Over the moon to share that I’ve been elected as an EMBO member! This wouldn't have been possible without my fantastic mentors and collaborators, passionate past and present team members Koç Üniversitesi, funding from EMBO YIP, European Research Council (ERC), TÜBİTAK and support of my family.

I am so happy to be listed as EMBO member together with some of my scientific heroes and many brilliant colleagues. Looking forward to contributing to EMBO community.

Job Alert! Our department, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Koç University in Istanbul, has an open faculty position! Apply at academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29147 Koç Üniversitesi Koç University College of Sciences

How do organelles fit together inside a crowded cell? Answering this question requires a way to image many organelles in a whole cell at high resolution with high throughput. Our new preprint shows how to do this in yeast using soft x-ray tomography biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Mary et al. Caydasi Lab - Cell Cycle & Genome Stability Koç Üniversitesi show that asymmetric PI(3,5)P2 synthesis is crucial for vacuolar-pH asymmetry and provide insights into how the mother cell ages while the daughter cell is rejuvenated in budding yeast hubs.la/Q02Xx8N70 #Mitosis #CellSignaling

🚨 Attention PhD students & postdocs! Last chance to apply for the FEBS Young Scientists’ Forum in Sapanca, Türkiye (2–5 July 2025). Present your research, network with peers, and learn from top scientists. 🗓 Apply by Dec 12, 23:59 (UTC+01:00). 2025.febscongress.org/ysf-applicatio… #youngFEBS

Spotlight: Kane Upstate Medical University discusses new work from Mary et al. Caydasi Lab - Cell Cycle & Genome Stability (hubs.la/Q030lBmY0) showing that in S. cerevisiae transient cell cycle–dependent asymmetry in PI(3,5)P2 levels promotes vacuolar acidification in daughter cells. hubs.la/Q030lzJS0

Grateful to Patricia M. Kane and Journal of Cell Biology for highlighting our work.

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at the Koç University College of Sciences is hiring tenure-track faculty!

Preprint: IntAct-U-ExM enables robust, isoform-specific expansion microscopy of actin networks in yeast and mammalian cells. A cool study led by Anubhav Dhar in collab with Sudarshan Gadadhar Deepak Nair #actin biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Excited to share our new preprint on bioRxiv! We show that USP28 mutations found in cancer block its interaction with 53BP1, disrupting p53 stabilization. Check out the full story... biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Cargo adaptors use a handhold mechanism to engage with #myosin V for #organelle transport, say Hye Jee Hahn, Natalya Pashkova, Michael Cianfrocco, & Lois Weisman @umlifesciences hubs.ly/Q03mXFwQ0 #Microbiology #Organelles #Trafficking