Mary Fesenko
@mafesenko.bsky.social
PhD student working on membrane trafficking at the Royle lab, Warwick Uni, UK
In the lab - I’m happiest at the microscope, getting excited about my favourite proteins lighting up
Outside - I get excited about wildlife, art + small plate menus
In the lab - I’m happiest at the microscope, getting excited about my favourite proteins lighting up
Outside - I get excited about wildlife, art + small plate menus
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Mary Fesenko
@mafesenko.bsky.social
· Apr 10
[email protected], @steveroyle.bsky.social and colleagues find that ATG9A vesicles are a subtype of intracellular nanovesicle.
Highlight: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Article: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
#OpenAccess #ReadandPublish
Highlight: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Article: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
#OpenAccess #ReadandPublish
I had lots of fun fishing for vesicles during my PhD 🎣🔬 and I’m very happy to see the final version of this story out along with a wild cherry tree planted in the Forest of Biologists - a wonderful biodiversity-promoting initiative by @biologists.bsky.social!
Reposted by Mary Fesenko
Reposted by Mary Fesenko
We’ve developed the first-ever method to control nucleic acid activity and gene-expressing synthetic cells with a deeply tissue penetrating alternating magnetic field 🧬 🧪 🧲!!!
Published in *Nature Chemistry*
Led by Ellen Parkes
@syncelleu.bsky.social #chemsky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Published in *Nature Chemistry*
Led by Ellen Parkes
@syncelleu.bsky.social #chemsky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Magnetic activation of spherical nucleic acids enables the remote control of synthetic cells - Nature Chemistry
The programmability of synthetic cells, comprising lipid vesicles that are capable of imitating the structure and function of living cells, facilitates their application as drug delivery devices. Now,...
www.nature.com
September 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM
We’ve developed the first-ever method to control nucleic acid activity and gene-expressing synthetic cells with a deeply tissue penetrating alternating magnetic field 🧬 🧪 🧲!!!
Published in *Nature Chemistry*
Led by Ellen Parkes
@syncelleu.bsky.social #chemsky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Published in *Nature Chemistry*
Led by Ellen Parkes
@syncelleu.bsky.social #chemsky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I serendipitously came across this beautiful Henrietta Lacks statue in Bristol yesterday, whose cells I put through so many manipulations during my MPhil and PhD. It’s mind-blowing to think of how many labs across the world are using her cells to make discoveries and she died having no idea of this.
May 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I serendipitously came across this beautiful Henrietta Lacks statue in Bristol yesterday, whose cells I put through so many manipulations during my MPhil and PhD. It’s mind-blowing to think of how many labs across the world are using her cells to make discoveries and she died having no idea of this.
Love this!
Doing science today feels like playing a video game on legendary difficulty.
With shrinking budgets, extreme publication fees, subjective rejections, and daily lab chaos, the path of a scientist is tougher than ever.
At least we have Parafilm to hold it all together.
Stay strong, scientists.
With shrinking budgets, extreme publication fees, subjective rejections, and daily lab chaos, the path of a scientist is tougher than ever.
At least we have Parafilm to hold it all together.
Stay strong, scientists.
May 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Love this!
One of my favourite scenes from the BBC ‘Life Story’ documentary series!
In 1995, divers near the Ryukyu Islands off Japan spotted these elaborate mandala-like art in the sand of the ocean's floor.
They were elaborate 2 meter wide sculptures with fluting, shell ornaments placed at ridges, sand sorted by granularity, both consistent in design & unique.
(📷: BBC Earth)
They were elaborate 2 meter wide sculptures with fluting, shell ornaments placed at ridges, sand sorted by granularity, both consistent in design & unique.
(📷: BBC Earth)
May 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
One of my favourite scenes from the BBC ‘Life Story’ documentary series!
Reposted by Mary Fesenko
This meeting could have been a walk in the sunshine
April 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This meeting could have been a walk in the sunshine
Reposted by Mary Fesenko
#newPI and time is running.
It has already been a month since I officially joined the University of Warwick as Assistant Professor. I am excited to announce and build the Fluorescence and Membrane Dynamics (FMD) Lab:
warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/med/...
It has already been a month since I officially joined the University of Warwick as Assistant Professor. I am excited to announce and build the Fluorescence and Membrane Dynamics (FMD) Lab:
warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/med/...
April 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
#newPI and time is running.
It has already been a month since I officially joined the University of Warwick as Assistant Professor. I am excited to announce and build the Fluorescence and Membrane Dynamics (FMD) Lab:
warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/med/...
It has already been a month since I officially joined the University of Warwick as Assistant Professor. I am excited to announce and build the Fluorescence and Membrane Dynamics (FMD) Lab:
warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/med/...
Reposted by Mary Fesenko
On April 19, 1898, Camillo Golgi described what we now know as the #Golgi apparatus - a structure so pretty and unusual it took over fifty years for the scientific community to agree it wasn’t just an artefact.
April 19 is #GolgiDay! Mark your calendars to honour the best organelle.
April 19 is #GolgiDay! Mark your calendars to honour the best organelle.
April 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Reposted by Mary Fesenko
Do you want to understand better how LLMs work?
Do you want to use LLMs in applications in science or industry?
Join us for this two-day training in Leipzig! 🚀
Do you want to use LLMs in applications in science or industry?
Join us for this two-day training in Leipzig! 🚀
We are pleased to announce our #LLMs in Science & Industry Training on May 12-13, 2025! 🌻
Gain insights into LLMs, the fundamentals of #DeepLearning, fine-tuning & ethical considerations of LLMs. Ideal for researchers, engineers and industry professionals.
👉 Registration: pretix.eu/infai/scadsa...
Gain insights into LLMs, the fundamentals of #DeepLearning, fine-tuning & ethical considerations of LLMs. Ideal for researchers, engineers and industry professionals.
👉 Registration: pretix.eu/infai/scadsa...
April 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Do you want to understand better how LLMs work?
Do you want to use LLMs in applications in science or industry?
Join us for this two-day training in Leipzig! 🚀
Do you want to use LLMs in applications in science or industry?
Join us for this two-day training in Leipzig! 🚀
I had lots of fun fishing for vesicles during my PhD 🎣🔬 and I’m very happy to see the final version of this story out along with a wild cherry tree planted in the Forest of Biologists - a wonderful biodiversity-promoting initiative by @biologists.bsky.social!
[email protected], @steveroyle.bsky.social and colleagues find that ATG9A vesicles are a subtype of intracellular nanovesicle.
Highlight: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Article: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
#OpenAccess #ReadandPublish
Highlight: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Article: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
#OpenAccess #ReadandPublish
April 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I had lots of fun fishing for vesicles during my PhD 🎣🔬 and I’m very happy to see the final version of this story out along with a wild cherry tree planted in the Forest of Biologists - a wonderful biodiversity-promoting initiative by @biologists.bsky.social!
Reposted by Mary Fesenko
An ancient woodland indicator, Wood anemone. Why? Because it mainly grows vegetatively and spreads slowly. Every year I take a photo of this same patch. Photos below from 2017 & 2025. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social @wtscotsocial.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
An ancient woodland indicator, Wood anemone. Why? Because it mainly grows vegetatively and spreads slowly. Every year I take a photo of this same patch. Photos below from 2017 & 2025. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social @wtscotsocial.bsky.social
It’s my favourite time of the year! 🌸
I’m loving seeing all the blossoming trees + flowers while out and about, esp. magnolias which remind me of my hometown of Kyiv.
Today, I also came across an unfamiliar flower species, which I learned was in the genus Anemonoides thanks to the iNaturalist app!
I’m loving seeing all the blossoming trees + flowers while out and about, esp. magnolias which remind me of my hometown of Kyiv.
Today, I also came across an unfamiliar flower species, which I learned was in the genus Anemonoides thanks to the iNaturalist app!
March 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
It’s my favourite time of the year! 🌸
I’m loving seeing all the blossoming trees + flowers while out and about, esp. magnolias which remind me of my hometown of Kyiv.
Today, I also came across an unfamiliar flower species, which I learned was in the genus Anemonoides thanks to the iNaturalist app!
I’m loving seeing all the blossoming trees + flowers while out and about, esp. magnolias which remind me of my hometown of Kyiv.
Today, I also came across an unfamiliar flower species, which I learned was in the genus Anemonoides thanks to the iNaturalist app!
Really exited to be at #100biologists!
Come to my poster #120 NOW to hear about my PhD work with @steveroyle.bsky.social on characterising different flavours of intracellular nanovesicles!
We also have (moderately) exciting giveaway at my poster - check it out!
Come to my poster #120 NOW to hear about my PhD work with @steveroyle.bsky.social on characterising different flavours of intracellular nanovesicles!
We also have (moderately) exciting giveaway at my poster - check it out!
March 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Really exited to be at #100biologists!
Come to my poster #120 NOW to hear about my PhD work with @steveroyle.bsky.social on characterising different flavours of intracellular nanovesicles!
We also have (moderately) exciting giveaway at my poster - check it out!
Come to my poster #120 NOW to hear about my PhD work with @steveroyle.bsky.social on characterising different flavours of intracellular nanovesicles!
We also have (moderately) exciting giveaway at my poster - check it out!
Reposted by Mary Fesenko
pretty and useful
copper phosphate and tannic acid possess anti-inflammatory and antibiotic properties
mixed in a saline solution, they self-assemble and grow into flower-like structures
the nanoflowers can be attached to small strips of electrospun nanofabric to make an antimicrobial bandage
copper phosphate and tannic acid possess anti-inflammatory and antibiotic properties
mixed in a saline solution, they self-assemble and grow into flower-like structures
the nanoflowers can be attached to small strips of electrospun nanofabric to make an antimicrobial bandage
Future bandages could be armed with nanoflowers
The tiny structures may help fight deadly bacteria like E. coli.
www.popsci.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
pretty and useful
copper phosphate and tannic acid possess anti-inflammatory and antibiotic properties
mixed in a saline solution, they self-assemble and grow into flower-like structures
the nanoflowers can be attached to small strips of electrospun nanofabric to make an antimicrobial bandage
copper phosphate and tannic acid possess anti-inflammatory and antibiotic properties
mixed in a saline solution, they self-assemble and grow into flower-like structures
the nanoflowers can be attached to small strips of electrospun nanofabric to make an antimicrobial bandage
I loved reading this! 🔬❤️
"The Foldscope: my portal to another world"
Check out this 🔥 review of the amazing cardboard microsope invented by @prakashlab.bsky.social @teamfoldscope.bsky.social
Thanks @focalplane.bsky.social for allowing my daughter to share her love of microscopy
focalplane.biologists.com/2025/01/24/t...
Check out this 🔥 review of the amazing cardboard microsope invented by @prakashlab.bsky.social @teamfoldscope.bsky.social
Thanks @focalplane.bsky.social for allowing my daughter to share her love of microscopy
focalplane.biologists.com/2025/01/24/t...
The Foldscope: my portal to another world - FocalPlane
The Foldscope: my portal to another world -
focalplane.biologists.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I loved reading this! 🔬❤️
Reposted by Mary Fesenko
Can I ask you to share a PhD advert at Bristol Uni please? Rhomboid proteases play a role in neurons that is essential for life- but it is not characterised. Got a student interested in cell biology, electrophysiology and neurobiology? Send them our way! tinyurl.com/56f24f7c
November 15, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Can I ask you to share a PhD advert at Bristol Uni please? Rhomboid proteases play a role in neurons that is essential for life- but it is not characterised. Got a student interested in cell biology, electrophysiology and neurobiology? Send them our way! tinyurl.com/56f24f7c
Reposted by Mary Fesenko
I am really enjoying the surge of people to bluesky but still kind of missing the VERY early career group of people! (Aging in academia is a funny thing) - I went ahead and made this starter pack go.bsky.app/Jq8YaQM - if you would like to be removed/added please let me know
November 14, 2024 at 8:48 AM
I am really enjoying the surge of people to bluesky but still kind of missing the VERY early career group of people! (Aging in academia is a funny thing) - I went ahead and made this starter pack go.bsky.app/Jq8YaQM - if you would like to be removed/added please let me know
Reposted by Mary Fesenko
Waves of new BlueSky arrivals in last few days!
I’ve been tracking starter packs relevant to molecular/mechanistic/genetic/cellular…etc biology
Hope it’s helpful but warning: now a v long thread!
Probably the last time I can do this...
I’ve been tracking starter packs relevant to molecular/mechanistic/genetic/cellular…etc biology
Hope it’s helpful but warning: now a v long thread!
Probably the last time I can do this...
November 12, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Waves of new BlueSky arrivals in last few days!
I’ve been tracking starter packs relevant to molecular/mechanistic/genetic/cellular…etc biology
Hope it’s helpful but warning: now a v long thread!
Probably the last time I can do this...
I’ve been tracking starter packs relevant to molecular/mechanistic/genetic/cellular…etc biology
Hope it’s helpful but warning: now a v long thread!
Probably the last time I can do this...
Woah! Getting follows from lots of scientists today 👋 Looking forward to the new discussions!
November 9, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Woah! Getting follows from lots of scientists today 👋 Looking forward to the new discussions!
Thanks to FocalPlane for highlighting our preprint: focalplane.biologists.com/2024/10/04/m...
Microscopy is definitely a highlight of my work, especially imaging the dynamics of my favourite organelles and transport vesicles!
The FocalPlane ‘how to’ posts are a great source of 🔬👩🏼💻 technical tips!
Microscopy is definitely a highlight of my work, especially imaging the dynamics of my favourite organelles and transport vesicles!
The FocalPlane ‘how to’ posts are a great source of 🔬👩🏼💻 technical tips!
Microscopy preprints – applications in biology - FocalPlane
Microscopy preprints – applications in biology - News
focalplane.biologists.com
October 6, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Thanks to FocalPlane for highlighting our preprint: focalplane.biologists.com/2024/10/04/m...
Microscopy is definitely a highlight of my work, especially imaging the dynamics of my favourite organelles and transport vesicles!
The FocalPlane ‘how to’ posts are a great source of 🔬👩🏼💻 technical tips!
Microscopy is definitely a highlight of my work, especially imaging the dynamics of my favourite organelles and transport vesicles!
The FocalPlane ‘how to’ posts are a great source of 🔬👩🏼💻 technical tips!
Happy to see my first-author preprint online 🎉 It’s been a fun challenge to find ways to distinguish different Intracellular Nanovesicle Identities in cells - ATG9-flavour INVs are only the first we’ve characterised!
We have a new preprint out!
It's about the molecularly diverse world of Intracellular Nanovesicles (INVs).
ATG9 vesicles are a subtype of intracellular nanovesicle
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@mafesenko.bsky.social Daniel Moore Peyton Ewbank
#CellBiology #MembraneTraffic #Proteomics
1/n
It's about the molecularly diverse world of Intracellular Nanovesicles (INVs).
ATG9 vesicles are a subtype of intracellular nanovesicle
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@mafesenko.bsky.social Daniel Moore Peyton Ewbank
#CellBiology #MembraneTraffic #Proteomics
1/n
ATG9 vesicles are a subtype of intracellular nanovesicle
bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution
www.biorxiv.org
September 12, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Happy to see my first-author preprint online 🎉 It’s been a fun challenge to find ways to distinguish different Intracellular Nanovesicle Identities in cells - ATG9-flavour INVs are only the first we’ve characterised!
So beautiful!
we have moon jelly polyps getting ready to strobilate! I love seeing the ephyra stacked like this
🌊🪼🦑🐙🌿
🌊🪼🦑🐙🌿
February 19, 2024 at 10:31 PM
So beautiful!
Reposted by Mary Fesenko
Important so please help spread the word...
Interested in postgrad research? Maybe do a PhD?
Oxford runs a summer internship scheme for UK students from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds
Stipend, free accommodation, mentoring...
Deadline 21 Feb
www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...
Interested in postgrad research? Maybe do a PhD?
Oxford runs a summer internship scheme for UK students from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds
Stipend, free accommodation, mentoring...
Deadline 21 Feb
www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...
January 15, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Important so please help spread the word...
Interested in postgrad research? Maybe do a PhD?
Oxford runs a summer internship scheme for UK students from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds
Stipend, free accommodation, mentoring...
Deadline 21 Feb
www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...
Interested in postgrad research? Maybe do a PhD?
Oxford runs a summer internship scheme for UK students from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds
Stipend, free accommodation, mentoring...
Deadline 21 Feb
www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...