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Verena Cmentowski @vcmentowski.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Feeling truly honored to receive the Otto Hahn Medal from the @maxplanck.de ! Huge thanks to my mentor @andrea-musacchio.bsky.social for his continuous guidance and support over the years. It has been a pleasure working with you.

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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Gina Simon, Doris Hellerschmied @hellerschmiedlab.bsky.social and colleagues @unidue-zmb.bsky.social dissect stress-induced proteome remodelling at the Golgi–endosome interface. Highlight: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/... Article: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Figure showing that FAM129A localises to the secretory pathway during stress.

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Carter Lab @carter-lab.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Excited to share our work on the structure and function of cytoplasmic lattices within mouse embryos. A collaborative effort with @niakanlab.bsky.social and work led by @kashishsingh.bsky.social and @inaharasimov.bsky.social . It is now out on BioRxiv: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Surrey Lab @surreylab.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

And Zoë from our lab defended her PhD! 🎉 She’s been uncovering microtubule organization and mitotic spindle assembly using a little pet she created: the spider kinesin 🕷️ What, you’ve never heard of it? Stay tuned for what’s coming next! Congratulations Zoë!!! 👏🎓

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Verena Cmentowski @vcmentowski.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Big thanks to Iva Tolić‬ @ivatolic.bsky.social and Nenad Pavin for once again organizing such a fantastic conference with inspiring science and great discussions in beautiful Croatia. #SpindleCroatia2026

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GBM (Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie) @gbmev.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

The 2026 Otto Warburg Medal winner Maya Schuldiner received the medal from @volkerhaucke-lab.bsky.social after a moving laudatio by Christian Ungermann Thanks to @elsevierconnect.bsky.social for the continuous support!

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CRC 1430 @crc1430.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Big congrats to our SFB alumna @vcmentowski.bsky.social on receiving the Bayer Pharmaceuticals PhD Award! Her work (previously also conducted in @andrea-musacchio.bsky.social's lab) reveals how CENP-E orchestrates kinetochore corona assembly and links it to mitotic checkpoint signaling. 🎉

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Hellerschmied Lab @hellerschmiedlab.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Congratulations @vcmentowski.bsky.social! Well-deserved award for an excellent PhD work performed in the @andrea-musacchio.bsky.social lab. @imprs-lm.bsky.social @crc1430.bsky.social

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Verena Cmentowski @vcmentowski.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Honored to receive the Bayer Pharmaceuticals PhD Award of the @gbmev.bsky.social at this year’s Mosbach Symposium an inspiring meeting with great science and discussions. Very grateful to my PhD supervisor @andrea-musacchio.bsky.social for his excellent mentorship and support throughout the journey.

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Max Haase @maxhaase.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Our paper is now out in Nature: “Ancient co-option of LTR retrotransposons as yeast centromeres” www.nature.com/articles/s41... A short thread on how retrotransposons helped give rise to yeast point centromeres. 1/14

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Ancient co-option of LTR retrotransposons as yeast centromeres - Nature

Evolutionarily related ‘proto-point’ centromeres providing resolution to the evolutionary origins of point centromeres are identified in yeast, and comparison shows they evolved in an ancestor with re...

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Verena Cmentowski @vcmentowski.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Excited to share our new paper! 🎉 The BUB1 and BUBR1 paralogs scaffold the kinetochore fibrous corona www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Very thankful to @andrea-musacchio.bsky.social for his mentorship and support over the years.

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The BUB1 and BUBR1 paralogs scaffold the kinetochore fibrous corona

The kinetochore fibrous corona docks on CENP-E and a second elusive receptor identified as the checkpoint protein BUB1.

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Hellerschmied Lab @hellerschmiedlab.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Very happy to see our contribution to a better understanding of Hsp70/90 #chaperones online! Congrats and a big thank you to all co-authors, collaborators and reviewers! #proteostasis @poepsel-lab.bsky.social @crc1430.bsky.social @unidue-zmb.bsky.social

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DivIDE conference @divide-conference.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Last chance to register for the 3rd DivIDE conference in sunny Barcelona @crg.eu! 🚨With 20+ selected talks and travel grants for three outstanding junior scientists a great opportunity for young researchers! 🔗 Learn more & register: www.divide-conference.com 📅 Registration Deadline: July 13, 2025

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DivIDE conference @divide-conference.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

🚀 Registration is officially OPEN! 🚀 Join us for the 3rd DivIDE Conference from 22–25 September 2025 in sunny Barcelona ☀️. An inspiring line-up of speakers awaits — reserve your spot and help spread the word! Follow the link for early bird registration: forms.creacongresos.com/DivIDE/

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Surrey Lab @surreylab.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

🚀 Ready for inspiring talks, sunshine, and great company in Barcelona from 22–25 September 2025? Don’t miss your chance to be part of it! Sign up here: forms.creacongresos.com/DivIDE/

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Verena Cmentowski @vcmentowski.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Curious about how cells divide? 🚨Join us in Barcelona for the 3rd DivIDE Conference!🚨

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DivIDE conference @divide-conference.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

We are delighted to announce that the 3rd DivIDE Conference will take place from 22–25 September 2025 with a fantastic lineup of speakers. Registration opens soon - stay tuned and help us spread the word! We are looking forward to meet many of you in Barcelona! ☀️

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Andrea Musacchio @andrea-musacchio.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I gladly bring this meeting to your attention so that you can mark dates in your calendar in case your are interest. Additional information will follow. Please circulate if possible.

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