Anne Straube

NEWS: @anne.mechanochemistry.org and I are the new Joint Directors of the Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology (CMCB) at Warwick @mechanochemistry.org We thank @rob.mechanochemistry.org who has been at the helm of CMCB since its inception. Looking forward to more exciting science in the future.

I know for a fact that this list is 100% human-generated! For that reason, there are almost certainly some excellent research that I've missed.... Drop me a message if you have any suggestions that I should add to the list.

So great to see badass dynein assembly man Girish Mali @dyneinassembly.bsky.social amongst the Lister Prize winners joining our small but amazing motors subgroup with @simonbullock11.bsky.social @markdodding.bsky.social Viki Allan @susanagodinho.bsky.social Looking forward to seeing all in September

New preprint! In collaboration with the Steinmetz Lab at PSI we report cryo-EM structures of microtubules at up to 1.9 Å (!) resolution & in different nucleotide state mimics, suggesting a mechanism for lattice-induced GTP hydrolysis and why it leads to catastrophe: tinyurl.com/7cjrf863

We are more than delighted to welcome our new #ListerPrize2026 Fellows! These eight inspiring researchers are set to pursue ambitious biomedical science, thanks to our flexible funding. Bravo! 👏 Meet the new #ListerFellows (read thread) and repost ⤵️ lister-institute.org.uk/news/our-lis...

I also learned today the modern way of taking decisions in Germany. Is it worrying if you are chuffed about a positive response from a beer bottle?

Immensely enjoying #EESMicrotubules Great science, the best people, gorgeous sunsets and fireflies dancing in the forest...

Our latest review is out. We take a deep dive into the human mutations in microtubule motors that drive devastating neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases. Taking in motor protein biophysics, animal models of disease as well as patient phenotypes. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

We were struggling with wiggling neurites on our long term imaging data and the poor existing plugins to deal with them, until I thought "let's ask Eugene about it". Lo and behold, he just made the perfect plugin for dynamic kymograph generation!

📢 We are looking for a Junior Group Leader to join us at @institutcurie.bsky.social! Having joined the department just over a year ago, I can honestly say that it is an exceptionally stimulating and supportive scientific environment, filled with outstanding colleagues — all in the heart of Paris.

Aga Kendrick and I are co-chairing a session, “Intracellular Transport Logistics across Scales” at #CellBio2026, December 12-16, in San Diego this year! 🔬🌞 Abstract deadline for talks is JUNE 9. To be considered for our session, select “Cytoskeleton and Motility” as a topic area. See you there!

The Thermo Fisher situation keeps getting worse. We've now collected 450+ problematic images presented as verification data in TF's antibody catalog. This includes: 🖌️ Dozens more images with duplications or painting 🖨️ Hundreds of blots that all share the same background (behold slideshow below)

Paying peer reviewers works. Expanded Fast & Fair experiment @biologyopen.bsky.social: • 5.5 vs 37.7 working days to decision with reviews • ~3 vs ~9 reviewer invitations per manuscript • no reduction in editor-assessed review quality • similar acceptance rates www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Beautiful day for some orienteering at Teifi Pools

The EMBO Lab Leadership for #Postdocs online course running 16–18 June still has places open. Three days on the people side of running research: - interpersonal skills - tools for your development - clearer communication Sign up here: www.embolableadership.org/course/embol... #EMBOLabLead

3i Ltd is looking for a Technical Support Specialist to join its team in London, England. The ideal candidate has earned a bachelor's degree and has experience with optics. Familiarity with multiphoton, confocal, imaging analysis, advanced microscopy and fluorescent microscopy is preferred. 1/n

'Endosomal-lysosomal network dysfunction in neurodegeneration'. 13 speaker slots for selected posters. Session chair slots. Keynotes, Frances Platt + Volker Haucke. Colworth Medal Ben Ryskeldi-Falcon. Discussion panels + more. SUPER EARLY DEADLINE 1st JUNE 2026. www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f...

How do #tubulin dimers assemble and disassemble to form the #microtubule #cytoskeleton? Our recent #cryo-EM structures, published in #ScienceAdvances, demonstrate the processes of tubulin biogenesis and degradation. Click on the video and link below to learn more! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Save the date for #NeuroBioUK26 Do you like neurons? Maybe glia? Molecules? Cell biology? - The venue is booked and we are excited to see you and your incredible science there on the 11th of September! Please do join our email list to stay up to date. neurobiouk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk

Another update in the 🥕 great carrot mystery🥕 @mechanochemistry.org Carrotface has assembled itself, taking over an office door. The new life form seems friendly, but does not make its intentions clear. Does it expect carrot cake sacrifices to remain friendly?

A mystery at @mechanochemistry.org ! There’s a carrot that is neatly placed in the corridor. None is admitting to owning it. How did it get here? Where will it go next? 🥕

Beautiful day on Burton Dasset hill

Huntingtin polyglutamine expansions misdirect axonal transport by perturbing motor and adaptor recruitment: iScience www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

We had a blast. Thanks to everyone who came and made this such a memorable event.

Have to feel for the grey eduWOSM. It's just so .. grey ..

Good morning! Day 2 of our Motors and Filaments meeting is under way.

Evening keynote from Rob Cross summarising 35 years of research to understand how kinesin walks along microtubules featuring the neck linker as position sensor, the load-dependence of dwell time and directionality of steps and the type of microtubule track.

Some poster session impressions from motors and filaments meeting

Come over to @mechanochemistry.org to follow our meeting on cytoskeletal filaments and motors and celebrate the scientific career of Rob Cross. Live posting from the event today and tomorrow.

Barely a week to go until our "Motors and Filaments" meeting. Programme is ready. Catering ordered. My 3d printer has been busy too: have a look into the mingle bingo and dinner quiz prizes box. tinyurl.com/mechanochemi...

Hope to see lots of microtubule friends in Heidelberg in June.

On April 28, we will come together for the next #DGZ Focus Workshop on #cellpolarity & #cellmigration, organized by Virginie Lecaudey & Markus Engstler. Talks by @srishti-rangarajan.bsky.social, @rocha-lab.bsky.social, @marta-shahbazi.bsky.social, @xaviertrepat.bsky.social. Join us!

Stunning day with blue sky and bluebells

A full, buzzing auditorium as EMBO / European Cytoskeleton Forum Workshop takes off in Paris.

Registration deadline for our motors and filaments meeting is tomorrow - not a 1st April joke! Thanks to our generous sponsors supporting sustainable scientific conference organisation @embo.org @biologists.bsky.social we also offer registration for a free livestream, supported by bsky discussions!

CMCB talk this morning featuring Isaac Wong as part of our ECR seminar series. We learned a lot about centrosome architecture and marvelled at high speed cytoplasmic flows in rectangular diatomes.

We're still accepting submissions for our upcoming special issue - Imaging Cell Architecture and Dynamics - which is being coordinated by @franbottanelli.bsky.social and Giulia Zanetti, working alongside our Editor @guijacquemet.bsky.social Deadline: 1 April journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/im...

BSCB members, you have ONE WEEK left to: - submit your summer studentship applications - submit you image competition entries - submit you science writing competition entries There are prizes to be won! All details on our website bscb.org Deadlines are 31st March

Indeed an exciting programme. Registration open for another two weeks. We are also able to accommodate a few late abstracts and bursary applications. If you would have usually gone to the UK microtubule meeting early May, come to Warwick instead. tinyurl.com/mechanochemi...

🌷Spring has sprung... and our website has had a refresh. The same #ListerPrize info. All those great stories about #ListerFellows. Just a new, clean look and feel. Go check it out! 👉 lister-institute.org.uk

Are you a budding science writer? ✍️ Then enter our science writing competition! Entries can be fiction or non-fiction. For more info and how to enter visit our website: bscb.org/competitions... Deadline 31st March

In our latest ‘Imaging spotlight’ we learn about ShapeSpaceExplorer, a tool for measuring cell shape of migrating cells, developed by Samuel Jefferyes, Anne Straube @annestraube.bsky.social and colleagues. focalplane.biologists.com/2026/02/05/i...