Daniela Barillà

@danielabarilla

Microbial geneticist interested in large and small DNA 🧬 rings in bacteria and archaea. Living in Brontë country and based at the University of Old York.

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Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· 16d

It has happened today 🧵. It does happen eventually, have faith! #LabLife #Endings

A parafilm roll that has reached the end of the road.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· 18d

Very contemporary indeed! The tiny ones are perfect for an espresso ☕️! And I agree, the museum shop is missing opportunities. 📷 My own

Cups painted in dark colours with geometric patterns in light colours at the archaeological museum in Heraklion.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Jun 9

The cosmic kiss: Jupiter & Venus in the sky above Heraklion #Astrosky #Venus #Jupiter 🔭

Jupiter and Venus above tree canopies and the top of a fountain ⛲️ at the bottom.

Jupiter and Venus seen in a dark sky in between blocks of flats.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Jun 8

#MachineOnGenes conference about to begin in Heraklion. View from the hotel with a striking orange half moon 🌒 last night. #BiochemEvent @biochemsoc.bsky.social

View of the city of Heraklion. An orange half moon is visible low on the horizon.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Jun 4

Great pleasure to host Anjana Badrinarayanan @anjbadri.bsky.social at @biologyatyork.bsky.social for an awesome seminar on the mysterious ways RecA finds homologous regions in a ‘sea’ of DNA 🧬. Thanks to StarLab and Bio-Rad for supporting our Microbial Life seminar series.

Seminar speaker delivering a science talk.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· May 12

The Mill cottage and the Foss river covered by a layer of ice and snow last January.

The Raindale Mill on the Foss river bank.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· May 3

Here is the result of our experiment! 😊 Thanks for this gluten-free recipe.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Apr 6

Dark skies stargazing. 21:38 5th April Coldingham Bay, Scottish Borders - Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Breathtaking beauty. #astrosky 🌌🔭

View of the sky in which multiple constellations are visible. Jupiter is the most luminous dot in the middle and Castor and Pollux are above it. Orion at the bottom above the roof of a building.

Ursa Major constellation in all its glory.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Nov 10

Shiny dots of light. #Astrosky #Astrophotography 🔭

Image of the night sky in which the Orion constellation is visible at the bottom and Taurus ♉️ and Pleiades at the top.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Nov 9

📢 Interested in #chromosomes 🧬 & #archaea thriving at the edge of life? PhD project in York,UK on how archaea pass on their genome to daughter cells.Friendly supervisors: me, @steve-quinn-lab.bsky.social & @georgerheath.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 📅 January 7, 2026 Please RP🙏thx!

Archaeal cells whose DNA has been stained with a blue dye. Zoomed-in images of mutant cells that display chromosome segregation defects.

High-resolution images of DNA-protein complexes obtained with atomic force microscopy. Upon binding, the protein bridges distant sites, forming loops.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Oct 30

A slice of paradise between lights and shadows: the #Eolian islands with smoking #Stromboli in the foreground. #Sicily #iphonephotography #sea #volcanoes #extremophiles #zen

Aerial view of the Eolian Islands off the North coast of Sicily. At the top, from left to right the island of Vulcano, Lipari, Salina and then Filicudi and Alicudi. In the middle the island of Panarea and the tiny island of Basiluzzo. In the foreground, the smoking island of Stromboli.

Eolian Islands map: Vulcano, Lipari and Salina at the top and Stromboli at the bottom.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Oct 28

Waxing crescent #Moon over a sea of clouds, 25th October, North Sea #astrosky #astrophotography #astronomy #Moon 🌙🔭

View of a segment of crescent Moon above a sea of clouds over the orange-red light of the sunset.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Oct 4

Holgate windmill, a little jewel and proper working mill consisting of five lovingly restored floors in #York. Visited last weekend for free during #YorkUnlocked #VisitYork #Yorkshire

Holgate Windmill painted black with mill stones on the external wall and a cloudy sky in the background.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Sep 20

It has been a blast 💥!Awesome atmosphere, networking & knowledge exchange at @biophychrom.bsky.social Huge thanks 🙏 to all the Participants, Rachel & Kinga from @biochemsoc.bsky.social & the Sponsors @plasmidsaurus.bsky.social @lumicks.bsky.social @emanuellissek.bsky.social @ei-science.bsky.social

Speaker delivering a talk at the meeting.

Scientists at the old Eagle 🦅& Child pub

Gala dinner at the 14th century timber-framed Hospitium in York.

Group photo with St Mary’s Abbey ruins in the background

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Sep 18

#BioPhyChrom25 gala dinner at the 14th century #Hospitium venue in York, and @agnesnoy.bsky.social talk. Lots of discussion and ideas for BioPhyChrom2027… Great vibes and atmosphere! @biophychrom.bsky.social @damelab.bsky.social @vslioy.bsky.social @graingerlab.bsky.social @biochemsoc.bsky.social 🧬

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Sep 18

With evidence attached 😊 #BioPhyChrom2025 @biochemsoc.bsky.social @biophychrom.bsky.social @damelab.bsky.social @vslioy.bsky.social @graingerlab.bsky.social @lauraspagnolo.bsky.social @tamarabasta.bsky.social

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Sep 14

Bolling Hall, Bradford What a nice piece of #Yorkshire history. Music and a talk on the astronomer and mathematician Abraham Sharp. Thanks @handhyorkshire.bsky.social for highlighting this spot 😊.

Front facade of Bolling Hall with the large main hall’s window in the middle. Some small bushes in the foreground.

Print showing the front facade of Bolling Hall.

The blue bedroom: a bedroom furnished with a four-poster blue bed, oak floor.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Sep 13

The countdown for #BioPhyChrom2025 is nearly over: -2 days to go… What a fête of chromosome biology & physics!🧬 Safe journey everyone! ✈️🚂 @vslioy.bsky.social @damelab.bsky.social @graingerlab.bsky.social @biochemsoc.bsky.social @biophychrom.bsky.social www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f...

Front entrance to York Minster cathedral with a blue sky background.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Sep 8

One week to go for The Biology & Physics of Chromosomes VII, but there is still time to register! Join us! 🧬🧬🧬 @biophychrom.bsky.social @biochemsoc.bsky.social @vslioy.bsky.social @graingerlab.bsky.social @damelab.bsky.social

River Ouse in York and the Hospitium, the conference banquet venue.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Aug 23

Dark sky stargazing, 23 August 00:43, Veyrignac, Dordogne 🔭 #astrosky #astrophotography #iphonephotography

View of a very dark sky in an area with no light pollution. The constellations of Ursa Major, Ursa Minor and Draco are visible in all their luminous glory.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Aug 1

For #Yorkshire day, an interesting and lovely tour of the historic market town of Pontefract (Broken Bridge) organised by John @handhyorkshire.bsky.social Thanks to John and David for the nice tour.

$Painting of Pontefract castle by Alexander Keirincx$

$The Counting House, Pontefract.$

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Jul 26

Chromosome enthusiasts, York is calling! Join us at The Biology & Physics of Chromosomes www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f... Late breaking abstract deadline 📆 7 August @biophychrom.bsky.social @vslioy.bsky.social @damelab.bsky.social @graingerlab.bsky.social @biochemsoc.bsky.social #microsky

Wild flower meadow in the foreground with York Minster in the background.

River Ouse in York and along the bank the Hospitium hall where the conference dinner will take place. The Hospitium was part of St Mary’s Abbey that was built during Medieval times.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Jul 14

Just few days left to register for this chromosome biology fête! 🧬🧬🧬 ⏳📆 16 July www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f... @vslioy.bsky.social @damelab.bsky.social @graingerlab.bsky.social @biochemsoc.bsky.social @biophychrom.bsky.social

Poster advertising the Biology and Physics of Prokaryotic Chromosomes conference that will be held in York, 16-19 September 2025.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Jul 3

Same street, same houses and view, A.D. 2025. Thanks for sharing the beautiful black & white photo. #York #YorkMinster

York Minster in the background and old, picturesque houses on the side of the street.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Jun 20

Indeed and they are intriguingly beautiful. #foxglove #iphonephotography

A stem of pink foxgloves with a macula pattern of magenta, red cardinal spots. The light filters through the bells.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Jun 11

Chromosome Enthusiasts, join us at The Biology & Physics of Prokaryotic Chromosomes 🧬! Friendly community, fantastic speakers line-up, grant writing session for ECRs. Early-bird deadline approaching soon. @damelab.bsky.social @vslioy.bsky.social @graingerlab.bsky.social @biophychrom.bsky.social

Flyer advertising The Biology and Physics of Prokaryotic Chromosome conference that will be held in York, 16-19 September 2025.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· May 31

Stars, galaxies and a black hole in a humble blue petunia. #Astrosky 🪐🔭 #iPhonePhotography

A blue-purple petunia with white spots resembling stars and galaxies in the blue sky.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· May 20

Living La Dolce Vita #WorldBeeDay

A blue geranium being visited by a mason bee 🐝.

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Apr 9

Anemone

Daniela Barillà@danielabarilla· Mar 29

My humble attempts at taking photos of the solar eclipse with my iPhone. The only way I could see the eclipse was through the reflection on my phone camera, where the eclipse appears upside down. Snapshots at 10:40 and 11:04 UK time. 🔭🌝🌞 #Astrosky #Astrophotography #eclipse #iPhone #Reflection