Valerio Sorichetti
@vsorichetti.bsky.social
Physics postdoc at IST Austria (Šarić lab). Soft matter, polymers, biophysics.
Something I was recently discussing with some colleagues: is the work of computational scientists closer to the one of experimentalists or to the one of theorists working on analytical models?
October 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Something I was recently discussing with some colleagues: is the work of computational scientists closer to the one of experimentalists or to the one of theorists working on analytical models?
I tried it -- very impressive!
A caveat, however -- it might make you feel as if your published papers aren't as good as you thought 😅
A caveat, however -- it might make you feel as if your published papers aren't as good as you thought 😅
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT📣: I haven’t been this excited to be part of something new in 15 years… Thrilled to reveal the passion project I’ve been working on for the past year and a half!🙀🥳 (thread 👇)
October 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I tried it -- very impressive!
A caveat, however -- it might make you feel as if your published papers aren't as good as you thought 😅
A caveat, however -- it might make you feel as if your published papers aren't as good as you thought 😅
Our paper on chromosome segregation in the archaeon Sulfolobus Acidocaldarius has been published in PNAS! This has been a great collaboration with @joeparham19.bsky.social and the rest of @buzzbaum.bsky.social's team. Stay tuned for more to come!😉 @istaresearch.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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Temporal and spatial coordination of DNA segregation and cell division in an archaeon | PNAS
Cells must coordinate DNA segregation with cytokinesis to ensure that each daughter
cell inherits a complete genome. Here, we explore how DNA segre...
doi.org
October 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Our paper on chromosome segregation in the archaeon Sulfolobus Acidocaldarius has been published in PNAS! This has been a great collaboration with @joeparham19.bsky.social and the rest of @buzzbaum.bsky.social's team. Stay tuned for more to come!😉 @istaresearch.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Grateful for this opportunity of taking part in the 9th International Soft Matter Conference in beautiful Crete and presenting my research! It's been a great week of science, stimulating discussions and great food in a beautiful scenery 😊🏖️
October 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Grateful for this opportunity of taking part in the 9th International Soft Matter Conference in beautiful Crete and presenting my research! It's been a great week of science, stimulating discussions and great food in a beautiful scenery 😊🏖️
It has been a great workshop! Thanks to @romanstano.bsky.social, Peter, Emanuela and Christos for giving me the opportunity to present my work :)
September 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
It has been a great workshop! Thanks to @romanstano.bsky.social, Peter, Emanuela and Christos for giving me the opportunity to present my work :)
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Super excited that our group will be supported by an ERC Starting Grant!
In project "InfoFate" we will study how cells use information in dynamical, neighborhood & mechanical signals to make decisions.
We'll have PhD and Postdoc positions available, please get in touch if interested!
In project "InfoFate" we will study how cells use information in dynamical, neighborhood & mechanical signals to make decisions.
We'll have PhD and Postdoc positions available, please get in touch if interested!
Why do some cells become neurons and others muscle?
Physicist Prof. David Brückner @davidbrueckner.bsky.social @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch receives a prestigious #ERCStartingGrant to uncover how cells make life-shaping decisions. @erc.europa.eu
www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/...
Physicist Prof. David Brückner @davidbrueckner.bsky.social @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch receives a prestigious #ERCStartingGrant to uncover how cells make life-shaping decisions. @erc.europa.eu
www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/...
ERC Starting Grant for Physicist David Brückner
How do cells decide which role to take on in the body? Prof. David Brückner from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel is investigating this and similar questions. Over the next five years, a Star...
www.biozentrum.unibas.ch
September 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Super excited that our group will be supported by an ERC Starting Grant!
In project "InfoFate" we will study how cells use information in dynamical, neighborhood & mechanical signals to make decisions.
We'll have PhD and Postdoc positions available, please get in touch if interested!
In project "InfoFate" we will study how cells use information in dynamical, neighborhood & mechanical signals to make decisions.
We'll have PhD and Postdoc positions available, please get in touch if interested!
Our paper on the nonequilibrium mechanics and remodelling of collagen-IV networks is finally out on @prxlife.bsky.social! It has been a long and exciting scientific journey, led by @billiemeadowcroft.bsky.social! @ivnpla.bsky.social @yanlanmao.bsky.social
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journals.aps.org/prxlife/abst...
Nonequilibrium Remodeling of Collagen IV Networks in Silico
Active bond remodeling enables collagen IV networks to have a range of responses to strain while maintaining their mechanical integrity.
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September 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Our paper on the nonequilibrium mechanics and remodelling of collagen-IV networks is finally out on @prxlife.bsky.social! It has been a long and exciting scientific journey, led by @billiemeadowcroft.bsky.social! @ivnpla.bsky.social @yanlanmao.bsky.social
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journals.aps.org/prxlife/abst...
Sally Rooney books are kinda neat until you read a couple and realize that all the plots and characters are exactly the same...
August 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Sally Rooney books are kinda neat until you read a couple and realize that all the plots and characters are exactly the same...
Sass de Putia, Dolomites!
August 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Sass de Putia, Dolomites!
The Dolomites really are a special place. Very lucky to have had so many days of great weather! ⛰️🥾
August 20, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The Dolomites really are a special place. Very lucky to have had so many days of great weather! ⛰️🥾
A stambecco (ibex) with her baby 🐐
August 20, 2025 at 8:03 AM
A stambecco (ibex) with her baby 🐐
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Scientific curiosity at IMBA inspired this year's art series, created from research images. Today's kaleidoscope is based on an artistic rendering of the spiral staircase model of the mitotic chromosome, produced by the Goloborodko lab using new tools for analyzing 3D chromosome structure.
August 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Scientific curiosity at IMBA inspired this year's art series, created from research images. Today's kaleidoscope is based on an artistic rendering of the spiral staircase model of the mitotic chromosome, produced by the Goloborodko lab using new tools for analyzing 3D chromosome structure.
And it's finally published on @prxlife.bsky.social! Thanks to Paul Robin (Hannezo lab) , @ivnpla.bsky.social (Šaric lab), @aharmendariz.bsky.social (Cuylen lab). It's been a very stimulating and highly satisfying journey! 🧬
journals.aps.org/prxlife/abst...
journals.aps.org/prxlife/abst...
August 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
And it's finally published on @prxlife.bsky.social! Thanks to Paul Robin (Hannezo lab) , @ivnpla.bsky.social (Šaric lab), @aharmendariz.bsky.social (Cuylen lab). It's been a very stimulating and highly satisfying journey! 🧬
journals.aps.org/prxlife/abst...
journals.aps.org/prxlife/abst...
Sass dla Crusc in the Dolomites 😊
August 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Sass dla Crusc in the Dolomites 😊
So satisfying when the last round of proofs for your paper comes back the day before you leave for vacation! 😊
August 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM
So satisfying when the last round of proofs for your paper comes back the day before you leave for vacation! 😊
Is it just me or Google search results got significantly worse recently?
July 23, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Is it just me or Google search results got significantly worse recently?
Reposted by Valerio Sorichetti
We found a new asymmetry in the large-scale chromosome structure: sister chromatids are systematically shifted by hundreds of kb in the 5′→3′ direction of their inherited strands! The work was led by Flavia Corsi, in close collaboration with the Daniel Gerlich lab.
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July 15, 2025 at 8:11 AM
We found a new asymmetry in the large-scale chromosome structure: sister chromatids are systematically shifted by hundreds of kb in the 5′→3′ direction of their inherited strands! The work was led by Flavia Corsi, in close collaboration with the Daniel Gerlich lab.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Wow!! This is super cool!
1/27 We have a new paper out! Turns out that snowflake yeast have been hiding a secret from us - they've evolved a (very!) crude circulatory system. Not with blood vessels or a heart, but through spontaneous fluid flows powered by their metabolism. 🧪🔬
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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June 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Wow!! This is super cool!
Reposted by Valerio Sorichetti
![5-panel comic. (1) [teacher with long hair next to whiteboard] TEACHER: I’m supposed to give you the tools to do good science. (2) [teacher addressing students] But what *are* those tools? Methodology is hard and there are so many ways to get incorrect results. What is the magic ingredient that makes for good science? (3) TEACHER: To figure it out, I ran a regression with all the factors people say are important: [embedded list in sub-panel, cut off at end] Outcome variable: correct scientific results. Predictors: collaboration; skepticism of others’ claims; questioning your own beliefs; trying to falsify hypotheses; checking citations; statistical rigor; blinded analysis; financial disclosure; open data (4) TEACHER: The regression says two ingredients are the most crucial: 1) genuine curiosity about the answer to a question, and 2) ammonium hydroxide. (5) STUDENT: Wait, why did *ammonia* score so high? How did it even get on the list? LONG HAIR: ...And now you’re doing good science!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreigzaphhj4mfgfrxddlvdmw47335gnwzqbfqvrnff5x4oovgpf36nq@jpeg)
June 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
First time it happens to me: the book I'm reading (Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman) is missing 49 pages 😅
June 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
First time it happens to me: the book I'm reading (Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman) is missing 49 pages 😅
With the explosion in popularity of Gen AI tools, I wonder if we will go back to having more oral exams in schools and universities. Which in Italy we already do, because we haven't really updated our teaching methods in like 50 years... 😅
June 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
With the explosion in popularity of Gen AI tools, I wonder if we will go back to having more oral exams in schools and universities. Which in Italy we already do, because we haven't really updated our teaching methods in like 50 years... 😅
![Comic. PERSON: It’s weird how, despite being one of the main branches of the tree of life, no archaea species are known to cause disease in humans. PERSON WITH SHORT HAIR: Personally, I think it’s because those gross methane breathers are too weird and incompetent to figure out how to hurt us even if they wanted to. [from small point under microscope on desk]: *Hey!* [caption] Bad news: After overhearing a conversation in our lab, Archaea has finally started harming humans.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreibeun6ux6wr6w76uv3nubobmc2aydwd2onzh525sxr3soufnc52pe@jpeg)
May 31, 2025 at 7:19 AM
How do archaea partition their genome just at the right time before cell division? Check out this new #preprint if you want to know! A great collaboration with Joe and the @buzzbaum.bsky.social lab! 🦠🧬
We are excited to share our preprint describing how Sulfolobus cells coordinate DNA segregation with cell division! In eukaryotes this type of regulation involves checkpoints and CDK-cyclins. But how does this work in archaea? This is the question we ask in our paper: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Temporal and spatial coordination of DNA segregation and cell division in an archaeon.
Cells must coordinate DNA segregation with cytokinesis to ensure that each daughter cell inherits a complete genome. Here, we explore how DNA segregation and division are mechanistically coupled in ar...
www.biorxiv.org
May 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
How do archaea partition their genome just at the right time before cell division? Check out this new #preprint if you want to know! A great collaboration with Joe and the @buzzbaum.bsky.social lab! 🦠🧬
The workshop on polymers and biomolecular condensates in Meißen was great! I've learnt a lot and met some great people, and got to visit the beautiful Meißen and Dresden! Thanks to the organizers @albertilab-tud.bsky.social, Arash and Jens!
May 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The workshop on polymers and biomolecular condensates in Meißen was great! I've learnt a lot and met some great people, and got to visit the beautiful Meißen and Dresden! Thanks to the organizers @albertilab-tud.bsky.social, Arash and Jens!
Meißen at night! 🤩
May 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Meißen at night! 🤩