Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics

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TRIM46 Controls Neuronal Polarity and Axon Specification by Driving the Formation of Parallel Microtubule Arrays

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Sam F.B. van Beuningen, Lena Will, Martin Harterink, Anaël Chazeau, Eljo Y. van Battum, Cátia P. Frias, Mariella A.M. Franker, Eugene A. Katrukha, Riccardo Stucchi, Karin Vocking, Ana T. Antunes, Lotte Slenders, Sofia Doulkeridou, Peter Sillevis Smitt, A.F. Maarten Altelaar, Jan A. Post, Anna Akhmanova, R. Jeroen Pasterkamp, Lukas C. Kapitein, Esther de Graaff, Casper … Read more

ERC Starting Grant for Sabrina Oliveira

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Sabrina Oliveira received a prestigious Starting Grant from the European Research Council. This 1.5 M€ grant is intended for excellent research proposals from young scientists, to help them to achieve independence and build their own research teams. The grant will allow Sabrina Oliveira to expand her current line of research which is mainly focused on … Read more

Control of microtubule organization and dynamics: two ends in the limelight

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Akhmanova A, Steinmetz MO. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2015 Dec;16(12):711-26. doi: 10.1038/nrm4084. Review Microtubules have fundamental roles in many essential biological processes, including cell division and intracellular transport. They assemble and disassemble from their two ends, denoted the plus end and the minus end. Significant advances have been made in our understanding of microtubule … Read more

BioImaging Utrecht – Image Contest 2015

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For the fourth year the Bio-Imaging Utrecht workgroup organizes a microscope image competition. The focus of this competition is to show that microscopic images often not only have scientific value but also an artistic value, the images will be judged on their visual effect. Any microscope image can participate in the competition. We have two categories: … Read more

Image analysis for beginners using ImageJ

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Image analysis for beginners using ImageJ (free multiplatform software) Tuesday October 13th David de Wied building, room 042         If you want to start using ImageJ/FIJI and have no clue where to begin. Or you just started using it and got stuck. During the hands-on session our experts will guide you through … Read more

Controlling organelle transport and positioning with light

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Optogenetic control of organelle transport and positioning. Petra van Bergeijk, Max Adrian, Casper C. Hoogenraad, Lukas C. Kapitein. Nature DOI: doi.org/10.1038/nature14086 http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature14128.html http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature14086.html Proper positioning of organelles by cytoskeleton-based motor proteins underlies cellular events such as signaling, polarization, and growth. For many organelles, however, the precise connection between position and function has remained unclear, because … Read more