It took a long time to have this chapter from the 'EPS Grand Challenges' out. It is in an open version. Many interesting points of view!
Physics for understanding life - goo.gl/scholar/hqeufv #ScholarAlerts

Our collaboration with E. Lemichez (Institut Pasteur, Paris)
In @elife: Caveolin-1 protects endothelial cells from extensive expansion of transcellular tunnel by stiffening the plasma membrane doi.org/10.7554/eLife.…

Mechanosensitivity of an ABC Membrane Transporter Revealed by Single Molecule FRET and Activity Measurement biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #biorxiv_biophys

Tunnelling nanotube formation is driven by Eps8/IRSp53‐dependent linear actin polymerization - goo.gl/scholar/ahiZjY #ScholarAlerts
From our collaboration with Chiara Zurzolo at the Pasteur Institute

Very proud of the new CNRS colleague, Raju Regmi.

L’Institut Curie, l’Université PSL et l’Inserm créent l’Institut des Cancers des Femmes curie.fr/actualite/inst…

Congratulations to all ERC Synergy recipients and in particular to the 8 scientists of Université PSL. I am particularly proud of the success of Patricia Bassereau (@BassereauTeam) my spouse of 30 years and thankful to Institut Curie for supporting fundamental research in biology.

📣 Four researchers from the LabEx Cell(n)Scale obtained the prestigious ERC synergy grant, congratulations to all of them! 👏👏
Bassereau Team Janke Lab 🇪🇺 @PielMatthieu Pierre Sens
Institut Curie Université PSL

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ERC Synergy Grants 2022 - project highlights | ERC europa.eu/!4qWJ9m

Congratulations to cell biologist Anna Akhmanova and Bassereau Team, Pierre Sens and Sixt Lab for receiving the ERC Synergy Grant! The multidisciplinary team receives close to 10 million euros to study how cells push into their environment.

uu.nl/en/news/erc-sy…

eLife ends accept/reject decisions following peer review

elifesciences.org/for-the-press/…

eLife’s new model: What are eLife assessments elifesciences.org/inside-elife/d…

‘Peer review without gatekeeping’ by Eisen et al. doi.org/10.7554/eLife.…

Our new paper: “Activated I-BAR IRSp53 clustering controls the formation of VASP-actin–based membrane protrusions” science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Oleg’s Mikhajlov Oleg paper on cell adhesion on fluid membrane is available
biorxiv.org/content/10.110… biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
We show for the first time that cells adhere and spread on bilateral with strong ligands, due to microtubule/dynein-dependent forces.

The International Union for Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) has lauched a new Medal for the Physics of Life. Nomination dead line: Oct. 31, 2022
iupap.org/who-we-are/int…

Nominations open for the Early Investigator Award of the #Mechanobiology Subgroup of Biophysical Society. Award recognizes a young Principal Investigator who has made outstanding contributions to the understanding of how mechanics shape molecular and cellular processes. Please RT!

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