Claudia Contini
BBSRC Fellow and Assistant Professor in Soft Matter and Life-like Systems. / Dept. Life Sciences, Imperial College London /📍London 🇬🇧 https://continilab.com
- Happy to join the #BBSRC #People and #Talent #Advisory #Pool to provide feedback on specific policies or surveys and engage with other strategy advisory or funding panels across BBSRC. www.ukri.org/councils/bbs...
- #Synthetic #Cells, what are they and how can we use of them? 👇👇👇 @syncelleu.bsky.social @imperiallifesci.bsky.social @imperialsci.bsky.social @synbio.bsky.social
- At our recent #EngBioForum, keynote speakers @waltherlab.bsky.social and @continiclau.bsky.social shared some of the latest developments in synthetic cell research. So what are synthetic cells? And how can we make use of them? Read the article: www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/news/synthet...
- Registrations are now open! Hope to see many of you in London! #SynCell26
- Looking forward to parted at the #MRSFall25 Meeting in #Boston this week. Lots of great symposium sessions ahead! If you are around, feel free to reach out!
- Reposted by Claudia ContiniThere is still time to register for the EngBio Forum on Monday. It's free to attend with a great speaker line up - Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social and Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems #EngineeringBiology 🎟️🫱 buytickets.at/engineeringb...
- We're extremely excited to welcome Prof Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social and Dr Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social for our next Forum We'll be exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology from the bottom-up Don't miss it, register now! 👉 bit.ly/engbio-forum-nov25
- Are you interested in how #living and #synthetic systems navigate chemical gradients, from #bacteria to #active #colloids? Click here: doi.org/10.1002/anie... #EngineeringBiology #SyntheticBiology #ActiveMatter #SoftMatter
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- Reposted by Claudia ContiniJoin us at our EngBio Forum on 10 Nov with Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social. Her lab studies how cells work by rebuilding their processes from the ground up and explores biohybrid systems. Don’t miss it!🎟️👉 buytickets.at/engineeringb...
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- Reposted by Claudia ContiniWe're extremely excited to welcome Prof Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social and Dr Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social for our next Forum We'll be exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology from the bottom-up Don't miss it, register now! 👉 bit.ly/engbio-forum-nov25
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- Excited to share this new extensive review in #Chemical #Society #Review on #nanoparticle - #membrane interaction. Thanks Rashad Kariuki, Aaron Elbourne, Saffron Bryant and Andrew J. Christofferson for leading this work! 💫 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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- Looking forward to seeing many of you at the Biomembrane Days! events.mpikg.mpg.de/event/15/
- Welcome to the team, Zain!
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- I am looking for a motivated #Postdoctoral #Researcher to join my group at Imperial @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperiallifesci.bsky.social. The project focuses on #Antimicrobial #Materials & #Biomimetic #Interfaces Please repost! @imperialsci.bsky.social www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
- Link available also on #jobs ac.uk: #PDRA #Research #Biomimic #AcademicJobs www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOT355/r...
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- 💫Thrilled to see our work on the front cover of Small! This work explores how #polymers empower #SyntheticCells with programmable dynamics, enabling fusion, contraction and interactions with biological cells. Huge thanks to Michela Vargiolu for the stunning artwork! @imperiallifesci.bsky.social
- Come and join us!! @imperiallifesci.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
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- New paper! In my #Nature #Synthesis News & Views, I discuss how light-driven #chemistry enables dynamic life-like #protocells, highlighting the outstanding work of Lin and co-workers #SyntheticBiology #SyntheticCells @imperiallifesci.bsky.social @natsynth.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s44...
- 🎉Just out in @chemcomm.rsc.org! We present a modular strategy to create bacterial #biohybrids with magnetic motility, #biosensing and cargo release. 👏🏻huge congrats to Nina on her first first-author paper and thanks to Yuval and Matt for the great collaboration! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... @rsc.org
- 🚨New publication! Led by Talia Shmool, the project explores using ionic liquids to optimise IgG-Gold #nanoparticles for #DrugDelivery , including crossing the BBB with focused ultrasound. #drugdelivery @pubs.acs.org @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
- Excited to be speaking at #LivingMachines2025 workshop on #Biomimetic #Microrobots as #Microscale Living Machines! See you in Sheffield on July 15! sites.google.com/view/lm2025b...
- 🇮🇹 Yesterday, we celebrated the Italian Republic surrounded by #Caravaggio ’s masterpieces at the #NationalGallery . A perfect tribute to Italy’s rich heritage! ✨ #FestaDellaRepubblica
- Apply now to join my group as a postdoctoral Fellow at @imperialcollege We are supporting applications for: - Imperial College Research Fellowship -Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships Get in touch: continilab.com #SoftMatter, #CellMimicry #polymerchemistry
- 🎉So proud of Yeyang Sun for winning 1st prize for his poster presentation at the #London #Polymer #Group #Symposium! A fantastic recognition for his hard work. Congratulations 🥳 Thanks the organisers for an amazing day of (polymer) science! #LPG2025
- Reposted by Claudia ContiniMy dept in London at Imperial (Bioengineering) is recruiting a group leader at Professor level 🧑🎓 Please RT. It's a great place with world-class expertise in all sorts of biomedical & biological engineering topics like synthetic biology. It's also not in the USA. www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
- Fully funded PhD studentship in the group for Home students! Please RT! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
- 💥First research paper from the lab is out in Small! 👉We show how thermally driven dynamic behaviors in #polymeric #vesicles create a versatile platform for synthetic cell applications. #SynCells #SoftMatter onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
- Future astronaut in the making 👩🚀 Ready for take off 🚀 #inspiredby Samantha Cristoforetti @esa.int
- Exciting news! 💥 The first paper from my research group has been accepted! Stay tuned for more details soon!
- One week left to apply to this exciting PhD project! 👇👇👇
- 🚨Three weeks left to apply for this #fullyfunded #PhDopportunity in my group! 🚨 Are you an UK-Home student interest in #SyntheticCells science? We are looking for you! @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperiallifesci.bsky.social @imperialsci.bsky.social
- 🚨Three weeks left to apply for this #fullyfunded #PhDopportunity in my group! 🚨 Are you an UK-Home student interest in #SyntheticCells science? We are looking for you! @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperiallifesci.bsky.social @imperialsci.bsky.social
- Please Share! 🚨 #FullyFunded #PhDopportunity for UK-home student 🚨 🔬Are you interested in designing dynamic synthetic cells that mimic essential life-like functions? Join my group at @imperialsci.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social ! #cellmimicry #FindAPhD findaphd.com/phds/project/e…
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- 🚨PhD opportunities available! 🚨 I have two open #PhDpositions in my group: 1️⃣ For international EU students (deadline in 1 week!) 2️⃣ For home-UK students If you’re excited about synthetic cells, don’t miss out! 📄 Apply here: continilab.com/join-us/
- We are live! 🎉 Our official group website is now online! 🎉 Discover our #projects, meet the #team and stay tuned for job #openings and exciting #news ! 👉 Check it out here: continilab.com
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- From our #GUVs to yours, #MerryChristmas and happy #NewYear! 🎄✨ #SynCell #SyntheticBiology #SoftMatter #CellMimicry
- Thanks #Matter for featuring my research group focus! 💫 👇Check out this year’s cohort of materials #scientists
- Please RT📢 #Fullyfunded #PhD opportunity for #International Student 📢 Are you interested in designing #SyntheticCells with life-like functions? Join my group to explore how condensates interact with polymeric membranes to induce dynamic behaviours. www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
- Please Share! 🚨 #FullyFunded #PhDopportunity for UK-home student 🚨 🔬Are you interested in designing dynamic synthetic cells that mimic essential life-like functions? Join my group at @imperialsci.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social ! #cellmimicry #FindAPhD findaphd.com/phds/project/e…
- Nice event at the #Italian #Embassy in #London, exploring innovative designs with potential for space applications. 🚀🇮🇹 #SpaceTech #DesignForSpace
- The advert below will be online soon!! 👇👇👇 Feel free to contact me for any information.
- Are you looking for a #PhD and you are interested in synthetic cells? Have a look at the 17 #PhDpositions below! 👇👇👇
- Hello, BlueSky!🌟 I'm a PI at #ImperialCollegeLondon, specializing in #cellmimicry. My group works on bottom-up #syntheticbiology, designing #biomimetic systems at the micro and nanoscale to mimic biological properties for insights into life-processes and biotechnological applications.
- Are you an #Italian #Scientist in the #UK? Join in us for an #APERicerca organised by the Association of the Italian Scientists in the UK 🍻 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/apericerca...
