Vikram Alva
vikramalva.bsky.social
Vikram Alva
@vikramalva.bsky.social
Departmental Group Leader - Protein Bioinformatics @ Max Planck Institute for Biology - Tübingen @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social

Protein evolution // MPI Bioinformatics Toolkit // prokaryotic cell-surface proteins // prokaryotic histones
Reposted by Vikram Alva
📝 Abstract deadline: Tuesday, Feb 3, 2026.
Let’s fill #SMBE2026 with #protistsonSky love!
January 1, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Led by Yimin Hu, with key contributions from
@samuelschwab.bsky.social, @kyq21.bsky.social 21.bsky.social and Yunsen Zhang, and in collaboration with Marcus Hartmann, @damelab.bsky.social and Birte Hernández-Álvarez.

@mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Reposted by Vikram Alva
Organisers
- Victoria Shabardina | @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social
- @ankarn.bsky.social | University of Warsaw

Invited Speaker
- @vikramalva.bsky.social | @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Reposted by Vikram Alva
Also see the associated primer video on S-layers made by the @mrclmb.bsky.social Visual Aids department Konstantinos Alexandrou and Shraddha Nayak!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgSf...
Introduction to microbial surface layers (S-layers)
YouTube video by MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Reposted by Vikram Alva
We have wondered what a complex archaeal cell might look like ever since 2014. It’s been a long road (and the journey is far from over), but it’s a good time to pause for breath and look. These Asgard archaeal cells are a surprise! And that is the joy of being a cell biologist.
November 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM