Brugues Lab
@brugueslab.bsky.social
We combine soft matter physics, biophysics and cell biology to uncover physical principles of cellular organization @ Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life, Dresden
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Excited to share Alison's @alisonkickuth.bsky.social paper from the lab out in @nature.com this week! We uncovered how a mechanical ratchet mechanism drives cytokinesis in early #zebrafish embryos. Read more in this thread 🧵 and at www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🤩
@poldresden.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de
@poldresden.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de
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We are hiring for group leaders again — EBI is a great place to start your research group!
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January 30, 2026 at 9:02 AM
We are hiring for group leaders again — EBI is a great place to start your research group!
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Really excited to share our new paper in @nature.com! We uncovered how a physical instability of the cytoplasm coupled with the cell cycle drives cytoplasmic partitioning in early embryos #zebrafish #drosophila. Read more in this🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🤩
@poldresden.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de
@poldresden.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de
January 28, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Really excited to share our new paper in @nature.com! We uncovered how a physical instability of the cytoplasm coupled with the cell cycle drives cytoplasmic partitioning in early embryos #zebrafish #drosophila. Read more in this🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🤩
@poldresden.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de
@poldresden.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de
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🎉Exciting findings out today in Nature @nature.com from the PoL group of Jan Brugués @brugueslab.bsky.social! The authors describe a new mechanism driving cell division during early development in #zebrafish, fundamentally altering our view of the process.
Read the press release: tud.link/2s3bxj
Read the press release: tud.link/2s3bxj
January 7, 2026 at 4:20 PM
🎉Exciting findings out today in Nature @nature.com from the PoL group of Jan Brugués @brugueslab.bsky.social! The authors describe a new mechanism driving cell division during early development in #zebrafish, fundamentally altering our view of the process.
Read the press release: tud.link/2s3bxj
Read the press release: tud.link/2s3bxj
Excited to share Alison's @alisonkickuth.bsky.social paper from the lab out in @nature.com this week! We uncovered how a mechanical ratchet mechanism drives cytokinesis in early #zebrafish embryos. Read more in this thread 🧵 and at www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🤩
@poldresden.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de
@poldresden.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de
January 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Excited to share Alison's @alisonkickuth.bsky.social paper from the lab out in @nature.com this week! We uncovered how a mechanical ratchet mechanism drives cytokinesis in early #zebrafish embryos. Read more in this thread 🧵 and at www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🤩
@poldresden.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de
@poldresden.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de
Today was Alison Kickuth's @alisonkickuth.bsky.social last day in the lab. We are very sad to see her go but very excited about what is coming next for her at Cambridge LMB. Alison is amazing and we will miss her a lot!
We also celebrated her accepted paper which should come out really soon.
We also celebrated her accepted paper which should come out really soon.
December 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Today was Alison Kickuth's @alisonkickuth.bsky.social last day in the lab. We are very sad to see her go but very excited about what is coming next for her at Cambridge LMB. Alison is amazing and we will miss her a lot!
We also celebrated her accepted paper which should come out really soon.
We also celebrated her accepted paper which should come out really soon.
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#LivingArchitectures
We put cells and cytoskeleton filaments on the architecture of the musée d'Orsay.
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Scientists of the #CytoMorphoLab adapted their protocols to illustrate the questions that keep them awake at night.
-> Two shows on the 24th and 25th of January.
We put cells and cytoskeleton filaments on the architecture of the musée d'Orsay.
www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/agenda/ev...
Scientists of the #CytoMorphoLab adapted their protocols to illustrate the questions that keep them awake at night.
-> Two shows on the 24th and 25th of January.
December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
#LivingArchitectures
We put cells and cytoskeleton filaments on the architecture of the musée d'Orsay.
www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/agenda/ev...
Scientists of the #CytoMorphoLab adapted their protocols to illustrate the questions that keep them awake at night.
-> Two shows on the 24th and 25th of January.
We put cells and cytoskeleton filaments on the architecture of the musée d'Orsay.
www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/agenda/ev...
Scientists of the #CytoMorphoLab adapted their protocols to illustrate the questions that keep them awake at night.
-> Two shows on the 24th and 25th of January.
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Webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants|ERC erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
Webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants
The ERC Plus Grants are a new funding scheme to support outstanding principal investigators with bold ideas and a vision for transformative research that goes beyond the scope o
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November 21, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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🙌 Hello from #EESNucleus.
The organisers Simone Köhler, Patrick Lusk,
Thomas Quail, @sarawickstrom.bsky.social and Karo Wolkersdorfer are welcoming all participants to the four day symposium in Heidelberg.
The organisers Simone Köhler, Patrick Lusk,
Thomas Quail, @sarawickstrom.bsky.social and Karo Wolkersdorfer are welcoming all participants to the four day symposium in Heidelberg.
November 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🙌 Hello from #EESNucleus.
The organisers Simone Köhler, Patrick Lusk,
Thomas Quail, @sarawickstrom.bsky.social and Karo Wolkersdorfer are welcoming all participants to the four day symposium in Heidelberg.
The organisers Simone Köhler, Patrick Lusk,
Thomas Quail, @sarawickstrom.bsky.social and Karo Wolkersdorfer are welcoming all participants to the four day symposium in Heidelberg.
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Paul Nurse describing the main job of a PI
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
October 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Paul Nurse describing the main job of a PI
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
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Really excited to present the results of a fantastic collaboration with Jesse Veenvliet @jesseveenvliet.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @poldresden.bsky.social 🤩
We find a unique mechanism for body axis elongation in mammals, different from other vertebrate species
➡️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We find a unique mechanism for body axis elongation in mammals, different from other vertebrate species
➡️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
October 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Really excited to present the results of a fantastic collaboration with Jesse Veenvliet @jesseveenvliet.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @poldresden.bsky.social 🤩
We find a unique mechanism for body axis elongation in mammals, different from other vertebrate species
➡️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We find a unique mechanism for body axis elongation in mammals, different from other vertebrate species
➡️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Another successful Brugues lab retreat. Starting out with a great art workshop! and ending in a group hug!
October 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Another successful Brugues lab retreat. Starting out with a great art workshop! and ending in a group hug!
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🚨 #WeAreHiring a facility manager to lead our state-of-the-art research infrastructure at PoL! 🔬 Please share with your scientific network.
What we offer: A dynamic, international, and supportive environment at the frontiers of biophysics.
Curious? Apply here: tud.link/g4j5qy
🗓️Deadline: Nov 5.
What we offer: A dynamic, international, and supportive environment at the frontiers of biophysics.
Curious? Apply here: tud.link/g4j5qy
🗓️Deadline: Nov 5.
October 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🚨 #WeAreHiring a facility manager to lead our state-of-the-art research infrastructure at PoL! 🔬 Please share with your scientific network.
What we offer: A dynamic, international, and supportive environment at the frontiers of biophysics.
Curious? Apply here: tud.link/g4j5qy
🗓️Deadline: Nov 5.
What we offer: A dynamic, international, and supportive environment at the frontiers of biophysics.
Curious? Apply here: tud.link/g4j5qy
🗓️Deadline: Nov 5.
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We hire!
The CytoMorpho Lab is looking for an engineer with a background in cell and molecular biology to join our team in Paris. This is a 18-month contract position, but we're open to exploring long-term opportunities.
More details here:
cytomorpholab.com/index.php/jo...
The CytoMorpho Lab is looking for an engineer with a background in cell and molecular biology to join our team in Paris. This is a 18-month contract position, but we're open to exploring long-term opportunities.
More details here:
cytomorpholab.com/index.php/jo...
October 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We hire!
The CytoMorpho Lab is looking for an engineer with a background in cell and molecular biology to join our team in Paris. This is a 18-month contract position, but we're open to exploring long-term opportunities.
More details here:
cytomorpholab.com/index.php/jo...
The CytoMorpho Lab is looking for an engineer with a background in cell and molecular biology to join our team in Paris. This is a 18-month contract position, but we're open to exploring long-term opportunities.
More details here:
cytomorpholab.com/index.php/jo...
So sorry to hear this… Jochen was such an amazing person, always full of positivity. He will be sorely missed. My condolences to his family and close ones.
With deep sadness, we share that Prof. Jochen Guck, Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light passed away on October 3. His visionary work bridged physics and medicine. We have lost a brilliant scientist and dear friend.
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📸 Stephan Spangenberg
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📸 Stephan Spangenberg
October 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
So sorry to hear this… Jochen was such an amazing person, always full of positivity. He will be sorely missed. My condolences to his family and close ones.
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🚨Attention image analysts, with expertise in programming and image/data science software!
We are #hiring another scientific role at PoL to support our interdisciplinary research team. Please share with your network! 👨🔬 🔬
🗓Deadline: September 19th
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
#imageanalysis #jobad
We are #hiring another scientific role at PoL to support our interdisciplinary research team. Please share with your network! 👨🔬 🔬
🗓Deadline: September 19th
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
#imageanalysis #jobad
September 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
🚨Attention image analysts, with expertise in programming and image/data science software!
We are #hiring another scientific role at PoL to support our interdisciplinary research team. Please share with your network! 👨🔬 🔬
🗓Deadline: September 19th
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
#imageanalysis #jobad
We are #hiring another scientific role at PoL to support our interdisciplinary research team. Please share with your network! 👨🔬 🔬
🗓Deadline: September 19th
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
#imageanalysis #jobad
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We are all super happy and proud to see our work on the function and evolution of the #cephalic #furrow published in @nature.com. Let me say a few things about the background and history of this work on the #Evolution_of_Morphogenesis (1/12)
September 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
We are all super happy and proud to see our work on the function and evolution of the #cephalic #furrow published in @nature.com. Let me say a few things about the background and history of this work on the #Evolution_of_Morphogenesis (1/12)
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We are #hiring for two scientific support roles at PoL - in light microscopy and biophysics instrumentation. Please share with your network! 👨🔬 🔬
Are you an expert in either of these areas? We would love to hear from you! The deadline for both roles is September 18th. 🗓️
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
Are you an expert in either of these areas? We would love to hear from you! The deadline for both roles is September 18th. 🗓️
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
September 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
We are #hiring for two scientific support roles at PoL - in light microscopy and biophysics instrumentation. Please share with your network! 👨🔬 🔬
Are you an expert in either of these areas? We would love to hear from you! The deadline for both roles is September 18th. 🗓️
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
Are you an expert in either of these areas? We would love to hear from you! The deadline for both roles is September 18th. 🗓️
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
Patrick's paper is finally out, a label-free method to measure the composition of multicomponent biomolecular condensates!
September 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Patrick's paper is finally out, a label-free method to measure the composition of multicomponent biomolecular condensates!
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We are looking for a Master’s student to join a project on in vitro reconstitution of signaling networks in pathogen–host interactions: combine protein biochemistry, fluorescence microscopy & image analysis. Deadline: September 15.
Find out more and apply here: ist.ac.at/en/job/maste...
Find out more and apply here: ist.ac.at/en/job/maste...
Master Thesis Position – Loose Research Group
Our Group
The Loose lab at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is looking for a highly motivated Master student to join our research on the in vitro reconstitution of signaling n...
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September 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
We are looking for a Master’s student to join a project on in vitro reconstitution of signaling networks in pathogen–host interactions: combine protein biochemistry, fluorescence microscopy & image analysis. Deadline: September 15.
Find out more and apply here: ist.ac.at/en/job/maste...
Find out more and apply here: ist.ac.at/en/job/maste...
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🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨
We're hiring a Research Assistant – no PhD needed!
Join us to explore the molecular mechanisms of receptor sorting in endosomes.
Experience in protein expression/purification, cloning & cell culture desired 🧫🔬
Apply now 👉 www.nature.com/naturecareer...
#STEMCareers #ResearchJobs
We're hiring a Research Assistant – no PhD needed!
Join us to explore the molecular mechanisms of receptor sorting in endosomes.
Experience in protein expression/purification, cloning & cell culture desired 🧫🔬
Apply now 👉 www.nature.com/naturecareer...
#STEMCareers #ResearchJobs
June 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨
We're hiring a Research Assistant – no PhD needed!
Join us to explore the molecular mechanisms of receptor sorting in endosomes.
Experience in protein expression/purification, cloning & cell culture desired 🧫🔬
Apply now 👉 www.nature.com/naturecareer...
#STEMCareers #ResearchJobs
We're hiring a Research Assistant – no PhD needed!
Join us to explore the molecular mechanisms of receptor sorting in endosomes.
Experience in protein expression/purification, cloning & cell culture desired 🧫🔬
Apply now 👉 www.nature.com/naturecareer...
#STEMCareers #ResearchJobs
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Big news 🎉 We are excited to announce the new TUD graduate school "Biomolecular Condensates: From Physics to Biological Functions", with 12 members from PoL! Through this school, we will train a new generation of scientists working on #condensates at the interphase between theory and experiments 🤓⤵️
Hochaktuelles Themenfeld an der Schnittstelle von Physik, Biologie und Polymerforschung: Die @dfg.de fördert ab 2026 mit rund 7 Millionen Euro ein neues Graduiertenkolleg zur Erforschung biomolekularer Kondensate in #Dresden. 🔬
ℹ️ tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/n...
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June 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Big news 🎉 We are excited to announce the new TUD graduate school "Biomolecular Condensates: From Physics to Biological Functions", with 12 members from PoL! Through this school, we will train a new generation of scientists working on #condensates at the interphase between theory and experiments 🤓⤵️
Amazing defense by @alisonkickuth.bsky.social! Congratulations on the beautiful thesis!
I successfully defended my PhD thesis this week! Thank you @brugueslab.bsky.social, @poldresden.bsky.social and @mpi-cbg.de for the great time over the last years!
June 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Amazing defense by @alisonkickuth.bsky.social! Congratulations on the beautiful thesis!
We did it! Very happy to be part of this team, it was a lot of work but all worth it! Stay tuned for what will come next!
We're thrilled to announce that our Excellence Cluster Physics of Life (PoL) has been renewed for a second funding phase (2026-2032) by @dfg.de ! Thanks to everyone who made this possible! 🎉👏
We'll continue our cutting-edge research towards understanding what brings matter to life!
#biophysics #dfg
We'll continue our cutting-edge research towards understanding what brings matter to life!
#biophysics #dfg
May 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We did it! Very happy to be part of this team, it was a lot of work but all worth it! Stay tuned for what will come next!
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We're thrilled to announce that our Excellence Cluster Physics of Life (PoL) has been renewed for a second funding phase (2026-2032) by @dfg.de ! Thanks to everyone who made this possible! 🎉👏
We'll continue our cutting-edge research towards understanding what brings matter to life!
#biophysics #dfg
We'll continue our cutting-edge research towards understanding what brings matter to life!
#biophysics #dfg
May 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
We're thrilled to announce that our Excellence Cluster Physics of Life (PoL) has been renewed for a second funding phase (2026-2032) by @dfg.de ! Thanks to everyone who made this possible! 🎉👏
We'll continue our cutting-edge research towards understanding what brings matter to life!
#biophysics #dfg
We'll continue our cutting-edge research towards understanding what brings matter to life!
#biophysics #dfg