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Elisa Nerli @nerlielisa.bsky.social · 11h

The tiara is perfect for this! :D

Elisa Nerli @nerlielisa.bsky.social · Sep 5

Congratulations Anna! :D

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Rita Mateus @ritamateus.bsky.social · Sep 1

We have a fully funded 3y postdoc position open!!!! Come join us @mpi-cbg.de and @poldresden.bsky.social to understand the role of Membranes in Controlling Biogenic Crystallization :) this is part of our #HFSP funded project with @noemijimenezrojo.bsky.social and @vmonje.bsky.social! Applications👇

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · Sep 1

The #MaxPlanckPostdocProgram offers a guaranteed contract of at least 3 years, targeted mentoring, and career workshops. The call for applications is open now! 🚀 Take advantage of this opportunity and browse the job vacancies. www.mpg.de/en/max-planc...

Group photo of postdocs conducting research at a Max Planck Institute

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Rita Mateus @ritamateus.bsky.social · Aug 9

Hot off the press!!! Proudly presenting our lab's new review on how do cells communicate to control organ size :) We focus specially on dynamic connections that operate at different timescales to regulate organ growth and morphogenesis. #devbio #SizeandShape www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Start-Shape-Stop: Cell communication mechanisms controlling organ size

Accurate growth control is critical for the achievement of proportional organs during animal development and repair processes. Either extra or deficie…

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Elisa Nerli @nerlielisa.bsky.social · Jul 25

yes but they try to go to the amacrines, it's the amacrines that are asocial :P

Elisa Nerli @nerlielisa.bsky.social · Jul 25

Check out @jalehtimaki.bsky.social and @nordenlab.bsky.social super cool latest work! We always wondered how horizontal cells "know" where to go despite lacking attachments. Turns out they need guidance cues from two different cell types... horizontal cells are the most social cells in the eye!

Jaakko Lehtimäki @jalehtimaki.bsky.social · Jul 25

Interested in cell migration yet bored of the canonical translocation modes? 😴 Don’t worry — we @nordenlab.bsky.social with @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social have multipolar migration back in stock! No need to follow the other cells: extend long protrusions and roam more freely🪼 in the crowded brain.

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · Jun 24

Behind many scientists is a lifetime of invisible, unsustainable costs. From unpaid internships to underpaid postdocs, the economic toll of a STEM career is staggering—and it's pushing talent out. My new perspective explores this crisis. #STEM #AcademicBlueSky journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Too poor to science: How wealth determines who succeeds in STEM

From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...

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RedPen/BlackPen @redpenblackpen.bsky.social · Feb 19

A reminder in these hard times. #sciencestrong

Cartoon showing a woman looking in to a microscope saying "Whoaah!!!" The caption states "The best part of Science is knowing, for a moment, something that nobody else in the world knows"

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Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics @mpi-cbg.de · Jun 4

Thirty-six institute staff members in nine tems participated in the REWE Team Challenge Dresden on Wednesday evening, May 28. Congratulations to all participants! 🎉 www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...

MPI-CBG participates in Dresden 5K running event

Nine teams ran REWE Team Challenge Dresden 2025

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Rita Mateus @ritamateus.bsky.social · May 29

So much fun and Fishful Thinking while running 5km 😊🏃‍♀️ #ReweTeamChallenge2025 @mpi-cbg.de @poldresden.bsky.social

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Elisa Nerli @nerlielisa.bsky.social · May 29

I took it easier that I normally would :P saving my energy for the Deutsche Schwimmen Maisterschaften der Masters tomorrow

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Elisa Nerli @nerlielisa.bsky.social · May 15

Great quantitative tools for small molecules and ions concentrations and dynamics, developed together with the @nadlerlab.bsky.social! And it is always great to collaborate with friends @sascha-kuhn.bsky.social :)

André Nadler @nadlerlab.bsky.social · May 13

Meet GEQO: Genetically-encoded biosensors for absolute small-molecule quantification in single cells brought to you by @sascha-kuhn.bsky.social. For simple absolute quantification of your favourite small molecule or ion, head on over to @bioarxiv and read our new preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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NordenLab @nordenlab.bsky.social · May 8

Yes, that is me, for those who did not yet know. This was not planned but I am very happy to go 'home' even though I will miss a lot about Portugal. If you still want to visit, hurry, otherwise see you in Cambridge. If you want to know more contact me directly.
www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-care...

Dr Caren Norden appointed Darwin Professor of Animal Embryology at PDN | Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience

Dr Caren Norden has been appointed Darwin Professor of Animal Embryology, joining the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience in the School of Biological Sciences, from April 2026. Her ...

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Elisa Nerli @nerlielisa.bsky.social · Apr 11

Yes it is

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Elisa Nerli @nerlielisa.bsky.social · Apr 9

Thank you!

Elisa Nerli @nerlielisa.bsky.social · Apr 9

Thank you!

Elisa Nerli @nerlielisa.bsky.social · Apr 9

How can organs regenerate fast? Bioelectricity helps -- by coupling sub-second electrical injury signals to regenerative proliferation.

First preprint from my potsdoc :D with @liujinghui.bsky.social @ritamateus.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de and collaborators @mpipks.bsky.social @csbdresden.bsky.social

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Julia Pfanzelter @juliapfanzelter.bsky.social · Mar 27

Had a wonderful time at the Physics of Life Conference in Harrogate, UK with lots of great science and insightful talks like the one from @nerlielisa.bsky.social
Thanks @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social for organizing and the poster price :-)

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Elisa Nerli @nerlielisa.bsky.social · Feb 12

Felicissima di far parte di questo progetto con le scuole!
#womeninstem #science

Penne Amiche della Scienza @penneamiche.bsky.social · Feb 11

💡 Oggi è la Giornata Internazionale delle Donne e delle Ragazze nella Scienza.
👩‍🔬Solo il 33% dei laureati STEM nel mondo è donna e il divario cresce lungo la carriera.
🌏Il 72% delle partecipanti al nostro progetto sono donne, mostrando alle classi un mondo in cui le scienziate sono protagoniste

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Elisa Nerli @nerlielisa.bsky.social · Feb 3

So sorry for you loss Michel! It is tremendously hard, they are part of the family and nobody is prepared for this pain. I hope he can meet my sweet Dylan up there and they can play together

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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · Jan 29

"Cacio e pepe" physics: In arxiv.org/abs/2501.00536v1, eight Italian scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems explain the physics behind a perfect dish of "cacio e pepe" and how to eschew the dreaded "mozzarella phase" - work featured @nytimes.com.

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Elisa Nerli @nerlielisa.bsky.social · Jan 31

So happy to see that one of my favourite microscopy images from my PhD in the @nordenlab.bsky.social is the screensaver and desktop image of the computers in the @gimmfoundation.bsky.social microcopy facility :) Is this the eye of Sauron or the eye of Caren?

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Elisa Nerli @nerlielisa.bsky.social · Jan 30

Ooooh <3