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Ian Collinson

@ianofbristol.bsky.social
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Dad, biochemist, allotmenteer (Metford Rd) 🍎🌶🥬🍆, cook, wildlife 📷, twitcher, 🏏 and 🏉 fan. Personal views only. See also @labcollinson.bsky.social for more science

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Ian Collinson @ianofbristol.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Nice one Emily!
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Ian Collinson @ianofbristol.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Apply here! meetings.embo.org/event/26-pro...
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Advances and new frontiers in protein translocation across membranes
The organization of cells into membrane-bound compartments is fundamental to life, requiring proteins to cross these barriers through highly specialized translocation systems. Understanding these pro…
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Ian Collinson @ianofbristol.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Protein Traffickers Deadline for @embo.org workshop abstract submission now extended-19th June. Spaces for short talks available Grants available for childcare and accessibility needs @biologists.bsky.social travel bursaries for students and early career scientists. Apply now and repost
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Ian Collinson @ianofbristol.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Protein Trafficking fans Deadline for @EMBO workshop abstract submission on Monday! Grants available for childcare and accessibility needs, as well as @Co_Biologists travel bursaries for students, postdocs and early career independent scientists. Apply now and spread the word
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Ian Collinson @ianofbristol.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Our latest paper is out now! Enjoy! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Transmembrane domain switching controls PINK1 import and fate in mitochondria - The EMBO Journal
Mitochondrial targeting of the PINK1 kinase results, under normal conditions, in membrane-potential-driven inner membrane penetration and cleavage by the resident protease PARL before retro-translocat...
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Ian Collinson @ianofbristol.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Attention Protein Trafficking fans Reminder of the upcoming @EMBO Workshop Grants available for childcare and accessibility needs, as well as @Co_Biologists travel bursaries for students, postdocs and early career independent scientists. Please apply and spread the word
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Ian Collinson @ianofbristol.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Protein trafficking and translocation fans Please register for the next @EMBO Workshop Sept 2026 -close to Girona/Barcelona Slots for short talks available! Come and tell the community about your research meetings.embo.org/event/26-prote… Deadline for abstracts 1st June Please retweet
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Ian Collinson @ianofbristol.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
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Ian Collinson @ianofbristol.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Are you involved in research in cellular protein transport? Then please apply to join us at the EMBO workshop on the Spanish coast close to Barcelona! meetings.embo.org/event/26-pro... And please repost!
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Advances and new frontiers in protein translocation across membranes
The organization of cells into membrane-bound compartments is fundamental to life, requiring proteins to cross these barriers through highly specialized translocation systems. Understanding these pro…
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Ian Collinson @ianofbristol.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Emily’s paper is available to peruse, check it out! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Ian Collinson @ianofbristol.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Happy Friday A raven on the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall
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Ian Collinson @ianofbristol.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Happy Friday! A marsh harrier over Hamm Wall yesterday evening 😊
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Ian Collinson @ianofbristol.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Happy Friday! A bittern across Adventurers’ Fen (Cambridgeshire)
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Grainger Lab @graingerlab.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
PhD projects available in our lab all listed in the below link. All focus on bacterial gene regulation, in the context of basic understanding, disease, or antibiotic resistance. Deadlines in January... www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywor...
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grainger birmingham PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
FindAPhD. Search Funded PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in grainger birmingham. Search for PhD funding, scholarships & studentships in the UK, Europe and around the world.
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Ian Collinson @ianofbristol.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Who likes my ‘Charles Dicken’s’ shoes? (my missus hates them 😂) #madetolast (1997)
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Peter Cullen @peterjcullen1.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Our latest paper with @brettcollins.bsky.social is on bioRxiv. Fantastic work driven by Carlos Anton-Plagaro with unbelievable help from Kai-en Chen in Brett’s lab. A data-rich study with lots of new insight into Retromer, Retriever and potential AD/PD connections. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Mapping the endosomal proximity proteome reveals Retromer as a hub for RAB GTPase regulation.
Endosomal retrieval and recycling of integral cargo proteins is essential for cell, tissue and organism-level development and homeostasis and is orchestrated through a specialised retrieval sub-domain...
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James Gahan @jgahan.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
We are hiring a lecturer in Biochemistry. This is an attractive position which is permanent and I would love to see another chromosome or evolutionary biologist join us! Drop me a message if you have questions :) t.co/4XhvY7k0Qy
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https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKR867/lecturer-in-biochemistry
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Ian Collinson @ianofbristol.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Happy Friday! A Dartford Warbler (Isle of Purbeck)
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Daniela Barillà @danielabarilla.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Can colleagues amplify this appeal to journals and journal editors to open accounts on Bluesky, please? @MicrobioSoc @TrendsMicrobiol @CellCellPress @JBacteriology @jbiolchem @Nature @ScienceMagazine @PNASNews @MolMicroEditors @NAR_Open @NatureMicrobiol @NatureComms @ASMicrobiology 🙏 🦠🧪🧫🧬
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Ian Collinson @ianofbristol.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Great opportunity here folks
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Ian Collinson @ianofbristol.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Happy Friday! A red squirrel on Brownsea Island
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Carter Lab @carter-lab.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
As my lab's first post on Bluesky. If you are a UK Structural Biologist please come to our one day meeting on Friday 6th December Lots of talk slots to be selected from abstracts. Deadline for abstracts is TOMORROW: Friday 15th Nov. bit.ly/4fDEqfZ
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Ian Collinson @ianofbristol.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Want to study towards a PhD uncovering new mechanisms underlying Parkinson’s disease? As part of our commitment to inclusivity @BristolUni are offering fully funded PhDs (+ stipend) for Black British applicants. dm me if you’re interested in joining us. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage - Alternative mitochondrial destinations of PINK1 and its role in Parkinso...
PhD Project - Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage - Alternative mitochondrial destinations of PINK1 and its ro...
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