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Biochemical Society @biochemsoc.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Visiting from Sydney, we were honoured to present Renae Ryan with the 2025 International Award today! Renae closed out the Membrane Proteins Conference with her fascinating insights into the twisted link between glutamate transporters and Episodic Ataxia.

Professor Renae Ryan, University of Sydney (left) and Professor Steve Busby, University of Birmingham (right) stood in front of a Biochemical Society banner promoting advanced molecular bioscience, holding an award plaque.

Professor Renae Ryan, University of Sydney holding their award stood beside a presentation slide titled about glutamate transporter and episodic ataxia research.

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Biochemical Society @biochemsoc.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Congratulations to Doryen Bubeck who was presented with the 2026 GlaxoSmithKline Award at Membrane Proteins Conference today! Doryen's research into the membrane attack complex has opened new lines of investigation into the importance of lipids in immune homeostasis

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Professor Doryen Bubeck (left) and Professor Alan Goddard (right)

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Phill Stansfeld @pstansfeld.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Thanks for visiting @figlegend.bsky.social. Safe travels back to Singapore.

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davidroper2.bsky.social @davidroper2.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Last Friday Phill Stansfeld & I played host to Dr Shu Sin Chng from National University of Singapore on his latest research in Gram negative bacterial membrane biogenesis, a core aspect of joint interests relevant to discovery of next generation antibiotics and combating the rise of AMR

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Marc van der Kamp @marcvanderkamp.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Registration is open for the #CCPBioSim Annual Conference, 6-8 July, Bristol, UK! See: www.ccpbiosim.ac.uk/bristol2026 Delighted to be hosting the conference @bristoluni.bsky.social, with the theme "Biomolecular simulation across scales, for understanding and design" #compchem #compbio #biodesign

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CCPBioSim Annual Conference

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Séamus Holden 🔬🦠🧫 @seamusholden.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

SAVE THE DATE! The next instalment of the long-running Bacterial and Archaeal Cell Division Conference will take place at www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels..., Italy from the 20th to 23rd of April 2027. Organisers: me, @s-lab.bsky.social, @awehenkel.bsky.social. More info soon. #MicroSky

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Phill Stansfeld @pstansfeld.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Should be a great meeting - Link here: www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f...

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Lorraine Reese @lorraine-reese.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Internationally renowned as one of the leaders in neurotransmitter transport research, don't miss Professor Renae Ryan (@renaeryan.bsky.social) present her #BiochemSoc International Award Lecture at Membrane #Proteins Conference 2026! 🧪

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Biochemical Society @biochemsoc.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Save £100 if you book your place for Membrane Proteins Conference before 7 January 2026. Taking place on 7–9 April 2026 in Birmingham, don’t miss the chance to listen to expert researchers discussing membrane proteins in diverse biological processes. 🧪 ow.ly/rhHJ50XNBLI

Attendees networking for the graphic promoting the Membrane Proteins Conference in Birmingham, April 2026, hosted by the Biochemical Society.

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Phill Stansfeld @pstansfeld.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

🌟 New Tool Alert!  We present MemPrO – a toolkit for orienting and building membrane protein systems:  ✅ Membrane protein orientation  ✅ Mixed membrane building  ✅ Double membranes & curvature  ✅ Peptidoglycan cell wall support 🔗 github.com/pstansfeld/mempro  📖 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

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MemPrO: A Predictive Tool for Membrane Protein Orientation

Membrane proteins play a vital role in numerous cellular processes, including ion transport, intercellular communication, and antibiotic resistance. Ensuring their accurate orientation within lipid bi...

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Chris Mulligan @chrismulligan.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

🚨My lab is hiring a postdoc!🚨 If you’re interested in working out the mechanism and physiological impact of bacterial lipid transport processes then please apply! Job advert is here: tinyurl.com/4swddfda Get in touch by email (c.mulligan@kent.ac.uk) for informal enquiries Please repost! Thanks!

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Vasileios Petrou @vasileiospetrou.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Congratulations to the entire team, including lead author Khuram Ashraf and our excellent collaborators @pstansfeld.bsky.social (and team) and Jason Kaelber. The original preprint thread with additional information is here: bsky.app/profile/vasi...

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Phill Stansfeld @pstansfeld.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Kat Blow has developed CCD2MD, a suite of packages for preparing co-folded outputs for MD simulations. Created for protein–lipid interactions in integral membrane proteins, it also works for peripheral and lipid-anchored proteins too. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.... github.com/keb721/ccd2md

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CCD2MD: A Suite of Packages for Preparing Co-Folded Outputs for Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Protein–lipid interactions play a crucial role in the stability and function of membrane proteins. While experimental approaches to characterize these interactions in a native-like membrane environmen...

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Phill Stansfeld @pstansfeld.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Biochemical Society's Membrane Protein Conference 7–9 April 2026 Birmingham, UK | Leonardo Royal Hotel - Abstracts welcome for talks & posters - Bursaries available! - Register & submit here: www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f... #MembraneProteins #CallForAbstracts @biochemsoc.bsky.social

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Phill Stansfeld @pstansfeld.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Fantastic WEHeraeus symposium at the Bad Honnef Physikzentrum, perfectly organised by @djanuliene.bsky.social and @arnemoeller.bsky.social. Thank you for the invitation.

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Phill Stansfeld @pstansfeld.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Józef Lewandowski and I have a JPIAMR-funded Postdoctoral position available. We are seeking a candidate to study antibiotic interactions with bacterial membranes using MD Simulations. The successful applicant will be part of a larger consortium of academic and industrial partners. bit.ly/3TVs74O

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Research Fellow (110633-0625) - University of Warwick

Title: Research Fellow (110633-0625). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Fixed Term

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Robin Corey @robincorey.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Check out our new paper with Michael Landreh, @pstansfeld.bsky.social and others in @elife.bsky.social : Engineering cardiolipin binding to an artificial membrane protein reveals determinants for lipid-mediated stabilization doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

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Engineering cardiolipin binding to an artificial membrane protein reveals determinants for lipid-mediated stabilization

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Melissa Webby @melissawebby.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

You or someone you know interested in cell envelopes and getting a PhD? Come join me warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa... or have a look at some of the other fantastic projects on offer @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social

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Phill Stansfeld @pstansfeld.bsky.social · 13/10/2023

🚨Job Alert🚨 As part of our BBSRC sLoLa award, David Roper, @seamusholden.bsky.social and I have three 5-year PDRA positions available. Each is individually tailored to our groups, but will be part of the larger interdisciplinary team; also including Stephen Cochrane's group at QUB: t.co/alJ0re8BBh

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3 x Research Fellow positions available to work on collaborative project - Coventry

3 x Research Fellow positions available to work on collaborative project between the Roper, Holden & Stansfeld laboratories at the School of Life S...

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