Ben Engel

sofie.rec@sofie-dot-rec.bsky.social

I’m very excited to share the first big project from my PhD (my first proper-first, yay!) where we use cryoET and a fun new flavour of CLEM to study the re-organisation of photosynthetic machinery of cyanobacteria growing beyond the red limit of light. doi.org/10.64898/202...

sofie.rec@sofie-dot-rec.bsky.social

I’m very excited to share the first big project from my PhD (my first proper-first, yay!) where we use cryoET and a fun new flavour of CLEM to study the re-organisation of photosynthetic machinery of cyanobacteria growing beyond the red limit of light. doi.org/10.64898/202...

sofie.rec@sofie-dot-rec.bsky.social

I’m very excited to share the first big project from my PhD (my first proper-first, yay!) where we use cryoET and a fun new flavour of CLEM to study the re-organisation of photosynthetic machinery of cyanobacteria growing beyond the red limit of light. doi.org/10.64898/202...

sofie.rec@sofie-dot-rec.bsky.social

I’m very excited to share the first big project from my PhD (my first proper-first, yay!) where we use cryoET and a fun new flavour of CLEM to study the re-organisation of photosynthetic machinery of cyanobacteria growing beyond the red limit of light. doi.org/10.64898/202...

sofie.rec@sofie-dot-rec.bsky.social

I’m very excited to share the first big project from my PhD (my first proper-first, yay!) where we use cryoET and a fun new flavour of CLEM to study the re-organisation of photosynthetic machinery of cyanobacteria growing beyond the red limit of light. doi.org/10.64898/202...

Journal of Cell Biology@jcb.org

Systematic membrane thickness variation across cellular #organelles revealed by #cryoET. New computational workflow developed by @deglushk.bsky.social, Stefanie Böhm, and @becklab.bsky.social: rupress.org/jcb/article/... 📕 Part of our #Tools collection: rupress.org/jcb/collecti...

sofie.rec@sofie-dot-rec.bsky.social

I’m very excited to share the first big project from my PhD (my first proper-first, yay!) where we use cryoET and a fun new flavour of CLEM to study the re-organisation of photosynthetic machinery of cyanobacteria growing beyond the red limit of light. doi.org/10.64898/202...

sofie.rec@sofie-dot-rec.bsky.social

I’m very excited to share the first big project from my PhD (my first proper-first, yay!) where we use cryoET and a fun new flavour of CLEM to study the re-organisation of photosynthetic machinery of cyanobacteria growing beyond the red limit of light. doi.org/10.64898/202...

sofie.rec@sofie-dot-rec.bsky.social

I’m very excited to share the first big project from my PhD (my first proper-first, yay!) where we use cryoET and a fun new flavour of CLEM to study the re-organisation of photosynthetic machinery of cyanobacteria growing beyond the red limit of light. doi.org/10.64898/202...

Biohub@biohub.org

Shawn Zheng leads Biohub’s work to streamline cryo-electron tomography, which images cells in 3D at near-atomic resolution. His team’s AreTomoLive automates cryoET reconstruction and denoising in real time and cuts processing from months to days. Learn more: sbgrid.org/software/tal...

Journal of Cell Science@jcellsci.bsky.social

In their Cell Science at a Glance article and associated poster, @phaips.vd.st, Benjamin Engel @cellarchlab.com & @manondemulder.bsky.social highlight the current insights and future directions of pyrenoid and CO2-concentrating mechanism research. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Lorna Malone@drlornamalone.bsky.social

🎥 Recordings from the recent Wellcome-MRC In Situ Cryo-ET Course 2026 are now available on YouTube! From sample preparation and cryo-FIB milling to data collection, image processing and STA, check it out here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #CryoET #CryoEM #StructuralBiology #eBIC #Microscopy

youtube.comWellcome-MRC in situ Cryo-ET Workshop 2026 - YouTubeThis lecture series covers the fundamental principles and workflows of cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET), including sample preparation, focused ion beam (FI...

Utz Ermel@uermel.bsky.social

New on the #cryoET Data Portal: three datasets benchmarking the crossed laser phase plate (xLPP) ⚡ Data by Reza Paraan and the @biohub.org team with collaborators at UC Berkeley. Full credits at the end of the 🧵 cryoetdataportal.czscience.com/depositions/10363

Manon Demulder@manondemulder.bsky.social

If you’ve always been curious about how algae fix carbon, @phaips.vd.st, @cellarchlab.com and I have put together the quickest route into pyrenoids. And if you don’t feel like reading at all, we have an accompanying poster doi.org/10.1242/jcs....

Nature Methods@natmethods.nature.com

MemBrain v2: streamlined analysis of membranes in cryo-ET with tools for membrane segmentation, protein localization and spatial analysis. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

nature.comMemBrain v2: an end-to-end tool for the analysis of membranes in cryo-electron tomography - Nature MethodsMemBrain v2 enables streamlined analysis of membranes in cryo-electron tomography by providing user-friendly tools for membrane segmentation, membrane protein localization and spatial analysis, suppor...

Florent Waltz@florentwaltz.bsky.social

... For the sponsoring the talk and poster prizes, that went to @fannyleblanc.bsky.social and Aurélien Gregor 🎊. And huge thanks to @sofie-dot-rec.bsky.social, @phaips.vd.st and Imre Gonda for teaching the workshop on sample prep, data collection and processing on the 2nd day. #cryoET #TeamTOMO

Paul & Virginie - Centriole Lab@centriolelab.bsky.social

Well...maybe soon Live Expansion Microscopy !!....scary....(done with ChatGPT in 3 minutes)

Gregor Weiss@weiss-lab.bsky.social

Fist lab retreat finally happened 🌴+🦠 We came for the science. We stayed for the lake, the secrets, and between Cadenabbia and Bellagio, we took the time to deeply talk about every project in a beautiful scenery — and how we want to do it together. Good people. Good science. Good vibes.☀️❄️🔬 #TeamTomo

FMI science@fmiscience.bsky.social

📢 We’re hiring! Join Caitlyn McCafferty’s (@computingcaitie.bsky.social) new group as Lab Manager and help shape lab operations, develop protocols and support research on the structure and dynamics of motile cilia. Apply by October 9: www.fmi.ch/education-ca...

Biozentrum, University of Basel@biozentrum.unibas.ch

A new AI tool developed by researchers at Helmholtz Munich and Ben Engel’s team at the Biozentrum automates the analysis of cell membranes and membrane proteins in 3D images, cutting work that once took weeks to just a few hours. 🧪 @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social @tum.de @cellarchlab.com @unibas.ch

biozentrum.unibas.chWeeks of work in a few hours: AI tool reads cell membranesCell membranes and the proteins within them control many vital processes and play a key role in health and disease. But studying them in 3D images of cells has so far meant slow, manual work. A team f...

Ricardo D. Righetto@lifeonthewedge.bsky.social

A wild publishing ride to get here... but finally! (first bioRxiv: January 5th, 2024 🙃) Amazing work from @lorenzlamm.bsky.social and colleagues 🤗 Special thanks to the community who jumped early on the boat, sharing feedback and training data to make MemBrain v2 a reality 🙏🏽

nature.comMemBrain v2: an end-to-end tool for the analysis of membranes in cryo-electron tomography - Nature MethodsMemBrain v2 enables streamlined analysis of membranes in cryo-electron tomography by providing user-friendly tools for membrane segmentation, membrane protein localization and spatial analysis, suppor...

Ricardo D. Righetto@lifeonthewedge.bsky.social

A wild publishing ride to get here... but finally! (first bioRxiv: January 5th, 2024 🙃) Amazing work from @lorenzlamm.bsky.social and colleagues 🤗 Special thanks to the community who jumped early on the boat, sharing feedback and training data to make MemBrain v2 a reality 🙏🏽

nature.comMemBrain v2: an end-to-end tool for the analysis of membranes in cryo-electron tomography - Nature MethodsMemBrain v2 enables streamlined analysis of membranes in cryo-electron tomography by providing user-friendly tools for membrane segmentation, membrane protein localization and spatial analysis, suppor...

Ricardo D. Righetto@lifeonthewedge.bsky.social

A wild publishing ride to get here... but finally! (first bioRxiv: January 5th, 2024 🙃) Amazing work from @lorenzlamm.bsky.social and colleagues 🤗 Special thanks to the community who jumped early on the boat, sharing feedback and training data to make MemBrain v2 a reality 🙏🏽

nature.comMemBrain v2: an end-to-end tool for the analysis of membranes in cryo-electron tomography - Nature MethodsMemBrain v2 enables streamlined analysis of membranes in cryo-electron tomography by providing user-friendly tools for membrane segmentation, membrane protein localization and spatial analysis, suppor...

mareikejordan.bsky.social@mareikejordan.bsky.social

Check out our preprint on the structural mechanisms of how LEM2 and ESCRTs seal the nuclear envelope. Awesome collaboration with @karenpalacior.bsky.social who brought my structures to life 💃🔬❄️🌀 @hummerlab.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Torsten Schwede@torstenschwede.bsky.social

Can we predict the stoichiometry of proteins in a complex from their sequences - fast and accurately? Congratulations to the #ECCB2026 🧬 proceedings paper award 🎉 @daniil-litvinov.bsky.social @ninjani.bsky.social @cellarchlab.com academic.oup.com/bioinformati...

Ben Engel@cellarchlab.com

Super excited to launch this search for a new endowed professor at the @biozentrum.unibas.ch! Join us to build a research cluster in Climate Biophysics! 🌍🌊🌾🔬🧪 This is a unique opportunity to create a community in Basel🇨🇭working together on this timely topic! ⏳🌡️ Questions? Please reach out! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

bioRxivpreprint@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social

Flavin cycling under prebiotic conditions: bidirectional electron transfer and versatility in nickel and iron containing environments https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.08.736930v1

John F. Allen@profjohnallen.bsky.social

Why a Chloroplast Needs Its Own Genome Tethered to the Thylakoid Membrane—Co‐Location for Redox Regulation - Allen - 2026 - BioEssays - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

onlinelibrary.wiley.comWhy a Chloroplast Needs Its Own Genome Tethered to the Thylakoid Membrane—Co‐Location for Redox RegulationA schematic outline of chloroplast DNA tethered to two stacked thylakoids that contain the components of photosynthetic electron transport. Green shapes represent proteins encoded in chloroplast DNA;...

Ben Engel@cellarchlab.com

Super excited to launch this search for a new endowed professor at the @biozentrum.unibas.ch! Join us to build a research cluster in Climate Biophysics! 🌍🌊🌾🔬🧪 This is a unique opportunity to create a community in Basel🇨🇭working together on this timely topic! ⏳🌡️ Questions? Please reach out! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

Florent Waltz@florentwaltz.bsky.social

This story is now published in @natplants.nature.com ! 🎉🎩 Check out the final article here: nature.com/articles/s41477-026-02361-1 Very similar to the original bioRxiv preprint, with the addition of some cool polysome analysis (in the supplementals)! Thanks and congrats to everyone involved! 🙏

nature.comChloroplast-encoded small subunit extensions reshape the Chlamydomonas chlororibosome - Nature PlantsUsing in situ cryo-electron tomography, researchers found a unique ‘arm’ domain on the small subunit of Chlamydomonas chlororibosomes. This discovery suggests that chlororibosome structure is more evo...

Florent Waltz@florentwaltz.bsky.social

Long in the making, but happy to present the Chlamydomonas chlororibosome! Cryo-ET🔬reveals a large new domain on the small subunit, built from multiple extensions in conserved ribosomal proteins. bioRxiv 📖: shorturl.at/q44tG This suggests greater chlororibosome diversity than expected! 1/n 🧵

Florent Waltz@florentwaltz.bsky.social

Long in the making, but happy to present the Chlamydomonas chlororibosome! Cryo-ET🔬reveals a large new domain on the small subunit, built from multiple extensions in conserved ribosomal proteins. bioRxiv 📖: shorturl.at/q44tG This suggests greater chlororibosome diversity than expected! 1/n 🧵

Mihris Naduthodi@mihrisn.bsky.social

(1/16) Nearly two-thirds of ocean carbon fixation flows through a diverse organelle: the pyrenoid. Our new paper maps its 3D architecture in the alga Chlorella and identifies new proteins — expanding the toolkit to engineer this CO2-concentrating machine into crops🧵 #Pyrenoid #CCM #Photosynthesis

Mihris Naduthodi@mihrisn.bsky.social

(1/16) Nearly two-thirds of ocean carbon fixation flows through a diverse organelle: the pyrenoid. Our new paper maps its 3D architecture in the alga Chlorella and identifies new proteins — expanding the toolkit to engineer this CO2-concentrating machine into crops🧵 #Pyrenoid #CCM #Photosynthesis

Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social

NSF Update through March 13, 2026 1/2

Jonas Blomme@jonasblomme.bsky.social

Excited to share our latest preprint on #PhycologyFriday. We map out the carbon fixation pathway for the first time in a multicellular alga, the green seaweed Ulva, and reveal a unique Rubisco-Linker interaction in the pyrenoid, a chloroplast condensate. Below I summarize some key points. #seaweeds

Jonas Blomme@jonasblomme.bsky.social

Excited to share our latest preprint on #PhycologyFriday. We map out the carbon fixation pathway for the first time in a multicellular alga, the green seaweed Ulva, and reveal a unique Rubisco-Linker interaction in the pyrenoid, a chloroplast condensate. Below I summarize some key points. #seaweeds

Gregor Weiss@weiss-lab.bsky.social

Some bacteria do not live as individuals. They build multicellular filaments and connect neighboring cells through tiny cell-cell junctions. Cyanobacteria are among the most beautiful examples 😍 In our new paper, we reveal first molecuar insights on the cyanobacterial septal junction architecture 🧵

Ben Engel@cellarchlab.com

Super excited to launch this search for a new endowed professor at the @biozentrum.unibas.ch! Join us to build a research cluster in Climate Biophysics! 🌍🌊🌾🔬🧪 This is a unique opportunity to create a community in Basel🇨🇭working together on this timely topic! ⏳🌡️ Questions? Please reach out! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

Martin Jonikas@mjonikas.bsky.social

The algal pyrenoid turbocharges global CO2 fixation. Central to its function are specialized membranes that deliver CO2. We discovered that the protein RBMP2 makes these membranes—and found that the mysterious minitubules appear to enhance CO₂ delivery! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...