Crows close their eyes* when pooping. Who knew?
(NGL I feel a bit of voyeuristic guilt for posting this but it's for the sake of science, right?)
*Close their nictitating membrane, to be precise.
(NGL I feel a bit of voyeuristic guilt for posting this but it's for the sake of science, right?)
*Close their nictitating membrane, to be precise.
October 20, 2023 at 6:01 AM
Crows close their eyes* when pooping. Who knew?
(NGL I feel a bit of voyeuristic guilt for posting this but it's for the sake of science, right?)
*Close their nictitating membrane, to be precise.
(NGL I feel a bit of voyeuristic guilt for posting this but it's for the sake of science, right?)
*Close their nictitating membrane, to be precise.
Deeply saddened by the passing of Prof. Mike Sheetz, a true leader in Mechanobiology. His groundbreaking work on Kinesin, membrane organization, and mechanotransduction has left an indelible mark. A tremendous loss to science. #Mechanobiology #Science #LaskerAward
February 1, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Deeply saddened by the passing of Prof. Mike Sheetz, a true leader in Mechanobiology. His groundbreaking work on Kinesin, membrane organization, and mechanotransduction has left an indelible mark. A tremendous loss to science. #Mechanobiology #Science #LaskerAward
Membrane protein solubilization and structure determination using de novo–designed proteins | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Membrane protein solubilization and structure determination using de novo–designed proteins
Developing therapies and vaccines against integral membrane proteins is hindered by their extensive hydrophobic surfaces, which complicate production and structural analysis. Here, we describe a gener...
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July 2, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Membrane protein solubilization and structure determination using de novo–designed proteins | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Fission yeast doing the splits— Microtubule push nucleus from inside, while cell membrane finishes the party. Shout-out @pasteur.fr and #PFAM course for the science vibes! #FluorescenceFriday #Microscopy #CellBiology @pasteuredu.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Fission yeast doing the splits— Microtubule push nucleus from inside, while cell membrane finishes the party. Shout-out @pasteur.fr and #PFAM course for the science vibes! #FluorescenceFriday #Microscopy #CellBiology @pasteuredu.bsky.social
So proud to share our latest publication @CellCellPress! Yue Rui reveals that the same enzyme that makes the wall, cellulose synthase complex (CESA), also tethers the plasma membrane to the wall during water-deficit stress, providing resilience. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
June 2, 2026 at 4:27 PM
So proud to share our latest publication @CellCellPress! Yue Rui reveals that the same enzyme that makes the wall, cellulose synthase complex (CESA), also tethers the plasma membrane to the wall during water-deficit stress, providing resilience. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Happy to have played a small part in this open science project spearheaded by @michalis-averof.bsky.social on genetically labeling the plasma membrane across choanozoan diversity 🤩
Issue 8 is now complete!
On the cover: Embryos of diverse animals & choanoflagellates expressing different fluorescent reporters, from a project to identify membrane-localising tags across diverse organisms. See the Techniques and Resources Article by Karapidaki et al.
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On the cover: Embryos of diverse animals & choanoflagellates expressing different fluorescent reporters, from a project to identify membrane-localising tags across diverse organisms. See the Techniques and Resources Article by Karapidaki et al.
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
May 15, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Happy to have played a small part in this open science project spearheaded by @michalis-averof.bsky.social on genetically labeling the plasma membrane across choanozoan diversity 🤩
Membrane Trafficking Seminar Series 2026 fall season is here!
An exciting programme: membrane traffic, organelle biogenesis, lipid transport, endomembrane evolution, we have it all!
Save the dates and join us for fun science and discussions.
Details at felixcampelo.wixsite.com/membranetraf...
An exciting programme: membrane traffic, organelle biogenesis, lipid transport, endomembrane evolution, we have it all!
Save the dates and join us for fun science and discussions.
Details at felixcampelo.wixsite.com/membranetraf...
September 7, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Membrane Trafficking Seminar Series 2026 fall season is here!
An exciting programme: membrane traffic, organelle biogenesis, lipid transport, endomembrane evolution, we have it all!
Save the dates and join us for fun science and discussions.
Details at felixcampelo.wixsite.com/membranetraf...
An exciting programme: membrane traffic, organelle biogenesis, lipid transport, endomembrane evolution, we have it all!
Save the dates and join us for fun science and discussions.
Details at felixcampelo.wixsite.com/membranetraf...
Wonder doesn’t flinch. It’s our compass pulling us toward curiosity, creativity It reminds us: #science & #discovery are good. Here’s a moment that stirred mine: a new PI(3,4)P₂ probe illuminating the cell membrane & endosomes. Marvel with me. Captured on #FluorescenceFriday for #MicroscopyMonday
May 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Wonder doesn’t flinch. It’s our compass pulling us toward curiosity, creativity It reminds us: #science & #discovery are good. Here’s a moment that stirred mine: a new PI(3,4)P₂ probe illuminating the cell membrane & endosomes. Marvel with me. Captured on #FluorescenceFriday for #MicroscopyMonday
My lab at UMass Chan Med School uses a variety of approaches to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of membrane traffic. Striving to make academic science a more diverse, equitable, welcoming and inclusive place. Incoming President for the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)! Opinions are mine.
November 25, 2024 at 1:36 AM
My lab at UMass Chan Med School uses a variety of approaches to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of membrane traffic. Striving to make academic science a more diverse, equitable, welcoming and inclusive place. Incoming President for the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)! Opinions are mine.
Mitochondria acidify lysosomes through membrane contacts @uofcincy.bsky.social
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March 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Mitochondria acidify lysosomes through membrane contacts @uofcincy.bsky.social
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Membrane blebs forming from the plasma membrane of a cell videoed through a microscope. If the bleb gets big enough, mitochondria, enter and explore. The cell is at the bottom where many mitochondria (bright signal) surround the nucleus (lack of signal). #Science #Biology #CellBiology #microscopy
December 21, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Membrane blebs forming from the plasma membrane of a cell videoed through a microscope. If the bleb gets big enough, mitochondria, enter and explore. The cell is at the bottom where many mitochondria (bright signal) surround the nucleus (lack of signal). #Science #Biology #CellBiology #microscopy
New paper! Congrats to @markplitt.bsky.social, Konstantin and team! The brain’s spatial map isn’t static but for hippocampus CA1 maps to change with experience, they need postsynaptic membrane fusion. A new link between synaptic machinery and flexible coding!
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Hippocampal place code plasticity in CA1 requires postsynaptic membrane fusion
Rapid delivery of glutamate receptors to the postsynaptic membrane via vesicle fusion is a central component of synaptic plasticity. However, it is un…
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April 2, 2026 at 9:26 PM
New paper! Congrats to @markplitt.bsky.social, Konstantin and team! The brain’s spatial map isn’t static but for hippocampus CA1 maps to change with experience, they need postsynaptic membrane fusion. A new link between synaptic machinery and flexible coding!
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Our Review on intramembrane proteolysis is out in @cp-trendsbiochem.bsky.social! We look at how proteases, substrates, and membranes work together to recognize and process membrane proteins. Great fun putting this together with Dönem Avci and Susi Steigleder! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 5, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Our Review on intramembrane proteolysis is out in @cp-trendsbiochem.bsky.social! We look at how proteases, substrates, and membranes work together to recognize and process membrane proteins. Great fun putting this together with Dönem Avci and Susi Steigleder! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
External strain on the plasma membrane is relayed to the endoplasmic reticulum by membrane contact sites and alters cellular energetics | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
External strain on the plasma membrane is relayed to the endoplasmic reticulum by membrane contact sites and alters cellular energetics
Plasma membrane–endoplasmic reticulum physical tethering is a mechanotransduction pathway.
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June 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
External strain on the plasma membrane is relayed to the endoplasmic reticulum by membrane contact sites and alters cellular energetics | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
New paper where we report that Npc2 - a shuttle-like lipid transfer protein - in yeast directly transports sphingolipids to the = vacuole membrane during formation of microautophagy-linked ordered domains #lipidtime
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Transport of sphingolipids by yeast Npc2 supports phase separation of the vacuole membrane
The yeast vacuole membrane forms ordered microdomains that facilitate microlipophagy under nutrient limitation. We previously found that this process …
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April 13, 2026 at 9:25 PM
New paper where we report that Npc2 - a shuttle-like lipid transfer protein - in yeast directly transports sphingolipids to the = vacuole membrane during formation of microautophagy-linked ordered domains #lipidtime
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The ULK1 complex triggers autophagy on membranes, but with no typical membrane binding domains, how does it get there? See the answer in a brilliant collective effort out now in Science Advances: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/....
September 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The ULK1 complex triggers autophagy on membranes, but with no typical membrane binding domains, how does it get there? See the answer in a brilliant collective effort out now in Science Advances: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/....
#FlatironCCB scientist @sonyahanson.bsky.social was a guest editor for the Journal of Physical Chemistry B's new Membrane Protein Simulations Special Issue. Read here: pubs.acs.org/toc/jpcbfk/1... #science #biology
March 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
#FlatironCCB scientist @sonyahanson.bsky.social was a guest editor for the Journal of Physical Chemistry B's new Membrane Protein Simulations Special Issue. Read here: pubs.acs.org/toc/jpcbfk/1... #science #biology
Science still doesn't understand how a pooltoy could absorb people into its belly, considering it is just a membrane of pvc and not a solid or goo. This is mostly because the pooltoy's keep absorbing all the scientists looking into it
December 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Science still doesn't understand how a pooltoy could absorb people into its belly, considering it is just a membrane of pvc and not a solid or goo. This is mostly because the pooltoy's keep absorbing all the scientists looking into it
Our latest study about how stratified myosin motors at the plasma membrane drive distinct nanoscale clusters that organize into segregated mesoscale active emulsions is out in Science Advances!
Read on to find out more| Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Read on to find out more| Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
September 14, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Our latest study about how stratified myosin motors at the plasma membrane drive distinct nanoscale clusters that organize into segregated mesoscale active emulsions is out in Science Advances!
Read on to find out more| Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Read on to find out more| Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Happy Valentine’s Day! 💞 For this #FluorescenceFriday, lots of lovely lipid droplets (pink) are shown in adipocytes 🔬 #Microscopy #Science #Valentines
February 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Happy Valentine’s Day! 💞 For this #FluorescenceFriday, lots of lovely lipid droplets (pink) are shown in adipocytes 🔬 #Microscopy #Science #Valentines
shit. the youtube algorithm clocked my nicticating membrane
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August 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
shit. the youtube algorithm clocked my nicticating membrane
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Notice anything different between these two photos of this Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)?
That's right! It's blinking it's nictitating membrane at you.
#birds #science #photography #nature
That's right! It's blinking it's nictitating membrane at you.
#birds #science #photography #nature
April 5, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Notice anything different between these two photos of this Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)?
That's right! It's blinking it's nictitating membrane at you.
#birds #science #photography #nature
That's right! It's blinking it's nictitating membrane at you.
#birds #science #photography #nature