MRC MBU Postdocs

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📢Preprint alert! Very excited to share the first preprint from the lab spearheaded by stellar postdoc @EloiseMLMrqs. An inherited mtDNA mutation remodels inflammatory cytokine responses in macrophages and in vivo. 1/n biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

I asked chatGPT to make a video: A 2-minute YouTube video for teenagers explaining what mitochondria are, what they do and why they are special (e.g. own DNA, inherited from mother, bacterial origin). nextgenseqanalysis.com/videos-1/v/mit… What do you think?

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary Let's celebrate this! As a birthday present, please follow us on Bluesky: Follow us : mbu-postdocs.bsky.social

Proud to announce the publication of our latest paper! Huge thanks to all our collaborators for making this work possible. @Mito_gene @taylorlabncl #Mitochondria #Research #MitochondrialDisease #RareDiseases embopress.org/doi/full/10.10…

Congratulations @EloiseMLMrqs

Congratulations Dylan!

Inspiring science at the Postdoc Networking Day yesterday at @AstraZeneca. Happy to have contributed to this wonderful event with the Cambridge Biomedical Campus and @AstraZeneca. Huge thanks to Jonathan Lawson for organising this gathering. The MBU Postdoc Society

Congratulations to Bo, @HannahRBridges1 and Hirst lab @MRC_MBU for their work on Complex I from Paracoccus denitrificans. Structure of the turnover-ready state of an ancestral respiratory complex I nature.com/articles/s4146…

Thrilled to share the last review of the lab led by @Tabara_LC and @MayukoSegawa on the mechanisms regulating mitochondrial morphology!!! @MRC_MBU Just out in @NatRevMCB. Thanks @lisa_heinke for the smooth editorial process!

New research shows the heavy toll PhD studies take on mental health, with a 40% rise in psychiatric medication by the fifth year. It's time to address the doctoral students' pressure and prioritize their well-being. #PhD nature.com/articles/d4158…

A small gift to celebrate the Postdoc Appreciation Week!! 😊 Thank you all for your great work and commitment to science! 🔬 The MBU Postdoc Society @MBU_postdocs @MRC_MBU (thank you @MariangelaDiony for your help 😉)

My choice this week in @ScienceMagazine @LabPrudent doi.org/10.1016/j.cell…

Please join us this Thursday for the last session of MITOchats Season 5. Three short talks will be presented by Dr. Fabian Finger (@FFinger_), Dr. Luis Carlos Tabara (@Tabara_LC) and Dr. Zheng Wu (@RJDLab). Zoom link now available on mitotalks.org

Completed my first 100+ km trail ultramarathon yesterday finishing on the podium in 3rd place. It was one of the toughest challenges I've ever experienced. I'm no olympian but amazed how our #mitochondria can power us beyond what we think our bodies can do strava.app.link/sWsXdAQbNLb

An exciting contribution from our collaborators reveals an ageing signature from unique mitochondrial mutations that bypass selection!

AI is complicating plagiarism. How should scientists respond? nature.com/articles/d4158…

Job Alert! Our lab is recruiting a Postdoctoral fellow to work on the interplay between mitochondrial morphology, mb contact sites, mtDNA dynamics and quality control. Have a look if interested! @MRC_MBU @Cambridge_Uni jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/46901/