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02 October

First Person: Interview with Lotte De Winde about her recent publication in Journal of Cell Science

"First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Journal of Cell Science, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers.

25 September

Review by Chris Stefan in Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Cover of Current Opinions in Cell Biology journal

Building ER-PM contacts: keeping calm and ready on alarm

Chris Stefan, Current Opinion in Cell Biology DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2018.03.008

Abstract from the review:

It is well over half a century since contacts between organelles such as the endoplasmic reticulum (

25 September

Review by Rob Tetley and Yanlan Mao in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B

Cartoon showing cell intercalation as a driver of tissue deformation and fluidity

The same but different: cell intercalation as a driver of tissue deformation and fluidity

Rob Tetley and Yanlan Mao, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2017.0328

Abstract from the review:

The ability of cells to exchange neighbours, termed

15 August

Ed Tunnacliffe on his recent PNAS paper

Visualisation and quantification of transcription in living cells

We've asked Ed Tunnacliffe from the Chubb Lab to tell us about his recent publication in PNAS.

What discoveries led you to the research described in your publication?

This project began with the knowledge that more than 30

07 August

Robin Ketteler wins first prize at UCL Small Molecule Dragons Den

Robin Ketteler wins UCL Dragons Den award

Congratulations to Robin Ketteler, awarded first prize at UCL's Small Molecule Dragons' Den for his pitch on investing in autophagy small molecule compounds.

27 June

Cristina Azevedo on her recent ACS Chemical Biology paper

We've asked Cristina Azevedo from the Saiardi Lab to tell us about her recent publication in ACS Chemical Biology, a collaborative effort between the Saiardi Lab and the

19 June

Yanlan Mao is awarded the Lister Institute 2018 Prize Fellowship

Congratulations to Yanlan Mao, awarded the 2018 Lister Institute Prize Fellowship.

Find out more about the fellowship.

Find out more about Yanlan's research.

04 June

Yanlan Mao is awarded L’Oréal UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship

L'oreal Unesco Women in Science fellowship winners 2018

Congratulations to Yanlan Mao, awarded the prestigious L’Oréal UNESCO For Women In Science Fellowship for her work on the biology behind cell and tissue repair after injury.

Find out more about the award.

16 May

Multimodal imaging made easy with LEGO

Scientist using super resolution microscope

The Henriques Lab has developed a new bit of hardware called NanoJ-Fluidics (also known as Pumpy McPumpface in less formal occasions).

14 May

Ewa Paluch elected EMBO Member

Congratulations Ewa!

"EMBO announces today that 62 outstanding life scientists have been elected to its membership, joining a group of more than 1800 of the best researchers in Europe and around the world."

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