Sam Connell
@samuelconnell.3i.social
Scientist and Global Sales Director at 3i (@the.3i.social), foodie, family man. Tai Chi and meditation matter. Compassion Heals. Microscopes Rock. https://www.intelligent-imaging.com
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Launching celldynamicslab.com, the homepage of our new group at EPFL working on cell fragmentation, membrane and cortex mechanics, FLIM imaging, and microfluidics tools. MSc/PhD or postdocs interested in quantitative cell biology are welcome to reach out. We're also hiring a lab manager in 2026!
Main - Cell Dynamics and Fragmentation Lab
The Cell Dynamics and Fragmentation lab at We study how single cells move and fragment in complex environments using microfluidics. We bring tools and concep...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Launching celldynamicslab.com, the homepage of our new group at EPFL working on cell fragmentation, membrane and cortex mechanics, FLIM imaging, and microfluidics tools. MSc/PhD or postdocs interested in quantitative cell biology are welcome to reach out. We're also hiring a lab manager in 2026!
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Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on.
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Felix Zhou's u-Segment3D is out:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It leverages 2D cell segmentations from orthoviews to generate a ‘consensus’ 3D segmentation.
It does a great job on segmenting densely packed samples, and we have used the algorithm in many applications.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It leverages 2D cell segmentations from orthoviews to generate a ‘consensus’ 3D segmentation.
It does a great job on segmenting densely packed samples, and we have used the algorithm in many applications.
November 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Felix Zhou's u-Segment3D is out:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It leverages 2D cell segmentations from orthoviews to generate a ‘consensus’ 3D segmentation.
It does a great job on segmenting densely packed samples, and we have used the algorithm in many applications.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It leverages 2D cell segmentations from orthoviews to generate a ‘consensus’ 3D segmentation.
It does a great job on segmenting densely packed samples, and we have used the algorithm in many applications.
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meanwhile, in the real world …
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 AM
meanwhile, in the real world …
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Happy Veterans Day to my favorite Vet. He traded Navy ROTC to pay his way through Berkeley (Bio + Physics) -eventually GI Bill paid for Med School after his service ended. Photos in one of his custom wheelchair(s) provided by the VA a few years before he passed from progressive supranuclear palsy.⚓
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Happy Veterans Day to my favorite Vet. He traded Navy ROTC to pay his way through Berkeley (Bio + Physics) -eventually GI Bill paid for Med School after his service ended. Photos in one of his custom wheelchair(s) provided by the VA a few years before he passed from progressive supranuclear palsy.⚓
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I guess on veteran’s day I’ll say that my great grandfather was shot down and killed during WWII fighting fascism. They never found his body. My grandmother was 10 and shattered and it led to generational trauma.
Anyone embracing fascism in this country needs to fix their hearts or die.
Anyone embracing fascism in this country needs to fix their hearts or die.
November 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I guess on veteran’s day I’ll say that my great grandfather was shot down and killed during WWII fighting fascism. They never found his body. My grandmother was 10 and shattered and it led to generational trauma.
Anyone embracing fascism in this country needs to fix their hearts or die.
Anyone embracing fascism in this country needs to fix their hearts or die.
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Thrilled to share that we have been awarded a Wellcome DA to explore cytoneme-based cell communication in development! A fantastic collaboration with Kyle @kylewedgwood.bsky.social at @lsiexeter.bsky.social, and Hilary Ashe & Cerys Manning at Manchester - exciting times ahead! tinyurl.com/2ytm6y2w
Exeter researchers awarded £3.5M to uncover how cells communicate during development
Researchers at the Living Systems Institute (LSI), University of Exeter, have been awarded a £3.5 million Wellcome Discovery Award to investigate how cells exchange information to coordinate the forma...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Thrilled to share that we have been awarded a Wellcome DA to explore cytoneme-based cell communication in development! A fantastic collaboration with Kyle @kylewedgwood.bsky.social at @lsiexeter.bsky.social, and Hilary Ashe & Cerys Manning at Manchester - exciting times ahead! tinyurl.com/2ytm6y2w
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Please share, deadline approaching soon!
The 2026 plant science conference travel award program is open!
Awards are given to student/mentor pairs.
At lease one of the pair must be a member of SACNAS or MANRRS or AISES.
Please share, applications due by Dec 5, 2025.
@sacnas.bsky.social
rootandshoot.org/2026-root-sh...
Awards are given to student/mentor pairs.
At lease one of the pair must be a member of SACNAS or MANRRS or AISES.
Please share, applications due by Dec 5, 2025.
@sacnas.bsky.social
rootandshoot.org/2026-root-sh...
November 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Please share, deadline approaching soon!
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Paid a Colombian tea grower $1,500 for a shipment. Got billed $150 by the Trump administration at the border. *I* got billed. Not the tea growers. Not the Colombian government. Me. The American business owner. I paid the Trump tax.
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Paid a Colombian tea grower $1,500 for a shipment. Got billed $150 by the Trump administration at the border. *I* got billed. Not the tea growers. Not the Colombian government. Me. The American business owner. I paid the Trump tax.
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The C. elegans community is amazing. I email a Nobel laureate for a favor. He immediately responds yes and offers additional help!
a woman with a big hairdo is singing and the words simply the best are above her
ALT: a woman with a big hairdo is singing and the words simply the best are above her
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November 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The C. elegans community is amazing. I email a Nobel laureate for a favor. He immediately responds yes and offers additional help!
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We are delighted to host the 2nd Annual Susie Clee Memorial Lecture this Thursday 4pm PST which will be given by Dr Melkem Kebede of the University of Sydney.
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
We are delighted to host the 2nd Annual Susie Clee Memorial Lecture this Thursday 4pm PST which will be given by Dr Melkem Kebede of the University of Sydney.
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I think all imaging scientists and microscopy core facility personnel already know we have the greatest jobs in the world, but it's nice to see it written. #microscopy #imaging 🔬😊💯 Vanderbilt friends, come see us to "look at random things through fancy microscopes"!
I used to think I wanted to be a scientist, but when I really reflect, I just wanted to look at random things through fancy microscopes.
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I think all imaging scientists and microscopy core facility personnel already know we have the greatest jobs in the world, but it's nice to see it written. #microscopy #imaging 🔬😊💯 Vanderbilt friends, come see us to "look at random things through fancy microscopes"!
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Come join us @westernu.ca @schulichmeddent.bsky.social as Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier 2 in Cancer Biotherapeutics: uwo.ca/facultyrelat... DM me with questions. As a CRC 2 recruit to ACB, I highly recommend it!
uwo.ca
November 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Come join us @westernu.ca @schulichmeddent.bsky.social as Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier 2 in Cancer Biotherapeutics: uwo.ca/facultyrelat... DM me with questions. As a CRC 2 recruit to ACB, I highly recommend it!
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Happy Veterans Day to my favorite Vet. He traded Navy ROTC to pay his way through Berkeley (Bio + Physics) -eventually GI Bill paid for Med School after his service ended. Photos in one of his custom wheelchair(s) provided by the VA a few years before he passed from progressive supranuclear palsy.⚓
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Happy Veterans Day to my favorite Vet. He traded Navy ROTC to pay his way through Berkeley (Bio + Physics) -eventually GI Bill paid for Med School after his service ended. Photos in one of his custom wheelchair(s) provided by the VA a few years before he passed from progressive supranuclear palsy.⚓
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Folks at SfN come see the first Fraser Lab poster ever at FF6 on Tuesday Nov 18, 8am. Serena Miller has oodles of data to share on a new direction for us. Also, that day happens to be my birthday so you have to come say hi or else
November 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Folks at SfN come see the first Fraser Lab poster ever at FF6 on Tuesday Nov 18, 8am. Serena Miller has oodles of data to share on a new direction for us. Also, that day happens to be my birthday so you have to come say hi or else
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Happy to share that I will be starting my independent research career as a Research Group Leader at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ). Starting from January 2026, my group will be based at DKFZ National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT WERA), Würzburg, Germany.
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Happy to share that I will be starting my independent research career as a Research Group Leader at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ). Starting from January 2026, my group will be based at DKFZ National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT WERA), Würzburg, Germany.
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Want to learn how Rap2 regulates cell migration? Check out our new paper. Great job Andrew!
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41200767/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41200767/
Ubiquitylation-dependent Rap2 activation regulates lamellipodia dynamics during cell migration - PubMed
Cell migration is a complex process hallmarked by front-to-back cell polarity that is established by the highly dynamic actin cytoskeleton. Branched actin polymerization creates a lamellipodium at the leading edge of the cell, while the contractile acto-myosin cytoskeleton is present at the lagging …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Want to learn how Rap2 regulates cell migration? Check out our new paper. Great job Andrew!
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41200767/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41200767/
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"I want to offer a different kind of reflection from an old veteran, one that doesn’t reduce service to a slogan but helps show its lived reality."
This morning @markhertling.bsky.social passes on the cliches and writes on the culture and character of veterans: www.thebulwark.com/p/who-we-cho...
This morning @markhertling.bsky.social passes on the cliches and writes on the culture and character of veterans: www.thebulwark.com/p/who-we-cho...
Who We Choose to Be: A Reflection on the Character of Veterans
A shared culture of service.
www.thebulwark.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"I want to offer a different kind of reflection from an old veteran, one that doesn’t reduce service to a slogan but helps show its lived reality."
This morning @markhertling.bsky.social passes on the cliches and writes on the culture and character of veterans: www.thebulwark.com/p/who-we-cho...
This morning @markhertling.bsky.social passes on the cliches and writes on the culture and character of veterans: www.thebulwark.com/p/who-we-cho...
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I’m a TX person, but if any followers are in Seattle, please go check your ballot.
There are 1,700 ballots that need signature confirmation. That is enough to change the election.
Go. Check. Your. Ballot.
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Go. Check. Your. Ballot.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I’m a TX person, but if any followers are in Seattle, please go check your ballot.
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Picard management tip: If they know their jobs, leave them alone. If they don't, help them learn.
November 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Picard management tip: If they know their jobs, leave them alone. If they don't, help them learn.
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A game changer in our hands... www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Universal consensus 3D segmentation of cells from 2D segmented stacks - Nature Methods
u-Segment3D is a universal framework that translates and enhances 2D instance segmentations to a 3D consensus instance segmentation without training data. It performs well across diverse datasets, inc...
www.nature.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
A game changer in our hands... www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A timelapse movie (unpublished data) from the lab.
In the movie, the nucleus is moving towards the base of the polarized root hair cell.
A timelapse movie (unpublished data) from the lab.
In the movie, the nucleus is moving towards the base of the polarized root hair cell.
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🔬🍀
A timelapse movie (unpublished data) from the lab.
In the movie, the nucleus is moving towards the base of the polarized root hair cell.
A timelapse movie (unpublished data) from the lab.
In the movie, the nucleus is moving towards the base of the polarized root hair cell.
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Hope my counter meme convinces you ;)
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Hope my counter meme convinces you ;)