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Shirish @shrikrishnans.bsky.social · 9h

Funnily enough, this actually happened to me. It was for a review article and this is exactly what I was thinking 😅
I'd like to think the manuscript was flawless 😎

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Leibniz INM @leibnizinm.bsky.social · 10h

This seems like a hypothetical scenario but has anyone experienced this?

As scientists, we're trained to question everything, especially completely absurd occurrences 😅

#LabLaughs #memsky #academicsky

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Leibniz INM @leibnizinm.bsky.social · 2d

Microscopy Mystery Monday #4 🔬🕵️

This structure isn’t what it seems… what could it be?
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#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM

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Leibniz INM @leibnizinm.bsky.social · 2d

✨ Microscopy Mystery Monday #3 – Answer! ✨

💇 It’s a hair strand

💡Did you know?
A single human hair can hold up to 100 grams — roughly the weight of a small apple 🍎!

Stay tuned for the next Microscopy Mystery Monday! 🔬👀

#MicroscopyMystery #Microscopy #academicsky #MMM

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Leibniz INM @leibnizinm.bsky.social · 4d

Today's German Unity Day celebrations had us showcase work from two ends of the materials science spectrum - bio-gels and batteries.

And it was all in DIY mode - Make your own Vegan Caviar and button batteries. We even had an astronaut try them out!

#tde25 #tagderdeutscheneinhiet #stem #mint

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Shirish @shrikrishnans.bsky.social · 4d

Probiotic drinks, DNA candy, Agar Art, Bio-art keychains, "Materials with Life" stickers, and funny post-cards!

That's how we reached out to the public about our science on the German Unity Day #tde25

Check out my LinkedIN post if you're curious how it worked - www.linkedin.com/posts/shrikr...

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Marc Blanch-Asensio @marcblanch.bsky.social · 5d

Link to publication 👇🏼

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Marc Blanch-Asensio @marcblanch.bsky.social · 5d

The final major work of my PhD is finally out! In this work, we generated genetic switches that exerted enhanced performance upon bacterial encapsulation within materials, leading to switchable protein release from ELMs!

Link in the comments🧬🧬

@varunsays.bsky.social 👏🏻
@shrikrishnans.bsky.social 👏🏻

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Shirish @shrikrishnans.bsky.social · 6d

We've got a real treat for tomorrow, literally!
- Probiotic drinks, DNA candy, Bacterial paintings and Bio-art keychains!

#tagderdeutscheneinheit #tde25 #academicsky

Shirish @shrikrishnans.bsky.social · 8d

The Paris Summit of Synthetic Biology Centers, organized by @riceuniversity.bsky.social brought together global leaders of SynBio centers, biofoundries, and consortia to work out how to combine forces, grow expertise, fund discovery, and ensure ethical progress.
A productive 2 days in Paris!

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Leibniz INM @leibnizinm.bsky.social · 8d

Any PhDs relate to this?

A PhD can be rough, but it usually works out in the end, especially if you've friends in the lab.

#lablaughs #memesky #academicsky

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Leibniz INM @leibnizinm.bsky.social · 9d

Microscopy Mystery Monday #3 🔬🕵️

Under the lens: what’s in the picture?
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#Microscopy #academicsky #STEM

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Shirish @shrikrishnans.bsky.social · 14d

My final presentation this Hamburg trip was at the NextGen Materials conference @dgm-ev.bsky.social

It was a great experience discussing my work on Remote Controlled Living Therapeutic Materials with the innovative materials scientists at the event!

#academicsky #healthsky

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Shirish @shrikrishnans.bsky.social · 14d

The SPP2494 on Productive Biofilm Systems kicked-off in style!

In the 1st part I had fun sharing the vision of our collaborative project on getting algae and lactobacilli to work together

But the 2nd part was even more fun with a tour of Hamburg, a boat ride on the Elbe and tapas dinner 😁

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Leibniz INM @leibnizinm.bsky.social · 15d

The INM team joined thousands of runners and Nordic walkers at the Cross Against Cancer event in Homburg!
It's a beautiful initiative to promote good health in more than one way! Neither rain nor mud through the woods could dampen the excitement of our participants 🏃‍♀️🏃

#fitnesssky #cancer

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Shirish @shrikrishnans.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks a lot!

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Shirish @shrikrishnans.bsky.social · 16d

Meeting with this community is always so delightful and inspiring!
I enjoyed presenting our project, ContainELMs, on a novel biocontainment systems in engineered living materials, along with my PhD student, Victoria Pinto, and our collaborators from KIT, Meike Koenig & Robin Wilhelm!

#academicsky

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Shirish @shrikrishnans.bsky.social · 16d

Can you please add me to the general microbiology II starter pack?

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Leibniz INM @leibnizinm.bsky.social · 16d

✨ Microscopy Mystery Monday #1 – Answer! ✨

These are the stinging hairs of a nettle leaf!

They work like tiny glass needles, snapping on touch and injecting chemicals that give you that classic nettle sting. Ouch!

Stay tuned for the next mystery! 🔬👀

#MicroscopyMystery #Microscopy #academicsky

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Leibniz INM @leibnizinm.bsky.social · 16d

Microscopy Mystery #2 🔬🕵️

Which world are we zooming into here?
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#Microscopy #academicsky #STEM

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Shirish @shrikrishnans.bsky.social · 17d

To Homburg & Hamburg in a day!

Morning - Homburg - 5k run in the @leibnizinm.bsky.social team for the Cross Against Cancer

Next 10h - travelling 650k to Hamburg for a week of scientific events - SPP meetings and NextGen Materials conference

Play hard Work hard 😁

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Leibniz INM @leibnizinm.bsky.social · 22d

A PhD doesn't have to be a prolonged mental health challenge. It should be exciting, inspiring, educational, rewarding, and even fun.

And a supervisor who's got your back goes a long way toward this! This is what we try to foster at INM.

#lablaughs #memesky #academicsky

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Leibniz INM @leibnizinm.bsky.social · 23d

Microscopy Mystery #1 🔬🕵️

Biology pop quiz: what’s in the picture?
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#Microscopy #academicsky #STEM

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Shirish @shrikrishnans.bsky.social · 29d

All work and no play ruins a scientist's life!

At least, that's our excuse to take some time off and become kids again. 😁

By popular vote, the main activity was Laser-tag, which was as fun as it was exhausting!

I feel lucky to have such a fun group to create these memories with!

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Leibniz INM @leibnizinm.bsky.social · Sep 2

The thrills of being a researcher!

There's no better feeling than an experiment that worked

#meme #LabLaughs #academicsky

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