Julie Ledoux
@jldx.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher in computational structural biology @ Laboratory of Theoretical Biochemistry, Paris.
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Nature research paper: Bottom-up design of Ca2+ channels from defined selectivity filter geometry
go.nature.com/42W7Wsr
go.nature.com/42W7Wsr
Bottom-up design of Ca2+ channels from defined selectivity filter geometry - Nature
De novo design of Ca2+ channels with ion selectivity that can assemble appropriately and mediate Ca2+ conductance when expressed in cells is described.
go.nature.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Nature research paper: Bottom-up design of Ca2+ channels from defined selectivity filter geometry
go.nature.com/42W7Wsr
go.nature.com/42W7Wsr
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The chance encounter of an economist, a pathologist and physicist resulted in a highly multidisciplinary study that used an epidemiological model to trace the spread of rumors in the early days of the French Revolution. I had the chance to cover this fascinating research for @nature.com
An abiding mystery of the French Revolution is solved — by epidemiology
The period of panic and unrest called the Great Fear was triggered by deliberately spread rumours, according to methods borrowed from pandemic playbooks.
www.nature.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The chance encounter of an economist, a pathologist and physicist resulted in a highly multidisciplinary study that used an epidemiological model to trace the spread of rumors in the early days of the French Revolution. I had the chance to cover this fascinating research for @nature.com
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😩 Chaque année, le 15 août, paraît le «classement de Shanghaï», chaque année des services de comm' imbéciles se gargarisent de leur place, et chaque année je dois réexpliquer pourquoi ce classement ne veut rien dire et qu'il est même nuisible d'en parler et de le regarder. •1/21 🧵⤵️
🇫🇷📜 Classement de Shanghai 2025 : l’Université Paris-Saclay 1ère université française, toujours dans le top 20 mondial ! 🏆
Classée 13ème mondiale, 1ère en France et 1ère en Europe continentale, l’UPSaclay confirme d’année en année sa position d’université de recherche intensive de rang mondial.
Classée 13ème mondiale, 1ère en France et 1ère en Europe continentale, l’UPSaclay confirme d’année en année sa position d’université de recherche intensive de rang mondial.
August 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
😩 Chaque année, le 15 août, paraît le «classement de Shanghaï», chaque année des services de comm' imbéciles se gargarisent de leur place, et chaque année je dois réexpliquer pourquoi ce classement ne veut rien dire et qu'il est même nuisible d'en parler et de le regarder. •1/21 🧵⤵️
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Allez allez allez petitions.assemblee-nationale.fr/initiatives/...
Non à la Loi Duplomb — Pour la santé, la sécurité, l’intelligence collective. - Non à la Loi Duplomb — Pour la santé, la sécurité, l’intelligence collective. - Plateforme des pétitions de l’Assemblée ...
Je m'appelle Eléonore PATTERY, j’ai 23 ans, et je suis actuellement en Master QSE et RSE (Qualité, Sécurité, Environnement / Responsabilité Sociétale des Entreprises).
En tant que future professionne...
petitions.assemblee-nationale.fr
July 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Allez allez allez petitions.assemblee-nationale.fr/initiatives/...
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I got tired of the nonsense some AI leaders were coming out with, and so I wrote this for @newscientist.com
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
The dangers of so-called AI experts believing their own hype
Beware the tech leaders making grandiose statements about artificial intelligence. They have lost sight of reality, says Philip Ball
www.newscientist.com
July 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I got tired of the nonsense some AI leaders were coming out with, and so I wrote this for @newscientist.com
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
I LIVE for catchy methods names and funny conference presentation titles
Jonathan Essex opens the modelling session at #EBSA2025 by discussing the CARBONARA model, wich ist on spot for an italian meeting.
July 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I LIVE for catchy methods names and funny conference presentation titles
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Reposted by Julie Ledoux
Studies point to several reasons why fewer women than men are submitting their work
https://go.nature.com/3HlUFS8
https://go.nature.com/3HlUFS8
Gender equality in research publishing is a responsibility for everyone
A concerted effort is needed to support women in their choice of journal when submitting their manuscript.
go.nature.com
June 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Studies point to several reasons why fewer women than men are submitting their work
https://go.nature.com/3HlUFS8
https://go.nature.com/3HlUFS8
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Going to the hospital because I broke my wrist smashing the endorse button:
www.understandingai.org/p/i-got-fool...
www.understandingai.org/p/i-got-fool...
I got fooled by AI-for-science hype—here's what it taught me
I used AI in my plasma physics research and it didn’t go the way I expected.
www.understandingai.org
May 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Going to the hospital because I broke my wrist smashing the endorse button:
www.understandingai.org/p/i-got-fool...
www.understandingai.org/p/i-got-fool...
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🧵5 Top Free Alternatives to BioRender for Scientific Illustrations!
These five websites offer free scientific illustrations for biologists. Great for presentations, research papers and other research communication needs.
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These five websites offer free scientific illustrations for biologists. Great for presentations, research papers and other research communication needs.
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May 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
🧵5 Top Free Alternatives to BioRender for Scientific Illustrations!
These five websites offer free scientific illustrations for biologists. Great for presentations, research papers and other research communication needs.
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These five websites offer free scientific illustrations for biologists. Great for presentations, research papers and other research communication needs.
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May 6, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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La quantique décodée : 10 posters sur les concepts de base de la physique quantique, chacun illustré par une découverte récente.
Vous êtes prof, étudiant, scientifique, musée de science, ou simple curieux curieuse ? Servez-vous, c'est gratuit :
vulgarisation.fr/projet/la_qu...
Vous êtes prof, étudiant, scientifique, musée de science, ou simple curieux curieuse ? Servez-vous, c'est gratuit :
vulgarisation.fr/projet/la_qu...
April 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
La quantique décodée : 10 posters sur les concepts de base de la physique quantique, chacun illustré par une découverte récente.
Vous êtes prof, étudiant, scientifique, musée de science, ou simple curieux curieuse ? Servez-vous, c'est gratuit :
vulgarisation.fr/projet/la_qu...
Vous êtes prof, étudiant, scientifique, musée de science, ou simple curieux curieuse ? Servez-vous, c'est gratuit :
vulgarisation.fr/projet/la_qu...
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Reposted by Julie Ledoux
Et voilà, les plus grands spécialistes de tout, les fameux toutologues, commencent à annoncer que l'on a trouvé du phytoplancton intersidéral....
Nous, scientifiques, devons faire attention à notre manière de communiquer.
Ce n'est pas le moment de perdre la confiance des citoyens !
Nous, scientifiques, devons faire attention à notre manière de communiquer.
Ce n'est pas le moment de perdre la confiance des citoyens !
April 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Et voilà, les plus grands spécialistes de tout, les fameux toutologues, commencent à annoncer que l'on a trouvé du phytoplancton intersidéral....
Nous, scientifiques, devons faire attention à notre manière de communiquer.
Ce n'est pas le moment de perdre la confiance des citoyens !
Nous, scientifiques, devons faire attention à notre manière de communiquer.
Ce n'est pas le moment de perdre la confiance des citoyens !
Reposted by Julie Ledoux
If you want to know how to fight bacterial resistance @france.theconversation.com
Pour comprendre comment contrer la résistance bactérienne @france.theconversation.com
@barbault.bsky.social @upcite.bsky.social @ctm-itodys.bsky.social @itodys.bsky.social
theconversation.com/resistance-b...
Pour comprendre comment contrer la résistance bactérienne @france.theconversation.com
@barbault.bsky.social @upcite.bsky.social @ctm-itodys.bsky.social @itodys.bsky.social
theconversation.com/resistance-b...
Résistance bactérienne aux antibiotiques : mieux la comprendre et mieux la contrer
En comprenant comment les bactéries résistent aux antibiotiques, on pourrait inventer de nouvelles méthodes pour améliorer les traitements des infections.
theconversation.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
If you want to know how to fight bacterial resistance @france.theconversation.com
Pour comprendre comment contrer la résistance bactérienne @france.theconversation.com
@barbault.bsky.social @upcite.bsky.social @ctm-itodys.bsky.social @itodys.bsky.social
theconversation.com/resistance-b...
Pour comprendre comment contrer la résistance bactérienne @france.theconversation.com
@barbault.bsky.social @upcite.bsky.social @ctm-itodys.bsky.social @itodys.bsky.social
theconversation.com/resistance-b...
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Given discussions at I had at #ESCMIDGlobal, it might be useful for new researchers to know how a journal editor screens submissions (obviously this is my approach and so it might differ for others).
April 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Given discussions at I had at #ESCMIDGlobal, it might be useful for new researchers to know how a journal editor screens submissions (obviously this is my approach and so it might differ for others).
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We (@sacquin-mo.bsky.social, Chantal Prevost and I) teamed up with @etiennereboul.bsky.social and @ataly.bsky.social to design a parallelized MDAKit implementation of the Proteic Menger Curvatures. Local protein dynamics and backbone flexibility have never been easier and faster to compute 😁
Menger_Curvature : a MDAKit implementation to decipher the dynamics, curvatures and flexibilities of polymeric backbones at the residue level https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.04.647214v1
April 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
We (@sacquin-mo.bsky.social, Chantal Prevost and I) teamed up with @etiennereboul.bsky.social and @ataly.bsky.social to design a parallelized MDAKit implementation of the Proteic Menger Curvatures. Local protein dynamics and backbone flexibility have never been easier and faster to compute 😁
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Research suggests that contrary to scientists' worries, there is no reputational penalty for shared first authorships, even for the person named second ― at least under experimental conditions1.
https://go.nature.com/4c46IPm
https://go.nature.com/4c46IPm
Does sharing first authorship on a paper carry a penalty? What the research says
Study dispels myth that order of names in a paper’s author list dictates perception of success.
go.nature.com
March 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Research suggests that contrary to scientists' worries, there is no reputational penalty for shared first authorships, even for the person named second ― at least under experimental conditions1.
https://go.nature.com/4c46IPm
https://go.nature.com/4c46IPm
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You can download my protein structure-inspired artwork from pdb webpage:
pdb101.rcsb.org/sci-art/bezs...
@rcsbpdb.bsky.social
@pdbeurope.bsky.social
#sciart
pdb101.rcsb.org/sci-art/bezs...
@rcsbpdb.bsky.social
@pdbeurope.bsky.social
#sciart
PDB101: Irina Bezsonova Gallery
PDB-101: Training, Outreach, and Education portal of RCSB PDB
pdb101.rcsb.org
March 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
You can download my protein structure-inspired artwork from pdb webpage:
pdb101.rcsb.org/sci-art/bezs...
@rcsbpdb.bsky.social
@pdbeurope.bsky.social
#sciart
pdb101.rcsb.org/sci-art/bezs...
@rcsbpdb.bsky.social
@pdbeurope.bsky.social
#sciart
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Academia’s often misguided view is that resilience is the ability to adapt and overcome challenges or adversity, but such an attitude can mask a toxic lab culture, say some researchers.
https://go.nature.com/4kv5ro4
https://go.nature.com/4kv5ro4
‘I was told to toughen up’: is academia getting resilience all wrong?
Being repeatedly told to bounce back and develop a thicker skin can mask a toxic lab culture.
go.nature.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Academia’s often misguided view is that resilience is the ability to adapt and overcome challenges or adversity, but such an attitude can mask a toxic lab culture, say some researchers.
https://go.nature.com/4kv5ro4
https://go.nature.com/4kv5ro4
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Shame on you @asm.org, shame on you.
It has been brought to my attention that my article has been censored to exclude certain terms:
asm.org/Articles/202...
web.archive.org/web/20250114...
#MicroSky
asm.org/Articles/202...
web.archive.org/web/20250114...
#MicroSky
February 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Shame on you @asm.org, shame on you.