Alexa Mattheyses
@mattheyseslab.bsky.social
Microscopes, desmosomes, cell adhesion, endocytosis, cell mechanics at UAB
Reposted by Alexa Mattheyses
Are you passionate about #microscopy? 🔬
Want to build a strong foundation in #imaging skills?
One week left to apply for AQLM 2026 at the incomparable Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. @mblscience.bsky.social
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Want to build a strong foundation in #imaging skills?
One week left to apply for AQLM 2026 at the incomparable Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. @mblscience.bsky.social
buff.ly/0XCAKm4
January 23, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Are you passionate about #microscopy? 🔬
Want to build a strong foundation in #imaging skills?
One week left to apply for AQLM 2026 at the incomparable Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. @mblscience.bsky.social
buff.ly/0XCAKm4
Want to build a strong foundation in #imaging skills?
One week left to apply for AQLM 2026 at the incomparable Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. @mblscience.bsky.social
buff.ly/0XCAKm4
Reposted by Alexa Mattheyses
We've posted a lot recently about the amazing qualities of AQLM: the incredible faculty, the breadth of imaging topics, the amazing educational experience. Can we pause and just admire the view from the snack room?
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January 21, 2026 at 6:30 PM
We've posted a lot recently about the amazing qualities of AQLM: the incredible faculty, the breadth of imaging topics, the amazing educational experience. Can we pause and just admire the view from the snack room?
buff.ly/0XCAKm4 @mblscience.bsky.social
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Sign up to attend! airtable.com/appfeHoxCpm6...
We're excited for our next talk in the Forces at Play: Molecular Mechanobiology Seminar Series with Dr. Carsten Grashoff from the University of Münster on Thursday, February 12th at 12pm EST on Zoom. Please see the flyer for more information. We hope to see you all virtually!
January 22, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Sign up to attend! airtable.com/appfeHoxCpm6...
It is truly amazing what you can build with @openuc2.bsky.social ! 🔬
On the final day of AQLM, we also have a special, hand on session with OpenUC2 @openuc2.bsky.social! They come all the way from Germany to spend a few hours helping us build cube-based microscopes. The perfect book-end to day 1 rails!
Apply now to join us- bit.ly/49YQl7q
@mblscience.bsky.social
Apply now to join us- bit.ly/49YQl7q
@mblscience.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 2:39 PM
It is truly amazing what you can build with @openuc2.bsky.social ! 🔬
Applications for this life changing microscopy course are due Jan 30 🔬
Info session tomorrow!
Info session tomorrow!
Did you miss our last info session? Don't worry, we're having another one!
What is AQLM?
What will I learn?
What will it be like?
Are there snacks?
We will answer these and any other burning questions. Join us! 🔬
📆 January 20
⏰ 12:00 pm EST
📍Zoom! Register here forms.gle/Q5KifPS6TtEe...
What is AQLM?
What will I learn?
What will it be like?
Are there snacks?
We will answer these and any other burning questions. Join us! 🔬
📆 January 20
⏰ 12:00 pm EST
📍Zoom! Register here forms.gle/Q5KifPS6TtEe...
AQLM Info session
Event Timing: January 20th, 12:00pm EST Come chat with the AQLM directors and ask all of your questions about the course.
forms.gle
January 19, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Applications for this life changing microscopy course are due Jan 30 🔬
Info session tomorrow!
Info session tomorrow!
Reposted by Alexa Mattheyses
Did you miss our last info session? Don't worry, we're having another one!
What is AQLM?
What will I learn?
What will it be like?
Are there snacks?
We will answer these and any other burning questions. Join us! 🔬
📆 January 20
⏰ 12:00 pm EST
📍Zoom! Register here forms.gle/Q5KifPS6TtEe...
What is AQLM?
What will I learn?
What will it be like?
Are there snacks?
We will answer these and any other burning questions. Join us! 🔬
📆 January 20
⏰ 12:00 pm EST
📍Zoom! Register here forms.gle/Q5KifPS6TtEe...
AQLM Info session
Event Timing: January 20th, 12:00pm EST Come chat with the AQLM directors and ask all of your questions about the course.
forms.gle
January 16, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Did you miss our last info session? Don't worry, we're having another one!
What is AQLM?
What will I learn?
What will it be like?
Are there snacks?
We will answer these and any other burning questions. Join us! 🔬
📆 January 20
⏰ 12:00 pm EST
📍Zoom! Register here forms.gle/Q5KifPS6TtEe...
What is AQLM?
What will I learn?
What will it be like?
Are there snacks?
We will answer these and any other burning questions. Join us! 🔬
📆 January 20
⏰ 12:00 pm EST
📍Zoom! Register here forms.gle/Q5KifPS6TtEe...
Reposted by Alexa Mattheyses
Mark your calendars, the Signaling by Adhesion Receptors GRC is June 7 - 12, 2026. We have a terrific program that balances developmental biology, cell polarity, and adhesion and signaling.
Please spread the word!
www.grc.org/signaling-by...
Please spread the word!
www.grc.org/signaling-by...
2026 Signaling by Adhesion Receptors Conference GRC
The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Signaling by Adhesion Receptors will be held in Manchester, New Hampshire. Apply today to reserve your spot.
www.grc.org
January 15, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Mark your calendars, the Signaling by Adhesion Receptors GRC is June 7 - 12, 2026. We have a terrific program that balances developmental biology, cell polarity, and adhesion and signaling.
Please spread the word!
www.grc.org/signaling-by...
Please spread the word!
www.grc.org/signaling-by...
Reposted by Alexa Mattheyses
Don't miss out. Apply to our 2026 Advanced Research Training Courses today!
January 15, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Don't miss out. Apply to our 2026 Advanced Research Training Courses today!
Reposted by Alexa Mattheyses
🚨 Job Alert! 🚨
We have an opening at our Microscopy Core Facility in Turku 🇫🇮.
If you love imaging 🔬 and helping scientists succeed, we want you! 👇
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#Microscopy #ScienceJobs #CoreFacility #Imaging
@turkubioscience.bsky.social
We have an opening at our Microscopy Core Facility in Turku 🇫🇮.
If you love imaging 🔬 and helping scientists succeed, we want you! 👇
abo.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index...
#Microscopy #ScienceJobs #CoreFacility #Imaging
@turkubioscience.bsky.social
Laboratory Engineer (Senior), in Advanced Imaging, 1.5.2026-31.12.2028
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January 15, 2026 at 2:04 PM
🚨 Job Alert! 🚨
We have an opening at our Microscopy Core Facility in Turku 🇫🇮.
If you love imaging 🔬 and helping scientists succeed, we want you! 👇
abo.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index...
#Microscopy #ScienceJobs #CoreFacility #Imaging
@turkubioscience.bsky.social
We have an opening at our Microscopy Core Facility in Turku 🇫🇮.
If you love imaging 🔬 and helping scientists succeed, we want you! 👇
abo.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index...
#Microscopy #ScienceJobs #CoreFacility #Imaging
@turkubioscience.bsky.social
Mechanobiologists - cool virtual seminar tomorrow!
We are excited for our first 2026 talk in the Forces at Play: Molecular Mechanobiology Seminar Series with Dr. Viola Vogel from ETH Zurich on Thursday, January 15th at 12pm EST on Zoom. Please see the flyer for more information. We hope to see you all virtually!
January 14, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Mechanobiologists - cool virtual seminar tomorrow!
Reposted by Alexa Mattheyses
Microscopy Bat signal!
I want to compile a list of biological samples that demonstrate microscope capabilities, including the reagents to generate them. Please send me anything you know of!! Beads are great for QC, but there's a different teaching benefit with biology. 1/n
I want to compile a list of biological samples that demonstrate microscope capabilities, including the reagents to generate them. Please send me anything you know of!! Beads are great for QC, but there's a different teaching benefit with biology. 1/n
December 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Microscopy Bat signal!
I want to compile a list of biological samples that demonstrate microscope capabilities, including the reagents to generate them. Please send me anything you know of!! Beads are great for QC, but there's a different teaching benefit with biology. 1/n
I want to compile a list of biological samples that demonstrate microscope capabilities, including the reagents to generate them. Please send me anything you know of!! Beads are great for QC, but there's a different teaching benefit with biology. 1/n
I had so much fun at the AQLM info session yesterday. Talking about @mblscience.bsky.social and @aqlm.bsky.social got me excited! Here are photos I shared of Shinya Inoué whose founding vision of a course joining technological innovation and biological discovery remains a driving principle of AQLM.
January 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I had so much fun at the AQLM info session yesterday. Talking about @mblscience.bsky.social and @aqlm.bsky.social got me excited! Here are photos I shared of Shinya Inoué whose founding vision of a course joining technological innovation and biological discovery remains a driving principle of AQLM.
Today!
Info session for the Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscope course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole MA.
2:30 EST
registration link below 🔬
Info session for the Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscope course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole MA.
2:30 EST
registration link below 🔬
Are you microscopy-curious? Or already obsessed?
We are hosting a zoom info session for AQLM on Monday Jan 12 (info below). Come ask me anything!
@mblscience.bsky.social
We are hosting a zoom info session for AQLM on Monday Jan 12 (info below). Come ask me anything!
@mblscience.bsky.social
Considering attending AQLM 2026? Join us January 12th at 2:30pm EST to ask the directors and a few former students any questions you have about the course! Registration is required via Google form to get the Zoom link.
forms.gle/gJedFnzfJhqd...
forms.gle/gJedFnzfJhqd...
January 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Today!
Info session for the Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscope course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole MA.
2:30 EST
registration link below 🔬
Info session for the Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscope course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole MA.
2:30 EST
registration link below 🔬
Reposted by Alexa Mattheyses
Are you microscopy-curious? Or already obsessed?
We are hosting a zoom info session for AQLM on Monday Jan 12 (info below). Come ask me anything!
@mblscience.bsky.social
We are hosting a zoom info session for AQLM on Monday Jan 12 (info below). Come ask me anything!
@mblscience.bsky.social
Considering attending AQLM 2026? Join us January 12th at 2:30pm EST to ask the directors and a few former students any questions you have about the course! Registration is required via Google form to get the Zoom link.
forms.gle/gJedFnzfJhqd...
forms.gle/gJedFnzfJhqd...
January 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Are you microscopy-curious? Or already obsessed?
We are hosting a zoom info session for AQLM on Monday Jan 12 (info below). Come ask me anything!
@mblscience.bsky.social
We are hosting a zoom info session for AQLM on Monday Jan 12 (info below). Come ask me anything!
@mblscience.bsky.social
Did you RESOLVE to FOCUS on microscopy in 2026?
Join us at the Marine Biological Lab @mblscience.bsky.social this spring for Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy.
Application Deadline Jan 30
Apply Here:
www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
Join us at the Marine Biological Lab @mblscience.bsky.social this spring for Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy.
Application Deadline Jan 30
Apply Here:
www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
January 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Did you RESOLVE to FOCUS on microscopy in 2026?
Join us at the Marine Biological Lab @mblscience.bsky.social this spring for Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy.
Application Deadline Jan 30
Apply Here:
www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
Join us at the Marine Biological Lab @mblscience.bsky.social this spring for Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy.
Application Deadline Jan 30
Apply Here:
www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
Are you microscopy-curious? Or already obsessed?
We are hosting a zoom info session for AQLM on Monday Jan 12 (info below). Come ask me anything!
@mblscience.bsky.social
We are hosting a zoom info session for AQLM on Monday Jan 12 (info below). Come ask me anything!
@mblscience.bsky.social
Considering attending AQLM 2026? Join us January 12th at 2:30pm EST to ask the directors and a few former students any questions you have about the course! Registration is required via Google form to get the Zoom link.
forms.gle/gJedFnzfJhqd...
forms.gle/gJedFnzfJhqd...
January 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Are you microscopy-curious? Or already obsessed?
We are hosting a zoom info session for AQLM on Monday Jan 12 (info below). Come ask me anything!
@mblscience.bsky.social
We are hosting a zoom info session for AQLM on Monday Jan 12 (info below). Come ask me anything!
@mblscience.bsky.social
Is improving your microscopy skills one of your 2026 resolutions? Should it be? Apply to an excellent course that will get you up to (light) speed! Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy at the MBL is accepting applications. @mblscience.bsky.social @aqlm.bsky.social
Applications are now open for AQLM 2026! Join us @mblscience.bsky.social April 29th-May 8th, 2026 for a comprehensive, hands-on light microscopy course with an amazing roster of faculty who are leading experts in their fields!
January 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Is improving your microscopy skills one of your 2026 resolutions? Should it be? Apply to an excellent course that will get you up to (light) speed! Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy at the MBL is accepting applications. @mblscience.bsky.social @aqlm.bsky.social
Excellent opportunity to work on cutting edge cell imaging in a seriously great lab! 🔬
My lab in the NIH Intramural Program (Bethesda, MD) will be recruiting postdoctoral fellows over the next year with flexible start dates. We work on nanoscale cellular imaging of the plasma membrane and related organelles. Please reach out if you’re interested. www.training.nih.gov/jobs/pdp-053...
December 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Excellent opportunity to work on cutting edge cell imaging in a seriously great lab! 🔬
Reposted by Alexa Mattheyses
Day 7 of AQLM is #light sheet day! New AQLM faculty but former AQLM student, Dr. Reto Fiolka @retof.bsky.social will educate us on the vast landscape of #optical techniques used to generate a light sheet and why they are all useful.
Apply now to join us! bit.ly/49YQl7q
Apply now to join us! bit.ly/49YQl7q
December 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Day 7 of AQLM is #light sheet day! New AQLM faculty but former AQLM student, Dr. Reto Fiolka @retof.bsky.social will educate us on the vast landscape of #optical techniques used to generate a light sheet and why they are all useful.
Apply now to join us! bit.ly/49YQl7q
Apply now to join us! bit.ly/49YQl7q
Mechanobiologists mark your calendars for 2026!
As we wrap up the year, we would like to thank everyone that attended this year's Forces at Play: Molecular Mechanobiology Seminar Series. Below is a schedule with the 2026 speaker lineup. We look forward to seeing you on Zoom!
If you don't receive emails, sign up at airtable.com/appfeHoxCpm6...
If you don't receive emails, sign up at airtable.com/appfeHoxCpm6...
December 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Mechanobiologists mark your calendars for 2026!
I guess the intersection of microscopists and those of us with elementary kids living with a chorus of 6-7s was smaller than I thought.
If TIRF is to “2D” for you, that’s ok - we do 3D too (and 4D and 5D and why not 6-7D…) @aqlm.bsky.social
On Day 5 of AQLM, we dive into #deconvolution with Sid Shaw (Indiana Univ.) and then follow that up with everyone's favorite #confocal #imaging of EB1 dynamics in Arabidopsis!
If you want to learn to be a great microscopist, apply attend in 2026 bit.ly/49YQl7q
If you want to learn to be a great microscopist, apply attend in 2026 bit.ly/49YQl7q
December 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I guess the intersection of microscopists and those of us with elementary kids living with a chorus of 6-7s was smaller than I thought.
If TIRF is to “2D” for you, that’s ok - we do 3D too (and 4D and 5D and why not 6-7D…) @aqlm.bsky.social
On Day 5 of AQLM, we dive into #deconvolution with Sid Shaw (Indiana Univ.) and then follow that up with everyone's favorite #confocal #imaging of EB1 dynamics in Arabidopsis!
If you want to learn to be a great microscopist, apply attend in 2026 bit.ly/49YQl7q
If you want to learn to be a great microscopist, apply attend in 2026 bit.ly/49YQl7q
December 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
If TIRF is to “2D” for you, that’s ok - we do 3D too (and 4D and 5D and why not 6-7D…) @aqlm.bsky.social
Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence is THE BEST
On Day 6 of AQLM 2026 we will hear from #TIRF expert Dr. Justin Taraska (NIH),
@taraska.bsky.social. Learn all about the critical angle and evanescent field, image some endocytosis, and play with lasers all within one evening!
If that sounds fun, apply now! bit.ly/49YQl7q
@taraska.bsky.social. Learn all about the critical angle and evanescent field, image some endocytosis, and play with lasers all within one evening!
If that sounds fun, apply now! bit.ly/49YQl7q
December 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence is THE BEST
More fun stuff you can learn at @aqlm.bsky.social ! Halo dyes are so versatile, come learn labeling and live cell imaging from Mattheyses Lab alum (and first PhD student graduated from the lab) Emily! 🔬
Day 6 of AQLM begins with a lecture on live #cell imaging by Dr. Emily Bartle (AQLM course lab director) following the sage advice of Shinya Inoue, "keep your optics clean and your cells happy!". The lab includes hand-on sample prep with Halo-dyes before imaging.
Apply now-- bit.ly/49YQl7q
Apply now-- bit.ly/49YQl7q
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
More fun stuff you can learn at @aqlm.bsky.social ! Halo dyes are so versatile, come learn labeling and live cell imaging from Mattheyses Lab alum (and first PhD student graduated from the lab) Emily! 🔬
Reposted by Alexa Mattheyses
I'm at #CellBio2025 if anyone has questions!!
December 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I'm at #CellBio2025 if anyone has questions!!