Sandra Iden

Sandra Iden

@sandraiden.bsky.social

Professor for Cell and Developmental Biology, Saarland University, Homburg │ #cellcellcommunication #cellpolarity #skinbiology #cellcelladhesion│ acting president German Society of Cell Biology, @DGZ.bsky.social │https://www.uni-saarland.de/lehrstuhl/iden

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Sandra Iden
@sandraiden.bsky.social

… and we are very happy that our study on extrinsic control of melanocyte functions is published - kudos to @caroleluthold.bsky.social & co-authors! We found that distinct #ECM components impinge on #MITF, #melanocyte differentiation & #mechanosensation. Find out more here: doi.org/10.1038/s443...

doi.orgMelanocyte differentiation and mechanosensation are differentially modulated by distinct extracellular matrix proteins | EMBO reportsimageimageDistinct ECM components remodel melanocyte phenotypes, mechanosensation and transcriptomic program, partly through MITF modulation. MITF has been identified as an ECM- and mechanosensitive ...
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Sandra Iden @sandraiden.bsky.social @idenlab.bsky.social @uni-saarland.de @pharmascihub.bsky.social and co-workers show that #melanocyte #differentiation and #mechanosensation are differentially modulated by distinct extracellular matrix proteins. #ECM #MITF www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

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DGZ.bsky.social
@dgz.bsky.social

Today at noon: #DGZ Focus Workshop Functional organization of the #nucleus, organized by organized by Zuzana Storchová & Cristina Cardoso. Join us! 🧬🔬

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Alex Ludwig
@alexludwig.bsky.social

Super happy to announce that our paper "Homer condensates orchestrate YAP–Wnt signaling crosstalk downstream of the Crumbs polarity complex" is now out in PNAS: doi.org/10.1073/pnas.... We thank the reviewers for their constructive feedback and PNAS for a smooth revision!

doi.orgPNASProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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DGZ.bsky.social
@dgz.bsky.social

On June 30 at noon, the next #DGZ Focus Workshop on #MembraneOrganization & #ContactSites will take place, organized by Sabrine Buettner & Katja Zieske. Speakers: André Nadler @nadlerlab.bsky.social, Suzan Kors, Zexi Xu and Emma Fenech. Join us!

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DGZ.bsky.social
@dgz.bsky.social

Join us for the next DGZ Focus Workshop, next week Tuesday, organized by Franziska Lautenschläger & Anne Straube, featuring topics around #cytoskeleton and #molecularmotors. Talks by @lilianpaty.bsky.social , Rhoda Hawkins, Roman Podhajecky & Kanako Iwasaki

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HetCCI (SPP 2493)
@hetcci.bsky.social

Back from a fruitful #HetCCI kick-off meeting in Saarbruecken, filled with data and research concepts addressing heterotypic cell-cell interactions in epithelial tissues. Special thx to the young scientists who presented; looking forward to the next events and everybody’s findings! #SPP2493

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Mathieu Preußner
@mathpreu.bsky.social

Exciting PhD opportunity in cell migration, developmental biology, and morphogenesis using #Drosophila 🧬 As a bonus, you’ll be joining the lab of one of the nicest, most enthusiastic, and truly supportive scientists out there 👇

Maik Bischoff@maikbischoff.bsky.social

🚨 PhD Position Available 🚨 I’m recruiting a PhD student to join my lab at the Multiscale Imaging Centre (MIC), Münster, Germany. www.bischofflab.com/jobs Fully funded ✅ #Cellbio #Morphogenesis #Microscopy #Drosophila #PhD (Details Below) Original Posting: stellen.uni-muenster.de/jobposting/d...

Sandra Iden
@sandraiden.bsky.social

congratulations, Stefan (!) and colleagues. Huge achievement; looking forward to your next 4 years!

SFB 1348@sfb1348.bsky.social

Dynamic cellular interfaces reloaded!🎉 Happy and excited to receive extended funding @sfb1348.bsky.social @uni-muenster.de @mpi-muenster.bsky.social and to push our collaborative science forward in the next 4 years! Big thanks @dfg.de, reviewers, and everyone else involved for the continued support!

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David Mick
@mick-lab.bsky.social

Thrilled to share "in situ APEX activation" (iAPEX), a proximity labeling technology for subcellular #proteomics applied to primary #cilia. iAPEX uses an enzymatic cascade, in which a D-amino acid oxidase locally produces H2O2 to activate ascorbate peroxidase. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

nature.comAn enzymatic cascade enables sensitive and specific proximity labeling proteomics in challenging biological systems - Nature CommunicationsProximity labeling allows proteomic mapping of subcellular structures. Here, Sroka et al. develop in situ APEX activation (iAPEX) to overcome limitations of labeling specificity and H2O2 toxicity, app...

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Hyman Lab
@hymanlab.bsky.social

We had a good line up of speakers at the 50 years anniversary meeting of the german society of cell biology @dgz.bsky.social in Heidelberg. Tony gave the plenary, Koichiro talked about spatial control of P granules and Silja received a price for her Master thesis and gave a talk. Congratulations!

Sandra Iden
@sandraiden.bsky.social

Recent interview for @jcellsci.bsky.social. Thx for important services JCS & @biologists.bsky.social provide to the cell science community. Glad we could share aspects on #50yearDGZ @dgz.bsky.social, @dfg.de @hetcci.bsky.social SPP2493, #CGBM & my great team @uni-saarland.de shorturl.at/rCQg5

journals.biologists.comInterview with Sandra Iden – President of the German Society for Cell BiologyABSTRACT. Sandra Iden is Professor and Chair of Cell and Developmental Biology at Saarland University in Homburg, Germany. Her research focuses on cell–cell communication in epithelial tissue homeosta...

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DGZ.bsky.social
@dgz.bsky.social

Very excited to announce the #DGZ awardees 2025. We look forward to welcoming all award winners to our meeting in Heidelberg, where they will present their work!

Sandra Iden
@sandraiden.bsky.social

The lab had several reasons to celebrate… Here is our newly minted PhD, Dr. Burkhart! Ann-Kathrin defended her thesis with flying colors and graduated with a well-deserved summa cum laude. Congratulations!

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DGZ.bsky.social
@dgz.bsky.social

Today we are happy to announce this year's Carl Zeiss Lecture, a prestigious award sponsored by @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social, and going to Julia Mahamid, EMBL. Julia will present at our International Meeting. There is still time until Sept. 15 to sign up for #DGZ50

DGZ.bsky.social@dgz.bsky.social

We are excited to announce the details for this year’s #DGZ International Meeting, a very special one as we are celebrating 50 years of DGZ! Join us in October in Heidelberg, where the DGZ was founded in 1975. Check the speakers line-up etc. at the poster. Registration: shorturl.at/EHUzb #DGZ50

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Felix Campelo
@felixmendu.bsky.social

Announcing a new @embo.org Workshop on "Intracellular mechanics and organelle mechanobiology" that we are organizing with Michael Krieg and Verena Ruprecht at @icfo.eu (Barcelona) on 16-20 February, 2026. Please, repost and spread the word! 🙏 #EMBOmechanobio meetings.embo.org/event/26-org...

meetings.embo.orgIntracellular mechanics and organelle mechanobiologyMechanobiology is an interdisciplinary field that emerges at the cross-section of biology, physics and engineering. It aims to understand how living cells, tissues and animals sense and respond to me…

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DGZ.bsky.social
@dgz.bsky.social

Join us for the next DGZ Focus Workshop on Cellular & Organismal #Proteostasis, organized by Jörg Höhfeld & Thorsten Hoppe, July 29 via Zoom 👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬✨ 🔬

Sandra Iden
@sandraiden.bsky.social

A few more days to apply for the #postdoc position on direct #cell-cell interactions in #epithelia in our lab - learn about our new consortium here: www.uni-saarland.de/hetcci

uni-saarland.deHeterotypic Cell-Cell Interactions in Epithelial Tissues (HetCCI)The SPP 2493 is a DFG-funded consortium of 15 research projects that address roles and mechanisms of communication between epithelial cells and their non-epithelial neighbors.
Sandra Iden@sandraiden.bsky.social

#Job alert: #Postdoc position in the Iden lab within the new #DFG #SPP2493 consortium #HetCCI @hetcci.bsky.social ci.bsky.social‬. Please share, or apply if you want to dissect epithelial:non-epithelial cell-cell interactions: https://shorturl.at/W3M5z #CellCellCommunication #epithelia #cellbiology

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Sandra Iden
@sandraiden.bsky.social

#Job alert: #Postdoc position in the Iden lab within the new #DFG #SPP2493 consortium #HetCCI @hetcci.bsky.social ci.bsky.social‬. Please share, or apply if you want to dissect epithelial:non-epithelial cell-cell interactions: https://shorturl.at/W3M5z #CellCellCommunication #epithelia #cellbiology

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HetCCI (SPP 2493)@hetcci.bsky.social

Proud to kick-off #HetCCI, a DFG-funded research consortium in Germany (Priority Programme #SPP2493 on heterotypic cell-cell interactions in epithelia). Follow us if interested in how epithelial cells interact with non-epithelial tissues in different settings! Webpage will follow asap. #cellbiology

Sandra Iden
@sandraiden.bsky.social

W2 TT W3 professorship in the Dynamics of Biological Systems at @uni-saarland.de - only a few days left to apply! (June 13) www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/up...

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Morgan Lab@morganlab-saarland.bsky.social

We are looking for a new colleague in the biology department at Saarland University! We are looking for excellent Cell Biologists / Cell Physiologists for a W2 tenure track W3 professorship in 'Dynamics of Biological Systems'. Please share! jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w2-prof...

jobs.zeit.deW2 Professorship (with tenure track to W3) in the Dynamics of Biological Systems (m/f/x) - Universität des SaarlandesUniversität des Saarlandes bietet Stelle als W2 Professorship (with tenure track to W3) in the Dynamics of Biological Systems (m/f/x) in Saarbrücken - jetzt bewerben!

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Dr. Peter Walentek (Walentek Lab)
@walenteklab.bsky.social

We are hiring #postdocs and #phd students in the areas of #devbio #cellbio #Bioinformatics #mathematics #modeling. This is the full add with details: euraxess.de/jobs/346670 This our lab homepage: www.uniklinik-freiburg.de/walentek-en....

euraxess.deMultiple Postdoc and PhD positions in developmental biology, genetics, bioinformatics and mathematical modeling - Walentek Lab - Freiburg, GermanyUniversity Freiburg Medical Center is a leading institution in biomedical research in the heart of Europe with close associations to other institutions and centers in the tri-national Eucor area (Germ...