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Event carbon calculator - the Node I am excited to announce the release of our event carbon calculator, our latest resource to support the creation of sustainable events. Estimate your

Calling all meeting organizersโ€ฆ @biologists.bsky.social now have a calculator to estimate your eventโ€™s carbon footprint and to test various reduction scenarios.

thenode.biologists.com/event-carbon...

01.07.2025 10:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A picture of 3 rows of people on steps at the MRC LMB. From left to right - top row: Akaash, Vic, Lara - Middle row: Kerrie, Manu, Paddy - bottom row: Meg  and Julie

A picture of 3 rows of people on steps at the MRC LMB. From left to right - top row: Akaash, Vic, Lara - Middle row: Kerrie, Manu, Paddy - bottom row: Meg and Julie

๐Ÿšจ JOB ALERT ๐Ÿšจ
We're hiring a Research Assistant โ€“ no PhD needed!
Join us to explore the molecular mechanisms of receptor sorting in endosomes.
Experience in protein expression/purification, cloning & cell culture desired ๐Ÿงซ๐Ÿ”ฌ
Apply now ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.nature.com/naturecareer...

#STEMCareers #ResearchJobs

23.06.2025 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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It was a pleasure to visit @sheffielduni.bsky.social
last week presenting our work "Neutrophil metabolism faciliates metastasis by influencing immune & ECM landscapes" at @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social seminar series.Thanks @erainerolab.bsky.social for the invitation & all who made it a memorable visit

23.06.2025 20:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sheffield Pancreatic Cancer Research Network Meet the Team

I am excited to share our new Sheffield Pancreatic Cancer Research Network website! Please check it out at... sites.google.com/sheffield.ac... @fohsheffield.bsky.social @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social

23.06.2025 13:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are delighted to host @cassiejclarke.bsky.social
today from the @cruk-si.bsky.social!

"Neutrophil metabolism supports metastasis of mammary cancer by altering immune and extracellular matrix landscapes"

๐Ÿ“ Alfred Denny Conference Room
๐Ÿ“… 10th June - 1pm

18.06.2025 07:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Research Associate (Cell Biology) at University of Sheffield An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Associate (Cell Biology) is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

๐Ÿ“ฃ Postdoctoral position available!!!
Are you interested in translating molecular cell biology into potential cancer therapy?
This project will explore the role of EGFR trafficking in chemotherapy resistance in #breastcancer
๐Ÿ”ฌ Prof Liz Smythe lab
๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 3rd Jule
๐Ÿ‘‡ www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNJ622/r...

12.06.2025 07:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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New addition to our lab's PhD Wall of Fame - Bian ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พ
#WeAreInternational
@mcb-sheffield.bsky.social
@sheffielduni.bsky.social

12.06.2025 06:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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CBP-IDRs regulate acetylation and gene expression. Intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) have emerged as crucial regulators of protein function, allowing proteins to sense and respond to their environment. Creb binding protein (CBP) and EP300 (p300)...

Hot off the press for your Friday morning! ๐Ÿ”ฅ Our new (and highly revised!) preprint is out. It significantly expands on our previous work, unveiling exciting new data on how CBP's intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) regulate genes.
Link to preprint: tinyurl.com/5npjkyps

#IDRs #condensates #CBP

06.06.2025 09:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well done Bian!!

06.06.2025 12:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are delighted to host @vickysanzmoreno.bsky.social today from the @icr.ac.uk!

"Biomechanical hallmarks and vulnerabilities of metastatic cancer cells"

๐Ÿ“ Alfred Denny Conference Room
๐Ÿ“… 4th June - 1pm

@insigneoinstitute.bsky.social
@sheffielduni.bsky.social
@sheffielduni.bsky.social

04.06.2025 07:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Amazing talk by Ife at the @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social 2nd year PGR symposium

22.05.2025 13:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bia doing a super job with her talk at the @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social 2nd year symposium!! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

22.05.2025 08:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Second year PGR symposium with @drn-sheffield.bsky.social!
Exciting day full of science ๐Ÿงฌ

22.05.2025 08:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ADP-ribosylation of NuMA promotes DNA single-strand break repair and transcription Abugable et al. investigated the role of ADP-ribosylation in NuMA function during DNA repair. They demonstrate that ADP-ribosylation-deficient NuMA impairs repair kinetics and transcription and fails ...

๐Ÿ“ฃ New paper alert!

The El-khamisy lab uncovered how a key protein, NuMA, helps repair damaged DNA and protect important control regions of our genome, especially after oxidative stress.

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Protecting the genome = protecting health.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...

22.05.2025 07:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fantastic talk from @nicola-carruthers.bsky.social at today's @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social postdoc talk series! #CBP #RNAs #enhancers and everything in between- smashed it! ๐Ÿ‘

12.05.2025 11:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mechanical control of the alternative splicing factor PTBP1 regulates extracellular matrix stiffness induced proliferation and cell spreading - PubMed Cells sense mechanical cues and convert them into biochemical responses to regulate biological processes such as embryonic development, aging, cellular homeostasis, and disease progression. In this st...

๐Ÿ“ฃ New paper alert!! From the Erdman lab in @cp-iscience.bsky.social

"Mechanical control of the alternative splicing factor PTBP1 regulates extracellular matrix stiffness induced proliferation and cell spreading".

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40241749/

04.05.2025 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Liz Smythe is presenting her work at #TUOSCancerResearch away day

15.04.2025 08:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MCB external seminar today: Prof Deborah Tweedle @newcastleuni.bsky.social

"Neuroblastoma:The ultimate chameleon of cancer genetics"

๐Ÿ“ Alfred Denny Conference Room
๐Ÿ“… 4th April - 1pm

04.04.2025 08:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MCB external seminar today: Dr Peter Martin @icr.ac.uk

"Mitotic Genome Stability:ย  The Key to Precision Cancer Therapy?"

๐Ÿ“ Alfred Denny Conference Room
๐Ÿ“… 2nd April - 1pm

02.04.2025 09:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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FEBS Press Metastatic progression is characterised by extensive remodelling of the extracellular matrix, primarily mediated by secreted proteases, including ADAMTS family members. Rainero and colleagues found t....

Excited to share that our latest paper is out today!!!
'The protease ADAMTS5 controls ovarian cancer cell invasion, downstream of Rab25' - great effort by Sherry and Rachele (1/6)
@febsj.bsky.social
@mcb-sheffield.bsky.social
febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

01.04.2025 11:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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@vichart33.bsky.social and Meg representing the lab at @bscb-official.bsky.social @biologists.bsky.social #biologists100

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27.03.2025 09:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Fantastic talk from PhD student Zhe Bao from @erainerolab.bsky.social @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social in the Cell Growth & Proliferation session at #biologists100

25.03.2025 11:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations!!!!

27.03.2025 12:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Prof Karuna Sampath, University of Warwick, is visiting us today - Alfred Denny Conference room, 1pm: "Identifying the mechanisms governing extra-embryonic yolk syncytial layer development" Hosted by @iansudbery.bsky.social

19.03.2025 08:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Last week to apply for our PhD @mcb-sheffield.bsky.social

11.03.2025 12:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to Haya on passing her PhD viva. Here is our #weareinternational wall - thesis titles in the student native language! ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ for Haya

11.03.2025 09:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Unique opportunity to join the CytoMorpho Lab (in Paris โค๏ธ) as a postdoc to work on the self-organization and polarization of reconstituted networks made of microtubules, motors and actin filaments in vitro. Experience required.
Please Repost ๐Ÿ™ thanks !

05.03.2025 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 63    ๐Ÿ” 77    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Prof Aga Gambus (agagambus.bsky.social) will be our external seminar speaker today - looking forward to hear her work on 'The novel replication initiation factor, DONSON: function, structure and regulation'. 1pm, Alfred Denny Conference Room. Sponsored by @merckgroup.bsky.social

05.03.2025 08:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The deadline for our next round of Training Grants with @jcellsci.bsky.social is on 7 March.

Rebecca Jones @astonuniversity.bsky.social, one of our first awardees, tells us about attending the ScanR workshop @ Institute of Biophysics in Brno.
focalplane.biologists.com/2025/03/03/s...

04.03.2025 11:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

A great opportunity to join us!!
Deadline for application: 17th of March
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25.02.2025 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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