Alessandro Esposito 👨🔬🔬🧬👨👩👧🇪🇺🏳️🌈
@aesposito1975.bsky.social
#Physicist and cancer #biologist studying how molecular networks encode cell decisions and how mutations hijack cells, leading to #cancer.
Centre for Genome Engineering and Maintenance
Brunel University of London
Centre for Genome Engineering and Maintenance
Brunel University of London
Are you interested in oncogenic #KRAS and #metabolism? Our latest study reveals how specific KRAS G12D and G12V alleles rewire #glutamine and #nitrogen metabolism in #colorectalcancer through a #FOXO1-dependent pathway.
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
FOXO1 links KRAS G12D and G12V alleles to glutamine and nitrogen metabolism in colorectal cancer | EMBO reports
imageimageKRAS mutations at codon 12 induce profound metabolic changes in colorectal cancer
cells. These oncogenic mutations promote FOXO1-dependent glutamine and nitrogen recycling,
uncovering a vuln...
www.embopress.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Are you interested in oncogenic #KRAS and #metabolism? Our latest study reveals how specific KRAS G12D and G12V alleles rewire #glutamine and #nitrogen metabolism in #colorectalcancer through a #FOXO1-dependent pathway.
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
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www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Congratulations to Suzan Ber and @aesposito1975.bsky.social on their lovely study of KRAS alleles on glutamine and nitrogen metablism and signalling - just out in EMBO Reports. Such a pleasure to collaborate on this fascinating project! 👏
Congratulations to Suzan Ber and @aesposito1975.bsky.social on their lovely study of KRAS alleles on glutamine and nitrogen metablism and signalling - just out in EMBO Reports. Such a pleasure to collaborate on this fascinating project! 👏
FOXO1 links KRAS G12D and G12V alleles to glutamine and nitrogen metabolism in colorectal cancer | EMBO reports
imageimageKRAS mutations at codon 12 induce profound metabolic changes in colorectal cancer
cells. These oncogenic mutations promote FOXO1-dependent glutamine and nitrogen recycling,
uncovering a vuln...
www.embopress.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Congratulations to Suzan Ber and @aesposito1975.bsky.social on their lovely study of KRAS alleles on glutamine and nitrogen metablism and signalling - just out in EMBO Reports. Such a pleasure to collaborate on this fascinating project! 👏
Congratulations to Suzan Ber and @aesposito1975.bsky.social on their lovely study of KRAS alleles on glutamine and nitrogen metablism and signalling - just out in EMBO Reports. Such a pleasure to collaborate on this fascinating project! 👏
Reposted by Alessandro Esposito 👨🔬🔬🧬👨👩👧🇪🇺🏳️🌈
Another key milestone in the #HILIGHTProject development roadmap 📈
Our first multi-section 905 nm laser purpose-built for #2phFLIM is fabricated! 🔬
🧪 Next: characterisation at #III-VLab.
@csem.ch , #BrunelUniversityLondon, @aesposito1975.bsky.social, #FBK, #VivaScope
hilighthorizon.eu/blog/
Our first multi-section 905 nm laser purpose-built for #2phFLIM is fabricated! 🔬
🧪 Next: characterisation at #III-VLab.
@csem.ch , #BrunelUniversityLondon, @aesposito1975.bsky.social, #FBK, #VivaScope
hilighthorizon.eu/blog/
HILIGHT
EU HORIZON project
hilighthorizon.eu
October 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Another key milestone in the #HILIGHTProject development roadmap 📈
Our first multi-section 905 nm laser purpose-built for #2phFLIM is fabricated! 🔬
🧪 Next: characterisation at #III-VLab.
@csem.ch , #BrunelUniversityLondon, @aesposito1975.bsky.social, #FBK, #VivaScope
hilighthorizon.eu/blog/
Our first multi-section 905 nm laser purpose-built for #2phFLIM is fabricated! 🔬
🧪 Next: characterisation at #III-VLab.
@csem.ch , #BrunelUniversityLondon, @aesposito1975.bsky.social, #FBK, #VivaScope
hilighthorizon.eu/blog/
Happy new academic year for all our students and colleagues at Brunel.
#bruneluniversity #success @cengem.bsky.social
#bruneluniversity #success @cengem.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Happy new academic year for all our students and colleagues at Brunel.
#bruneluniversity #success @cengem.bsky.social
#bruneluniversity #success @cengem.bsky.social
New Microscopills episode!
We explore optogenetics: the science of using light to control living cells. From mapping brain circuits to controlling biochemical reactions, a 5-minute guide to optogenetics.
open.spotify.com/episode/4e7j...
#Microscopills #Optogenetics #SciencePodcast
We explore optogenetics: the science of using light to control living cells. From mapping brain circuits to controlling biochemical reactions, a 5-minute guide to optogenetics.
open.spotify.com/episode/4e7j...
#Microscopills #Optogenetics #SciencePodcast
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New Microscopills episode!
We explore optogenetics: the science of using light to control living cells. From mapping brain circuits to controlling biochemical reactions, a 5-minute guide to optogenetics.
open.spotify.com/episode/4e7j...
#Microscopills #Optogenetics #SciencePodcast
We explore optogenetics: the science of using light to control living cells. From mapping brain circuits to controlling biochemical reactions, a 5-minute guide to optogenetics.
open.spotify.com/episode/4e7j...
#Microscopills #Optogenetics #SciencePodcast
Amazing news! Looking forward to this new sensor. FBK is doing an amazing job as always!!!
Great news!
The first #HILIGHTProject detector built at FBK and now under test. A key step for delivering digital #FluorescenceLifetime at record speed. Next: integration with laser sources from @csem.ch+III-V Lab at Brunel University @aesposito1975.bsky.social+VIVASCOPE
hilighthorizon.eu/blog/
The first #HILIGHTProject detector built at FBK and now under test. A key step for delivering digital #FluorescenceLifetime at record speed. Next: integration with laser sources from @csem.ch+III-V Lab at Brunel University @aesposito1975.bsky.social+VIVASCOPE
hilighthorizon.eu/blog/
HILIGHT
EU HORIZON project
hilighthorizon.eu
August 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Amazing news! Looking forward to this new sensor. FBK is doing an amazing job as always!!!
#GPT5 is out. Superslow but the level of detail that gives is impressive at least as judged from initial accidental (I had not noticed it was rolled out as I was working on custom GPTs) use!
August 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
#GPT5 is out. Superslow but the level of detail that gives is impressive at least as judged from initial accidental (I had not noticed it was rolled out as I was working on custom GPTs) use!
Great opportunity for a bioinformatician to join an amazing lab in #Amsterdam #JobOpportunity #bioinformatics #gastruloids
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www.sanquin.org/working-at/v...
Computational biologist / Bioinformatician - Computational biologist / Bioinformatician
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July 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Great opportunity for a bioinformatician to join an amazing lab in #Amsterdam #JobOpportunity #bioinformatics #gastruloids
www.sanquin.org/working-at/v...
www.sanquin.org/working-at/v...
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We now have the audio summary of "#BMP antagonist #CHRDL2 enhances the #cancer #stemcell phenotype and increases #chemotherapy resistance in #colorectal cancer" by Eloise Clarkson and Annabelle Lewis published in Molecular Oncology
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open.spotify.com/episode/3vv8...
E03 - CHRDL2 in Colorectal Cancer [New paper from Lewis Lab]
CenGEM | Centre for Genome Engineering and Maintenance · Episode
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July 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We now have the audio summary of "#BMP antagonist #CHRDL2 enhances the #cancer #stemcell phenotype and increases #chemotherapy resistance in #colorectal cancer" by Eloise Clarkson and Annabelle Lewis published in Molecular Oncology
open.spotify.com/episode/3vv8...
open.spotify.com/episode/3vv8...
Reposted by Alessandro Esposito 👨🔬🔬🧬👨👩👧🇪🇺🏳️🌈
🚀 Discover the future of diagnostics! The Hilight Project is revolutionising biomedical research with cutting-edge laser technology 🔬.
#HighlightProject #DigitalDiagnostics #BiomedicalResearch #LaserTechnology #FLIMImaging #Innovation #MedicalTech
See the video presentation at hilighthorizon.eu
#HighlightProject #DigitalDiagnostics #BiomedicalResearch #LaserTechnology #FLIMImaging #Innovation #MedicalTech
See the video presentation at hilighthorizon.eu
HILIGHT
EU HORIZON project
hilighthorizon.eu
July 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🚀 Discover the future of diagnostics! The Hilight Project is revolutionising biomedical research with cutting-edge laser technology 🔬.
#HighlightProject #DigitalDiagnostics #BiomedicalResearch #LaserTechnology #FLIMImaging #Innovation #MedicalTech
See the video presentation at hilighthorizon.eu
#HighlightProject #DigitalDiagnostics #BiomedicalResearch #LaserTechnology #FLIMImaging #Innovation #MedicalTech
See the video presentation at hilighthorizon.eu
Interested in applying for #MSCA fellowships and working at the interface between #biology and #physics?
quantitative-biology.org/do-you-need-...
quantitative-biology.org/do-you-need-...
Do you need a host for a MSCA fellowship (2025)?
Having re-established my laboratory at Brunel University of London, I am now open to supporting junior researchers interested in applying for independent funding through the EU MSCA scheme. I offer…
quantitative-biology.org
May 23, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Interested in applying for #MSCA fellowships and working at the interface between #biology and #physics?
quantitative-biology.org/do-you-need-...
quantitative-biology.org/do-you-need-...
Reposted by Alessandro Esposito 👨🔬🔬🧬👨👩👧🇪🇺🏳️🌈
Hard-working and smart, nothing else defines a #scientist or an #engineer. A scientist, an engineer, is someone like you. If you are considering a path in science or technology, know this: your ideas belong here because our #superpower is you!
#oursuperpowerisyou
hilighthorizon.eu/edi/
#oursuperpowerisyou
hilighthorizon.eu/edi/
May 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Hard-working and smart, nothing else defines a #scientist or an #engineer. A scientist, an engineer, is someone like you. If you are considering a path in science or technology, know this: your ideas belong here because our #superpower is you!
#oursuperpowerisyou
hilighthorizon.eu/edi/
#oursuperpowerisyou
hilighthorizon.eu/edi/
Reposted by Alessandro Esposito 👨🔬🔬🧬👨👩👧🇪🇺🏳️🌈
Another reason to like MEKI!
MEK1/2 inhibitors suppress pathological α-synuclein and neurotoxicity in cell models and a humanized mouse model of Parkinson’s disease | Science Translational Medicine www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
MEK1/2 inhibitors suppress pathological α-synuclein and neurotoxicity in cell models and a humanized mouse model of Parkinson’s disease
MEK1/2 inhibitors lowered pathological αsyn in a humanized mouse model, suggesting an oral treatment strategy for Parkinson’s disease.
www.science.org
May 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Another reason to like MEKI!
Reposted by Alessandro Esposito 👨🔬🔬🧬👨👩👧🇪🇺🏳️🌈
We are releasing our EDI campaign material. Help us by using/reusing/altering our work and distributing it to schools, Universities and events. Just a small action, part of a larger commitment and ongoing conversation.
hilighthorizon.eu/edi/
#EDI #WomenInSTEM
hilighthorizon.eu/edi/
#EDI #WomenInSTEM
May 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We are releasing our EDI campaign material. Help us by using/reusing/altering our work and distributing it to schools, Universities and events. Just a small action, part of a larger commitment and ongoing conversation.
hilighthorizon.eu/edi/
#EDI #WomenInSTEM
hilighthorizon.eu/edi/
#EDI #WomenInSTEM
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This is an old post, but I would like to propose it again as I am new here.
This is a topic I am very passionate about. I hope you will enjoy the read, and you will find it useful. Happy to hear your views about the topic.
The mindful scientist network.febs.org/posts/the-mi... #FEBSnet
The mindful scientist
A more mindful approach to science can help scientists to handle negative and positive emotions better.
network.febs.org
November 13, 2024 at 6:24 PM
This is an old post, but I would like to propose it again as I am new here.
This is a topic I am very passionate about. I hope you will enjoy the read, and you will find it useful. Happy to hear your views about the topic.
The mindful scientist network.febs.org/posts/the-mi... #FEBSnet
Good morning! Today we publish three new #MicroscoPills about #confocal #microscopy.
E03 - What is it and why is it useful in #biology
E04 - Confocal microscopy history and evolution
E05 - The role of the confocal #pinhole
Follow us on Spotify
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#science
E03 - What is it and why is it useful in #biology
E04 - Confocal microscopy history and evolution
E05 - The role of the confocal #pinhole
Follow us on Spotify
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#science
MicroscoPills: your bite-sized dose of microscopy concepts
Podcast · Dr Alessandro Esposito · Unlock the tiny world with short episodes on microscopy and its application to biology and biomedical research. Discover how these tools visualise life at the molecu...
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May 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Good morning! Today we publish three new #MicroscoPills about #confocal #microscopy.
E03 - What is it and why is it useful in #biology
E04 - Confocal microscopy history and evolution
E05 - The role of the confocal #pinhole
Follow us on Spotify
open.spotify.com/show/20hJTM4...
#science
E03 - What is it and why is it useful in #biology
E04 - Confocal microscopy history and evolution
E05 - The role of the confocal #pinhole
Follow us on Spotify
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#science
Hear the #women shaping #stemcell science! Discover the resilience, breakthroughs, and essential insights of female pioneers driving innovation in the field.
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This podcast explores their challenges, triumphs, and vital perspectives.
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This podcast explores their challenges, triumphs, and vital perspectives.
May 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Hear the #women shaping #stemcell science! Discover the resilience, breakthroughs, and essential insights of female pioneers driving innovation in the field.
open.spotify.com/episode/1lY9...
This podcast explores their challenges, triumphs, and vital perspectives.
open.spotify.com/episode/1lY9...
This podcast explores their challenges, triumphs, and vital perspectives.
New podcasts
E02 - The central 'dogma' of molecular biology
E03 - The structure of nucleic acids
on Spotify, based on material presented in BB5708 Gene Expression and Epigenetics, MSc study block back in 2023.
open.spotify.com/show/28L6aSR...
#genes #genomes #centraldogma #dna #rna
E02 - The central 'dogma' of molecular biology
E03 - The structure of nucleic acids
on Spotify, based on material presented in BB5708 Gene Expression and Epigenetics, MSc study block back in 2023.
open.spotify.com/show/28L6aSR...
#genes #genomes #centraldogma #dna #rna
Esposito's Lectures
Podcast · Dr Alessandro Esposito · Hello there... I am Dr Alessandro Esposito (Brunel University of London). Although my lectures are on our proprietary digital learning platform, I make them availab...
open.spotify.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
New podcasts
E02 - The central 'dogma' of molecular biology
E03 - The structure of nucleic acids
on Spotify, based on material presented in BB5708 Gene Expression and Epigenetics, MSc study block back in 2023.
open.spotify.com/show/28L6aSR...
#genes #genomes #centraldogma #dna #rna
E02 - The central 'dogma' of molecular biology
E03 - The structure of nucleic acids
on Spotify, based on material presented in BB5708 Gene Expression and Epigenetics, MSc study block back in 2023.
open.spotify.com/show/28L6aSR...
#genes #genomes #centraldogma #dna #rna
An introduction to #genes and #genomes, MSc #lecture I gave a couple of years ago, now on Spotify in the form of a conversational podcast. Next up: the central 'dogma' of molecular biology.
open.spotify.com/episode/3t2e...
open.spotify.com/episode/3t2e...
BB5708 - Genes and Genomes
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May 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
An introduction to #genes and #genomes, MSc #lecture I gave a couple of years ago, now on Spotify in the form of a conversational podcast. Next up: the central 'dogma' of molecular biology.
open.spotify.com/episode/3t2e...
open.spotify.com/episode/3t2e...
My #KRAS lectures for our MSc in #BB5715 #Cancer #Biology Mechanisms and Treatment MSc Brunel University of London are also on Spotify as a conversational podcast.
open.spotify.com/show/28L6aSR...
open.spotify.com/show/28L6aSR...
Esposito's Lectures
Podcast · Dr Alessandro Esposito · Hello there... I am Dr Alessandro Esposito (Brunel University of London). Although my lectures are on our proprietary digital learning platform, I make them availab...
open.spotify.com
May 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
My #KRAS lectures for our MSc in #BB5715 #Cancer #Biology Mechanisms and Treatment MSc Brunel University of London are also on Spotify as a conversational podcast.
open.spotify.com/show/28L6aSR...
open.spotify.com/show/28L6aSR...
Do you need another dose of #microscopy? The second episode of #MicroscoPills is available on Spotify. An introduction to #Fluorescence #Lifetime Imaging Microscopy #FLIM
open.spotify.com/episode/6u9a...
open.spotify.com/episode/6u9a...
Microscopills E02 - Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM) Primer: the basics
Quantitative Biology: Papers and Perspectives · Episode
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May 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Do you need another dose of #microscopy? The second episode of #MicroscoPills is available on Spotify. An introduction to #Fluorescence #Lifetime Imaging Microscopy #FLIM
open.spotify.com/episode/6u9a...
open.spotify.com/episode/6u9a...
For all my students: my BB2713 (#Development, #Genetics and #Stem Cell #Biology) lectures are now available in the form of a conversational podcast. I am trialling them for the next academic year, but I thought to make them available to everyone.
open.spotify.com/show/51geX8b...
open.spotify.com/show/51geX8b...
BB2713: Development, Genetics and Stem Cell Biology (Brunel University of London)
Podcast · Dr Alessandro Esposito · Together, we will discuss how organisms develop from a single cell, and explore the cellular, chemical and mechanical processes that guide and support that extraordi...
open.spotify.com
May 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
For all my students: my BB2713 (#Development, #Genetics and #Stem Cell #Biology) lectures are now available in the form of a conversational podcast. I am trialling them for the next academic year, but I thought to make them available to everyone.
open.spotify.com/show/51geX8b...
open.spotify.com/show/51geX8b...
#Microscopills Episode 1. A brief refresher about what #FRET is and FRET #microscopy can do. A primer in a conversational podcast format.
open.spotify.com/episode/4JoK...
open.spotify.com/episode/4JoK...
Microscopills E01 - A FRET primer: the basics
Quantitative Biology: Papers and Perspectives · Episode
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May 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
#Microscopills Episode 1. A brief refresher about what #FRET is and FRET #microscopy can do. A primer in a conversational podcast format.
open.spotify.com/episode/4JoK...
open.spotify.com/episode/4JoK...
Playing with generative AI to present my work in a bit of a different way. Here an introduction to my lab's work.
open.spotify.com/episode/7nv3...
open.spotify.com/episode/7nv3...
EP01 - Laboratory of Quantitative Biology: introduction
Quantitative Biology: Papers and Perspectives · Episode
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April 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Playing with generative AI to present my work in a bit of a different way. Here an introduction to my lab's work.
open.spotify.com/episode/7nv3...
open.spotify.com/episode/7nv3...
Computer (NUC) down after update. Disassembled, reassembled, now works. Not sure why I am surprized but I still do not understand how this repair procedure is so effective ;)
March 12, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Computer (NUC) down after update. Disassembled, reassembled, now works. Not sure why I am surprized but I still do not understand how this repair procedure is so effective ;)