Light-regulated TurboID, or LOV-Turbo, is a feat of engineered allostery, created by Songyi Lee and Joleen Cheah via structure-guided design, then optimized by yeast display directed evolution. Activity is nearly undetectable in the dark state, but biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh……

Université libre de Bruxelles Here are the promised job offers for a PhD student and a postdoc to join our lab in Brussels in 2023: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/48919 (PhD student, fellowship of ~€2300/month)
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/48395 (postdoc, fellowship of ~€2850/month)

Bicarbonate transport: which compounds can transport this anion, how to test for this, or why that's interesting? Read our review with Luis Martínez-Crespo that has just come out in ChemPlusChem: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cp…

PhD opportunities in a great department and with a fantastic supervisor!

Today, we’re introducing a new model that eliminates accept/reject decisions.

By publishing every paper with eLife reviews as a Reviewed Preprint, we plan to restore autonomy to authors, ensuring that they will be judged by what, not where, they publish. elifesciences.org/inside-elife/5…

PhD position on Diatom CO2-fixation. Fully funded and open to all nationalities. Please RT. mackinderlab.com for more details. findaphd.com/phds/project/d…

The Labs first diatom paper where we have developed a method to scarlessly insert GFP into the genome to tag proteins whilst maintaining native regulation. Enabled by a rapid Golden Gate episome delivery framework. biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Great work Onyou Nam and Irina.Molecular Life of Diatoms

Why do so many plant species maintain multiple copies of the #Rubisco small subunit? We found evidence suggesting that varying expression can help the plant acclimate to changes in growth temperature.

Check out our paper, published in @JXB this month: doi.org/10.1093/jxb/er…

We're looking for a postdoc to work on the pyrenoid - a Rubisco biomolecular condensate fundamental for global carbon cycling #LLPS #algae Please RT. jobs.ac.uk/job/CTP926/pos…

Come join us!!🤗

Our lab is teaming up with Maria Hondele for an Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) PhD👩‍🔬. You would combine light microscopy🔬, biophysics🧪, and #cryoET ❄️ to explore the structure and dynamics of phase-separated compartments that perform #RNA maturation 🧬 and #CO2 fixation 🌱🌍

Our Perspectives article is just out in Science!
Plants to mine metals and remediate land
#plantsci #phytomine #phytoremediation #chuffedtobits
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Very excited to be part of this project exploring membrane repair in diverse organisms. Its been a huge effort from Gavin H Thomas and the team but now the real fun begins

Abi's a fantastic scientist who brings a wealth of experience and skills to the lab. Thanks for all of your hard work and dedication to your project and the lab!

Back in Biology at York after a brilliant trip to #CCM10 in Princeton hosted by Martin Jonikas. Thank you for an amazing meeting, I am truly inspired!

Thank you to Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research and Algae-UK for the funding support. Now we look forward to #CCM11 in York Luke Mackinder McCormick Lab

I have a postdoc position (up to 4 years funded) available. We work on the cellular biochemistry of CO2 fixation and want to uncover the many unknown aspects related to the highly specific Rubiscos of red lineage phytoplankton. ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers/job/NT…

Save the Date! The Molecular Life of Diatoms 7 Conference returns in San Diego, July 17-21, 2023. Stay tuned to this space for additional info. Please RT and share widely! Andrew E. Allen #mld7 #mld2023

Thanks for an awesome conference Martin Jonikas. So many awesome talks! It was great to see the power of using carboxysomes and pyrenoids for understanding how #LLPS can impact global carbon cycling! No Rubisco LLPS = no carbon fixation = cell death Oliver Mueller-Cajar

Looking forward to hosting CCM10 in Princeton next week, July 6-8!

Abstracts are posted! ccm10.princeton.edu/program

If you can't travel, consider attending virtually!
ccm10.princeton.edu/register

Below: Pyrenoid EM from Ursula Goodenough
Luke Mackinder McCormick Lab

Our paper “A hybrid inorganic–biological artificial photosynthesis system for energy-efficient food production” is out @NatureFood! We propose a new technology for energy efficient food production independent of biological photosynthesis. 1/👇
nature.com/articles/s4301…