Brugues Lab
@brugueslab.bsky.social
We combine soft matter physics, biophysics and cell biology to uncover physical principles of cellular organization @ Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life, Dresden
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Paul Nurse describing the main job of a PI
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
October 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Paul Nurse describing the main job of a PI
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
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Really excited to present the results of a fantastic collaboration with Jesse Veenvliet @jesseveenvliet.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @poldresden.bsky.social 🤩
We find a unique mechanism for body axis elongation in mammals, different from other vertebrate species
➡️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We find a unique mechanism for body axis elongation in mammals, different from other vertebrate species
➡️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
October 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Really excited to present the results of a fantastic collaboration with Jesse Veenvliet @jesseveenvliet.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @poldresden.bsky.social 🤩
We find a unique mechanism for body axis elongation in mammals, different from other vertebrate species
➡️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We find a unique mechanism for body axis elongation in mammals, different from other vertebrate species
➡️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Another successful Brugues lab retreat. Starting out with a great art workshop! and ending in a group hug!
October 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Another successful Brugues lab retreat. Starting out with a great art workshop! and ending in a group hug!
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🚨 #WeAreHiring a facility manager to lead our state-of-the-art research infrastructure at PoL! 🔬 Please share with your scientific network.
What we offer: A dynamic, international, and supportive environment at the frontiers of biophysics.
Curious? Apply here: tud.link/g4j5qy
🗓️Deadline: Nov 5.
What we offer: A dynamic, international, and supportive environment at the frontiers of biophysics.
Curious? Apply here: tud.link/g4j5qy
🗓️Deadline: Nov 5.
October 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🚨 #WeAreHiring a facility manager to lead our state-of-the-art research infrastructure at PoL! 🔬 Please share with your scientific network.
What we offer: A dynamic, international, and supportive environment at the frontiers of biophysics.
Curious? Apply here: tud.link/g4j5qy
🗓️Deadline: Nov 5.
What we offer: A dynamic, international, and supportive environment at the frontiers of biophysics.
Curious? Apply here: tud.link/g4j5qy
🗓️Deadline: Nov 5.
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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...
So sorry to hear this… Jochen was such an amazing person, always full of positivity. He will be sorely missed. My condolences to his family and close ones.
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
October 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
So sorry to hear this… Jochen was such an amazing person, always full of positivity. He will be sorely missed. My condolences to his family and close ones.
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🚨Attention image analysts, with expertise in programming and image/data science software!
We are #hiring another scientific role at PoL to support our interdisciplinary research team. Please share with your network! 👨🔬 🔬
🗓Deadline: September 19th
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
#imageanalysis #jobad
We are #hiring another scientific role at PoL to support our interdisciplinary research team. Please share with your network! 👨🔬 🔬
🗓Deadline: September 19th
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
#imageanalysis #jobad
September 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
🚨Attention image analysts, with expertise in programming and image/data science software!
We are #hiring another scientific role at PoL to support our interdisciplinary research team. Please share with your network! 👨🔬 🔬
🗓Deadline: September 19th
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
#imageanalysis #jobad
We are #hiring another scientific role at PoL to support our interdisciplinary research team. Please share with your network! 👨🔬 🔬
🗓Deadline: September 19th
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
#imageanalysis #jobad
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We are all super happy and proud to see our work on the function and evolution of the #cephalic #furrow published in @nature.com. Let me say a few things about the background and history of this work on the #Evolution_of_Morphogenesis (1/12)
September 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
We are all super happy and proud to see our work on the function and evolution of the #cephalic #furrow published in @nature.com. Let me say a few things about the background and history of this work on the #Evolution_of_Morphogenesis (1/12)
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We are #hiring for two scientific support roles at PoL - in light microscopy and biophysics instrumentation. Please share with your network! 👨🔬 🔬
Are you an expert in either of these areas? We would love to hear from you! The deadline for both roles is September 18th. 🗓️
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
Are you an expert in either of these areas? We would love to hear from you! The deadline for both roles is September 18th. 🗓️
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
September 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
We are #hiring for two scientific support roles at PoL - in light microscopy and biophysics instrumentation. Please share with your network! 👨🔬 🔬
Are you an expert in either of these areas? We would love to hear from you! The deadline for both roles is September 18th. 🗓️
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
Are you an expert in either of these areas? We would love to hear from you! The deadline for both roles is September 18th. 🗓️
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
Patrick's paper is finally out, a label-free method to measure the composition of multicomponent biomolecular condensates!
September 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Patrick's paper is finally out, a label-free method to measure the composition of multicomponent biomolecular condensates!
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We are looking for a Master’s student to join a project on in vitro reconstitution of signaling networks in pathogen–host interactions: combine protein biochemistry, fluorescence microscopy & image analysis. Deadline: September 15.
Find out more and apply here: ist.ac.at/en/job/maste...
Find out more and apply here: ist.ac.at/en/job/maste...
Master Thesis Position – Loose Research Group
Our Group
The Loose lab at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is looking for a highly motivated Master student to join our research on the in vitro reconstitution of signaling n...
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September 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
We are looking for a Master’s student to join a project on in vitro reconstitution of signaling networks in pathogen–host interactions: combine protein biochemistry, fluorescence microscopy & image analysis. Deadline: September 15.
Find out more and apply here: ist.ac.at/en/job/maste...
Find out more and apply here: ist.ac.at/en/job/maste...
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🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨
We're hiring a Research Assistant – no PhD needed!
Join us to explore the molecular mechanisms of receptor sorting in endosomes.
Experience in protein expression/purification, cloning & cell culture desired 🧫🔬
Apply now 👉 www.nature.com/naturecareer...
#STEMCareers #ResearchJobs
We're hiring a Research Assistant – no PhD needed!
Join us to explore the molecular mechanisms of receptor sorting in endosomes.
Experience in protein expression/purification, cloning & cell culture desired 🧫🔬
Apply now 👉 www.nature.com/naturecareer...
#STEMCareers #ResearchJobs
June 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨
We're hiring a Research Assistant – no PhD needed!
Join us to explore the molecular mechanisms of receptor sorting in endosomes.
Experience in protein expression/purification, cloning & cell culture desired 🧫🔬
Apply now 👉 www.nature.com/naturecareer...
#STEMCareers #ResearchJobs
We're hiring a Research Assistant – no PhD needed!
Join us to explore the molecular mechanisms of receptor sorting in endosomes.
Experience in protein expression/purification, cloning & cell culture desired 🧫🔬
Apply now 👉 www.nature.com/naturecareer...
#STEMCareers #ResearchJobs
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Big news 🎉 We are excited to announce the new TUD graduate school "Biomolecular Condensates: From Physics to Biological Functions", with 12 members from PoL! Through this school, we will train a new generation of scientists working on #condensates at the interphase between theory and experiments 🤓⤵️
Hochaktuelles Themenfeld an der Schnittstelle von Physik, Biologie und Polymerforschung: Die @dfg.de fördert ab 2026 mit rund 7 Millionen Euro ein neues Graduiertenkolleg zur Erforschung biomolekularer Kondensate in #Dresden. 🔬
ℹ️ tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/n...
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June 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Big news 🎉 We are excited to announce the new TUD graduate school "Biomolecular Condensates: From Physics to Biological Functions", with 12 members from PoL! Through this school, we will train a new generation of scientists working on #condensates at the interphase between theory and experiments 🤓⤵️
Amazing defense by @alisonkickuth.bsky.social! Congratulations on the beautiful thesis!
I successfully defended my PhD thesis this week! Thank you @brugueslab.bsky.social, @poldresden.bsky.social and @mpi-cbg.de for the great time over the last years!
June 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Amazing defense by @alisonkickuth.bsky.social! Congratulations on the beautiful thesis!
We did it! Very happy to be part of this team, it was a lot of work but all worth it! Stay tuned for what will come next!
We're thrilled to announce that our Excellence Cluster Physics of Life (PoL) has been renewed for a second funding phase (2026-2032) by @dfg.de ! Thanks to everyone who made this possible! 🎉👏
We'll continue our cutting-edge research towards understanding what brings matter to life!
#biophysics #dfg
We'll continue our cutting-edge research towards understanding what brings matter to life!
#biophysics #dfg
May 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We did it! Very happy to be part of this team, it was a lot of work but all worth it! Stay tuned for what will come next!
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We're thrilled to announce that our Excellence Cluster Physics of Life (PoL) has been renewed for a second funding phase (2026-2032) by @dfg.de ! Thanks to everyone who made this possible! 🎉👏
We'll continue our cutting-edge research towards understanding what brings matter to life!
#biophysics #dfg
We'll continue our cutting-edge research towards understanding what brings matter to life!
#biophysics #dfg
May 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
We're thrilled to announce that our Excellence Cluster Physics of Life (PoL) has been renewed for a second funding phase (2026-2032) by @dfg.de ! Thanks to everyone who made this possible! 🎉👏
We'll continue our cutting-edge research towards understanding what brings matter to life!
#biophysics #dfg
We'll continue our cutting-edge research towards understanding what brings matter to life!
#biophysics #dfg
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Applications for the international 'Physics of Life' MSc are open until 31. May! This year, 3 students will receive #scholarships for the first year of their studies.
This is an excellent opportunity for #internationalstudents, please share with your colleagues!
#mastersprogram #msc #studyabroad
This is an excellent opportunity for #internationalstudents, please share with your colleagues!
#mastersprogram #msc #studyabroad
Good news: there will be 3 scholarships available for Physics of Life MSc students starting in 2025!
✅ €300/month for 1 year
✅ No separate application—admitted students are automatically considered.
Apply now ➡️ tud.link/vejrmx
#Biophysics #PhysicsofLife #StudyinGermany #Masters #Biology
✅ €300/month for 1 year
✅ No separate application—admitted students are automatically considered.
Apply now ➡️ tud.link/vejrmx
#Biophysics #PhysicsofLife #StudyinGermany #Masters #Biology
April 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Congratulations Rita, amazing!
HFSP @hfspo.bsky.social Early Career Grant Award for @ritamateus.bsky.social and collaborators to uncover crystal formation inside cells. Congratulations! 🎉 www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
Funding to Uncover Crystal Formation Inside Cells
HFSP Early Career Grant Award for Rita Mateus and collaborators
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April 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Congratulations Rita, amazing!
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Scientists, please share!🔬
Explore living systems through a physics lens. The #Biophysics MSc at @cmcb-tud.bsky.social opens applications on 1st April 🗓️ Taught entirely in English, with no tuition fees!
Learn more: physics-of-life.tu-dresden.de/career-educa...
#Physics #Masters #MSc #FreeTuition
Explore living systems through a physics lens. The #Biophysics MSc at @cmcb-tud.bsky.social opens applications on 1st April 🗓️ Taught entirely in English, with no tuition fees!
Learn more: physics-of-life.tu-dresden.de/career-educa...
#Physics #Masters #MSc #FreeTuition
March 13, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Scientists, please share!🔬
Explore living systems through a physics lens. The #Biophysics MSc at @cmcb-tud.bsky.social opens applications on 1st April 🗓️ Taught entirely in English, with no tuition fees!
Learn more: physics-of-life.tu-dresden.de/career-educa...
#Physics #Masters #MSc #FreeTuition
Explore living systems through a physics lens. The #Biophysics MSc at @cmcb-tud.bsky.social opens applications on 1st April 🗓️ Taught entirely in English, with no tuition fees!
Learn more: physics-of-life.tu-dresden.de/career-educa...
#Physics #Masters #MSc #FreeTuition
Congratulations! It was fun to help a little bit on this great story!
Yitong's paper is now out in Current Biology. In this paper, we investigated what sets the speed of chromosome separation in anaphase and found that it is mainly set by the dynamics of the cell cycle oscillator. This was a fun collaboration with @brugueslab.bsky.social
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
The cell cycle oscillator and spindle length set the speed of chromosome separation in Drosophila embryos
Xu et al. investigate how the speed of chromosome separation is regulated during the cleavage divisions of the Drosophila blastoderm. They find that spindle length and the cell cycle oscillator jointly control the velocity of chromosome movement in anaphase.
www.cell.com
January 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Congratulations! It was fun to help a little bit on this great story!
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🎉 We're excited to share our new research in @nature.com ! We reveal that crocodile head scales self-organize through compressive folding of the skin - a mechanical twist on their development & evolution!
Please read & share 🐊🔬 @genevunige.bsky.social
Please read & share 🐊🔬 @genevunige.bsky.social
Self-organized patterning of crocodile head scales by compressive folding - Nature
Crocodile head scales self-organize through purely mechanical compressive skin folding rather than a patterning process controlled by gene interactions.
www.nature.com
January 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🎉 We're excited to share our new research in @nature.com ! We reveal that crocodile head scales self-organize through compressive folding of the skin - a mechanical twist on their development & evolution!
Please read & share 🐊🔬 @genevunige.bsky.social
Please read & share 🐊🔬 @genevunige.bsky.social
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@embl.org is searching for a "highly experienced, inspirational and dynamic leader" to serve as its new director general. Who do we wish to see at this position?
November 23, 2024 at 8:50 AM
@embl.org is searching for a "highly experienced, inspirational and dynamic leader" to serve as its new director general. Who do we wish to see at this position?
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Pre-announcing the EMBO/EMBL symposium "Mechanobiology Across the Tree of Life", Heidelberg, 9-12 June 2026. It is still very very far away, but save the date 🗓️. With Alba Diz-Munoz, @nicolettapetridou.bsky.social , Kirsty Wan @micromotility.bsky.social, Enrique Rojas.
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Mechanobiology across the tree of life
www.embl.org
November 20, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Pre-announcing the EMBO/EMBL symposium "Mechanobiology Across the Tree of Life", Heidelberg, 9-12 June 2026. It is still very very far away, but save the date 🗓️. With Alba Diz-Munoz, @nicolettapetridou.bsky.social , Kirsty Wan @micromotility.bsky.social, Enrique Rojas.
www.embl.org/about/info/c...
www.embl.org/about/info/c...
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Introducing "3D Micropatterned Traction Force Microscopy", our new joint work with Pere Roca-Cusach's lab, led by amazing Laura Faure and Manu Gómez. Hope you find it useful!👇
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November 15, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Introducing "3D Micropatterned Traction Force Microscopy", our new joint work with Pere Roca-Cusach's lab, led by amazing Laura Faure and Manu Gómez. Hope you find it useful!👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....