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Isabela Corina Fortunato, PhD @icfortunato.bsky.social · 11d

Happy to share that my PhD has finally taken the shape of a paper! ✨

Huge thanks to all authors, especially @davidbrueckner.bsky.social & @ehannezo.bsky.social for leading the modeling and @raimonsunyer.bsky.social & @xaviertrepat.bsky.social for their invaluable supervision.

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David Brückner @davidbrueckner.bsky.social · 12d

How do cells navigate up gradients of adhesive proteins?
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Termed "Haptotaxis", this effect is ubiquitous in cell migration, but it's mechanism was poorly understood

We show that passive friction directs cells & explains complex trajectories on gradients

👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Byron Lab @thebyronlab.bsky.social · 12d

MSc student Sylvia and honours project student Jess Osborn recently completed their projects in the lab. And this time last year, we said farewell to MSc student Yue Li and honours project student (and then intern) Isobel Gall.

Wishing you every success in your next steps 👏

@fbmh-uom.bsky.social

Member of the Byron Lab relaxing after work.

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Byron Lab @thebyronlab.bsky.social · 12d

Shoutout to our fantastic project and masters students! 🧪✨

It was a pleasure to have you in the lab @mcf-uom.bsky.social – your energy and hard work truly made a difference! 💫

#LabLife #CellBiology #ResearchStudents #ThankYou #AcademicLife @fbmh-uom.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk

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Sara Wickstrom @sarawickstrom.bsky.social · 27d

My lab @mpi-muenster.bsky.social is looking for a computational biologist with a passion for imaging and spatial biology. A staff scientist position with long-term perspective! Apply and spread the word 🙏 jobs.mpi-muenster.mpg.de/jobposting/0...

Computational image analyst (m/f/d)

The Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in Münster, Germany, has an opening for a

jobs.mpi-muenster.mpg.de

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Byron Lab @thebyronlab.bsky.social · Sep 8

Excellent science, inspiring discussions … and scientists in the sea!

Special thanks to Andreja, @bengoult.bsky.social, Vasso, Nina, Marina and Marija for organising such a great meeting! 🐬 🐬

A school of scientists swimming in the Adriatic Sea on a sunny day, with the greenery of the Dalmatian coast in the background.

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Byron Lab @thebyronlab.bsky.social · Sep 8

Fantastic time at the Adhere2 conference on cell adhesion - on the lovely Dalmatian coast.

#CellBiology #research #conference

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Byron Lab @thebyronlab.bsky.social · Jul 18

Very enjoyable visit to the @qmbci.bsky.social yesterday, discussing fantastic science and presenting our work 🔬
Thank you for warmly hosting, @tysonsharp.bsky.social! @susanagodinho.bsky.social @drtanyasoliman.bsky.social
@cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social
@qmul.bsky.social
#research #collaboration

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Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health @fbmh-uom.bsky.social · Jul 16

A new £50m Medical Research Council Centre is set to study how environmental exposures cause chronic inflammatory diseases.
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n...

New £50m MRC Centre to study how environmental exposures cause chronic inflammatory diseases

The environment is increasingly acknowledged to play a critical role in our risk of developing diseases, with 30,000 deaths attributed to air pollution alone in the UK each year. A new research centre...

www.manchester.ac.uk

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Johanna Ivaska @johannaivaska.bsky.social · Jul 16

Excited to share our most recent study on #integrintraffic #cancer #migration #focaladhesion by @ivaskalab.bsky.social @drpaulinamoreno.bsky.social Niklas Jäntti et al www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

EPLINα controls integrin recycling from Rab21 endosomes to drive breast cancer cell migration

Epithelial protein lost in neoplasm (EPLIN), an actin-binding protein, has been described as both a tumor promoter and tumor suppressor in different c…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Diego Fernando Garcia @diegofgar.bsky.social · Jul 14

We're Hiring: Postdoctoral Position in Cross-Linking Mass Spectrometry

Join our team at the Center for Structural Mass Spectrometry at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Sinz Lab) to develop and apply cross-linking mass spectrometry techniques for studying protein interactions.

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Worboys Lab @worboyslab.bsky.social · Jul 14

Delighted to advertise a collaborative postdoc position available in the lab to develop new proximity labelling tools, funded by a BBSRC Transformative Research Technology grant:

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
#ChemicalBiology #SyntheticChemistry

Research Associate in Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology:Oxford Road

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk

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Byron Lab @thebyronlab.bsky.social · Jul 9

Big thanks also to the @manchester.ac.uk @fbmh-uom.bsky.social School of Biological Sciences Internationalisation Award for supporting the visit to build exciting collaborative research networks 🌍
Looking forward to what's next 💡

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Byron Lab @thebyronlab.bsky.social · Jul 9

Just back from a fantastic research visit to the Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, working with Dr Paola Nisticò and the Tumor Immunology & Immunotherapy team 🔬
Amazing cancer biology research, inspiring discussions and such warm hospitality from the team ☀️
#CancerResearch #Collaboration

Several members of the Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy team from the Regina Elena National Cancer Institute in Rome gathered around a table.

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Yasset Perez-Riverol @ypriverol.bsky.social · Jul 8

Had a chat with @ajbrenes.com at #BSPR2025 about data reuse, and how some datasets, once combined and reused for a new biological question, are absolute gold. It's always worth depositing your data. 💿

Here are the statistics of his #HipSci dataset, which has remained at 2% after 6 years. 📈

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Hallou Lab @halloulab.bsky.social · Mar 17

🚨 Paper Alert 🚨
Absolutely delighted to share our last paper on "spatial mechano-transcriptomics" @naturemethods👇!!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A computational pipeline for spatial mechano-transcriptomics - Nature Methods

The authors present a computational framework that leverages mechanical force inference and spatial transcriptomics to enable analyses of the interplay between the transcriptomic and mechanical state.

www.nature.com

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eupaproteomics.bsky.social @eupaproteomics.bsky.social · Mar 17

Free Hands-On Training in Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI)!
A unique training opportunity in MSI, open to both national and international attendees in collaboration with BMSS and catapult. For more information please check this link: www.bmss.org.uk/meetings/bms...

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Institute of Genetics and Cancer @uoe-igc.bsky.social · Mar 13

Do you want to play a pivotal role in groundbreaking research at IGC? In this role you will work at the intersection of computational and experimental science, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to address fundamental questions in genetics and disease.
Apply by 31 March: edin.ac/3R5dEBU

Bioinformatician, apply by 31 March text overlaying image of IGC building

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Benoit Ladoux @bladoux.bsky.social · Mar 14

Happy to share our new publication in
@naturematerials.bsky.social
on mechanical cell competition! Great collaboration between our CAM team, Chavrier's and Doostmohammadi's. Special congrats
@luanger.bsky.social, @andreasschoenit.bsky.social, Siavash Monfared! 🎉
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Sara Wickstrom @sarawickstrom.bsky.social · Mar 10

Happy to share our review on methodology for measuring and manipulating mechanical forces with specific focus on developmental biology! Congrats to authors @clemvilleneuve.bsky.social @mccreery.bsky.social and hats off to the community for developing awesome tools www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Measuring and manipulating mechanical forces during development - Nature Cell Biology

This Review discusses the recent advances in experimental approaches to interrogate the mechanical forces that mediate tissue deformations during development, highlighting the insights afforded at bot...

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Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health @fbmh-uom.bsky.social · Mar 12

It’s #BritishScienceWeek and our researchers, academics and students have been at Manchester Museum!

Students from far and wide, alongside the general public and visitors to the museum, have been finding out about the exciting work going on in the Faculty @officialuom.bsky.social.

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FBMH Doctoral Academy @fbmhdocacad.bsky.social · Mar 6

Come and find out how the Protein and Metabolite Analysis group can support your research at the Protein and Metabolite Analysis 2025 Showcase!

📅 31 March 2025 | 🕒 9am - 3:00pm
📍 Michael Smith Building Lecture Theatre

Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/protein-me...

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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · Mar 6

@the-node.bsky.social #biologists100 reporter @jens-cells.bsky.social is putting together a conference survival guide. What are your top tips for getting the most out of your conference experience.

Jen Annoh @jens-cells.bsky.social · Mar 5

🧪Getting ready for #biologists100; what’s the best way to prepare? 🤔
Conference Survival Guide Needed! 📝 If you could give ONE piece of advice to a first-time attendee, what would it be? Let’s help the newcomers thrive! ✨ #SciComm #ConferenceTips #AcademicLife #AcademicSky @the-node.bsky.social

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Manuel Thery @manuelthery.bsky.social · Mar 5

Unique opportunity to join the CytoMorpho Lab (in Paris ❤️) as a postdoc to work on the self-organization and polarization of reconstituted networks made of microtubules, motors and actin filaments in vitro. Experience required.
Please Repost 🙏 thanks !

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Dylan Burnette @mag2art.bsky.social · Mar 5

"Blebbisomes are large, organelle-rich extracellular vesicles with cell-like properties" and are distinct from other large EVs both in their content and morphology. This video shows a blebbisome (magenta) in the same field of view as forming migrasomes (yellow).
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Chloé Yeung @ccstorytime.bsky.social · Mar 5

Maybe of interest to the talented ECR network of @themeshwork.bsky.social ? www.manchester.ac.uk/research/bic...

Bicentenary PhD Studentships and Fellowships | The University of Manchester

Learn more about the Bicentenary PhD Studentships and Fellowships launched as part of The University of Manchester's 200th year.

www.manchester.ac.uk

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