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Maarten Kole appointed special professor in the Biophysics of complex cellular systems

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On May 1, 2014 De Stichting Physica appointed Maarten Kole special professor in the Biophysics of complex cellular systems. This chair is connected to the University of Utrecht.

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Microtubule minus-end binding protein CAMSAP2 controls axon specification and dendrite development

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Kah Wai Yau, Sam F.B. van Beuningen, Inês Cunha-Ferreira, Bas M.C. Cloin, Eljo Y. van Battum, Lena Will, Philipp Schätzle, Roderick P. Tas, Jaap van Krugten, Eugene A. Katrukha, Kai Jiang, Phebe S. Wulf, Marina Mikhaylova, Martin Harterink, R. Jeroen … Read more

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ERC Synergy Grant Akhmanova and Dogterom

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Anna Akhmanova and Marileen Dogterom aim to understand the basic principles of internal cell organization. This knowledge will eventually make it possible to control essential cellular processes such as cell movement and division. “If you want to manipulate cells, for … Read more

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ERC Consolidator Grant for Casper Hoogenraad

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The research group of Hoogenraad has recently developed new imaging tools to visualize and manipulate the cytoskeleton and transport components in living neurons. With the ERC grant they will focus on the changes that occur within the microtubule cytoskeleton during … Read more

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How botox binds to neurons

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Benoit RM, Frey D, Hilbert M, Kevenaar JT, Wieser MM, Stirnimann CU, McMillan D, Ceska T, Lebon F, Jaussi R, Steinmetz MO, Schertler GFX, Hoogenraad CC, Capitani G and Kammerer RA, Structural basis for recognition of synaptic vesicle protein 2C … Read more

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A Day in the Life of a Motor Protein

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A hyperactive kinesin causes the eye movement disorder CFEOM1

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van der Vaart B, van Riel WE, Doodhi H, Kevenaar JT, Katrukha EA, Gumy L, Bouchet BP, Grigoriev I, Spangler SA, Yu KL, Wulf PS, Wu J, Lansbergen G, van Battum EY, Pasterkamp RJ, Mimori-Kiyosue Y, Demmers J, Olieric N, … Read more

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ERC Starting Grant for Lukas Kapitein

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Lukas Kapitein received a prestigious Starting Grant from the European Research Council. This 1.5 M€ grant is intended for excellent researchers with innovative proposals.

The grant will allow Lukas Kapitein to expand the research of his lab on polarized transport … Read more

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