Samrat Mukhopadhyay
@samratmukhopadhyay.bsky.social
Professor & JC Bose Fellow at IISER Mohali, India
Studying Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Condensates, Amyloids, Single-Molecule Biophysics
Editor @BiophysJ.bsky.social
Attended IISc Bangalore & @Scripps.edu
Lab Website: https://www.MukhopadhyayLab.org
Studying Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Condensates, Amyloids, Single-Molecule Biophysics
Editor @BiophysJ.bsky.social
Attended IISc Bangalore & @Scripps.edu
Lab Website: https://www.MukhopadhyayLab.org
It was a great honor to speak and chair a session in Prion 2025 held in Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I got great feedback on our prion phase separation work and learned a lot about biology, etiology, early diagnosis, and therapeutic strategies for fatal prion diseases (CJD/GSS/FFI). Goodbye, Rio!
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 AM
It was a great honor to speak and chair a session in Prion 2025 held in Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I got great feedback on our prion phase separation work and learned a lot about biology, etiology, early diagnosis, and therapeutic strategies for fatal prion diseases (CJD/GSS/FFI). Goodbye, Rio!
What a terrific recognition of our research field!
Dirk Görlich (Max Planck Institute Göttingen) and Steven McKnight (UT Southwestern) received the Lasker Award for their work on low-complexity domains and their phase separation.
Read the perspective in PNAS:
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
Dirk Görlich (Max Planck Institute Göttingen) and Steven McKnight (UT Southwestern) received the Lasker Award for their work on low-complexity domains and their phase separation.
Read the perspective in PNAS:
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
September 12, 2025 at 3:02 AM
What a terrific recognition of our research field!
Dirk Görlich (Max Planck Institute Göttingen) and Steven McKnight (UT Southwestern) received the Lasker Award for their work on low-complexity domains and their phase separation.
Read the perspective in PNAS:
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
Dirk Görlich (Max Planck Institute Göttingen) and Steven McKnight (UT Southwestern) received the Lasker Award for their work on low-complexity domains and their phase separation.
Read the perspective in PNAS:
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
Last week, I started teaching the freshman biology class (BIO 101), which I'm very excited about. I'm sharing one of my introductory slides on the three pillars of modern biology - evolution, genetics and molecular nature of genetic material. Looking forward to teaching the first-year biology class!
August 31, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Last week, I started teaching the freshman biology class (BIO 101), which I'm very excited about. I'm sharing one of my introductory slides on the three pillars of modern biology - evolution, genetics and molecular nature of genetic material. Looking forward to teaching the first-year biology class!
Happy to share our community note published in Nature Communications @natcomms.nature.com. In this 14-page article (34 authors from 9 countries), we discuss current practices in phase separation. We hope it will be useful to the biomolecular condensate community.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
August 20, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Happy to share our community note published in Nature Communications @natcomms.nature.com. In this 14-page article (34 authors from 9 countries), we discuss current practices in phase separation. We hope it will be useful to the biomolecular condensate community.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Breathtaking view of the Shivalik range of the Himalayas from the balcony of our apartment on the 7th floor at IISER Mohali: at 5:30 pm and 7 pm.
August 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Breathtaking view of the Shivalik range of the Himalayas from the balcony of our apartment on the 7th floor at IISER Mohali: at 5:30 pm and 7 pm.
Happy to share a sneak peek of our foray into plant proteins: A fluorescence image of phase-separated condensates of an intrinsically disordered protein from Arabidopsis (prepared & imaged by my PhD students Snehasis Sarkar & Muskan Koundal). I'll share more details later.
Happy Fluorescence Friday!
Happy Fluorescence Friday!
August 1, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Happy to share a sneak peek of our foray into plant proteins: A fluorescence image of phase-separated condensates of an intrinsically disordered protein from Arabidopsis (prepared & imaged by my PhD students Snehasis Sarkar & Muskan Koundal). I'll share more details later.
Happy Fluorescence Friday!
Happy Fluorescence Friday!
Yesterday, I had a great visit/seminar/discussion at the University of Lorraine, Metz, then arrived in Paris in the evening & had a breathtaking view of Paris from Eiffel Tower. Now at Paris CDG airport & will fly to Delhi. Had a wonderful time in France. Au revoir Paris/France/my friends in France!
July 4, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Yesterday, I had a great visit/seminar/discussion at the University of Lorraine, Metz, then arrived in Paris in the evening & had a breathtaking view of Paris from Eiffel Tower. Now at Paris CDG airport & will fly to Delhi. Had a wonderful time in France. Au revoir Paris/France/my friends in France!
Had an amazing 2-day stay in Montpellier & gave 2 seminars at IBMM, Université de Montpellier & CBS (Centre de Biologie Structurale), CNRS. Thanks to my amazing hosts, Joseph Chamieh (IBMM) & Emmanuel Margeat (CBS). I just arrived in Paris and on my way to Metz to visit the Université de Lorraine.
July 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Had an amazing 2-day stay in Montpellier & gave 2 seminars at IBMM, Université de Montpellier & CBS (Centre de Biologie Structurale), CNRS. Thanks to my amazing hosts, Joseph Chamieh (IBMM) & Emmanuel Margeat (CBS). I just arrived in Paris and on my way to Metz to visit the Université de Lorraine.
Goodbye, Marseille! Had an exciting scientific visit & enjoyed breathtaking views of the Mediterranean Sea! Now on the train to Montpellier to visit/speak at the Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM) CNRS, Université de Montpellier in the next 4 hours. See you all at IBMM, CNRS Montpellier!
June 30, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Goodbye, Marseille! Had an exciting scientific visit & enjoyed breathtaking views of the Mediterranean Sea! Now on the train to Montpellier to visit/speak at the Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM) CNRS, Université de Montpellier in the next 4 hours. See you all at IBMM, CNRS Montpellier!
Yesterday, I taught biological phase separation at CNRS Marseille (photo credit: my former student, Harshita). Had an amazing lunch with students/postdocs of my host, Sonia Longhi. Had a wonderful dinner with Harshita near Marseille Port. Looking forward to visiting Nice & Cannes during the weekend.
June 28, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Yesterday, I taught biological phase separation at CNRS Marseille (photo credit: my former student, Harshita). Had an amazing lunch with students/postdocs of my host, Sonia Longhi. Had a wonderful dinner with Harshita near Marseille Port. Looking forward to visiting Nice & Cannes during the weekend.
Had busy last two days - gave a seminar at CNRS Marseille (photo credit: Harshita) & had discussions with scientists. Had a quick visit to Prado Beach & an amazing dinner at my host's (Sonia Longhi) beautiful house near Cassis (overlooking the Mediterranean Sea). Today, I'll teach phase separation.
June 27, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Had busy last two days - gave a seminar at CNRS Marseille (photo credit: Harshita) & had discussions with scientists. Had a quick visit to Prado Beach & an amazing dinner at my host's (Sonia Longhi) beautiful house near Cassis (overlooking the Mediterranean Sea). Today, I'll teach phase separation.
Congratulations to Lisha Arora @aroralisha20.bsky.social (15th PhD of my lab) and Rakshana, Ayush & Keshav (BS-MS) for receiving their degrees during commencement at IISER Mohali. We had a wonderful send-off dinner at The Lalit Chandigarh (where we also celebrated our latest Science Advances paper).
June 21, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Congratulations to Lisha Arora @aroralisha20.bsky.social (15th PhD of my lab) and Rakshana, Ayush & Keshav (BS-MS) for receiving their degrees during commencement at IISER Mohali. We had a wonderful send-off dinner at The Lalit Chandigarh (where we also celebrated our latest Science Advances paper).
📢Stay tuned for our latest paper that will be published on June 6.
We submitted the manuscript in July 2024.
We had a 3-country, 4-time zone epic revision meeting in Oct 2024 (see the screenshot).
This paper was accepted on May 1.
I submitted proof corrections last week from Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
We submitted the manuscript in July 2024.
We had a 3-country, 4-time zone epic revision meeting in Oct 2024 (see the screenshot).
This paper was accepted on May 1.
I submitted proof corrections last week from Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
May 23, 2025 at 6:27 AM
📢Stay tuned for our latest paper that will be published on June 6.
We submitted the manuscript in July 2024.
We had a 3-country, 4-time zone epic revision meeting in Oct 2024 (see the screenshot).
This paper was accepted on May 1.
I submitted proof corrections last week from Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
We submitted the manuscript in July 2024.
We had a 3-country, 4-time zone epic revision meeting in Oct 2024 (see the screenshot).
This paper was accepted on May 1.
I submitted proof corrections last week from Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
I had a lovely one-week stay at Academia Sinica, Taipei. I gave a seminar, taught phase separation/single-molecule FRET & gave a plenary lecture at Taiwan Biophysics conference. I enjoyed speaking/teaching/discussing science with very talented scientists here. Thanks to my incredible host Ruby Chen.
May 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I had a lovely one-week stay at Academia Sinica, Taipei. I gave a seminar, taught phase separation/single-molecule FRET & gave a plenary lecture at Taiwan Biophysics conference. I enjoyed speaking/teaching/discussing science with very talented scientists here. Thanks to my incredible host Ruby Chen.
The 15th PhD from my lab:
Today, Lisha Arora defended her PhD thesis. Congratulations to Dr. Arora! @aroralisha20.bsky.social
Thanks to Samir Maji (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay) for serving as the external examiner, and the doctoral committee members, Sanchita Sengupta and Raj Kumar Roy.
Today, Lisha Arora defended her PhD thesis. Congratulations to Dr. Arora! @aroralisha20.bsky.social
Thanks to Samir Maji (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay) for serving as the external examiner, and the doctoral committee members, Sanchita Sengupta and Raj Kumar Roy.
April 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The 15th PhD from my lab:
Today, Lisha Arora defended her PhD thesis. Congratulations to Dr. Arora! @aroralisha20.bsky.social
Thanks to Samir Maji (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay) for serving as the external examiner, and the doctoral committee members, Sanchita Sengupta and Raj Kumar Roy.
Today, Lisha Arora defended her PhD thesis. Congratulations to Dr. Arora! @aroralisha20.bsky.social
Thanks to Samir Maji (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay) for serving as the external examiner, and the doctoral committee members, Sanchita Sengupta and Raj Kumar Roy.
My former PhD student, Ashish Joshi, visited our lab last week. He just reached San Diego to join Keren Lasker's lab at The Scripps Research Institute @scripps.edu
It's amazing; now 3 of my former PhD students, including Debapriya Das & Anamika Avni, are postdocs at Scripps, my postdoc alma mater.
It's amazing; now 3 of my former PhD students, including Debapriya Das & Anamika Avni, are postdocs at Scripps, my postdoc alma mater.
April 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
My former PhD student, Ashish Joshi, visited our lab last week. He just reached San Diego to join Keren Lasker's lab at The Scripps Research Institute @scripps.edu
It's amazing; now 3 of my former PhD students, including Debapriya Das & Anamika Avni, are postdocs at Scripps, my postdoc alma mater.
It's amazing; now 3 of my former PhD students, including Debapriya Das & Anamika Avni, are postdocs at Scripps, my postdoc alma mater.
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April 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Today, I was super excited to see live C. elegans worms with my students using our new stereomicroscope in my lab. Thanks to my colleague Jogender Singh & his lab for providing us with a plate. My students, Deepti, Snehasis, and my postdoc, Arpita, taught me how to watch worms.
Exciting times ahead!
Exciting times ahead!
April 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Today, I was super excited to see live C. elegans worms with my students using our new stereomicroscope in my lab. Thanks to my colleague Jogender Singh & his lab for providing us with a plate. My students, Deepti, Snehasis, and my postdoc, Arpita, taught me how to watch worms.
Exciting times ahead!
Exciting times ahead!
Attn. Participants of the IDP Subgroup Symposium at the Biophysical Society meeting TODAY at 1:30 PM PST:
I'm happy to share the latest program (Venue: Petree Hall C, Los Angeles Convention Center). We'll have our subgroup dinner tonight at Sol Agave L.A. LIVE. See you soon!
I'm happy to share the latest program (Venue: Petree Hall C, Los Angeles Convention Center). We'll have our subgroup dinner tonight at Sol Agave L.A. LIVE. See you soon!
February 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Attn. Participants of the IDP Subgroup Symposium at the Biophysical Society meeting TODAY at 1:30 PM PST:
I'm happy to share the latest program (Venue: Petree Hall C, Los Angeles Convention Center). We'll have our subgroup dinner tonight at Sol Agave L.A. LIVE. See you soon!
I'm happy to share the latest program (Venue: Petree Hall C, Los Angeles Convention Center). We'll have our subgroup dinner tonight at Sol Agave L.A. LIVE. See you soon!
We had a wonderful my lab alumni dinner at a Southern Thai food restaurant in Hollywood yesterday (Feb 14). Thanks to Priyanka, Debapriya, Ashish & Anamika, and my better half, Mily, for joining us at an exciting dinner. Now gearing up for the Biophysical Society meeting in Los Angeles!
February 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We had a wonderful my lab alumni dinner at a Southern Thai food restaurant in Hollywood yesterday (Feb 14). Thanks to Priyanka, Debapriya, Ashish & Anamika, and my better half, Mily, for joining us at an exciting dinner. Now gearing up for the Biophysical Society meeting in Los Angeles!
Arrived in Los Angeles after 35 h. A technical snag delayed the Delhi-San Francisco flight. Managed to get the LA connection. Mt. Fuji (flew over Japan) & LA downtown before/after landing. Tonight I'm hosting my lab alumni dinner in Hollywood before Biophysical Society meeting kick-starts tomorrow.
February 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Arrived in Los Angeles after 35 h. A technical snag delayed the Delhi-San Francisco flight. Managed to get the LA connection. Mt. Fuji (flew over Japan) & LA downtown before/after landing. Tonight I'm hosting my lab alumni dinner in Hollywood before Biophysical Society meeting kick-starts tomorrow.
Happy to share the final program of the 2025 Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Subgroup Symposium at the Biophysical Society Meeting to be held in Los Angeles on February 15. Looking forward to seeing you all in less than a week @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social.
February 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Happy to share the final program of the 2025 Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Subgroup Symposium at the Biophysical Society Meeting to be held in Los Angeles on February 15. Looking forward to seeing you all in less than a week @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social.
To all the attendees of the Biophysical Society meeting to be held in Los Angeles (Feb 15-19):
As a member of the Committee on Sustainability, I invite you to attend the President's Symposium on "Biophysics for a Sustainable Future" on Sunday, Feb 16 at 10:45 AM.
www.biophysics.org/2025meeting/...
As a member of the Committee on Sustainability, I invite you to attend the President's Symposium on "Biophysics for a Sustainable Future" on Sunday, Feb 16 at 10:45 AM.
www.biophysics.org/2025meeting/...
January 28, 2025 at 7:23 AM
To all the attendees of the Biophysical Society meeting to be held in Los Angeles (Feb 15-19):
As a member of the Committee on Sustainability, I invite you to attend the President's Symposium on "Biophysics for a Sustainable Future" on Sunday, Feb 16 at 10:45 AM.
www.biophysics.org/2025meeting/...
As a member of the Committee on Sustainability, I invite you to attend the President's Symposium on "Biophysics for a Sustainable Future" on Sunday, Feb 16 at 10:45 AM.
www.biophysics.org/2025meeting/...
A fluorescence image of fusing protein droplets we prepared in vitro from a key protein involved in the formation of cellular stress granules prepared/recorded by PhD students in our lab (Snehasis, Deepti, and Anuja). #FluorescenceFriday. Stay tuned for our exciting updates on protein-RNA granules.
January 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
A fluorescence image of fusing protein droplets we prepared in vitro from a key protein involved in the formation of cellular stress granules prepared/recorded by PhD students in our lab (Snehasis, Deepti, and Anuja). #FluorescenceFriday. Stay tuned for our exciting updates on protein-RNA granules.
We welcome two new PhD students to our lab at IISER Mohali - Muskan Koundal and Poorva Grover. They will work on some fascinating and emerging aspects of biological condensates. We also have a new group photograph taken today by Kanika Sharma.
January 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM
We welcome two new PhD students to our lab at IISER Mohali - Muskan Koundal and Poorva Grover. They will work on some fascinating and emerging aspects of biological condensates. We also have a new group photograph taken today by Kanika Sharma.