Daryl Jason Verzosa David
@djdavid.bsky.social
Senior Editor @natcellbio.nature.com , Advisory Editor at npj BiologicalPhysics&Mechanics ex @natcomms.nature.com, PhD @uoftcellsysbiol.bsky.social, @embo.org LTF postdoc @pasteur.fr
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Thrilled to be attending the Nature Conference: Biomolecular Condensates in China!
I'll be there in person representing @natcellbio.nature.com as senior scientific editor + npj Biological Physics & Mechanics as advisor editor.
Looking forward to great talks, posters, and discussions. Let's chat!
I'll be there in person representing @natcellbio.nature.com as senior scientific editor + npj Biological Physics & Mechanics as advisor editor.
Looking forward to great talks, posters, and discussions. Let's chat!
Biomolecular Condensates
Organized by Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Nature Biomedical Engineering, Nature Chemical Biology, Nature Chemistry, Nature Communications, Nature Rev...
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September 14, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Thrilled to be attending the Nature Conference: Biomolecular Condensates in China!
I'll be there in person representing @natcellbio.nature.com as senior scientific editor + npj Biological Physics & Mechanics as advisor editor.
Looking forward to great talks, posters, and discussions. Let's chat!
I'll be there in person representing @natcellbio.nature.com as senior scientific editor + npj Biological Physics & Mechanics as advisor editor.
Looking forward to great talks, posters, and discussions. Let's chat!
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Absolutely ecstatic to share that WE GOT THE COVER!!! 🥹🎉
Seeing this on NCB's cover feels surreal. So much time, science, and teamwork went into this project, and I couldn’t be more excited to see it celebrated like this.
A very, very happy day for this really really old and grown embryo 🐭🧫💥
Seeing this on NCB's cover feels surreal. So much time, science, and teamwork went into this project, and I couldn’t be more excited to see it celebrated like this.
A very, very happy day for this really really old and grown embryo 🐭🧫💥
September 10, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Absolutely ecstatic to share that WE GOT THE COVER!!! 🥹🎉
Seeing this on NCB's cover feels surreal. So much time, science, and teamwork went into this project, and I couldn’t be more excited to see it celebrated like this.
A very, very happy day for this really really old and grown embryo 🐭🧫💥
Seeing this on NCB's cover feels surreal. So much time, science, and teamwork went into this project, and I couldn’t be more excited to see it celebrated like this.
A very, very happy day for this really really old and grown embryo 🐭🧫💥
Reposted by Daryl Jason Verzosa David
June 19, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Reposted by Daryl Jason Verzosa David
In time for Pride Month! In a Q&A with @slefkopoulos.bsky.social and @natcellbio.nature.com, I had the privilege of sharing my personal journey as an LGBTQIA+ immigrant from Indonesia to Canada and Germany. #PrideinSTEM (a mini thread)
Link to read (pdf): rdcu.be/fnXyK
Link to read (pdf): rdcu.be/fnXyK
A scientist can come from anywhere - Nature Cell Biology
This June, we celebrate Pride by discussing with Felix Gunawan, assistant professor at the University of Toronto and co-affiliate group leader at the University of Münster, about his personal and acad...
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June 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
In time for Pride Month! In a Q&A with @slefkopoulos.bsky.social and @natcellbio.nature.com, I had the privilege of sharing my personal journey as an LGBTQIA+ immigrant from Indonesia to Canada and Germany. #PrideinSTEM (a mini thread)
Link to read (pdf): rdcu.be/fnXyK
Link to read (pdf): rdcu.be/fnXyK
A lovely time chatting about interesting work @events.embl.org #EESMechanobiology! as senior editor @natcellbio.nature.com & as advisory editor npj Biological Physics & Mechanics.
Got a quick selfie w/ @embojournal.org senior scientific editor Ieva Gailite at #MeetTheEditor session on Wednesday 😁🤳🏽
Got a quick selfie w/ @embojournal.org senior scientific editor Ieva Gailite at #MeetTheEditor session on Wednesday 😁🤳🏽
June 11, 2026 at 9:13 AM
A lovely time chatting about interesting work @events.embl.org #EESMechanobiology! as senior editor @natcellbio.nature.com & as advisory editor npj Biological Physics & Mechanics.
Got a quick selfie w/ @embojournal.org senior scientific editor Ieva Gailite at #MeetTheEditor session on Wednesday 😁🤳🏽
Got a quick selfie w/ @embojournal.org senior scientific editor Ieva Gailite at #MeetTheEditor session on Wednesday 😁🤳🏽
Enroute to #EESMechanobiology! proud to represent both @natcellbio.nature.com as senior editor and npj Biological Physics & Mechanics as advisory editor.
Let's discuss your interesting work, science publishing, & more! Find me around &at the #MeetTheEditor lunch On Wed.
Note, I'm only here Tues+Wed
Let's discuss your interesting work, science publishing, & more! Find me around &at the #MeetTheEditor lunch On Wed.
Note, I'm only here Tues+Wed
June 9, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Enroute to #EESMechanobiology! proud to represent both @natcellbio.nature.com as senior editor and npj Biological Physics & Mechanics as advisory editor.
Let's discuss your interesting work, science publishing, & more! Find me around &at the #MeetTheEditor lunch On Wed.
Note, I'm only here Tues+Wed
Let's discuss your interesting work, science publishing, & more! Find me around &at the #MeetTheEditor lunch On Wed.
Note, I'm only here Tues+Wed
En route to @events.embl.org #EESPhaseSeparation! Representing
@natcellbio.nature.com as Senior Editor + npj Biological Physics&Mechanics as Advisory Editor.
Let's chat at talks, coffee, food, & #MeetTheEditor sessions to discuss your interesting work, publishing, and anything else you'd like!
@natcellbio.nature.com as Senior Editor + npj Biological Physics&Mechanics as Advisory Editor.
Let's chat at talks, coffee, food, & #MeetTheEditor sessions to discuss your interesting work, publishing, and anything else you'd like!
May 19, 2026 at 8:10 AM
En route to @events.embl.org #EESPhaseSeparation! Representing
@natcellbio.nature.com as Senior Editor + npj Biological Physics&Mechanics as Advisory Editor.
Let's chat at talks, coffee, food, & #MeetTheEditor sessions to discuss your interesting work, publishing, and anything else you'd like!
@natcellbio.nature.com as Senior Editor + npj Biological Physics&Mechanics as Advisory Editor.
Let's chat at talks, coffee, food, & #MeetTheEditor sessions to discuss your interesting work, publishing, and anything else you'd like!
Also read the Research Briefing for more info behind the paper, hear from an external expert opinion, and also read something from yours truly 😄
Link to read for free: rdcu.be/fhGBG
Link to read for free: rdcu.be/fhGBG
May 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Also read the Research Briefing for more info behind the paper, hear from an external expert opinion, and also read something from yours truly 😄
Link to read for free: rdcu.be/fhGBG
Link to read for free: rdcu.be/fhGBG
Congrats to @tslab.bsky.social and the rest of the team on their paper!
☕Hodgson, Huang, Lang et al. show that TDP-43 limits ribonucleoprotein particle condensation into paraspeckles in a concentration- and polymerization-dependent manner. They also link paraspeckle condensation to stress response and neuroprotection.
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bit.ly/3QBQmXa
Paraspeckle condensation is controlled via TDP-43 polymerization and linked to neuroprotection - Nature Cell Biology
Hodgson, Huang, Lang et al. show that TDP-43 limits ribonucleoprotein particle condensation into paraspeckles in a concentration- and polymerization-dependent manner. They also link paraspeckle conden...
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May 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Congrats to @tslab.bsky.social and the rest of the team on their paper!
In time for the ATCC centennial, Ruth Cheng+Rebecca Bradford fr American Type Culture Collection write @natcellbio.nature.com: the importance of nonprofit resources (like ATCC) to provide access, set global standards, champion innovation. For now & the future.
Link to read for free: rdcu.be/eUd9R
Link to read for free: rdcu.be/eUd9R
A foundation for tomorrow’s discoveries in cell biology - Nature Cell Biology
For a century, the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) has been an essential resource for biologists, fuelling discoveries in areas from cancer to infectious diseases. In this Comment, we outline ...
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December 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
In time for the ATCC centennial, Ruth Cheng+Rebecca Bradford fr American Type Culture Collection write @natcellbio.nature.com: the importance of nonprofit resources (like ATCC) to provide access, set global standards, champion innovation. For now & the future.
Link to read for free: rdcu.be/eUd9R
Link to read for free: rdcu.be/eUd9R
‼️The Importance of #DiversityEquityInclusion to science by @needhibhalla.bsky.social @joann-trejo.bsky.social @marymunson4.bsky.social in @natcellbio.nature.com:
“diversity in the scientific workforce increases creativity and success in tackling challenging problems.”
Link for free: rdcu.be/eSPGH
“diversity in the scientific workforce increases creativity and success in tackling challenging problems.”
Link for free: rdcu.be/eSPGH
Scaling back DEI programmes and the loss of scientific talent - Nature Cell Biology
Programmes that support diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in science are under attack in the USA. Data indicate that diversity in the scientific workforce increases creativity and success in tackl...
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December 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
‼️The Importance of #DiversityEquityInclusion to science by @needhibhalla.bsky.social @joann-trejo.bsky.social @marymunson4.bsky.social in @natcellbio.nature.com:
“diversity in the scientific workforce increases creativity and success in tackling challenging problems.”
Link for free: rdcu.be/eSPGH
“diversity in the scientific workforce increases creativity and success in tackling challenging problems.”
Link for free: rdcu.be/eSPGH
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☕Lee et al. show that Ca²⁺ triggers condensates enriched with PDIA6, an ER-resident disulfide isomerase and chaperone, along with other protein disulfide isomerase family proteins and some chaperones that in turn enhance folding of #proinsulin. #PhaseSeparation
bit.ly/44mX1bW
bit.ly/44mX1bW
Ca2+-driven PDIA6 biomolecular condensation ensures proinsulin folding - Nature Cell Biology
Lee et al. show that Ca²⁺ triggers condensates enriched with PDIA6, an ER-resident disulfide isomerase and chaperone, along with other protein disulfide isomerase family proteins and some chaperones t...
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November 27, 2025 at 9:31 AM
☕Lee et al. show that Ca²⁺ triggers condensates enriched with PDIA6, an ER-resident disulfide isomerase and chaperone, along with other protein disulfide isomerase family proteins and some chaperones that in turn enhance folding of #proinsulin. #PhaseSeparation
bit.ly/44mX1bW
bit.ly/44mX1bW
Thrilled to be en route to the @dgz.bsky.social #DGZ50 International Meeting as I'm there Mon-Wed!
Looking forward to chatting all things Cell Biology & anything else you'd like. Will be representing @natcellbio.nature.com (as Senior Editor) + npj Biological Physics & Mechanics (Advisory Editor)
Looking forward to chatting all things Cell Biology & anything else you'd like. Will be representing @natcellbio.nature.com (as Senior Editor) + npj Biological Physics & Mechanics (Advisory Editor)
October 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Thrilled to be en route to the @dgz.bsky.social #DGZ50 International Meeting as I'm there Mon-Wed!
Looking forward to chatting all things Cell Biology & anything else you'd like. Will be representing @natcellbio.nature.com (as Senior Editor) + npj Biological Physics & Mechanics (Advisory Editor)
Looking forward to chatting all things Cell Biology & anything else you'd like. Will be representing @natcellbio.nature.com (as Senior Editor) + npj Biological Physics & Mechanics (Advisory Editor)
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For those considering the dynamic area of pluripotent stem cell-derived therapies, here is a little @isscr.org report for you. Well, not so little. It covers the many considerations for autologous and allogeneic workflow, choice of consumables, the QC steps, ..
October 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
For those considering the dynamic area of pluripotent stem cell-derived therapies, here is a little @isscr.org report for you. Well, not so little. It covers the many considerations for autologous and allogeneic workflow, choice of consumables, the QC steps, ..
I’m delighted to attend @cim-imprs-gsm.bsky.social #GSM25CiMIMPRS #CiMIMPRS2025 meeting! I'll be there on Thursday to chat interesting science across a broad range of topics.
Will represent @natcellbio.nature.com as Senior Editor and npj Biological Physics&Mechanics as Advisory Editor. Come chat!
Will represent @natcellbio.nature.com as Senior Editor and npj Biological Physics&Mechanics as Advisory Editor. Come chat!
October 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I’m delighted to attend @cim-imprs-gsm.bsky.social #GSM25CiMIMPRS #CiMIMPRS2025 meeting! I'll be there on Thursday to chat interesting science across a broad range of topics.
Will represent @natcellbio.nature.com as Senior Editor and npj Biological Physics&Mechanics as Advisory Editor. Come chat!
Will represent @natcellbio.nature.com as Senior Editor and npj Biological Physics&Mechanics as Advisory Editor. Come chat!
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🔔🧪 Call for Papers – #Mechanobiology of the #ExtracellularMatrix 🧬🛠️
Excited to serve as Guest Editor — together with Jacopo di Russo and Jennifer Young — of a new 𝐧𝐩𝐣 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬 Collection on “Mechanobiology of the ECM”.
Deadline: 14 May 2026!
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Excited to serve as Guest Editor — together with Jacopo di Russo and Jennifer Young — of a new 𝐧𝐩𝐣 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬 Collection on “Mechanobiology of the ECM”.
Deadline: 14 May 2026!
www.nature.com/collections/...
Mechanobiology of the Extracellular Matrix
This Collection aims to highlight fundamental and translational advances in ECM mechanobiology.
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August 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
🔔🧪 Call for Papers – #Mechanobiology of the #ExtracellularMatrix 🧬🛠️
Excited to serve as Guest Editor — together with Jacopo di Russo and Jennifer Young — of a new 𝐧𝐩𝐣 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬 Collection on “Mechanobiology of the ECM”.
Deadline: 14 May 2026!
www.nature.com/collections/...
Excited to serve as Guest Editor — together with Jacopo di Russo and Jennifer Young — of a new 𝐧𝐩𝐣 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬 Collection on “Mechanobiology of the ECM”.
Deadline: 14 May 2026!
www.nature.com/collections/...
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Nature Biomedical Engineering is hiring! We are open to scientists will all relevant expertise, but we will prioritize applicants with experience in machine learning. Deadline is Oct 20. Please RT! springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
September 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Nature Biomedical Engineering is hiring! We are open to scientists will all relevant expertise, but we will prioritize applicants with experience in machine learning. Deadline is Oct 20. Please RT! springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
Sept 2025 marks 4 years after I joined @natcellbio.nature.com & 7.5+ years since starting editorial at @natcomms.nature.com !
To mark this occasion, I’ll highlight 5 pieces that I’ve had the privilege to help shepherd to publication. (a thread for today/tomorrow)
Bonus Pic of me as a baby editor .
To mark this occasion, I’ll highlight 5 pieces that I’ve had the privilege to help shepherd to publication. (a thread for today/tomorrow)
Bonus Pic of me as a baby editor .
September 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Sept 2025 marks 4 years after I joined @natcellbio.nature.com & 7.5+ years since starting editorial at @natcomms.nature.com !
To mark this occasion, I’ll highlight 5 pieces that I’ve had the privilege to help shepherd to publication. (a thread for today/tomorrow)
Bonus Pic of me as a baby editor .
To mark this occasion, I’ll highlight 5 pieces that I’ve had the privilege to help shepherd to publication. (a thread for today/tomorrow)
Bonus Pic of me as a baby editor .
Looking forward to several days of interesting research work at the GBM Compact Meeting – Focus on Condensate Biology @gbmev.bsky.social + the Satellite meeting @spp2191.bsky.social
If you’re attending, do reach out to chat w/me as your friendly neighbourhood @natcellbio.nature.com senior editor!
If you’re attending, do reach out to chat w/me as your friendly neighbourhood @natcellbio.nature.com senior editor!
September 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Looking forward to several days of interesting research work at the GBM Compact Meeting – Focus on Condensate Biology @gbmev.bsky.social + the Satellite meeting @spp2191.bsky.social
If you’re attending, do reach out to chat w/me as your friendly neighbourhood @natcellbio.nature.com senior editor!
If you’re attending, do reach out to chat w/me as your friendly neighbourhood @natcellbio.nature.com senior editor!
Reposted by Daryl Jason Verzosa David
1/6 Thrilled to share that I have joined the Department of Cell & Systems Biology at the University of Toronto as an Assistant Professor! Grateful for the journey so far and incredibly excited for what’s ahead at @uoftcellsysbiol.bsky.social @utoronto.ca.
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July 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
1/6 Thrilled to share that I have joined the Department of Cell & Systems Biology at the University of Toronto as an Assistant Professor! Grateful for the journey so far and incredibly excited for what’s ahead at @uoftcellsysbiol.bsky.social @utoronto.ca.
csb.utoronto.ca/faculty/feli...
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June 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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We currently have a call for support that has gone out to European labs, to support FlyBase-UK. We are asking our colleagues from labs in the US and other countries to wait for a similar call to them that will go out in the near future, to support the US sites. We thank you for your patience.
URGENT: FlyBase has lost practically all its funding overnight; even user fees are tied up in denied grant funding. 🤬🤯
Any lab using @flybase.bsky.social please donate using the link in post below.
This incredible community, on whose backs our #Drosophila labs depend, can't be left out to dry.
Any lab using @flybase.bsky.social please donate using the link in post below.
This incredible community, on whose backs our #Drosophila labs depend, can't be left out to dry.
My lab studies bacterial infections. We spend a lot of time looking at (or for) species-specific genetic and genomic databases for hosts and microbes. FlyBase is the best of all—there is literally no comparison. Its existence is under threat. Please donate.
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June 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
We currently have a call for support that has gone out to European labs, to support FlyBase-UK. We are asking our colleagues from labs in the US and other countries to wait for a similar call to them that will go out in the near future, to support the US sites. We thank you for your patience.
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Maria Leptin: "a way of helping research globally".
Science is so important; research must --- and will --- perservere and continue.
Maria Leptin: "a way of helping research globally".
Science is so important; research must --- and will --- perservere and continue.
US brain drain: Nature’s guide to the initiatives drawing scientists abroad
In response to US turmoil, premier establishments such as the European Research Council have sweetened incentives to attract talent.
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May 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Maria Leptin: "a way of helping research globally".
Science is so important; research must --- and will --- perservere and continue.
Maria Leptin: "a way of helping research globally".
Science is so important; research must --- and will --- perservere and continue.
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To my Canadian friends out there (and friends of Canada!). The Conservative party's pledge here is a dangerous and unacceptable threat to science in Canada.
If you're a Canadian abroad and at home, don't forget to vote!
To my Canadian friends out there (and friends of Canada!). The Conservative party's pledge here is a dangerous and unacceptable threat to science in Canada.
If you're a Canadian abroad and at home, don't forget to vote!
In Canadian election, top Conservative candidate vows to end ‘woke ideology’ in science funding
Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party is trying to topple Liberal government in 28 April election
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April 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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To my Canadian friends out there (and friends of Canada!). The Conservative party's pledge here is a dangerous and unacceptable threat to science in Canada.
If you're a Canadian abroad and at home, don't forget to vote!
To my Canadian friends out there (and friends of Canada!). The Conservative party's pledge here is a dangerous and unacceptable threat to science in Canada.
If you're a Canadian abroad and at home, don't forget to vote!
Excited for day two of #FCQC2025 for a great set of talks about all things quality control!
Proud to represent @naturecellbiology.bsky.social as senior editor; come find me to chat! Keep an eye out for other editors including my brilliant colleague @sshadan.bsky.social senior editor from Nature
Proud to represent @naturecellbiology.bsky.social as senior editor; come find me to chat! Keep an eye out for other editors including my brilliant colleague @sshadan.bsky.social senior editor from Nature
March 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Excited for day two of #FCQC2025 for a great set of talks about all things quality control!
Proud to represent @naturecellbiology.bsky.social as senior editor; come find me to chat! Keep an eye out for other editors including my brilliant colleague @sshadan.bsky.social senior editor from Nature
Proud to represent @naturecellbiology.bsky.social as senior editor; come find me to chat! Keep an eye out for other editors including my brilliant colleague @sshadan.bsky.social senior editor from Nature