Laura Alvarez
@lauraal.bsky.social
Cell-mimetic active systems, bioinspired materials.
Associate Professor at Uni Bordeaux
Group leader of @softbiocol.bsky.social (CRPP, CNRS)
Previously ETH Zurich
Website: https://www.softbiocoll.com/
Rugby player (she/her)
Associate Professor at Uni Bordeaux
Group leader of @softbiocol.bsky.social (CRPP, CNRS)
Previously ETH Zurich
Website: https://www.softbiocoll.com/
Rugby player (she/her)
Our experiments with giant lipid vesicles from @univbordeaux.bsky.social @crpp-bordeaux.bsky.social in collab with @dlr-en.bsky.social are ready for lift off!
#science #spaceresearch #softmatter
@syncelleu.bsky.social
Photo credit: @dlr-de.bsky.social
#science #spaceresearch #softmatter
@syncelleu.bsky.social
Photo credit: @dlr-de.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Our experiments with giant lipid vesicles from @univbordeaux.bsky.social @crpp-bordeaux.bsky.social in collab with @dlr-en.bsky.social are ready for lift off!
#science #spaceresearch #softmatter
@syncelleu.bsky.social
Photo credit: @dlr-de.bsky.social
#science #spaceresearch #softmatter
@syncelleu.bsky.social
Photo credit: @dlr-de.bsky.social
The logos for our #microgravity experiments with lipid vesicles for the MAPHEUS16 campaign are out!
@univbordeaux.bsky.social @crpp-bordeaux.bsky.social
@syncelleu.bsky.social
In collab with @dlr-de.bsky.social
#swedishspacecoorporation
#softmatter #spaceresearch #womeninSTEM #syntheticcells
@univbordeaux.bsky.social @crpp-bordeaux.bsky.social
@syncelleu.bsky.social
In collab with @dlr-de.bsky.social
#swedishspacecoorporation
#softmatter #spaceresearch #womeninSTEM #syntheticcells
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The logos for our #microgravity experiments with lipid vesicles for the MAPHEUS16 campaign are out!
@univbordeaux.bsky.social @crpp-bordeaux.bsky.social
@syncelleu.bsky.social
In collab with @dlr-de.bsky.social
#swedishspacecoorporation
#softmatter #spaceresearch #womeninSTEM #syntheticcells
@univbordeaux.bsky.social @crpp-bordeaux.bsky.social
@syncelleu.bsky.social
In collab with @dlr-de.bsky.social
#swedishspacecoorporation
#softmatter #spaceresearch #womeninSTEM #syntheticcells
MAPHEUS16 rocket is almost ready! 🚀
🦠We have 2 experiments #Nymex & #Vesicolos, where we study #lipidvesicles in ugravity. Previous results showed unexpected behavior. Hopefully, we can complete the story in this campaign.
@dlr-de.bsky.social @univbordeaux.bsky.social
🦠We have 2 experiments #Nymex & #Vesicolos, where we study #lipidvesicles in ugravity. Previous results showed unexpected behavior. Hopefully, we can complete the story in this campaign.
@dlr-de.bsky.social @univbordeaux.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
MAPHEUS16 rocket is almost ready! 🚀
🦠We have 2 experiments #Nymex & #Vesicolos, where we study #lipidvesicles in ugravity. Previous results showed unexpected behavior. Hopefully, we can complete the story in this campaign.
@dlr-de.bsky.social @univbordeaux.bsky.social
🦠We have 2 experiments #Nymex & #Vesicolos, where we study #lipidvesicles in ugravity. Previous results showed unexpected behavior. Hopefully, we can complete the story in this campaign.
@dlr-de.bsky.social @univbordeaux.bsky.social
We’re back in Kiruna for the #MAPHEUS16 #Microgravity campaign 🚀 #SoftMatter
This time we’re flying two experiments on giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs). #NyMEx #VESICOLOS
@crpp-bordeaux.bsky.social @univbordeaux.bsky.social
@dlr-en.bsky.social
This time we’re flying two experiments on giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs). #NyMEx #VESICOLOS
@crpp-bordeaux.bsky.social @univbordeaux.bsky.social
@dlr-en.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We’re back in Kiruna for the #MAPHEUS16 #Microgravity campaign 🚀 #SoftMatter
This time we’re flying two experiments on giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs). #NyMEx #VESICOLOS
@crpp-bordeaux.bsky.social @univbordeaux.bsky.social
@dlr-en.bsky.social
This time we’re flying two experiments on giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs). #NyMEx #VESICOLOS
@crpp-bordeaux.bsky.social @univbordeaux.bsky.social
@dlr-en.bsky.social
Great week at #ISMC2025 in Crete 🇬🇷! First conf for us as @softbiocol.bsky.social group, presenting talks, posters & bringing home 2 #PosterPrizes 🏆. Honored to give a #Keynote on #JanusActiveVesicles 🧫. Thanks to the organizers & great to see friends from #ETHZürich! #SoftMatter #ActiveMatter
October 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Great week at #ISMC2025 in Crete 🇬🇷! First conf for us as @softbiocol.bsky.social group, presenting talks, posters & bringing home 2 #PosterPrizes 🏆. Honored to give a #Keynote on #JanusActiveVesicles 🧫. Thanks to the organizers & great to see friends from #ETHZürich! #SoftMatter #ActiveMatter
An army of crocheted GUVs just joined the group! Emotional support for tough vesicle experiments. We know working with GUVs can be non-trivial. The backup is welcome ;)
Thanks, Ana Cazorla, for this thoughtful present! Amazing student ideas!
#SoftMatter #LabLife #lipidvesicles
Thanks, Ana Cazorla, for this thoughtful present! Amazing student ideas!
#SoftMatter #LabLife #lipidvesicles
September 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
An army of crocheted GUVs just joined the group! Emotional support for tough vesicle experiments. We know working with GUVs can be non-trivial. The backup is welcome ;)
Thanks, Ana Cazorla, for this thoughtful present! Amazing student ideas!
#SoftMatter #LabLife #lipidvesicles
Thanks, Ana Cazorla, for this thoughtful present! Amazing student ideas!
#SoftMatter #LabLife #lipidvesicles
Our recent article "Run and tumble dynamics of active Janus vesicles" in @softmatter.rsc.org has been featured on the cover of the journal.
Check out the published article: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Congrats to Vivien Willems for this nice work!
Check out the published article: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Congrats to Vivien Willems for this nice work!
August 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Our recent article "Run and tumble dynamics of active Janus vesicles" in @softmatter.rsc.org has been featured on the cover of the journal.
Check out the published article: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Congrats to Vivien Willems for this nice work!
Check out the published article: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Congrats to Vivien Willems for this nice work!
New prepint w/ @demianlevis.bsky.social
@natxopago.bsky.social L. Isa and E.Sesé-Sansa.
We study active binary mixtures to unveil how two populations of active colloids with different motilities interact with each other.
Thanks for the great work!🥳
arxiv.org/abs/2506.15188
@natxopago.bsky.social L. Isa and E.Sesé-Sansa.
We study active binary mixtures to unveil how two populations of active colloids with different motilities interact with each other.
Thanks for the great work!🥳
arxiv.org/abs/2506.15188
June 19, 2025 at 6:37 AM
New prepint w/ @demianlevis.bsky.social
@natxopago.bsky.social L. Isa and E.Sesé-Sansa.
We study active binary mixtures to unveil how two populations of active colloids with different motilities interact with each other.
Thanks for the great work!🥳
arxiv.org/abs/2506.15188
@natxopago.bsky.social L. Isa and E.Sesé-Sansa.
We study active binary mixtures to unveil how two populations of active colloids with different motilities interact with each other.
Thanks for the great work!🥳
arxiv.org/abs/2506.15188
Synetic Cell MC Doctoral Network PhD offer alert!📌 at @kgoepfrich.bsky.social
group in Heidelberg!
If you are interested in RNA origami, synthetic cells, & membranes, contact Kerstin with a CV and a transcript of your records!
More info goepfrichgroup.de
& sigsyncell.crpp.cnrs.fr
group in Heidelberg!
If you are interested in RNA origami, synthetic cells, & membranes, contact Kerstin with a CV and a transcript of your records!
More info goepfrichgroup.de
& sigsyncell.crpp.cnrs.fr
March 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Synetic Cell MC Doctoral Network PhD offer alert!📌 at @kgoepfrich.bsky.social
group in Heidelberg!
If you are interested in RNA origami, synthetic cells, & membranes, contact Kerstin with a CV and a transcript of your records!
More info goepfrichgroup.de
& sigsyncell.crpp.cnrs.fr
group in Heidelberg!
If you are interested in RNA origami, synthetic cells, & membranes, contact Kerstin with a CV and a transcript of your records!
More info goepfrichgroup.de
& sigsyncell.crpp.cnrs.fr
Waiting for a flight while reading @nytimes.com I stumbled up on this short article about the work of Denis Bartolo and his group on crowds in San Fermins! This is so cool! :) @cnrs.bsky.social
February 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Waiting for a flight while reading @nytimes.com I stumbled up on this short article about the work of Denis Bartolo and his group on crowds in San Fermins! This is so cool! :) @cnrs.bsky.social
What started as a final postdoc idea project before leaving #ETH
finished up as a beautiful piece of work led by my dear collegue Carlijn V.Baalen. Congrats to Carlijn and thanks for trusting Friday afternoon ideas :)
Check our prepint below!👇
arxiv.org/abs/2412.16658
finished up as a beautiful piece of work led by my dear collegue Carlijn V.Baalen. Congrats to Carlijn and thanks for trusting Friday afternoon ideas :)
Check our prepint below!👇
arxiv.org/abs/2412.16658
January 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
What started as a final postdoc idea project before leaving #ETH
finished up as a beautiful piece of work led by my dear collegue Carlijn V.Baalen. Congrats to Carlijn and thanks for trusting Friday afternoon ideas :)
Check our prepint below!👇
arxiv.org/abs/2412.16658
finished up as a beautiful piece of work led by my dear collegue Carlijn V.Baalen. Congrats to Carlijn and thanks for trusting Friday afternoon ideas :)
Check our prepint below!👇
arxiv.org/abs/2412.16658
After a needed 2 weeks Winter holidays in #Mexico, tomorrow we start again in the best way possible #WinterMeeting2025
Looking forward to this exciting statistical physics conference!
Thanks for the invitation!
Looking forward to this exciting statistical physics conference!
Thanks for the invitation!
January 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
After a needed 2 weeks Winter holidays in #Mexico, tomorrow we start again in the best way possible #WinterMeeting2025
Looking forward to this exciting statistical physics conference!
Thanks for the invitation!
Looking forward to this exciting statistical physics conference!
Thanks for the invitation!
What an end of the week! It is refreshing to catch up with friends and exchange exciting science! Thanks to @asciortino.bsky.social
and Sophie Marbach
for showing me around your labs #InstitutePierreGillesGennes
and @sorbonne-universite.fr
respectively! Gotta love Paris with this company!
and Sophie Marbach
for showing me around your labs #InstitutePierreGillesGennes
and @sorbonne-universite.fr
respectively! Gotta love Paris with this company!
December 13, 2024 at 3:06 PM
What an end of the week! It is refreshing to catch up with friends and exchange exciting science! Thanks to @asciortino.bsky.social
and Sophie Marbach
for showing me around your labs #InstitutePierreGillesGennes
and @sorbonne-universite.fr
respectively! Gotta love Paris with this company!
and Sophie Marbach
for showing me around your labs #InstitutePierreGillesGennes
and @sorbonne-universite.fr
respectively! Gotta love Paris with this company!
Such a rich and topic diverse first day at the #GDR SoPhy @sorbonne-universite.fr
Looking forward for more today!
Very exciting talks along between soft and hard matter. We got an amazing view of Paris during the conference cocktail!
@devillesy.bsky.social
Looking forward for more today!
Very exciting talks along between soft and hard matter. We got an amazing view of Paris during the conference cocktail!
@devillesy.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Such a rich and topic diverse first day at the #GDR SoPhy @sorbonne-universite.fr
Looking forward for more today!
Very exciting talks along between soft and hard matter. We got an amazing view of Paris during the conference cocktail!
@devillesy.bsky.social
Looking forward for more today!
Very exciting talks along between soft and hard matter. We got an amazing view of Paris during the conference cocktail!
@devillesy.bsky.social
Thanks to @cerbino.bsky.social
for the great delivery of the work of the past months of the Facility Defition for post-ISS in #SoftMatterBiophyics #ESA
contributing has been a great experience!
Check the session and discussion in the link below
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-qS...
for the great delivery of the work of the past months of the Facility Defition for post-ISS in #SoftMatterBiophyics #ESA
contributing has been a great experience!
Check the session and discussion in the link below
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-qS...
December 2, 2024 at 7:40 AM
Thanks to @cerbino.bsky.social
for the great delivery of the work of the past months of the Facility Defition for post-ISS in #SoftMatterBiophyics #ESA
contributing has been a great experience!
Check the session and discussion in the link below
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-qS...
for the great delivery of the work of the past months of the Facility Defition for post-ISS in #SoftMatterBiophyics #ESA
contributing has been a great experience!
Check the session and discussion in the link below
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-qS...
We come back to the blue universe with a new edition of *Art&Science*
This time, lines and depth, circumferences of what - maybe- one day could become an artificial living material.
#syntheticells #biocompartments
Pic by V. Willems (PhD.Candidate)
@univbordeaux.bsky.social
#SoftBioColloids
This time, lines and depth, circumferences of what - maybe- one day could become an artificial living material.
#syntheticells #biocompartments
Pic by V. Willems (PhD.Candidate)
@univbordeaux.bsky.social
#SoftBioColloids
November 18, 2024 at 8:46 AM
We come back to the blue universe with a new edition of *Art&Science*
This time, lines and depth, circumferences of what - maybe- one day could become an artificial living material.
#syntheticells #biocompartments
Pic by V. Willems (PhD.Candidate)
@univbordeaux.bsky.social
#SoftBioColloids
This time, lines and depth, circumferences of what - maybe- one day could become an artificial living material.
#syntheticells #biocompartments
Pic by V. Willems (PhD.Candidate)
@univbordeaux.bsky.social
#SoftBioColloids
Last evening, we had the first gathering of our group #SoftBioColloids, with an experimental test pouring tap beer and a delicious Thai food dinner. We also enjoyed having our collaborator and friend Andrea Belluati
with us.
#CRPP
@univbordeaux.bsky.social
with us.
#CRPP
@univbordeaux.bsky.social
November 17, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Last evening, we had the first gathering of our group #SoftBioColloids, with an experimental test pouring tap beer and a delicious Thai food dinner. We also enjoyed having our collaborator and friend Andrea Belluati
with us.
#CRPP
@univbordeaux.bsky.social
with us.
#CRPP
@univbordeaux.bsky.social
Two weeks ago we kick off the #Transportinsoftmatter Workshop
@esivienna.bsky.social Thanks to
Vittoria Sposini
& Oleksandr for the great co-organization, and
@chhdellago.bsky.social
forsupport. THANKS to the participants for their great contributions, and the healthy and stimulating environment
@esivienna.bsky.social Thanks to
Vittoria Sposini
& Oleksandr for the great co-organization, and
@chhdellago.bsky.social
forsupport. THANKS to the participants for their great contributions, and the healthy and stimulating environment
April 16, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Two weeks ago we kick off the #Transportinsoftmatter Workshop
@esivienna.bsky.social Thanks to
Vittoria Sposini
& Oleksandr for the great co-organization, and
@chhdellago.bsky.social
forsupport. THANKS to the participants for their great contributions, and the healthy and stimulating environment
@esivienna.bsky.social Thanks to
Vittoria Sposini
& Oleksandr for the great co-organization, and
@chhdellago.bsky.social
forsupport. THANKS to the participants for their great contributions, and the healthy and stimulating environment
Check our new preprint: "Phase separation dependent active motion of Janus lipid vesicles" Our vesicles self-propel, run and tumble! Thanks to Vivien & collaborators such an amazing adventure!
@univbordeaux.bsky.social @cnrs.bsky.social
arxiv.org/abs/2311.00685
@univbordeaux.bsky.social @cnrs.bsky.social
arxiv.org/abs/2311.00685
December 11, 2023 at 8:50 AM
Check our new preprint: "Phase separation dependent active motion of Janus lipid vesicles" Our vesicles self-propel, run and tumble! Thanks to Vivien & collaborators such an amazing adventure!
@univbordeaux.bsky.social @cnrs.bsky.social
arxiv.org/abs/2311.00685
@univbordeaux.bsky.social @cnrs.bsky.social
arxiv.org/abs/2311.00685
Ready for the Soft Matter meeting #GdRSLAMM at Sète
@inrae.bsky.social
@cnrs.bsky.social
What a great place to organise a meeting. Great views of the Mediterranean Sea from the conference centre. #WomenInSTEM #newPI
@inrae.bsky.social
@cnrs.bsky.social
What a great place to organise a meeting. Great views of the Mediterranean Sea from the conference centre. #WomenInSTEM #newPI
November 27, 2023 at 1:03 PM
Ready for the Soft Matter meeting #GdRSLAMM at Sète
@inrae.bsky.social
@cnrs.bsky.social
What a great place to organise a meeting. Great views of the Mediterranean Sea from the conference centre. #WomenInSTEM #newPI
@inrae.bsky.social
@cnrs.bsky.social
What a great place to organise a meeting. Great views of the Mediterranean Sea from the conference centre. #WomenInSTEM #newPI
The registration of the ECIS2024
is now open! ecis2024.org/registration/
I am thrilled to participate as a member of the Scientific Committee for this edition. Hope to see many of you there! #colloids #interfaces #activematter #softrobotics #actuatedmated #science
is now open! ecis2024.org/registration/
I am thrilled to participate as a member of the Scientific Committee for this edition. Hope to see many of you there! #colloids #interfaces #activematter #softrobotics #actuatedmated #science
November 25, 2023 at 6:51 PM
The registration of the ECIS2024
is now open! ecis2024.org/registration/
I am thrilled to participate as a member of the Scientific Committee for this edition. Hope to see many of you there! #colloids #interfaces #activematter #softrobotics #actuatedmated #science
is now open! ecis2024.org/registration/
I am thrilled to participate as a member of the Scientific Committee for this edition. Hope to see many of you there! #colloids #interfaces #activematter #softrobotics #actuatedmated #science
Our research group is focused on studying the behaviour of synthetic microscale systems as scaffolds to reproduce out-of-equilibrium processes found in nature. Our main inspiration: cells! 🦠 From left to right: Ana, Laura, Jose and Vivien.
#womeninSTEM #newPI #activematter #softmatter
#womeninSTEM #newPI #activematter #softmatter
November 21, 2023 at 3:13 PM
Our research group is focused on studying the behaviour of synthetic microscale systems as scaffolds to reproduce out-of-equilibrium processes found in nature. Our main inspiration: cells! 🦠 From left to right: Ana, Laura, Jose and Vivien.
#womeninSTEM #newPI #activematter #softmatter
#womeninSTEM #newPI #activematter #softmatter
Hi blue world! Let's rock it here with awesome science and inclusiveness :D #womeninSTEM #science #softmatter #newPI
November 21, 2023 at 8:09 AM
Hi blue world! Let's rock it here with awesome science and inclusiveness :D #womeninSTEM #science #softmatter #newPI