Maitreyi Das
@daslabpombe.com
We study cell polarity and cytokinesis in the fission yeast model system with emphasis on GTPase signaling patterns @BostonCollege. Immigrant. She/her. www.daslabpombe.com
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Maitreyi Das
@daslabpombe.com
· Sep 6
Our latest preprint on the role of the Arp2/3 complex in mitotic entry is now available @biorxiv. This work was done by Dhanya Kalathil, a very talented postdoc in my lab. The story started in 2019 when we were investigating the role of branched actin in cytokinesis. 1/
This thread and all of it! Hoping for a genuis savior is like waiting for A cure for all cancers. Not possible, cannot happen.
I think people adjacent to science (but who now find themselves deciding the fate of US science somehow) undervalue humility, valuing braggadocios hubris instead.
Yes it’s true that some scientific discoveries are complete paradigm changers, and we celebrate these. 1/
Yes it’s true that some scientific discoveries are complete paradigm changers, and we celebrate these. 1/
October 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This thread and all of it! Hoping for a genuis savior is like waiting for A cure for all cancers. Not possible, cannot happen.
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If you're on the job market and are working in any area of Plant Molecular Biology, check this out. We have a very strong group: Jeff Dangl, Joe Kieber, Greg Copenhaver, Jason Reed, Zack Nimchuk, and an incoming new assistant professor starting in January
bio.unc.edu/people/facul...
bio.unc.edu/people/facul...
October 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
If you're on the job market and are working in any area of Plant Molecular Biology, check this out. We have a very strong group: Jeff Dangl, Joe Kieber, Greg Copenhaver, Jason Reed, Zack Nimchuk, and an incoming new assistant professor starting in January
bio.unc.edu/people/facul...
bio.unc.edu/people/facul...
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I'm very excited to announce that UNC Biology has 6 faculty positions open this year! The first is for an Asst Professor who studies organismal resilience using an integrative approach 1/n
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October 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I'm very excited to announce that UNC Biology has 6 faculty positions open this year! The first is for an Asst Professor who studies organismal resilience using an integrative approach 1/n
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unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
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I am leaving Rochester NY after attending the retirement fest of four giants in the field of evolutionary biology including my PhD advisor. This visit gave me a chance to revisit old haunts and reflect on my own somewhat unlikely origin story. 1/n
October 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I am leaving Rochester NY after attending the retirement fest of four giants in the field of evolutionary biology including my PhD advisor. This visit gave me a chance to revisit old haunts and reflect on my own somewhat unlikely origin story. 1/n
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UMass Boston seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in microbial ecology, starting September 1, 2026. Apply by December 1, 2025. Details: http://www.umb.edu/academics/csm/biology #job
Biology - UMass Boston
Biology - UMass Boston
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October 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
UMass Boston seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in microbial ecology, starting September 1, 2026. Apply by December 1, 2025. Details: http://www.umb.edu/academics/csm/biology #job
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Read more about this research in our ‘First person’ interview with Bethany Campbell: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
October 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Read more about this research in our ‘First person’ interview with Bethany Campbell: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
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Bethany Campbell, Maitreyi Das @daslabpombe.com and colleagues discover that endocytic patch dynamics are differentially regulated at distinct cell sites in fission yeast.
Highlight: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Article: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Highlight: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Article: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
October 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Bethany Campbell, Maitreyi Das @daslabpombe.com and colleagues discover that endocytic patch dynamics are differentially regulated at distinct cell sites in fission yeast.
Highlight: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Article: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Highlight: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Article: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
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Comment period ends on Monday for a proposed rule change that would terminate student visas after 4 years. It also puts limits on exchange visitors and reps of foreign media, and shortens the length of time at the end of the visa from 60 days to 30 days.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media
Unlike most nonimmigrant classifications, which are admitted for a fixed time period, aliens in the F (academic student), J (exchange visitor), and most I (representatives of foreign information media...
www.federalregister.gov
September 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Comment period ends on Monday for a proposed rule change that would terminate student visas after 4 years. It also puts limits on exchange visitors and reps of foreign media, and shortens the length of time at the end of the visa from 60 days to 30 days.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Here's my comment--join me. This would effectively remove foreign PhD students and postdocs from our labs. please share
September 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Here's my comment--join me. This would effectively remove foreign PhD students and postdocs from our labs. please share
Looks like year 2 grad students can no longer apply for the NSF GRFP. I hope I am wrong.
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
September 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Looks like year 2 grad students can no longer apply for the NSF GRFP. I hope I am wrong.
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Our latest preprint on the role of the Arp2/3 complex in mitotic entry is now available @biorxiv. This work was done by Dhanya Kalathil, a very talented postdoc in my lab. The story started in 2019 when we were investigating the role of branched actin in cytokinesis. 1/
September 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Our latest preprint on the role of the Arp2/3 complex in mitotic entry is now available @biorxiv. This work was done by Dhanya Kalathil, a very talented postdoc in my lab. The story started in 2019 when we were investigating the role of branched actin in cytokinesis. 1/
Our latest is now available @jcellsci.bsky.social. The final research article from Bethany Campbell's thesis work. Endocytic patch dynamics are differentially regulated at distinct cell sites in fission yeast.
doi.org/10.1242/jcs....
doi.org/10.1242/jcs....
Endocytic patch dynamics are differentially regulated at distinct cell sites in fission yeast
Endocytosis promotes polarity and growth in eukaryotes. In Schizosaccharomyces pombe fission yeast, endocytosis occurs at the polarized cell ends and division site and at the non-polarized cell sides....
doi.org
August 29, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Our latest is now available @jcellsci.bsky.social. The final research article from Bethany Campbell's thesis work. Endocytic patch dynamics are differentially regulated at distinct cell sites in fission yeast.
doi.org/10.1242/jcs....
doi.org/10.1242/jcs....
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Final year PhD students, I know you’re desperately trying to finish experiments/revisions/submissions/write a thesis & just survive - but please spare a few minutes to apply to your dream postdoc labs.
It easily takes A YEAR from first contact, even if everything goes to plan on both sides.
It easily takes A YEAR from first contact, even if everything goes to plan on both sides.
August 27, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Final year PhD students, I know you’re desperately trying to finish experiments/revisions/submissions/write a thesis & just survive - but please spare a few minutes to apply to your dream postdoc labs.
It easily takes A YEAR from first contact, even if everything goes to plan on both sides.
It easily takes A YEAR from first contact, even if everything goes to plan on both sides.
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Hello Bluesky: Long time listener, first time poster! Excited to share the first publication of my Ph.D. work studying the development of appendage shapes in @plosbiology.org! The zebrafish caudal fin is quite distinctive, and we examine the timing and mechanisms of how its shape might come to be!
Caudal fins show great variation in shape between diverse fish species. New research reveals that #developmental cues in embryonic tissues involving the Sonic hedgehog pathway imprint fin #morphology, highlighting a critical window for modulating appendage morphology. 🧪
plos.io/4mydLnA
plos.io/4mydLnA
August 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hello Bluesky: Long time listener, first time poster! Excited to share the first publication of my Ph.D. work studying the development of appendage shapes in @plosbiology.org! The zebrafish caudal fin is quite distinctive, and we examine the timing and mechanisms of how its shape might come to be!
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Caudal fins show great variation in shape between diverse fish species. New research reveals that #developmental cues in embryonic tissues involving the Sonic hedgehog pathway imprint fin #morphology, highlighting a critical window for modulating appendage morphology. 🧪
plos.io/4mydLnA
plos.io/4mydLnA
August 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Caudal fins show great variation in shape between diverse fish species. New research reveals that #developmental cues in embryonic tissues involving the Sonic hedgehog pathway imprint fin #morphology, highlighting a critical window for modulating appendage morphology. 🧪
plos.io/4mydLnA
plos.io/4mydLnA
ASCB Cell Bio 2025, is in Philadelphia 12/6-10. Apply for a Familycare Grant by 9/3. These flexible awards ($500) can be used towards any eligible family care expense that makes it easier for you to attend the Annual Meeting. www.ascb.org/grants-award...
Travel Grants - ASCB
2025 Cell Bio Travel Grant Applications Will Be Open August 1 thru September 3 Notes: 1. Applicants may only receive one of the following travel grants. 2. If selected, recipients will need to provide...
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August 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
ASCB Cell Bio 2025, is in Philadelphia 12/6-10. Apply for a Familycare Grant by 9/3. These flexible awards ($500) can be used towards any eligible family care expense that makes it easier for you to attend the Annual Meeting. www.ascb.org/grants-award...
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Attention yeast researchers! This new study benchmarks the latest fluorescent proteins in yeast — comparing brightness, stability, pH robustness, and more. The characterized plasmids are available at Addgene.
https://twp.ai/4ipK7q
https://twp.ai/4ipK7q
August 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Attention yeast researchers! This new study benchmarks the latest fluorescent proteins in yeast — comparing brightness, stability, pH robustness, and more. The characterized plasmids are available at Addgene.
https://twp.ai/4ipK7q
https://twp.ai/4ipK7q
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This looks really interesting. It is going to require some time and attention…
Optical Control of Membrane Viscosity Modulates ER-to-Golgi Trafficking
The lipid composition of cellular membranes is highly dynamic and undergoes continuous remodeling, affecting the biophysical properties critical to biological function. Here, we introduce an optical a...
pubs.acs.org
August 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This looks really interesting. It is going to require some time and attention…
Congratulations to all the fellows elected this year! A special shout out to my dear friend @veronicasegarra.bsky.social. Thank you to you and all the fellows for your contributions to cell biology and the community.
Meet the 14 scientists named 2025 ASCB Fellows! Honored for excellence in research, mentorship, and service, they’ll be recognized at Cell Bio 2025 this December in Philadelphia.
Read more: www.ascb.org/society-news...
Read more: www.ascb.org/society-news...
Fourteen Visionary Scientists Named 2025 ASCB Fellows - ASCB
The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is proud to announce the election of 14 outstanding scientists as 2025 ASCB Fellows—a prestigious honor recognizing their exceptional contributions to cell...
www.ascb.org
August 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Congratulations to all the fellows elected this year! A special shout out to my dear friend @veronicasegarra.bsky.social. Thank you to you and all the fellows for your contributions to cell biology and the community.
Congratulations to all the @ascb awadrees and special shout out to the #WICB awardees @cohenlaboratory.bsky.social for WICB Junior Award for Excellence in Research and Kristen Verhey for the Sandra Masur Senior Leadership award.
Meet the 2025 ASCB Award Winners—trailblazing scientists honored for research, mentoring, education, and innovation. Celebrate excellence across all career stages in cell biology. Read more: www.ascb.org/society-news...
August 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Congratulations to all the @ascb awadrees and special shout out to the #WICB awardees @cohenlaboratory.bsky.social for WICB Junior Award for Excellence in Research and Kristen Verhey for the Sandra Masur Senior Leadership award.
Our latest by the very talented postdoc Dr. Samridhi Pathak, “Differential gene expression drives cell-cycle-dependent transition from monopolar to bipolar growth in fission yeast.” Now available on
@biorxiv-cellbio.bsky.social
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@biorxiv-cellbio.bsky.social
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August 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Our latest by the very talented postdoc Dr. Samridhi Pathak, “Differential gene expression drives cell-cycle-dependent transition from monopolar to bipolar growth in fission yeast.” Now available on
@biorxiv-cellbio.bsky.social
1/x
@biorxiv-cellbio.bsky.social
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My Department (Biology) at @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social is hiring this year! We have an opening for a Tenure Track Cell and/or Molecular biologist (broadly defined).
Please share with your trainees/labmates/friends and reach out if you have questions.
apply.interfolio.com/171625
Please share with your trainees/labmates/friends and reach out if you have questions.
apply.interfolio.com/171625
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August 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
My Department (Biology) at @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social is hiring this year! We have an opening for a Tenure Track Cell and/or Molecular biologist (broadly defined).
Please share with your trainees/labmates/friends and reach out if you have questions.
apply.interfolio.com/171625
Please share with your trainees/labmates/friends and reach out if you have questions.
apply.interfolio.com/171625
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Come and be our new Chair of Biological Sciences at Georgia Tech! www.biosciences.gatech.edu/chair-search
Chair Search
Chair, School of Biological Sciences Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta The School of Biological Sciences of the Georgia Institute of Technology (“Georgia Tech”) invites applications for the pos...
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August 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Come and be our new Chair of Biological Sciences at Georgia Tech! www.biosciences.gatech.edu/chair-search
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Hi, are you an academic biology lab in the Boston area? I am a lab manager at a local biotech and I will be getting rid of a lot consumables in the near future (as will many of my colleagues, unfortunately). If you would be interested in free consumables, please reach out to me!
August 7, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Hi, are you an academic biology lab in the Boston area? I am a lab manager at a local biotech and I will be getting rid of a lot consumables in the near future (as will many of my colleagues, unfortunately). If you would be interested in free consumables, please reach out to me!
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I’m at #pombe2025 with the small but mighty international fission yeast community talking about everything from heterochromatin to membrane fusion to lateral gene transfer. This is such a great community. Thanks to @drpombe.bsky.social and colleagues for putting this together!
August 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I’m at #pombe2025 with the small but mighty international fission yeast community talking about everything from heterochromatin to membrane fusion to lateral gene transfer. This is such a great community. Thanks to @drpombe.bsky.social and colleagues for putting this together!