📢We are excited to invite you to the annual Michael Smith Distinguished Lecture, co-hosted by the Department of BMB and the MSL Michael Smith Labs , featuring special guest Dr. Sue Biggins Sue Biggins ! 📍October 18, 2024 at 3 pm in LSC 1 and Zoom We hope to see you there!🌟

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We are hiring! Scientists using model systems to study fundamental pathways and mechanisms relevant to aging are encouraged to submit applications.

Very cool story discovering how Velvet Ants defend themselves with their powerful venom! The Tracey lab figured out the exact molecular receptors involved and even set up insect battles to watch the Velvet Ant defense strategy in action 🤯🤯🤯

We are sad to report that the legendary Joseph Gall, called the founder of modern cell biology for his contributions to our understanding of chromosomes and the cellular nucleus, and a widely recognized champion for women in science, has died at 96. carnegiescience.edu/news/joseph-ga…

I am happy to share that I've begun my new role as an Assistant Professor University of British Columbia in the Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences UBC Cellular & Physiological Sciences UBC Life Sciences Institute The lab will explore the mechanisms of lipid transport and lipid quality control in organelles 1/4

Since the '50 largest neurons' #connectome render with Amy Robinson Sterling FlyWire has made it's way around the world, I'm sharing an animated version. Including: Information flow from the ocelli, 50 largest #neurons, and a LOT of #synapses on one MASSIVE neuron. #neuroscience

Check out our latest! Going from human🤷‍♂️to fly🪰to fish 🐟 as we try to figure out what makes some people excessively sleepy during the day - idiopathic hypersomnia💤 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

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Woohoo, it's out! Our exciting publication in PNASNews on genetic variants in kinesin genes that alter egg aneuploidy in humans. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

📢 Tomorrow: LSI & BMB Joint Seminar! Join us for an in-person presentation by Dr. Ron Kopito, Professor of Biology at Stanford University, hosted by Dr. Ethan Greenblatt. 📍November 1st, 3 – 4 p.m. in LSC3 and Zoom We hope to see you there!🌟

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Alongside UBC Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Sue Biggins from Fred Hutch Cancer Center to deliver the 2024 Michael Smith Distinguished Lecture! It was great to learn more about her work studying kinetochores and cell division. A big thank you to everyone who joined us!

When I am feeling stressed this piece from Carl Sagan always helps puts things in perspective. Posted for no reason in particular. youtu.be/wupToqz1e2g

Latest research from the Teves lab is now out on Biorxiv! "Functional divergence of TBP homologs through distinct DNA binding dynamics" biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Here, we examine how conservation is balanced with diversification throughout evolution, using TBP as a case study.

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