iDIFFER: Cell differentiation & proliferation meeting in Bilbao. Pre-meeting activities… more to come soon.. Jens Luders @LudersLab.bsky.social Méndez Lab Malumbres Lab Nebreda’s lab. Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) IRB Barcelona

First day with our iDIFFER network in beautiful Bilbao full of exciting science centered on cell proliferation and differentiation!

We open a PhD position in our lab UPF Medicine and Life Sciences , if you like exploring never studied #fungi, understanding #biophysical principles that rule the limits of life, you like fancy #microscopy...then apply, we are looking for you! (RT appreciated:-) upf.edu/documents/2869…

Here is a free access link to our latest work Jens Luders @LudersLab.bsky.social with Llorca lab in Developmental Cell on the activation of the #microtubule nucleator #gTuRC: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2… Please also check out similar work by Michal Wieczorek lab in the same issue! A summary is here:

Smart bees

Everyone should read Calli McMurray’s piece on the human cost of scientific fraud by a lab member - disillusionment, wasted time, lost trust, and reputational damage - and the challenge of recovering. Kudos to the Bloodgood lab for their openness. thetransmitter.org/science-and-so…

Our latest work from lab member jimmy Ly! This fundamentally changed the way we see mitosis. Massive rewiring of translational control. There is something for everyone and an amazing mechanism. Check it out.

…you won’t look back👇🏼 ‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky nature.com/articles/d4158…

Very sad news… Joan was director when I joined IRB Barcelona and I owe him this great opportunity. He has led us to become not only a place for excellent science, but also a warm and welcoming environment, a rare combination. Joan will be missed, but we continue in his spirit!