Milena Schuhmacher
@mschuhmacher.bsky.social
ELISIR group leader at EPFL working on lipids and membranes using chemical biology
The cell biologist’s guide to detecting and modulating membrane #phospholipids. A review by Worcester, @gerryhammond.bsky.social and colleagues: rupress.org/jcb/article/... 📕 From our #Lipid and #Membrane collection: rupress.org/jcb/collecti... #EMBOLipidCode
An advanced toolset to manipulate and monitor subcellular phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate. From Joshua Pemberton, @jburkevic.bsky.social, Tamas Balla and colleagues: rupress.org/jcb/article/... 📕 From our #Lipid and #Membrane collection: rupress.org/jcb/collecti... #EMBOLipidCode
Hiring at @LcsoLab is nearly complete for 2027, with only one position left for a PhD student or a postdoc starting in Fall 2027. Applications will be considered until September 30, 2026. More information on our website: www.epfl.ch/labs/lcso/gr...
A good teaser for our recent story on lipid-protein interactions by @cookkate.bsky.social with really kind quotes by @jeremybaskin.bsky.social (Thanks!!)
Robert Arkowitz@robertarkowitz.bsky.social · 4w ago
Der Klaus-Grohe-Preis 2026 geht erstmals an zwei Forscher: Edward Tate (London) macht Fettmoleküle zum Werkzeug gegen Krebs, Nicolas Winssinger (Genf) baut schaltbare Wirkstoffe aus Nukleinsäuren: www.gdch.app/article/klaus-grohe-preis-2026-erstmals-an-zwei-forscher-2026-07
Our @jcellsci.bsky.social poster article “The nucleus-vacuole junction at a glance” is out! Big thanks to @abbybuch.bsky.social and @luskinglab.bsky.social for organizing an amazing special issue “Cell biology of the nucleus”. #ContactSites journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
The nucleus–vacuole junction at a glance
Summary: The nucleus–vacuole junction is a prominent contact site linking the nuclear ER and the yeast vacuole. We highlight the physiological implications and metabolic plasticity of this unique orga...
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I am starting my lab at the University of Geneva next January! Incredibly excited to soon be joining the MOCEL department as an Asst. Professor. The lab will use evolutionary cell biology to study chromosomes, centromeres & speciation 🧬🔬🌱 Intrigued, want to join or collaborate? 🔗 helsenlab.org
Helsen lab | chromosome and centromere evolution
The Helsen lab at the University of Geneva explores how centromeres and chromosomes evolve, diversify, and function across eukaryotes. Discover our latest publications, research team, and open positio...
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We are looking for someone to lead the new Facility for Protein Biochemistry & Biophysics at the MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg — please spread the word and apply if you are interested!
Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics@mpi-ie.bsky.social · 2mo ago🚀 Job alert: We’re starting a new Facility – and you can lead it! The MPI-IE & @mariekeoudelaar.bsky.social are hiring a Head of Protein Biochemistry & Biophysics to launch and lead a brand-new Core Facility in Freiburg 🇩🇪. Once-in-lifetime-chance. Details ⬇️ jobs.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/jobposting/b...
🔬 Diverse species. Stem cells. Highly international team. 🐸🐭 We’re looking for a Technical Assistant to join our stem cell–based research. Interested? Apply here 👉 jobs.tue.mpg.de/jobs/276
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Interested in caveole and/or lipid metabolism? We have two master thesis projects available in the lab @unipotsdam.bsky.social starting September or October. For more details 👇 www.matthaeus-lab.de/post/04-2026...
04/2026 Master thesis projects available
We have two exciting master thesis projects available in the lab. Please see the announcements below. Start date is flexible, but earliest September or October 2026. If you are interested, please send...
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Dear Lipid and Membrane Enthusiasts, There is only one month!! left to register and submit your abstracts for the @embo.org Workshop “Lipid Code to Life”, which will be held from September 7–11, 2026, in Dresden, Germany. Workshop program and registration page: meetings.embo.org/event/26-lip...
Lipid Code to Life
Modern lipid biology has evolved far beyond the traditional view of lipids as simple building blocks or energy substrates. Lipids are now recognised as dynamic regulators of biological structures and…
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Beyond proteins and DNA, #lipids are emerging as key players in nuclear biology - shaping nuclear envelope dynamics, mechanosensing, gene regulation and genome stability. Our new Perspective highlights recent advances, open questions, and future directions 👉 journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Emerging roles of lipids in nuclear function and homeostasis
Summary: Lipids are increasingly recognized as essential regulators of nuclear homeostasis, membrane dynamics, mechanotransduction and genome stability, opening new frontiers for understanding nuclear...
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A high-affinity split-HaloTag for live-cell protein labeling. And much more. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A high-affinity split-HaloTag for live-cell protein labeling
Nature Communications - Lin and colleagues present high-affinity split-HaloTag pairs for protein tagging and multiplexed labelling. This versatile system allows protein visualisation with diverse...
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I've been leading a big project at Methods in Enzymology over the past year or so: editing three back-to-back-to-back volumes of articles describing the latest advances in methods for studying lipids and membranes — thank you to the 50 #lipidtime luminaries who contributed the 51 chapters! Details 👇
Beautiful desert views. Beautiful membrane biology. Join us for the #FASEB Phospholipids in Aging and Disease SRC in Arizona, July 26–30 2026. Registration is now open! So much better than a Lipid Droplets conference. Also, we're co-located with FASEB Lipid Droplets 😜
Phospholipids in Aging and Disease.
Explore breakthroughs in phospholipid research, membrane biology, and aging at this leading scientific conference.
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EMBO-FEBS Lecture Course – Membranes in Organelle Biogenesis 📍 Spetses, Greece | 🗓️ 10–16 May 2026 A week with leading experts on organelle biology, membranes, lipids, and dynamics. ⏰ Deadline: 1 March 2026 🔗 Info: network.febs.org/videos/membr... 📝 Register: spetses2026.sites.uu.nl
Membranes and their lipids and proteins in organelle biogenesis
The Joint FEBS/EMBO Lecture Course 'Membranes and their lipids and proteins in organelle biogenesis' will take place in Spetses Island, Greece, from 10–16 May 2026. Registration is open (deadline 1 Ma...
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Please REPOST (“likes” don’t help in diffusion!) and consider applying: we work in such a fantastic context, we ask so interesting questions, and we have such a collegial and best-willing atmosphere… CRBM = Happy & Good Science
CRBM-Montpellier@crbm-montpellier.bsky.social · 8mo agoWe are hiring!
We have several Master’s thesis projects available in the D’Angelo lab, spanning different areas of lipid biology/biochemistry. If you know someone who might be interested, we’d really appreciate you sharing this. #lipidtime www.epfl.ch/labs/dangelo...
Master Projects
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Please share!!! I am looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join us. Focus will be on exciting collaborative projects on lipids and membrane biology, pushing the boundaries of in silico "reconstitutions". Previous experience with molecular dynamics simulations of biological systems a strong plus!
Thrilled to share our latest study, led by @reikatei.bsky.social, in @natchembio.nature.com! We began by asking a simple question—how do cells know if they have too much of a lipid in a particular membrane, and how do they respond to rectify this imbalance? www.nature.com/articles/s41... More info 👇
Membrane editing with proximity labeling reveals regulators of lipid homeostasis - Nature Chemical Biology
Coupling an optogenetic lipid-modifying enzyme with proximity labeling reveals protein networks and mechanisms regulating lipid homeostasis in the membranes of target organelles.
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If you know of any exceptional PhD student, who is ready to become independent - you should defnietly consider this EPFL opportunity !!
David Suter@davidsuter.bsky.social · 8mo agoStart your independent as an ELISIR fellow right after your PhD, in one of the most terrific places in Europe !
Start your independent as an ELISIR fellow right after your PhD, in one of the most terrific places in Europe !
📄New article! Fixed cell Peroxisome imaging is now possible with Peroxi_SPY probes In a new JoVE article Triana Amen, @mschuhmacher.bsky.social and Einat Zalckvar robustly show that Peroxi_SPY stained cells can be fixed and stained by IF! Detailed protocol in the article link (first reply below⬇️)
Registration for THE chemical biology conference of 2026 is now open! EMBO ChemBio 2026 in Heidelberg DeGrado, Arikin, Picotti (Keynotes). @lmkdassama.bsky.social @brianliau.bsky.social @rhodamine110.bsky.social @benlehner.bsky.social @alitavassoli.bsky.social www.embl.org/about/info/c...
Chemical biology 2026
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Fantastic story! Congratulations to everyone involved!
Gioele La Manno@gioelelamanno.bsky.social · 11mo ago🧠 The Lipid #Brain Atlas is out now! If you think #lipids are boring and membranes are all the same, prepare to be surprised. Led by @lucafusarbassini.bsky.social with Giovanni D'Angelo's lab, we mapped membrane lipids in the mouse brain at high resolution. www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
Registration open: 77. Mosbacher Kolloquium "More than lipidic barriers - New horizons in membrane biology" from March 25-28, 2026 lnkd.in/dgsW4c3 Scientific Organizers: Britta Brügger, Robert Ernst, André Nadler, Christian Ungermann Early registration & poster abstracts until January 31, 2026
Previous preprint is now published in RSC Chemical Biology. If you are interested in plasma membrane labeling, see the paper! 👇 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Plasma membrane labelling efficiency, internalization and partitioning of functionalized fluorescent lipids as a function of lipid structure
Labeling the plasma membrane for advanced imaging remains a significant challenge. For time-lapse live cell imaging, probe internalization and photobleaching are major limitations affecting most membr...
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Erdinc Sezgin@sciezgin.bsky.social · last yr.New paper out! Would you like to fluorescently label the plasma membrane in live, fixed or permeabilized cells? I tested different lipid structures and labelling approaches to decide what makes a good membrane labelling probe for such imaging experiments! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...