We’ve posted a preprint at bioRxiv describing in vitro reconstitution of mRNA transport. We use the system to reveal activation of dynein motility by an RNA localisation signal. Congratulations to Mark and his co-authors.
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We have a funded post-doc position available!
Application deadline is 1st March 2018. Please see here for more details.
Welcome to our new PhD student Florence Young!
Florence has joined the lab to work on the formation, maturation and motility of mRNPs.
Our work on LIS1’s regulation of end tracking and processive movement of dynein is published!
Our work showing that LIS1 is a context- and concentration-dependent regulator of the human dynein complex is published. Read the paper here. Congratulations to all involved.
Thi’s paper on mechanistic effects of dynein-1 disease mutations is published!
Thi’s paper is available (open access) at PNAS.
Mo and Simon’s SnapShot on mRNA localisation is out!
The SnapShot is available here.
David Salvador Garcia has started his PhD in the lab!
A warm welcome to David, who joined us in October after a Masters degree in Basel.
New lab publication!
Fillip and Nadine’s paper on systematic evaluation of Drosophila CRISPR tools has been published. Congratulations!
EMBO membership for Simon
The work of the lab has been recognised by Simon’s election as a member of EMBO
Mo and Nadine have joined the lab
Mo and Nadine have joined the lab to work on mRNA transport and CRISPR genome engineering, respectively. Welcome!