Sandra Iden
@sandraiden.bsky.social
Professor for Cell and Developmental Biology, Saarland University, Homburg │ #cellcellcommunication #cellpolarity #skinbiology #cellcelladhesion│ acting president German Society of Cell Biology, @DGZ.bsky.social │https://www.uni-saarland.de/lehrstuhl/iden
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Sandra Iden
@sandraiden.bsky.social
· Sep 22
… and we are very happy that our study on extrinsic control of melanocyte functions is published - kudos to @caroleluthold.bsky.social & co-authors! We found that distinct #ECM components impinge on #MITF, #melanocyte differentiation & #mechanosensation. Find out more here: doi.org/10.1038/s443...
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We are looking for: PhD Student (starting as Research Assistant) and Postdoctoral Researcher in Stem Cell Biology and Mechanobiology. Please RT💕
🔗 About our lab: renew.science/principal_in...
🎓 PhD position: jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=15...
🧪 Postdoc position: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
🔗 About our lab: renew.science/principal_in...
🎓 PhD position: jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=15...
🧪 Postdoc position: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
November 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
We are looking for: PhD Student (starting as Research Assistant) and Postdoctoral Researcher in Stem Cell Biology and Mechanobiology. Please RT💕
🔗 About our lab: renew.science/principal_in...
🎓 PhD position: jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=15...
🧪 Postdoc position: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
🔗 About our lab: renew.science/principal_in...
🎓 PhD position: jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=15...
🧪 Postdoc position: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
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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...
October 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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...
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Only a few hours away! Today our #DGZ50 meeting will start with true highlights: Keynote speakers Stefan W. Hell @stefanhelllabs.bsky.social and Tony Hyman @hymanlab.bsky.social, followed by the #CarlZeissLecture by Julia Mahamid. See you soon!
Stefan Hell Labs (@stefanhelllabs.bsky.social)
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October 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Only a few hours away! Today our #DGZ50 meeting will start with true highlights: Keynote speakers Stefan W. Hell @stefanhelllabs.bsky.social and Tony Hyman @hymanlab.bsky.social, followed by the #CarlZeissLecture by Julia Mahamid. See you soon!
Recent interview for @jcellsci.bsky.social. Thx for important services JCS & @biologists.bsky.social provide to the cell science community. Glad we could share aspects on #50yearDGZ @dgz.bsky.social, @dfg.de @hetcci.bsky.social SPP2493, #CGBM & my great team @uni-saarland.de
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Interview with Sandra Iden – President of the German Society for Cell Biology
ABSTRACT. Sandra Iden is Professor and Chair of Cell and Developmental Biology at Saarland University in Homburg, Germany. Her research focuses on cell–cell communication in epithelial tissue homeosta...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Recent interview for @jcellsci.bsky.social. Thx for important services JCS & @biologists.bsky.social provide to the cell science community. Glad we could share aspects on #50yearDGZ @dgz.bsky.social, @dfg.de @hetcci.bsky.social SPP2493, #CGBM & my great team @uni-saarland.de
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We hire!
The CytoMorpho Lab is looking for an engineer with a background in cell and molecular biology to join our team in Paris. This is a 18-month contract position, but we're open to exploring long-term opportunities.
More details here:
cytomorpholab.com/index.php/jo...
The CytoMorpho Lab is looking for an engineer with a background in cell and molecular biology to join our team in Paris. This is a 18-month contract position, but we're open to exploring long-term opportunities.
More details here:
cytomorpholab.com/index.php/jo...
October 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We hire!
The CytoMorpho Lab is looking for an engineer with a background in cell and molecular biology to join our team in Paris. This is a 18-month contract position, but we're open to exploring long-term opportunities.
More details here:
cytomorpholab.com/index.php/jo...
The CytoMorpho Lab is looking for an engineer with a background in cell and molecular biology to join our team in Paris. This is a 18-month contract position, but we're open to exploring long-term opportunities.
More details here:
cytomorpholab.com/index.php/jo...
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#DGZ #MasterThesisAward will go to Silja Zedlitz and Bastian Hinkel – congratulations!
October 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#DGZ #MasterThesisAward will go to Silja Zedlitz and Bastian Hinkel – congratulations!
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#Nikon Young Scientist Award goes to @tobiaskletter.bsky.social. Very grateful to our long-standing NYSA partner @healthcare.nikon.com!
October 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#Nikon Young Scientist Award goes to @tobiaskletter.bsky.social. Very grateful to our long-standing NYSA partner @healthcare.nikon.com!
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#InnovationPrize: @eliasbarrigalab.bsky.social is this year’s recipient!
October 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#InnovationPrize: @eliasbarrigalab.bsky.social is this year’s recipient!
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As shared earlier: The most prestigious #CarlZeissLecture 2025 will be delivered by Julia Mahamid, EMBL, sponsored by @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
As shared earlier: The most prestigious #CarlZeissLecture 2025 will be delivered by Julia Mahamid, EMBL, sponsored by @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social
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Very excited to announce the #DGZ awardees 2025. We look forward to welcoming all award winners to our meeting in Heidelberg, where they will present their work!
October 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Very excited to announce the #DGZ awardees 2025. We look forward to welcoming all award winners to our meeting in Heidelberg, where they will present their work!
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The next #DGZ Focus Workshop on #Cilia & #Centrosomes will take place November 25 (end of October is our DGZ meeting in HD). Join us for a great speaker line-up, and big thanks to David Mick @mick-lab.bsky.social & Dagmar Wachten @wachtenlab.bsky.social for organizing!
October 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The next #DGZ Focus Workshop on #Cilia & #Centrosomes will take place November 25 (end of October is our DGZ meeting in HD). Join us for a great speaker line-up, and big thanks to David Mick @mick-lab.bsky.social & Dagmar Wachten @wachtenlab.bsky.social for organizing!
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With deep sadness, we share that Prof. Jochen Guck, Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light passed away on October 3. His visionary work bridged physics and medicine. We have lost a brilliant scientist and dear friend.
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📸 Stephan Spangenberg
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📸 Stephan Spangenberg
October 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
With deep sadness, we share that Prof. Jochen Guck, Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light passed away on October 3. His visionary work bridged physics and medicine. We have lost a brilliant scientist and dear friend.
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@fau.de
📸 Stephan Spangenberg
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📸 Stephan Spangenberg
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Looking forward to our next #DGZ Focus Workshop on #Mitosis & #Meiosis on Sept. 30 at noon, organized by simonereber.bsky.social & Thomas Mayer - join us!
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Looking forward to our next #DGZ Focus Workshop on #Mitosis & #Meiosis on Sept. 30 at noon, organized by simonereber.bsky.social & Thomas Mayer - join us!
… and we are very happy that our study on extrinsic control of melanocyte functions is published - kudos to @caroleluthold.bsky.social & co-authors! We found that distinct #ECM components impinge on #MITF, #melanocyte differentiation & #mechanosensation. Find out more here: doi.org/10.1038/s443...
September 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
… and we are very happy that our study on extrinsic control of melanocyte functions is published - kudos to @caroleluthold.bsky.social & co-authors! We found that distinct #ECM components impinge on #MITF, #melanocyte differentiation & #mechanosensation. Find out more here: doi.org/10.1038/s443...
The lab had several reasons to celebrate… Here is our newly minted PhD, Dr. Burkhart! Ann-Kathrin defended her thesis with flying colors and graduated with a well-deserved summa cum laude. Congratulations!
September 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The lab had several reasons to celebrate… Here is our newly minted PhD, Dr. Burkhart! Ann-Kathrin defended her thesis with flying colors and graduated with a well-deserved summa cum laude. Congratulations!
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Supracellular control and coordination of tissue morphogenesis, through supracellular actomyosin assemblies, that is what my lab @cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social @pdncambridge.bsky.social and I like to dig into at the moment! Fascinating and beautiful! journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
August 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Supracellular control and coordination of tissue morphogenesis, through supracellular actomyosin assemblies, that is what my lab @cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social @pdncambridge.bsky.social and I like to dig into at the moment! Fascinating and beautiful! journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
#PhDstudent position in our lab – come join us to study epithelial:non-epithelial cell-cell interactions in mammalian tissues. We provide thorough training & an awesome team!
Apply by Sept. 16: shorturl.at/o9vzd
#epithelia #cellbiology #nextgenerationPhD #cellcellcommunication @hetcci.bsky.social
Apply by Sept. 16: shorturl.at/o9vzd
#epithelia #cellbiology #nextgenerationPhD #cellcellcommunication @hetcci.bsky.social
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August 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
#PhDstudent position in our lab – come join us to study epithelial:non-epithelial cell-cell interactions in mammalian tissues. We provide thorough training & an awesome team!
Apply by Sept. 16: shorturl.at/o9vzd
#epithelia #cellbiology #nextgenerationPhD #cellcellcommunication @hetcci.bsky.social
Apply by Sept. 16: shorturl.at/o9vzd
#epithelia #cellbiology #nextgenerationPhD #cellcellcommunication @hetcci.bsky.social
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Today we are happy to announce this year's Carl Zeiss Lecture, a prestigious award sponsored by @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social, and going to Julia Mahamid, EMBL. Julia will present at our International Meeting. There is still time until Sept. 15 to sign up for #DGZ50
August 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Today we are happy to announce this year's Carl Zeiss Lecture, a prestigious award sponsored by @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social, and going to Julia Mahamid, EMBL. Julia will present at our International Meeting. There is still time until Sept. 15 to sign up for #DGZ50
Cell biology enthusiasts: We look forward to the #DGZ meeting in Heidelberg in October to celebrate 50 years of @dgz.bsky.social! 4 keynote speakers, 12 DGZ workgroups showcasing the latest in their fields & DGZ awardees 2025 will present. Register by Sept 15. www.zellbiologie.de/dgz-internat...
DGZ International Meeting 2025 › DGZ
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August 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Cell biology enthusiasts: We look forward to the #DGZ meeting in Heidelberg in October to celebrate 50 years of @dgz.bsky.social! 4 keynote speakers, 12 DGZ workgroups showcasing the latest in their fields & DGZ awardees 2025 will present. Register by Sept 15. www.zellbiologie.de/dgz-internat...
Past week Dr. Sybille Jung & team organized the #UniCamp2025 for schoolgirls interested in MINT @uni-saarland.de. They also visited @martinasester.bsky.social and myself to learn more about our jobs and career decisions - was a lot of fun! www.uni-saarland.de/verwaltung/g...
UniCamp für Schülerinnen
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August 1, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Past week Dr. Sybille Jung & team organized the #UniCamp2025 for schoolgirls interested in MINT @uni-saarland.de. They also visited @martinasester.bsky.social and myself to learn more about our jobs and career decisions - was a lot of fun! www.uni-saarland.de/verwaltung/g...
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Announcing a new @embo.org Workshop on "Intracellular mechanics and organelle mechanobiology" that we are organizing with Michael Krieg and Verena Ruprecht at @icfo.eu (Barcelona) on 16-20 February, 2026. Please, repost and spread the word! 🙏 #EMBOmechanobio
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Intracellular mechanics and organelle mechanobiology
Mechanobiology is an interdisciplinary field that emerges at the cross-section of biology, physics and engineering. It aims to understand how living cells, tissues and animals sense and respond to me…
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July 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Announcing a new @embo.org Workshop on "Intracellular mechanics and organelle mechanobiology" that we are organizing with Michael Krieg and Verena Ruprecht at @icfo.eu (Barcelona) on 16-20 February, 2026. Please, repost and spread the word! 🙏 #EMBOmechanobio
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Due date for applying to the German Cell Biology Society awards:
July 31, 2025
-Walther Flemming Award 2025
- Nikon Young Scientist Award 2025
- DGZ Master Thesis Awards 2025
- Innovation Prize 2025
www.zellbiologie.de/current-awar...
July 31, 2025
-Walther Flemming Award 2025
- Nikon Young Scientist Award 2025
- DGZ Master Thesis Awards 2025
- Innovation Prize 2025
www.zellbiologie.de/current-awar...
Current Awards 2025 › DGZ
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July 11, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Due date for applying to the German Cell Biology Society awards:
July 31, 2025
-Walther Flemming Award 2025
- Nikon Young Scientist Award 2025
- DGZ Master Thesis Awards 2025
- Innovation Prize 2025
www.zellbiologie.de/current-awar...
July 31, 2025
-Walther Flemming Award 2025
- Nikon Young Scientist Award 2025
- DGZ Master Thesis Awards 2025
- Innovation Prize 2025
www.zellbiologie.de/current-awar...
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Join us for the next DGZ Focus Workshop on Cellular & Organismal #Proteostasis, organized by Jörg Höhfeld & Thorsten Hoppe, July 29 via Zoom 👩🔬🧑🔬✨ 🔬
July 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Join us for the next DGZ Focus Workshop on Cellular & Organismal #Proteostasis, organized by Jörg Höhfeld & Thorsten Hoppe, July 29 via Zoom 👩🔬🧑🔬✨ 🔬
Check out professorship openings @uni-saarland.de, junior & senior level:
W3 Professorship Physiology, Homburg: shorturl.at/PjXLk
W3 Endowed Professorship in Neuroimmunology, Homburg: shorturl.at/5jVDz
W1 Junior Professorship (W3 TT position) in Microbiology, Saarbruecken: shorturl.at/dXQzo
W3 Professorship Physiology, Homburg: shorturl.at/PjXLk
W3 Endowed Professorship in Neuroimmunology, Homburg: shorturl.at/5jVDz
W1 Junior Professorship (W3 TT position) in Microbiology, Saarbruecken: shorturl.at/dXQzo
www.uni-saarland.de
July 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Check out professorship openings @uni-saarland.de, junior & senior level:
W3 Professorship Physiology, Homburg: shorturl.at/PjXLk
W3 Endowed Professorship in Neuroimmunology, Homburg: shorturl.at/5jVDz
W1 Junior Professorship (W3 TT position) in Microbiology, Saarbruecken: shorturl.at/dXQzo
W3 Professorship Physiology, Homburg: shorturl.at/PjXLk
W3 Endowed Professorship in Neuroimmunology, Homburg: shorturl.at/5jVDz
W1 Junior Professorship (W3 TT position) in Microbiology, Saarbruecken: shorturl.at/dXQzo
A few more days to apply for the #postdoc position on direct #cell-cell interactions in #epithelia in our lab - learn about our new consortium here: www.uni-saarland.de/hetcci
June 23, 2025 at 7:57 AM
A few more days to apply for the #postdoc position on direct #cell-cell interactions in #epithelia in our lab - learn about our new consortium here: www.uni-saarland.de/hetcci