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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There is still over a week left to apply.
Please send your documents to maik.bischoff@uni-muenster.de
Please send your documents to maik.bischoff@uni-muenster.de
Join us to study developmental cell biology with a focus on cell migration and morphogenesis.
More info about our research:
www.bischofflab.com
Job posting and application details:
focalplane.biologists.com/cell-biology...
#Science #CellBio #DevBio #AcademicJobs #PhDJobs #PhDPosition #Drosophila
More info about our research:
www.bischofflab.com
Job posting and application details:
focalplane.biologists.com/cell-biology...
#Science #CellBio #DevBio #AcademicJobs #PhDJobs #PhDPosition #Drosophila
January 6, 2026 at 12:43 PM
There is still over a week left to apply.
Please send your documents to maik.bischoff@uni-muenster.de
Please send your documents to maik.bischoff@uni-muenster.de
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🙌 The Image Data Community Days are back! Join us for 5 online days packed with lectures, hands-on workshops & networking sessions from 🗓️ April 13-17.
✅ Mark your calendars
✅ Fill in our “Collection of Interest” form
Learn more 🔽
www.eurobioimaging.eu/our-events/i...
✅ Mark your calendars
✅ Fill in our “Collection of Interest” form
Learn more 🔽
www.eurobioimaging.eu/our-events/i...
January 5, 2026 at 11:15 AM
🙌 The Image Data Community Days are back! Join us for 5 online days packed with lectures, hands-on workshops & networking sessions from 🗓️ April 13-17.
✅ Mark your calendars
✅ Fill in our “Collection of Interest” form
Learn more 🔽
www.eurobioimaging.eu/our-events/i...
✅ Mark your calendars
✅ Fill in our “Collection of Interest” form
Learn more 🔽
www.eurobioimaging.eu/our-events/i...
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@sfb1348.bsky.social Vortrag für Biologie-Lehrkräfte & Schüler*innen am 12.01.26 mit Prof. Dr. Christian Klämbt: Wie sehen wir? Die Retina verarbeitet Farbe, Kontrast und Bewegung in parallelen Kanälen. Ein kurzer Überblick über Bauplan und neuronale Verschaltung. Jeder ist herzlich willkommen!
January 5, 2026 at 8:59 AM
@sfb1348.bsky.social Vortrag für Biologie-Lehrkräfte & Schüler*innen am 12.01.26 mit Prof. Dr. Christian Klämbt: Wie sehen wir? Die Retina verarbeitet Farbe, Kontrast und Bewegung in parallelen Kanälen. Ein kurzer Überblick über Bauplan und neuronale Verschaltung. Jeder ist herzlich willkommen!
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Looking forward to an exciting @sfb1348.bsky.social seminar with Lucia Baldauf @ucl.ac.uk on January 8, 2026. She will speak about "Illuminating Forces in Living Tissues". More info: www.uni-muenster.de/SFB1348/en/i... Everyone's welcome!
January 5, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Looking forward to an exciting @sfb1348.bsky.social seminar with Lucia Baldauf @ucl.ac.uk on January 8, 2026. She will speak about "Illuminating Forces in Living Tissues". More info: www.uni-muenster.de/SFB1348/en/i... Everyone's welcome!
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New paper out!
We show how mechanosensitive adherens junction proteins link actomyosin contractility to actin assembly using in vitro reconstitution.
Huge congrats to Aurélie Favarin, Rayan Said, & all authors!
In Science Advances: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#actin #myosin #mechanobiology
We show how mechanosensitive adherens junction proteins link actomyosin contractility to actin assembly using in vitro reconstitution.
Huge congrats to Aurélie Favarin, Rayan Said, & all authors!
In Science Advances: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#actin #myosin #mechanobiology
January 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
New paper out!
We show how mechanosensitive adherens junction proteins link actomyosin contractility to actin assembly using in vitro reconstitution.
Huge congrats to Aurélie Favarin, Rayan Said, & all authors!
In Science Advances: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#actin #myosin #mechanobiology
We show how mechanosensitive adherens junction proteins link actomyosin contractility to actin assembly using in vitro reconstitution.
Huge congrats to Aurélie Favarin, Rayan Said, & all authors!
In Science Advances: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#actin #myosin #mechanobiology
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Still time to apply until January, 19th!
We are recruiting a tenure track professor in the broader area of molecular biology @zmbh.uni-heidelberg.de at Heidelberg University! www.nature.com/naturecareer... Please share and apply!
Tenure Track Professorship (W1 with Tenure Track to W3) in “Molecular Biology" (f/m/d) - Heidelberg job with Universität Heidelberg | 12850668
The Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH) and the Faculty of Biosciences invite applications for a Tenure Track Professors...
www.nature.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Still time to apply until January, 19th!
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Last couple of days to vote for your favourite 'Featured image' from 2025 ❤️🔬!
focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/19/v...
focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/19/v...
December 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Last couple of days to vote for your favourite 'Featured image' from 2025 ❤️🔬!
focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/19/v...
focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/19/v...
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We've got some fantastic 'Featured image' posts lined up for 2026, but we'd love to have recommendations (which can be self-nominations!) for more.
focalplane.biologists.com/tag/featured...
focalplane.biologists.com/tag/featured...
We’ve highlighted some wonderful images and researchers in our ‘Featured image’ series in 2025. To celebrate, we’re inviting you to vote for your favourite in our image competition!
#FluorescenceFriday
Check them out here: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/19/v...
#FluorescenceFriday
Check them out here: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/19/v...
Vote for your favourite 'Featured image' from 2025 - FocalPlane
Vote for your favourite 'Featured image' from 2025 - News
focalplane.biologists.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
We've got some fantastic 'Featured image' posts lined up for 2026, but we'd love to have recommendations (which can be self-nominations!) for more.
focalplane.biologists.com/tag/featured...
focalplane.biologists.com/tag/featured...
December 23, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Morphogenesis & Organogenesis!
Part 1 (full) in the comments 👇
Comment if you'd like to be added (regardless of age or career stage!)
Please post your own biology-related starter packs using #BioStarterPacks
🧬🔬🪰🐟🐁🌱
Part 1 (full) in the comments 👇
Comment if you'd like to be added (regardless of age or career stage!)
Please post your own biology-related starter packs using #BioStarterPacks
🧬🔬🪰🐟🐁🌱
June 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Morphogenesis & Organogenesis!
Part 1 (full) in the comments 👇
Comment if you'd like to be added (regardless of age or career stage!)
Please post your own biology-related starter packs using #BioStarterPacks
🧬🔬🪰🐟🐁🌱
Part 1 (full) in the comments 👇
Comment if you'd like to be added (regardless of age or career stage!)
Please post your own biology-related starter packs using #BioStarterPacks
🧬🔬🪰🐟🐁🌱
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Tracking coordinated cellular dynamics directly from images -- New method paper by labmates @bgraedel.bsky.social & @macdobry.bsky.social ! Python package & @napari.org plugin, all the good stuff:
Paper: doi.org/10.1242/jcs....
Code: github.com/pertzlab/arc...
Plugin: github.com/pertzlab/arc...
Paper: doi.org/10.1242/jcs....
Code: github.com/pertzlab/arc...
Plugin: github.com/pertzlab/arc...
December 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Tracking coordinated cellular dynamics directly from images -- New method paper by labmates @bgraedel.bsky.social & @macdobry.bsky.social ! Python package & @napari.org plugin, all the good stuff:
Paper: doi.org/10.1242/jcs....
Code: github.com/pertzlab/arc...
Plugin: github.com/pertzlab/arc...
Paper: doi.org/10.1242/jcs....
Code: github.com/pertzlab/arc...
Plugin: github.com/pertzlab/arc...
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In parallel, we'll be publishing a special issue on Imaging Cell Architecture and Dynamics - you can find out more at:
journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/im...
Submission deadline: 1 April 2026
#imaging #microscopy #cellbiology
journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/im...
Submission deadline: 1 April 2026
#imaging #microscopy #cellbiology
Registration for our Imaging Cell Dynamics meeting is still open! Organised by @franbottanelli.bsky.social, @guijacquemet.bsky.social, @drmichaelway.bsky.social and @giuliazanetti.bsky.social.
Find out more: www.biologists.com/meetings/jcs...
Early-bird deadline: 16 January
#imaging #microscopy
Find out more: www.biologists.com/meetings/jcs...
Early-bird deadline: 16 January
#imaging #microscopy
December 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
In parallel, we'll be publishing a special issue on Imaging Cell Architecture and Dynamics - you can find out more at:
journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/im...
Submission deadline: 1 April 2026
#imaging #microscopy #cellbiology
journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/im...
Submission deadline: 1 April 2026
#imaging #microscopy #cellbiology
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“A process which led from the amoeba to man appeared to the philosophers to be obviously a progress - though whether the amoeba would agree with this opinion is not known"
- Bertrand Russell, 1976.
Time-lapse video of Vampyrella lateritia eating Spirogyra algae from Science Source/Oliver Skibbe. 🦠
- Bertrand Russell, 1976.
Time-lapse video of Vampyrella lateritia eating Spirogyra algae from Science Source/Oliver Skibbe. 🦠
December 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
“A process which led from the amoeba to man appeared to the philosophers to be obviously a progress - though whether the amoeba would agree with this opinion is not known"
- Bertrand Russell, 1976.
Time-lapse video of Vampyrella lateritia eating Spirogyra algae from Science Source/Oliver Skibbe. 🦠
- Bertrand Russell, 1976.
Time-lapse video of Vampyrella lateritia eating Spirogyra algae from Science Source/Oliver Skibbe. 🦠
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📣 #Job alert!
Looking to establish your own independent research in cell biology, development or evo-devo?
The @cnrs.fr is recruiting 7 scientists in that area of research.
Here are updated unofficial guidelines. Reach out to members of the committee if you have questions
c3n-cn.fr/section-24-w...
Looking to establish your own independent research in cell biology, development or evo-devo?
The @cnrs.fr is recruiting 7 scientists in that area of research.
Here are updated unofficial guidelines. Reach out to members of the committee if you have questions
c3n-cn.fr/section-24-w...
December 18, 2025 at 8:52 AM
📣 #Job alert!
Looking to establish your own independent research in cell biology, development or evo-devo?
The @cnrs.fr is recruiting 7 scientists in that area of research.
Here are updated unofficial guidelines. Reach out to members of the committee if you have questions
c3n-cn.fr/section-24-w...
Looking to establish your own independent research in cell biology, development or evo-devo?
The @cnrs.fr is recruiting 7 scientists in that area of research.
Here are updated unofficial guidelines. Reach out to members of the committee if you have questions
c3n-cn.fr/section-24-w...
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The next deadline for Travelling Fellowship applications is 6 February 2026 (for travel after 23 March 2026*).
Find out more and apply:
www.biologists.com/grants/trave...
Find out more and apply:
www.biologists.com/grants/trave...
Travelling Fellowships
About Travelling Fellowships Three of The Company of Biologists’ journals – Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology – offer Travelling Fellowships of up to £3,000 to g...
www.biologists.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The next deadline for Travelling Fellowship applications is 6 February 2026 (for travel after 23 March 2026*).
Find out more and apply:
www.biologists.com/grants/trave...
Find out more and apply:
www.biologists.com/grants/trave...
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The Company of Biologists Travelling Fellowships programme: a commitment to support the next generation of scientists
Our Reviews Editor Saanjbati Adhikari surveys 35 years of @biologists.bsky.social's Travelling Fellowships programme for #biologists100:
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
Our Reviews Editor Saanjbati Adhikari surveys 35 years of @biologists.bsky.social's Travelling Fellowships programme for #biologists100:
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
December 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The Company of Biologists Travelling Fellowships programme: a commitment to support the next generation of scientists
Our Reviews Editor Saanjbati Adhikari surveys 35 years of @biologists.bsky.social's Travelling Fellowships programme for #biologists100:
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
Our Reviews Editor Saanjbati Adhikari surveys 35 years of @biologists.bsky.social's Travelling Fellowships programme for #biologists100:
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
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ICYMI, our #preprint list is now up on FocalPlane, highlighting the latest research using #microscopy to answer questions in #biology.
As always, send us any recommendations for preprints that we've missed: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/12/m...
As always, send us any recommendations for preprints that we've missed: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/12/m...
Microscopy preprints - applications in biology - FocalPlane
Microscopy preprints - applications in biology - News
focalplane.biologists.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
ICYMI, our #preprint list is now up on FocalPlane, highlighting the latest research using #microscopy to answer questions in #biology.
As always, send us any recommendations for preprints that we've missed: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/12/m...
As always, send us any recommendations for preprints that we've missed: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/12/m...
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🚨 PhD Position Available 🚨
I’m recruiting a PhD student to join my lab at the Multiscale Imaging Centre (MIC), Münster, Germany.
www.bischofflab.com/jobs
Fully funded ✅
#Cellbio #Morphogenesis #Microscopy
#Drosophila #PhD
(Details Below)
Original Posting:
stellen.uni-muenster.de/jobposting/d...
I’m recruiting a PhD student to join my lab at the Multiscale Imaging Centre (MIC), Münster, Germany.
www.bischofflab.com/jobs
Fully funded ✅
#Cellbio #Morphogenesis #Microscopy
#Drosophila #PhD
(Details Below)
Original Posting:
stellen.uni-muenster.de/jobposting/d...
December 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🚨 PhD Position Available 🚨
I’m recruiting a PhD student to join my lab at the Multiscale Imaging Centre (MIC), Münster, Germany.
www.bischofflab.com/jobs
Fully funded ✅
#Cellbio #Morphogenesis #Microscopy
#Drosophila #PhD
(Details Below)
Original Posting:
stellen.uni-muenster.de/jobposting/d...
I’m recruiting a PhD student to join my lab at the Multiscale Imaging Centre (MIC), Münster, Germany.
www.bischofflab.com/jobs
Fully funded ✅
#Cellbio #Morphogenesis #Microscopy
#Drosophila #PhD
(Details Below)
Original Posting:
stellen.uni-muenster.de/jobposting/d...
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#Mastodon, the Command Center for Large-Scale Lineage-Tracing Microscopy Datasets, is finally heading for publication (well, let's see). To #cite or not to cite shall no longer be the question 🙃, because the #preprint. Software is available in every #Fiji near you.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
December 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
#Mastodon, the Command Center for Large-Scale Lineage-Tracing Microscopy Datasets, is finally heading for publication (well, let's see). To #cite or not to cite shall no longer be the question 🙃, because the #preprint. Software is available in every #Fiji near you.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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The talin protein plays a central and evolutionarily conserved role in cell adhesion. This was demonstrated by a team led by Prof Carsten Grashoff and doctoral student Srishti Rangarajan from the Institute of Integrative Cell #Biology and #Physiology.
Biologists reveal ancient form of cell adhesion
A team led by Prof Carsten Grashoff and doctoral student Srishti Rangarajan from the Institute of Integrative Cell Biology and Physiology at the University of Münster has now shown that the talin prot...
www.uni-muenster.de
December 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The talin protein plays a central and evolutionarily conserved role in cell adhesion. This was demonstrated by a team led by Prof Carsten Grashoff and doctoral student Srishti Rangarajan from the Institute of Integrative Cell #Biology and #Physiology.
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We're hiring!
We are looking for an Associate or Senior Editor to join our cell and developmental biology team
Apply here:
https://bit.ly/3KEeCFN
We are looking for an Associate or Senior Editor to join our cell and developmental biology team
Apply here:
https://bit.ly/3KEeCFN
December 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
We're hiring!
We are looking for an Associate or Senior Editor to join our cell and developmental biology team
Apply here:
https://bit.ly/3KEeCFN
We are looking for an Associate or Senior Editor to join our cell and developmental biology team
Apply here:
https://bit.ly/3KEeCFN
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it's more of a comment than a ques
December 12, 2025 at 6:43 AM
it's more of a comment than a ques
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Congratulations to Prof. Armido Studer @uni-muenster.de on winning the #LeibnizPreis from @dfg.de! 🎉👏
Und hier sind sie – die 10 Preisträger*innen des Gottfried Wilhelm #LeibnizPreis' 2026 – ausgezeichnet für ihre exzellenten Forschungsarbeiten und Errungenschaften in der Wissenschaft! 🏆👏
Die Verleihung der Preise feiern wir am 18. März in Berlin.
Einzelheiten & Kurzprofile: sohub.io/1uv1
Die Verleihung der Preise feiern wir am 18. März in Berlin.
Einzelheiten & Kurzprofile: sohub.io/1uv1
December 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Congratulations to Prof. Armido Studer @uni-muenster.de on winning the #LeibnizPreis from @dfg.de! 🎉👏
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One review. Many journals. Less redundancy. Check out this conversation with our head Dr. Thomas Lemberger on the vision behind @reviewcommons.org and what it means for authors and journals alike @embopress.org @embo.org
www.embo.org/people/revie...
www.embo.org/people/revie...
Review Commons: rethinking peer review – Features – EMBO
A conversation with Thomas Lemberger, lead of the Review Commons initiative and Head of Open Science Implementation at EMBO.
www.embo.org
December 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
One review. Many journals. Less redundancy. Check out this conversation with our head Dr. Thomas Lemberger on the vision behind @reviewcommons.org and what it means for authors and journals alike @embopress.org @embo.org
www.embo.org/people/revie...
www.embo.org/people/revie...
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Join us for our annual christmas lecture on December 16th at 5 pm in the lecture hall C1. This year, Uwe Karst and Michael Holtkamp explore the fascination of light under the topic "Let there be light!". How do we perceive it? How can we make colorful light? And how does chemistry come into play?
November 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Join us for our annual christmas lecture on December 16th at 5 pm in the lecture hall C1. This year, Uwe Karst and Michael Holtkamp explore the fascination of light under the topic "Let there be light!". How do we perceive it? How can we make colorful light? And how does chemistry come into play?