Rory Hennell James
@rorydhj.eurosky.social
Postdoc at the CSSB Hamburg, studying mycobacterial secretion with #CryoEM and #CryoET. Generally something of a nerd. He/him.
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– good lord, Parikian, what on earth is that?
– well, sir, it’s rather complicated
– yes, I can see
– it’s an arboreal conglomeration of small Spanish dishes such as you might find in a slow-moving creek or stream
– oh fuck
– yes, it’s my…
– please don’t
– bayou tapas tree
– get out
– well, sir, it’s rather complicated
– yes, I can see
– it’s an arboreal conglomeration of small Spanish dishes such as you might find in a slow-moving creek or stream
– oh fuck
– yes, it’s my…
– please don’t
– bayou tapas tree
– get out
September 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
– good lord, Parikian, what on earth is that?
– well, sir, it’s rather complicated
– yes, I can see
– it’s an arboreal conglomeration of small Spanish dishes such as you might find in a slow-moving creek or stream
– oh fuck
– yes, it’s my…
– please don’t
– bayou tapas tree
– get out
– well, sir, it’s rather complicated
– yes, I can see
– it’s an arboreal conglomeration of small Spanish dishes such as you might find in a slow-moving creek or stream
– oh fuck
– yes, it’s my…
– please don’t
– bayou tapas tree
– get out
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If you want a timeline cleanse I lost it at the Rabbit 🤷♂️
August 21, 2026 at 2:08 PM
If you want a timeline cleanse I lost it at the Rabbit 🤷♂️
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Out Now! Quinone-transporting filaments expand bioenergetic capacity in Gram-positive Bacillota #MicroSky
Quinone-transporting filaments expand bioenergetic capacity in Gram-positive Bacillota
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 17 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02450-zBacillus subtilis Ncp and NADH dehydrogenase form tube-like filaments with phospholipid-lined chambers that associate with quinones, which can expand bioenergetic capacity and support respiratory electron transfer.
go.nature.com
August 17, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Out Now! Quinone-transporting filaments expand bioenergetic capacity in Gram-positive Bacillota #MicroSky
This is just ridiculously impressive
(3/4) The video shows NPCs in a neuron within an expanded volume of ~6.37×4.33×0.2mm (≈25×17µm×0.8 µm PreExM). This was acquired with a 10x air objective but individual NPCs are still visible 😁
At the end we show a particle-averaged reconstruction from ~20 NPCs, with a resolution of ~35 Å!
At the end we show a particle-averaged reconstruction from ~20 NPCs, with a resolution of ~35 Å!
August 7, 2026 at 3:14 PM
This is just ridiculously impressive
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(3/4) The video shows NPCs in a neuron within an expanded volume of ~6.37×4.33×0.2mm (≈25×17µm×0.8 µm PreExM). This was acquired with a 10x air objective but individual NPCs are still visible 😁
At the end we show a particle-averaged reconstruction from ~20 NPCs, with a resolution of ~35 Å!
At the end we show a particle-averaged reconstruction from ~20 NPCs, with a resolution of ~35 Å!
August 7, 2026 at 9:56 AM
(3/4) The video shows NPCs in a neuron within an expanded volume of ~6.37×4.33×0.2mm (≈25×17µm×0.8 µm PreExM). This was acquired with a 10x air objective but individual NPCs are still visible 😁
At the end we show a particle-averaged reconstruction from ~20 NPCs, with a resolution of ~35 Å!
At the end we show a particle-averaged reconstruction from ~20 NPCs, with a resolution of ~35 Å!
Me two months ago: the flight to Heathrow is at a more convenient time and if the flight to Stansted is delayed I might miss the last train.
Me today: flight to Heathrow delayed 2 h, baggage claim delayed 40 min so I miss the midnight bus, currently waiting for the 2 am bus which is 30 min late 🤷♂️
Me today: flight to Heathrow delayed 2 h, baggage claim delayed 40 min so I miss the midnight bus, currently waiting for the 2 am bus which is 30 min late 🤷♂️
August 7, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Me two months ago: the flight to Heathrow is at a more convenient time and if the flight to Stansted is delayed I might miss the last train.
Me today: flight to Heathrow delayed 2 h, baggage claim delayed 40 min so I miss the midnight bus, currently waiting for the 2 am bus which is 30 min late 🤷♂️
Me today: flight to Heathrow delayed 2 h, baggage claim delayed 40 min so I miss the midnight bus, currently waiting for the 2 am bus which is 30 min late 🤷♂️
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PLEASE SHARE! New job openings in my lab @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social. We have a broad interest into the mechanistic basis of how molecular complexes are rewired during cellular development in plants and during invasion by pathogens.
🌱🍄🔬
See details below 👇
#PlantSciJobs
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See details below 👇
#PlantSciJobs
August 5, 2026 at 8:15 AM
PLEASE SHARE! New job openings in my lab @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social. We have a broad interest into the mechanistic basis of how molecular complexes are rewired during cellular development in plants and during invasion by pathogens.
🌱🍄🔬
See details below 👇
#PlantSciJobs
🌱🍄🔬
See details below 👇
#PlantSciJobs
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Please repost! #microsky🦠
The Glickman Lab at MSK is recruiting! Projects in Mtb pathogenesis, basic biology of mycobacteria, and mycobacterial cancer therapies. See our publications here: tinyurl.com/3f386f4x
Send CV and cover letter to: [email protected]
The Glickman Lab at MSK is recruiting! Projects in Mtb pathogenesis, basic biology of mycobacteria, and mycobacterial cancer therapies. See our publications here: tinyurl.com/3f386f4x
Send CV and cover letter to: [email protected]
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July 23, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Please repost! #microsky🦠
The Glickman Lab at MSK is recruiting! Projects in Mtb pathogenesis, basic biology of mycobacteria, and mycobacterial cancer therapies. See our publications here: tinyurl.com/3f386f4x
Send CV and cover letter to: [email protected]
The Glickman Lab at MSK is recruiting! Projects in Mtb pathogenesis, basic biology of mycobacteria, and mycobacterial cancer therapies. See our publications here: tinyurl.com/3f386f4x
Send CV and cover letter to: [email protected]
Something to try if I ever sort out my printer's many issues.
Interested in 3D-printed models of cryo-EM grids, autogrid and cryo-FIB for visual teaching/decoration. Download our model and print:
makerworld.com/en/models/30...
Designed in Blender by Khan Bao, an undergrad in the lab.
makerworld.com/en/models/30...
Designed in Blender by Khan Bao, an undergrad in the lab.
Cryo-EM Grids for Teaching - Free 3D Print Model - MakerWorld
Download this free 3D print file designed by CiliaBuilder. EM Grid Scaled ModelScaled up and simplified 3D model of EM grids and autogrids for demonstration of preparation process and milling. Content...
makerworld.com
July 20, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Something to try if I ever sort out my printer's many issues.
Bad enough my incoming bachelor's student was born in 2003, this is unacceptable 👴
As of today, the release of Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring happened closer to the original US release of Star Wars than to today.
Yes, you are old.
Yes, you are old.
July 17, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Bad enough my incoming bachelor's student was born in 2003, this is unacceptable 👴
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Are you a postdoc interested in the mechanisms of disease?
Do you have a great record and an exciting vision?
Come and start your own lab @dunnschool.bsky.social by applying for sponsorship for early career fellowships.
Deadline 22nd of September...please share!
www.path.ox.ac.uk/work-with-us...
Do you have a great record and an exciting vision?
Come and start your own lab @dunnschool.bsky.social by applying for sponsorship for early career fellowships.
Deadline 22nd of September...please share!
www.path.ox.ac.uk/work-with-us...
Group Leader Career Development Fellowships - Dunn School
Are you an early career researcher interested in the cell or molecular mechanisms underlying disease? Do you have an outstanding record and an innovative research plan?
www.path.ox.ac.uk
July 14, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Are you a postdoc interested in the mechanisms of disease?
Do you have a great record and an exciting vision?
Come and start your own lab @dunnschool.bsky.social by applying for sponsorship for early career fellowships.
Deadline 22nd of September...please share!
www.path.ox.ac.uk/work-with-us...
Do you have a great record and an exciting vision?
Come and start your own lab @dunnschool.bsky.social by applying for sponsorship for early career fellowships.
Deadline 22nd of September...please share!
www.path.ox.ac.uk/work-with-us...
Love it when I have 15 minutes left at the end of the day to tick something off tomorrow's to do list.
Of course, there are several things on today's list that I didn't even start, but I did see a heron.
Of course, there are several things on today's list that I didn't even start, but I did see a heron.
July 16, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Love it when I have 15 minutes left at the end of the day to tick something off tomorrow's to do list.
Of course, there are several things on today's list that I didn't even start, but I did see a heron.
Of course, there are several things on today's list that I didn't even start, but I did see a heron.
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Sharing this here on Bluesky as well. The fact that institutions refuse/can't afford to fund proper staffing of a cutting-edge research facility is frankly insane, but I also don't think we're alone in this. #cryoem #cryoet 🧬🧶🧪 @cssbhamburg.bsky.social
#thinkingdifferent #sponsoring #cryoem #cryoet #structuralbiology #drugdiscovery #researchinfrastructure #corefacilities #industrypartnerships #researchfunding #teamscience #cssb #hamburg #uhh | Carol...
Six microscopes. Cutting-edge cryo-EM workflows. Growing scientific demand. And losing staff who make the difference. #ThinkingDifferent #sponsoring
Over the past few years, the Cryo-EM Technology Pl...
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July 16, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Sharing this here on Bluesky as well. The fact that institutions refuse/can't afford to fund proper staffing of a cutting-edge research facility is frankly insane, but I also don't think we're alone in this. #cryoem #cryoet 🧬🧶🧪 @cssbhamburg.bsky.social
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On the plus side, Trump single-handedly justifying the contemporary relevance of my planned research for the next decade is going to be a big help in me getting a permanent position, right?
*with a smaller voice* ...right?
*with a smaller voice* ...right?
After a day of immersing myself in documents on 17th c. French commerce in the Ottoman Empire – especially on duties on shipping, and all the intricate ripple effects that arose from these across the Mediterranean – seeing Trump whack a 20% duty on Hormuz cargo is making my brain explode 🤯 🗃️
The President just announced a 20% toll on all cargo shipped through Hormuz, payable...to the US>
July 13, 2026 at 3:11 PM
On the plus side, Trump single-handedly justifying the contemporary relevance of my planned research for the next decade is going to be a big help in me getting a permanent position, right?
*with a smaller voice* ...right?
*with a smaller voice* ...right?
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Some bacteria do not live as individuals. They build multicellular filaments and connect neighboring cells through tiny cell-cell junctions.
Cyanobacteria are among the most beautiful examples 😍 In our new paper, we reveal first molecuar insights on the cyanobacterial septal junction architecture 🧵
Cyanobacteria are among the most beautiful examples 😍 In our new paper, we reveal first molecuar insights on the cyanobacterial septal junction architecture 🧵
July 10, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Some bacteria do not live as individuals. They build multicellular filaments and connect neighboring cells through tiny cell-cell junctions.
Cyanobacteria are among the most beautiful examples 😍 In our new paper, we reveal first molecuar insights on the cyanobacterial septal junction architecture 🧵
Cyanobacteria are among the most beautiful examples 😍 In our new paper, we reveal first molecuar insights on the cyanobacterial septal junction architecture 🧵
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Can't get over how tragic it is that King Henry VIII missed out on potatoes by just a few brief years. He would have bloody loved chips. 😞
July 8, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Can't get over how tragic it is that King Henry VIII missed out on potatoes by just a few brief years. He would have bloody loved chips. 😞
Latest work from the Marlovits lab. Congrats to former postdoc Biao and all the other authors!
An evolutionarily conserved, short linear actin filament-binding motif (SFM), present in >100 proteins.
Great collaboration with the Windhorst and Marlovits labs. Happy to have contributed, by using macrophage podosomes as a readout.
Publication in Nat Cell Biol:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Great collaboration with the Windhorst and Marlovits labs. Happy to have contributed, by using macrophage podosomes as a readout.
Publication in Nat Cell Biol:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 7, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Latest work from the Marlovits lab. Congrats to former postdoc Biao and all the other authors!
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A message to pollen: I am prepared to sit down around a table with you and have a full and open discussion about how we can resolve our differences but these aggressive and unprovoked attacks MUST CEASE.
July 3, 2026 at 6:46 AM
A message to pollen: I am prepared to sit down around a table with you and have a full and open discussion about how we can resolve our differences but these aggressive and unprovoked attacks MUST CEASE.
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Check out our latest T7SS toxin story. These reverse toxins aren’t as rare as we thought!
A novel reverse lipase toxin substrate of the Staphylococcus aureus type VII secretion system https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.22.733114v1
June 24, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Check out our latest T7SS toxin story. These reverse toxins aren’t as rare as we thought!
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Honestly the best summary of cryoET I have seen
June 21, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Honestly the best summary of cryoET I have seen
Looks super cool @justindeme.bsky.social @smlea.bsky.social ,looming forward to reading it!
Structure of the proton-powered secretion motor at the heart of the bacterial flagellum www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.13.732081v1 #cryoem
June 16, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Looks super cool @justindeme.bsky.social @smlea.bsky.social ,looming forward to reading it!
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Academic writing should be addressed neither to the public nor to other academics. It should be addressed to a single interlocutor with whom you have a petty rivalry and whose work you are trying to discredit
June 11, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Academic writing should be addressed neither to the public nor to other academics. It should be addressed to a single interlocutor with whom you have a petty rivalry and whose work you are trying to discredit
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IMPORTANT UPDATE: The person who originally saw this broadcast and took the pictures of the TV is currently the Icelandic Ambassador to the US.
Throwback to when a TV station in Iceland accidentally aired an episode of Teletubbies with subtitles from the Sopranos 👌🏼
June 3, 2026 at 11:57 AM
IMPORTANT UPDATE: The person who originally saw this broadcast and took the pictures of the TV is currently the Icelandic Ambassador to the US.
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Sub-cellular chemical mapping using correlated cryogenic electron and mass spectrometry imaging
online @natmethods.nature.com, led by Hannah Ochner, collaboration with @catfranco.bsky.social and @kiranrpatil.bsky.social labs
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
online @natmethods.nature.com, led by Hannah Ochner, collaboration with @catfranco.bsky.social and @kiranrpatil.bsky.social labs
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
May 25, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Sub-cellular chemical mapping using correlated cryogenic electron and mass spectrometry imaging
online @natmethods.nature.com, led by Hannah Ochner, collaboration with @catfranco.bsky.social and @kiranrpatil.bsky.social labs
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
online @natmethods.nature.com, led by Hannah Ochner, collaboration with @catfranco.bsky.social and @kiranrpatil.bsky.social labs
doi.org/10.1038/s415...