helping cells spend their molecular cash wisely | ants, microbes, and combinations of both | biochemist behind a computer @kit.edu | ex @vuamsterdam.bsky.social, @uniheidelberg.bsky.social & U Vilnius | rookie bassist, saxophonist | pranasag.github.iohttps://bsky.app/profile/pranasag.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pranasag.bsky.social/post/3mqiyhv4ndc2n"Sleep is for the weak" seems to be a part of the official policy handbook at @ecmtb2026.org -- woke up at 04.35am to somebody rehearsing their talk with an open window 😁13 Jul 2026 05:46 +0000at://did:plc:lwkw7msprzi26saqo7puvgka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqiyhv4ndc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pranasag.bsky.social/post/3mpjkzperpc2cNow that the dust has settled. As someone who is not exactly the master of the technique, talking before the audience at the International Metaproteomics Symposium was... an interesting experience, let's put it this way. I have discovered an amazing community30 Jun 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:lwkw7msprzi26saqo7puvgka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjkzperpc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/pranasag.bsky.social/post/3mn64a6uw222rThe NWO Life conference was a blast! Great keynotes, very valuable input on our current research, and the cherry on the top was the focus session on socially transferred materials. There I gave a talk on my post-doc shenanigans regarding microbial up-cycling of social fluids in ant colonies...31 May 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:lwkw7msprzi26saqo7puvgka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn64a6uw222rhttps://bsky.app/profile/pranasag.bsky.social/post/3mmrhk35xs22jThis Friday: microbial superheroes in socially transferred materials! Those who know me can easily guess I will be mostly talking about the feeders, but one just has to appreciate _all_ the microbial goods that circulate in STMs. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 May 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:lwkw7msprzi26saqo7puvgka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrhk35xs22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/pranasag.bsky.social/post/3mjcmz35s6c2eWhy to choose between ants and microbes when you can have both? @khadlily.bsky.social, @adriatica.bsky.social and co. have been diving into what's happening in the honeypot ant repletes for years, and the first papers are coming out 🎉 (photo copyright: Smithsonian Institution-NMNH-Insect Zoo) [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Apr 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:lwkw7msprzi26saqo7puvgka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcmz35s6c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/pranasag.bsky.social/post/3mgzekk2wo22eLate spring 🌼 is an excellent time to be back in the Lowlands, especially as a part of a great line-up at the STM focus session! Thanks @joriskoene.bsky.social @anikokorosi.bsky.social and Bart for the invitation - looking forward [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Mar 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:lwkw7msprzi26saqo7puvgka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgzekk2wo22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/pranasag.bsky.social/post/3meqxxkfi5s2dI might be biased about whether they are *the* best, but they are truly amazing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Feb 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:lwkw7msprzi26saqo7puvgka/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqxxkfi5s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pranasag.bsky.social/post/3me2jhal45c23The book chapter (1st as the last author 😎) is finally "officially" out: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-5142-1_19 Thanks to the team! (DM for the pdf if you need one) [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Feb 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:lwkw7msprzi26saqo7puvgka/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2jhal45c23https://bsky.app/profile/pranasag.bsky.social/post/3mczqdncv322mUpon their kind invitation from my lovely colleagues from Uni Verona, I am delighted to join the speakers' list of the online symposium: 📌 Mining Non-Conventional Yeasts (NCY) Biodiversity 📅 February 17, 2026 Details and registration: www.dbt.univr.it?ent=seminari...22 Jan 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:lwkw7msprzi26saqo7puvgka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczqdncv322mhttps://bsky.app/profile/pranasag.bsky.social/post/3m2wqceeftc2zAnother round of selfish self-promotion: please join us for the best bridging event to your Halloween party if you are nearby Amsterdam on that day (mandatory music reference: https://youtu.be/vFwYJYl5GUQ?si=SaDBXnQiqrw9nW9Q) [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Oct 2025 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:lwkw7msprzi26saqo7puvgka/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2wqceeftc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/pranasag.bsky.social/post/3lzjbmgfclk2rMetabolic modeling aficionados in the Netherlands (and close to border), attention please! (promo thread)23 Sep 2025 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:lwkw7msprzi26saqo7puvgka/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjbmgfclk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/pranasag.bsky.social/post/3lxplv2mi7c2bIt's a common wisdom that the whole genome is not expressed at the same time. Is trying to make a map of the 'entirety' of the metabolic potential (aka genome-scale model) useless, and potentially reckless? It's only an intermediate stop. Especially for unicellular parasites. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1696774131 Aug 2025 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:lwkw7msprzi26saqo7puvgka/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxplv2mi7c2b