Aritra Sen
aritrasen.bsky.social
Aritra Sen
@aritrasen.bsky.social
Biophysicist | Postdoc at @surreylab.bsky.social, CRG Barcelona @crg.eu | Interested in motors and microtubules.
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Are you looking for a PhD? Join us in Barcelona! You'll dive into a community of >100 PhD students from 30 countries exploring the frontiers of biology. You can also join an online workshop on 6 November (15:00 CET) to learn how to find the right lab for you.

More info: www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
October 23, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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⚡Ready to grow and be inspired as a scientist?

We’re looking for a *PhD student* to join our lab at @crg.eu
in Barcelona and explore how cells self-organize, uncovering life’s inner design💡

We offer strong mentoring, cutting-edge science, and a vibrant international team🌍

Check the link below!
October 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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🧬@crg.eu & @uniofcam.bsky.social teams determine that only kinesin-5 and dynein are needed to drive the self-organisation of microtubules into a functional bipolar spindle that can separate DNA.

📝Wei-Xiang Chew, François Nédélec & Thomas Surrey @surreylab.bsky.social

More ℹ️👇
The formation of the mitotic spindle depends on just two molecules - El·lipse
The team at CRG determines that only kinesin-5 and dynein are essential to form a stable mitotic spindle that can separate DNA.
tuit.cat
March 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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When the CRG's Vivek Malhotra first identified a handful of protein-coding genes called TANGO in 2006, he had no idea that one of them, TANGO2, would eventually be linked to a life-threatening disorder in children. His team has continued to study the protein since.
Science finds explanation for disease that leaves children ‘frozen’
A team from the Center for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona details the molecular mechanism of a rare illness that causes transient paralysis and dangerous arrhythmias
english.elpais.com
March 1, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Are you a postdoc looking to give your academic career a boost?
Then apply for a #MSCAction Postdoctoral Fellowships with #UPFBarcelona.
Check the eligibility criteria and contact us!
➡️ upf.edu/web/gestio-r...
#AcademicBSKY
February 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Finally out! Great work team @surreylab.bsky.social and congrats to @bilirubina.bsky.social for publishing and defending the PhD within the same week 🎉
New: Colombo et al. @surreylab.bsky.social show that NuMA is a mitotic dynein adaptor that binds and caps microtubule minus ends, explaining how dynein, NuMA, dynactin, and Lis1 focus microtubule minus ends at mitotic spindle poles https://buff.ly/41aj9F9
February 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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The job call is officially open. If you're interested, please apply through this link ASAP! 😃

www.mdc-berlin.de/career/jobs/...

Please RT! 🙏
January 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM