Barral Lab
@barrallabeth.bsky.social
🔬 Barral Lab @ ETH Zürich 🧬
Exploring the fundamental principles of cellular organization and aging. From decision-making to aging and eukaryotic genome protection, we uncover how cells maintain integrity and make life-defining decisions. 🚀
Exploring the fundamental principles of cellular organization and aging. From decision-making to aging and eukaryotic genome protection, we uncover how cells maintain integrity and make life-defining decisions. 🚀
How do cells make decisions - without a brain? 🧠
Dr. Tom Peskett from our lab uncovered how networks of biomolecular condensates (P-bodies and Whi3) let yeast ‘decide’ when to divide, mate, or rest.
It’s a fascinating look at how cells compute their fates. Read the new paper in Molecular Cell!
Dr. Tom Peskett from our lab uncovered how networks of biomolecular condensates (P-bodies and Whi3) let yeast ‘decide’ when to divide, mate, or rest.
It’s a fascinating look at how cells compute their fates. Read the new paper in Molecular Cell!
A network of P-body and Whi3 condensates adjusts cell fate decisions to cellular context
Cells use information about their environments and internal states to decide whether to proliferate, differentiate, or enter non-proliferative states …
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October 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
How do cells make decisions - without a brain? 🧠
Dr. Tom Peskett from our lab uncovered how networks of biomolecular condensates (P-bodies and Whi3) let yeast ‘decide’ when to divide, mate, or rest.
It’s a fascinating look at how cells compute their fates. Read the new paper in Molecular Cell!
Dr. Tom Peskett from our lab uncovered how networks of biomolecular condensates (P-bodies and Whi3) let yeast ‘decide’ when to divide, mate, or rest.
It’s a fascinating look at how cells compute their fates. Read the new paper in Molecular Cell!
🏆 Best Oral Presentation in Mycology
Congratulations to our PhD student, Théodore Bourquard, recognized at the 2025 Swiss Society for Microbiology annual meeting for an outstanding talk. Bravo, Théodore! 👏 #Mycology #Microbiology
Congratulations to our PhD student, Théodore Bourquard, recognized at the 2025 Swiss Society for Microbiology annual meeting for an outstanding talk. Bravo, Théodore! 👏 #Mycology #Microbiology
September 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🏆 Best Oral Presentation in Mycology
Congratulations to our PhD student, Théodore Bourquard, recognized at the 2025 Swiss Society for Microbiology annual meeting for an outstanding talk. Bravo, Théodore! 👏 #Mycology #Microbiology
Congratulations to our PhD student, Théodore Bourquard, recognized at the 2025 Swiss Society for Microbiology annual meeting for an outstanding talk. Bravo, Théodore! 👏 #Mycology #Microbiology
🚨 New from the Barral Lab in eLife! 🚨
Congrats to our postdoc, Dr. Mihailo Mirkovic, on his reviewed preprint! 🎉 Aging yeast lose chromosomes due to NPC remodeling & pre-mRNA leakage.
🔬 Read & discuss: doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
#Aging #ChromosomeLoss #Yeast #CellBiology #BarralLab
Congrats to our postdoc, Dr. Mihailo Mirkovic, on his reviewed preprint! 🎉 Aging yeast lose chromosomes due to NPC remodeling & pre-mRNA leakage.
🔬 Read & discuss: doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
#Aging #ChromosomeLoss #Yeast #CellBiology #BarralLab
February 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
🚨 New from the Barral Lab in eLife! 🚨
Congrats to our postdoc, Dr. Mihailo Mirkovic, on his reviewed preprint! 🎉 Aging yeast lose chromosomes due to NPC remodeling & pre-mRNA leakage.
🔬 Read & discuss: doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
#Aging #ChromosomeLoss #Yeast #CellBiology #BarralLab
Congrats to our postdoc, Dr. Mihailo Mirkovic, on his reviewed preprint! 🎉 Aging yeast lose chromosomes due to NPC remodeling & pre-mRNA leakage.
🔬 Read & discuss: doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
#Aging #ChromosomeLoss #Yeast #CellBiology #BarralLab
👋I’m Jordan McCarthy, a PhD researcher in the Barral Lab at ETH Zürich, studying how cells age using microfluidic chips and bioreactors—basically running a cellular retirement home.
Outside the lab, I’m an amazing cook, a decent stock trader, and a terrible singer. Follow us and say hi!
Outside the lab, I’m an amazing cook, a decent stock trader, and a terrible singer. Follow us and say hi!
February 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
👋I’m Jordan McCarthy, a PhD researcher in the Barral Lab at ETH Zürich, studying how cells age using microfluidic chips and bioreactors—basically running a cellular retirement home.
Outside the lab, I’m an amazing cook, a decent stock trader, and a terrible singer. Follow us and say hi!
Outside the lab, I’m an amazing cook, a decent stock trader, and a terrible singer. Follow us and say hi!
🎉👏 Congrats to Dr. Tom Peskett from the Barral Lab for winning a poster prize at the LS2 Conference in Fribourg, Switzerland! 🏆 His work on biomolecular condensates and cell fate decisions stood out among tough competition. Well deserved! 🔬✨ @lifesciswitzerland.bsky.social @tompeskett.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🎉👏 Congrats to Dr. Tom Peskett from the Barral Lab for winning a poster prize at the LS2 Conference in Fribourg, Switzerland! 🏆 His work on biomolecular condensates and cell fate decisions stood out among tough competition. Well deserved! 🔬✨ @lifesciswitzerland.bsky.social @tompeskett.bsky.social
🧬✨ The Barral Lab had a strong presence at #LS2 in Fribourg, Switzerland! Seven of us attended, with Dr. Lina Heistinger and Dr. Tom Peskett delivering fantastic talks. Engaging discussions, great science, and a few well-earned wins! 🍻 @lheistinger.bsky.social @tompeskett.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🧬✨ The Barral Lab had a strong presence at #LS2 in Fribourg, Switzerland! Seven of us attended, with Dr. Lina Heistinger and Dr. Tom Peskett delivering fantastic talks. Engaging discussions, great science, and a few well-earned wins! 🍻 @lheistinger.bsky.social @tompeskett.bsky.social
We are excited to announce that we have moved from X to BlueSky! We are in the process of following our colleagues and collaborators.
February 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We are excited to announce that we have moved from X to BlueSky! We are in the process of following our colleagues and collaborators.