Happy & honoured to chair the exciting session “Biophysics of ionic liquids: a versatile toolkit for molecular to cellular control & biomedical innovation” at the European Biophysical Congress #EBSA2025 with talks spanning lipid membranes permeability & cancer cells mechanics.

Visiting Prof Shiva Patil’s Lab & giving a seminar at @IISERPune Physics Department on “Modulating Cell Mechanics & Amyloid Fibrils via Ionic Liquid using Atomic Force Microscopy, Neutron Scattering, Molecular Dynamics & Cell Biology Study” @UCD_physics @UCD_Conway @ucdscience

Giving an Invited Talk on “Modulating Cell Mechanics via Ionic Liquid by AFM & Neutron Scattering” at ConForce25 - Indian National Conference on Force Spectroscopy & Microscopy (Casuarina resort, Kurunji, Pune, India) by @IISERPune. @UCD_physics @UCD_Conway @ucdscience @ucddublin

Welcoming in our NanoBioPhysics Lab our 3 summer research students: Sophia (Biology, UMontana), Sean (UCD Physics) & Zeqiu (UCD Physics). They will look at the effects of ionic drugs on amyloids & cells using our Bio-Atomic Force Microscope. @UCD_physics @UCD_Conway @ucdscience

Visiting Prof Mara Freire’s Lab & giving a seminar at @ciceco_ua @UnivAveiro on “Modulating Cell Mechanics & Amyloid Fibrils via Ionic Liquid – A Combined Atomic Force Microscopy, Neutron Scattering, Molecular Dynamics & Cell Biology Study” @UCD_physics @UCD_Conway @ucdscience

A real pleasure to welcome back Dr Visakh Pillai, one of my former PhD students and now postdoc at @TUeindhoven. Engaging discussion & seminar on ‘From Ionic Liquids Biophysics to Nanoscale Self-Assembly’ - Great to see how far he has come @UCD_physics @UCD_Conway @ucdscience

Soon in the best cinemas & scientific journals - Filming mode on in our NanoBioPhysics Lab while measuring the effect of ionic liquid on cancer cell mechanics & amyloid fibrils morphology on our @NanosurfAFM Bio-Atomic Force Microscope @UCD_physics @UCD_Conway @ucdscience

Well done Jason with your BSc Physics Final Year Thesis Project on “The mechanical response of phospholipid membranes to ionic liquids by means of atomic force microscopy & spectroscopy” @UCD_physics @UCD_Conway @ucdscience

Spotted by @TheRubiniGroup while I was chatting with Prof Morten Meldal, 2022 Chemistry Nobel Laureate, after his inspiring talk including #AFM and 3D-AFM imaging of amyloid fibrils. @UCD_physics @UCD_Conway @ucdchemistry @UCD_SBBS @ucdscience @ucddublin

Countdown -3 days to our half-day event on “The new super-resolution high-speed @zeiss_micro confocal & our cutting-edge @NanosurfAFM bioAFM with @cytosurge FluidFM”. @UCD_physics @UCD_Conway @ucdscience @UCD_Research.

It was back in 1822 that this groundbreaking transformation was discovered!.

Here is the program.Book your spot:

New technologies & their integration open new science. @zeiss_micro released its new high-speed super-resolution confocal microscope. Join us to hear more about it & its full integration with our @NanosurfAFM bioAFM & @cytosurge FluidicFM. @UCD_physics @UCD_Conway @UCD_Research

Hurry up - we are hiring! .PhD position (4-year fully-funded) in our NanoBioPhysics Lab @UCD_physics @UCD_Conway .One more week to apply - New deadline Friday 21st March 2025 .More info

Thanks Prof Harekrushna Sahoo @nitrourkela for visiting our NanoBioPhysics Lab, the fruitful discussions, and your seminar on “Ionic liquids: Applications in protein kinetics, dynamics and aggregation” @UCD_physics @UCD_Conway @ucdscience @UCD_Research @ucd_global

WE ARE HIRING.Are you looking for a fully funded PhD position (4 years) in biophysics? Fancy poking lipid membranes & live cells to probe their mechanics? Join my NanoBioPhysics Lab @UCD_physics @UCD_Conway .Email me your CV - DEADLINE Friday 14th March

Delighted & honoured The Ambassador of Italy to Ireland H.E. Nicola Faganello & The Director of The Italian Cultural Institute of Dublin Marco Gioacchini visited my NanoBioPhysics Lab & discussed some IE-ITA initiatives @UCD_physics @UCD_Conway @ucdscience @ucd_global @ucddublin

Crowded room today for Jia's succesfull PhD Stage Transfer Exam on "The Effect of #IonicLiquid on #CellMechanics" @NanosurfAFM #DriveAFM @cytosurge #FluidFM @zeiss_micro #AxioObserver7 @UCD_physics @UCD_Conway @ucdscience @UCD_Research @ucddublin @Researchirel

It is still Christmas in my NanoBioPhysics Lab as a cutting-edge @HamamatsuPhoton #ORCA camera got installed on our @zeiss_micro #AxioObserver7 fluo microscope hosting our @NanosurfAFM #DriveAFM & @cytosurge #FluidFM. @UCD_physics @UCD_Conway @ucdscience @UCD_Research @ucddublin

Closing great 2024 by giving an Invited Talk on “Controlling Cell Membrane Mechano-Elasticity via Ionic Liquid” @ Complex Fluids 2024 - Soft Matter & Beyond @compflu2024 by @IITHyderabad & Indian Society of Rheology (Hyderabad, 🇮🇳) @UCD_physics @UCD_Conway @ucdscience @ucddublin