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Iso Hirst @isobelhirst.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

I’m very happy to share my first paper on the effects of AWI interactions and flexibility on SPA data quality! Thank you to everyone on the team 🤩 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Untangling the effects of flexibility and the AWI in cryoEM sample preparation: A case study using KtrA

Single particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) is a powerful tool for elucidating the structures of biological macromolecules without requiring cry…

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Rafeeque Mavoor @rafeequemavoor.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

🧵5 Top Free Alternatives to BioRender for Scientific Illustrations! These five websites offer free scientific illustrations for biologists. Great for presentations, research papers and other research communication needs. Save and share the post!

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Kasia Hammond @kasiahammond.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Looking for something else to do after a day at #UKREiiF? Pint of Science is running events in pubs across Leeds from 19th-21st May. Hear about the research taking place here, all whilst supporting local venues and a not-for-profit organisation! pintofscience.co.uk/events/leeds #pint25

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Astbury Biostructure Laboratory @astbury-bsl.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Exciting to see our time-resolved #cryoEM device developed by @stemuench.bsky.social & colleagues in action at the CCPEM Spring Symposium! Brilliant talk by @scarfflab.bsky.social showing how it helped to visualize the elusive actomyosin primed complex & demonstrate the swinging lever mechanism.

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Ste Muench @stemuench.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

I started on this around 2006 so only taken 20 years! The project itself started over 30 years ago. Great to finally see the elusive structure.

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Ben Lane @lane-b.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

📢 Just over 3 weeks left to apply for a 4-year funded PhD position at @astonaime.bsky.social for October 2025. Come study protein-lipid interactions in mechanosensitive channels with me, Dr. Alice Rothnie, and Prof. Corinne Spickett 📢 📅 Application deadline: 7th April 2025 tinyurl.com/4arujyaw

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Investigation of lipid-protein interactions within mechanosensitive ion channels at Aston University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Investigation of lipid-protein interactions within mechanosensitive ion channels at Aston University, listed on FindAPhD.com

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ABC2025 @abcmeeting.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

We had an amazing time with the ABC family and already miss you all! Can’t wait to hear your exciting talks, have great discussions, and hit the slopes of the Alps again. #ABC2025 See you next time!🗻⛷️🚠🧬🧫🧪💙

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ABC2025 @abcmeeting.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Now we are moving into the plant world 🌿 Arabidopsis alone has 130 ABCs, a third of which are ABCGs... 😍 Peng Zhang presenting on the magical amd mysterious world of plant hormone transport

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Dovile Januliene @djanuliene.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Don‘t mix Jena with Vienna! Ute @hellmichgroup.bsky.social is revealing the mystery of allosteric nucleotide sensing in ABC transporters at #ABC2025

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Ben Lane @lane-b.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

📢 4-year funded PhD opportunity at the Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence, starting in October 2025. The project will focus on studying protein-lipid interactions in mechanosensitive channels📢 📅 Application deadline: 7th April 2025 @astonaime.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4arujyaw

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Investigation of lipid-protein interactions within mechanosensitive ion channels at Aston University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Investigation of lipid-protein interactions within mechanosensitive ion channels at Aston University, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Naomi Pollock @naomilpollock.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

The Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) is advertising PhD projects across membrane biochemistry, biophysics, polymer chemistry and biotechnology. Please spread the word. So much exciting research going on here. No better place to be for membrane lovers! www.aston.ac.uk/graduate-sch...

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Foteini Bifsa @foteinibifsa.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Another end-of-the-month clean up of Astbury level 6 unearths chemicals older than all of us 😮‍💨

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Naomi Pollock @naomilpollock.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

If you're interested in membrane protein research and don't know where to start, or if you want to build your skills and your network, consider our upcoming workshop! We have talks and practical sessions on everything from detergents to solid-state NMR.

6th UK workshop on membrane proteins, 14-16th April 2025, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
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Register online: bit.ly/6th-Membrane-Proteins
Early bird deadline 14/02/2025

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Tharushi Wijesiriwardena 🧬🔬 @tharushi.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

The first of my Masters papers was published last week in Nature Scientific Reports! Thank you to my Masters supervisor and co-first author @snowentific.bsky.social, all coauthors, PI @stemuench.bsky.social , & all my lovely people in the Muench lab &co. Miss you all! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Cell-free expression and SMA copolymer encapsulation of a functional receptor tyrosine kinase disease variant, FGFR3-TACC3 - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Cell-free expression and SMA copolymer encapsulation of a functional receptor tyrosine kinase disease variant, FGFR3-TACC3

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The Asbury Centre @astburycentre.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

👋👋 Hi everyone! The Astbury Centre is now on Bluesky. Follow along for updates about exciting Astbury Centre science. For now, we have put together a starter pack of members of the Astbury Centre community.

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