Stefan Luschnig
@luschnig.bsky.social
Developmental cell biologist exploring epithelial morphogenesis, tube formation, tricellular junctions, and more. Views are my own.
www.luschnig.uni-muenster.de/
www.luschnig.uni-muenster.de/
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Stefan Luschnig
@luschnig.bsky.social
· Oct 27
Mark your calendars! The next SFB 1348 International Meeting will take place in #Münster from May 27-29, 2026, with a focus on #Mechanochemical signals at cellular interfaces. Stay tuned for more details and updates at www.uni-muenster.de/SFB1348/en/m...
Save the date for this super exciting meeting
with an outstanding lineup of speakers!
I love the brand hot 🔥 header image by @maikbischoff.bsky.social
@sfb1348.bsky.social @uni-muenster.de
with an outstanding lineup of speakers!
I love the brand hot 🔥 header image by @maikbischoff.bsky.social
@sfb1348.bsky.social @uni-muenster.de
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Ooooh. Cool new paper on origins of life. A simple 45-nucleotide RNA molecule that can perfectly copy itself.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A small polymerase ribozyme that can synthesize itself and its complementary strand
The emergence of a chemical system capable of self-replication and evolution is a critical event in the origin of life. RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but their large size and structural ...
www.science.org
February 13, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Ooooh. Cool new paper on origins of life. A simple 45-nucleotide RNA molecule that can perfectly copy itself.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Great spotlight by @katjaroeper.bsky.social on very interesting work by the Franz lab on epithelial-like polarity in nonepithelial fat body cells in #Drosophila
Our take on a really interesting new study by the Franz lab at UCL, a version of epithelial polarity where you would not expect it! Read our Spotlight and the original paper!
Spotlight: Ball and Röper @pdncambridge.bsky.social discuss recent findings by Almasoud, Franz et al. (rupress.org/jcb/article/...) describing how apical–basal polarity regulates cell–cell adhesion in the #Drosophila fat body. rupress.org/jcb/article/...
#Adhesion #Cytoskeleton #Development
#Adhesion #Cytoskeleton #Development
February 11, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Great spotlight by @katjaroeper.bsky.social on very interesting work by the Franz lab on epithelial-like polarity in nonepithelial fat body cells in #Drosophila
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Cellular Interfaces reloaded: Join us for the @sfb1348.bsky.social International Meeting on „Mechanochemical signals at cellular interfaces" in Münster from May 27–29, 2026.
Registration opens in February! Limited spots – first come, first serve! More info: tinyurl.com/ypyzd23w
@uni-muenster.de
Registration opens in February! Limited spots – first come, first serve! More info: tinyurl.com/ypyzd23w
@uni-muenster.de
January 14, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Cellular Interfaces reloaded: Join us for the @sfb1348.bsky.social International Meeting on „Mechanochemical signals at cellular interfaces" in Münster from May 27–29, 2026.
Registration opens in February! Limited spots – first come, first serve! More info: tinyurl.com/ypyzd23w
@uni-muenster.de
Registration opens in February! Limited spots – first come, first serve! More info: tinyurl.com/ypyzd23w
@uni-muenster.de
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We are excited to host an @sfb1348.bsky.social seminar with Andrea Ravasio on February 12, 2026. He will present his talk titled “Collective rigidity sensing governs epithelial cell migration.” More information: www.uni-muenster.de/SFB1348/en/i...
Everyone is welcome!
Everyone is welcome!
February 9, 2026 at 1:16 PM
We are excited to host an @sfb1348.bsky.social seminar with Andrea Ravasio on February 12, 2026. He will present his talk titled “Collective rigidity sensing governs epithelial cell migration.” More information: www.uni-muenster.de/SFB1348/en/i...
Everyone is welcome!
Everyone is welcome!
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Heute ist der Internationale Tag der Frauen und Mädchen in der Wissenschaft und dazu passend ist aktuell eine Bewerbung für das Programm "Freiraum für Forschung" möglich.
Das Stipendium richtet sich an fortgeschrittene weibliche Postdocs. Detaillierte Infos: www.uni-muenster.de/.../Freiraum...
Das Stipendium richtet sich an fortgeschrittene weibliche Postdocs. Detaillierte Infos: www.uni-muenster.de/.../Freiraum...
February 11, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Heute ist der Internationale Tag der Frauen und Mädchen in der Wissenschaft und dazu passend ist aktuell eine Bewerbung für das Programm "Freiraum für Forschung" möglich.
Das Stipendium richtet sich an fortgeschrittene weibliche Postdocs. Detaillierte Infos: www.uni-muenster.de/.../Freiraum...
Das Stipendium richtet sich an fortgeschrittene weibliche Postdocs. Detaillierte Infos: www.uni-muenster.de/.../Freiraum...
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Excited to share our work on epithelial multilayering - identifying why stem cell stay in the basal layer and how and why differentiating cells move up. Great collab with @manningresearch.bsky.social and Niessen labs! Check out preprint and great summary below www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
February 10, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Excited to share our work on epithelial multilayering - identifying why stem cell stay in the basal layer and how and why differentiating cells move up. Great collab with @manningresearch.bsky.social and Niessen labs! Check out preprint and great summary below www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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🔬Join our #ReproductionMS seminar with Dr.
@maikbischoff.bsky.social on "Coiling a Duct: How Mesenchymal Cells Sculpt Male Reproductive Organ Architecture" this Wednesday, 11 February 12pm CET. DM for Zoom details.
@maikbischoff.bsky.social on "Coiling a Duct: How Mesenchymal Cells Sculpt Male Reproductive Organ Architecture" this Wednesday, 11 February 12pm CET. DM for Zoom details.
February 9, 2026 at 10:22 AM
🔬Join our #ReproductionMS seminar with Dr.
@maikbischoff.bsky.social on "Coiling a Duct: How Mesenchymal Cells Sculpt Male Reproductive Organ Architecture" this Wednesday, 11 February 12pm CET. DM for Zoom details.
@maikbischoff.bsky.social on "Coiling a Duct: How Mesenchymal Cells Sculpt Male Reproductive Organ Architecture" this Wednesday, 11 February 12pm CET. DM for Zoom details.
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New paper by Kay Grobe and Seraphine Wegner @sfb1348.bsky.social @uni-muenster.de shows that the soluble factor Scube recruits proteases, protease inhibitors, and lipoproteins to the cell surface, where they release the #Sonic #Hedgehog morphogen
www.nature.com/articles/s42... @commsbio.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s42... @commsbio.nature.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 AM
New paper by Kay Grobe and Seraphine Wegner @sfb1348.bsky.social @uni-muenster.de shows that the soluble factor Scube recruits proteases, protease inhibitors, and lipoproteins to the cell surface, where they release the #Sonic #Hedgehog morphogen
www.nature.com/articles/s42... @commsbio.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s42... @commsbio.nature.com
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Fun, interesting, great for a dose of humility...
February 9, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Fun, interesting, great for a dose of humility...
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📢Job alert📢
@uniheidelberg.bsky.social has an opening for a full W3-position on “Modeling of Biological Processes” 😀👍 Here is the call
tinyurl.com/3w9e9dtf
and application deadline is March 15. The group would be located at the beautiful #BioQuant center right in the middle of Neuenheimer Feld.
@uniheidelberg.bsky.social has an opening for a full W3-position on “Modeling of Biological Processes” 😀👍 Here is the call
tinyurl.com/3w9e9dtf
and application deadline is March 15. The group would be located at the beautiful #BioQuant center right in the middle of Neuenheimer Feld.
January 30, 2026 at 3:47 PM
📢Job alert📢
@uniheidelberg.bsky.social has an opening for a full W3-position on “Modeling of Biological Processes” 😀👍 Here is the call
tinyurl.com/3w9e9dtf
and application deadline is March 15. The group would be located at the beautiful #BioQuant center right in the middle of Neuenheimer Feld.
@uniheidelberg.bsky.social has an opening for a full W3-position on “Modeling of Biological Processes” 😀👍 Here is the call
tinyurl.com/3w9e9dtf
and application deadline is March 15. The group would be located at the beautiful #BioQuant center right in the middle of Neuenheimer Feld.
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👩🔬On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Matter to Life Lecture Series will highlight the work of our Fellow Seraphine Wegner from @uni-muenster.de. Join us for her talk on “Spatiotemporal control in synthetic and living cells using light”.
11 Feb at 3 PM CET: bit.ly/3ZKkf99
11 Feb at 3 PM CET: bit.ly/3ZKkf99
February 3, 2026 at 9:01 AM
👩🔬On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Matter to Life Lecture Series will highlight the work of our Fellow Seraphine Wegner from @uni-muenster.de. Join us for her talk on “Spatiotemporal control in synthetic and living cells using light”.
11 Feb at 3 PM CET: bit.ly/3ZKkf99
11 Feb at 3 PM CET: bit.ly/3ZKkf99
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@sfb1348.bsky.social Vortrag für Biologie-Lehrkräfte & Schüler*innen am 09.02.26 mit Prof. Dr. Carsten Grashoff: Mechanobiologie in der modernen Zellbiologie und Biomedizin. Jeder ist herzlich willkommen!
February 6, 2026 at 6:53 AM
@sfb1348.bsky.social Vortrag für Biologie-Lehrkräfte & Schüler*innen am 09.02.26 mit Prof. Dr. Carsten Grashoff: Mechanobiologie in der modernen Zellbiologie und Biomedizin. Jeder ist herzlich willkommen!
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A very cool bug fact I just learned: the first published description of the process later defined as “clathrin-mediated endocytosis” – lets cells uptake large molecules; exploited by viruses – was yolk precursor internalization by maturing Aedes aegypti oocytes! 🦟 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14126875/
February 6, 2026 at 10:58 PM
A very cool bug fact I just learned: the first published description of the process later defined as “clathrin-mediated endocytosis” – lets cells uptake large molecules; exploited by viruses – was yolk precursor internalization by maturing Aedes aegypti oocytes! 🦟 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14126875/
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After 15 years as Editor-in-chief (EiC), Michael Way @drmichaelway.bsky.social will be stepping down at the end of 2026 & we are seeking feedback from the cell biology community as part of the consultation process for appointing a new EiC.
We'd love to hear from you: www.surveymonkey.com/r/GZCC9F9
We'd love to hear from you: www.surveymonkey.com/r/GZCC9F9
February 3, 2026 at 1:36 PM
After 15 years as Editor-in-chief (EiC), Michael Way @drmichaelway.bsky.social will be stepping down at the end of 2026 & we are seeking feedback from the cell biology community as part of the consultation process for appointing a new EiC.
We'd love to hear from you: www.surveymonkey.com/r/GZCC9F9
We'd love to hear from you: www.surveymonkey.com/r/GZCC9F9
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Looking forward to an exciting @sfb1348.bsky.social seminar with Peter Dedecker (KU Leuven) on February 5, 2026. He will speak about "Smart probes and instruments for multidimensional 3D imaging". More info: www.uni-muenster.de/SFB1348/en/i... Everyone's welcome!
February 2, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Looking forward to an exciting @sfb1348.bsky.social seminar with Peter Dedecker (KU Leuven) on February 5, 2026. He will speak about "Smart probes and instruments for multidimensional 3D imaging". More info: www.uni-muenster.de/SFB1348/en/i... Everyone's welcome!
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We are hiring for group leaders again — EBI is a great place to start your research group!
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/EMBL/job/Hin...
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/EMBL/job/Hin...
Research Group Leader
Do you want to lead groundbreaking research in computational biology? Join us at EMBL-EBI! EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) is seeking talented and highly-motivated scientists to jo...
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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!
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/EMBL/job/Hin...
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/EMBL/job/Hin...
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JOB ALERT! Come work with us as a PhD student for 4 years if you are interested in biodiversity monitoring, technology development, insects and agriculture.
January 31, 2026 at 7:48 AM
JOB ALERT! Come work with us as a PhD student for 4 years if you are interested in biodiversity monitoring, technology development, insects and agriculture.
Dirty little secret about #Drosophila transgenes: pUAST transgenes are downregulated by nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. Deleting the pUAST 3'-UTR can boost expression ~10x.
Shown by @markmetzstein.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1534/gene...
For #NMD-resistant pUAST derivatives, see
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Shown by @markmetzstein.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1534/gene...
For #NMD-resistant pUAST derivatives, see
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
January 26, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Dirty little secret about #Drosophila transgenes: pUAST transgenes are downregulated by nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. Deleting the pUAST 3'-UTR can boost expression ~10x.
Shown by @markmetzstein.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1534/gene...
For #NMD-resistant pUAST derivatives, see
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Shown by @markmetzstein.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1534/gene...
For #NMD-resistant pUAST derivatives, see
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Our journals @dev-journal.bsky.social, @jcellsci.bsky.social & @jexpbiol.bsky.social offer Travelling Fellowships of up to £3,000 to graduate students and post-doctoral researchers wishing to make collaborative visits to other laboratories. Apply by 6 February 2026.
biologists.com/grants/trave...
biologists.com/grants/trave...
January 23, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Our journals @dev-journal.bsky.social, @jcellsci.bsky.social & @jexpbiol.bsky.social offer Travelling Fellowships of up to £3,000 to graduate students and post-doctoral researchers wishing to make collaborative visits to other laboratories. Apply by 6 February 2026.
biologists.com/grants/trave...
biologists.com/grants/trave...
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Clever new method for assembling DNA oligos into larger sequences without the need for unique overlap sequences. Can't wait for those 'this sequence is too complex' rejection messages from DNA suppliers to become a thing of the past. 🧬🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Construction of complex and diverse DNA sequences using DNA three-way junctions - Nature
Sidewinder enables high-fidelity DNA assembly by separating the information that guides assembly from the final assembled sequence.
www.nature.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Clever new method for assembling DNA oligos into larger sequences without the need for unique overlap sequences. Can't wait for those 'this sequence is too complex' rejection messages from DNA suppliers to become a thing of the past. 🧬🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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How can structures at the vertex of 3 cells have effects at the tissue level?
Join me, @laura-rustarazo.bsky.social, to explore how tricellular junctions (TCJs) act as local tension sensors and regulators of global tissue organization. 🧵⤵️ doi.org/10.1126/scie...
Join me, @laura-rustarazo.bsky.social, to explore how tricellular junctions (TCJs) act as local tension sensors and regulators of global tissue organization. 🧵⤵️ doi.org/10.1126/scie...
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
How can structures at the vertex of 3 cells have effects at the tissue level?
Join me, @laura-rustarazo.bsky.social, to explore how tricellular junctions (TCJs) act as local tension sensors and regulators of global tissue organization. 🧵⤵️ doi.org/10.1126/scie...
Join me, @laura-rustarazo.bsky.social, to explore how tricellular junctions (TCJs) act as local tension sensors and regulators of global tissue organization. 🧵⤵️ doi.org/10.1126/scie...
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#Zebrafish 🐟 meeting klaxon🧨 The registration period for the 1st German Zebrafish Meeting (16-18 Sept) is open www.germanfishmeeting.org with Sessions on Development, Pharma, Behavior, Omics, and more. Deadline for Abstracts at the end of April. Hope to see y'all there! 🧪 (1/n)
1st German Fish Model Research Meeting | German Fish Model Research Meeting
Discover the 1st German Fish Model Research Meeting—uniting global experts on zebrafish, cavefish, killifish, medaka & more. Join us to collaborate, share breakthroughs, and advance fish biology resea...
www.germanfishmeeting.org
January 19, 2026 at 9:20 AM
#Zebrafish 🐟 meeting klaxon🧨 The registration period for the 1st German Zebrafish Meeting (16-18 Sept) is open www.germanfishmeeting.org with Sessions on Development, Pharma, Behavior, Omics, and more. Deadline for Abstracts at the end of April. Hope to see y'all there! 🧪 (1/n)
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Interested in cell-cell communication and microscopy? We are searching for a motivated postdoctoral researcher to join Münster! Please Apply! @uni-muenster.de
January 19, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Interested in cell-cell communication and microscopy? We are searching for a motivated postdoctoral researcher to join Münster! Please Apply! @uni-muenster.de
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🎉 The Developmental Mechanics Seminar Series is back!
🗓️ Thurs, Jan 22
🎙️ Opening talks:
🧬Guy Tanentzapf (UBC)
— How cell adhesion molecules wire into the cytoskeleton
🌀Juan Manuel Gomez Elliff (EMBL)
@gomezjm-devmech.bsky.social
— Mapping tissue mechanics with Brillouin microscopy
🗓️ Thurs, Jan 22
🎙️ Opening talks:
🧬Guy Tanentzapf (UBC)
— How cell adhesion molecules wire into the cytoskeleton
🌀Juan Manuel Gomez Elliff (EMBL)
@gomezjm-devmech.bsky.social
— Mapping tissue mechanics with Brillouin microscopy
International Developmental Mechanics Seminar Series
Please fill out the following survey if you are interested in the 2025-2026 International Zoom Seminars on Developmental Mechanics.
tinyurl.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:13 AM
🎉 The Developmental Mechanics Seminar Series is back!
🗓️ Thurs, Jan 22
🎙️ Opening talks:
🧬Guy Tanentzapf (UBC)
— How cell adhesion molecules wire into the cytoskeleton
🌀Juan Manuel Gomez Elliff (EMBL)
@gomezjm-devmech.bsky.social
— Mapping tissue mechanics with Brillouin microscopy
🗓️ Thurs, Jan 22
🎙️ Opening talks:
🧬Guy Tanentzapf (UBC)
— How cell adhesion molecules wire into the cytoskeleton
🌀Juan Manuel Gomez Elliff (EMBL)
@gomezjm-devmech.bsky.social
— Mapping tissue mechanics with Brillouin microscopy