Sven T. Stripp
@stripplab.bsky.social
The Spectroscopy & Biocatalysis Group @ Uni Potsdam | DFG Heisenberg Fellow | Guest-Prof TU Berlin 2023/24 | Born at 338 ppm | Not a Strip Club
https://uni-potsdam.de/en/specbiocat | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZtfyzRoAAAAJ&hl=en
https://uni-potsdam.de/en/specbiocat | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZtfyzRoAAAAJ&hl=en
Pinned
Tonight's SWANS concert was a noise ritual. So loud, so divine. One of best concerts I ever attended. My ears are ringing.
November 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Tonight's SWANS concert was a noise ritual. So loud, so divine. One of best concerts I ever attended. My ears are ringing.
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PI sharing with his student a competitor's ERC that he's reviewing
November 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
PI sharing with his student a competitor's ERC that he's reviewing
Look it's @rdavbritt.bsky.social 🙏🏻
November 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Look it's @rdavbritt.bsky.social 🙏🏻
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New paper from Rüdiger et al. who find that the [4Fe-4S] cluster redox potentials in [FeFe]-hydrogenase show only mild pH-dependance, arguing against cys protonation (via @jacs.acspublications.org). Interestingly, the cluster behave the same in holo- and "apo"-enzyme!
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 AM
New paper from Rüdiger et al. who find that the [4Fe-4S] cluster redox potentials in [FeFe]-hydrogenase show only mild pH-dependance, arguing against cys protonation (via @jacs.acspublications.org). Interestingly, the cluster behave the same in holo- and "apo"-enzyme!
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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I don’t completely agree with this take—I think the film is a little more evocative of racist urban development—but the point is it’s a deep and very well-crafted fable and it’s not about a princess. Highly recommend.
slate.com/culture/2025...
slate.com/culture/2025...
Disney Made a Kids Movie About Racial Profiling. It Made $1 Billion. The Sequel Goes Somewhere Different.
Zootopia 2 brings a new message to this surprisingly evolved franchise.
slate.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I don’t completely agree with this take—I think the film is a little more evocative of racist urban development—but the point is it’s a deep and very well-crafted fable and it’s not about a princess. Highly recommend.
slate.com/culture/2025...
slate.com/culture/2025...
Be my colleague in Potsdam 🫶
Achtung‼️
Wir suchen eine renommierte Wissenschaftlerin oder einen Wissenschaftler für die Besetzung der W3-Professur THEORETISCHE CHEMIE (vorgezogene Nachfolge Prof. Peter Saalfrank) zum nächst möglichen Zeitpunkt.
📝 Abgabe der Bewerbung bis 31.12.2025
⛓️ www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/pr...
Wir suchen eine renommierte Wissenschaftlerin oder einen Wissenschaftler für die Besetzung der W3-Professur THEORETISCHE CHEMIE (vorgezogene Nachfolge Prof. Peter Saalfrank) zum nächst möglichen Zeitpunkt.
📝 Abgabe der Bewerbung bis 31.12.2025
⛓️ www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/pr...
www.uni-potsdam.de
November 27, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Be my colleague in Potsdam 🫶
New paper from Rüdiger et al. who find that the [4Fe-4S] cluster redox potentials in [FeFe]-hydrogenase show only mild pH-dependance, arguing against cys protonation (via @jacs.acspublications.org). Interestingly, the cluster behave the same in holo- and "apo"-enzyme!
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 AM
New paper from Rüdiger et al. who find that the [4Fe-4S] cluster redox potentials in [FeFe]-hydrogenase show only mild pH-dependance, arguing against cys protonation (via @jacs.acspublications.org). Interestingly, the cluster behave the same in holo- and "apo"-enzyme!
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Your science is cool & all but have you seen the latest Super Mario Bros. speedrun?
youtu.be/uPWwtaJAw-A?...
youtu.be/uPWwtaJAw-A?...
The Greatest Super Mario Bros. Speedrun of All Time
YouTube video by Kosmic
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Your science is cool & all but have you seen the latest Super Mario Bros. speedrun?
youtu.be/uPWwtaJAw-A?...
youtu.be/uPWwtaJAw-A?...
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Neuer STEMtisch ist da! 🎧
Charlotte taucht mit Gerhard Karger in die Welt zwischen Chemie & Popmusik ein – von geheimen Metaphern bis zu ikonischen Songs.
Und: Es gibt eine eigene Playlist zu allen erwähnten Tracks! 🎶🔥
Reinhören lohnt sich! 👇
#AllesChlor! #jcfhört #Podcast #Chemie #Musik @gdch.de
Charlotte taucht mit Gerhard Karger in die Welt zwischen Chemie & Popmusik ein – von geheimen Metaphern bis zu ikonischen Songs.
Und: Es gibt eine eigene Playlist zu allen erwähnten Tracks! 🎶🔥
Reinhören lohnt sich! 👇
#AllesChlor! #jcfhört #Podcast #Chemie #Musik @gdch.de
Drop the Base
STEMtisch
In dieser besonderen STEMtisch-Ausgabe taucht unsere Moderatorin Charlotte gemeinsam mit dem Chemiker und Musikkenner Gerhard Karger in die kleine Schnittmenge zwischen Chemie und Popmusik e...
podcast.jcf.io
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Yesterday, the world was quite close to an apocalypse.
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Yesterday, the world was quite close to an apocalypse.
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Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de hat zwei der vier #Sonderforschungsbereiche der Uni Potsdam positiv evaluiert und abermals verlängert: www.uni-potsdam.de/de/medieninf... #SFB1287 #Sprache #SFB1294 #Datenassimilation
Spitzenforschung weiter gefördert – Zwei Sonderforschungsbereiche der Uni Potsdam verlängert
Medieninformation 24-11-2025 / Nr. 101
www.uni-potsdam.de
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de hat zwei der vier #Sonderforschungsbereiche der Uni Potsdam positiv evaluiert und abermals verlängert: www.uni-potsdam.de/de/medieninf... #SFB1287 #Sprache #SFB1294 #Datenassimilation
The cat is out of the bag 👍🏻
doi.org/10.22128/jha...
doi.org/10.22128/jha...
November 26, 2025 at 6:33 AM
The cat is out of the bag 👍🏻
doi.org/10.22128/jha...
doi.org/10.22128/jha...
Not anymore ancient than bacteria tho 😑
Some archaea—an ancient group of microorganisms—have an entirely novel genetic code, according to a new study in Science.
The findings expand our understanding of how alternative genetic codes evolve and hint at new molecular tools for biotechnology applications. https://scim.ag/4omApQ7
The findings expand our understanding of how alternative genetic codes evolve and hint at new molecular tools for biotechnology applications. https://scim.ag/4omApQ7
An archaeal genetic code with all TAG codons as pyrrolysine
Multiple genetic codes developed during the evolution of eukaryotes and bacteria, yet no alternative genetic code is known for archaea. We used proteomics to confirm our prediction that certain archae...
scim.ag
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Not anymore ancient than bacteria tho 😑
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Newest preprint from our lab: a new family of promising synthetic CO2 fixation cycles that may outcompete the Calvin cycle and that Vittorio Rainaldi realized to a great extent in E. coli! Up to 11 heterologous enzymes in a cascade supporting CO2 fixation & growth! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Modular in vivo engineering of the reductive methylaspartate cycles for synthetic CO2 fixation
Biological carbon fixation is currently limited to seven naturally occurring pathways. Synthetic carbon fixation pathways have the potential to surpass aerobic natural pathways in efficiency, but none...
www.biorxiv.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Newest preprint from our lab: a new family of promising synthetic CO2 fixation cycles that may outcompete the Calvin cycle and that Vittorio Rainaldi realized to a great extent in E. coli! Up to 11 heterologous enzymes in a cascade supporting CO2 fixation & growth! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Ornithology 🤝🏻 Inorganic Chemistry
November 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Ornithology 🤝🏻 Inorganic Chemistry
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On the topic of weird "hydrogenases", I stumbled upon this slightly older paper from Heider and Szaleniec et. al: W-dependent aldehyde oxidoreductase (AOR) using H2 to reduce aromatic carboxylic acids (via ACS Catalysis) 🤯
doi.org/10.1021/acsc...
doi.org/10.1021/acsc...
November 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
On the topic of weird "hydrogenases", I stumbled upon this slightly older paper from Heider and Szaleniec et. al: W-dependent aldehyde oxidoreductase (AOR) using H2 to reduce aromatic carboxylic acids (via ACS Catalysis) 🤯
doi.org/10.1021/acsc...
doi.org/10.1021/acsc...
What Helena says
Make your own sticker against #Fascism
Woody Guthrie used his music to fight in the 1940ies. Let his guitar be a reminder to us that we all have tools available to stand up.
As biologists, we are trained to See, Understand, Document, and Report - let's apply these today!
doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
Woody Guthrie used his music to fight in the 1940ies. Let his guitar be a reminder to us that we all have tools available to stand up.
As biologists, we are trained to See, Understand, Document, and Report - let's apply these today!
doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
What Helena says
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With collaborators including Claire Rousay, Patrick Shiroishi and Maisie Stewart, the Chicago-based cellist and composer draws rich seams of resonance from snatches of everyday audio
Lia Kohl - Various Small Whistles and a Song
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Lia Kohl - Various Small Whistles and a Song
buff.ly/GOBpkZA
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
With collaborators including Claire Rousay, Patrick Shiroishi and Maisie Stewart, the Chicago-based cellist and composer draws rich seams of resonance from snatches of everyday audio
Lia Kohl - Various Small Whistles and a Song
buff.ly/GOBpkZA
Lia Kohl - Various Small Whistles and a Song
buff.ly/GOBpkZA
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Interested in a postdoc studying non-equilibrium redox biology in the Greene lab? The Irving S. Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowship is a great opportunity to be recognized and to provide the financial support for exciting research. DM me if you or anyone you know is interested. Nomination-based.
November 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Interested in a postdoc studying non-equilibrium redox biology in the Greene lab? The Irving S. Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowship is a great opportunity to be recognized and to provide the financial support for exciting research. DM me if you or anyone you know is interested. Nomination-based.
This deserves a #NightScience tag
Embracing my silly side makes me a better scientist. I wish I’d done it sooner www.science.org/content/arti...
Embracing my silly side makes me a better scientist. I wish I’d done it sooner
Humor has helped this professor connect with students and colleagues—and remain resilient during hard times
www.science.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This deserves a #NightScience tag
This is what "Editor decision started" looks like
November 24, 2025 at 10:35 AM
This is what "Editor decision started" looks like
They didn't accept me into art school 🤷🏻♂️
November 24, 2025 at 7:21 AM
They didn't accept me into art school 🤷🏻♂️
While spending time with records on this otherwise uneventful Sunday, I was reminded of a compilation we published in 2010. On "Fly Russia" we showcased Moscow's budding beat scene. Would not be possible today, I guess? 😑😑
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Fly Russia, by Various Artists
17 track album
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November 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
While spending time with records on this otherwise uneventful Sunday, I was reminded of a compilation we published in 2010. On "Fly Russia" we showcased Moscow's budding beat scene. Would not be possible today, I guess? 😑😑
errorbroadcast.bandcamp.com/album/fly-ru...
errorbroadcast.bandcamp.com/album/fly-ru...
As if Kleptoplasty wasn't weird enough already...
Photosynthetic sea slugs can decapitate themselves & regenerate whole body from the detached head (without the heart or guts), while the shed body do not regenerate. The process takes ~2-3 weeks. A new model for regeneration?
From: www.cell.com/current-biol...
From: www.cell.com/current-biol...
Extreme autotomy and whole-body regeneration in photosynthetic sea slugs
Autotomy, the voluntary shedding of a body part, is common among animals. Mitoh and
Yusa report an extreme case of autotomy with the shedding of the main body, including
the whole heart, and subsequen...
www.cell.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
As if Kleptoplasty wasn't weird enough already...
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Meiner Erfahrung nach leidet das 🇩🇪 Wissenschaftssystem an:
1. Keine formelle Schulung Gutachtenschreiben
2. Maßstäbe schwer zu definieren
3. Prätention & Animosität
und dann kommt die @dfg.de idR mit nur 2 Gutachten um die Ecke - ich habe eine Hall of Shame of inadequate and incorrect reviews 🤡
1. Keine formelle Schulung Gutachtenschreiben
2. Maßstäbe schwer zu definieren
3. Prätention & Animosität
und dann kommt die @dfg.de idR mit nur 2 Gutachten um die Ecke - ich habe eine Hall of Shame of inadequate and incorrect reviews 🤡
November 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Meiner Erfahrung nach leidet das 🇩🇪 Wissenschaftssystem an:
1. Keine formelle Schulung Gutachtenschreiben
2. Maßstäbe schwer zu definieren
3. Prätention & Animosität
und dann kommt die @dfg.de idR mit nur 2 Gutachten um die Ecke - ich habe eine Hall of Shame of inadequate and incorrect reviews 🤡
1. Keine formelle Schulung Gutachtenschreiben
2. Maßstäbe schwer zu definieren
3. Prätention & Animosität
und dann kommt die @dfg.de idR mit nur 2 Gutachten um die Ecke - ich habe eine Hall of Shame of inadequate and incorrect reviews 🤡