Single molecule biophysics and synthetic biology of protein disorder group @uni_mainz and @imbmainz. Tweets are from lab members.

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23 May 2025
🎉 Exciting news! The SCALE Cluster has been named a DFG Cluster of Excellence—and the Lemke Lab is proud to be part of it! This is a major step forward in understanding the architecture of life at the subcellular level.
🎉 We’re absolutely thrilled: SCALE has been selected as a DFG Excellence Cluster! A huge thank you to our incredible team—this would not have been possible without your dedication and talent. 🙌 @dfg_public #Exzellenzstrategie #SCALEcluster 🧵
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21 May 2025
Save the date! 🧪The EMBO Workshop on Chemical Biology returns to EMBL Heidelberg on 8–11 Sep 2026. Co-organisers: Bryan Dickinson (UChicago), Maja Köhn (Bonn), Edward Lemke (IMB), Xiao Wang (MIT). #ChemicalBiology #EMBOChemBio embl.org/about/info/course-a… via @embl
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19 May 2025
Exciting news 🎉 Edward Lemke has been elected as a member of the Academia Europaea! More information can be found here: ae-info.org/ae/Acad_Main/New… @acad_euro

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📢 Registration open! GBM Compact: Focus on Condensate Biology & SPP2191 Satellite Meeting! Join us at this incredible event diving into the latest in phase separation research with leading scientists. 📍 Frankfurt am Main 📅 Sept 16–19, 2025 🌐 shorturl.at/ZGQch @GBM_eV
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16 May 2025
Congratulations to VERAXA Biotech GmbH, a Swiss biopharmaceutical company co-founded by members of the Lemke Lab team. They plan to to enter the stock market and go public through a merger with Voyager Acquisition Corp., a U.S.-based SPAC! Read more here: shorturl.at/K1Qrr
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23 Apr 2025
A new article from our group has been published in the latest volume of the Annual Review of Physical Chemistry by @AnnualReviews! Read the article "Resolving Conformational Plasticity in Mammalian Cells with High-Resolution Fluorescence Tools" here 👉 go.shr.lc/4jndAKv
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4 Mar 2025
Yesterday, we participated in the #Mainz Carnival alongside the @sfb1551! This was an amazing experience, and with over 600,000 people watching, it was a fantastic way to show how fun science can be! You can find the recording here, starting at 45:50 👉 shorturl.at/41alV
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29 Jan 2025
Protein clumps in the brain are tied to neurodegenerative diseases, but measuring them is difficult. @EMBLHamburg's #SAXS experts & @LemkeLab developed a technique to measure clumping with anomalous X-ray scattering in solution. embl.org/news/science-techno…
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30 Jan 2025
We are hiring! 📢 We are looking for a part-time Administrative Assistant to join our team! More information can be found here: stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de//… @uni_mainz

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8 Jan 2025
You can now also find us on @bluesky! Follow Lemke Lab here 👉 bsky.app/profile/lemkelab.bs… In case you missed it, we are also on @LinkedIn, here's our profile: linkedin.com/company/lemke-l…
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📢We are excited to announce that Shikha Dhiman @dhiman_lab just joined the SFB1551 as fully funded member! Congratulations! 👏👏👏 @uni_mainz_eng @uni_mainz
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The SFB1551 is represented @ASCBiology in San Diego by @LemkeLab leading a special interest subgroup on "Polymer Concepts in Cellular Function" featuring speakers that showcased how integrating polymer science into life science approaches can drive cell biology into the future!
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The SPP2191 is now on @bluesky! Click here to follow our page 👉 bsky.app/profile/spp2191.bsk…

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📢Check out this amazing opportunity to join the @LemkeLab & the SFB1551 network! Two Fully funded Postdoctoral or PhD student positions in Biophysics and/or Chemical/Synthetic Biology | Uni Mainz (uni-mainz.de) ⌛️Apply by 1st Feb 2025
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7 Jan 2025
We are hiring! 🧑‍🔬📢 Are you looking for a position in the new year? Consider joining the Lemke Lab! We have 2 open positions (Postdoc and/or PhD Student) in Biophysics and/or Chemical/Synthetic Biology. Submit your application here by Feb. 1, 2025: stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de//…

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9 Dec 2024
A new paper has been published!! 🥳 Check it out here: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.24…

9 Dec 2024
Thrilled to share our latest paper in @PNAS! We enhanced SAXS with noncanonical amino acid labels to extract both RG and RE of IDPs, addressing key discrepancies in biophysical measurements. Big thanks to @LemkeLab for the amazing ASAXS-inspired T-shirt! pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.24…
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We are delighted to announce our two Independence Accelerator Awardees, @DaxiaoSun and Nagaraja Chappidi! Congratulations to both of you! 🎉 Find out more about who they are and what projects they plan to work on while being supported by the award money: spp2191.com/independence-acc…
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We are grateful to Prof. Jurriaan Huskens from the University of Twente for the inspiring talk yesterday! Exciting to hear about his research on multivalent interactions! Thanks to #GRK2516 for the joint organization #multivalency #bindingselectivity #virus #HypermethylatedDNA
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📢 Exciting Opportunity: Postdoc Position Available in the Wittmann Lab! If you have a PhD in biochemistry, structural biology, or a related field & are passionate about Transcription Factor Condensation Research, we’d love to hear from you! Apply by 15Dec linkedin.com/jobs/view/40745…

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