
Vasso Makrantoni
@makrantoni_lab
Lecturer at CIR-IRR, @EdinUni_IRR, University of Edinburgh and @zje_institute. Studying genome instability and antifungal drug resistance in Candida albicans.
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https://inflammation-research.ed.ac.uk/people/principal-investigators/dr-vasso-makrantoni 09-11-2021 18:01:47
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Excited to see this out in eLife - the journal . Many congratulations to Rachael, Lucia and Dan. Thanks to the reviewers and editors for a positive experience. Chromatin loops are really important for meiosis! doi.org/10.7554/eLife.… eLife - the journal

Extremely proud for my very talented Master student, Rui Wang, for earning her MScR in Biomedical Sciences with Distinction and entering the Microbiology & Immunology PhD Program in Zurich ETH Zurich, University of Zurich. We thank her for all her hard work and wish her a great start!

We welcome Ankita Chattopadhyay to the lab to start her PhD on Candida albicans Plasticity and Antifungal Resistance Edinburgh AMR Forum. We thank Darwin Trust Darwin Trust of Edinburgh for funding her.

Interested in understanding drug resistance in human fungal pathogens? An EASTBIO PhD project is available in our lab Institute for Regeneration and Repair. Co-supervisor JP Lab @WTcell. Apply by 5th December. findaphd.com/phds/project/e… Edinburgh Infectious Diseases ZJU-UoE Institute UoE Infection Medicine Edinburgh AMR Forum EastBio DTP Microbiology and Immunology PhD Program


Fungal PhD opportunities in Edinburgh Biological Sciences | University of Edinburgh. With my group, and with great colleagues including Robin Allshire 🇮🇪 🇪🇺✊🏿 SwainLab Prof Thorunn 🇮🇸 🌿 Adele Marston Vasso Makrantoni. Please RT! ewallace.github.io/blog/fungal-ph…

Really beautiful and important work by Cerys Currie Andrew McAinsh Emma Ford. Happy also for Bettina Mihalas contribution. The first division of human embryos is frequently chaotic!

Work led by Arno Alpi shows how the dynamic modulation of #CTLH E3 #ligase complex and its partner E2 conjugating #enzyme UBE2H regulates red blood cell maturation Great team effort by Schulman lab, Matthias Mann Lab, Peter J Murray and Weiss lab St. Jude ➡️ elifesciences.org/articles/77937


Want to know how E3 ubiquitin ligases regulate developmental processes? Check out our recent paper in eLife - the journal highlighting the role of CTLH E3 ligase during erythroid maturation. Arno Alpi Jakub Chrustowicz Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB) Peter J Murray Matthias Mann Lab

We are looking for a new Research Group Leader to join us @WTcell Biological Sciences | University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh, working in any area of cell biology to complement our existing areas of expertise wcb.ed.ac.uk. Apply with CV, 2 page research proposal and names of 3 referees [email protected].


We are delighted to establish our new Discovery Research Platform for Hidden Cell Biology The University of Edinburgh and grateful to Wellcome for support. Biological Sciences | University of Edinburgh @WTcell

We are still looking to recruit a PhD student to work with us on developing predictive tools for analysing microbiome data sets in human health. The student must be a home (UK) student. If interested please email me at my glasgow email address @uogdental Glasgow Biofilm Research Network

Interested in understanding antifungal drug resistance? An EastBio DTP PhD project is available in our lab Institute for Regeneration and Repair. Co-supervisors Arno Alpi, Carol Munro. Apply by 27th November. Edinburgh AMR Forum, Newcastle Fungal Group, Antimicrobial Resistance Network @ UoM, Glasgow Biofilm Research Network. Please RT! findaphd.com/phds/project/e…

In February's BMS Talk: BMS President Elaine Bignell will discuss novel antifungal therapies and vaccines for Aspergillus fumigatus, the major cause of human lung disease. 28 February, 7:30pm. Open to all, free to attend. Book here: britmycolsoc.org.uk #fungi #disease #health



Check out our story revealing exciting regulation of the NAD+ biosynthetic enzyme NMNAT1 by the supramolecular CTLH E3 ligase assembly out in Molecular Cell! ➡️cell.com/molecular-cell… Karthik Gottemukkala, D.Sherpa, Arno Alpi Schulman lab Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB)


Are you interested in fungal infections and host-pathogen interactions? I’m co-supervising a MRC Dimen PhD studentship with Elizabeth Veal on how fungal ageing affects host-pathogen interactions in C. elegans. Deadline 13/12 NCL Dental School MIHD Newcastle findaphd.com/phds/project/m…

Excited about #Fungal pathogens and the interplay with the host? Fully funded PhD in our lab Institute for Regeneration and Repair ZJU-UoE Institute Edinburgh Infectious Diseases. Excellent team, including JP Lab Dr. Edward Wallace and teaching in China! Deadline 31st January. Please RT! biomedical-sciences.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate-s…