscience #metasci #ScholComm

Science is Under Siege: The Open Science Community Must Act and Lead by Example

Worldwide, science is under attack by anti-scientific movements. The new US administration has thrown the entire academy into chaos, threatening global health. This article is a call for the open scie...

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Fran Bottanelli @franbottanelli.bsky.social · Nov 12

Registration is open for the 2025 iteration of the wonderful @EMBOevents workshop on cell polarity and membrane dynamics #EMBOcellPolarity25 I am organizing with Ed Munro! Wonderful lineup wonderful please please sign up and share! meetings.embo.org/event/25-cel...

Cell polarity and membrane dynamics

The ability of cells to polarize is essential for organismal development and physiology, and its impairment underlies numerous diseases. The establishment and maintenance of cell polarity requires a …

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Hannes Maib @maiblab.bsky.social · Dec 11

Incredibly honoured to have my first paper as PI highlighted in this collection! The idea was do a quick tool paper as my start into independence and it turned out to be much more useful than I thought. Read about how to use recombinant biosensors to stain for lipids in fixed cells!

Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · Dec 11

Our annual collection highlights twelve of the most outstanding papers that showcase the exceptional range and quality of research published by JCB. We are delighted to serve as an independent venue for the awe-inspiring world of cell biology! https://buff.ly/3OO7Nj8
#CellBio2024

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Hannes Maib @maiblab.bsky.social · Dec 10

I want to share one of my favourite #microscopy images with you all:
Epithelial cells in a monolayer (NMuMG) after undergoing EMT stained for N-Cadherin and actin show beautifully interdigitated cell junctions. Bonus points for spotting the actin asters ⭐

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Stephane Vassilopoulos @stefvass.bsky.social · Dec 3

Clathrin-coated pits, plaques, and adhesion... This post is dedicated to Christien Merrifield, who left us far too soon around this time in 2017. His memory continues to inspire 🔬
doi.org/10.1016/j.js...

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the Node @the-node.bsky.social · Nov 26

*Last few days to apply!* We're looking for a #DevBio researcher interested in gaining #SciComm experience to join us at @biologists.bsky.social Biologists @ 100 conference.

We're open to any ideas💡If selected, we'll work with you to develop your ideas and assist you at the conference.
More info👇

Apply to become a reporter at the Biologists @ 100 conference! - the Node

Keen to get more science communication experience? Is your research related to developmental and stem cell biology? The Node is looking for a reporter to attend and report from the Biologists @ 100 co...

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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · Nov 28

#Preprints allowed @maiblab.bsky.social
✍️ disseminate research to the community
🗯️ get valuable information about how well it is received
💡 highlight to journals that there is a strong interest in Hannes' work
📄 made it easier to get past the editor's desk

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Natalie Thiex @thiex.bsky.social · Nov 23

Trying this out for #fluorescencefriday. 🧪 AktPH through an isosurface mesh of the plasma membrane. From this lattice lightsheet collaboration with @minesbioimaging.bsky.social: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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David Drubin @drubin.bsky.social · Nov 23

Congratulations to Meiyan Jin on her beautiful publication out today. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Haucke lab @volkerhaucke-lab.bsky.social · Nov 22

Great opportunity for postdocs interested in molecular neuroscience/ biochemistry to study presynapse formation in human neurons funded by the ERC (see www.leibniz-fmp.de/haucke; Rizalar et al Haucke (2023) Science). We are a certified green lab. Apply now to [email protected] before 5 Dec 2024.

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Hannes Maib @maiblab.bsky.social · Nov 19

On my way to brave the snow to get to the EndoConnect conference (endoconnect.eu/endoconnect-...) in Cambridge now. Really looking forward to three days of endo/lysosomal sorting.

EndoConnect Symposium - Program

The EndoConnect Symposium on Endo-Lysosomes in Metabolic Regulation Find below the final program and the book of abstracts for the inaugural “EndoConnect Symposium on Endo-Lysosomes in Metabolic...

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