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Charlie Scarff @scarfflab.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

3.5 yr funded PhD studentship available in my lab October start. Exploring cardiac myosin modulators with cryoEM and mass spec. Get in touch if interested. Apply before 28th July. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Unravelling the mechanisms of action of cardiac myosin modulators in health and heart disease at University of Leeds on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Unravelling the mechanisms of action of cardiac myosin modulators in health and heart disease at University of Leeds, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

You can pry my em dashes — one of my favorite punctuation marks and one I often use — from my cold, dead keyboard.

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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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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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Ben Lane @lane-b.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Take a look at our new paper! We show that YbiO can achieve a conductance equivalent to MscL, the largest known gated ion channel. We also show the presence of several subconducting states. One state is consistent with a structure we determine using cryoEM. www.cell.com/structure/fu...

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The mechanosensitive channel YbiO has a conductance equivalent to the largest gated-pore

Lane et al. demonstrate that the mechanosensitive channel YbiO can achieve conductances equivalent to the largest gated-pore in nature when subjected to membrane tension. Single-channel analysis shows...

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Sophie Hesketh, PhD @soph-hesk.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Hi Folks! I'm actively seeking a new position, either in the UK/Europe or outside of the government in the US. Please share with whomever and pass the word along! 🙏 www.linkedin.com/posts/hesket...

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Sophie Hesketh on LinkedIn: #opentowork

Hi everyone! I'm actively seeking an academic or industrial position either back in the UK/Europe, or outside of the government in the US. I have strong…

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Naomi Pollock @naomilpollock.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

New job, new social media. I recently became a lecturer in Biosciences at Aston. I'm incredibly lucky to be associated with @astonaime.bsky.social and am looking forward to many new membrane protein adventures as I set up my lab for the first time.

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Steve Brohawn @stevebrohawn.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Preprint is up! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Trevor Docter + Ben Sorum found cannabinoids inhibit mechanosensitive K+ channels, including TRAAK mutants that cause epilepsy and FHEIG in humans. #ephys and #cryoem shows CBD competes with lipids to bind inside the channel cavity and block the pore.

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George Heath @georgerheath.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Please share, we have #PhD opportunities for anyone interested in filming the #Biophysics of life at the nanoscale. Full details at: heath-afm-lab.github.io/positions/ Projects based around developing and applying High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy methods to understand molecular dynamics.

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