Shirish
@shrikrishnans.bsky.social
Head of Bioprogrammable Materials group at Leibniz Inst. for New Materials, Germany.
Engineered Living Materials
Dad of 2.
VR enthusiast.
Futurephilic.
Posts are mine.
Engineered Living Materials
Dad of 2.
VR enthusiast.
Futurephilic.
Posts are mine.
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Microscopy Mystery Monday #7 🔬🕵️
Looks like something you wouldn’t want to step on… what could it be?
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#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
Looks like something you wouldn’t want to step on… what could it be?
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#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Microscopy Mystery Monday #7 🔬🕵️
Looks like something you wouldn’t want to step on… what could it be?
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#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
Looks like something you wouldn’t want to step on… what could it be?
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#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
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✨ Microscopy Mystery Monday #6 – Answer! ✨
🦋 Insect wing membrane!
Fun fact: Insect wings have vein networks that give them strength, flexibility, and airflow regulation during flight! 🦋✨
Stay tuned for the next Microscopy Mystery Monday! 🔬👀
#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
🦋 Insect wing membrane!
Fun fact: Insect wings have vein networks that give them strength, flexibility, and airflow regulation during flight! 🦋✨
Stay tuned for the next Microscopy Mystery Monday! 🔬👀
#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM
✨ Microscopy Mystery Monday #6 – Answer! ✨
🦋 Insect wing membrane!
Fun fact: Insect wings have vein networks that give them strength, flexibility, and airflow regulation during flight! 🦋✨
Stay tuned for the next Microscopy Mystery Monday! 🔬👀
#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
🦋 Insect wing membrane!
Fun fact: Insect wings have vein networks that give them strength, flexibility, and airflow regulation during flight! 🦋✨
Stay tuned for the next Microscopy Mystery Monday! 🔬👀
#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
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Microscopy Mystery Monday #6 🔬🕵️
Magnified mystery — can you guess what’s in the picture?
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#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
Magnified mystery — can you guess what’s in the picture?
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#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
November 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Microscopy Mystery Monday #6 🔬🕵️
Magnified mystery — can you guess what’s in the picture?
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#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
Magnified mystery — can you guess what’s in the picture?
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#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
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✨ Microscopy Mystery Monday #5 – Answer! ✨
Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVECs)
HUVECs are a key model for studying how blood vessels grow and interact with materials! 🩸✨
Stay tuned for the next Microscopy Mystery Monday! 🔬👀
#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVECs)
HUVECs are a key model for studying how blood vessels grow and interact with materials! 🩸✨
Stay tuned for the next Microscopy Mystery Monday! 🔬👀
#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
October 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
✨ Microscopy Mystery Monday #5 – Answer! ✨
Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVECs)
HUVECs are a key model for studying how blood vessels grow and interact with materials! 🩸✨
Stay tuned for the next Microscopy Mystery Monday! 🔬👀
#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVECs)
HUVECs are a key model for studying how blood vessels grow and interact with materials! 🩸✨
Stay tuned for the next Microscopy Mystery Monday! 🔬👀
#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
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Happy Halloween from the Ghosts in our lab! 🎃
The lab has claimed many a scientists' soul and on Halloween, they come out to play 👻👻👻
#Halloween #Ghostphotoshoot #academicsky #memesky
The lab has claimed many a scientists' soul and on Halloween, they come out to play 👻👻👻
#Halloween #Ghostphotoshoot #academicsky #memesky
October 31, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Happy Halloween from the Ghosts in our lab! 🎃
The lab has claimed many a scientists' soul and on Halloween, they come out to play 👻👻👻
#Halloween #Ghostphotoshoot #academicsky #memesky
The lab has claimed many a scientists' soul and on Halloween, they come out to play 👻👻👻
#Halloween #Ghostphotoshoot #academicsky #memesky
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Science is hard. Often the success rate of anything we try is only 10%, not unlike some of the toughest games out there!
But it's all worth it, since every little success gets us closer to the next level (of knowledge and technology)
#LabLaughs #memesky #academicsky
But it's all worth it, since every little success gets us closer to the next level (of knowledge and technology)
#LabLaughs #memesky #academicsky
October 29, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Science is hard. Often the success rate of anything we try is only 10%, not unlike some of the toughest games out there!
But it's all worth it, since every little success gets us closer to the next level (of knowledge and technology)
#LabLaughs #memesky #academicsky
But it's all worth it, since every little success gets us closer to the next level (of knowledge and technology)
#LabLaughs #memesky #academicsky
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Microscopy Mystery Monday #5 🔬🕵️
Under the lens: what’s in the picture?
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#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
Under the lens: what’s in the picture?
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#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
October 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Microscopy Mystery Monday #5 🔬🕵️
Under the lens: what’s in the picture?
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#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
Under the lens: what’s in the picture?
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#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
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Microneedles + conductive ink = sturdier on-skin sensing
INM co-authors show a fenestrated shell that protects the sensing layer for transdermal pH readout.
Out now in Advanced Functional Materials - doi.org/10.1002/adfm...
@nicovoelcker.bsky.social
@wiley.com
#academicsky
INM co-authors show a fenestrated shell that protects the sensing layer for transdermal pH readout.
Out now in Advanced Functional Materials - doi.org/10.1002/adfm...
@nicovoelcker.bsky.social
@wiley.com
#academicsky
October 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Microneedles + conductive ink = sturdier on-skin sensing
INM co-authors show a fenestrated shell that protects the sensing layer for transdermal pH readout.
Out now in Advanced Functional Materials - doi.org/10.1002/adfm...
@nicovoelcker.bsky.social
@wiley.com
#academicsky
INM co-authors show a fenestrated shell that protects the sensing layer for transdermal pH readout.
Out now in Advanced Functional Materials - doi.org/10.1002/adfm...
@nicovoelcker.bsky.social
@wiley.com
#academicsky
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A PhD is an amazing opportunity but it's also really tough, especially in the final years.
If you're planning to start one or have started one, be prepared for an emotional roller coaster.
Anyone out here with a doctorate who hasn't experienced this?
#LabLaughs #memesky #academicsky
If you're planning to start one or have started one, be prepared for an emotional roller coaster.
Anyone out here with a doctorate who hasn't experienced this?
#LabLaughs #memesky #academicsky
October 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A PhD is an amazing opportunity but it's also really tough, especially in the final years.
If you're planning to start one or have started one, be prepared for an emotional roller coaster.
Anyone out here with a doctorate who hasn't experienced this?
#LabLaughs #memesky #academicsky
If you're planning to start one or have started one, be prepared for an emotional roller coaster.
Anyone out here with a doctorate who hasn't experienced this?
#LabLaughs #memesky #academicsky
We recently discovered that our engineered lactobacilli are far more obedient when confined in a gel - doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
If you want the highlights of the story, check out the LinkedIN post image.
@marcblanch.bsky.social @varunsays.bsky.social @leibnizinm.bsky.social
If you want the highlights of the story, check out the LinkedIN post image.
@marcblanch.bsky.social @varunsays.bsky.social @leibnizinm.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM
We recently discovered that our engineered lactobacilli are far more obedient when confined in a gel - doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
If you want the highlights of the story, check out the LinkedIN post image.
@marcblanch.bsky.social @varunsays.bsky.social @leibnizinm.bsky.social
If you want the highlights of the story, check out the LinkedIN post image.
@marcblanch.bsky.social @varunsays.bsky.social @leibnizinm.bsky.social
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✨ Microscopy Mystery Monday #4 – Answer! ✨
A gel made of Gold Nanowires!
Ultrathin gold nanowires form a pale, conductive gel ⚡️—for flexible electronics, microsensors, and electrocatalysis.
Stay tuned for the next Microscopy Mystery Monday! 🔬👀
#MicroscopyMystery #Microscopy #academicsky #MMM
A gel made of Gold Nanowires!
Ultrathin gold nanowires form a pale, conductive gel ⚡️—for flexible electronics, microsensors, and electrocatalysis.
Stay tuned for the next Microscopy Mystery Monday! 🔬👀
#MicroscopyMystery #Microscopy #academicsky #MMM
October 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
✨ Microscopy Mystery Monday #4 – Answer! ✨
A gel made of Gold Nanowires!
Ultrathin gold nanowires form a pale, conductive gel ⚡️—for flexible electronics, microsensors, and electrocatalysis.
Stay tuned for the next Microscopy Mystery Monday! 🔬👀
#MicroscopyMystery #Microscopy #academicsky #MMM
A gel made of Gold Nanowires!
Ultrathin gold nanowires form a pale, conductive gel ⚡️—for flexible electronics, microsensors, and electrocatalysis.
Stay tuned for the next Microscopy Mystery Monday! 🔬👀
#MicroscopyMystery #Microscopy #academicsky #MMM
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This seems like a hypothetical scenario but has anyone experienced this?
As scientists, we're trained to question everything, especially completely absurd occurrences 😅
#LabLaughs #memsky #academicsky
As scientists, we're trained to question everything, especially completely absurd occurrences 😅
#LabLaughs #memsky #academicsky
October 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This seems like a hypothetical scenario but has anyone experienced this?
As scientists, we're trained to question everything, especially completely absurd occurrences 😅
#LabLaughs #memsky #academicsky
As scientists, we're trained to question everything, especially completely absurd occurrences 😅
#LabLaughs #memsky #academicsky
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Microscopy Mystery Monday #4 🔬🕵️
This structure isn’t what it seems… what could it be?
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#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
This structure isn’t what it seems… what could it be?
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#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
October 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Microscopy Mystery Monday #4 🔬🕵️
This structure isn’t what it seems… what could it be?
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#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
This structure isn’t what it seems… what could it be?
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#MicroscopyMystery #academicsky #STEM #MMM
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✨ Microscopy Mystery Monday #3 – Answer! ✨
💇 It’s a hair strand
💡Did you know?
A single human hair can hold up to 100 grams — roughly the weight of a small apple 🍎!
Stay tuned for the next Microscopy Mystery Monday! 🔬👀
#MicroscopyMystery #Microscopy #academicsky #MMM
💇 It’s a hair strand
💡Did you know?
A single human hair can hold up to 100 grams — roughly the weight of a small apple 🍎!
Stay tuned for the next Microscopy Mystery Monday! 🔬👀
#MicroscopyMystery #Microscopy #academicsky #MMM
October 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
✨ Microscopy Mystery Monday #3 – Answer! ✨
💇 It’s a hair strand
💡Did you know?
A single human hair can hold up to 100 grams — roughly the weight of a small apple 🍎!
Stay tuned for the next Microscopy Mystery Monday! 🔬👀
#MicroscopyMystery #Microscopy #academicsky #MMM
💇 It’s a hair strand
💡Did you know?
A single human hair can hold up to 100 grams — roughly the weight of a small apple 🍎!
Stay tuned for the next Microscopy Mystery Monday! 🔬👀
#MicroscopyMystery #Microscopy #academicsky #MMM
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Today's German Unity Day celebrations had us showcase work from two ends of the materials science spectrum - bio-gels and batteries.
And it was all in DIY mode - Make your own Vegan Caviar and button batteries. We even had an astronaut try them out!
#tde25 #tagderdeutscheneinhiet #stem #mint
And it was all in DIY mode - Make your own Vegan Caviar and button batteries. We even had an astronaut try them out!
#tde25 #tagderdeutscheneinhiet #stem #mint
October 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Today's German Unity Day celebrations had us showcase work from two ends of the materials science spectrum - bio-gels and batteries.
And it was all in DIY mode - Make your own Vegan Caviar and button batteries. We even had an astronaut try them out!
#tde25 #tagderdeutscheneinhiet #stem #mint
And it was all in DIY mode - Make your own Vegan Caviar and button batteries. We even had an astronaut try them out!
#tde25 #tagderdeutscheneinhiet #stem #mint
Probiotic drinks, DNA candy, Agar Art, Bio-art keychains, "Materials with Life" stickers, and funny post-cards!
That's how we reached out to the public about our science on the German Unity Day #tde25
Check out my LinkedIN post if you're curious how it worked - www.linkedin.com/posts/shrikr...
That's how we reached out to the public about our science on the German Unity Day #tde25
Check out my LinkedIN post if you're curious how it worked - www.linkedin.com/posts/shrikr...
October 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Probiotic drinks, DNA candy, Agar Art, Bio-art keychains, "Materials with Life" stickers, and funny post-cards!
That's how we reached out to the public about our science on the German Unity Day #tde25
Check out my LinkedIN post if you're curious how it worked - www.linkedin.com/posts/shrikr...
That's how we reached out to the public about our science on the German Unity Day #tde25
Check out my LinkedIN post if you're curious how it worked - www.linkedin.com/posts/shrikr...
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October 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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The final major work of my PhD is finally out! In this work, we generated genetic switches that exerted enhanced performance upon bacterial encapsulation within materials, leading to switchable protein release from ELMs!
Link in the comments🧬🧬
@varunsays.bsky.social 👏🏻
@shrikrishnans.bsky.social 👏🏻
Link in the comments🧬🧬
@varunsays.bsky.social 👏🏻
@shrikrishnans.bsky.social 👏🏻
October 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The final major work of my PhD is finally out! In this work, we generated genetic switches that exerted enhanced performance upon bacterial encapsulation within materials, leading to switchable protein release from ELMs!
Link in the comments🧬🧬
@varunsays.bsky.social 👏🏻
@shrikrishnans.bsky.social 👏🏻
Link in the comments🧬🧬
@varunsays.bsky.social 👏🏻
@shrikrishnans.bsky.social 👏🏻
We've got a real treat for tomorrow, literally!
- Probiotic drinks, DNA candy, Bacterial paintings and Bio-art keychains!
#tagderdeutscheneinheit #tde25 #academicsky
- Probiotic drinks, DNA candy, Bacterial paintings and Bio-art keychains!
#tagderdeutscheneinheit #tde25 #academicsky
October 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
We've got a real treat for tomorrow, literally!
- Probiotic drinks, DNA candy, Bacterial paintings and Bio-art keychains!
#tagderdeutscheneinheit #tde25 #academicsky
- Probiotic drinks, DNA candy, Bacterial paintings and Bio-art keychains!
#tagderdeutscheneinheit #tde25 #academicsky
The Paris Summit of Synthetic Biology Centers, organized by @riceuniversity.bsky.social brought together global leaders of SynBio centers, biofoundries, and consortia to work out how to combine forces, grow expertise, fund discovery, and ensure ethical progress.
A productive 2 days in Paris!
A productive 2 days in Paris!
September 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The Paris Summit of Synthetic Biology Centers, organized by @riceuniversity.bsky.social brought together global leaders of SynBio centers, biofoundries, and consortia to work out how to combine forces, grow expertise, fund discovery, and ensure ethical progress.
A productive 2 days in Paris!
A productive 2 days in Paris!
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Any PhDs relate to this?
A PhD can be rough, but it usually works out in the end, especially if you've friends in the lab.
#lablaughs #memesky #academicsky
A PhD can be rough, but it usually works out in the end, especially if you've friends in the lab.
#lablaughs #memesky #academicsky
September 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Any PhDs relate to this?
A PhD can be rough, but it usually works out in the end, especially if you've friends in the lab.
#lablaughs #memesky #academicsky
A PhD can be rough, but it usually works out in the end, especially if you've friends in the lab.
#lablaughs #memesky #academicsky
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Microscopy Mystery Monday #3 🔬🕵️
Under the lens: what’s in the picture?
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#Microscopy #academicsky #STEM
Under the lens: what’s in the picture?
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#Microscopy #academicsky #STEM
September 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Microscopy Mystery Monday #3 🔬🕵️
Under the lens: what’s in the picture?
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#Microscopy #academicsky #STEM
Under the lens: what’s in the picture?
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#Microscopy #academicsky #STEM
My final presentation this Hamburg trip was at the NextGen Materials conference @dgm-ev.bsky.social
It was a great experience discussing my work on Remote Controlled Living Therapeutic Materials with the innovative materials scientists at the event!
#academicsky #healthsky
It was a great experience discussing my work on Remote Controlled Living Therapeutic Materials with the innovative materials scientists at the event!
#academicsky #healthsky
September 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My final presentation this Hamburg trip was at the NextGen Materials conference @dgm-ev.bsky.social
It was a great experience discussing my work on Remote Controlled Living Therapeutic Materials with the innovative materials scientists at the event!
#academicsky #healthsky
It was a great experience discussing my work on Remote Controlled Living Therapeutic Materials with the innovative materials scientists at the event!
#academicsky #healthsky
The SPP2494 on Productive Biofilm Systems kicked-off in style!
In the 1st part I had fun sharing the vision of our collaborative project on getting algae and lactobacilli to work together
But the 2nd part was even more fun with a tour of Hamburg, a boat ride on the Elbe and tapas dinner 😁
In the 1st part I had fun sharing the vision of our collaborative project on getting algae and lactobacilli to work together
But the 2nd part was even more fun with a tour of Hamburg, a boat ride on the Elbe and tapas dinner 😁
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The SPP2494 on Productive Biofilm Systems kicked-off in style!
In the 1st part I had fun sharing the vision of our collaborative project on getting algae and lactobacilli to work together
But the 2nd part was even more fun with a tour of Hamburg, a boat ride on the Elbe and tapas dinner 😁
In the 1st part I had fun sharing the vision of our collaborative project on getting algae and lactobacilli to work together
But the 2nd part was even more fun with a tour of Hamburg, a boat ride on the Elbe and tapas dinner 😁
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The INM team joined thousands of runners and Nordic walkers at the Cross Against Cancer event in Homburg!
It's a beautiful initiative to promote good health in more than one way! Neither rain nor mud through the woods could dampen the excitement of our participants 🏃♀️🏃
#fitnesssky #cancer
It's a beautiful initiative to promote good health in more than one way! Neither rain nor mud through the woods could dampen the excitement of our participants 🏃♀️🏃
#fitnesssky #cancer
September 24, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The INM team joined thousands of runners and Nordic walkers at the Cross Against Cancer event in Homburg!
It's a beautiful initiative to promote good health in more than one way! Neither rain nor mud through the woods could dampen the excitement of our participants 🏃♀️🏃
#fitnesssky #cancer
It's a beautiful initiative to promote good health in more than one way! Neither rain nor mud through the woods could dampen the excitement of our participants 🏃♀️🏃
#fitnesssky #cancer