The Berro lab

We are recruiting two experimentalists with interests 1) in stem cells, organoids and/or immune cells, and/or 2) in protein and/or cell engineering, to work on mechanobiology projects and develop the next generation of force sensors and force transducers. forms.gle/zKLGsPzpJoLf...

We have just launched a #callforpapers for our new #specialissue in #CYTOSKELETON on "CELLULAR RECONSTITUTION". Submission deadline is June 1, 2027. It is #FREE to publish in CYTOSKELETON. No page charges. No figure charges. No colour charges.

Sometimes you just don't want to deal with bacteria culture and prep - Addgene now delivers DNA ready to go! 🧬🚀 Check it out: www.addgene.org/dna-service/

Great speakers, great science, great location = great meeting! EMBO workshop Forces across scale April 27-30, 2027 in Porto. meetings.embo.org/event/27-for...

Pls Repost! I've set up a central resource of post doc opportunities for BME and related areas: 📌 For PIs & Lab Leaders: Submit your open postdoc positions here: go.unc.edu/BME-PD-Form 🔎 For Trainees & Job Seekers, browse current postdoc opportunities: go.unc.edu/BME-PD-Posti...

Treat biological databases as infrastructure, not projects www.nature.com/articles/d41... We're quietly defunding the infrastructure modern biology runs on. PomBase, FlyBase, HGNC. have faced, or facing, existential funding crises since 2024. Curation expertise, once lost, is difficult to rebuild.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... "Dr. Pollard reflects on key discoveries that shaped the actin field and on the role of quantitative thinking in biology."

Author Tom Pollard: “I hope readers will enjoy movies from our 1970 JCB paper showing dramatic cytoplasmic movements in cell-free extracts. Electron micrographs in the paper related these movements to the assembly of actin filaments. This addendum is a tribute to my very generous mentor Sus Ito.”

#Addendum to 1970 paper, “CYTOPLASMIC FILAMENTS OF AMOEBA PROTEUS: I. The Role of Filaments in Consistency Changes and Movement,” includes eight video sequences originally recorded on 16-mm films. No technology was available at the time to include this data. 🎞️ rupress.org/jcb/article/... #Actin

We are excited to announce a tenure-track or tenured faculty position in Computational Biophysics and Biochemistry, exploring the intricate molecular and cellular processes and the complex interactions of their macromolecular components! apply.interfolio.com/177120

If you’re interested in exploring the relationship between chromatin organization and epigenetic memory using chromatin tracing microscopy, my group is recruiting a talented PhD student 🥳

Here is NIGMS. This reflects Jon Lorsch's push away from R01s and toward MIRA awards (R35s). While there are some advantages to the R35 mechanism, there are downsides to "putting all of your eggs in one basket" as some discovered this year. 8/n

Few spots left on our @bcube-tud.bsky.social organised hashtag #Symposium: Engineering Life 2025: Origin and Function of Mechanical Forces in Biology ⚙️🧬 📆 September 1-3, 2025 📍 Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe, Dresden Register now (Deadline 31 July 2025): engineering-life-dresden.de

Key numbers in cell biology Having a sense of scale helps to think more rigorously and realistically about biological systems.

Tukey xkcd.com/3104/

📢Conference alert📢 Only one week left to register for the Engineering Life 2025 Symposium at Dresden September 1-3. This year's edition focuses on the function of mechanical forces in biology. engineering-life-dresden.de

Just a few days left to register to the next FYIM workshop on modeling in cell biology and AI! Experimentalists and modelers at all career stages are welcome!

The registration for the FYIM workshop on Modeling in the age of AI is now live! sites.google.com/uci.edu/2025...

The registration for the FYIM workshop on Modeling in the age of AI is now live! sites.google.com/uci.edu/2025...

Our latest research is out 📄 ! This study provides an interaction map of Sla2 & the regulatory proteins Sla1 & Pan1, predicted by AI modeling & confirmed by molecular biophysics. @lucasdefelipe.bsky.social @meytallandau.bsky.social @emilgustavsson.bsky.social @embl.org @cssbhamburg.bsky.social

Graduate student studying the #CYTOSKELETON? Want to connect with cytoskeletal leaders in the field? The second round of CYTOSKELETON SCHOLARS applications is now open! Apply to be a #CytoskeletonScholar!

Wondering how/whether AI can be helpful in your mathematical models in cell biology? Whether you are a biologist, physicist, engineer, mathematician, or computer scientist, join us for the next Finding Your Inner Modeler, August 7-8 at UC Irvine! Registrations open soon!

Are you graduating this Spring with a BS or MS and interested in Mechanobiology? Join the Berro lab as Postgraduate Associate! More information and applications here: shorturl.at/3xmjx

Ready to apply? Submit your materials by March 3, 2025 to Associate Editorial Board Chair, Justin Parreno at: jparreno@udel.edu #Cytoskeleton #ScienceOpportunities #Trainees (4/4)

Exciting opportunity for Graduate student trainees in cytoskeletal research! Apply to be a Cytoskeleton Scholar! 🌟 Selected by the Associate Editorial Board, scholars will gain recognition & networking opportunities. (1/4)

Terrific piece summarizing a recent report: Every dollar of NIH research funding doubles in economic returns www.fiercebiotech.com/research/rep...

Wrapped up #CellBio2023 with some very cool talks on biosensors, optogenetic tools, and more. Plus one more meetup with my former advisor @berrolab.bsky.social

Like our other web apps, #ezReverse is accessible at: huygens.science.uva.nl

Here's the link to his paper on force gradients published last week: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

And he's on the job market this cycle 😉!