Valerio Sorichetti
@vsorichetti.bsky.social
Senior bioinformatician / computational scientist in the Gerlich Lab at IMBA (Vienna Biocenter).
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Last week, we said goodbye to Enzo @enzozenner.bsky.social and William @williamle2585.bsky.social 👋 . Enzo joined us for a few months to work on his Master’s thesis, while William joined us through the Vienna BioCenter Summer School. It was great having you, and all the best to you both! ✨
September 11, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Last week, we said goodbye to Enzo @enzozenner.bsky.social and William @williamle2585.bsky.social 👋 . Enzo joined us for a few months to work on his Master’s thesis, while William joined us through the Vienna BioCenter Summer School. It was great having you, and all the best to you both! ✨
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If you are like me, you start every morning by making yourself a coffee with a moka pot. ☕️ While you wait for the coffee to bubble up, you can now explore how it works:
compphys.univie.ac.at/Moka
I made this (thank you, Claude!) for my thermo and stat phys course, but perhaps you enjoy it too.
compphys.univie.ac.at/Moka
I made this (thank you, Claude!) for my thermo and stat phys course, but perhaps you enjoy it too.
September 7, 2026 at 6:17 AM
If you are like me, you start every morning by making yourself a coffee with a moka pot. ☕️ While you wait for the coffee to bubble up, you can now explore how it works:
compphys.univie.ac.at/Moka
I made this (thank you, Claude!) for my thermo and stat phys course, but perhaps you enjoy it too.
compphys.univie.ac.at/Moka
I made this (thank you, Claude!) for my thermo and stat phys course, but perhaps you enjoy it too.
Reposted by Valerio Sorichetti
Last month’s Lab Retreat at Gustav Ammerer’s castle 🏰🌿
Hiking, cooking together, personality tests, TED-style talks, and a very intense round of Blood on the Clocktower. A lovely few days of science, reflection, games, food, and getting to know the lab beyond work and the bench.
Hiking, cooking together, personality tests, TED-style talks, and a very intense round of Blood on the Clocktower. A lovely few days of science, reflection, games, food, and getting to know the lab beyond work and the bench.
July 15, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Last month’s Lab Retreat at Gustav Ammerer’s castle 🏰🌿
Hiking, cooking together, personality tests, TED-style talks, and a very intense round of Blood on the Clocktower. A lovely few days of science, reflection, games, food, and getting to know the lab beyond work and the bench.
Hiking, cooking together, personality tests, TED-style talks, and a very intense round of Blood on the Clocktower. A lovely few days of science, reflection, games, food, and getting to know the lab beyond work and the bench.
Reposted by Valerio Sorichetti
Chuffed to have defended my PhD thesis!
Big thanks to @danielgerlich.bsky.social for all his support and guidance; and to the wonderful @gerlichlab.bsky.social, @imbavienna.bsky.social & @viennabiocenter.bsky.social for being an incredible scientific home these past few years. On to the next :)
Big thanks to @danielgerlich.bsky.social for all his support and guidance; and to the wonderful @gerlichlab.bsky.social, @imbavienna.bsky.social & @viennabiocenter.bsky.social for being an incredible scientific home these past few years. On to the next :)
June 11, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Chuffed to have defended my PhD thesis!
Big thanks to @danielgerlich.bsky.social for all his support and guidance; and to the wonderful @gerlichlab.bsky.social, @imbavienna.bsky.social & @viennabiocenter.bsky.social for being an incredible scientific home these past few years. On to the next :)
Big thanks to @danielgerlich.bsky.social for all his support and guidance; and to the wonderful @gerlichlab.bsky.social, @imbavienna.bsky.social & @viennabiocenter.bsky.social for being an incredible scientific home these past few years. On to the next :)
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New preprint! Cell division has to happen at the right place but how Archaea pick that place is unknown. We now identified a three-protein system, Dip, that positions the divisome at midcell in H. volcanii and is broadly conserved across Archaea. A thread 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org
May 20, 2026 at 9:52 AM
New preprint! Cell division has to happen at the right place but how Archaea pick that place is unknown. We now identified a three-protein system, Dip, that positions the divisome at midcell in H. volcanii and is broadly conserved across Archaea. A thread 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
I'm happy to share that I have started a new position in the Gerlich Lab (@gerlichlab.bsky.social) at IMBA (@imbavienna.bsky.social) as Senior Bioinformatician. Looking forward to contributing to the great science developed in the group! 😊🧬
May 7, 2026 at 11:07 AM
I'm happy to share that I have started a new position in the Gerlich Lab (@gerlichlab.bsky.social) at IMBA (@imbavienna.bsky.social) as Senior Bioinformatician. Looking forward to contributing to the great science developed in the group! 😊🧬
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New preprint out!🧬 How do cells keep replicated sister chromatids linked for DNA repair while folding 3D loops for gene expression? Extrusion folds DNA but separates sisters, while cohesion connects them, risking mutual interference. How do they coexist?🧵👇
🔗 doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.02.722390 1/6
🔗 doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.02.722390 1/6
doi.org
May 6, 2026 at 7:23 AM
New preprint out!🧬 How do cells keep replicated sister chromatids linked for DNA repair while folding 3D loops for gene expression? Extrusion folds DNA but separates sisters, while cohesion connects them, risking mutual interference. How do they coexist?🧵👇
🔗 doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.02.722390 1/6
🔗 doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.02.722390 1/6
Amazing colloquium talk by Christa Schleper from @univie.ac.at @archaea-vienna.bsky.social on how archaea use protrusion to crawl on surfaces!
#archaea #loki
@istaresearch.bsky.social
#archaea #loki
@istaresearch.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Amazing colloquium talk by Christa Schleper from @univie.ac.at @archaea-vienna.bsky.social on how archaea use protrusion to crawl on surfaces!
#archaea #loki
@istaresearch.bsky.social
#archaea #loki
@istaresearch.bsky.social
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Asgard on the move ! Watch our videos!
Biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.30.690169v1
Biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.30.690169v1
Dynamic protrusions mediate unique crawling motility in Asgard Archaea (Promethearchaeota)
Crawling motility is a hallmark of eukaryotic cells and requires a dynamic actin cytoskeleton, regulated adhesion, and spatially organized signalling pathways1–3. Asgard archaea (phylum Promethearchae...
Biorxiv.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Asgard on the move ! Watch our videos!
Biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.30.690169v1
Biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.30.690169v1
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...
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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
journals.aps.org/prxlife/abst...
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.
journals.aps.org
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
journals.aps.org/prxlife/abst...
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?