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Jonny Nixon-Abell

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Group Leader @TheCIMR. Organelle Interactions and dynamics in neurons. Wellcome CDA Fellow. prev: @NIH, @UCL, @HHMIJanelia. 🧠+🔬 (AbellJonny on X) www.cimr.cam.ac.uk/staff/dr-jonatho…

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Jonny Nixon-Abell @abelljonny.bsky.social · 9h
Thank you again to the fantastic speakers and attendees at the 2026 @biochemsoc.bsky.social MCS conference! We survived some dicey transport and an epic powercut but you all persevered and made this a really memorable meeting..also thanks to Joe, Sabrina and Manue for being such great coorganisers!🙏
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Snezhka Oliferenko @alebenoit.bsky.social · 11h
Guys! @jbahler.bsky.social and I are recruiting a PhD student in this round - if you know great undergrads or Masters students please tell them about us! And Crick in general, of course ;) Thank you!!
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Biochemical Society @biochemsoc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Day Two of Membrane Contact Sites in Cellular Homeostasis explored the diverse roles of membrane contact sites, from plasma membrane and peroxisome interactions to ER and endolysosomal pathways. A great day of research, discussion and networking across the field.
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Biochemical Society @biochemsoc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Membrane Contact Sites in Cellular Homeostasis 2026 has officially wrapped. Thank you to our programme coordinators and delegates for the insightful discussions, new connections and outstanding science throughout the meeting.
Group photo at event
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Birol Cabukusta @birolcabukusta.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Just back from an incredible meeting at an amazing location in Chepstow! 🇬🇧 Membrane Contact Sites in Cellular Homeostasis by @biochemsoc.bsky.social featured truly outstanding science. 🧬 A huge thanks to the organising team for putting together such a great event! ✨ #BiochemEvent
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Michael Way @drmichaelway.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Arp2/3 iso-complexes strike again! Axonal actin ring assembly and maintenance involves different iso-complexes that change expression during neuronal maturation 🎉 Great collaboration with Ana Rita Costa & Monica Sousa @ i3S in Porto www.i3s.up.pt/research-gro... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Distinct Arp2/3 isocomplexes drive axonal actin ring assembly and integrity
The actin-related protein 2/3 (Arp2/3) complex is a central nucleator of branched actin filaments, essential for numerous cellular processes. Using superresolution imaging, we demonstrate that Arp2/3 ...
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José Díaz Maldonado @josediazm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Local translation couples synaptic activity to mitochondrial adaptation in dendrites www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Local translation couples synaptic activity to mitochondrial adaptation in dendrites
Neurons rely on localized protein synthesis to rapidly adapt synaptic function to activity, yet how dendritic translation regulates mitochondrial remodeling during synaptic plasticity remains poorly u...
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Jonny Nixon-Abell @abelljonny.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Congrats Daniel and co! Super cool to see this out
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Multi-organelle signatures map cell-state diversity and metabolic adaptation in tissues
Cell-state diversity drives tissue adaptability, repair, and disease resilience, but capturing this complexity is a challenge. Current approaches rely on transcriptional profiling and overlook organel...
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Justin Taraska @taraska.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The Biophysical Society Membrane Fusion, Fission, and Traffic Subgroup is hosting an exciting set of 4 virtual talks on Wednesday September 16th starting at 1 pm Eastern Time on clathrin structure and dynamics. Please join! www.biophysics.org/outreach/sub...
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Liz Miller @lizmillercu.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
*JobAlert* One more week to apply for a post-doc position in my lab at Dundee to study co-translational protein quality control of secretory and membrane proteins. This is a collaborative project with @kulathu.bsky.social and @zeqiraj.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSM201/p...
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant - UOD2336 at University of Dundee
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Postdoctoral Research Assistant - UOD2336 at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
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André Nadler @nadlerlab.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A good teaser for our recent story on lipid-protein interactions by @cookkate.bsky.social with really kind quotes by @jeremybaskin.bsky.social (Thanks!!)
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Jonny Nixon-Abell @abelljonny.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Fireworks = SMLM?!?🤓
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Jonny Nixon-Abell @abelljonny.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
MPhil student @n-al-dam.bsky.social made these AWESOME cards for us as leaving presents 🤓🤓🤓! It’s been great having you in the lab Nabil and thanks for all your hard work and excellent contributions!! 🙏
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Robert Arkowitz @robertarkowitz.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
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Ire1 membrane stress responses support cell growth upon disruptions in inter-organelle contacts
Disruptions in inter-organelle contacts result in membrane lipid homeostasis defects that ultimately impair cellular function and viability. Yet, essential responses to membrane lipid imbalances remai...
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Liz Miller @lizmillercu.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Job alert! I'm recruiting a new post-doc to work on mechanisms of co-translational quality control in the ER. Looking for expertise in ribosome biology and yeast genetics/cell biology. Please reach out to me with any questions. www.dundee.ac.uk/work-for-us/...
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant - UOD2336
Closing date: Thursday 27 August 2026, 23:59
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Jonny Nixon-Abell @abelljonny.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🚨🚨Final reminder for abstract submission deadline next Tuesday (28th)! Please RT 🙏
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Ricardo Henriques @henriqueslab.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🚀🔬 Can cell shape, signal and movement tell us about a cell's future? #DeepLearning studies now predict cell fate from #microscopy. Together w Rita, @mariodelr.bsky.social, @inesmcunha.bsky.social, @juliettegriffie.bsky.social + @guijacquemet.bsky.social👇 www.preprints.org/manuscript/202607.1414/v1
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Jonny Nixon-Abell @abelljonny.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Reminder all that the deadline for sign up and abstract submissions is July 28th!!
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Ishier Raote @ishier.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Exciting preprint from @hessofarhan.bsky.social! Mechanical stress has a new sensor! IRE1 detects ER membrane tension and drives protein synthesis independently of its canonical UPR role, reshaping cell and organelle mechanobiology. www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-1...
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Mechanosensing at the endoplasmic reticulum by IRE1
Sensing and integration of mechanical forces in eukaryotic cells have largely been attributed to the plasma membrane and the nucleus. Here, we identify the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) as an autonomous ...
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Stella Hurtley @smhsci.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Last chance to apply for Associate or Senior Editor in Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine for Science magazine @science.org jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/679035/a...
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Associate or Senior Editor - Washington D.C., Cambridge, UK job with American Association for the Advancement of Science | 679035
Join the editorial team at Science! We are seeking a full time Associate or Senior Editor
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Jeremy Baskin @jeremybaskin.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Thrilled to share this #lipidtime mechanism story in @jcb.org where, led by Shiying Huang and in collaboration with Tamas Balla’s lab, we uncover plasticity in phospholipid metabolism to preserve plasma membrane identity and integrity in the face of disease-relevant perturbations!
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Jez Carlton @jezcarlton.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Great collaboration with @adrianisaacs.bsky.social showing coordinated role for FTD/ALS proteins CHMP2B and ANXA11 in membrane repair! Well done Catherine Heffner, Georgina Starling, Lorian Cobra Straker and Pippa Hawes! @crick.ac.uk, @ukdri.ac.uk, @kingslsm.bsky.social. www.cell.com/developmenta...
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The ALS- and FTD-associated proteins annexin A11 and CHMP2B act sequentially in plasma membrane repair
Heffner et al. show that ANXA11 and CHMP2B, proteins encoded by ALS- and FTD-risk genes, are sequentially recruited to sites of plasma membrane damage. Membrane repair involves ANXA11-positive plug fo...
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Your periodic reminder that the non-profit publisher @biologists.bsky.social funds grants that support meetings in the areas of its journals: @jcellsci.bsky.social @dev-journal.bsky.social @jexpbiol.bsky.social @dmmjournal.bsky.social 1/2 🧪 www.biologists.com/grants/scien...
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Scientific Meeting Grants
Our grants support and encourage the sharing of knowledge throughout the community by facilitating international collaboration, event attendance and the organisation of scientific meetings, conference...
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Jonny Nixon-Abell @abelljonny.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Niceeee!!
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Vanni Lab at UNIFR, Switzerland @labvanni.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
This amazing work by @danialv.bsky.social and Bodan Hu is now out in peer-reviewed form at @cp-cell.bsky.social with a lot of new simulations! Check it out if interested in lipid transport!
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Jonny Nixon-Abell @abelljonny.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Today is bittersweet as we have to say goodbye to the amazingly talented Priyanka Peres. Our first lab alumni who will be going on to do her PhD as a Clarendon Scholar at Oxford. Huge congrats Priyanka - you will do great things and will be sorely missed @thecimr.bsky.social 🙏
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Jonny Nixon-Abell @abelljonny.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
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Dysregulation of autophagosome–mitochondria contacts contributes to autophagy dysfunction and neurodegeneration in tauopathy | PNAS
Mitochondria (Mito) engage in extensive communication with other organelles through membrane contacts. Perturbed mitochondria–organelle interaction...
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Jonny Nixon-Abell @abelljonny.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Great opportunity for those looking for a PhD in synaptic biology and A-syn!
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Nature Cell Biology @natcellbio.nature.com · 01/06/2026
☕ @dr-downes.bsky.social et al. use in situ cryo-electron tomography and super-resolution fluorescence microscopy to define ER exit site architecture in unperturbed human cells. They visualize ribosome-exclusion zones enriched with COPII- and COPI-coated vesicles. bit.ly/3RGH6lp
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In situ cryo-ET defines the ultrastructure of ER exit sites in human cells - Nature Cell Biology
Downes et al. use in situ cryo-electron tomography and super-resolution fluorescence microscopy to define ER exit site architecture in unperturbed human cells. They visualize ribosome-exclusion zones ...
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Jonny Nixon-Abell @abelljonny.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Wow! It was not simple, but we managed to package and ship 3 confocal microscopes from @thecimr.bsky.social to the Sena Institute of Technology in Penyi, Ghana. A massive thanks to all the amazing people at CIMR who helped out, and can’t wait to see these scopes running and producing data at SIT!
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Jonny Nixon-Abell @abelljonny.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Really looking forward to this and can’t wait to visit @livuni-ismib.bsky.social !!
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Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Guess what neurobiology fans?!? Registration is open!! More info on the website neurobiouk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/registration #neurobiology #neurobiouk #neuronalcellbiology #molecularneurobiology #cellularneuroscience #neuroscience
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NeuroBioUK - Registration
Step 1: Register through our event page. All attendees should register to attend through our event page. Early bird registration deadline is the 17th of July (£35) and late registration deadline is th...
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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
That’s a wrap for #JCSimaging, organised by @franbottanelli.bsky.social, @guijacquemet.bsky.social, @drmichaelway.bsky.social & Giulia Zanetti. Thanks to everyone who joined us and made the conference such a wonderful community event. journals.biologists.com/jcs
A large group of people standing on grass looking up to the photographer. At the top of the picture: Imaging Cell Dynamics 11-14 May 2026, Montanyà Hotel, Catalonia, Spain and the logo from Journal of Cell Science.
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UK Dementia Research Institute @ukdri.ac.uk · 01/05/2026
Could we boost the nervous system's ability to repair damaged brain cells?🔬 New research by Dr Jobert Vargas and Prof Giampetro Schiavo (UK DRI at UCL) in collaboration with Dr Andrea Serio (UK DRI at King’s), uncovers key insight into how human neurons can be repaired. ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is very proud to announce Dr. Maria Ioannou, from the University of Alberta, has been awarded the CAN 2026 New Investigator Award View her profile: can-acn.org/awards/new-i...
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Maria Ioannou wins the 2026 CAN New Investigator Award for groundbreaking research on lipid metabolism in the brain – Canadian Association for Neuroscience
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Jonny Nixon-Abell @abelljonny.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Neat!
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Sinem Saka @sinemsaka.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Spectral multiplexing is typically limited to 4-5 channels. Our new preprint introduces a framework that utilizes DNA barcoding and signal tuning to enable robust spectral unmixing and ground-truth benchmarking to achieve 15-plex subcellular profiling without cycling www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Andrew Tosolini @andrewtosolini.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Congrats to Jobert, Anna-Leigh, and Kai on showing how #BDNF amplifies #transcription, coordinates #RNA dynamics, and spatially regulates the #phosphoproteome. Beautiful cover art too! @jamessleigh.bsky.social @frattalab.bsky.social @uclqsion.bsky.social
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor coordinates neuron-intrinsic programs to enhance axonal regeneration in human motor neurons
BDNF promotes axon-regenerative gene expression, RNA metabolism, and kinase signaling in motor neurons.
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Jonny Nixon-Abell @abelljonny.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Little nudge that early Bird discounts still on for this so if you're planning on coming, would recommend applying asap!
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Jonny Nixon-Abell @abelljonny.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Congrats folks! Another fabulous approach! 🤩
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Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · 18/03/2026
Mechanoresilience of #lysosomes conferred by TMEM63A. New study from Angelina S. Kim, Jing Ze Wu, Ruiqi Cai, and Spencer A. Freeman @sickkidsto.bsky.social: rupress.org/jcb/article/... #Membrane #lipid #Organelles #Immunology #Metabolism
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Cahir O'Kane @cahirokane.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
These Bridge-like lipid transfer proteins are so amazing. Backward lipid flow from autophagosomes to ER through Atg2!
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Jonny Nixon-Abell @abelljonny.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
💡💡💡 I can testify, CIMR is an awesome place to start your lab. We are currently advertising Fellowship sponsorship for new group leaders...feel free to check out the link below and get in touch if you have any questions! Please RT!! www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Fellowship Sponsorship for New Group Leaders - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire job with University of Cambridge - Cambridge Institute for Medical Research | 12856122
Sponsorship of postdoctoral researchers interested in applying for career development fellowships to establish research independence.
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Jonny Nixon-Abell @abelljonny.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
A reminder to those interested to book a place! 🎉🎉
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Ali Twelvetrees @dozenoaks.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Save the date for #NeuroBioUK26 Do you like neurons? Maybe glia? Molecules? Cell biology? - The venue is booked and we are excited to see you and your incredible science there on the 11th of September! Please do join our email list to stay up to date. neurobiouk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk
An image montage advertising NeuroBioUK - 11th of September 2026 in York. The image is York cathedral superimposed over a fluorescent cortex mouse section coloured to look a bit like a dawn sky.
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Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · 05/03/2026
Hoi1 targets BLTP2 to ER–PM contact sites to regulate #lipid homeostasis. New study from Samantha K. Dziurdzik, Vaishnavi Sridhar, Elizabeth Conibear @lizconibear.bsky.social and colleagues (University of British Columbia): rupress.org/jcb/article/... #Genetics #MembraneContactSites #ER_literature
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Al Jord Lab @aljordlab.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Last week, our team joined the @embo.org Workshop “Intracellular Mechanics & Organelle Mechanobiology” at @icfo.eu 🔬 Great talks, inspiring conversations, and fresh ideas for our projects! 💪 #Biology #Barcelona #EMBO @adelaljord.bsky.social @pierre-bercier.bsky.social @crg.eu @prbb.org
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Aydin Lab @aydinlab.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Join us for a great session @asbmb.bsky.social annual meeting tomorrow. Our session starts at 9:30 am!
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Fran Bottanelli @franbottanelli.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
This is happening tomorrow! Looking forward to seeing all the #membranes enthusiasts on zoom!
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Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · 26/02/2026
Dziurdzik, Sridhar, Conibear et al. identify a conserved adaptor that recruits BLTP2-like proteins to ER–plasma membrane contacts by binding helical projections on their lipid transfer channel to maintain #lipid homeostasis. rupress.org/jcb/article/... #MembraneContactSites #ER_literature
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