thanks @lucksmith.bsky.social 15 years after your key paper with Nelson Lau showing the abundance & widespread nature of piRNAs from 3' UTRs, we now start to get the logic. dissecting how the Yb protein reads out U-content, and talks to the Upf1-related SF2 helicase Armitage, will be interesting.

Reem Abouward, Giampietro Schiavo & team find that LAMP1 and LAMP2A localise to distinct axonal organelles with differential transport dynamics, but share overlapping total protein compositions. Highlight: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/... Article: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Please spread the word: the Structural Studies Division @mrclmb.bsky.social is looking for a new tenure-track, independent group leader with an exciting plan in any area of Structural (Molecular & Cell) biology, in discovery biology and/or methods development. 🥳 mrc.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...

🚨 Postdoc opportunity to study memory or nutrition in #Drosophila 🪰 I am looking for a candidate to support for a 3 year Addison Wheeler Fellowship application lnkd.in/e2rvNf5x Interested? Please send a CV & cover letter with brief research outline by 20th February to [email protected]

Out now in Cell Systems: We develop a technique to visualize influenza A virus in live cells with single viral RNA resolution. Combined with precise readouts of viral transcription, we map the whole influenza A viral life cycle and identify key bottlenecks in infection. www.cell.com/cell-systems...

Thanks @michaelboutros.bsky.social and @crisprflydesign.bsky.social for sharing! 🧪🧬✂️🔬🪰 Multiplexed Cas12a editing plasmids here: www.addgene.org/browse/artic...

One week left to apply for the postdoc position at MRC-LMB in Cambridge. Join our team for an exciting project on transcription-coupled splicing to understand human gene regulation 🧬 Feel free to get in touch directly #postdoc #cryoEM #biochemistry

Searching for a human neural cell line with greater differentiation potential than SH-SY5Y cells? Check out the human #neural #stem_cell line HNSC.100. Differentiates into astrocytes, neurons & oligodendrocytes. On #BioRxiv, we provide protocols, markers, ABs, karyotyping & RNAseq: shorturl.at/y0aJG

Very happy to say that our work on how axonemes are generated is now available on bioRxiv: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... - if you’ve ever wondered how the incredibly beautiful, complex structures within motile #cilia are constructed then this is for you!

Postdoc job alert in the Crick Institute in London. Are you interested in the actin cytoskeleton? I am looking for a postdoc to examine the cellular, developmental or physiological role of Arp2/3 iso-complex driven actin polymerisation. Multiple aspects available. crick.ac.uk/WayPostdoc2026

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. crick.ac.uk/WayPostdoc20...

The registration deadline for this wonderful meeting is approaching! Be sure to reserve your spot before March 10!

This is for you – and a great opportunity – if you are establishing a group in Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal and Türkiye...

Job alert! 📣 I’m looking for a research assistant to join my new team @idrm.ox.ac.uk Were using #zebrafish to understand gene-environment interactions that shape the heart 🫀generate natural diversity 🐸🐭 and contribute to congenital defects ❤️‍🩹 Full info below, and please share! 🫶🏻 bit.ly/467TO0M

The IGNITION PhD Programme is now open! We’re offering 13 fully funded PhD positions across 10 institutions in 8 EU countries to study immune mediated neurodegeneration. If you're passionate about research, innovation & international collaboration, this is for you. ignition-consortium.eu/home/

This is another tour de force from @crisprflydesign.bsky.social and colleagues with consideration of utility for the community at its heart. Great work!

More efficient CRISPR targeting in Drosophila, via Cas12a and easier synthesis of multiplexed gRNAs

Just out @natrevimmunol.nature.com RNA-binding proteins and ribonucleoproteins as determinants of immunity www.nature.com/articles/s41... gives our perspective on this growing area of research. Special thanks to the editor Alexandra, for streamlining the manuscript.

Exciting opportunity for a #postdoc to join @suyangzhang.bsky.social’s group in the LMB Structural Studies Division to investigate co-transcriptional splicing using cryo-EM and biochemistry. Read more: www.nature.com/naturecareer... Apply by 11 FEB #PostdocJobs #ScienceJobs

I’m happy to share the main result of my PhD, which you can find on bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6.... If you are interested in learning about a new way to perform DNA-PAINT multiplexing, which we call Combi-PAINT, or if you are interested in the study of mRNA conformation, keep reading! 1/10

Hitting the postdoc search? Consider applying to be part of the Winship postdoc recruitment cohort @winshipcancer.emory.edu apps.winshipcancer.emory.edu/admin/Event/... Eligibility requirements and participating faculty are listed in the link✅

Tom Cech on RNA research in Davos (video): www.weforum.org/meetings/wor...

Join us in Warwick for a fun two-day symposium and celebrate the career of Prof Rob Cross!

Postdocs wanted - Please spread the word! We are looking for one bioinformatician and 1-2 cell biologists with different expertise! See the job ad below for more information and links to the job descriptions!

Transport motor loss and hyperactivation cause axonal microtubule bundle damage mediated by inferred ROS dyshomeostasis upon motor loss, and through ROS-independent mechanisms, likely through increased mechanical load, upon motor hyperactivation www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/r...

We are looking for a postdoc to work on mechanisms of #RNA decay in cancer using #cryoEM with #nanobodies and #minibinders! Please RT

Climate change and cell biology – five ways cells can help us solve planetary problems An Essay from @marennattermann.bsky.social, @sorayazwahlen.bsky.social, Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, @hannaszafranska.bsky.social, Kavita Rangan & @samreckpeterson.bsky.social. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

We are looking for early career cell biology researchers to present their work at the BSCB NextGen online seminar series. Scan the QR code to register your interest:

Proud of latest publication on #Drosophila #enzymes at doi.org/10.1093/g3jo..., representing several years of diligent work enhancing fly enzyme annotations and display at @flybase.bsky.social and significant improvements of the #GeneOntology.

We’re hiring! @jcellsci.bsky.social is looking for a Reviews Editor to join the team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who loves #cellbiology and wants to stay connected with the field. A great chance to work for an organisation that believes in helping the community! Details below👇

Drosophila models have been highly useful in dissecting the physiological roles of PINK1 and Parkin in #mitophagy Led by 3 talented PhD students, we wrote a review summarising recent exciting discoveries and discussed these in context of current in vitro studies portlandpress.com/biochemj/art...

Are you an enthusiastic and ambitious scientist looking for a challenging project? Come and join @kellythd-nguyen.bsky.social’s group as a Research Support Officer and help decipher the molecular mechanisms of telomere maintenance! Apply by 11 JAN www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPU715/r...

We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join Marco Tripodi’s group in the LMB’s Neurobiology Division, where you'll design and develop computational pipelines to acquire and analyse behavioural and neurophysiological data. More details: www.nature.com/naturecareer... Closes 04 JAN #PostdocJobs

Excellent opportunity for a #postdoc to join Michel Goedert’s group, investigating the mechanisms which cause the formation of amyloid filaments in neurodegenerative diseases, in collaboration with @sjorsscheres.bsky.social’s group. More details: www.nature.com/naturecareer... Closes 04 JAN

A mechanism for controlling mRNA localization to neuronal projections: Daniel Dominguez, Matthew Taliaferro @jmtali.bsky.social and collaborators implicated ALS-linked TDP-43 as inhibitor of mRNA accumulation in neurites, possibly by promoting their decay link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The Reck-Peterson lab at Weill Cornell Medicine is seeking a technician or staff scientist to work on Aspergillus projects. Broad background in fungal biology and techniques required. Bioinformatics skills preferred. Find out more at: reckpetersonlab.org.

Time for a new pre-print! How do dendritic cells control pore formation in their own endocytic compartments? Our work shows that the unique transmembrane anchor of perforin-2 does not protect DC membranes, but instead it enables antigen escape during cross-presentation doi.org/10.64898/202...

My excellent collaborator, Giulia Zanetti, is advertising for a post-doc to work on our shared MRC grant. Please consider applying to this great lab with a supportive mentor to do some exciting structural biology. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Postdoc opportunity with Michel Goedert and myself to work on #cryoEM/#cryoET structures of #amyloids. Feel free to email me with any questions you might have. mrc.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...

The Gonzalez Lab at Columbia University is seeking a scientific leader! Join us in a Research Scientist position, driving single-molecule, structural, and biochemical studies of translation, translational control, and other RNA-based processes. Apply: apply.interfolio.com/176949

My favourite meeting! Highly recommend registering for this one...

Are you interested in cytoskeleton and looking for a postdoc position? I will be advertising positions in the new year but happy to chat in person if you are attending ASCB @ascbiology.bsky.social in Philadelphia. Just drop me a line.

See how far a PhD from @cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social can take you! Still a few days left to apply for a PhD place here to start in October 2026: www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/students/int...

Two studentships available, one with me and Sam Booker and the other with me and Paul Donlin-Asp- do apply! www.findaphd.com/phds/project... www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

We are looking to hire a postdoc to work on the regulation of microtubule nucleation in neurons. See advert attached. Contact me by email for any extra info.

Latest work out today in @currentbiology.bsky.social We find the fly development gene bicoid is much older than previously thought (~20 million yrs older!) 🪰🧬 To pinpoint its origins we tackled the Diptera phylogeny, providing some resolution (many open questions remain). 🔗 tinyurl.com/2vyuevpy

Want to join the LMB as a PhD student in October 2026? You’ve got two weeks left to apply! Visit our website for more details: www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/students/int... Applications close on 2nd December 2025.

Now for something completely different - Way lab does immunology - check out our @science.org paper - Branched actin networks mediate macrophage-dependent host-microbiota homeostasis. The work was driven by the 2 first authors @luiz90vasc.bsky.social @shainahuang.bsky.social

Lots of exciting PhD projects on offer at the LMB, including in our group 😊