I’ve already reached out to some colleagues, but as a member of Associate Editorial Board of Cytoskeleton Journal, I am excited to organize a special issue titled "Structures of microtubules and microtubule-related proteins". #microtubule #structure #cytoskeleton

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How did microtubules adapt to support life across 🐸species at divergent thermal niches? Now online & OA Current Biology Thanks to @elladegaulejac Luca Troman Abin Biswas @CarolynMoores1 Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology Birkbeck, University of London 🙌 Enjoy reading! 👉 cell.com/current-biolog…

AT LONG LAST… The essential #adherensjunction mechanosensitive protein alpha-catenin is required for #cytokinesis fidelity. We credential a previously defined (but poorly understood) abscission factor in this process, LZTS2. 🧵1/12 rupress.org/jcb/article-ab…

When you’re a grad student (at least back in the day), the conventional wisdom was to change your research direction or organism as a postdoc — to ensure you got some educational value out of the next stage. One of the main reasons I chose the postdoc lab I did was because when

#CYTOSKELETON 2024 metrics are in. PUBLISHED ARTICLES are up 90% over 2023. Up 383% over 2022. Thanks for all of your support! Stay tuned for more metrics this week! #cell #cellbiology #research #publication (background is from vecteezy.com)

My heart is broken as I announce the passing of my beloved husband, science partner and friend, Michael Sheetz. A remarkable scientist we packed 40 years of living into 20. Rejuvenation of senescent cells and mice in Press in Aging Cell; his last words were this was his best work

Your Action Is Needed! Congress needs to hear from scientists. Call your representatives to oppose funding freezes and restrictions on research. Find contact info at govtrack.us and make your voice heard today! #SciencePolicy ascb.org/science-policy…

Postdoc opening in Bidone Lab – start ASAP! Expertise in all-atom MD & enhanced sampling (steered MD, metadynamics, aMD, GaMD, REMD, etc.) required. 4+ first-author papers in molecular modeling required. 2-yr project on PECAM1/PLXND1. Send CV + 2 refs to apply. DM for info!

The Lurie Cancer Center (LCC) went thru competing renewal of NCI designation. For a 2nd time we got "exceptional" ranking. The NCI site visit team gave a "perfect exceptional" (equivalent to 10). LCC is one of few in the nation and the only one in IL to ever achieve exceptional status.

CARLOS II, PRINCE OF CLAY 👑 #RolandGarros

🏆😘 #Wimbledon

I responded to the NIH request for information on the cap for publishing costs. The deadline is Sept 15. In short, my view is that NIH should cap journal publishing costs at $0. Journals delay science for months if not years, obscure peer review such that much reviewer effort is

Researchers have developed a #DeepLearning system called BioEmu that rapidly generates diverse protein conformations, enabling fast, accurate insights into protein flexibility and function. Learn more this week in Science: scim.ag/41rCpxZ

Carlos Alcaraz defeats Jannik Sinner to reclaim the US Open title and the world No.1 ranking‼️

Today Anthropic released PubMed integration for Claude. No hallucinations. Just real science, real data. As a beta tester, this has been a game changer—like having a supercharged research assistant. Here are 6 prompts that will transform how you search the literature. A 🧵

A scientist from UNC Chapel Hill is running for congress in NC for a seat currently held by a republican. If you care about science (and democracy) please consider donating to his campaign secure.actblue.com/donate/paul-ma…

I feel like crap. I didn’t get any grants this year, so I had to let go of my super talented postdoc—someone with a doctorate who’s now unemployed, without benefits or retirement, and still grinding away on a paper... Postdocs are the most unappreciated and undervalued positions