Robert Grosse @ grosselab
@grosselab.bsky.social
all things cytoskeleton - nuclear actin dynamics and genome - nucleoskeleton and nuclear organisation - cancer cell invasion and pharmacology
@University of Freiburg
@University of Freiburg
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Finding one mutation that improves a protein is hard. Finding five that work together is exponentially harder.
Today in @science.org, Hsu and Konermann labs present MULTI-evolve, a lab-in-the-loop framework that does it in just one machine learning-guided round.
Today in @science.org, Hsu and Konermann labs present MULTI-evolve, a lab-in-the-loop framework that does it in just one machine learning-guided round.
February 19, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Finding one mutation that improves a protein is hard. Finding five that work together is exponentially harder.
Today in @science.org, Hsu and Konermann labs present MULTI-evolve, a lab-in-the-loop framework that does it in just one machine learning-guided round.
Today in @science.org, Hsu and Konermann labs present MULTI-evolve, a lab-in-the-loop framework that does it in just one machine learning-guided round.
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When geometry isn’t enough, actin helps plant cells decide where to divide, ensuring robust tissue patterning. 🌱 #PlantBiology
Goldy & team uncover a central role for F-actin as a cortical landmark.
#preLight by Jeny Jose @umeaplantsciencecentre.se ⬇️ 👀
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a...
Goldy & team uncover a central role for F-actin as a cortical landmark.
#preLight by Jeny Jose @umeaplantsciencecentre.se ⬇️ 👀
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a...
Actin Counters Geometry to Guide Plant Cell Division - preLights
When geometry isn’t enough, actin helps plant cells decide where to divide, ensuring robust tissue patterning
prelights.biologists.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
When geometry isn’t enough, actin helps plant cells decide where to divide, ensuring robust tissue patterning. 🌱 #PlantBiology
Goldy & team uncover a central role for F-actin as a cortical landmark.
#preLight by Jeny Jose @umeaplantsciencecentre.se ⬇️ 👀
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a...
Goldy & team uncover a central role for F-actin as a cortical landmark.
#preLight by Jeny Jose @umeaplantsciencecentre.se ⬇️ 👀
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a...
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We have an exciting 3-year postdoc position available to study how Salmonella remodels host membrane dynamics.
If you have a background in cell biology and are interested in working on an infection project this could be for you!
Application deadline - 24th February.
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
If you have a background in cell biology and are interested in working on an infection project this could be for you!
Application deadline - 24th February.
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
Research Associate - Godlee Group (Fixed Term)
We are seeking to recruit a postdoctoral Research Associate with a background in cell biology and interest in infection research to join the laboratory of Dr Camilla Godlee in the Department of
www.cam.ac.uk
February 18, 2026 at 11:09 AM
We have an exciting 3-year postdoc position available to study how Salmonella remodels host membrane dynamics.
If you have a background in cell biology and are interested in working on an infection project this could be for you!
Application deadline - 24th February.
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
If you have a background in cell biology and are interested in working on an infection project this could be for you!
Application deadline - 24th February.
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
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Cdc42 is a small GTPase crucial for #CellPolarity, but how does it contribute to #aging when upregulated? This study shows that the ER-anchored chaperone Ydj1 interacts with Cdc42, enhancing its stability & partitioning during asymm #CellDivision & aging in yeast @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4qz7WaM
February 16, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Cdc42 is a small GTPase crucial for #CellPolarity, but how does it contribute to #aging when upregulated? This study shows that the ER-anchored chaperone Ydj1 interacts with Cdc42, enhancing its stability & partitioning during asymm #CellDivision & aging in yeast @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4qz7WaM
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The bumpy road leads to the nucleus--cool new mechanobiology!
Tread -1- EpiSci - I am very proud to share with you our new study that you can access on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social (see link below)
"The Interaction with Nanotopographical Environment regulates nuclear mechanoresponse in mESCs via Histone Demethylase KDM3A.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
"The Interaction with Nanotopographical Environment regulates nuclear mechanoresponse in mESCs via Histone Demethylase KDM3A.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
February 15, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The bumpy road leads to the nucleus--cool new mechanobiology!
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My lab @cri-utsw.bsky.social is looking for a highly motivated postdoct interested in mechanobiology!
We are building a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary team working on how mechanical forces shape immune and cancer cell behavior.
Come do cool science with me!
lnkd.in/gKEXWUGy
We are building a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary team working on how mechanical forces shape immune and cancer cell behavior.
Come do cool science with me!
lnkd.in/gKEXWUGy
LinkedIn
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lnkd.in
February 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
My lab @cri-utsw.bsky.social is looking for a highly motivated postdoct interested in mechanobiology!
We are building a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary team working on how mechanical forces shape immune and cancer cell behavior.
Come do cool science with me!
lnkd.in/gKEXWUGy
We are building a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary team working on how mechanical forces shape immune and cancer cell behavior.
Come do cool science with me!
lnkd.in/gKEXWUGy
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PhD opening
Join a collaborative, interdisciplinary project the Excellence Cluster Future Forests @uni-freiburg.de, working on CRISPR/Cas in poplar to understand how trees cope with climate stress.
Apply here: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
@dompsfr.bsky.social @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social
Join a collaborative, interdisciplinary project the Excellence Cluster Future Forests @uni-freiburg.de, working on CRISPR/Cas in poplar to understand how trees cope with climate stress.
Apply here: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
@dompsfr.bsky.social @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social
University of Freiburg
uni-freiburg.de
February 11, 2026 at 9:57 AM
PhD opening
Join a collaborative, interdisciplinary project the Excellence Cluster Future Forests @uni-freiburg.de, working on CRISPR/Cas in poplar to understand how trees cope with climate stress.
Apply here: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
@dompsfr.bsky.social @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social
Join a collaborative, interdisciplinary project the Excellence Cluster Future Forests @uni-freiburg.de, working on CRISPR/Cas in poplar to understand how trees cope with climate stress.
Apply here: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
@dompsfr.bsky.social @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧪 Don't forget to send in your nominations for the FEBS | EMBO #WomenInScience Award.
Deadline: 15 May
Read more:
https://www.embo.org/the-embo-communities/febsembo-women-in-science-awardees/nominate-for-the-women-in-science-award/
#award
Deadline: 15 May
Read more:
https://www.embo.org/the-embo-communities/febsembo-women-in-science-awardees/nominate-for-the-women-in-science-award/
#award
February 11, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧪 Don't forget to send in your nominations for the FEBS | EMBO #WomenInScience Award.
Deadline: 15 May
Read more:
https://www.embo.org/the-embo-communities/febsembo-women-in-science-awardees/nominate-for-the-women-in-science-award/
#award
Deadline: 15 May
Read more:
https://www.embo.org/the-embo-communities/febsembo-women-in-science-awardees/nominate-for-the-women-in-science-award/
#award
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In @elife.bsky.social: A high-resolution, easy-to-build light-sheet microscope for subcellular imaging doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
A high-resolution, easy-to-build light-sheet microscope for subcellular imaging
An accessible light-sheet microscope delivers subcellular-resolution, multicolor volumetric, and live-cell imaging, lowering barriers to state-of-the-art performance.
doi.org
February 5, 2026 at 10:53 PM
In @elife.bsky.social: A high-resolution, easy-to-build light-sheet microscope for subcellular imaging doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
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We're launching a research lab at SMART. Shenzhen Medical Academy for Research and Translation is a newly established institute with long-term funding mechanisms for internal and external investigators. At full capacity SMART aims to support up to 400 labs.
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
Structural biologist Alexey Amunts launches new research lab in Shenzhen
‘Shenzhen adds another dimension; it is a place where ideas do not remain ideas for long,’ Amunts says of new position.
www.scmp.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 AM
We're launching a research lab at SMART. Shenzhen Medical Academy for Research and Translation is a newly established institute with long-term funding mechanisms for internal and external investigators. At full capacity SMART aims to support up to 400 labs.
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
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Apply now! The 2026 call for the EMBO Young Investigator Programme is now open with a deadline of 1 April 12:00 midday CEST. 🧪
More info here:
https://www.embo.org/funding/fellowships-grants-and-career-support/young-investigator-programme/
#LifeSciences #research #funding
More info here:
https://www.embo.org/funding/fellowships-grants-and-career-support/young-investigator-programme/
#LifeSciences #research #funding
February 2, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Apply now! The 2026 call for the EMBO Young Investigator Programme is now open with a deadline of 1 April 12:00 midday CEST. 🧪
More info here:
https://www.embo.org/funding/fellowships-grants-and-career-support/young-investigator-programme/
#LifeSciences #research #funding
More info here:
https://www.embo.org/funding/fellowships-grants-and-career-support/young-investigator-programme/
#LifeSciences #research #funding
what a great opportunity!
Postdoc job alert in the Crick Institute in London. Are you interested in the actin cytoskeleton? I am looking for a postdoc to examine the cellular, developmental or physiological role of Arp2/3 iso-complex driven actin polymerisation. Multiple aspects available.
crick.ac.uk/WayPostdoc2026
crick.ac.uk/WayPostdoc2026
Postdoctoral Fellow - Cellular signalling and cytoskeletal function lab
crick.ac.uk
February 6, 2026 at 8:27 AM
what a great opportunity!
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Open PhD position – join our lab in Freiburg
Through the IMPRS (Max Planck) program, we are looking for a motivated PhD student interested in signalling, and developmental mechanisms.
Be quick - deadline is tomorrow!
www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/IMPRS-PhD-Pr...
Through the IMPRS (Max Planck) program, we are looking for a motivated PhD student interested in signalling, and developmental mechanisms.
Be quick - deadline is tomorrow!
www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/IMPRS-PhD-Pr...
IMPRS PhD Program
The IMPRS-EBM is an international PhD program that lies at the intersection of Epigenetics, Biophysics and Metabolism. It integrates strategies from molecular biology and biochemistry with biophysical...
www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de
February 5, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Open PhD position – join our lab in Freiburg
Through the IMPRS (Max Planck) program, we are looking for a motivated PhD student interested in signalling, and developmental mechanisms.
Be quick - deadline is tomorrow!
www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/IMPRS-PhD-Pr...
Through the IMPRS (Max Planck) program, we are looking for a motivated PhD student interested in signalling, and developmental mechanisms.
Be quick - deadline is tomorrow!
www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/IMPRS-PhD-Pr...
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That‘s the spirit.
February 5, 2026 at 10:46 AM
That‘s the spirit.
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A permanent position as a research scientist is opened in our team! We look for a plant physiologist with expertise in plant / microorganism interactions to identify plant susceptibility factors to fungal disease. Please forward!
It’s now official! INRAE is recruiting: @inrae-bioger.bsky.social is offering a permanent position as a research scientist to identify #plant #susceptibility factors to #fungal diseases. Visit jobs.inrae.fr/en/open-comp... before March 5, 2026 to apply!
January 31, 2026 at 6:35 PM
A permanent position as a research scientist is opened in our team! We look for a plant physiologist with expertise in plant / microorganism interactions to identify plant susceptibility factors to fungal disease. Please forward!
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We have two funded postdoctoral positions available. Topics encompass:
-Next gen light-sheet fluorescence microscopy instrumentation
-Structured illumination microscopy and other approaches to extend the resolution limit.
-Nonlinear microscopy combined with adaptive optics / phase conjugation
-Next gen light-sheet fluorescence microscopy instrumentation
-Structured illumination microscopy and other approaches to extend the resolution limit.
-Nonlinear microscopy combined with adaptive optics / phase conjugation
January 27, 2026 at 10:29 PM
We have two funded postdoctoral positions available. Topics encompass:
-Next gen light-sheet fluorescence microscopy instrumentation
-Structured illumination microscopy and other approaches to extend the resolution limit.
-Nonlinear microscopy combined with adaptive optics / phase conjugation
-Next gen light-sheet fluorescence microscopy instrumentation
-Structured illumination microscopy and other approaches to extend the resolution limit.
-Nonlinear microscopy combined with adaptive optics / phase conjugation
Reposted by Robert Grosse @ grosselab
The Laboratory of Biophysics at Wageningen University & Research (NL) is looking for a new chair! Details here: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/f...
Full Professor and Chair Laboratory of Biophysics
We are looking for a Full Professor in the Biophysics chair group, part of Wageningen University & Research (WUR)
www.wur.nl
January 27, 2026 at 8:13 PM
The Laboratory of Biophysics at Wageningen University & Research (NL) is looking for a new chair! Details here: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/f...
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Join us in Amsterdam for a FEBS advanced course on "Functional Imaging of cellular dynamics" from 31st of May - 6th of June 2026
Info: microscopy2026.febsevents.org
Info: microscopy2026.febsevents.org
January 27, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Join us in Amsterdam for a FEBS advanced course on "Functional Imaging of cellular dynamics" from 31st of May - 6th of June 2026
Info: microscopy2026.febsevents.org
Info: microscopy2026.febsevents.org
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#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.
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.
Reposted by Robert Grosse @ grosselab
As a someone with a 33 year NIH-funded lab whose grant is supposed to be reviewed this week, shut NIH down if that is what's needed to end ICE terrorism. Innocent lives are more important 🧪
The Senate may choose to vote together on the DHS and LHHS bills. Thus, a filibuster on DHS may mean no funding for NIH. What my colleagues are saying:
“Shut it down, public health will understand. I’ll work without pay again.”
- anonymous NIHer
“Shut it down, public health will understand. I’ll work without pay again.”
- anonymous NIHer
January 25, 2026 at 12:59 PM
As a someone with a 33 year NIH-funded lab whose grant is supposed to be reviewed this week, shut NIH down if that is what's needed to end ICE terrorism. Innocent lives are more important 🧪
Reposted by Robert Grosse @ grosselab
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
bit.ly
January 23, 2026 at 10:00 PM
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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📣 Please spread: we’re hiring a Lab Manager! It is a critical position in our new lab. As our lab moves to Barcelona and joins the @crg.eu, we’re looking for a Lab Manager to help build the lab and set the lab atmosphere.
🔗 Apply here 👉 recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...
🔗 Apply here 👉 recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...
January 23, 2026 at 6:41 AM
📣 Please spread: we’re hiring a Lab Manager! It is a critical position in our new lab. As our lab moves to Barcelona and joins the @crg.eu, we’re looking for a Lab Manager to help build the lab and set the lab atmosphere.
🔗 Apply here 👉 recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...
🔗 Apply here 👉 recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...
I would go ;)
Postdocs wanted - Please spread the word! We are looking for one bioinformatician and 1-2 cell biologists with different expertise! See the job ad below for more information and links to the job descriptions!
January 20, 2026 at 1:01 PM
I would go ;)
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Who's gonna start a European tech company and vibe code an improved version of MS Office?
January 19, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Who's gonna start a European tech company and vibe code an improved version of MS Office?
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Apply for the Postdoc Programme of the Health & Life Science Alliance in Heidelberg and Mannheim.
Do an interinstitutional, interdisciplinary between 2 of 7 partner institutes, including EMBL, the University, DKFZ.
www.health-life-sciences.de/postdocs/
Deadline: 31 March
Do an interinstitutional, interdisciplinary between 2 of 7 partner institutes, including EMBL, the University, DKFZ.
www.health-life-sciences.de/postdocs/
Deadline: 31 March
January 19, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Apply for the Postdoc Programme of the Health & Life Science Alliance in Heidelberg and Mannheim.
Do an interinstitutional, interdisciplinary between 2 of 7 partner institutes, including EMBL, the University, DKFZ.
www.health-life-sciences.de/postdocs/
Deadline: 31 March
Do an interinstitutional, interdisciplinary between 2 of 7 partner institutes, including EMBL, the University, DKFZ.
www.health-life-sciences.de/postdocs/
Deadline: 31 March
