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Janet Kumita

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MRC Career Development Award Fellow @ University of Cambridge. Protein Chemist. I love lysozyme, amyloid fibrils and bimolecular condensates.

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We are open for applications for our new Robert Henderson Summer Internships!

The studentships are open to undergraduate students of any level (1, 2 and 3 years) across the UK, and are expected to last for two months.

Applications close on 30 March. Apply here: www.phar.cam.ac.uk/outreach/rob...

06.03.2026 11:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸš€ Physics of Life Student Summer Bursaries 2026 – NOW OPEN!

Are you an undergrad curious about research at the interface of physics & biology? Or a supervisor with a keen student?

πŸ‘‰ Find out more & apply: www.physicsoflife.org.uk/summerbursar...

04.03.2026 12:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is tomorrow (Friday 6th March 2026), come join us!! Karina Pombo-Garcia and @nottlab.bsky.social are presenting! @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social

05.03.2026 06:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Come join us for the next monthly on-line seminar (6th March, 1 pm GMT) aimed to connect the UK Biomolecular Condensate community (all are welcome to come and listen). Karina Pombo-Garcia and Tim Nott are presenting! @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social

24.02.2026 07:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Another successful MPhil!! Well done Fangze Cherry Tong on her super thesis about NMR autophagy @psalmotoxin.bsky.social @phar.cam.ac.uk. Thanks to her examiners, Oliver Florey @floreylab.bsky.social and Maria Jimenez-Sanchez for great discussions. (I forgot to get a photo πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™€οΈ)

11.02.2026 14:27 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

TODAY!! join us at 1 pm GMT πŸ‘‡

06.02.2026 12:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tried of January? February is almost here and our UK Biomolecular Condensate Monthly Seminars resume on Friday 6th February!! Mark it in your diaries. @m-shinn.bsky.social and @gcelora.bsky.social will be presenting! @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social

30.01.2026 07:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Our monthly on-line seminars are back with an exciting line up! Join us on 6th February, 1 pm GMT. They are aimed to connect the UK Biomolecular Condensate community (all are welcome to come and listen). @m-shinn.bsky.social and @gcelora.bsky.social will be presenting! @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social

21.01.2026 06:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy New Year All! Just a note that we will be resuming our UK Biomolecular Condensates Seminar Series on Friday 6th February (1-2 pm). Please make a note in your diary of the upcoming dates - programme to follow shortly! @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social

06.01.2026 08:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just back from our FANTASTIC conference in Sheffield! Well done Mateo for a great talk and Nora for a fab poster. It was nice to see friends and collaborators and to meet new people in the UK Biomolecular condensate community! @phar.cam.ac.uk

12.12.2025 20:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Day one has been a blast!!! Thanks to all the speakers and participants. Looking forward to tomorrow ❀️

11.12.2025 17:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UK Condensates - 1st UK Biomolecular Condensate Network Symposium 1st UK Biomolecular Condensate Network symposium

Only a few days until our UK Biomolecular Condensates Network symposium in Sheffield!! So excited!! www.ukcondensates.co.uk/1st-uk-biomo...

08.12.2025 09:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Join us TOMORROW (5th December)!

04.12.2025 16:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Come join us for the next monthly on-line seminar (5th December, 1 pm GMT) aimed to connect the UK Biomolecular Condensate community (all are welcome to come and listen). @rcollepardo.bsky.social and Yvonne Nyathi will be our speakers. @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social

24.11.2025 08:05 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Spread the word!! Our amazing EPLS programme is open for applications! @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social

17.11.2025 20:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

THIS FRIDAY! Come join us 😊

05.11.2025 08:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Come join us for the next monthly on-line seminar (7th November, 1 pm GMT) aimed to connect the UK Biomolecular Condensate community (All are welcome to come and listen) @g-heller.bsky.social @dimitrislagos.bsky.social @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social

29.10.2025 10:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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So proud of Chris Ng who successfully defended his PhD thesis recently!! Thank you to his examiners Alex Borodavka & Paolo Arosio. It’s been such a fun journey and we wish Chris great success with his new job ❀️ @lauraitzhaki.bsky.social @phar.cam.ac.uk #biomolecular #condensates

20.10.2025 18:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Join us THIS Friday (3rd October 2025).

01.10.2025 10:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Super proud of Nora, our amazing PhD student, for being awarded a poster prize at the GBM Compact 2025 conference "Focus on Condensate Biology"!! Congrats to all the awardees! @phar.cam.ac.uk @lauraitzhaki.bsky.social

23.09.2025 20:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Come join us for the next monthly on-line seminar (3rd October, 1 pm BST) aimed to connect the UK Biomolecular Condensate community (All are welcome to come and listen). @danbose.bsky.social @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social

23.09.2025 06:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

A fully funded Cambridge Biosciences DTP PhD position with @delladavid-lab.bsky.social (and me!!) - if you are interested in #Proteostasis and #Aging, please check it out!!!

19.09.2025 15:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Come join us for the next monthly on-line seminar (5th September, 1 pm BST) aimed to connect the UK Biomolecular Condensate community (All are welcome to come and listen). Dr. Tatyana Shelkovnikova and Dr. Stefano Bo will be presenting! @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social

25.08.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today, I would like to honor the memory of Roger Y. Tsien, who died on August 24, 2016. His legacy lives with all who use his technologies, including calcium sensors, fluorescent proteins, the acetoxymethyl (AM) ester, & many more! #FluorescenceFriday
www.nature.com/articles/nme...

22.08.2025 13:17 πŸ‘ 149 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Molecular motor stitches together catenane rings The light-powered system produces interlocked rings, without the need for templating strategies

When my RA (Dr. Ellis Wilde) isn’t busy in the lab or chasing after a toddler, she is contributing new articles to @chemistryworld.com www.chemistryworld.com/news/molecul... Well done Ellis!! @phar.cam.ac.uk

16.08.2025 07:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations!!! ❀️

08.08.2025 10:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Experience Postgrad Life Sciences programme 2025 is underway!! ❀️ So proud to be involved with this @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @phar.cam.ac.uk

06.08.2025 09:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Join us THIS Friday for the next talks in our UK Biomolecular Condensate seminar series!! @luke-mathphys.bsky.social @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social @phar.cam.ac.uk

30.07.2025 16:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Microscopy-based techniques for studying the material properties of biomolecular condensates in the cellular environment - Biophysical Reviews The material properties of biomolecular condensates, such as interfacial tension, viscoelasticity, stiffness, and molecular dynamics, are crucial for their biological functions in processes like signa...

We (and many!) have been thinking a lot about how to quantifiably measure the material properties of biomolecular condensates inside cells. Chris (my final year PhD student) wrote this great review article about microscopy-based techniques link.springer.com/article/10.1... @phar.cam.ac.uk

28.07.2025 16:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An amazing trip to Poland spent meeting scientists at Adam Mickiewicz University (PoznaΕ„) and the SOLARIS National Synchrotron Radiation Centre (KrakΓ³w). Thank you to my host and collaborator, Prof. Maciej Kozak for the invitation!! @phar.cam.ac.uk

24.07.2025 18:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0