Latest posts tagged with #facesofscience on Bluesky
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🌍 Vijf redenen om Afrika te bestuderen!
In een nieuw blog voor #FacesOfScience beschrijft alumnus Tycho van der Hoog de redenen waarom je #Afrika moet bestuderen tijdens je Bachelor of Master studie.
🔗 Lees hier het hele blog: buff.ly/AMXoPob
#AfricanStudies #SlimKiezen @unileiden.bsky.social
Are you a PhD candidate in NL? Share your research! 🌍 KNAW is looking for new Faces of Science. 🧪
Inspire youth through blogs & vlogs about your researcher life. 🎥
🗓️ Deadline: Jan 16, 2026 Get nominated now: 👇 shorturl.at/FwsU2
#SciComm #PhDLife #FacesOfScience #PNN #KNAW
A man and a woman stand side by side in a hallway, leaning casually against a doorframe. Both are smiling and wearing light-colored shirts and trousers. On the left side of the image, a large colorful speech-bubble graphic contains a research quote about metabolic adaptations during bacterial infections. A pink arrow near the bottom right indicates swiping. The wall features decorative artwork, and a ‘Leibniz-HKI’ logo appears in the lower left corner.
A woman and a man are standing on a staircase landing inside a building. The woman stands with arms crossed and the man leans casually against the wall, both smiling. A large multicolored text bubble on the left displays a quote about immune responses to fungal infections and postdoctoral research. A ‘Leibniz-HKI’ logo is visible at the bottom left, and a pink arrow on the floor points to the right.
A graphic page with a bright rainbow gradient background. Large bold text reads ‘December – Wolfgang Vivas & Dolly Montaño.’ Below it is smaller text saying ‘Leibniz-HKI Calendar 2025.’ A pink arrow on the right indicates swiping. The Leibniz-HKI logo appears in the lower left corner.
A couple walks hand in hand with a small child between them along a paved path on a research campus. All three are wearing jackets, and the adults hold the child’s hands. Above them is a colorful text bubble with the quote: “More awareness of family dynamics in academia would help many scientists. (Dolly)”. The logo “LEIBNIZ-HKI” appears in the lower left corner.
Meet our #December #calendar 2025 feature Wolfgang Vivas & Dolly Montaño, postdocs from Venezuela 🇻🇪 at Leibniz-HKI. How do they both juggle demanding research 🧪 with family life 👨🏻👩🏻👦🏻 while also keeping their creativity alive? 🎨 Find it out in their interview: lmy.de/Ibiul
#FacesOfScience #LeibnizHKI
A young woman with curly reddish-brown hair stands by a staircase railing in a modern building. She is wearing a long yellow pleated skirt, a black top, and black boots. She is holding several notebooks or books in her arms and is smiling gently at the camera.
Graphic design image with a blue-to-purple gradient background. The word ‘NOVEMBER’ appears at the top in bold orange letters, followed by the name ‘Sophia Hitzler’ in large purple text. Below, in smaller black text, it reads ‘Leibniz-HKI Calendar 2025.’ The word ‘SWIPE’ is written in bold black letters next to a yellow arrow pointing to the right. The Leibniz-HKI logo is placed in the bottom left corner.
A woman with curly reddish-brown hair is working in a laboratory. She is wearing a white lab coat and blue gloves and is examining a transparent bottle filled with liquid. In the background, another person in a lab coat is seated at a workstation. The room is bright and equipped with typical laboratory instruments.
A person with curly hair, wearing a black top and a long yellow skirt, stands on an indoor staircase holding books and looking upward with a smile. A colorful speech bubble above reads: ‘It’s especially fun to introduce young people to science and see how curiosity develops.’ The logo ‘LEIBNIZ-HKI’ appears in the bottom left.
Meet our #November feature Sophia Hitzler, a doctoral researcher at Leibniz-HKI, in this year’s #calendar 2025! From a fascination with fungi 🍄 to mentoring 👩🏫 and an unexpected dream job 🐳, discover her journey here: lmy.de/sBQAV
#FacesOfScience #LeibnizHKI
@aps-hki.bsky.social
Zoltán Cseresnyés, an older man with short gray hair and a friendly smile, stands indoors beside a long office table. He is wearing a light blue short-sleeved shirt, gray trousers, and brown shoes. He holds a small potted bonsai tree in both hands. On the table next to him are a large potted plant, a green watering can, and a book. The background shows a bright modern room with white walls and wooden flooring. In the upper left, a colorful speech bubble contains the text: “I am an image analyst. I help biologists and chemists to analyze their image data and get information and quantification out of microscopy images, thus allowing them to modify or plan experiments.” The Leibniz-HKI logo appears in blue at the bottom left, and an orange arrow points to the right.
Colorful calendar page for October 2025 from the Leibniz-HKI Calendar. The background fades from blue on the left to purple on the right. The word 'OCTOBER' appears in bold orange letters. Below it, the name 'Zoltán Cseresnyés' is written in large green text. At the bottom left, small black text reads 'Leibniz-HKI Calendar 2025' with the blue Leibniz-HKI logo beneath it. On the right side, the word 'SWIPE' is written in black uppercase letters next to an orange arrow pointing right.
A close-up photo shows the back of a man’s head as he looks at a computer monitor displaying a complex network of colorful lines and nodes on a dark background – microscopy data visualization. The desk below the monitor holds papers, computer accessories, and cables. In the top left, a colorful speech bubble contains the text: “The real highlight was being there at the very beginning of super-resolution microscopy.” The Leibniz-HKI logo appears in blue at the bottom left, and an orange arrow points to the right.
Zoltán Cseresnyés and a younger woman with dark hair, one of his colleagues, sit side by side at a table in a bright office. Zoltán, wearing a light blue short-sleeved shirt, gestures with his hand while explaining something on a laptop screen. The woman listens attentively, wearing a patterned blouse and a wristwatch. Behind them, large windows with blinds fill the room with natural light. A colorful speech bubble above them contains the text: “It is crucial to remain flexible and open – both in mind and in career.” The Leibniz-HKI logo appears in blue at the bottom left of the image.
🍁 Meet our #October #calendar 2025 feature: Zoltán Cseresnyés, imaging specialist at our @appsysbio.bsky.social research group. From 1980s Hungary to super-resolution microscopy at Cambridge, he now helps researchers unlock insights from complex images. 🔬🌌
lmy.de/LsPim
#FacesOfScience #LeibnizHKI
Giovanna Barrionuevo Martins, PhD Student (X-ray Crystallography Laboratory), Newcastle University #facesofscience #sciencesky
Lucinda Abell Black, Design and Research Lead (Garment Technologist and Biomechanist), Cheshire East, UK #facesofscience #sciencesky
Max Hill, PhD Student (Sellars Group), Newcastle University, UK #facesofscience #chemsky #sciencesky
A young woman with glasses sits on a wooden bench outdoors, smiling at the camera while holding a viola on her lap. She is wearing a black top, wide green pants, and black heeled sandals. On the left side of the image, there is a large colorful speech bubble with the following quote: “I primarily focused on the symbiosis between fungi and endosymbiotic bacteria. We identified natural products produced by the bacteria that protect the fungi from predators and play a key role in the symbiotic relationship.” At the bottom left, the “Leibniz-HKI” logo is visible. At the bottom right, a large purple arrow points to the right.
A graphic calendar page with a turquoise-blue gradient background. In large pink letters it says “SEPTEMBER,” and underneath: “Hannah Büttner.” At the lower left is the “Leibniz-HKI” logo with the text “Leibniz-HKI Calendar 2025.” At the lower right, the word “SWIPE” is written in bold black letters next to a large purple arrow pointing to the right.
A young woman in a white lab coat is working in a laboratory. She is holding a pipette and placing a sample into a scientific instrument. On the right side of the image, there is a speech bubble in a turquoise color gradient with the text: “I particularly enjoyed structural elucidation and analytical challenges.” Below, the logo of LEIBNIZ-HKI is visible. A large purple arrow points to the right.
A young woman with glasses, wearing a black t-shirt and green trousers, stands indoors next to a large aquarium full of fish and aquatic plants. She holds a viola under her arm and looks thoughtfully into the distance. Her reflection is visible in the aquarium glass. Colorful text bubbles on the right side of the image read: “I like it when Art and Nature come together.” The words “Art” and “Nature” are highlighted in bright, decorative fonts. At the bottom left corner, the logo “LEIBNIZ HKI” is visible.
Meet our #September feature Hannah Büttner in this year’s #calendar 2025! 👩🏻🔬 She explored fungal-bacterial symbiosis, loves both music & art, and carries science in her bag wherever she goes. 🎒🏜️ Read her interview here: lmy.de/FUIJC 🎙️
#FacesOfScience #LeibnizHKI
Michael Hetz in a workshop, wearing a yellow polo shirt, working at a vise. Next to him is a speech bubble with the quote: “I’m the technician, driver, handyman, I do everything except for scientific work.” In the background, there are toolboxes and shelves.
Graphic calendar page for August 2025 with an orange gradient background. Large green and yellow letters read “AUGUST Michael Hetz,” with “Leibniz-HKI Calendar 2025” below and a green arrow with the word “Swipe.”
Two men work together in a laboratory setting. The man on the left is Michael Hetz, wearing a yellow shirt. He observes while his colleague on the right, in a blue shirt, adjusts wires connected to equipment on a wall shelf. In front of them are large glass bottles filled with clear liquid, connected by tubes. A spray bottle and other lab tools are visible on the shelf. A speech bubble above them reads: “It takes courage to admit your own mistakes, but that’s just part of it.” A green arrow points to the right at the bottom of the image. In the bottom left corner is the blue Leibniz-HKI logo.
Michael Hetz sitting relaxed on a bench under blooming cherry trees in front of a modern building. A speech bubble contains the quote: “Someone always has to tidy up in the end.”
🛠️🚗 Meet Michael Hetz, our in-house technician and driver! From fixing tech to dreaming of flying a helicopter with the boss 🚁😉– discover what drives him and brings him joy 🎶🛥️in our #August #calendar feature: lmy.de/dXISl
#FacesOfScience #LeibnizHKI
Sascha Schäuble concentrates on his work at his standing desk in the office. In the accompanying quote, he explains his work at the Leibniz-HKI: “As Head of Integrative Data Analysis, I am a bioinformatic hub at the Leibniz-HKI and open for collaboration with all groups on data (pre-)processing, analysis and integration.”
Tongta Sae-Ong is sitting in a dress on a chair similar to a bar stool with a “Peanuts” coffee cup in her hand, the arm with the cup is leaning on a high table in front of her. There is a large window in the background. She is in conversation with her colleague Sascha Schäuble, of whom only his knees and one hand are visible. In the accompanying quote, she explains her work at the Leibniz-HKI: “As a bioinformatician my projects focus on metagenomics. After studying fungal genomes, I now work on the plant microbiome.”
Graphic with color gradient in yellow-pink. In large colorful letters it says: “JULY – Sascha Schäuble & Tongta Sae-Ong”. Below that: “Leibniz-HKI Calendar 2025”. At the bottom is a lilac arrow with the word “SWIPE”, inviting you to turn the page. At the bottom left is the Leibniz-HKI logo.
Tongta Sae-Ong and Sascha Schäuble play a game of ping-pong across a large wooden table and benches on a green lawn. Lush green deciduous trees can be seen in the background, obscuring part of a modern Leibniz-HKI building behind them. The accompanying quote from Sascha reads: “You’re only limited by your imagination.”
Sporty 🏸, curious, and far from cliché: In our #July feature of our #calendar, colleagues Tongta Sae-Ong & Sascha Schäuble share their paths in bioinformatics, love for sports, and why science is as much about people as it is about data: lmy.de/fTKMI
#FacesOfScience #LeibnizHKI @mbdlab.bsky.social
Elle Watson, PhD Student (Medicinal Chemistry), Newcastle University #facesofscience #chemsky #sciencesky
Bestuurskundige Thaïs Franken (@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social en Universiteit van Aruba) onderzoekt hoe maatschappelijke organisaties op Aruba en Bonaire invloed uitoefenen op beleid en bestuur. Wat zijn de verschillen? Thaïs is is dit jaar een van de #facesofscience van NEMO Kennislink en de KNAW.
Charlie Edleston, PhD Student (Medicinal Chemistry), Newcastle University #facesofscience #sciencesky #chemsky
Hoe dachten mensen in de Middeleeuwen over dieren? Via beestenboeken, pretparken, en dierenrechtszaken verkent historicus Sven Gins (@rug.nl) wat we kunnen leren over mens-dier relaties, technologie en dierenrechten van toen. Sven is dit jaar een v/d #facesofscience van NEMO Kennislink en de KNAW.
Mensen dóen de hele dag dingen. En voor alles wat we doen hebben we woorden. Helpt taal ook als je nieuwe handelingen leert? Dat onderzoekt taalkundige Rosa Zaaijer (Universiteit van Amsterdam). Ze is dit jaar een van de #facesofscience van NEMO Kennislink en de KNAW. youtu.be/Q8OzbqNO1R0
Henrik Hagemann, Co-founder and Chief Product and Innovation Officer at Puraffinity #facesofscience #sciencesky
A scientist with a beard and glasses, François Keiff, is wearing a white lab coat and working on a device in the laboratory. Next to it is a quote: “As part of my doctorate, I worked on the antituberculosis drug BTZ-043. My aim was to tackle a metabolic instability on a chemical level.” The Leibniz-HKI logo can be seen in the bottom left corner.
Graphic with color gradient in blue-green. In large colorful letters it says: “JUNE – François Keiff”. Below that: “Leibniz-HKI Calendar 2025”. At the bottom is a yellow arrow with the word “SWIPE”, inviting you to turn the page. At the bottom left is the Leibniz-HKI logo.
François Keiff sits at a light-colored wooden table inside a well-lit room with large windows. Outside you can see a bright blue, cloudless sky. He laughs warmly and heartily, his eyes closed in laughter, his mouth smiling. In his right hand he holds a slim white cup in front of his mouth. He is dressed in a pastel-colored striped shirt. To his right is a quote: “We achieved everything we wanted to, despite Covid. It was just a lot of fun.” The words “despite Covid” are yellow-colored, whereas the rest of the font is black.
François Keiff is sitting relaxed with a cup of coffee on a terrace or balcony. He is wearing a striped shirt and blue trousers. Next to him is a quote: “It’s our job to pass on our knowledge to the next generation.” The Leibniz-HKI logo is displayed at the bottom left.
Meet our #June #calendar feature François Keiff! 🌞 From Alsace to Jena, he tackled #TB with BTZ-043 during his PhD. Discover his journey, why he sees baking as chemistry’s twin, his passion for teaching & more in his interview: www.leibniz-hki.de/en/calendar-...
#FacesOfScience #LeibnizHKI
Dit jaar neem ik deel aan #facesofscience en in onderstaande video vertel ik meer over mijn onderzoek. Leuk als je meekijkt! 🤩👀
Mocht je meer willen weten, neem dan een kijkje op www.nemokennislink.nl/facesofscien... voor mijn profielpagina en eerste blog.
Communicatiewetenschapper @puckguldemond.bsky.social van @w-u-r.bsky.social onderzoekt politieke microtargeting: specifieke boodschappen die politieke partijen op kleine groepen richten. Puck is dit jaar een v/d #facesofscience van @NEMOkennislink en de KNAW. Check haar verhaal: youtu.be/mn0cLLazanw
Paleobioloog Yanell Braumuller (@naturalis.bsky.social en @unileiden.bsky.social) onderzoekt óf mensapen de oversteek van Europa naar Afrika konden maken. Yanell is dit jaar een van de #facesofscience van NEMO Kennislink en de KNAW. Hele verhaal van Yanell kijken? Hier: youtu.be/J3-vPTWG1RQ
Feline Lindeboom promoveert aan de @rug.nl in Computationele Socialekeuzetheorie: hoe vat je de mening van een grote groep eerlijk samen? Vanuit informatica en economie kijkt ze naar algoritmes. Feline is dit jaar een van de #facesofscience van NEMO Kennislink en de KNAW.
Wat is jouw favoriete Griekse mythe? Cultuurwetenschapper Julia Neugarten onderzoekt aan de Radboud Universiteit hoe 'fan fiction' de Griekse mythologie gebruikt. Zo ontdekt ze welke elementen fans aanspreken. Julia is dit jaar een van de #facesofscience van @NEMOkennislink en de KNAW.
Prof. Subhash Chandra Lakhotia, Distinguished Professor (Lifelong), Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India (Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Research Fellow at Institute of Animal Genetics, Edinburgh (1972-1973)) #facesofscience #zoology #sciencesky
Dr Cinzia Bordoni, Principal Scientist (Medicinal Chemistry), Cerevance #facesofscience #chemsky #sciencesky
🩸 👩⚕️ Typ-1- #Diabetes ist behandelbar, aber bis heute nicht heilbar.
#FacesOfScience – Ekaterine Berishvili (Universität Genf) züchtet Bauchspeicheldrüsen, um damit die #Krankheit definitiv zu besiegen.
Ihr Porträt ➡️ buff.ly/m4nZxwk
🩸 👩⚕️ Le #diabète de type 1 se traite, mais ne se guérit pas. Pour l’instant.
#FacesOfScience – Ekaterine Berishvili, chercheuse à la faculté de médecine de l’ #Unige, développe des pancréas bioartificiels afin de soigner définitivement cette maladie.
Son portrait ➡️ buff.ly/DMhewsj
🩸🚑Type 1 #diabetes – lifelong treatment but no cure, for now...
#FacesOfScience – Ekaterine Berishvili, researcher at the University of Geneva's Faculty of Medicine, is developing bioartificial #pancreases to finally cure this disease.
Read her portrait ➡️ sohub.io/maj3
