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Welcome to the Lab, Dr. Jianhui Feng!
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Jianhui Feng as our new postdoctoral researcher. We’re excited to have him join the team and look forward to working together!
Paper out! Transcription-driven phase separation of synthetic condensates enables self-organizing compartments and protective microenvironments
Our new paper is out in Cell Reports Physical Science!
Archishman Ghosh, Advait Thatte, Surased Suraritdechachai, Roman Rattunde, Christoph A. Weber, and T-Y. Dora Tang
https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-physical-science/fulltext/S2666-3864(26)00387-5
Paper out! Dynamic principles of concentration buffering through liquid–liquid phase separation
Our new paper is out in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences!
Logan de Monchaux-Irons, T-Y. Dora Tang, Christoph A. Weber, and Thomas C. T. Michaels
https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2526810123
Origins 2026 - Conference of ISSOL and IAU Astrobiology Commission
Dora gave a talk - Prebiotic functions and protocells - at Origins 2026, the international conference jointly organized by the International Society for the Study of the Origins of Life (ISSOL) and the Astrobiology Commission of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), in Paris, France.
https://originsparis.sciencesconf.org/?lang=en
Paper out! Absolute quantification of fluorescent protein fusions by mass spectrometry
Our new paper is out in Protein Science!
Anna Shevchenko, Archishman Ghosh, Andrea Schuhmann, Aliona Bogdanova, Henrik Thomas, Viditha Rao, Eric R. Geertsma, T‐Y. Dora Tang, and Andrej Shevchenko
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pro.70556
Paper out! A robust method for on-chip production and manipulation of lipid vesicles by inverted emulsion
Our new paper is out in Cell Report Methods!
Naresh Yandrapalli, David T. Gonzales, Weihua Leng, Cynthia Alsayyah, Nurzhan Abdukarimov, Robert Ernst, and T.-Y. Dora Tang
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pro.70556
BioMacromolecules Cover
We are on the cover of BioMacromolecules! Find out more about our work on Protometabolically Generated NADH Mediates Material Properties of Aqueous Dispersions to Coacervate Microdroplets
Mukesh Visit
We were happy to host Mukesh, a PhD candidate from the Microfluidics Innovation Center (MIC) in Paris and member of the DarChemDN network, for his secondment in our lab. During his stay, we worked together on microfluidics approaches to generate water-in-oil droplets and explored their applications in coacervate-based systems.
Cell Physics 2025 is over!
Last week, we had a blast hearing about all the great science coming from the community! Naresh and Surased represented the lab with a talk and a poster. Here a picture of Naresh on the stage
Surased's poster at Cell Physics 2025
Poster session is up! And Surased is waiting for you!
Paper out! RNA-peptide interactions tune the ribozyme activity within coacervate microdroplet dispersions
Paper out in Nature Communications: Basusree Ghosh, Patrick M. McCall, Kristian Kyle Le Vay, Archishman Ghosh, Lars Hubatsch, David T. Gonzales, Jan Brugués, Hannes Mutschler & T-Y. Dora Tang
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63656-z
New Preprint out!
We have a brand new tool, a 3D printable chip that can makes lipid vesicles using the emulsion method! Check it out here: A Robust Method for On-Chip Production and Manipulation of Lipid Vesicles by Inverted Emulsion by Naresh Yandrapalli, David Gonzalez, Weihua Leng, Cynthia Alsayyah, Robert Ernst, T-Y Dora Tang :: SSRN
Out Now: Protometabolically Generated NADH Mediates Material Properties of Aqueous Dispersions to Coacervate Microdroplets
New paper out in Biomacromolecules!
Rudrarup Bose, Daniele Rossetto, Anju Tomar, Sanguen Lee, Sheref S. Mansy, and T.-Y. Dora Tang
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.biomac.5c00349
Cell Physics 2025 - Saarbrücken, 7-9 October
Cell Physics 2025 is coming!
Topics this year include: Cytoskeleton and cell mechanics, Molecular motors, Mechanobiology, Membrbanes, Cell collectives, Machine learning in biophysics, Synthetic biology, Heterogeneity & diversity
More info at https://cell-physics.uni-saarland.de/
Early bird registration is almost here, so register before June 30 for a discounted price!
Synbio Colloquia - May 2025
This session was hosted by Dr. Oskar Stauber, who showcased with a few keystone papers the scientific journey that led to the establishment of the Stauber Lab. Here, a picture of the follow-up happy hour and scientific discussion!
#synbio #GUVs #microfluidics #synthethic-cells #bottom-up
Coming soon!
More info about Workshops, conferences, Journal Clubs etc. are coming soon!
LabLife
Firmenlauf Saarbrücken 2026
Proud to share that four members of our lab successfully completed the 5 km Firmenlauf Saarbrücken 2026!
The event took place in Saarbrücken, with a scenic route through the city center and along the Saar riverfront. Beyond the run itself, it was a great opportunity to promote teamwork, fitness, and a healthy work-life balance.
Congratulations to everyone who participated and crossed the finish line! It was inspiring to see colleagues supporting each other and representing our lab with enthusiasm and determination.
Looking forward to the next challenge together!
Emulsiflex Action
Anjali, a.k.a. “The Cell Destroyer” and her highly specialized team love to pop bacteria open to recover their precious contents using our new Avestin EmulsiFlex-C3 Homogeniser!
Our lab's under pressure, but our samples are shear perfection!
Dinner at Cell Physics 2025
Best way to end a day of great talks is with some great food and people, here's the team at Cell Physics 2025!
Lab Warming Party!
We hosted a lab Warming Party to celebrate our new beginnings at UdS! We prepared lots of handmade food for our guests, we even had leftover cake for days!
Thank you all for joining us in this celebration.
First Game Night!
We hosted the first game night in the new office space. Cooperative games really boost our synergy in and out of the lab!
Inaugural Eggxperiment
Dora breaking the eggs in the lab. Science is fun!
Biology Xmas Party
Our first party in the new Building. Lots of new faces, and a fun competition that got us the prestigious AK Key “Erli and Nani” prize.
Moving to Saarbrucken!
Daniele and Surased filled a small van and left Dresden behind.
Direction: West
Destination: The promised SaarLand!
Farewell, CBG
Last MPI Xmas Party
