Sophie de Buyl
@sdebuyl.bsky.social
Associate Professor @VUBrussel | Member @JongeAcademie | Member and former director @BrusselsBioInfo | Science&Cocktails Brussels | Biophysics
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🚨 Late preprint alert!
Why do biological process rates scale nonlinearly with temperature, deviating from the straight line on an Arrhenius plot? The key may lie in their inherent complexity!
More in thread and here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Why do biological process rates scale nonlinearly with temperature, deviating from the straight line on an Arrhenius plot? The key may lie in their inherent complexity!
More in thread and here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
October 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🚨 Late preprint alert!
Why do biological process rates scale nonlinearly with temperature, deviating from the straight line on an Arrhenius plot? The key may lie in their inherent complexity!
More in thread and here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Why do biological process rates scale nonlinearly with temperature, deviating from the straight line on an Arrhenius plot? The key may lie in their inherent complexity!
More in thread and here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Reposted by Sophie de Buyl
Please allow me to introduce... our new preprint 🎉 Together with Michael Zhao, Anna Erzberger and Alexander Aulehla, we investigate pattern formation due to aggregation in confined systems.
You can find it at arxiv.org/abs/2509.08533
@michaelzhao.bsky.social @erzbergerlab.bsky.social
You can find it at arxiv.org/abs/2509.08533
@michaelzhao.bsky.social @erzbergerlab.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Please allow me to introduce... our new preprint 🎉 Together with Michael Zhao, Anna Erzberger and Alexander Aulehla, we investigate pattern formation due to aggregation in confined systems.
You can find it at arxiv.org/abs/2509.08533
@michaelzhao.bsky.social @erzbergerlab.bsky.social
You can find it at arxiv.org/abs/2509.08533
@michaelzhao.bsky.social @erzbergerlab.bsky.social
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Our ✨ latest work ✨ is out today! Led by our incredibly talented PhD student @oliveringe.bsky.social and with @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social and many @crick.ac.uk friends and collaborators. Very grateful to all involved, and excited about this story.
check out Ollie’s post www.cell.com/developmenta...
check out Ollie’s post www.cell.com/developmenta...
September 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Our ✨ latest work ✨ is out today! Led by our incredibly talented PhD student @oliveringe.bsky.social and with @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social and many @crick.ac.uk friends and collaborators. Very grateful to all involved, and excited about this story.
check out Ollie’s post www.cell.com/developmenta...
check out Ollie’s post www.cell.com/developmenta...
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🧵Does the nucleus set the cell cycle clock? 🕒
In frog egg extract “mini-cells” we see that as nuclei grow, cycles slow down. The period scales with the nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio, across Xenopus species, and even when DNA replication or transcription are blocked.
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
In frog egg extract “mini-cells” we see that as nuclei grow, cycles slow down. The period scales with the nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio, across Xenopus species, and even when DNA replication or transcription are blocked.
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
September 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
🧵Does the nucleus set the cell cycle clock? 🕒
In frog egg extract “mini-cells” we see that as nuclei grow, cycles slow down. The period scales with the nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio, across Xenopus species, and even when DNA replication or transcription are blocked.
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
In frog egg extract “mini-cells” we see that as nuclei grow, cycles slow down. The period scales with the nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio, across Xenopus species, and even when DNA replication or transcription are blocked.
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
Reposted by Sophie de Buyl
Many years in the making but now finally online! What determines the temperature scaling and thermal limits of cell cycle duration in embryos? We tackled the question using a combination of dynamical systems analysis and experimental measurements in embryos and in cycling Xenopus extracts.
August 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Many years in the making but now finally online! What determines the temperature scaling and thermal limits of cell cycle duration in embryos? We tackled the question using a combination of dynamical systems analysis and experimental measurements in embryos and in cycling Xenopus extracts.
Reposted by Sophie de Buyl
We can't believe #EESTCBio is over! 😱
Thank you to the organisers, speakers, and participants for creating such a vibrant space for critical thinking. It was a joy to see you exchange ideas, challenge assumptions, and explore new perspectives 💡
We hope to see you again at the next edition! 👋
Thank you to the organisers, speakers, and participants for creating such a vibrant space for critical thinking. It was a joy to see you exchange ideas, challenge assumptions, and explore new perspectives 💡
We hope to see you again at the next edition! 👋
May 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
We can't believe #EESTCBio is over! 😱
Thank you to the organisers, speakers, and participants for creating such a vibrant space for critical thinking. It was a joy to see you exchange ideas, challenge assumptions, and explore new perspectives 💡
We hope to see you again at the next edition! 👋
Thank you to the organisers, speakers, and participants for creating such a vibrant space for critical thinking. It was a joy to see you exchange ideas, challenge assumptions, and explore new perspectives 💡
We hope to see you again at the next edition! 👋
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Happy international women's day! I am honoured to be the new WATS (Women Award in Technology and Science) ambassador for Brussels. In this role, I aim to inspire more girls to pursue STEM studies and careers, and make a positive impact on the world. www.vub.be/en/news/we-n...
“We Need Women and Their Insights”
Climate researcher Lesley De Cruz inspires girls to pursue STEM
www.vub.be
March 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Happy international women's day! I am honoured to be the new WATS (Women Award in Technology and Science) ambassador for Brussels. In this role, I aim to inspire more girls to pursue STEM studies and careers, and make a positive impact on the world. www.vub.be/en/news/we-n...
Reposted by Sophie de Buyl
Double feature on 🐸 #Xenopus & ☀️ temperature ❄️
Tomorrow, Feb 4th
@ 8:00 PT, 11:00 ET, 16:00 GMT, 17:00 CET
@lendertgelens.bsky.social @KU Leuven & our lab @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de Cell Size and Growth Seminars
swafferlab.co.uk/size-and-gro...
Tomorrow, Feb 4th
@ 8:00 PT, 11:00 ET, 16:00 GMT, 17:00 CET
@lendertgelens.bsky.social @KU Leuven & our lab @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de Cell Size and Growth Seminars
swafferlab.co.uk/size-and-gro...
February 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Double feature on 🐸 #Xenopus & ☀️ temperature ❄️
Tomorrow, Feb 4th
@ 8:00 PT, 11:00 ET, 16:00 GMT, 17:00 CET
@lendertgelens.bsky.social @KU Leuven & our lab @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de Cell Size and Growth Seminars
swafferlab.co.uk/size-and-gro...
Tomorrow, Feb 4th
@ 8:00 PT, 11:00 ET, 16:00 GMT, 17:00 CET
@lendertgelens.bsky.social @KU Leuven & our lab @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de Cell Size and Growth Seminars
swafferlab.co.uk/size-and-gro...