Simone Reber
@simonereber.bsky.social
Scientist. Interested in complexity, organisational principles, quantitative biology, infographics, frogs & coffee. Opinions here are my own.
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Simone Reber
@simonereber.bsky.social
· Jun 13
Cell state-specific cytoplasmic density controls spindle architecture and scaling
Nature Cell Biology - Kletter et al. show that cell state-specific cytoplasmic density controls spindle architecture and scaling in neural differentiation, suggesting that the physical properties...
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✨Thanks to amazing students @tobiaskletter.bsky.social, postdocs @biswashere.bsky.social & collaborators @vasilyzaburdaev.bsky.social & ALMF @embl.org ✨
👉Cytoplasmic material properties control spindle architecture and scaling 👉 out today @natcellbio.nature.com rdcu.be/eqPr8
👉Cytoplasmic material properties control spindle architecture and scaling 👉 out today @natcellbio.nature.com rdcu.be/eqPr8
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Apps are open for our Idea Scholar program! The program invites distinguished scientists with an interest in developing scientific talent in the workforce for extended visits at the Flatiron Institute. Deadline is 1/13/2026: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/flatiron/idea_scholar_program/ #science
Idea Scholar Program
The Flatiron Institute’s Idea Scholar program invites distinguished scientists for extended visits to develop scientific talent and foster collaboration.
www.simonsfoundation.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Apps are open for our Idea Scholar program! The program invites distinguished scientists with an interest in developing scientific talent in the workforce for extended visits at the Flatiron Institute. Deadline is 1/13/2026: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/flatiron/idea_scholar_program/ #science
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Now recruiting several PhD students and postdocs for different projects of our excellence cluster SynthImmune: application.synthimmune.de
For more info see perspective article below and synthimmune.de
For more info see perspective article below and synthimmune.de
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Now recruiting several PhD students and postdocs for different projects of our excellence cluster SynthImmune: application.synthimmune.de
For more info see perspective article below and synthimmune.de
For more info see perspective article below and synthimmune.de
Very much looking forward to Marino's visit! Everyone is welcome!
@humantechnopole.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de
@humantechnopole.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de
📢 Voices in Infection Biology
Join us next week Wednesday for a talk by Marino Zerial, director at @humantechnopole.bsky.social, kindly hosted by @simonereber.bsky.social.
🗓️ November 12
🕓 2 pm
📍 on-site seminar (Berlin)
Event info: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/events/43768...
Join us next week Wednesday for a talk by Marino Zerial, director at @humantechnopole.bsky.social, kindly hosted by @simonereber.bsky.social.
🗓️ November 12
🕓 2 pm
📍 on-site seminar (Berlin)
Event info: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/events/43768...
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Very much looking forward to Marino's visit! Everyone is welcome!
@humantechnopole.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de
@humantechnopole.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de
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🔭 Are you looking for a #PhD project in infectious disease research and #immunology?
🧪 Do you want to be part of a vibrant research environment?
👉 The 2026 call of the IMPRS-IDI graduate school is now open with 6 exciting PhD projects in Berlin: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/imprs-idi-call
🧪 Do you want to be part of a vibrant research environment?
👉 The 2026 call of the IMPRS-IDI graduate school is now open with 6 exciting PhD projects in Berlin: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/imprs-idi-call
November 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🔭 Are you looking for a #PhD project in infectious disease research and #immunology?
🧪 Do you want to be part of a vibrant research environment?
👉 The 2026 call of the IMPRS-IDI graduate school is now open with 6 exciting PhD projects in Berlin: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/imprs-idi-call
🧪 Do you want to be part of a vibrant research environment?
👉 The 2026 call of the IMPRS-IDI graduate school is now open with 6 exciting PhD projects in Berlin: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/imprs-idi-call
Congratulations to @tobiaskletter.bsky.social for receiving the Nikon Young Scientist Award! Thanks to DGZ.bsky.social and @healthcare.nikon.com for the award ceremony 🍾🍾🍾
#ProudPI
#ProudPI
October 31, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Congratulations to @tobiaskletter.bsky.social for receiving the Nikon Young Scientist Award! Thanks to DGZ.bsky.social and @healthcare.nikon.com for the award ceremony 🍾🍾🍾
#ProudPI
#ProudPI
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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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🚀 Exciting Job Opportunity: Project Coordinator at the Cluster of Excellence SCALE
We’re thrilled to announce an exceptional opportunity to join the newly founded Cluster of Excellence SCALE – Subcellular Architecture of Life from the @goetheuni.bsky.social.
👉 Learn more and apply here:
We’re thrilled to announce an exceptional opportunity to join the newly founded Cluster of Excellence SCALE – Subcellular Architecture of Life from the @goetheuni.bsky.social.
👉 Learn more and apply here:
October 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
🚀 Exciting Job Opportunity: Project Coordinator at the Cluster of Excellence SCALE
We’re thrilled to announce an exceptional opportunity to join the newly founded Cluster of Excellence SCALE – Subcellular Architecture of Life from the @goetheuni.bsky.social.
👉 Learn more and apply here:
We’re thrilled to announce an exceptional opportunity to join the newly founded Cluster of Excellence SCALE – Subcellular Architecture of Life from the @goetheuni.bsky.social.
👉 Learn more and apply here:
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📣Announcing the 4th edition of the EMBL‑IBEC Conference on “Engineering Multicellular Systems”, taking place 11–13 March 2026 in Barcelona. Exploring organoids, mechanobiology, embryo models, organ-on-chip systems, multiomics and more. Abstracts open now!
events.ibecbarcelona.eu/embl-ibec-co...
events.ibecbarcelona.eu/embl-ibec-co...
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
📣Announcing the 4th edition of the EMBL‑IBEC Conference on “Engineering Multicellular Systems”, taking place 11–13 March 2026 in Barcelona. Exploring organoids, mechanobiology, embryo models, organ-on-chip systems, multiomics and more. Abstracts open now!
events.ibecbarcelona.eu/embl-ibec-co...
events.ibecbarcelona.eu/embl-ibec-co...
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Working on the cell biology of the nucleus? We're still accepting submissions for our special issue on this topic!
Find out more at:
journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/nu...
#cellbiology #nucleus #notforprofit #freetopublish
Find out more at:
journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/nu...
#cellbiology #nucleus #notforprofit #freetopublish
October 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Working on the cell biology of the nucleus? We're still accepting submissions for our special issue on this topic!
Find out more at:
journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/nu...
#cellbiology #nucleus #notforprofit #freetopublish
Find out more at:
journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/nu...
#cellbiology #nucleus #notforprofit #freetopublish
Very much looking forward to hosting @stephangrill.bsky.social from @mpi-cbg.de ! 🥳
Everyone is welcome @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de!
Everyone is welcome @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de!
📢 Voices in Infection Biology
Next week, Stephan Grill @stephangrill.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de, will give a talk on "Chiral Morphogenesis" - kindly hosted by @simonereber.bsky.social.
🗓️ Wednesday, October 22
🕓 4 pm
📍 on-site seminar (Berlin)
Event info: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/events/43511...
Next week, Stephan Grill @stephangrill.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de, will give a talk on "Chiral Morphogenesis" - kindly hosted by @simonereber.bsky.social.
🗓️ Wednesday, October 22
🕓 4 pm
📍 on-site seminar (Berlin)
Event info: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/events/43511...
October 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Very much looking forward to hosting @stephangrill.bsky.social from @mpi-cbg.de ! 🥳
Everyone is welcome @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de!
Everyone is welcome @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de!
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🚨🚨Please repost!! 📢📢
Still time to submit short talk abstract for EindPBS2025!
Five themes this year:
• Mechanobiology
• Protein pattern formation
• 4D Genome
• Stochastic biology
• Biohydrodynamics
bit.ly/EdinPBS2025
Still time to submit short talk abstract for EindPBS2025!
Five themes this year:
• Mechanobiology
• Protein pattern formation
• 4D Genome
• Stochastic biology
• Biohydrodynamics
bit.ly/EdinPBS2025
February 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🚨🚨Please repost!! 📢📢
Still time to submit short talk abstract for EindPBS2025!
Five themes this year:
• Mechanobiology
• Protein pattern formation
• 4D Genome
• Stochastic biology
• Biohydrodynamics
bit.ly/EdinPBS2025
Still time to submit short talk abstract for EindPBS2025!
Five themes this year:
• Mechanobiology
• Protein pattern formation
• 4D Genome
• Stochastic biology
• Biohydrodynamics
bit.ly/EdinPBS2025
Congrats to @tobiaskletter.bsky.social! Well deserved 🍾🍾🍾
I'm very grateful and honoured to be on this list! Looking forward to finally visiting Heidelberg again!
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 15, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Congrats to @tobiaskletter.bsky.social! Well deserved 🍾🍾🍾
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We are hiring an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine. Come join our collaborative research environment with state-of-the-art facilities in NYC! Application review starts Oct 22.
biochem.weill.cornell.edu/join-our-fac...
biochem.weill.cornell.edu/join-our-fac...
Join our Faculty | Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics
Call for applications:We invite applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the newly established Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. We are conducting an open search for ou...
biochem.weill.cornell.edu
September 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
We are hiring an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine. Come join our collaborative research environment with state-of-the-art facilities in NYC! Application review starts Oct 22.
biochem.weill.cornell.edu/join-our-fac...
biochem.weill.cornell.edu/join-our-fac...
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Join us for the #CellDivision2026 meeting in Okinawa. Abstract Submission Deadline: Nov 3. www.oist.jp/conference/c...
October 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Join us for the #CellDivision2026 meeting in Okinawa. Abstract Submission Deadline: Nov 3. www.oist.jp/conference/c...
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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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How exactly are proteins structured and how do they work?
@cecclementi.bsky.social @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social takes us into the world of proteins & shows how machine learning is revolutionizing biophysical research.
⚛️ November, 5 / 7 pm / free tickets www.einsteinfoundation.de/en/insights/...
@cecclementi.bsky.social @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social takes us into the world of proteins & shows how machine learning is revolutionizing biophysical research.
⚛️ November, 5 / 7 pm / free tickets www.einsteinfoundation.de/en/insights/...
October 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
How exactly are proteins structured and how do they work?
@cecclementi.bsky.social @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social takes us into the world of proteins & shows how machine learning is revolutionizing biophysical research.
⚛️ November, 5 / 7 pm / free tickets www.einsteinfoundation.de/en/insights/...
@cecclementi.bsky.social @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social takes us into the world of proteins & shows how machine learning is revolutionizing biophysical research.
⚛️ November, 5 / 7 pm / free tickets www.einsteinfoundation.de/en/insights/...
Thank you @djdavid.bsky.social 🤩
1/5 in 4 years is not too shabby!
1/5 in 4 years is not too shabby!
Fourth paper to higlight!
@tobiaskletter.bsky.social , @biswashere.bsky.social, @vasilyzaburdaev.bsky.social, @simonereber.bsky.social & colleagues propose that physical properties of the cell’s cytoplasm is a determinant in organelle size control.
(Open Access): www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@tobiaskletter.bsky.social , @biswashere.bsky.social, @vasilyzaburdaev.bsky.social, @simonereber.bsky.social & colleagues propose that physical properties of the cell’s cytoplasm is a determinant in organelle size control.
(Open Access): www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Thank you @djdavid.bsky.social 🤩
1/5 in 4 years is not too shabby!
1/5 in 4 years is not too shabby!
Happening today at noon!
Join us next Tuesday (30/09) for talks by @gautamdey.bsky.social @embl.org & Andreas Heim @uni-konstanz.de & Simonetta Piatti @crbm-montpellier.bsky.social
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 30, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Happening today at noon!
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BioImage analysis friends - King's are recruiting for a full-time, permanent facility position! Come and work with fun microscopes and fun people (and me!) - please share! www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/126345-...
Bioimage Analysis Specialist | King's College London
www.kcl.ac.uk
September 29, 2025 at 9:48 AM
BioImage analysis friends - King's are recruiting for a full-time, permanent facility position! Come and work with fun microscopes and fun people (and me!) - please share! www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/126345-...
Join us next Tuesday (30/09) for talks by @gautamdey.bsky.social @embl.org & Andreas Heim @uni-konstanz.de & Simonetta Piatti @crbm-montpellier.bsky.social
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 12:24 PM
Join us next Tuesday (30/09) for talks by @gautamdey.bsky.social @embl.org & Andreas Heim @uni-konstanz.de & Simonetta Piatti @crbm-montpellier.bsky.social
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Be our new colleague! 🎉
The Dept of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Geneva is hiring an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor.
👉 More details here: lnkd.in/e8Z9eAm4
👉 Our department: mocel.unige.ch
Please feel free to share this opportunity with your network.
The Dept of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Geneva is hiring an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor.
👉 More details here: lnkd.in/e8Z9eAm4
👉 Our department: mocel.unige.ch
Please feel free to share this opportunity with your network.
September 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Be our new colleague! 🎉
The Dept of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Geneva is hiring an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor.
👉 More details here: lnkd.in/e8Z9eAm4
👉 Our department: mocel.unige.ch
Please feel free to share this opportunity with your network.
The Dept of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Geneva is hiring an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor.
👉 More details here: lnkd.in/e8Z9eAm4
👉 Our department: mocel.unige.ch
Please feel free to share this opportunity with your network.
Wonderful collaboration with the labs of @carolynmoores1.bsky.social & Gregory Voth @uchichemistry.bsky.social 🤩 Still amazed how well the in vitro structure fits into the in vivo structure!
Congrats to Mamata Bangera et al.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#microtubules #Malaria
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#microtubules #Malaria
September 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Wonderful collaboration with the labs of @carolynmoores1.bsky.social & Gregory Voth @uchichemistry.bsky.social 🤩 Still amazed how well the in vitro structure fits into the in vivo structure!
Congrats to Mamata Bangera et al.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#microtubules #Malaria
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#microtubules #Malaria
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We are excited to announce the details for this year’s #DGZ International Meeting, a very special one as we are celebrating 50 years of DGZ! Join us in October in Heidelberg, where the DGZ was founded in 1975. Check the speakers line-up etc. at the poster. Registration: shorturl.at/EHUzb #DGZ50
April 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
We are excited to announce the details for this year’s #DGZ International Meeting, a very special one as we are celebrating 50 years of DGZ! Join us in October in Heidelberg, where the DGZ was founded in 1975. Check the speakers line-up etc. at the poster. Registration: shorturl.at/EHUzb #DGZ50
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The EMBL PhD programme is open until 13th October (entry ~Sep 2026):
www.embl.org/about/info/e...
We have three positions in microbial genomics at EMBL-EBI, including one in my group. Please do apply, or if you know anyone that would be interested pass on to them
www.embl.org/about/info/e...
We have three positions in microbial genomics at EMBL-EBI, including one in my group. Please do apply, or if you know anyone that would be interested pass on to them
EMBL International PhD Programme – Unique in the world and waiting for you!
www.embl.org
September 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The EMBL PhD programme is open until 13th October (entry ~Sep 2026):
www.embl.org/about/info/e...
We have three positions in microbial genomics at EMBL-EBI, including one in my group. Please do apply, or if you know anyone that would be interested pass on to them
www.embl.org/about/info/e...
We have three positions in microbial genomics at EMBL-EBI, including one in my group. Please do apply, or if you know anyone that would be interested pass on to them
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Next week, we have Ulises Diaz from UCSF giving us a talk in the Physical Properties of the Cytoplasm online seminar series. For more info, visit cytophys.org. Join us.
September 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Next week, we have Ulises Diaz from UCSF giving us a talk in the Physical Properties of the Cytoplasm online seminar series. For more info, visit cytophys.org. Join us.