Mélanie Foulon
@mel-foulon.bsky.social
French postdoctoral fellow based in Geneva 🇫🇷🇨🇭
@Soldatilab.bsky.social
Passionated by lipids and mycobacteria 🦠
@Soldatilab.bsky.social
Passionated by lipids and mycobacteria 🦠
🔬 Don’t hesitate to join this new lab ! Super cool science and inspiring young group leader !! ☺️👇
Launching celldynamicslab.com, the homepage of our new group at EPFL working on cell fragmentation, membrane and cortex mechanics, FLIM imaging, and microfluidics tools. MSc/PhD or postdocs interested in quantitative cell biology are welcome to reach out. We're also hiring a lab manager in 2026!
Main - Cell Dynamics and Fragmentation Lab
The Cell Dynamics and Fragmentation lab at We study how single cells move and fragment in complex environments using microfluidics. We bring tools and concep...
celldynamicslab.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🔬 Don’t hesitate to join this new lab ! Super cool science and inspiring young group leader !! ☺️👇
Reposted by Mélanie Foulon
New paper from the @rouxlab.bsky.social on Nature Communications! We study how membrane tension is spatially organized in cells. Using the mechanosensitive probe Flipper-TR to visualize tension across the plasma membrane of adherent cells and to dissect the conditions needed for a gradient to happen
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
New paper from the @rouxlab.bsky.social on Nature Communications! We study how membrane tension is spatially organized in cells. Using the mechanosensitive probe Flipper-TR to visualize tension across the plasma membrane of adherent cells and to dissect the conditions needed for a gradient to happen
Reposted by Mélanie Foulon
📢 New preprint !
Please check if you are interested in the comparison between 2d and 3d nematic theories 🤔
I show that the 2d description can lead to artefacts on curved surfaces, and I propose a thin film description of nematic shells with full 3d orientation !
This was a funny summer project 😊
Please check if you are interested in the comparison between 2d and 3d nematic theories 🤔
I show that the 2d description can lead to artefacts on curved surfaces, and I propose a thin film description of nematic shells with full 3d orientation !
This was a funny summer project 😊
Mathieu Dedenon: Three-dimensional formulation of curved nematic shells https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19412 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.19412 https://arxiv.org/html/2510.19412
October 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
📢 New preprint !
Please check if you are interested in the comparison between 2d and 3d nematic theories 🤔
I show that the 2d description can lead to artefacts on curved surfaces, and I propose a thin film description of nematic shells with full 3d orientation !
This was a funny summer project 😊
Please check if you are interested in the comparison between 2d and 3d nematic theories 🤔
I show that the 2d description can lead to artefacts on curved surfaces, and I propose a thin film description of nematic shells with full 3d orientation !
This was a funny summer project 😊
Why would Mycobacterium shed its surface right after entering a host cell? Host phagocytes rapidly strip its outer layer, releasing components that alert neighbors and trigger defense responses
Our preprint is out, curious to hear your take! 👀
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Our preprint is out, curious to hear your take! 👀
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Why would Mycobacterium shed its surface right after entering a host cell? Host phagocytes rapidly strip its outer layer, releasing components that alert neighbors and trigger defense responses
Our preprint is out, curious to hear your take! 👀
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Our preprint is out, curious to hear your take! 👀
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Mélanie Foulon
Maria Tettamanti shows that inhibition of TORC2 by the small amphipath PalmC induces the TORC2-dependent internalization of sterols. Congrats to Maria and all coworkers involved, and to EMBOj for the efficient review process: use review commons! @biology-unige.bsky.social @sciencesunige.bsky.social
Yeast cells utilize a TORC2 feedback loop for plasma membrane adaptation to mechanical stress, with increased sterol transport from plasma membrane to endoplasmic reticulum activating TORC2 signaling
Robbie Loewith, Aurélien Roux @rouxlab.bsky.social and coworkers
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Robbie Loewith, Aurélien Roux @rouxlab.bsky.social and coworkers
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
November 14, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Maria Tettamanti shows that inhibition of TORC2 by the small amphipath PalmC induces the TORC2-dependent internalization of sterols. Congrats to Maria and all coworkers involved, and to EMBOj for the efficient review process: use review commons! @biology-unige.bsky.social @sciencesunige.bsky.social
What an intense journey ! Congrats Dr D’Amico 🥳
One month ago, I defended my PhD thesis 🎓, the end of a long, intense journey filled with challenges, growth, and resilience. 💪
October 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
What an intense journey ! Congrats Dr D’Amico 🥳
🤓 Being part of this panel of participants was super enriching ! Thanks again @tlemberger.bsky.social and @embo.org !
Last week on 11–12 Sep, together with our publishing partner @springernature.com, EMBO hosted a workshop "AI to advance open science publishing” in Heidelberg, DE. 🧪 Participants engaged in demonstrations and experiments using tools developed by Springer Nature and EMBO for innovation in publishing.
September 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🤓 Being part of this panel of participants was super enriching ! Thanks again @tlemberger.bsky.social and @embo.org !
Reposted by Mélanie Foulon
Last week was a fantastic opportunity for @lucasceseti.bsky.social to share his work on Xanthomonas and Dicty at #ETOX25 🦠
The Basque Country was the place to hear great science on toxins🤩
The Basque Country was the place to hear great science on toxins🤩
July 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Last week was a fantastic opportunity for @lucasceseti.bsky.social to share his work on Xanthomonas and Dicty at #ETOX25 🦠
The Basque Country was the place to hear great science on toxins🤩
The Basque Country was the place to hear great science on toxins🤩
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Last week’s ESCRT meeting was full of great science and engaging discussions! 🤩
Such a great place to share our work on ESCRT during Mycobacterium marinum infection 🦠
Such a great place to share our work on ESCRT during Mycobacterium marinum infection 🦠
July 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Last week’s ESCRT meeting was full of great science and engaging discussions! 🤩
Such a great place to share our work on ESCRT during Mycobacterium marinum infection 🦠
Such a great place to share our work on ESCRT during Mycobacterium marinum infection 🦠
Reposted by Mélanie Foulon
🚨 Great story released by @gm-charriere.bsky.social and co.!
They identified and characterised a natural interaction between amoebae and Vibrio, pointing to Paramoeba as a potential reservoir of oyster pathogens 🦪
Congrats! 🥂
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
They identified and characterised a natural interaction between amoebae and Vibrio, pointing to Paramoeba as a potential reservoir of oyster pathogens 🦪
Congrats! 🥂
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Paramoeba atlantica as a Natural Intracellular Niche for Vibrios in Marine Ecosystems
Various vibrios can colonise a large vacuole called VCV (Vibrio-containing-vacuole) within Paramoeba atlantica. The VCVs acidify and the vibrios multiply and remain alive inside the VCVs for hours. T....
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 19, 2025 at 8:19 AM
🚨 Great story released by @gm-charriere.bsky.social and co.!
They identified and characterised a natural interaction between amoebae and Vibrio, pointing to Paramoeba as a potential reservoir of oyster pathogens 🦪
Congrats! 🥂
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
They identified and characterised a natural interaction between amoebae and Vibrio, pointing to Paramoeba as a potential reservoir of oyster pathogens 🦪
Congrats! 🥂
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Mélanie Foulon
🤩 Last week I successfully defended my PhD!
It was such a special day, made even better by having friends, family, and colleagues there with me. Thanks for all the support and kind words!
Huge thanks to my jury members for the thoughtful feedback and conversations.
@soldatilab.bsky.social
It was such a special day, made even better by having friends, family, and colleagues there with me. Thanks for all the support and kind words!
Huge thanks to my jury members for the thoughtful feedback and conversations.
@soldatilab.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
🤩 Last week I successfully defended my PhD!
It was such a special day, made even better by having friends, family, and colleagues there with me. Thanks for all the support and kind words!
Huge thanks to my jury members for the thoughtful feedback and conversations.
@soldatilab.bsky.social
It was such a special day, made even better by having friends, family, and colleagues there with me. Thanks for all the support and kind words!
Huge thanks to my jury members for the thoughtful feedback and conversations.
@soldatilab.bsky.social
Reposted by Mélanie Foulon
What better way to wrap up the Soldati tour than with a fantastic talk from @mel-foulon.bsky.social? 🎤
She enjoyed “shedding” her enthusiasm for Myco lipids with such a brilliant crowd of passionate scientists at #EMBOcellBioHostPath! 🧫✨
She enjoyed “shedding” her enthusiasm for Myco lipids with such a brilliant crowd of passionate scientists at #EMBOcellBioHostPath! 🧫✨
May 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
What better way to wrap up the Soldati tour than with a fantastic talk from @mel-foulon.bsky.social? 🎤
She enjoyed “shedding” her enthusiasm for Myco lipids with such a brilliant crowd of passionate scientists at #EMBOcellBioHostPath! 🧫✨
She enjoyed “shedding” her enthusiasm for Myco lipids with such a brilliant crowd of passionate scientists at #EMBOcellBioHostPath! 🧫✨
Reposted by Mélanie Foulon
Every spike in this photo is a single crystal💠 — an ordered atomic array grown layer by layer. These crystals of transition metal chalcogenide halide doesn’t occur naturally; we built it atom by atom⚛️. Single crystals, which are always chemically pure, allow us to characterise physical properties
May 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Every spike in this photo is a single crystal💠 — an ordered atomic array grown layer by layer. These crystals of transition metal chalcogenide halide doesn’t occur naturally; we built it atom by atom⚛️. Single crystals, which are always chemically pure, allow us to characterise physical properties
Reposted by Mélanie Foulon
Yesterday, @nabilhanna3.bsky.social had the fantastic opportunity to present one of his projects during another vibrant and successful poster session at #EMBOcellBioHostPath! 👏
Stay tuned for @mel-foulon.bsky.social ‘s talk
Stay tuned for @mel-foulon.bsky.social ‘s talk
May 29, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Yesterday, @nabilhanna3.bsky.social had the fantastic opportunity to present one of his projects during another vibrant and successful poster session at #EMBOcellBioHostPath! 👏
Stay tuned for @mel-foulon.bsky.social ‘s talk
Stay tuned for @mel-foulon.bsky.social ‘s talk
Reposted by Mélanie Foulon
🤩 Great start to the #EMBOcellBioHostPath!
Justine had the honor of kicking off the Soldati lab presentations with her fantastic poster!
Not too late to catch up if you missed it!
📍Stay tuned for @nabilhanna3.bsky.social poster tomorrow and @mel-foulon.bsky.social talk on Thursday!
Justine had the honor of kicking off the Soldati lab presentations with her fantastic poster!
Not too late to catch up if you missed it!
📍Stay tuned for @nabilhanna3.bsky.social poster tomorrow and @mel-foulon.bsky.social talk on Thursday!
May 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
🤩 Great start to the #EMBOcellBioHostPath!
Justine had the honor of kicking off the Soldati lab presentations with her fantastic poster!
Not too late to catch up if you missed it!
📍Stay tuned for @nabilhanna3.bsky.social poster tomorrow and @mel-foulon.bsky.social talk on Thursday!
Justine had the honor of kicking off the Soldati lab presentations with her fantastic poster!
Not too late to catch up if you missed it!
📍Stay tuned for @nabilhanna3.bsky.social poster tomorrow and @mel-foulon.bsky.social talk on Thursday!
Reposted by Mélanie Foulon
Show us your creativity and the beauty of Science 😙🥰
Send us your scientific image for the Image contest that we will do in the Postdoc Day :)
There will be amazing prizes!
#FluorescenceFriday #MicroscopyMonday
#ScientificArt #SciArt
Send us your scientific image for the Image contest that we will do in the Postdoc Day :)
There will be amazing prizes!
#FluorescenceFriday #MicroscopyMonday
#ScientificArt #SciArt
May 23, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Show us your creativity and the beauty of Science 😙🥰
Send us your scientific image for the Image contest that we will do in the Postdoc Day :)
There will be amazing prizes!
#FluorescenceFriday #MicroscopyMonday
#ScientificArt #SciArt
Send us your scientific image for the Image contest that we will do in the Postdoc Day :)
There will be amazing prizes!
#FluorescenceFriday #MicroscopyMonday
#ScientificArt #SciArt
Reposted by Mélanie Foulon
🚨 Last week to submit abstracts for talks & posters!
Show your research, win prizes & enjoy surprises 🎉
Register here: ‘’ shorturl.at/eOmJt ‘’
Show your research, win prizes & enjoy surprises 🎉
Register here: ‘’ shorturl.at/eOmJt ‘’
May 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🚨 Last week to submit abstracts for talks & posters!
Show your research, win prizes & enjoy surprises 🎉
Register here: ‘’ shorturl.at/eOmJt ‘’
Show your research, win prizes & enjoy surprises 🎉
Register here: ‘’ shorturl.at/eOmJt ‘’
Reposted by Mélanie Foulon
Did you know the cell wall of mycobacteria isn’t just for protection? 🧱👀 Here, Mycobacterium marinum sheds its outer capsule right after being eaten by Dicty! A sneaky move that affects even nearby cells… #FluorescenceFriday #Mycobacteria #CellBiology #Infection #3Rmodels #Phagocytosis
May 9, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Did you know the cell wall of mycobacteria isn’t just for protection? 🧱👀 Here, Mycobacterium marinum sheds its outer capsule right after being eaten by Dicty! A sneaky move that affects even nearby cells… #FluorescenceFriday #Mycobacteria #CellBiology #Infection #3Rmodels #Phagocytosis
Reposted by Mélanie Foulon
Bacteria have a simple yet potent mechanism that controls their sensitivity to environmental stimuli. A new study by researchers led by <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mpi2uwwkiofxvcgr5lzmjnra" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@erikvannimwegen.bsky.social @biozentrum.unibas.ch shows: the slower cells grow, the more sensitively they respond to their environment.
Slow-growing bacteria respond more sensitively to their environment
Bacteria have a simple yet potent mechanism that controls their sensitivity to environmental stimuli. A new study by researchers at the Univer...
www.unibas.ch
May 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Bacteria have a simple yet potent mechanism that controls their sensitivity to environmental stimuli. A new study by researchers led by <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mpi2uwwkiofxvcgr5lzmjnra" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@erikvannimwegen.bsky.social @biozentrum.unibas.ch shows: the slower cells grow, the more sensitively they respond to their environment.
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Congratulations to Dr. @guallar-garrido.bsky.social on her new lecturer position at the Autonomous University of Barcelona! She will keep working on mycobacteria using amoeba host model. Best of luck on this exciting new chapter! 👏🔬✨
April 9, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Congratulations to Dr. @guallar-garrido.bsky.social on her new lecturer position at the Autonomous University of Barcelona! She will keep working on mycobacteria using amoeba host model. Best of luck on this exciting new chapter! 👏🔬✨
Reposted by Mélanie Foulon
Excited to share our last study. Huge congrats to Sarah Monard, Arnaud Métais, @gclugo.bsky.social, @chrisverollet.bsky.social and all colleagues!
We have found a mysterious cell type inside TB lung lesions that seems neuron-like but isn't quite a nerve cell.
Let's dive in👇
shorturl.at/x4Sb5
We have found a mysterious cell type inside TB lung lesions that seems neuron-like but isn't quite a nerve cell.
Let's dive in👇
shorturl.at/x4Sb5
March 13, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Excited to share our last study. Huge congrats to Sarah Monard, Arnaud Métais, @gclugo.bsky.social, @chrisverollet.bsky.social and all colleagues!
We have found a mysterious cell type inside TB lung lesions that seems neuron-like but isn't quite a nerve cell.
Let's dive in👇
shorturl.at/x4Sb5
We have found a mysterious cell type inside TB lung lesions that seems neuron-like but isn't quite a nerve cell.
Let's dive in👇
shorturl.at/x4Sb5
Reposted by Mélanie Foulon
Happy to share our last paper published in mBio. A new APEX story !! journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
A proteomic and functional view of intrabacterial lipid inclusion biogenesis in mycobacteria | mBio
This study sheds light into the complex process of intracellular lipid accumulation and storage in the survival and persistence of pathogenic mycobacteria, which is of clinical relevance. By identifying the proteins involved in the formation of ...
journals.asm.org
February 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Happy to share our last paper published in mBio. A new APEX story !! journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Reposted by Mélanie Foulon
Excited to have contributed to this fascinating study led by Rafael Prados Rosales! Uncovers how M. tuberculosis regulates extracellular vesicle production via VirR, shedding light on cell envelope remodeling & potential therapeutic targets! #MicroSky
@elife.bsky.social
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
@elife.bsky.social
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
February 18, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Excited to have contributed to this fascinating study led by Rafael Prados Rosales! Uncovers how M. tuberculosis regulates extracellular vesicle production via VirR, shedding light on cell envelope remodeling & potential therapeutic targets! #MicroSky
@elife.bsky.social
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
@elife.bsky.social
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
Reposted by Mélanie Foulon
Finally out! 🎉 Really happy to share my first co-author paper!
It was wonderful to work with @aliperri.bsky.social , and huge thanks to @xaviertrepat.bsky.social for the opportunity to be part of this project. Grateful to the whole team for making this happen!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It was wonderful to work with @aliperri.bsky.social , and huge thanks to @xaviertrepat.bsky.social for the opportunity to be part of this project. Grateful to the whole team for making this happen!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Micro Immune Response On-chip (MIRO) models the tumour-stroma interface for immunotherapy testing - Nature Communications
Modelling the tumour immune microenvironment in vitro is a valuable tool to test immunotherapy efficiency but capturing its complexity is challenging. Here authors present a fully humanised in vitro p...
www.nature.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Finally out! 🎉 Really happy to share my first co-author paper!
It was wonderful to work with @aliperri.bsky.social , and huge thanks to @xaviertrepat.bsky.social for the opportunity to be part of this project. Grateful to the whole team for making this happen!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It was wonderful to work with @aliperri.bsky.social , and huge thanks to @xaviertrepat.bsky.social for the opportunity to be part of this project. Grateful to the whole team for making this happen!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Mélanie Foulon
1/7: New paper alert! Excited to share our co-first author paper on Micro Immune Response On-chip (MIRO) a model that recreates the tumour-stroma interface for immunotherapy testing! @oriolmb.bsky.social and I wrote this thread to break it down for you. 👇🧵
Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Micro Immune Response On-chip (MIRO) models the tumour-stroma interface for immunotherapy testing - Nature Communications
Modelling the tumour immune microenvironment in vitro is a valuable tool to test immunotherapy efficiency but capturing its complexity is challenging. Here authors present a fully humanised in vitro p...
www.nature.com
February 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
1/7: New paper alert! Excited to share our co-first author paper on Micro Immune Response On-chip (MIRO) a model that recreates the tumour-stroma interface for immunotherapy testing! @oriolmb.bsky.social and I wrote this thread to break it down for you. 👇🧵
Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...