Timon Nast-Kolb
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Timon Nast-Kolb
@timonnk.bsky.social
PhD student in biophysics. Working on the actin cytoskeleton
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Phase separation strength controls actin filament treadmilling https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.17.676269v1
September 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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"in 2025 we will have flying cars" 😂😂😂
July 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Dress like your data like @timonnk.bsky.social does!
June 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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In a collaboration between the @hennig-lab.bsky.social and @olivierduss.bsky.social labs we revealed how proteins work together to control gene expression through mRNA translation repression! Using single-molecule microscopy, we watched individual molecules in action. doi.org/10.1101/2025... 🧵
April 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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New preprint out 🔥🔥 on my postdoc work with @manuelthery.bsky.social and @lblanchoin.bsky.social about how we can create sustained dynamic steady states of actin network inside microscopic wells that contract "forever" without collapsing! A thread 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
February 26, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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In her Essay, Renata Basto highlights the huge budget cuts facing the scientific community in France. In response to the cuts, a group of researchers has formed the ‘Pour une Recherche d'Avenir’ initiative to secure the future of French research.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
The importance of delivering Recherche d'Avenir – research for the future
In recent years, several European countries, including France, have reduced their investment in scientific research, with biomedical research taking a significant hit. The primary casualty is basic re...
journals.biologists.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM