In our latest preprint we show that Lifeact::mKate2 can reverse the chirality of active torques in the actomyosin cortex. This results in cortical flows with opposite handedness during left-right symmetry breaking, leading to the formation of situs inversus worms.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

2nd postdoc job alert in the Crick Institute in London. Project will examine the role of motors & the cytoskeleton (actin, septins and microtubules) during vaccinia virus egress using biochemical, structural & cellular approaches + live cell imaging. spread the word.
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We're now recruiting early career group leaders at the Crick to lead ambitious research programmes and explore bold scientific questions.

Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research.

Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

UCL – University College London UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

🔊 We are recruiting a postdoc to join us @crick.ac.uk and @ucl.ac.uk @ucl-ipls.bsky.social. Repost and help us spread the word and reach out if interested and have questions. Details and how to apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

We are looking for two cell biology PhD students open to interdisciplinary approaches to focus on the robustness of cell division. These offers are part of the doctoral competition of the Institut génétique et développement de Rennes (IGDR).

More details: igdr.univ-rennes.fr/en/jobs-inte...

Research Associate in Reconstitution of Lipid Kinases at University of Sheffield An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Associate in Reconstitution of Lipid Kinases is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

🚨Long term postdoc position available on the reconstitution of lipid kinases!🚨

Do you have a passion for protein reconstitution and lipid signalling? You will reconstitute lipid kinases from eukaryotic expression systems to determine their kinetic regulation.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLW981/r...

Cell polarity and membrane dynamics The ability of cells to polarize is essential for organismal development and physiology, and its impairment underlies numerous diseases. The establishment and maintenance of cell polarity requires a …

Registration is open for the 2025 iteration of the wonderful @EMBOevents workshop on cell polarity and membrane dynamics #EMBOcellPolarity25 I am organizing with Ed Munro! Wonderful lineup wonderful please please sign up and share! meetings.embo.org/event/25-cel...

Want to explore symmetry-breaking, membrane patterning, and fate specification during early embryogenesis? Combine experimental and quantitative methods in a multidisciplinary environment? Love #Celegans as a model system? Join us! PhD and postdoc positions available: www.crick.ac.uk/research/lab...

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Still time to submit short talk abstract for EindPBS2025!
Five themes this year:
• Mechanobiology
• Protein pattern formation
• 4D Genome
• Stochastic biology
• Biohydrodynamics
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PhD student recruitment 2025 PhD recruitment is now open!

Our spring round of PhD recruitment is now open!

We’re looking for researchers of any nationality with backgrounds in biological or biomedical sciences, physics, chemistry, maths or computer science.

Find out more and apply by midday, 19 March:

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Two positions in our lab 🐸🐛🔬 #malaria #xenopus #microtubules #biophysics #imaging #PhDlife