Enjoying a mash-up of biophysics and development biology with plenty of cytoskeleton fun in the Grill Lab at MPI-CBG Dresden. Interested in climbing, outdoors and raising two decent human beings.https://bsky.app/profile/juliapfanzelter.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliapfanzelter.bsky.social/post/3mfckrywzck2cArittri's amazing finding that our old friend Lifeact can make actomyosin flow in the opposite direction, change chirality and flip left and right in the C.elegans worm. Check out here for more details: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.19.706789v1 [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Feb 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:zig4p2oks272fdikw5o3m4es/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfckrywzck2chttps://bsky.app/profile/juliapfanzelter.bsky.social/post/3lui4mny5hc24What started with many quail eggs and put me on stage in a chicken suit has now resulted in a preprint https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.16.665037v1 Microsurgery with human eye-lashes, laser ablations, great analysis and insightful theory from @neipel.bsky.social told us more about avian L/R symmetry breaking.21 Jul 2025 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:zig4p2oks272fdikw5o3m4es/app.bsky.feed.post/3lui4mny5hc24https://bsky.app/profile/juliapfanzelter.bsky.social/post/3lufthfc5bk2aHere is what I have been up to in the lab of @stephangrill.bsky.social together with @neipel.bsky.social and many others. Intrigued by avian left right symmetry breaking we found that a tissue-scale active torque drives chiral flow and requires mechanical coupling to the underlying tissue. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2025 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:zig4p2oks272fdikw5o3m4es/app.bsky.feed.post/3lufthfc5bk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/juliapfanzelter.bsky.social/post/3llf2qeblxk25Had a wonderful time at the Physics of Life Conference in Harrogate, UK with lots of great science and insightful talks like the one from @nerlielisa.bsky.social Thanks @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social for organizing and the poster price :-)27 Mar 2025 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:zig4p2oks272fdikw5o3m4es/app.bsky.feed.post/3llf2qeblxk25https://bsky.app/profile/juliapfanzelter.bsky.social/post/3lf5iihgtq226Interesting work on transport across phase boundaries; for example important for chemical reactions that are happening inside droplets, how do reactants and products get imported/exported... [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jan 2025 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:zig4p2oks272fdikw5o3m4es/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf5iihgtq226