Professor at UC Berkeley. Cell Biologist. Studies the actin cytoskeleton, microtubules and membrane trafficking.https://bsky.app/profile/drubin.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/drubin.bsky.social/post/3mw56dsehls2eIn a new preprint we provide evidence that biophysical properties of protein condensates can explain the order of events in the endocytic pathway, and that these events are tuned by protein condensate phosphorylation. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.17.752504v122 Sep 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:7o7p7v5vhev4l5a5tenirafk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw56dsehls2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/drubin.bsky.social/post/3mukfqmxfv22uPostdoctoral Scholar Position in Biophysical Cell Biology — Drubin Lab, UC Berkeley Seeking an accomplished individual with experience in cellular biophysics including imaging and image analysis to study cytoskeleton and trafficking. Please send CV & cover letter to drubin@berkeley.edu.02 Sep 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:7o7p7v5vhev4l5a5tenirafk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukfqmxfv22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/drubin.bsky.social/post/3mu6ifxgrz22xCongratulations to these three talented UCB/MCB students on this recognition! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:7o7p7v5vhev4l5a5tenirafk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6ifxgrz22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/drubin.bsky.social/post/3mfmtedhsm22zClass-I myosin responds to changes in membrane tension during clathrin-mediated endocytosis in human induced pluripotent stem cells | PNAS https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.253281712324 Feb 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:7o7p7v5vhev4l5a5tenirafk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmtedhsm22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/drubin.bsky.social/post/3md4lbun4322uWe are seeking a new Staff Research Associate: 75% research, 25% lab management. A recent graduate with a major in molecular and cell biology or a similar field is ideal. Staff Research Associate (9613C), Molecular & Cell Biology. https://careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucb/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=21&JobOpeningId=82094&PostingSeq=123 Jan 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:7o7p7v5vhev4l5a5tenirafk/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4lbun4322uhttps://bsky.app/profile/drubin.bsky.social/post/3mcvlrmhfps2yToby Kiers, World Champion of Fungus https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/science/toby-kiers-fungus-tyler-prize.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share21 Jan 2026 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:7o7p7v5vhev4l5a5tenirafk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcvlrmhfps2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/drubin.bsky.social/post/3m6ztr3iipk2eCheck out the animation: https://movie.biologists.com/video/10.1242/jcs.264222/video-1 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Dec 2025 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:7o7p7v5vhev4l5a5tenirafk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ztr3iipk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/drubin.bsky.social/post/3m6ztowoits2eToday, our animation synthesizing decades of research on actin-mediated endocytosis in budding yeast was published: https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/138/22/jcs264222/370005/Clathrin-mediated-endocytosis-in-budding-yeast-at The result of a fantastic Iwasa-Drubin lab collaboration. @margotriggi.bsky.social @jiwasa.bsky.social https://movie.biologists.com/video/10.1242/jcs.264222/video-102 Dec 2025 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:7o7p7v5vhev4l5a5tenirafk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ztowoits2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/drubin.bsky.social/post/3lszdxtg4mk2jI enthusiastically recommend 'The Last Class,' which pays tribute to @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Professor Robert Reich and highlights our duty to educate future generations. It is showing in various cities. www.thelastclassfilm.com/where-to-watch Directed by ‪@elliotkirschner.bsky.social‬02 Jul 2025 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:7o7p7v5vhev4l5a5tenirafk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lszdxtg4mk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/drubin.bsky.social/post/3lqfnqru7nc2dhttps://www.travelandleisure.com/berkeley-california-named-healthiest-city-in-usa-1173712030 May 2025 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:7o7p7v5vhev4l5a5tenirafk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqfnqru7nc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/drubin.bsky.social/post/3lmfottli6k22Congrats to my fantastic coauthors on this work with a surprising conclusion. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.04.647278v109 Apr 2025 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:7o7p7v5vhev4l5a5tenirafk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmfottli6k22https://bsky.app/profile/drubin.bsky.social/post/3lmbbqayxb22lhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/uhn-scientist-recruitment-attract-best-from-usa-world-1.750386408 Apr 2025 01:03 +0000at://did:plc:7o7p7v5vhev4l5a5tenirafk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmbbqayxb22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/drubin.bsky.social/post/3llzxih3f7c2hhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/opinion/young-american-scientists.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share05 Apr 2025 03:11 +0000at://did:plc:7o7p7v5vhev4l5a5tenirafk/app.bsky.feed.post/3llzxih3f7c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/drubin.bsky.social/post/3llfxpdtt3c2ahttps://apnews.com/article/stanford-u-of-california-justice-department-probe-77f7c2c66cf27daf60442121c6ba71bf28 Mar 2025 04:22 +0000at://did:plc:7o7p7v5vhev4l5a5tenirafk/app.bsky.feed.post/3llfxpdtt3c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/drubin.bsky.social/post/3llejnzj5es2ahttps://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/27/california-democrat-states-nih-0025279427 Mar 2025 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:7o7p7v5vhev4l5a5tenirafk/app.bsky.feed.post/3llejnzj5es2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/drubin.bsky.social/post/3llakjkuwds2uhttps://www.kqed.org/news/12032795/ucsf-loses-top-heart-surgeon-over-trumps-hostility-toward-canada26 Mar 2025 00:43 +0000at://did:plc:7o7p7v5vhev4l5a5tenirafk/app.bsky.feed.post/3llakjkuwds2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/drubin.bsky.social/post/3ll5e7xdph22ohttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/using-funding-to-force-concessions-threatens-institutions-princeton-president-says24 Mar 2025 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:7o7p7v5vhev4l5a5tenirafk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll5e7xdph22o