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ComeInCell @comeincell.bsky.social · 3d

Starting the week on a great note! 🤗 Here’s a snapshot from our #ComeInCell DC introductory meeting, which took place on 02.10 at the #MPICI in Potsdam, co-hosted by #SigSynCell.

A big thank you to everyone who joined, both in person and online! #MSCA #HorizonEurope

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Dimova Lab @dimovalab.bsky.social · 9d

The stunning results have to be credited to my great former and current group members!
@mpici.bsky.social @mangiarotti.bsky.social

Ewerslab @ewerslab.bsky.social · 9d

Rumiana Dimova herself now on stage @dimovalab.bsky.social presenting stunning insights into the biophysical basis of membrane-condensate interaction. #BiomembraneDays2025

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Montenegro Lab @montenegrolabo.bsky.social · 10d

Many thanks for the invitation to this wonderful meeting!

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Dimova Lab @dimovalab.bsky.social · 10d

Javier Montenegro introduced boron superchaotropes as membrane transporters at the #BiomembraneDays25
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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · 17d

📢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

Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social · 20d

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!

@imperialsci.bsky.social
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

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Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment...

www.imperial.ac.uk

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Dimova Lab @dimovalab.bsky.social · 16d

Markus Deserno @markusdeserno.bsky.social · 16d

Major cool membrane conference coming up next week! The Biomembrane Days 2025, organized by an amazing team from the MPI for Colloids and Interface Science @mpici.bsky.social: Rumy Dimova (@dimovalab.bsky.social), Helge Ewers, and Thomas Weikl. I'm so very much looking forward to attending! 🤩 🧪

Biomembrane Days 2025

Membranes form the intricately shaped compartments of life. The Biomembrane Days are a triannual workshop that highlights recent advances in understanding the morphology and molecular organization of ...

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Thomas Hermans @hermanslab.bsky.social · 21d

We're hiring! I need a mechanical/biomedical engineer to work on blood pumping for ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation): euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/374571

It is using our 'magnetostaltic' pumps, first shown in our 2020 Nature paper: rdcu.be/b3ZuF (see Fig. 4). We have since scaled to 1 L/min.

Postdoctoral Position - Caixa Health

We are seeking highly motivated and talented candidates for a 3 years-Postdoctoral Researcher position in the development of liquid-walled[1] pumps for ECMO (ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) thera...

euraxess.ec.europa.eu

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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · 20d

#joinCiQUS | 🔬 Postdoctoral Opportunity in the ERC Synergy Grant MolDAM

Prof. Diego Peña’s group at CiQUS is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to work in the framework of the ERC Synergy Grant MolDAM (Single Molecular Devices by Atomic Manipulation).

🔗 Details: www.usc.es/ciqus/en/emp...

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ComeInCell @comeincell.bsky.social · Aug 20

👏 Shiloh has joined the #MontenegroLab last month to study self-assembling #peptide scaffolds and their interactions with #membranes on the #drugdelivery. More details about the project: www.comeincell.org/dc10-peptide...

🤗 Welcome to #ComeInCell, Shiloh! #MSCA #HorizonEurope

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Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social · Aug 14

Become my colleague!!! We are recruiting in a junior faculty level. Junior Professor for Theoretical Chemistry of Macromolecular and Supramolecular Systems
#simulations #theory #noneqsys #assistantprofessor #chemjob
Thank you for sharing this.

berufungsportal.uni-mainz.de/ausschreibun...

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Manuel Souto @manuelsouto.bsky.social · Jul 30

Albariño, fideuá & the beach🍷🥘 🏖️ with some friends from @ciqus.bsky.social @glowsticks.bsky.social @biometalusc.bsky.social @diegopena.bsky.social @montenegrolabo.bsky.social

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Montenegro Lab @montenegrolabo.bsky.social · Jul 16

🔊 We are looking for a motivated PhD candidate to work @ciqus.bsky.social in drug delivery by superchaotropic boron clusters.

We offer a great working environment, in an excellent center and an exciting research field, www.nature.com/articles/s41...

euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/360505
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PhD Position Offer

We are looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate to join the Montenegro Lab and carry out a doctoral thesis focused on the synthesis, functionalization, and evaluation of boron clusters and chaotro...

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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · Jul 15

Career opportunity!

Phil Holliger @philholliger.bsky.social · Jul 14

We are looking to recruit a tenure track group leader in the field of Chemical/Synthetic Biology (in the broadest sense) to lead a research program within the Division of Protein & Nucleic Acid Chemistry ( www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNW809/r... ) at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB).

Research Group Leader in Chemical/Synthetic Biology at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Montenegro Lab @montenegrolabo.bsky.social · Jun 17

Together with Roy Van der Meel , Hanadi Sleiman @sleimanh.bsky.social , Irene, Olivia Merkel, Paul Wender, Ali Miserez, Quentin Laurent and Paola Luciani @luciani-lab.bsky.social

Next-generation materials for nucleic acid delivery - Nature Reviews Materials

Efficient and targeted delivery of nucleic acids is critical for realizing the full therapeutic potential of gene editing, vaccines and RNA-based drugs, and emerging delivery platforms offer innovativ...

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Montenegro Lab @montenegrolabo.bsky.social · Jun 17

Next-generation materials for nucleic acid delivery! Now in @natrevmats.nature.com Our viewpoint on the future synthetic carriers for therapeutic nucleic acids.
Read it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Next-generation materials for nucleic acid delivery - Nature Reviews Materials

Efficient and targeted delivery of nucleic acids is critical for realizing the full therapeutic potential of gene editing, vaccines and RNA-based drugs, and emerging delivery platforms offer innovativ...

www.nature.com

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Diego Peña @diegopena.bsky.social · Jun 6

@ciqus.bsky.social Looking for a master in the interface of Chemistry with Biology and Materials Science? Enroll in the ChemBio&Mat master and apply for a mobilty grant now! masterchembiomat.usc.es#grants

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CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · Jun 6

🙌 Thank you, Prof. Aitziber (@cicbiomagune.bsky.social), for a brilliant talk yesterday at CiQUS: "𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻–𝗡𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆"

#RedeCIGUS #FondosEuropeos #CiQUSlecture

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Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social · May 30

Apply now to join my group as a postdoctoral Fellow at @imperialcollege

We are supporting applications for:
- Imperial College Research Fellowship
-Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships

Get in touch: continilab.com
#SoftMatter, #CellMimicry #polymerchemistry

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KorevaarLab @korevaarlab.bsky.social · May 8

Our Life-like Materials lab is hiring! Check our vacancy for a PhD position on www.korevaarlab.com or www.ru.nl/en/working-a...
#jebentnodig #vacancy #PhD #research #selfassembly #hydrogels

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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · May 6

#Career #opportunity at Imperial College London

The Department of Bioengineering wishes to appoint up to two academics at Reader or Professor level.

They invite applications from candidates across all areas of bioengineering.

Deadline: 8 June 2025

Tom Ellis @proftomellis.bsky.social · May 2

My dept in London at Imperial (Bioengineering) is recruiting a group leader at Professor level 🧑‍🎓 Please RT. It's a great place with world-class expertise in all sorts of biomedical & biological engineering topics like synthetic biology. It's also not in the USA. www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

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European Synthetic Cell Initiative @syncelleu.bsky.social · May 1

Let's get an update on @comeincell.bsky.social, the MSCA doctoral network that aims to develop advanced cellular mimics to shed light on complex cellular mechanisms and accelerate innovation. We interviewed Rumiana @dimovalab.bsky.social, the consortium's coordinator
syntheticcell.eu/update-on-co...

Update on ComeInCell, MSCA Doctoral Network

Interview with Rumiana Dimova on ComeInCell, a doctoral network to shed light on complex cellular mechanisms and accelerate innovation

syntheticcell.eu

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Montenegro Lab @montenegrolabo.bsky.social · May 1

Many thanks @hennievalkenier.bsky.social for the perfect organization of such an amazing and insightful Solvay meeting on the interplay of Molecules and Membranes!

Hennie Valkenier @hennievalkenier.bsky.social · Apr 30

Thank you very much to all speakers, co-organisers, and participants of the #SolvayInstitutes workshop on "The Interplay of Molecules and Membranes" in Brussels for the 3 days of great discussions! And thanks a lot to the International Solvay Institutes for allowing us to organise this workshop.

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Montenegro Lab @montenegrolabo.bsky.social · Apr 10

Thanks to Rebeca García, Anna Peacock @peacockgroup.bsky.social and Antonio Caballero for helping Jose in his day. Congrats Jose Great Job!

CiQUS @ciqus.bsky.social · Apr 9

🎓 Congrats to the new #CiQUSPhD, José Mª Martínez Parra!
An incredible milestone achieved—well done!

#SomosCIGUS #FondosEuropeos

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Vázquez López Lab @biometalusc.bsky.social · Apr 10

Great talk by Prof. Anna Peacock today at CiQUS!
Amazing work on de novo designed metalloproteins as MRI contrast agents.
Thanks for the inspiration!

@peacockgroup.bsky.social @ciqus.bsky.social
#CiQUS #ChemSky #BioinorganicChemistry #MRI

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