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/
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The Federal Council is proposing the dissolution of the Swiss Science Council.
Independent fact-based, scientific advice should be available for policy decisions.
Independent fact-based, scientific advice should be available for policy decisions.
January 30, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The Federal Council is proposing the dissolution of the Swiss Science Council.
Independent fact-based, scientific advice should be available for policy decisions.
Independent fact-based, scientific advice should be available for policy decisions.
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FoldMason is out now in @science.org. It generates accurate multiple structure alignments for thousands of protein structures in seconds. Great work by Cameron L. M. Gilchrist and @milot.bsky.social.
📄 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🌐 search.foldseek.com/foldmason
💾 github.com/steineggerla...
📄 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🌐 search.foldseek.com/foldmason
💾 github.com/steineggerla...
Multiple protein structure alignment at scale with FoldMason
Protein structure is conserved beyond sequence, making multiple structural alignment (MSTA) essential for analyzing distantly related proteins. Computational prediction methods have vastly extended ou...
www.science.org
January 30, 2026 at 6:11 AM
FoldMason is out now in @science.org. It generates accurate multiple structure alignments for thousands of protein structures in seconds. Great work by Cameron L. M. Gilchrist and @milot.bsky.social.
📄 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🌐 search.foldseek.com/foldmason
💾 github.com/steineggerla...
📄 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🌐 search.foldseek.com/foldmason
💾 github.com/steineggerla...
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PAK-family kinases promote cell fusion irreversibility by preventing cell wall repair https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.27.701985v1
January 28, 2026 at 10:30 AM
PAK-family kinases promote cell fusion irreversibility by preventing cell wall repair https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.27.701985v1
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social is recruiting an enthusiastic and motivated Reviews Editor. An exciting opportunity for a talented scientific editor to make a contribution to an important journal in the field of #cellbiology. Deadline 2 Feb.
More at: www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...
More at: www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...
Work for us
Working for us We’re always looking for talented and motivated people to work as part of our close-knit team. Roles range from editorial to production, marketing to event co-ordination, HR to accounts...
www.biologists.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social is recruiting an enthusiastic and motivated Reviews Editor. An exciting opportunity for a talented scientific editor to make a contribution to an important journal in the field of #cellbiology. Deadline 2 Feb.
More at: www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...
More at: www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...
Merry Christmas all. This year we got to celebrate with our family in India. Housefull of kids, nieces and nephews is so much fun. Kept up with tradition and attended midnight service, lots of plum cake and mutton pulao, karahi chicken and raita. The kids loved it.
December 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Merry Christmas all. This year we got to celebrate with our family in India. Housefull of kids, nieces and nephews is so much fun. Kept up with tradition and attended midnight service, lots of plum cake and mutton pulao, karahi chicken and raita. The kids loved it.
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Hey all, I reached out to the PO of my NIGMS MIRA to ask if the gov't shut down, and rescheduling of study sections, might allow for some accommodation to the standard rule that PIs cannot resubmit a MIRA while their MIRA (or other RPG) is under review (waiting in scores or summary statements) 🧪
December 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Hey all, I reached out to the PO of my NIGMS MIRA to ask if the gov't shut down, and rescheduling of study sections, might allow for some accommodation to the standard rule that PIs cannot resubmit a MIRA while their MIRA (or other RPG) is under review (waiting in scores or summary statements) 🧪
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I’ll be one of the panelists! I hope to see you there!
@ascbiology.bsky.social 's Women in Cell Biology (WICB) has yet another fantastic event today at 4pm, room 126A. A networking panel on "Thriving in Uncertain Times: Navigating Career and Funding Challenges". #cellbio2025.
December 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I’ll be one of the panelists! I hope to see you there!
@ascbiology.bsky.social 's Women in Cell Biology (WICB) has yet another fantastic event today at 4pm, room 126A. A networking panel on "Thriving in Uncertain Times: Navigating Career and Funding Challenges". #cellbio2025.
December 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
@ascbiology.bsky.social 's Women in Cell Biology (WICB) has yet another fantastic event today at 4pm, room 126A. A networking panel on "Thriving in Uncertain Times: Navigating Career and Funding Challenges". #cellbio2025.
If you are at #cellbio2025 you have got to come see "The scripts of Success: Award Winning Scientists Take the Stage with Humor and Honesty" in the CC 108 at 11am today.
December 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
If you are at #cellbio2025 you have got to come see "The scripts of Success: Award Winning Scientists Take the Stage with Humor and Honesty" in the CC 108 at 11am today.
The Das lab is well represented at #cellbio2025 in Philly. Come learn more about our research and about the Molecular and Cellular Biology PhD Program at Boston College.
December 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The Das lab is well represented at #cellbio2025 in Philly. Come learn more about our research and about the Molecular and Cellular Biology PhD Program at Boston College.
This one is a must see. The title is the talk is "The Importance of Imagination, a Superpower, in Survival, Science, and Our Lives." How cool is that.
Another fabulous session coming up at the #cellbio2025 @ascbiology.bsky.social @embo.org meeting in Philly!
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Looking forward to seeing you there!
December 6, 2025 at 2:33 AM
This one is a must see. The title is the talk is "The Importance of Imagination, a Superpower, in Survival, Science, and Our Lives." How cool is that.
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
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
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
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
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
www.umb.edu
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.