Leonardo Almeida-Souza
@leonardoasouza.bsky.social
Professor of Cell Biology at HiLIFE, University of Helsinki 🇫🇮. 🧪 Studying endocytosis, cellular adhesions and the cytoskeleton.
http://helsinki.fi/almeida-souza-lab
Undergrad/MSc UFSCar/USP🇧🇷; PhD VIB 🇧🇪; Postdoc MRC LMB 🇬🇧
Be kind to each other
http://helsinki.fi/almeida-souza-lab
Undergrad/MSc UFSCar/USP🇧🇷; PhD VIB 🇧🇪; Postdoc MRC LMB 🇬🇧
Be kind to each other
Great tool. After all, it is not because your manuscript is a pre-print that it does not deserve to be beautifully formatted.
🧑🔬📰🚀 #RxivMaker is here! A framework automating the creation of publication-ready scientific #preprints from simple Markdown. Goodbye manual formatting, and hello gorgeous manuscripts! A great adventure with @guijacquemet.bsky.social's lab
📜: zenodo.org/records/1575...
👨💻: github.com/HenriquesLab...
📜: zenodo.org/records/1575...
👨💻: github.com/HenriquesLab...
June 29, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Great tool. After all, it is not because your manuscript is a pre-print that it does not deserve to be beautifully formatted.
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Great opportunity for a Research Support Officer to join @cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social, supporting @deriverylab.bsky.social in their studies of the molecular mechanisms behind receptor sorting in endosomes.
More info: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Apply by 10 JUL
#ScienceJobs
More info: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Apply by 10 JUL
#ScienceJobs
June 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Great opportunity for a Research Support Officer to join @cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social, supporting @deriverylab.bsky.social in their studies of the molecular mechanisms behind receptor sorting in endosomes.
More info: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Apply by 10 JUL
#ScienceJobs
More info: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Apply by 10 JUL
#ScienceJobs
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Are you looking for a postdoc?
I will be looking for 2-4 people after the summer to join the lab !!
Do not hesitate to reach out and disseminate !!
I will be looking for 2-4 people after the summer to join the lab !!
Do not hesitate to reach out and disseminate !!
June 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Are you looking for a postdoc?
I will be looking for 2-4 people after the summer to join the lab !!
Do not hesitate to reach out and disseminate !!
I will be looking for 2-4 people after the summer to join the lab !!
Do not hesitate to reach out and disseminate !!
Wow. A grant and a paper rejection on the same day... I need a beer. And tomorrow, head down and keep going. It is going to be ok.
a cartoon of a man holding a child with the words " you are going to be okay " below him
ALT: a cartoon of a man holding a child with the words " you are going to be okay " below him
media.tenor.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Wow. A grant and a paper rejection on the same day... I need a beer. And tomorrow, head down and keep going. It is going to be ok.
🧵1/6 — Preprint Alert!
I am super proud to present the latest work of our lab. Earthlings and those just visiting, I introduce you…. EndoNB: A better, smarter and versatile way to study the dynamics of cell surface proteins. 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
I am super proud to present the latest work of our lab. Earthlings and those just visiting, I introduce you…. EndoNB: A better, smarter and versatile way to study the dynamics of cell surface proteins. 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org
June 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
🧵1/6 — Preprint Alert!
I am super proud to present the latest work of our lab. Earthlings and those just visiting, I introduce you…. EndoNB: A better, smarter and versatile way to study the dynamics of cell surface proteins. 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
I am super proud to present the latest work of our lab. Earthlings and those just visiting, I introduce you…. EndoNB: A better, smarter and versatile way to study the dynamics of cell surface proteins. 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
I have wasted the last week of my life trying to install the RFdiffusion/dl_binder_design pipeline in our HPC cluster. The conflicts with the AF2/JAX/pyrosetta dependencies have driven me insane. The info on the GitHub repo is hugely outdated. Is there a kind soul in Bluesky who can help me? please
June 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I have wasted the last week of my life trying to install the RFdiffusion/dl_binder_design pipeline in our HPC cluster. The conflicts with the AF2/JAX/pyrosetta dependencies have driven me insane. The info on the GitHub repo is hugely outdated. Is there a kind soul in Bluesky who can help me? please
Reposted by Leonardo Almeida-Souza
Absolutely brutal.
Cutting NIH or NSF funding sounds abstract. Seeing what research is actually being cut makes it real. Kudos to @nytimes.com for this piece:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
www.nytimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Absolutely brutal.
Reposted by Leonardo Almeida-Souza
Professor Ville Hietakangas calls for patience from research funders: the time frame in basic research is long, and financial concerns undermine creativity. Read more in our article: sigridjuselius.fi/en/news/scie...
Scientific leaps cannot be taken overnight - Sigrid Jusélius Foundation
There are no quick wins in top medical research. Ville Hietakangas, who studies the effect of food on our physiology, asks for patience and trust from those who fund science.
sigridjuselius.fi
May 13, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Professor Ville Hietakangas calls for patience from research funders: the time frame in basic research is long, and financial concerns undermine creativity. Read more in our article: sigridjuselius.fi/en/news/scie...
Reposted by Leonardo Almeida-Souza
Research Council of Finland preparing call for universities to invite foreign researchers to Finland
RCF preparing call for universities to invite foreign researchers to Finland
The Research Council of Finland (RCF) is planning a new funding call to help universities recruit international experts to Finland. The call would be part of the RCF funding scheme that strengthens un...
www.aka.fi
March 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Research Council of Finland preparing call for universities to invite foreign researchers to Finland
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My lab at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in Muenster, Germany offers postdoc positions in stem cell mechanobiology. www.mpi-muenster.mpg.de/departments/... drop me an email
Cell and Tissue Dynamics (Wickström)
www.mpi-muenster.mpg.de
February 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
My lab at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in Muenster, Germany offers postdoc positions in stem cell mechanobiology. www.mpi-muenster.mpg.de/departments/... drop me an email
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'Bob’s true test of a perfectly structured presentation was that the speaker should be able to ditch the PowerPoint slides and successfully deliver the same message using only the blackboard (...) most talks would indeed be better when boiled down to the bare basics: chalk board, presenter, ideas.'
The ingredients of a great scientific lecture | EMBO reports
EMBO Press is an editorially independent publishing platform for the development of EMBO scientific publications.
www.embopress.org
February 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
'Bob’s true test of a perfectly structured presentation was that the speaker should be able to ditch the PowerPoint slides and successfully deliver the same message using only the blackboard (...) most talks would indeed be better when boiled down to the bare basics: chalk board, presenter, ideas.'
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Hello Bluesky 👋 We
are #hiring; Calling all aspiring #postdoc s: passionate about #spatialbiology, #proteomics, and the #TME? Join our multidisciplinary team in 🇫🇮 to make impactful discoveries in #ovariancancer
🧬 farkkilab.org/careers/job-ads
Sharing appreciated🤗
are #hiring; Calling all aspiring #postdoc s: passionate about #spatialbiology, #proteomics, and the #TME? Join our multidisciplinary team in 🇫🇮 to make impactful discoveries in #ovariancancer
🧬 farkkilab.org/careers/job-ads
Sharing appreciated🤗
Job ads – Farkkila lab
farkkilab.org
November 23, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Hello Bluesky 👋 We
are #hiring; Calling all aspiring #postdoc s: passionate about #spatialbiology, #proteomics, and the #TME? Join our multidisciplinary team in 🇫🇮 to make impactful discoveries in #ovariancancer
🧬 farkkilab.org/careers/job-ads
Sharing appreciated🤗
are #hiring; Calling all aspiring #postdoc s: passionate about #spatialbiology, #proteomics, and the #TME? Join our multidisciplinary team in 🇫🇮 to make impactful discoveries in #ovariancancer
🧬 farkkilab.org/careers/job-ads
Sharing appreciated🤗
This data is very revealing. I have lived in 3 countries of this list ( with widely different stats), and I can see how this simple question explains a lot of people's daily habits.
When asked if most people can be trusted, responses vary significantly around the world
November 23, 2024 at 3:35 PM
This data is very revealing. I have lived in 3 countries of this list ( with widely different stats), and I can see how this simple question explains a lot of people's daily habits.
Reposted by Leonardo Almeida-Souza
Congratulations to Meiyan Jin on her beautiful publication out today. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 23, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Congratulations to Meiyan Jin on her beautiful publication out today. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Leonardo Almeida-Souza
I will try to take on the challenge to highlight some of the cool bioimage analysis tools we use all the time. #BioimageTooloftheDay
I will start with ijp-LaRoMe, a very nifty Fiji plugin that I use all the time to convert ROI to label images and vice versa
github.com/BIOP/ijp-LaR...
I will start with ijp-LaRoMe, a very nifty Fiji plugin that I use all the time to convert ROI to label images and vice versa
github.com/BIOP/ijp-LaR...
GitHub - BIOP/ijp-LaRoMe: some useful function to get Label from ROIs and vice versa , and more!
some useful function to get Label from ROIs and vice versa , and more! - BIOP/ijp-LaRoMe
github.com
November 11, 2024 at 7:13 AM
I will try to take on the challenge to highlight some of the cool bioimage analysis tools we use all the time. #BioimageTooloftheDay
I will start with ijp-LaRoMe, a very nifty Fiji plugin that I use all the time to convert ROI to label images and vice versa
github.com/BIOP/ijp-LaR...
I will start with ijp-LaRoMe, a very nifty Fiji plugin that I use all the time to convert ROI to label images and vice versa
github.com/BIOP/ijp-LaR...
Reposted by Leonardo Almeida-Souza
Can colleagues amplify this appeal to journals and journal editors to open accounts on Bluesky, please? @MicrobioSoc @TrendsMicrobiol @CellCellPress @JBacteriology @jbiolchem @Nature @ScienceMagazine @PNASNews @MolMicroEditors @NAR_Open @NatureMicrobiol @NatureComms @ASMicrobiology 🙏
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November 10, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Can colleagues amplify this appeal to journals and journal editors to open accounts on Bluesky, please? @MicrobioSoc @TrendsMicrobiol @CellCellPress @JBacteriology @jbiolchem @Nature @ScienceMagazine @PNASNews @MolMicroEditors @NAR_Open @NatureMicrobiol @NatureComms @ASMicrobiology 🙏
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Please re-post: I have a postdoc position open! Helsinki is great and working environment is fantastic! #colours #polymorphism #behavior #experiments #lepidoptera jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Postdoctoral Researcher in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Postdoctoral Researcher in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
jobs.helsinki.fi
November 8, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Please re-post: I have a postdoc position open! Helsinki is great and working environment is fantastic! #colours #polymorphism #behavior #experiments #lepidoptera jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
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#ProtistsOnSky
Our latest #Ichthyosporean #EvoDevo story, led by M. Olivetta, C. Bhickta, N. Chiaruttini & in co. with
@burnsajohn.bsky.social is finally out @natureportfolio.bsky.social
nature.com/articles/s4158
A multicellular developmental program in a close animal relative
Our latest #Ichthyosporean #EvoDevo story, led by M. Olivetta, C. Bhickta, N. Chiaruttini & in co. with
@burnsajohn.bsky.social is finally out @natureportfolio.bsky.social
nature.com/articles/s4158
A multicellular developmental program in a close animal relative
nature.com
November 6, 2024 at 5:30 PM
#ProtistsOnSky
Our latest #Ichthyosporean #EvoDevo story, led by M. Olivetta, C. Bhickta, N. Chiaruttini & in co. with
@burnsajohn.bsky.social is finally out @natureportfolio.bsky.social
nature.com/articles/s4158
A multicellular developmental program in a close animal relative
Our latest #Ichthyosporean #EvoDevo story, led by M. Olivetta, C. Bhickta, N. Chiaruttini & in co. with
@burnsajohn.bsky.social is finally out @natureportfolio.bsky.social
nature.com/articles/s4158
A multicellular developmental program in a close animal relative
Reposted by Leonardo Almeida-Souza
Finally out! We identified the stem cell factors (CAILs) of the vascular cambium, and a mechanism involving a ligand sequestration to position the stem cells. This work is a result of fruitful collaboration with @peteretchells.bsky.social and Tusscher labs. 🧵 1/x
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Identification of cambium stem cell factors and their positioning mechanism
Wood constitutes the largest reservoir of terrestrial biomass. Composed of xylem, it arises from one side of the vascular cambium, a bifacial stem cell niche that also produces phloem on the opposing ...
www.science.org
November 8, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Finally out! We identified the stem cell factors (CAILs) of the vascular cambium, and a mechanism involving a ligand sequestration to position the stem cells. This work is a result of fruitful collaboration with @peteretchells.bsky.social and Tusscher labs. 🧵 1/x
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
To kick off my migration to bsky, a bit about myself. A tale of a non-linear career:
> I am a biologist from Brazil. My master's project was on plant pathogenic bacteria.
> After my Master's, I worked
for 3.5 years in a plant biotech company. Meanwhile, I obtained an MBA studying at night.
(1/2)
> I am a biologist from Brazil. My master's project was on plant pathogenic bacteria.
> After my Master's, I worked
for 3.5 years in a plant biotech company. Meanwhile, I obtained an MBA studying at night.
(1/2)
November 8, 2024 at 8:52 AM
To kick off my migration to bsky, a bit about myself. A tale of a non-linear career:
> I am a biologist from Brazil. My master's project was on plant pathogenic bacteria.
> After my Master's, I worked
for 3.5 years in a plant biotech company. Meanwhile, I obtained an MBA studying at night.
(1/2)
> I am a biologist from Brazil. My master's project was on plant pathogenic bacteria.
> After my Master's, I worked
for 3.5 years in a plant biotech company. Meanwhile, I obtained an MBA studying at night.
(1/2)
(2/2)
> I then moved to Belgium for a PhD... on peripheral nerve degeneration.
> For my postdoc, I wanted a change of field (again), so I moved to the UK to study clathrin-mediated endocytosis.
> In my group, in lovely Helsinki, we study endocytosis, adhesions and the cytoskeleton.
> I then moved to Belgium for a PhD... on peripheral nerve degeneration.
> For my postdoc, I wanted a change of field (again), so I moved to the UK to study clathrin-mediated endocytosis.
> In my group, in lovely Helsinki, we study endocytosis, adhesions and the cytoskeleton.
November 8, 2024 at 8:52 AM
(2/2)
> I then moved to Belgium for a PhD... on peripheral nerve degeneration.
> For my postdoc, I wanted a change of field (again), so I moved to the UK to study clathrin-mediated endocytosis.
> In my group, in lovely Helsinki, we study endocytosis, adhesions and the cytoskeleton.
> I then moved to Belgium for a PhD... on peripheral nerve degeneration.
> For my postdoc, I wanted a change of field (again), so I moved to the UK to study clathrin-mediated endocytosis.
> In my group, in lovely Helsinki, we study endocytosis, adhesions and the cytoskeleton.
First post here. Starting the migration from the "dark side". I hope it will be easy to rebuild all connections.
November 8, 2024 at 6:52 AM
First post here. Starting the migration from the "dark side". I hope it will be easy to rebuild all connections.