Laurent Blanchoin
@lblanchoin.bsky.social
Cytomorpholab
Cytoskeleton
Cytoskeleton
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“Cellular Olympics” our catalog of freeky ultra fast cellular superhero’s is freely available “Ann Rev of microbiology”
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
This is a compilation of world’s fastest single cell organisms - enjoy this buffet of rare delightful protists with mind bending speeds. 🧪
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
This is a compilation of world’s fastest single cell organisms - enjoy this buffet of rare delightful protists with mind bending speeds. 🧪
October 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
“Cellular Olympics” our catalog of freeky ultra fast cellular superhero’s is freely available “Ann Rev of microbiology”
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
This is a compilation of world’s fastest single cell organisms - enjoy this buffet of rare delightful protists with mind bending speeds. 🧪
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
This is a compilation of world’s fastest single cell organisms - enjoy this buffet of rare delightful protists with mind bending speeds. 🧪
Reposted by Laurent Blanchoin
⚡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!
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
⚡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!
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!
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Perspective from Richard McIntosh describing the history of research on #microtubule polymerization in terms of the ideas, technologies, and observations that have emerged as countless researchers have studied the dynamics of these essential cytoskeletal polymers. rupress.org/jcb/article/...
October 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Perspective from Richard McIntosh describing the history of research on #microtubule polymerization in terms of the ideas, technologies, and observations that have emerged as countless researchers have studied the dynamics of these essential cytoskeletal polymers. rupress.org/jcb/article/...
Reposted by Laurent Blanchoin
Tomorrow at @ISTAresearch.bsky.social in Vienna at 4:30 PM I will show and discuss how shapes can emerge (and disappear) from mixture of microtubules and molecular motors.
#morphogenesis
#morphogenesis
October 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Tomorrow at @ISTAresearch.bsky.social in Vienna at 4:30 PM I will show and discuss how shapes can emerge (and disappear) from mixture of microtubules and molecular motors.
#morphogenesis
#morphogenesis
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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...
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Very excited that my final postdoctoral work is now online in Cell @cellpress.bsky.social.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Using 16 (!) cryo-EM structures, we uncovered how the three proteins coronin, cofilin and AIP1 work together to rapidly disassemble actin filaments.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Using 16 (!) cryo-EM structures, we uncovered how the three proteins coronin, cofilin and AIP1 work together to rapidly disassemble actin filaments.
October 13, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Very excited that my final postdoctoral work is now online in Cell @cellpress.bsky.social.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Using 16 (!) cryo-EM structures, we uncovered how the three proteins coronin, cofilin and AIP1 work together to rapidly disassemble actin filaments.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Using 16 (!) cryo-EM structures, we uncovered how the three proteins coronin, cofilin and AIP1 work together to rapidly disassemble actin filaments.
Reposted by Laurent Blanchoin
Yusuke Maeda, from the department of Chemical Engineering of Kyoto University for a seminar on
Tuesday the 21st of October at 12:00
in the main amphitheatre of the IPGG (6 rue Jean Calvin).
Title and abstract:
From Flow to Shape: Biophysical Principles of Confined Actomyosin
Tuesday the 21st of October at 12:00
in the main amphitheatre of the IPGG (6 rue Jean Calvin).
Title and abstract:
From Flow to Shape: Biophysical Principles of Confined Actomyosin
October 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Yusuke Maeda, from the department of Chemical Engineering of Kyoto University for a seminar on
Tuesday the 21st of October at 12:00
in the main amphitheatre of the IPGG (6 rue Jean Calvin).
Title and abstract:
From Flow to Shape: Biophysical Principles of Confined Actomyosin
Tuesday the 21st of October at 12:00
in the main amphitheatre of the IPGG (6 rue Jean Calvin).
Title and abstract:
From Flow to Shape: Biophysical Principles of Confined Actomyosin
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Want to hear a mid-career PI pontificate about science, career and cooking? Today's your lucky day thanks to The Microscopists podcast! Thanks Peter @yorkbioimaging.bsky.social for having me 🎙️🎧
themicroscopists.bitesizebio.com/episodes/chr...
themicroscopists.bitesizebio.com/episodes/chr...
The Microscopists | Christophe Leterrier (CNRS & Aix-Marseille Université)
This time on The Microscopists, we're joined by Christophe Leterrier, team leader at NeuroCyto in Marseille and director of a Nikon Center of Excellence for super-resolution microscopy.Christophe r...
themicroscopists.bitesizebio.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Want to hear a mid-career PI pontificate about science, career and cooking? Today's your lucky day thanks to The Microscopists podcast! Thanks Peter @yorkbioimaging.bsky.social for having me 🎙️🎧
themicroscopists.bitesizebio.com/episodes/chr...
themicroscopists.bitesizebio.com/episodes/chr...
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Dialogue is so important in science engagement.
“Our responsibility is … to speak with humility, to listen with care, and to earn the trust of those we hope to reach… To change what people believe, we must first understand why they believe it and what purpose that belief serves in their lives.”
“Our responsibility is … to speak with humility, to listen with care, and to earn the trust of those we hope to reach… To change what people believe, we must first understand why they believe it and what purpose that belief serves in their lives.”
An incredibly important article and increasingly relevant in modern political climates. Thank you to @rogerslabucd.bsky.social and colleagues for writing this for @dev-journal.bsky.social
"Speaking up can feel like walking a tightrope strung between conflict and silence."
#TruthMatters
"Speaking up can feel like walking a tightrope strung between conflict and silence."
#TruthMatters
Speaking science in a fractured world: making truth land when facts alone cannot
ABSTRACT. Scientific misinformation is a defining challenge of our time. As public trust in science declines and falsehoods spread faster than facts, the scientific community must rethink its role in ...
doi.org
September 30, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Dialogue is so important in science engagement.
“Our responsibility is … to speak with humility, to listen with care, and to earn the trust of those we hope to reach… To change what people believe, we must first understand why they believe it and what purpose that belief serves in their lives.”
“Our responsibility is … to speak with humility, to listen with care, and to earn the trust of those we hope to reach… To change what people believe, we must first understand why they believe it and what purpose that belief serves in their lives.”
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La vie est belle! vous attend à la maison des relations internationales à Montpellier!
Une initiative des @addictauxsciences.bsky.social qui présente les images de Montpellier Ressources Imagerie dans ce cadre exceptionnel 🤩
Festival What a trip!
Jeu-Sam 10-18h
@eurobioimaging.bsky.social
Une initiative des @addictauxsciences.bsky.social qui présente les images de Montpellier Ressources Imagerie dans ce cadre exceptionnel 🤩
Festival What a trip!
Jeu-Sam 10-18h
@eurobioimaging.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
La vie est belle! vous attend à la maison des relations internationales à Montpellier!
Une initiative des @addictauxsciences.bsky.social qui présente les images de Montpellier Ressources Imagerie dans ce cadre exceptionnel 🤩
Festival What a trip!
Jeu-Sam 10-18h
@eurobioimaging.bsky.social
Une initiative des @addictauxsciences.bsky.social qui présente les images de Montpellier Ressources Imagerie dans ce cadre exceptionnel 🤩
Festival What a trip!
Jeu-Sam 10-18h
@eurobioimaging.bsky.social
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The actin-binding/-bundling protein #anillin can also interact with microtubules to crosslink the two types of filaments and slide them along each other
@marileend.bsky.social @gijsjekoenderink.bsky.social and colleagues
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
@marileend.bsky.social @gijsjekoenderink.bsky.social and colleagues
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
July 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The actin-binding/-bundling protein #anillin can also interact with microtubules to crosslink the two types of filaments and slide them along each other
@marileend.bsky.social @gijsjekoenderink.bsky.social and colleagues
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
@marileend.bsky.social @gijsjekoenderink.bsky.social and colleagues
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Laurent Blanchoin
We also give examples of imaging and functionalization to study actin-related processes.
July 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM
We also give examples of imaging and functionalization to study actin-related processes.
Reposted by Laurent Blanchoin
We detail the equipment and protocol for microwell manufacture, as well as characterization and quality control.
July 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM
We detail the equipment and protocol for microwell manufacture, as well as characterization and quality control.
Reposted by Laurent Blanchoin
We have used many microwells to confine biochemical reactions in our recent studies. We wanted to share the protocol for preparing and characterizing microwells; this protocol is now published here : www.frontiersin.org/journals/cel...
@manuelthery.bsky.social @lblanchoin.bsky.social
@manuelthery.bsky.social @lblanchoin.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM
We have used many microwells to confine biochemical reactions in our recent studies. We wanted to share the protocol for preparing and characterizing microwells; this protocol is now published here : www.frontiersin.org/journals/cel...
@manuelthery.bsky.social @lblanchoin.bsky.social
@manuelthery.bsky.social @lblanchoin.bsky.social
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🔬 From JCB’s July issue (rupress.org/jcb/issue/22...): a PtK2 cell plated on a micropattern and injected with low doses of soluble actin (orange) and tubulin (blue) in order to generate speckles along the corresponding filaments. From @manuelthery.bsky.social group (rupress.org/jcb/article/...).
July 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🔬 From JCB’s July issue (rupress.org/jcb/issue/22...): a PtK2 cell plated on a micropattern and injected with low doses of soluble actin (orange) and tubulin (blue) in order to generate speckles along the corresponding filaments. From @manuelthery.bsky.social group (rupress.org/jcb/article/...).
Reposted by Laurent Blanchoin
BEHOLD! One of Earth's greatest lineages of life: the lil wiggle arm guys, Meteora.
These single-celled critters, originally found in deep-sea sediments, are SO DIFFERENT from other lifeforms on Earth that they're likely in their own kingdom (as in, the Animal Kingdom, the Plant Kingdom etc). 🧪🌿
These single-celled critters, originally found in deep-sea sediments, are SO DIFFERENT from other lifeforms on Earth that they're likely in their own kingdom (as in, the Animal Kingdom, the Plant Kingdom etc). 🧪🌿
July 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
BEHOLD! One of Earth's greatest lineages of life: the lil wiggle arm guys, Meteora.
These single-celled critters, originally found in deep-sea sediments, are SO DIFFERENT from other lifeforms on Earth that they're likely in their own kingdom (as in, the Animal Kingdom, the Plant Kingdom etc). 🧪🌿
These single-celled critters, originally found in deep-sea sediments, are SO DIFFERENT from other lifeforms on Earth that they're likely in their own kingdom (as in, the Animal Kingdom, the Plant Kingdom etc). 🧪🌿
Reposted by Laurent Blanchoin
Interested in reconstitution methods? Love cell biology? Check out the accepted manuscripts in our Research Topic on Reconstitution Methods in Cell Biology! We are still open for submissions so if you're writing something exciting this summer, send it here: www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
Frontiers | Reconstitution Methods in Cell Biology
Reconstitution of cellular phenomena is a powerful approach for investigating the biochemical and biophysical processes that sustain life. Cell-free reconsti...
www.frontiersin.org
July 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Interested in reconstitution methods? Love cell biology? Check out the accepted manuscripts in our Research Topic on Reconstitution Methods in Cell Biology! We are still open for submissions so if you're writing something exciting this summer, send it here: www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
Reposted by Laurent Blanchoin
Registration and abstract submission for the 2025 SFP Physics & Life days are now open!
The meeting will be held on October 2-3 at the Institute Jacques Monod, Paris. Deadline: September 5.
phys-life-2025.sciencesconf.org?lang=en
@sfp-physique.bsky.social
@ijmonod.bsky.social
The meeting will be held on October 2-3 at the Institute Jacques Monod, Paris. Deadline: September 5.
phys-life-2025.sciencesconf.org?lang=en
@sfp-physique.bsky.social
@ijmonod.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Registration and abstract submission for the 2025 SFP Physics & Life days are now open!
The meeting will be held on October 2-3 at the Institute Jacques Monod, Paris. Deadline: September 5.
phys-life-2025.sciencesconf.org?lang=en
@sfp-physique.bsky.social
@ijmonod.bsky.social
The meeting will be held on October 2-3 at the Institute Jacques Monod, Paris. Deadline: September 5.
phys-life-2025.sciencesconf.org?lang=en
@sfp-physique.bsky.social
@ijmonod.bsky.social
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The 2025 @cnrs.fr medal are out! Bronze medals for early career researchers: congrats to Aurélie Tchoghandjian at our institute @inp-marseille.bsky.social, and to @alexandra-colin.bsky.social who was nominated by the Cell biology section 🎉
June 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The 2025 @cnrs.fr medal are out! Bronze medals for early career researchers: congrats to Aurélie Tchoghandjian at our institute @inp-marseille.bsky.social, and to @alexandra-colin.bsky.social who was nominated by the Cell biology section 🎉
Reposted by Laurent Blanchoin
Chaque année, le CNRS récompense les femmes et les hommes qui ont le plus contribué à son rayonnement et à l’avancée de la recherche. Les médaillés d’argent, de bronze et de cristal individuels viennent d’être annoncés.
👏 Félicitations à toutes et tous !
👉 cnrs.fr/fr/actualite...
#TalentsCNRS
👏 Félicitations à toutes et tous !
👉 cnrs.fr/fr/actualite...
#TalentsCNRS
June 16, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Chaque année, le CNRS récompense les femmes et les hommes qui ont le plus contribué à son rayonnement et à l’avancée de la recherche. Les médaillés d’argent, de bronze et de cristal individuels viennent d’être annoncés.
👏 Félicitations à toutes et tous !
👉 cnrs.fr/fr/actualite...
#TalentsCNRS
👏 Félicitations à toutes et tous !
👉 cnrs.fr/fr/actualite...
#TalentsCNRS
Reposted by Laurent Blanchoin
Mark your calendars for May 18-22, 2026- in Roscoff, Brittany, for the next iteration of the Developmental Biology Conference Jacques Monod!
Coming back in 2026- a Jacques Monod Conference in Roscoff centered on Developmental Biology! This edition will be:
“Developmental regulation: from molecular to ecological niches” @lionlchristiaen.bsky.social and I hope to see you there! Info and dates coming soon.
“Developmental regulation: from molecular to ecological niches” @lionlchristiaen.bsky.social and I hope to see you there! Info and dates coming soon.
June 13, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Mark your calendars for May 18-22, 2026- in Roscoff, Brittany, for the next iteration of the Developmental Biology Conference Jacques Monod!
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We wrote a review for the Biochemical Journal on the importance of using macroscopic reconstructions at the network level to better understand key issues related to the actin cytoskeleton: portlandpress.com/biochemj/art...
May 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
We wrote a review for the Biochemical Journal on the importance of using macroscopic reconstructions at the network level to better understand key issues related to the actin cytoskeleton: portlandpress.com/biochemj/art...
Reposted by Laurent Blanchoin
Congrats to Thomas D. Pollard (Drubin Lab) who received the 2025 Connecticut Medal of Science! 👏🧪 @drubin.bsky.social
ctcase.org/thomas-d-pol...
ctcase.org/thomas-d-pol...
Thomas D. Pollard to Receive 2025 Connecticut Medal of Science - Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
Thomas D. Pollard to Receive 2025 Connecticut Medal of Science
ctcase.org
May 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Congrats to Thomas D. Pollard (Drubin Lab) who received the 2025 Connecticut Medal of Science! 👏🧪 @drubin.bsky.social
ctcase.org/thomas-d-pol...
ctcase.org/thomas-d-pol...
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Anne-Betty N'diaye from our #CytoMorphoLab received the best poster prize for her cell monsters at @embo.org workshop on Cellular Matters !
May 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Anne-Betty N'diaye from our #CytoMorphoLab received the best poster prize for her cell monsters at @embo.org workshop on Cellular Matters !
Reposted by Laurent Blanchoin
In @jcb.org: Unlike eggs & mitotic cells, in adherent interphasic cells the centrosome is NOT positioned by a balance of forces along #microtubules, but by cell shape organization around the #centrosome: rupress.org/jcb/article/...
@lblanchoin.bsky.social
@manuelthery.bsky.social
@lblanchoin.bsky.social
@manuelthery.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
In @jcb.org: Unlike eggs & mitotic cells, in adherent interphasic cells the centrosome is NOT positioned by a balance of forces along #microtubules, but by cell shape organization around the #centrosome: rupress.org/jcb/article/...
@lblanchoin.bsky.social
@manuelthery.bsky.social
@lblanchoin.bsky.social
@manuelthery.bsky.social