Benedetta Noferi
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Benedetta Noferi
@tittanoferi.bsky.social
Biophysics PhD @ Living Patterns Laboratory, EPFL
Chasing lil moving cells
Reposted by Benedetta Noferi
Thank you @mollyherring.bsky.social for the stunning showcase 😍

Like what you see? Come ExM with us! Let’s flood the internet with microbial marvels 🦠

#ProtistsOnSky #MicroEvoSky 🧪🔬🌍

@dudinlab.bsky.social @centriolelab.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social @embl.org @erc.europa.eu @embo.org
February 4, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Reposted by Benedetta Noferi
🔬🚨New preprint alert! 🚨🔬

We developed quantitative expansion microscopy (qExM) - a method to accurately count proteins in situ by combining expansion microscopy's improved labeling with statistical estimators borrowed from ecology

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

#SuperResolution #CellBiology
www.biorxiv.org
January 20, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Reposted by Benedetta Noferi
Finally, we’ve solved a long-standing mystery: what tintinnid shells are actually made of:
A new class of biomaterial formed by remarkable structural proteins unique to tintinnids.
A major milestone after 3 years of work! Read about it in our preprint: doi.org/10.64898/202...
#ProtistsOnSky
December 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM