Schmidt Lab Innsbruck

GBM Lunch: July 16, 12:30
Speaker: Volker Haucke (@volkerhaucke-lab.bsky.social, @fmp-berlin.de)
Title: "Lipid control of membrane dynamics in health and disease"
Chair: Johannes Herrmann (RPTU)
Organized by GBM Study Group "Cellular Organelles"
gbm-online.de/gbm-lunch.html
#GBMLunch

so, you're east coast now ;-)
congrats and best of luck on the new job.

YouTube video by Bodo Wartke Das endoplasmatische Retikulum

Just stumbled upon a German tongue-twister song by Bodo Wartke… about the sexiest cell organelle. Yes, endoplasmic reticulum - your moment has come.
youtube.com/shorts/EP5pd...

Incredibly grateful to my mentors, lab members, and generous collaborators who continue to inspire our work. Thankful also to microbial cell surfaces and tomography, which continue to deliver the excitement everyday!

Congratulations, old friend! Very happy for you!

in memoriam "Bad project" ...

We're on the cover of @science.org this week. Awesome work by @florentwaltz.bsky.social. #CryoET is reaching crazy resolutions inside cells, and this is just the beginning. Fantastic interpretation of the proton motive force by @verenaresch.bsky.social. Always a pleasure making #SciArt with you!🧪🧶🧬🌾

Structure of human PINK1 at a mitochondrial TOM-VDAC array Mutations in the ubiquitin kinase PINK1 cause early onset Parkinson’s Disease, but how PINK1 is stabilized at depolarized mitochondrial translocase complexes has remained poorly understood. We determi...

Amazing structure...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

TOM complex and kinase... wait, something feels rather familiar here ;)

It’s been a tough few weeks. My 10yo daughter was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive cancer called interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). I’m reaching out to identify clinicians/patients who have encountered pediatric IDCS or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytic sarcomas cases.

🚨🚨 We are proud to launch MemBioMed, a new international Master program offering interdisciplinary training in biomembrane research at 3 sites: Université de Côte d'Azur 🇫🇷 Università di Genova 🇮🇹 & Osnabrück University 🇩🇪. We offer 15 scholarships & encourage talented students to apply by April 6th ♻️🙏