In this work Kim van Adrichem used MD simulations at different pH as generated by @nikinikki87.bsky.social (then at VU) to predict the FTIR and 2DIR spectra revealing signatures of changes induced by pH change. doi.org/10.1063/5.03...

Simulated pH-difference infrared spectra: Application to the PsbS monomer

In strong sunlight, plants prevent photo-oxidation by dissipating excess energy absorbed. PsbS, a membrane protein that responds to light-induced pH changes in

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Nicoletta Liguori is on stage @nikinikki87.bsky.social 🥰

I defended my PhD 10 years ago today. That was the least remarkable thing that happened that day. Sharing something I wrote about it last year. Since then "the horrors persist but so do we." And with dignity.

🍃🎤🍃 Speaker announcement 🍃🎤🍃 Photosynthesis 2026 will feature 20+ concurrent sessions - today we're happy to introduce the first set of invited speakers! 🌿 Join them in Liverpool, 26- 30th July 🌿 Register now 👉 photosynthesis2026.com #plantscience #ICPR26 #photosynthesis 🧵1/7

🍃 Invited Speakers 🍃 photosynthesis2026.com Photoprotection: mechanisms, dynamics and regulation 🌿 Yuxiang Weng, Institute of Physics, CAS 🌿 Nicoletta Liguori @nikinikki87.bsky.social @icfo.eu #ICPR26 #photosynthesis

🎉 Exciting News! We’re thrilled to announce our first keynote speaker for the ESP Junior Meeting 2026: Dr. Nicoletta Ligouri, ESP Young Investigator awardee 2025! 🏆 📅 March 26–27, 2026 - online 🔗 Don’t miss out – secure your spot now: forms.gle/sd1WXsBRGNBw... @nikinikki87.bsky.social

Today we celebrate the #DayOfPhotonics and recall our #ICFOOpenDay ✨ Through lab tours, hands-on activities, and conversations with researchers, attendees discovered how #photonics help us understand and improve the world around us. ICFO News👉 icfo.eu/news/2576/op...

A la tarda, hem donat la benvinguda a famílies! 🙌 A través d’activitats, experiments i xerrades, hem compartit la nostra recerca amb públic de totes les edats. #ICFOOpenDay

Apropant la #fotònica i les seves aplicacions als estudiants! 💡 Un matí complet de visites a laboratoris, xerrades amb #ICFOnians i activitats per descobrir què fem a l'ICFO. #ICFOOpenDay

👋 La Diana, el Miguel, la Rebecca i el Chunyu ens obriran les portes dels seus laboratoris! Demà, a l’ #ICFOOpenDay, ells i altres #ICFOnians voluntaris acompanyaran els grups que ens visitaran en un recorregut per diversos laboratoris i activitats 🔬

🎉 ¡Orgullo RSEQ! Nuestros socios @casadevallcarla.bsky.social, @nikinikki87.bsky.social y @carlosmyruela.bsky.social han sido galardonados con una prestigiosa #ERCStartingGrant 2025🔬 Enhorabuena!!!!! 📖 rseq.org/tres-miembro... @urv.cat @lcbm-epfl.bsky.social @iciq.org @icfo.eu

Tres miembros de la RSEQ han conseguido una ERC... – RSEQ

Los miembros de la RSEQ: Carla Casadevall, Nicoletta Liguori y Carlos Moreno Yruela consiguen una ERC Starting Grant en la convocatoria 2025.

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🎙️Prof. Nicoletta Liguori received an ERC Starting Grant for her project MARIONETTE, that aims to understand how changes in the structure and environment of photosynthetic proteins allow them to regulate light-harvesting in plants🌱 🔗Read the interview 👉 bit.ly/46q0pEe @erc.europa.eu | #ERCStG

Congrats to Dr Nicoletta LIGUORI who gets an ERC Starting Grant project accepted! 👏👏👏 #MARIONETTE @erc.europa.eu @nikinikki87.bsky.social is one of the Young Investigator Awardee of our society and gave a fantastic lecture at the #ESPcongress2025 in Bari a few days ago

Plants require sunlight to survive, yet excessive exposure can cause photodamage. Luckily a photoprotective "switch" triggers the conversion of excess solar energy to harmless heat. Nicoletta Liguori @icfo.eu will research the mechanics involved. 👉 buff.ly/yV0qmpN @nikinikki87.bsky.social

Two ICFO researchers win prestigious @erc.europa.eu Starting Grant to tackle big questions in science. An outstanding feat for the brilliant researchers and group leaders at ICFO, Prof. Nicoletta Liguori and Prof. Carmen Rubio-Verdú🙌 Read the full story 👉 bit.ly/3JF26Ff

Prof. Liguori’s project, MARIONETTE, aims to understand how plants regulate light harvesting at the nanoscale, to perform photosynthesis safely under the sun 🌱 Learn more about MARIONETTE's project 👉 bit.ly/3JF26Ff #ERCStG @nikinikki87.bsky.social

Two of the panelists were the 2025 Young Investigator Awardees: Nicoletta Liguori @nikinikki87.bsky.social and Antonio Frances @afranceschem.bsky.social 🎉

ESP Young Investigator Award talk from @nikinikki87.bsky.social at the #ESPCongress2025! 🏆

Big congratulations to the very well deserved 2025 ESP Young Investigator awardees: Antonio @afranceschem.bsky.social and Nicoletta @nikinikki87.bsky.social !!! Congrats on your excellent work! 🎉👏🏼🥳

🏆 ICFO Prof. Dr. Nicoletta Liguori, leader of the Photon Harvesting in Plants and Biomolecules, has received the EPS Young Investigator Award 2025, alongside Antonio Francés-Monerris from ICMol. Congratulations, @nikinikki87.bsky.social! 👏👏 👉 www.icfo.eu/news/2522/es...

Thank you so much @photobiologyeurope.bsky.social and super congratulations Antonio!!!🥳thank you so much to my wonderful mentor Roberta Croce for all science we did together, to all collaborators, and to my wonderful group and institute @icfo.eu for all the exciting work we are building up together💕

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🥁 Drum roll........the 2025 Young Investigator Awardees have been selected! Congratulations to Nicoletta Liguori @nikinikki87.bsky.social and Antonio Francés-Monerris @afranceschem.bsky.social 🎉 They will deliver the Young Investigator Award Lectureship at the #ESPCongress2025. See you all there!

🔬Explore how physics is shaping the future of biology! The Photon Harvesting in Plants and Biomolecules group, led by Prof. @nikinikki87.bsky.social, will share insights into the application of ultrafast spectroscopy to the study of photosynthesis and photobiology. Register here👉 bit.ly/4cpUGzM

Pre-announcement: MARTINI tutorial workshop, August 11-15th 2025 in Groningen, The Netherlands !! Learn basic and advanced Martini from the cocktail masters themselves. Registration will open soon.

I'm able to make this animation of how the ocean breathes in and out CO₂ because of data collected by NOAA scientists, data served at NOAA websites, and tools provided by NASA. All are under threat of being dismantled by the Trump administration.

IMBA is recruiting a Junior Group Leader! Are you interested in starting your own lab, pursuing curiosity-driven basic research in the life sciences? Apply now to our group leader position. The deadline is May 28. Link is below.

Two fantastic positions in #plantscience: A junior AND a senior group leader position at the Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), part of @viennabiocenter.bsky.social. Generous core funding, fantastic plant and non-plant colleagues, all in a very livable and beautiful city. www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/join-us/...

Senior Group Leader Position

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Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime chance to join us at GMI as a permanent group leader! I am especially reaching out to all the incredible women who have made their mark in the field of plant biology, are outstanding community members and care about mentoring their junior colleagues. 1/2

Senior Group Leader Position

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🚨 Great news! The abstract submission deadline for the XVIII International Congress of the Spanish Biophysical Society (SBE) is now extended until March 25th! Don’t miss this chance to present your work at a top-tier conference featuring leading biophysics experts. 🔗 Check out the link! sbe2025.com

It is important at this pivotal moment to @standupforscience.bsky.social. Looking forward to sharing my thoughts on why this should be a national priority at tomorrow’s rally in SF: