cell biologists and sphingolipid afficionados in the middle of the Alps
https://cellbiology.i-med.ac.at/research-groups/the-schmidt-laboratory/
Medical University of Innsbruck, Institute of Cell Biology
opinions are my own.
If you are looking for a cool PhD project on lysosome biogenesis under supervision of an excellent mentor in a thriving research community, this is your chance ungermannlab.bsky.social👇
Three PhD positions available to work on yeast lysosome biogenesis and reconstitution of membrane fusion as of July or September 2026. Details can be found here: myshare.uni-osnabrueck.de/f/76c16d1fcc...
We offer a PostDoc position for a fully funded project on lipid-encoded #lipidtime protein quality-control checkpoints at the Golgi: great collaborators, excellent working & living conditions & benchspace with a view ;) Please share and repost!
Für seinen Beitrag zum Verständnis der zellulären Kraftwerke (Mitochondrien) wurde Nikolaus Pfanner in die Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, die nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Italiens, aufgenommen. Zudem erhielt er die Walter Neupert-Medaille. ufr.link/auszeichnung-pfanner@cibss.bsky.social
Thrilled to share our latest work showing that the bridge lipid transport protein ATG2A transfers diacylglycerol (DAG), and some TAG/PA, from the ER to LDs, thereby recruiting DGAT2 to drive local TAG synthesis, promoting LD expansion while protecting ER membranes.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🎉 Huge congrats to Maya Schuldiner from the Weizmann Institute (Israel) for the 🏅 Otto Warburg Medal 2026!
Her work on how proteins find their way to organelles and how these organelles talk to each other has reshaped how we think about cells 🧬✨
#OWM#WeizmannInstitute@elsevierconnect.bsky.social
Quiescent cells stay alive by eating less. They downregulate amino acid transporters to match reduced demand. When this brake fails -> cell death & disease.
More info in our new paper 👇
Finally, someone has solved a real problem with AI! No more having to take a paper in the format for a journal that rejected you, and reformat it for a new journal. Well done!! formatmypaper.com
GBM Lunch: July 16, 12:30
Speaker: Volker Haucke (@volkerhaucke-lab.bsky.social, @fmp-berlin.de)
Title: "Lipid control of membrane dynamics in health and disease"
Chair: Johannes Herrmann (RPTU)
Organized by GBM Study Group "Cellular Organelles"
gbm-online.de/gbm-lunch.html
#GBMLunch
Just stumbled upon a German tongue-twister song by Bodo Wartke… about the sexiest cell organelle. Yes, endoplasmic reticulum - your moment has come.
youtube.com/shorts/EP5pd...
Incredibly grateful to my mentors, lab members, and generous collaborators who continue to inspire our work. Thankful also to microbial cell surfaces and tomography, which continue to deliver the excitement everyday!
EMBO is delighted to announce that this year the EMBO Gold Medal is awarded to Tanmay Bharat @tbharat-lab.bsky.social @mrclmb.bsky.social and David Bikard @dbikard.bsky.social@pasteur.fr for their remarkable contributions to the #LifeSciences.
www.embo.org/press-releas...#award 🧪
We're on the cover of @science.org this week. Awesome work by @florentwaltz.bsky.social. #CryoET is reaching crazy resolutions inside cells, and this is just the beginning. Fantastic interpretation of the proton motive force by @verenaresch.bsky.social. Always a pleasure making #SciArt with you!🧪🧶🧬🌾
In a new Science study, cryo–electron tomography captures the in-cell architecture of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, illuminating how the coordinated action of molecular machines drives life’s fundamental energy conversion.
Learn more in this week's issue: scim.ag/3FA3Ygq
It’s been a tough few weeks. My 10yo daughter was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive cancer called interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). I’m reaching out to identify clinicians/patients who have encountered pediatric IDCS or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytic sarcomas cases.
🚨🚨 We are proud to launch MemBioMed, a new international Master program offering interdisciplinary training in biomembrane research at 3 sites: Université de Côte d'Azur 🇫🇷 Università di Genova 🇮🇹 & Osnabrück University 🇩🇪. We offer 15 scholarships & encourage talented students to apply by April 6th ♻️🙏