Athale Lab
@athalelab.bsky.social
Cytoskeleton and Cell Shape lab. PhD UniHeidelberg. Div of biology, IISER Pune, India. Teaching and researching Cellular Biophysics. Account run by PI & Prof. Chaitanya Athale. #scuba 🤿 #sailing⛵ #fieldhockey 🏑 when free http://www.iiserpune.ac.in/~cathale
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· May 30
It's finally out! Yay! Our first Bonafide Synthetic Biology paper. With a lot of help from our friends in #toronto #sandiagodechile and funding from #shastri_inst and #canadian and #indian governments. #covid #pointofcare #sensor
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Calling all postdocs! Applications are open for Dept. of Molecular Biosciences 3rd Trailblazers Postdoctoral Symposium @utaustin.bsky.social. Come to Austin, meet your peers, showcase your work. Application is easy and all expenses are paid! Spread the word!
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December 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Calling all postdocs! Applications are open for Dept. of Molecular Biosciences 3rd Trailblazers Postdoctoral Symposium @utaustin.bsky.social. Come to Austin, meet your peers, showcase your work. Application is easy and all expenses are paid! Spread the word!
tinyurl.com/yw7ffjn9
tinyurl.com/yw7ffjn9
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Looking for something fun to read? Here’s a #popsci piece I did on the crazy history of cilia and left/right patterning in embryos. Remember #devbiolwriteclub Bluesky Boot Camp starts Monday Dec. 2! Please RS (re-skeet?)
nautil.us/the-anatomic...
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The Anatomical Quirk That Saved Dr. No
A wild tale of how scientists unraveled embryology's most fascinating mystery.
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November 27, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Looking for something fun to read? Here’s a #popsci piece I did on the crazy history of cilia and left/right patterning in embryos. Remember #devbiolwriteclub Bluesky Boot Camp starts Monday Dec. 2! Please RS (re-skeet?)
nautil.us/the-anatomic...
nautil.us/the-anatomic...
Maybe we need them in India!
Moderna have announced that they won't run new phase three trials now with massive impacts for new vaccine development- why- its because of RFK Jr and his anti-vaccine campaigns and cancelling mRNA vaccine research which affect the sales the company can then make 🧪🧵 #PublicHealth
Moderna Won’t Run Phase III Vaccine Trials as Skepticism Grows in US: Bloomberg
Growing opposition to vaccines in the U.S., driven by recent government policy changes, makes it difficult to see a return on investment in vaccine development, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said this w...
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January 28, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Maybe we need them in India!
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As a scientist, I can appreciate this level of accuracy! (Look at how many significant digits are in these @legogroup.bsky.social measurements!)
January 27, 2026 at 10:55 PM
As a scientist, I can appreciate this level of accuracy! (Look at how many significant digits are in these @legogroup.bsky.social measurements!)
First paper acceptance of 2026. Just made it in January! Together with @schaefferlab.bsky.social anita and the Irrépressible Jashaswi! Guide is happy!
January 28, 2026 at 1:43 PM
First paper acceptance of 2026. Just made it in January! Together with @schaefferlab.bsky.social anita and the Irrépressible Jashaswi! Guide is happy!
#pune theatre stages a #marathi version of the #beroldbrecht play. #german_love abounds here ... Only in Pune
January 13, 2026 at 3:48 AM
#pune theatre stages a #marathi version of the #beroldbrecht play. #german_love abounds here ... Only in Pune
You know you're attending a #physics seminar when the #sphericalcow is followed by what the f(*)
January 12, 2026 at 11:28 AM
You know you're attending a #physics seminar when the #sphericalcow is followed by what the f(*)
India celebrates National #MathematicsDay (NMD) on 22nd December to honor the birth anniversary of legendary Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. To mark this, the #iiserpune #ScienceActivityCentre has organised a talk (in Marathi)
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Making Mathematics Fun and Relevant | Marathi
About Speaker: Nagesh Mone
Language: Marathi
https://www.facebook.com/teacherpages/posts/meet-principal-of-new-english-school-pune-school-leader-nagesh-mone-27-years-a-t/1027952043894415/
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December 20, 2025 at 5:59 AM
India celebrates National #MathematicsDay (NMD) on 22nd December to honor the birth anniversary of legendary Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. To mark this, the #iiserpune #ScienceActivityCentre has organised a talk (in Marathi)
youtube.com/live/_ET-xvN...
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Companies buy SIM cards in bulk around the world to then sell SMS verification as a service to users creating fake online accounts.
Now, researchers have tracked this aspect of the online manipulation economy in detail. https://scim.ag/4iVtdcp
Now, researchers have tracked this aspect of the online manipulation economy in detail. https://scim.ag/4iVtdcp
Want to sway an election? Here’s how much fake online accounts cost
Systematic price monitoring sheds light on economics of online manipulation
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December 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Companies buy SIM cards in bulk around the world to then sell SMS verification as a service to users creating fake online accounts.
Now, researchers have tracked this aspect of the online manipulation economy in detail. https://scim.ag/4iVtdcp
Now, researchers have tracked this aspect of the online manipulation economy in detail. https://scim.ag/4iVtdcp
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Here is a thread showcasing my GitHub repositories: 1) Friends Don't Let Friends Make Bad Graphs. An opinionated essay on good and bad graphs.
My popular one by a long shot with 6.4k stars and 248 forks. github.com/cxli233/Frie...
My popular one by a long shot with 6.4k stars and 248 forks. github.com/cxli233/Frie...
November 12, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Here is a thread showcasing my GitHub repositories: 1) Friends Don't Let Friends Make Bad Graphs. An opinionated essay on good and bad graphs.
My popular one by a long shot with 6.4k stars and 248 forks. github.com/cxli233/Frie...
My popular one by a long shot with 6.4k stars and 248 forks. github.com/cxli233/Frie...
Deep insights and cute asides. On teleology, genetics and development. Ofcourse organoids.
Registrations are open for InSDB-ISD25, and we are excited to introduce our speakers!
Prof. Alfonso Martinez Arias will be joining us this year. His lab studies how cells build organs and tissues using gastruloids.
Register now: insdb.in/events/insdb...
#InSDB25
Prof. Alfonso Martinez Arias will be joining us this year. His lab studies how cells build organs and tissues using gastruloids.
Register now: insdb.in/events/insdb...
#InSDB25
December 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Deep insights and cute asides. On teleology, genetics and development. Ofcourse organoids.
James Briscoe on #morphogen #gradients and #optogenetic modifications in development #insdb2025 @insdb.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
James Briscoe on #morphogen #gradients and #optogenetic modifications in development #insdb2025 @insdb.bsky.social
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I was invited by @focalplane.bsky.social to write a short description about it:
focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/12/a...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I was invited by @focalplane.bsky.social to write a short description about it:
focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/12/a...
focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/12/a...
#2025compass #award to Prof Padmanabhan Babu, from the international society of development for isolating the first #miRNA that opened the path for others. Leading to #nobel prize awarded discoveries. Received by his daughter, also a C.elegans biologist Dr. Kavita Babu
December 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
#2025compass #award to Prof Padmanabhan Babu, from the international society of development for isolating the first #miRNA that opened the path for others. Leading to #nobel prize awarded discoveries. Received by his daughter, also a C.elegans biologist Dr. Kavita Babu
Monday 8/Dec/2025: #publiclecture: "An Evolutionary Battle of the Sexes: Arms Race or Arm Wrestle?"
Speaker: Prof Adam Chippindale, Queen's University and INSA Overseas Chair Fellow
Date: 08-Dec-2025
Time: 5.00 PM
Venue: CV Raman Auditorium, #IISERPune #pune #science #biology #evolution
Speaker: Prof Adam Chippindale, Queen's University and INSA Overseas Chair Fellow
Date: 08-Dec-2025
Time: 5.00 PM
Venue: CV Raman Auditorium, #IISERPune #pune #science #biology #evolution
December 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Monday 8/Dec/2025: #publiclecture: "An Evolutionary Battle of the Sexes: Arms Race or Arm Wrestle?"
Speaker: Prof Adam Chippindale, Queen's University and INSA Overseas Chair Fellow
Date: 08-Dec-2025
Time: 5.00 PM
Venue: CV Raman Auditorium, #IISERPune #pune #science #biology #evolution
Speaker: Prof Adam Chippindale, Queen's University and INSA Overseas Chair Fellow
Date: 08-Dec-2025
Time: 5.00 PM
Venue: CV Raman Auditorium, #IISERPune #pune #science #biology #evolution
Masters graduates looking for an exciting #systemsbiology project at the interface of bacterial biophysics and pathogenesis? This may be for you. Application here: www.iiserpune.ac.in/opportunitie...
December 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Masters graduates looking for an exciting #systemsbiology project at the interface of bacterial biophysics and pathogenesis? This may be for you. Application here: www.iiserpune.ac.in/opportunitie...
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Going to the lab during the weekend to do cell culture work and trying to do everything at double speed
November 14, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Going to the lab during the weekend to do cell culture work and trying to do everything at double speed
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🔭 Are you looking for a #PhD project in infectious disease research and #immunology?
🧪 Do you want to be part of a vibrant research environment?
👉 The 2026 call of the IMPRS-IDI graduate school is now open with 6 exciting PhD projects in Berlin: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/imprs-idi-call
🧪 Do you want to be part of a vibrant research environment?
👉 The 2026 call of the IMPRS-IDI graduate school is now open with 6 exciting PhD projects in Berlin: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/imprs-idi-call
November 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🔭 Are you looking for a #PhD project in infectious disease research and #immunology?
🧪 Do you want to be part of a vibrant research environment?
👉 The 2026 call of the IMPRS-IDI graduate school is now open with 6 exciting PhD projects in Berlin: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/imprs-idi-call
🧪 Do you want to be part of a vibrant research environment?
👉 The 2026 call of the IMPRS-IDI graduate school is now open with 6 exciting PhD projects in Berlin: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/imprs-idi-call
#embo2025 #cytoskeleton meeting #iiserpune comes to a close. With a take on the history of #ptm modifications of #tubulin by Carsten Jahnke
November 7, 2025 at 6:58 AM
#embo2025 #cytoskeleton meeting #iiserpune comes to a close. With a take on the history of #ptm modifications of #tubulin by Carsten Jahnke
The pyramid of tears and disappointment. #natcomm #embo2025cytoskeleton quotation from @wormlockholmes.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The pyramid of tears and disappointment. #natcomm #embo2025cytoskeleton quotation from @wormlockholmes.bsky.social
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Are you looking for a PhD? Join us in Barcelona! You'll dive into a community of >100 PhD students from 30 countries exploring the frontiers of biology. You can also join an online workshop on 6 November (15:00 CET) to learn how to find the right lab for you.
More info: www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
More info: www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
October 23, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Are you looking for a PhD? Join us in Barcelona! You'll dive into a community of >100 PhD students from 30 countries exploring the frontiers of biology. You can also join an online workshop on 6 November (15:00 CET) to learn how to find the right lab for you.
More info: www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
More info: www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
Video summary of our manuscript on #bacterial #cell #mechanics and how antibiotics like that prevent septum formation and inhibitors of MreB kill them
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How Bacteria Stick to Their Shape and Why That Sometimes Fails
YouTube video by Molecular Biology of the Cell
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October 19, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Video summary of our manuscript on #bacterial #cell #mechanics and how antibiotics like that prevent septum formation and inhibitors of MreB kill them
youtu.be/KJ5IRf_Xvlg?...
youtu.be/KJ5IRf_Xvlg?...