Summer is coming, but how will you maximize your picnic space when everyone else is doing the same? In our new preprint, we show that branched cells may have an elegant solution: As cells grow and repel neighbors, they don't just cover space, but reach a hidden order called hyperuniformity! 🧪⚛️

We present physics and biology of metabolic scaling in #pint26. If you’ll be in Marseille on May 20, join us at Little Temple Bar to hear about it (of course in French). See also the full program in France below

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#pint26 est dans 2 semaines ! 📅 18-20 mai /📍64 villes / 🗣370 événements Réservez vos places ici✨ pintofscience.fr ✨ Trois soirées pour explorer la science hors des labos, poser vos questions aux scientifiques et repartir avec des étoiles plein la tête.

Applications open for the CENTURI Hackathon for Quantitative Biology 2026! 🧬💻 Join us in Marseille (June 5–7) for a weekend of coding at the interface of CS & life sciences. 📝Apply by May 6: centuri-livingsystems.org/application-... Event Details: centuri-livingsystems.org/hackathon-20...

#LivingArchitectures We put cells and cytoskeleton filaments on the architecture of the musée d'Orsay. www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/agenda/ev... Scientists of the #CytoMorphoLab adapted their protocols to illustrate the questions that keep them awake at night. -> Two shows on the 24th and 25th of January.

Two 2-year postdoc positions in my theory group — for studying the interplay between metabolism and morphogenesis at the edge of the Calanques and the Mediterranean. More information can be found on: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/381176 #biophysics

Postdoc in Theoretical Biophysics

Two postdoc positions (each for two years, funded by Amidex Foundation) are available in theoretical biophysics within the theory group at DyNaMo (Aix-Marseille University).

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Pleasure to announce the program of my new series of lectures at the College de France in Nov-Dec. Continuing on the theme of Biological information. I will focus on the computational aspects, building on David Marr's tri-level of analysis in biological systems. YouTube link sent when it starts.

Explore 2025 : du 10 au 15 juin, une semaine pour découvrir la science autrement à Marseille. Au programme : projections, rencontres, ateliers… Infos et réservations : explore.univ-amu.fr @cnrs.fr @insermpacacorse.bsky.social @agencerecherche.bsky.social

I'm excited to share that this summer I'll start my own research group at @univ-amu.fr, @dynamo-lab.bsky.social ! We will work on theoretical biophysics, with a focus on the role of metabolism in morphogenesis and mechanics of multicellular systems. PhD and postdoc openings coming soon, stay tuned!

[ REMINDER ] 🚀 Join us as a Group Leader! We are looking for innovative researchers in developmental and cell biology. 🔬 Open to junior & senior scientists 📅 Deadline: March 30, 2025 📍 Marseille, France 🔗 More info: thenode.biologists.com/wp-content/u...

IBDM, Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille@ibdm.bsky.social · 2y ago

📢 We are recruiting group leaders! We seek researchers who address fundamental questions in biology, including the development, the function, and the dynamics of complex biological systems. APPLY before March 30th 2025 👉 www.ibdm.univ-amu.fr/we-are-recru... #ScienceCareers #Marseille

Excited to share our new work with Frank Jülicher on noise control & concentration buffering in intracellular condensates! There has been confusion about these concepts, which we aim to address in this paper. www.cell.com/cell-systems...

Hello world! See our latest pre-print www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... with @larshubatsch.bsky.social and @mpipks.bsky.social @weberlab.bsky.social @biorxiv-biophys.bsky.social

Transport kinetics across interfaces between coexisting liquid phases

We investigate the kinetics of material transport across interfaces in phase-separated mixtures. Using non-equilibrium thermodynamics we derive the interfacial kinetics, describing the movement of the...

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The CENTURI PhD program is now accepting applications! 📢 If you are interested in joining an interdisciplinary research community, submit your complete application by January 20, 2024. For more details, visit: centuri-livingsystems.org/recruitment/ #PhD #PhDOpportunities #CENTURI

Careers - Centuri Living Systems

Creating a dense and diversified network of distinguished researchers is at the core of CENTURI’s mission. Since its creation in 2017, CENTURI has been proactive in federating a community of…

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Here is the link to last course @collegedefrance.bsky.social on biological information, devoted to cellular learning & memory. From molecular memory (allostery, protein modification) to signalling networks with memory (bistability etc),structural memory & cell memory. Enjoy! tinyurl.com/n4hfx4ec

I am putting some effort in keeping track of the conferences on Theoretical Biology and Quantitative Life Science. If you like to add some, please check this page. Help the community! sites.google.com/view/theoret...

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This is an automatically generated list of conferences in the broad field of Theoretical Biophysics and Quantitative Life Science. To add a new entry fill in the form and submit it. Please keep it cle...

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The Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems in Dresden has moved its social media presence to BlueSky. Follow us for updates on our research on the Physics of Complex Systems!

Have you seen our #PoLComic yet? Communicating complex #biophysics concepts isn't easy - so we teamed up with artist Jon Chad to develop a #comic series to engage people of all ages! For episode 1, we discuss mass and surface area Read the full series: physics-of-life.tu-dresden.de/news-events/...

Reading this fabulous, honest and revealing autobiographical article by John Hopfield « Now what? » on finding a good research problem. I think this is a must read. I note the importance of teaching and serendipity. pni.princeton.edu/people/john-...

Our latest discovery of “lowest recorded temperature for eukaryotic cell motility” going all the way down to -15deg C. Come for the crazy cold Arctic & stay for diatoms. Will write longer thread - but enjoy video below of diatoms gliding on frozen ice surfaces. Congrats @zqing.bsky.social & team.

Qing (Andie) Zhang@zqing.bsky.social · 2y ago

I am thrilled to share our new work: "Frozen Flow - Gliding Motility of Diatoms in the Ice"! ❄️ Check it out here: biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #ice #glidingmotility #microbiology #diatoms #extremebiology @prakashlab.bsky.social

As an intro, I would like to share our perspective article on developmental metabolism. I am a theoretical physicist and very excited about what is coming next in this interdisciplinary field.

Historic obstacles and emerging opportunities in the field of developmental metabolism – lessons from Heidelberg

Summary: Participants of the 2023 EMBO workshop on Developmental Metabolism outline the zeitgeist of the field by summarizing key technological advances and trends in the scientific mindset.

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