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Miranda Lynch, PhD
@mirandalynchphd.bsky.social
Quantitative scientist working in mathematical modeling, structural biology, metalloproteins, imaging, image analysis. My cat is named Professor Bounds. Pronouns: she/her. Views here are just me.
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@mirandalynchphd.bsky.social, Dirk Jäger, and I are organizing the @amermathsoc.bsky.social special session on Computational Biomedicine: New Frontiers in Methods and Applications at the @jointmath.bsky.social with exceptional speakers from mathematics, biology, and medicine.
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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We are delighted to announce the Strathclyde Optical Microscopy Course 2026 (SOMC26), taking place in Glasgow from 21st July – 30th July 2026!

Please find more details at shorturl.at/xmUiZ and apply at shorturl.at/MxTlI. Deadline 16 January 2026.
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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The National Crystallization Center is hiring for two positions: a research scientist position focused on progressing our crystallization optimization projects, and a research support specialist to support operations of the Crystallization Center!
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Come work with us at the National Crystallization Center! Housed in the vibrant research community of UB-HWI, we are looking for new coworkers to help us expand our structural biology offerings 💎🔬
The National Crystallization Center is hiring for two positions: a research scientist position focused on progressing our crystallization optimization projects, and a research support specialist to support operations of the Crystallization Center!
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Heyyyyy MEMBRANE protein people! We are running our (fairly rare) membrane screen in November, so get your reservations in! 🦠
Get a crystal this November with our high-throughput crystallization screening service!

This month, we are running both SOLUBLE and MEMBRANE crystallization screens. 🔮

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October 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Halloween logicals, still the best 10/31 venn
October 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Cell and developmental biologists; This is well worth a read: Maik and Roberto synthesize work over decades to propose a provocative model of who mesenchymal cells migrate and shape tissues 🧪 Go for the cool Figures, stay for the deep insights
New perspective in @jcb.org by @maikbischoff.bsky.social & @mayorlab.bsky.social about how mesenchymal cells use contact-dependent rules to generate swarm-like behaviors, patterns & organ forms. rupress.org/jcb/article/...

#CellBio #CellMigration #Morphogenesis #Development #Science
September 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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🤝 Foster an exchange of ideas between data scientists, experimental biologists, mathematical modelers and biophysicists interested in ML for cytoskeletal dynamics, cell migration and mitosis!

Don’t miss out on this exciting NITMB workshop. Apply today at www.nitmb.org/cytoskeletal...
September 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Great idea for the meeting starter pack! Helped me find many of the Structural Biology/Crystallography crowd I hadn't seen yet here on Bsky! Thanks!
#crystallography #structuralbiology
ACA 2025 Starter Pack for attendees of the 75th Annual Meeting.
Tried to include everyone, feel free to tag yourself or others missed. Connecting the community at #ACA2025!
@acastructuralsci.bsky.social @rcsbpdb.bsky.social
🔗 go.bsky.app/JAmraSp
July 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Is it too early to see who is going to #SMB2025? As in, the annual meeting of Society for Mathematical Biology, in lovely Edmonton, Canada? Come on, peeps, let's go!!!

@smbmathbiology.bsky.social #mathbio #mathematics
Bonus if you stop by my poster...I will tell you a math joke!
June 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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I’m learning that preorders are now being filled, three weeks early! Hooray!
Look what arrived! It's my book, Reefs of Time, which launches June 10. ⚒️🧪🪸❤️ @princetonupress.bsky.social sent it wrapped up like a present. Preorder your copy today via a local bookstore or the links at: lisagardiner.com/reefs-of-tim... #coral #marinelife #reef #ocean
May 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters.
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May 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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I will be watching a preview of "Counted Out" ahead of planning a proper math/art/education group screening
www.countedoutfilm.com
Counted Out
Counted Out is a math documentary that investigates the biggest crises of our time—political polarization, racial and economic inequity, a global pandemic, and climate change—through an unexpected len...
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May 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Great to see this. And I'm not surprised at yet another evaluation that underscores just how important the #PDB is. @rcsbpdb.bsky.social
In this evaluation of AlphaFold3 (and other methods), we show that (i) accurate predictions are limited to RNA structures/complexes with structural similarity to PDB and (ii) that current methods are bad at estimating the accuracy of the predictions. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Limits of deep-learning-based RNA prediction methods
Motivation: In recent years, tremendous advances have been made in predicting protein structures and protein-protein interactions. However, progress in predicting the structure of RNA, either alone or...
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May 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.
April 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Bioimaging and bioimage analysis friends, some help if you have 2-3 mins; for a paper, we're trying to estimate the number of biologists trained in open source software or tools in the last ~5 years. (1/2) #bioimaging #microscopy #bioimageanalysis
April 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Absolutely this. And also cite the software you are using!!! The only way they can justify getting funding to maintain it is to demonstrate usage by the community
Your yearly reminder to acknowledge the core facilities you use and their staff scientists in your papers. These scientists are a crucial part of the scientific ecosystem and to continue to exist they need tangible credit for their work. Plus their associated expertise adds credibility to your work.
April 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Delighted to announce that @erinweisbart.bsky.social and I have teamed up to create a new bioimage analysis video podcast called Ask Erin/Dear Beth - you can check it out at the link below! It will highlight common challenges in #bioimageanalysis, as well as our favorite solutions to them. (1/x)
Ask Erin, Dear Beth
On Ask Erin/Dear Beth, bioimage analysis experts Beth Cimini and Erin Weisbart, of the Imaging Platform at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, answer your image analysis questions! Whether it’s ab...
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April 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Finally got the notice. Very sad day for the MOSAIC program that supported some of the most amazing scientists I know, as well as some of the awesome people on my lab.
April 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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✨✨ It's #glycotime for #HIV Env ✨✨

N-linked glycans modulate flexibility & MPER epitope exposure #glycotime

Huge effort by @shehata92.bsky.social @lcasalino88.bsky.social with cryoET of Env in VLPs by @thevillalab.bsky.social & team 💪

Would love feedback!

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March 28, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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🌍🔬 The ACA is doubling down on our commitment to science, collaboration, and advocacy. 🧪 Read our latest blog post to learn how we're taking action—and how YOU can get involved: bit.ly/4bMXKpq
#structuralscience #Crystallography #STEMSupport #ResearchMatters #TogetherForScience
Championing Science: ACA’s Commitment to Research, Collaboration, and Advocacy
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March 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This entire thread is exactly what i needed.
"Why don't you buy a new centrifuge"

Because everyone knows that any appliances in that shade of yellow will outlive you and your entire family, look at it
March 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Our lab is excited to hire a postdoctoral researcher to study the mechanisms that viruses use to ‘hijack’ TAM receptors in viral spread. We are looking for someone who is excited to learn new techniques and work in a highly collaborative team! Please share!

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March 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Thank you BINA @bioimagingna.bsky.social for hosting this speaker series. Looking forward to hearing from this posse of super-talented scientists all in one place. @pracheeac.bsky.social and @ulrikeboehm.bsky.social and @bethcimini.bsky.social and @ritastrack.bsky.social and @quinnlee.bsky.social!
#MicroscopyMonday!

#microscopycommunity, join @bioimagingna.bsky.social March 25 to hear from 5 talented Scientists about their experiences in a variety of different careers, in academia & industry.

It is free & online, so register for the zoom details at buff.ly/FQbTu6m
@ritastrack.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM