A/Prof Sam Stehbens PhD (She/Her)
@samstehbens.bsky.social
Everything microtubules, movement, and microscopy. ARC Future Fellow, lab head University of Queensland #CatsOfAcademia advoCATe. UCSF Wittmann lab alumni.
I don’t know how they did it but someone found actual footage of @davidbryantlab.bsky.social and I on the dance for at the 2005 Cell contact and adhesion GRC.
November 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I don’t know how they did it but someone found actual footage of @davidbryantlab.bsky.social and I on the dance for at the 2005 Cell contact and adhesion GRC.
Is this like ‘I love lamp’ ?
November 21, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Is this like ‘I love lamp’ ?
November 16, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Trying to catch up on some missed work on the weekend. Phoebe is not helping. #CatsOfAcademia #AustralianMist
November 8, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Trying to catch up on some missed work on the weekend. Phoebe is not helping. #CatsOfAcademia #AustralianMist
@charlesdcox.bsky.social defining what makes a ‘Piezo fanatic’ at #MechBio2025 #AusMB 👉 @ardemp.bskyverified.social ‘s commitment #STEM (it is a bit kettle-Pot really 😂 ).
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
@charlesdcox.bsky.social defining what makes a ‘Piezo fanatic’ at #MechBio2025 #AusMB 👉 @ardemp.bskyverified.social ‘s commitment #STEM (it is a bit kettle-Pot really 😂 ).
On my way to the @ozmrs.bsky.social meeting! Looking forward to hearing about new findings in our effort to stop #metastatic #cancer.
October 29, 2025 at 2:22 AM
On my way to the @ozmrs.bsky.social meeting! Looking forward to hearing about new findings in our effort to stop #metastatic #cancer.
🤔 #mDia also associates with #microtubules.... (Gundersen team in NatCellBio 2001). @microtubule.bsky.social & I pondered over the #FocalAdhesion splitting & merging phenotype we saw with CLASP-depletion for ages. Great to see someone worked out how to quantitate it!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 22, 2025 at 4:44 AM
🤔 #mDia also associates with #microtubules.... (Gundersen team in NatCellBio 2001). @microtubule.bsky.social & I pondered over the #FocalAdhesion splitting & merging phenotype we saw with CLASP-depletion for ages. Great to see someone worked out how to quantitate it!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
This is pretty much the dance my husband does every time we talk about AI (yes he is a sparky aka electrician).
October 17, 2025 at 6:53 AM
This is pretty much the dance my husband does every time we talk about AI (yes he is a sparky aka electrician).
Ever wondered why it smells when it rains? Defined by #Australian scientists in 1964 in #Nature as ‘petrichor’ >derived from the Greek word for stone & the blood of mythological gods.
October 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Ever wondered why it smells when it rains? Defined by #Australian scientists in 1964 in #Nature as ‘petrichor’ >derived from the Greek word for stone & the blood of mythological gods.
Shout out to a freshly minted PhD from my team 👉 @christanny.bsky.social who has presented several talks on my team’s behalf the last few months as I’ve been travelling. Watch this space for a new super star! 💫 #cytoskeleton
October 2, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Shout out to a freshly minted PhD from my team 👉 @christanny.bsky.social who has presented several talks on my team’s behalf the last few months as I’ve been travelling. Watch this space for a new super star! 💫 #cytoskeleton
A purpose built solution to Australia’s biomedical funding crisis….. release the #MRFF = invest in our future scientists & their discoveries. #DiscoveriesNeedDollars www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
September 29, 2025 at 1:52 AM
A purpose built solution to Australia’s biomedical funding crisis….. release the #MRFF = invest in our future scientists & their discoveries. #DiscoveriesNeedDollars www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
EACR Goodbye Flat Biology in Germany was fun- reconnected with old UCSF crew. Learnt some amazing science and made some new friends. One of the best cancer conferences I have attended. (Looking forward to seeing my kitties at home!).
September 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
EACR Goodbye Flat Biology in Germany was fun- reconnected with old UCSF crew. Learnt some amazing science and made some new friends. One of the best cancer conferences I have attended. (Looking forward to seeing my kitties at home!).
I’ll use this opportunity to highlight Tim Mitchison’s article in #MBoC
It’s not all about targeting cell division! #microtubule #MTA #cytoskeleton
It’s not all about targeting cell division! #microtubule #MTA #cytoskeleton
September 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I’ll use this opportunity to highlight Tim Mitchison’s article in #MBoC
It’s not all about targeting cell division! #microtubule #MTA #cytoskeleton
It’s not all about targeting cell division! #microtubule #MTA #cytoskeleton
Exciting new work from the #Schaedel lab on the limits of microtubule self repair > will help us understand how #microtubules experiencing extreme compression in crowded 3D environments resist or give way.
September 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Exciting new work from the #Schaedel lab on the limits of microtubule self repair > will help us understand how #microtubules experiencing extreme compression in crowded 3D environments resist or give way.
Working from home, reviewing papers (before I travel later this month) & getting ready to chair a Viva this arvo 👉my coworkers are trying to distract me #CatsOfAcademia #AustralianMist
September 8, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Working from home, reviewing papers (before I travel later this month) & getting ready to chair a Viva this arvo 👉my coworkers are trying to distract me #CatsOfAcademia #AustralianMist
Always nice to see the field moving forward! Paper out from the White lab in @nature.com today! www.nature.com/articles/s41.... #Microtubules conferring #mechanical resistance to compression in melanoma cells > similar to our findings in @natcellbio.nature.com doi.org/10.1038/s415... ☝️
August 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Always nice to see the field moving forward! Paper out from the White lab in @nature.com today! www.nature.com/articles/s41.... #Microtubules conferring #mechanical resistance to compression in melanoma cells > similar to our findings in @natcellbio.nature.com doi.org/10.1038/s415... ☝️
Fellow #cytoskeleton & #mechanobiology lovers> Alexis finally made the jump @alexis-lomakin.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Fellow #cytoskeleton & #mechanobiology lovers> Alexis finally made the jump @alexis-lomakin.bsky.social
Trying to squeeze in some work at home. This one is blocking my keyboard. Time to stop #catsofacademia
August 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Trying to squeeze in some work at home. This one is blocking my keyboard. Time to stop #catsofacademia
Well that was unexpected for a Saturday morning in Australia…. #earthquake
August 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Well that was unexpected for a Saturday morning in Australia…. #earthquake
That childhood in the Australian sun gets expensive in your
40s! 6 monthly check up post #melanoma in situ. 🫠 (but it likely saved my life- I’m very thankful to have such a great #Dermatologist)
40s! 6 monthly check up post #melanoma in situ. 🫠 (but it likely saved my life- I’m very thankful to have such a great #Dermatologist)
August 11, 2025 at 5:28 AM
That childhood in the Australian sun gets expensive in your
40s! 6 monthly check up post #melanoma in situ. 🫠 (but it likely saved my life- I’m very thankful to have such a great #Dermatologist)
40s! 6 monthly check up post #melanoma in situ. 🫠 (but it likely saved my life- I’m very thankful to have such a great #Dermatologist)
Look at the wee little #focaladhesions hanging on! Looks like a cell cyr wheel #mechanobiology #cytoskeleton
August 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Look at the wee little #focaladhesions hanging on! Looks like a cell cyr wheel #mechanobiology #cytoskeleton
VINDICATION #tripleJ #hottest100 horses didn’t crack top 20. Phew, faith restored.
July 26, 2025 at 6:56 AM
VINDICATION #tripleJ #hottest100 horses didn’t crack top 20. Phew, faith restored.
Mayo looks a lot like my Phoebe! (Australian mist)
July 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Mayo looks a lot like my Phoebe! (Australian mist)
14 years ago today…. A random sunny day at baker beach. #sanfrancisco #thecity
July 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
14 years ago today…. A random sunny day at baker beach. #sanfrancisco #thecity
Welcome to the Dr club @marcoenriquez18.bsky.social - you are an amazing scientist and you’ll move mountains 🎉#AIBN #UQ
July 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Welcome to the Dr club @marcoenriquez18.bsky.social - you are an amazing scientist and you’ll move mountains 🎉#AIBN #UQ