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When Science Meets Art: Reimagining Mitosis
A decade ago, artist Prof. Lucy Orta joined our lab and turned cell division into a work of her art. Results were quite impressive!
Lab Members Go Full Speed! 🏁
Our lab traded lab coats for helmets and hit the tracks in Coswig for a gokart showdown!
Our ALS Research Featured in Cell’s Top Papers of the Decade!
The 2015 FUS paper was recognized by Cell as one of the most impactful studies of the past decade
Our Lab at the EMBL RBP Conference in Heidelberg
We were at the EMBL-organized RNA-Binding Proteins (RBP) Conference in Heidelberg.
Long Night of Science
How does a microscope work? Many kids and adults found out at our institute pond!
Join the Hymanlab!
Looking to take the next step in your science career? We're hiring! Read on to learn about fully funded PhD positions for 2024.
Hymanlab retreat to Stolpen
Years have passed and only "hearsaying" storys about historic Hymanlab retreats roamed the air of MPI-CBG....well that now ended and we made it to the small city of Stolpen near swiss saxony for a couple of days!
The path to condensates: Cliff Brangwynne and Mike Rosen share their stories
The 19th Annual Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences celebrated a breakthrough in cell biology: how membrane-less cellular compartments are formed.
Welcome Elsa and Jon, and welcome back...Jie!
The Corona years have been rough in many labs around the world, so we are especially happy to welcome three new people who have joined our lab in the last few months.
Breakthrough Prize goes to Tony and Cliff!
Tony Hyman and Cliff Brangwynne win the world's largest science prize (unofficially dubbed the "Oscars of Science") for discovering a new mechanism of cellular organization.
"Das Rätsel der Kondensate"
[German only] Es ist ein sonniger Nachmittag, Anthony Hyman, lässig in T-Shirt und saloppen Schuhen, holt sich schnell noch einen Espresso in der Cafeteria der Lobby desMax-Planck-Instituts für molekulare Zellbiologie und Genetik (MPI-CBG) in Dresden.
Taa-taa ta-ta-ta-taaa! Tony in the "Tagesschau"
Germany's biggest news show. Have a look at the clip in German.
Mark Leaver's study on temperature adaptation finds that Pristionchus is subject to natural selection by temperature
We have been interested in the effects of temperature on organisms for quite a while now in the lab, and that has been to a large extent Mark’s efforts! He took on a very different project to what we were used to and studied the effect of temperature on the nematode Pristionchus pacificus.
The Körber European Science Prize 2022 goes to Tony
We are very happy for Tony! And the whole lab is looking forward to a great celebration!
Happy 60th birthday Tony!
All the best wishes to your birthday from the whole lab. What a great journey the lab had with you over the (nearly) three decades, first decade at the EMBL in Heidelberg and the last two ones here at the MPI-CBG in Dresden.
Tony got inducted to the National Academy of Sciences
NAS membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive. Members are elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
Good bye and all the best Adam!
We have to say good bye to Adam and wish him the best of luck for this new job as group leader at the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology in Warshaw, Poland.
The Hyman lab welcomes Athina, Arsenii, and Akshaye
This summer, the Hyman lab expands their team with new students on the bachelors, masters, and PhD levels.
Tony is now a Leopoldina member
The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina elected Tony as a new member. The Leopoldina, founded in 1652, is one of the world’s oldest Science academy and fosters national and international science and advises politics and society in science related questions.
Shova opened her own lab at the Indian Institute of Science
Congratulations to our former postdoc Shovamayee Maharana who moved back to India to the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology of the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore and now has her own lab!
The Hyman lab welcomes Anupa and Jik
The Hyman lab is excited to have recently recruited two new postdocs, Anupa and Jik.
Tony gives the Keith Porter Lecture at Cell Bio Virtual 2020, (ASCB | EMBO)
The organizers of Cell Bio Virtual 2020, an online ASCB – EMBO meeting, invited Tony to give the Keith Porter Lecture. Keith Porter pioneered electron microscopy and employed it in the study of cellular organization.
The Hyman lab bids Amayra farewell
Amayra Hernández-Vega concluded a 6-year service in the Hyman Lab this November as a postdoc, with an impressive track record of publications and scientific outreach.
Tony receives the 2021 HFSP Nakasone Award
The 2021 HFSP Nakasone Award recognises Tony and Cliff for the discovery of a new state of biological matter, namely, liquid-liquid phase separation. Since 2009, the Hyman and Brangwynne labs have observed biomolecular condensation in various cell types and organisms and have helped to determine their functions in physiological and pathological conditions.
The Hyman lab welcomes Alexandra, Arsenii, MJ, and Peter
The Hyman lab recently recruited new members in different positions and we're delighted to have them join us.
Lab retreat in Freital - September 28th, 2020
The Hyman Lab held a 1-day-retreat at Schloss Burgk in Freital, Germany, to look back at progress made since last year, how the field of phase separation is taking shape, and the way forward from here.
Podcast: a Career in Academia and Founding a BioTech Company
The Offspring group of the Max Planck PhD net talks with Tony about his carreer in academia and how he founded two BioTech companies. The offspring magazine podcast series is “hosted for doctoral researchers by doctoral researchers.
The Postdoc Summer Chalk Talks 2020 continue with Patrick McCall and Samir Vaid
Patrick McCall, an ELBE postdoc working at the Hyman and Brugués labs, started with a talk on “reverse-engineering biomolecular phases with quantitative phase microscopy”. His goal is to probe the connection between how cells design proteins from a pool of amino acids in native and modified states so that they have the desired properties that drive compartmentalisation.
Postdoc Summer Chalk Talks 2020 take off with Tina and Thomas
Tina’s talk “Actin(g) in condensates” exploring how condensates containing globular actin and its regulators WASP and Arp2/3 are regulated. Thomas followed with a rather entertaining talk, “Capillary forces and condensates” on the use of a mathematical formula to explain how FOXA1 condensates bring promoter and enhancer regions of the DNA in close proximity.
Opening: PhD student (m/f/d) in Biophysics
The Hyman and Zechner labs are looking for a PhD student to research the control of cellular noise via phase separation.
The National Academy of Sciences elected new members...
...and we are happy that Tony got elected as well! Congratulations from the whole lab. The Academy has around 2400 members amd Tony will be one of only 500 international Scientist in the Academy.
Tony receives NOMIS award and is now a NOMIS distinguished scientist
Swiss-based NOMIS foundation awarded Tony and the lab $2.5 million for our project "Phase Transitions and Biological Condensates: The Molecular Sociology of Cell Organization"
Die neue Biologie der Tröpfchen
Berlin newspaper Tagesspiegel article of Sascha Karberg about the discovery and applications of phase separation. (German language only)
Our kinetochore paper is selected for the 65th birthday collection of JCB
For the collection celebrating the 65th anniversary of the Journal of Cell biology, our paper Functional Analysis of Kinetochore Assembly in Caenorhabditis elegans was selected for its contribution to “dissecting the mechanics of cell division”.
Tony wins 2020 Wiley Prize in Biomolecular Sciences
Tony wins the 19th annual prize together with Clifford Brangwynne of Princeton university and Michael Rosen of the Southwestern University in Texas for their work on defining phase-separated biomolecular condensates.
Enrichment of soluble tubulin at centrosomes
Recent work from Dresden (2017) suggests that centrosomes are condensates that nucleate in part by concentrating soluble tubulin. Here we show that indeed tubulin is extremely concentrated at centrosome in C. elegans embryos, suggesting that such a tubulin concentration could indeed play a key role in nucleation.
Tony wins Carl Zeiss lecture award
The award to Tony comes from the German Society for Cell Biology for excellent achievements in research and was established in 1990 by the company Zeiss. Tony will lecture on September 27th in Tübingen during the fall conference of the German Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM)
Small molecules that dissolve stress granules
In ALS, a mutated nuclear protein, FUS (fused in sarcoma), mislocalises to the cytoplasm and aggregates in stress granules. This leads to a liquid to solid transition of the granules and a consequent degeneration of the motor neuron (motor neuron die-back.)
Suzanne Eaton
We, past and current members of the Hyman lab, are reeling from the sudden and tragic loss of Suzanne Eaton. She was a wonderful person who lives on in our hearts. In this difficult time, we stand together with her family and colleagues.
FlexiBAC, our open source protein expression system
One of great things here at the MPI-CBG are our Service and Facilities, among them the protein expression facility (PEPC), which has been heavily used by us in recent years. In collaboration with Jeff Woodruff, a former postdoc, they developed FlexiBAC, an amazingly versatile protein expression system in insect cells, which was developed with a huge range of different constructs and tags, which might fit your needs as well.
We held the first EMBO phase separation course here at the MPI-CBG
The course was organized together with the Tang and Alberti lab, including morning lectures, theoretical or experimental parts during the day and a relaxing evening part. Importantly, we included as well the project ideas of our participants.
Phase separation buffers noise in cells
In collaboration with the Zechner and Jülicher groups, we now show in theory and experiments that liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) can be a very effective mechanism to buffer protein concentrations against gene expression noise.
Rheology of protein condensates using optical traps
Louise and her coworkers now developed a novel method based on optical traps to study the frequency-dependent rheology and the surface tension of P-granule protein PGL-3 condensates as a function of salt concentration.
How do you choose a research topic?
Choosing a research topic is an important decision at any level. The choice shapes decisions about what graduate lab to join, which post-doctoral position to pursue, how to start an independent lab, and what companies might make good employers.
Phase Transitions form Virus Replication Compartments in Cells
Former postdoc Zoltan worked with the Whelan lab on VSV (Vesicular Stomatitis Virus). They show liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) seems to play an important role in host-pathogen interactions.
Former postdoc Richard opens his own lab in Oxford
Congratulations to Richard! Check out his website.
We are organizing an EMBO Practical Course for studying phase separation in biology!
This course will provide high quality instruction in the physical chemistry theories underlying biological phase separation, followed by hands on practical training in the assays and cutting-edge techniques used in this emerging field.
Jie's paper on the molecular grammar of phase separation is out!
In this work, Jie Wang and colleagues worked with a family of prion like proteins (FUS family proteins) and suggest rules that define their phase separation behavior. In cells, FUS family proteins can phase separate into liquid like organelles.
Check out our new user’s guide for phase separation assays with purified proteins!
The formation of membrane-less organelles and compartments by protein phase separation is an important way in which cells organize their cytoplasm and nucleoplasm. In vitro phase separation assays with purified proteins have become the standard way to investigate proteins that form membrane-less compartments.
Buffering disease: How the nucleus keeps proteins in check
Many age-related diseases affect the nervous system. One prominent example of a neurodegenerative disease is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The brain tissue of ALS patients typically shows aggregates of so-called prion-like RNA-binding proteins.
Richard's review on controlling non-membrane-bound organelles is out
The review discusses energetically favourable interactions that could drive condensation, and on the basis of that, make qualitative predictions about how cells may control compartmentalization by condensates.
Edgar is giving a talk at the CSHL meeting Protein Homeostasis in Health and Disease
The Cold Spring Harbor meeting on Protein Homeostasis is taking place from April 17th-21th and Edgar will speak about how Molecular chaperones control the physical state of membrane-less compartments.
Congratulations to Stephanie for her successful collaboration with the Zerial lab!
By investigating mitochondrial-endosomal contact sites we made the surprising observation that the small GTPase Rab5 translocates from early endosomes to mitochondria upon oxidative stress.
Congratulations to Sina and Adam for their fellowships!
Sina and Adam received both each an EMBO postdoc fellowship as well as a Marie Curie postdoc fellowship. This is a great success for both of them but as well for the lab. And yes, of course we celebrated it…
ASAPbio cenference: Transparency, Recognition, and Innovation in Peer Review in the Life Sciences
Tony will be part of the ASAPbio conference on Transparency, Recognition and Innovation in Peer Review in the Life Sciences taking place February 7th to 9th at the HHMI headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Several aspects of peer review will be discussed in the meeting and importantly, you can follow the conference by live video streaming.
Congratulations to Titus and coworkers for his Science paper
Prions are self-propagating protein aggregates that can be transmitted between cells. The aggregates are associated with human diseases. Indeed, pathological prions cause mad cow disease and in humans Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Parkinson Broschüre ist jetzt erhältlich
Ein Forscherteam unseres Hauses hat eine bahnbrechende Entdeckung gemacht, nämlich dass die Gen-Produkte D-Laktat und Glykolat positive Effekte auf angegriffene Zellen haben.
ASCB / EMBO meeting 2017
Beginning of December, Tony was as speaker at the doorstep meeting on cell biology of degeneration and repair in the nervous system, as part of the ASCB / EMBO meeting in Philadelphia.
EMBO Conference: Quantitative Principles in Biology
Tony would like to thank the organizers of the EMBO Conference on Quantitative Principles in Biology for the invitation, and for putting together such a fantastic meeting.
New video abstract! Microtubule nucleation through phase separation
Watch our latest video abstract, created by Amayra Hernández-Vega, describing our recent publication in Cell Reports.
Celebrating Tony's Schleiden Medal
The lab went out together to celebrate Tony’s big award! It was a great evening, and you can see a few photos below.
Tony in today's DNN newspaper
The Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten newspaper ran a story today about Tony receiving the Schleiden Medal! You can read the story online here.
Congratulations to Amayra Hernández-Vega and colleagues on their paper in Cell Reports!
In this work, we show that the protein Tau can phase separate into liquid-like droplets in vitro. These droplets can concentrate tubulin, which enables the polymerization of microtubule bundles that deform the droplets into rod-like structures.
Tony receives Schleiden Medal from German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
On behalf of the whole Hyman lab, we want to congratulate Tony on this great honor, which recognizes his achievements and outstanding work in the field of cell biology.
New video abstract! Building synthetic centrosomes.
Watch our latest video abstract, created by Jeff Woodruff, describing our recent publication in Cell.
Congratulations to Ceciel Jegers, Boehringer Ingelheim Fellowship winner!
Our PhD student Ceciel Jegers has just been awarded a Boehringer Ingelheim Fellowship to pursue her PhD studies on multi-enzyme condensates.
Molecular biology: A liquid reservoir for silent chromatin
Tony and our postdoc Adam Klosin have written a Nature “News & Views” about chromatin compaction in liquid droplets based on two articles in the latest issue of Nature (Strom et al & Larson et al).
Congratulations to Jeff Woodruff and colleagues on their paper in Cell!
In this work, led by Jeff Woodruff, we used defined components to reconstitute a minimal centrosome in vitro that can nucleate microtubule asters. Our results suggest that the centrosome acts a selective phase that nucleates microtubules by concentrating microtubule polymerases and soluble tubulin.
Stem cells: the new "model organism"
In a new perspective published in Molecular Biology of the Cell, Tony Hyman and David Drubin “argue that combined advances in genome editing, stem cell production, and organoid derivation from stem cells represent a revolution in cell biology.”
PNAS Journal Club, ACS Spotlights, & Press for "ATP as a biological hydrotrope"
Our article “ATP as a biological hydrotrope” is featured this month as a Journal Club highlight in PNAS! Additionally, ACS Chemical Biology covered the article in its Spotlights section.
Two preprints: Tau phase separation; Parallel temperature adaptation
The Hyman lab is proud to publish preprints, which we post in parallel to journal submission. You can find our latest manuscripts on bioRxiv, and we welcome your feedback.
Interview with Kate Lee in 'Research in Germany'
You can now read an interview with our postdoc Kate Lee in “Research in Germany”, where she discusses her work on phase transitions and neurodegenerative disease, her decision to move to Europe, and what she enjoys most about working at the MPI-CBG.
An aberrant phase transition of stress granules triggered by misfolded protein and prevented by chaperone function
New work from the Hyman and Alberti labs uncovers an important role for chaperone proteins in preventing aberrant phase transitions in stress granules. See a brief synopsis below and read the full paper online.
ATP as a biological hydrotrope
Congratulations to Avinash, Liliana, and colleagues on their paper in Science, in collaboration with Yamuna Krishnan from UChicago!
Kate Lee selected as L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Rising Talent
The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Rising Talents are presented to fifteen promising young women, from each world region (Africa and the Arab States, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and North America), in order to support and encourage them to pursue their scientific careers.
Advice for young group leaders
Yesterday, Tony gave the EMBO Keynote Lecture at the Young Investigators’ Meeting in Goa, India. In his lecture, titled “From zoology to physics — how to avoid staying in your comfort zone,” Tony gave advice on how to be a successful young group leader.
New Review: "Biomolecular condensates: organizers of cellular biochemistry"
Congratulations to our postdoc Kate Lee, Tony, and co-authors Salman Banani and Mike Rosen of UTSW on their new review
The Benefits of a "Central Service" for Biology Preprints
Visit the ASAPbio website to learn about a new proposal to create a Central Service for biology preprints.
How did life begin? Dividing droplets could hold the answer. (Article in Quanta Magazine)
The story of our publication in Nature Physics, “Growth and division of active droplets provides a model for protocells,” has been picked up by Quanta Magazine (and re-published in Wired Magazine as well).
Cover of Trends in Molecular Medicine
Belated congratulations are in order to the authors and illustrators of the cover article for the September issue of Trends in Molecular Medicine!
New publication: Growth and division of active droplets provides a model for protocells
The latest work in our ongoing collaboration with the lab of Frank Jülicher is now out in Nature Physics.
Annual Christmas Market outing
After Tony’s annual vision talk at our “Lab Day,” everyone gathered for glühwein and cheer at our traditional trip to the Neumarkt Christmas Market. Happy holidays, everyone!
New preprint: The centrosome is a selective phase that nucleates microtubules by concentrating tubulin
The Hyman lab is proud to publish preprints, which we post in parallel to journal submission. You can find our latest manuscript on bioRxiv, and we welcome your feedback!
Photo from lab dinner at ASCB
Here’s a quick photo from last week’s Hyman lab dinner during ASCB 2016 in San Francisco!
The most colorful safety briefing
Our brilliant baker and Masters student Stephen helped make the annual safety briefing much more festive this year. Check out his incredible rainbow cake!
New! Video abstract for "Amyloid-like self-assembly of a cellular compartment"
Watch the video abstract for Boke et al 2016, “Amyloid-like self-assembly of a cellular compartment,” and see the full post about it on the Science Sketches website
Come see us at ASCB 2016!
The Hyman lab is represented at the 2016 ASCB annual meeting, taking place now in San Francisco. Come see us if you’re here!
On Research Funding and the Power of Youth
Read the full essay on the importance of funding young scientists, written for the President’s Column of the October issue of the ASCB newsletter by Tony Hyman, Ashad Desai, and Peter Walter.
Video: Interview with Tony about phase transitions and disease
Watch a video of Tony explaining phase transitions and disease on the new website "Latest Thinking," which is a video collection of researchers explaining their latest breakthroughs.
Congratulations to Oliver, Jeff, and colleagues on their paper & video abstract in Biology Open, investigating regulation of centrosome assembly
In new work published this month in Biology Open, Oliver Wueseke, David Zwicker, Jeff Woodruff, and colleagues show that PKL-1 phosphorylation of the centrosome scaffold protein SPD-5 is a key regulatory step which determines centrosome size and density.
Read our reviews to learn about "Liquid-liquid phase separation in biology", "Are aberrant phase transitions a driver of cellular aging?", and "Biomolecular condensates: organizers of cellular biochemistry"
Everything you ever wanted to know about our current understanding of cytoplasmic organization by phase separation, from the physics behind it to the consequences for disease, in one comprehensive review
Welcome, Ceciel, our newest PhD student!
The Hyman Lab welcomes Ceciel Jegers, our newest PhD student. Ceciel comes to us from the Netherlands, and she will be working on phase transitions in cells and disease.
Congratulations to Shamba on his paper in Cell on the positioning of liquid-like compartments through an RNA competition mechanism. Plus - video abstract!
In a collaboration with the group of Frank Jülicher at the MPI-PKS, Shamba Saha and colleagues have discovered that an RNA-competition mechanism is at the heart of correct P granule positioning in C. elegans.
"No man is an island": an essay from the archives about the value of collaboration
In 1996, when Tony was a group leader at the EMBL, he wrote an essay for Current Biology entitled “No man is an island” on the importance of long-term collaboration and shared credit in science
An interview with Tony in "Lab Times", news magazine for the European Life Sciences
Read Tony’s interview with Lab Times, in which he discusses peer review, gender equality, open access, and more.
Goodbye, Jana!
We've bid a sad farewell to our intrepid intern, Jana Sipkova. Jana worked for a year with postdoc Shamba Saha, and she was a fantastic addition to the lab
Congratulations to Elisabeth on her paper "Rheology of the Active Cell Cortex in Mitosis", out now in Biophysical Journal
New work from our postdoc Elisabeth Fischer-Friedrich and colleagues investigates how the mechanical properties of the cell cortex change to prepare cells for division.
New video on iBiology: Encouraging Innovation
In a new talk filmed for iBiology.org, Tony makes the case that funding young investigators is critical to encouraging scientific innovation
Congratulations to Elvan, Martine, and colleagues on their paper, "Amyloid-like Self-Assembly of a Cellular Compartment," out now in Cell
Elvan Boke and colleagues propose that the Balbiani body, a non-membrane-bound compartment in vertebrate oocytes, is formed by amyloid-like assembly of proteins containing prion-like domains.
Goodbye, Mahdiye!
Last week we bid farewell to Mahdiye Ijavi, who was working with postdoc Louise Jawerth to study the physical properties of liquid protein droplets
Photos from the International Congress of Cell Biology in Prague
The 12th meeting of the International Congress of Cell Biology was held in Prague on July 21-25. Many Hyman lab members attended and had a fantastic trip.
Town Hall on Preprints in Woods Hole today
If you're in Woods Hole, join Tony, Ron Vale, Jessica Polka, and Daniel Cólon-Ramos for a town hall discussion on preprints in the life sciences @ 4pm in Rowe Auditorium
New publication plus video abstract!
Congratulations to Mark on his paper in Biology Open examining the genetic link between temperature and fertility in nematodes.
Tony at the bench
We've been sent some proof that Tony, Jeff, and Richard are hard at work in Woods Hole.
Tony, Jeff, & Richard are in Woods Hole!
Tony and two of our postdocs, Jeff Woodruff and Richard Wheeler, are there for the Summer Institute.
Behind the scenes at "Latest Thinking"
Here’s a sneak peek behind the scenes at an interview Tony recently did for a new enterprise called “Latest Thinking”
GRC on Intrinsically Disordered Proteins
Tony is back from giving a talk on “Aberrant Phase Transitions and Disease” at the Gordon Research Conference on Intrinsically Disordered Proteins in Les Diablerets, Switzerland"DESCRIPTION"
Hyman Lab retreat in Poland
We had two and a half days of lively scientific discussions and fun at the beautiful Pałac Brunów in Lwówek Śląski, Poland.
"Priority of Discovery" published in eLife
Ron Vale and Tony just published a "Point of View" essay in eLife: Priority of Discovery in the Life Sciences. Read the full text for free on eLife
Dresden named the most "women-friendly" city in Germany
The study takes into account job opportunities, income equality, fun and leisure, and crimes against women and ranks the 77 largest cities in Germany accordingly.
"Rescuing Biomedical Research" releases statement on new overtime rule in US
The statement advises universities in light of the new rule from the US Department of Labor regarding overtime pay.
Congratulations to Kate Lee, winner of the 2016 UNESCO-L'Oreal Women in Science Award
We are so proud of our postdoc Kate Lee, one of three winners in the country of the 2016 Women in Science awards from UNESCO and L’Oreal.
"What's next, Anthony Hyman?" - an interview with the Bavarian State Opera
Tony answers questions like, “How does the past influence your current thoughts and actions?”; “How can people predict the consequences of what they do?”; and “Is it possible to start over in life?”
New paper submitted to arXiv - "Growth and division of active droplets: a model for protocells"
Here we examine the behavior of droplets in systems that are maintained away from thermodynamic equilibrium by an external supply of energy.
Congratulations to Julia Mahamid on her paper in Science visualizing the nuclear periphery in stunning new detail
This work utilizes cutting-edge developments in cryo-electron tomography to produce detailed 3D images of the nuclear periphery, revealing new information about its molecular organization.
"Priority of Discovery" - separating disclosure and validation
Today, Tony and Ron Vale published a white paper on the ASAPBio website in which they discuss the complexities of assigning "priority" for an original scientific discovery.
Ideas on "How to build a better PhD"
A recent article from Nature News by Julie Gould discusses the idea of having multiple PhD tracks, one bound for academia, and another so-called “vocational” track which would provide intensive science training for use in non-academic careers.
Biscuit, the group leader
Here's a short, funny clip that was filmed as part of a movie for the birthday celebration and symposium of MPI-CBG Director Eli Knust.
ASCB, when the "S" stands for surfing
Tony, Avinash, Jeff, and Shamba had a great time at the ASCB meeting in San Diego last month. Tony and Jeff even managed to get in a surfing session!
Happy holidays from the Hyman Lab!
The Hyman lab had our annual Christmas market outing. Wishing everyone wonderful holidays and a happy new year!
On xenophobia in Dresden, and its effect on research
Tony was interviewed for a recent article in the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine, where he discussed how the presence of the xenophobic group Pegida in Dresden is affecting the MPI-CBG.
Look for us at ASCB 2015!
Will you be there? If so, don’t miss Tony’s talk, and say hello to our lab members who will be there giving talks and presenting posters.
Today: Tony gives CIG Seminar at the University of Lausanne
Today, Tony is the final speaker of the Center for Integrative Genomics (CIG) Fall Seminar Series at the University of Lausanne.
"Protein 'drops' may seed brain disease" - Article in Science about our FUS paper and others' recent work
A new Science “In Depth” article by Ken Garber tells the story of 4 recent papers (including our publication on the protein FUS) published in Cell and Molecular Cell
New publication: A human interactome in 3 quantitative dimensions
This is a truly impressive body of work which globally analyzes protein interactions in order to better understand protein networks and cell organization.
"Publish and perish?" Seminar in Stockholm on publishing, peer review, and evaluation. Updated with links to videos!
The seminar focuses on "the rapidly changing nature of scientific publishing, peer review, and evaluation," and the impact on science and young scientists.
Run & Roll raised €40,000 for refugees' medical care!
Yesterday’s Run & Roll event was a huge success! Over 3,000 people participated, including many members of the MPI-CBG, and as a result, €40,000 was raised to open a special clinic for refugees in Dresden and surrounding areas.
Annual lab retreat in Meissen
Tony gave his annual vision talk, we had lots of great discussions, and then went on a walk around the beautiful Meissen Altstadt (old city).
Congratulations to "Dresden - Place to Be," winner of Citizen's Prize for commitment to creating a welcoming culture in Dresden for immigrants and refugees
"Dresden – Place to Be" is an organization committed to creating an open and welcoming culture in our city for all immigrants and refugees.
Run and Roll! Fundraiser for Refugees on Oct 4
This fundraiser will specifically raise money to improve the medical care for refugees in and around Dresden. Participants can run/walk the 5.7km course around the Großer Garten in Dresden
Dresden - Place to Be
Kurz nach die Wende bin ich mit meine Kollegen nach Dresden gekommen mit der folgenden Vision: Können wir Dresden weltweit zu einem der Top-Standorte für Biomedizin entwickeln?
Rescuing Biomedical Research -- join the discussion about how to address the flaws in the system
Tony is a member of the steering committee for the “Rescuing Biomedical Research” initiative, which publicly launched its website today
Write up of our paper on Alzforum: "ALS Protein Said to Liquefy, Then Freeze en Route to Disease"
There is an excellent write up of our recent paper on Alzforum by science writer Amber Dance, including interviews with the authors and others in the field.
Congratulations to Avinash Patel and Hyun Kate Lee on our latest Cell publication
Congratulations to Avinash Patel and Hyun Kate Lee on our latest publication in Cell, linking liquid-to-solid phase transition in cells to neurodegenerative disease. Check out the paper and video abstract!
New publications
Suppression of Ostwald ripening in active emulsions, plus methods for in vitro PCM assembly
Hyman Lab Show 'n' Tell
During the Show ‘n’ Tell session at “MPI-CBG Day” last week, the Hyman lab put on interactive and edible demonstrations for our visitors.
Muddy teambuilding
Jeff, Avinash, and Carsten were on a team full of MPI members that valiantly climbed high walls, swam through icy mud baths, fought their way through a field of electric wires, and more.
Happy birthday, Tony!
We surprised Tony with cake and presents today, including a very special "phase transition lamp."
Congratulations to Jeff & Oliver on their paper in Science
This work describes a novel in vitro system for studying regulated assembly of the pericentriolar matrix (PCM).
All the best to Annett in her new job!
Annett has been a fantastic asset to our transgeneomics and phase transition teams, and she will be greatly missed.
Congratulations, Dr. Wüseke!
Last Friday, our graduate student Oliver (Olli) Wüseke valiantly and successfully defended his thesis and officially became Dr. Wüseke!
Cell Podcast, featuring Maria and Tony discussing their recent Cell Reports paper!
Begasse et al, Temperature Dependence of Cell Division Timing Accounts for a Shift in the Thermal Limits of C. elegans and C. briggsae, is featured in this month’s Cell podcast!
Tubulin in progress...
It’s tubulin prep time in the Hyman Lab! We’re teamed up with the Reber Lab, visiting from Berlin, for this labor-intensive process.
New Two Minute Talk! Watch Maria Begasse's video abstract for her new paper
The latest addition to our "Two Minute Talk" series is also our very first video abstract for a Hyman Lab publication (Begasse et al, 2015).
Goodbye and good luck to Yusuke!
We said goodbye to beloved Hyman lab postdoc Yusuke Toyoda last week, as he left Dresden to return to his new job as a Research Associate at the Institute of Life Science at Kurume University in Japan.
4 more days to see Lens on Life in London!
Two lab members got a chance to check out the Lens on Life exhibit in London this weekend, the artistic output of the MitoSys consortium.
So much cake! Publication and birthday celebrations.
We ate our weight in cake to celebrate the publication of Maria and Mark’s paper, and to celebrate Jeff’s birthday. Maria baked 3 cakes, Olli baked one — and all 4 were delicious.
Congratulations to Simone Reber on her Inaugural Symposium at IRI Life Sciences
We’re so proud of Hyman Lab alumnus Simone Reber, who gave a fantastic lecture yesterday at her Inaugural Symposium as a new group leader at the Integrative Research Institute (IRI) for the Life Sciences in Berlin.
New Science Sketches video on the effect of temperature on nematodes
In the latest addition to our "Science Sketches" series, postdoc Mark Leaver explains how he studies the adaptation of nematodes to habitats of different temperatures.
Congratulations to Maria on her paper
Congratulations to Maria on her paper, which illuminates how the temperature tolerance of cell division allows organisms to adapt to be viable at a higher temperature range
Two new publications: cell rounding and cell surface proteomes
Two new publications came out last month as a result of collaborations between Hyman lab members and other labs.
Science in Dresden is international and colorful
Last night there was a huge event in the Dresden city center, “Open-minded and colorful — Dresden for all.” Over 22,000 people attended this concert and rally to show their support for tolerance, empathy, and open-mindedness in our city.
Tony gives talk at RIKEN in Japan
Today, Tony gave a lecture on “Liquid-like compartments in cells: Implications for polarity and disease” at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDB) in Kobe, Japan.
Happy New Year from the Hyman Lab!
Wishing you and yours a wonderful 2015. Enjoy this artwork created by lab member Oliver Wueseke, titled "Ying Yang Worms."
Santa visits the lab
Avinash and Shamba are hard at work in the lab this Christmas break, so a secret Santa made them a special advent calendar to carry them through the Christmas and New Year’s.
Listen to Tony's radio interview about Christmas traditions
Tony was interviewed by the radio program MDR Figaro about his Christmas traditions and memories.
The Hyman lab gets glamorous for the MPI Christmas Party
Last Friday, Dec 12 was the annual MPI-CBG Christmas party, and this year the theme was “CBG: Chic, Beautiful, Glamorous.” The dress code was black tie, and it was great to see so many people decked out in their finest, including Tony in his tux!
Jeff Woodruff speaking today at ASCB
He will be speaking at 6:05pm in Minisymposium 16: Microtubule Assemblies and their Functions, giving a talk entitled, "Regulated assembly of a supramolecular centrosome scaffold in vitro."
New publication stitches together EM slices into detailed mitotic spindle
This paper introduces a computational method which addresses the complex task of digitally aligning many serial electron tomography slices to create a complete, 3D image of spindles.
Congratulations to new dad, Alex Bird
The Hyman lab sends its warm and happy congratulations to our former postdoc Alex Bird (now a Group Leader at the MPI for Molecular Physiology in Dortmund) on the arrival of his son, Nils.
Grad students build a microscope from scratch
On November 20, as part of the PhD Student Practical Course, a small group of predocs built a SPIM microscope (for Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy) in the lab of Jan Huisken.
Tony elected to Academia Europaea, The Academy of Europe
The Academy consists of ~3000 leading European experts in science, technology, humanities, social sciences, economics, and law.
Farewell and congratulations to Martin Dreßler on his new job in industry!
Congratulations to Dr. Dreßler as he starts his new job next week at Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co. KG in Ravensburg, Germany.
More photos added from trip to Lisbon for #EMBOCentrosome
Here’s Oliver Wueseke, Julia Mahamid, Tony Hyman, Jeff Woodruff, Beatriz Ferreira Gomes, and Ben Engel in Lisbon for the EMBO Conference on Centrosomes.
MaxSynBio kicks off today at the MPI-CBG
The MaxSynBio research consortium aims to approach the field of Synthetic Biology from a fundamental perspective of basic research, taking a bottom-up approach towards understanding biology.
See the "Meeting of the Minds" documentaries of the dialogues between scientists and artists for the MitoSys project
Find out why Tony took the documentary crew to Die Gläsernen Manufaktur last year, see Lucy throughout the process of creating the incredible handblown glass Cells, watch the dialogue develop between all of the artist/scientist pairs, and witness the final products of each collaboration.
Article by postdoc Avinash Patel - "Work and Play in Dresden"
Hyman lab postdoc Avinash Patel contributed an article about his experience at the MPI-CBG to a top daily magazine in India, India Today.
See the stunning artwork that resulted from Tony's MitoSys dialogue with Lucy + Jorge Orta
Last year, Tony was paired with artists Lucy + Jorge Orta for an ongoing dialogue about science, art, and cell division as part of the MitoSys Project.
Goodbye and good luck to Simone, new Group Leader in Berlin!
It’s official: our beloved postdoc and frog-wrangler extraordinaire Simone Reber has left us for Berlin, and she’s taking the frogs with her!
Hyman lab at the EMBO Centrosomes conference in Lisbon this week
Tony, Jeff, Oliver, and Beatriz are all on their way to the EMBO Centrosomes and Spindle Pole Bodies Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. Jeff will be giving a talk and Olli & Tony will both be presenting posters.
Welcome, new lab members: Amayra, Annett, Marcel, Richard, and Sonja!
Fall 2014 has brought an influx of smart and fun new people to the Hyman lab, and we’re excited to have five new members join us.
Tony speaks at Maria Leptin's 60th birthday symposium in Cologne
Today, Tony is giving a talk at a symposium in Cologne in honor of Maria Leptin’s 60th birthday. Nobel prize winner Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard is also a featured speaker.
Hyman Lab retreat and vision
The entire Hyman Lab took a trip to the beautiful city of Meißen this week for our annual retreat. Tony shared his current and future vision for the lab with us, and we had a great afternoon exploring Meißen and biking along the Elbe River back to Dresden.
Watch Tony's talk: "What is a Discovery?"
Tony spoke as part of a summer seminar series hosted by MPI-CBG postdocs during which group leaders gave thoughtful and personal advice about how to start your own group.
Team "Wormstorm" at the BiOlympics
The BiOlympics, a huge multi-institute event with over 160 participants, took place this past weekend, Sept 12-13. The Hyman Lab and the Grill Lab combined forces to create team “Wormstorm”!
Congratulations to Elisabeth on her paper about the biophysics of mitotic cell rounding
Hyman lab postdoc Elisabeth Fischer-Friedrich –you may remember her Two Minute Talk on Cell Rounding! — has just published a paper on the work she discussed in her video.
Tony gives talk at VBC Seminar Series in Vienna
Today Tony gave a talk on "Liquid like compartments in cells: Implications for polarity and disease" at the VBC Seminar Series at the Vienna Biocenter.
Farewell to Ina & Mai
All of us here in the Hyman lab wish a warm farewell and the best of luck to two of our long time staff members, Ina Poser and Mai Thuong Pham, as they each move on to the next steps in their careers.
Groundbreaking event for the Center for Systems Biology Dresden (CSBD)
The mission of the Center is "to study integrated biological systems and processes using computational and theoretical approaches in close collaboration with experimentalists."
Congratulations to Oliver on his paper, which illuminates the state of PCM components in the cytoplasm
This work, led by graduate student Oliver Wueseke and just published in Molecular Biology of the Cell, shows that these PCM components interact only in the context of PCM assembly, and not in the cytoplasm.
More press for the Parkinson's paper
Our story on Parkinson’s and the glycolytic pathway has been picked up by several newspapers, radio and TV stations in Germany. It’s safe to say the word is out!
Congratulations to Yusuke for his paper on Parkinson's, mitochondrial potential, and the glycolytic pathway
This work links the metabolic products of the glyoxalase DJ-1 with mitochondrial health during cellular stress.
See a video of Tony at "2 im Boot"
Did you miss 2 im Boot? Now’s your chance to see what it was like! Check out this 4-minute video for a glimpse into the fun evening on a historic steamboat with Tony and Prof. Holger Brandes.
New Two Minute Talk! Elisabeth explains mitotic cell rounding
In the latest addition to our "Two Minute Talk" series, postdoc Elisabeth Fischer-Friedrich explains the biophysics of why and how cells become round during mitosis.
Spot Tony!
Spot 25-year-old Tony in this lineup of predoc photos from the LMB, discovered when he was there for the Alumni Symposium earlier this month!
Lens on Life premiers in Rome
Lens on Life, a traveling art exhibition inspired by cell division, premiered this month at the Federica Schiavo Gallery in Rome, Italy. The exhibition is rooted in the MitoSys Project, an EU-funded research consortium composed of labs from eight different European countries
Congratulations to Jeff & Oliver on their contribution to "The centrosome renaissance"
This volume features 18 articles reflecting “direct and indirect input of some 50 leading scientists in the field” of centrosome biology. Jeff Woodruff, Oliver Wueseke, and Tony contributed a review
New publication: "Centrosomes are autocatalytic droplets of pericentriolar material organized by centrioles"
This work proposes “a theoretical description of centrosomes as liquid droplets,” drawing on our knowledge of phase separation in the cytoplasm.
Congratulations to Avinash on his Humboldt Fellowship
Our postdoc Avinash Patel has just been awarded a fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for his work on phase transitions of cellular processes.
Long Night of Science at the MPI
It's that time of year again! The MPI will open its doors to the public tomorrow from 6pm to 1am for a long night of science and fun. It's Dresden's biggest science outreach event, with 29 different participating institutions and universities.
#CBGday: adventures in Dresden!
We were randomly sorted into over 30 teams of ~10 people each and sent out on a wild historical scavenger hunt all over the city, encountering a number of interesting characters along the way.
Tony stars in "2 im Boot"
Tony wowed the crowd with his flute last night on the dampfschiff ‘Dresden’ at 2 im Boot. It was a great evening of science, games, and fun.
Simone & the Froggies are back in the Bild
We all cheered extra loudly for Germany's World Cup win over Portugal because Simone's Frog Oracles predicted the score exactly: 4-0! Thanks to their astounding feat of prophesy, the frogs are now famous, landing themselves and Simone back in the Bild Zeitung.
Simone's "frog oracles" predict a big win for Germany!
Aiming to replace the late Octopus Oracle Paul, who correctly predicted all of Germany's games during the last world cup, labs at the MPI have made their own Model Oracles
Did you miss our #eLifetakover? Catch up here!
We had so much fun taking over the @eLife twitter feed yesterday. If you missed it, you can catch back up in one fell swoop because eLife storified the day for us!
Commencing takeover sequence...
We're live! Tweeting from @elife for the #elifetakeover all day today. Welcome, @elife followers! Have a look around and see what we're up to here in Dresden. Thanks for stopping by!
New Publication: Coiled-Coil Proteins Facilitated the Functional Expansion of the Centrosome
The newest publication of the lab is out this month in PLoS Computational Biology! Michael Kuhn, first author, is a joint postdoc of the Hyman lab and the Beyer Lab at the BIOTEC.
Meet Tony for an evening on the Elbe
With 2 im Boot (which translates to "Two in the Boat"), science comes out of the ivory tower and onto a river steamboat! Join Tony and Prof. Holger Brandes on June 25 for a fun and enlightening evening on the Elbe.
We're taking over eLife!
…the eLife Twitter feed, that is. Follow #eLifetakeover next week as 4 different labs take over the account, @eLife. The Hyman lab takeover will be on Wednesday, June 11th!
Tony elected to ASCB Council!
Tony has been elected to a three-year term on the council for the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). As a council member, Tony will work to encourage more interchange between the European and American systems, fostering innovation by promoting an easy exchange of information between the two scientific communities.
New DRESDEN-concept cultural calendar
The MPI-CBG is proud to be part of DRESDEN-concept, a collection of cultural and research institutions in the city. DRESDEN-concept’s mission “is aimed at the development and use of synergies in research, education, infrastructure, and administration.
Congratulations, Dr. Dreßler!!
Congratulations to the Hyman lab's newest PhD: Martin Dreßler! On March 24, Martin defended his dissertation, titled: "Dynamics of pericentriolar material during the first cell division in Caenorhabditis elegans embryos."
So close to victory!
Tony almost had the votes! But he definitely had the best fan club. At last night's mock election for EU President at the Herkuleskeule, Tony was only one vote short of victory.
Care for some mitotic soup?
Tony was near London yesterday for the final meeting, discussion, and film shooting for the Meeting of the Minds project. All 10 artists and scientists convened for dinner, discourse, and a creative exchange of ideas. The menu for their dinner certainly kept with the themes of the evening.
Phase Separatists Invade the Institute!
At the MPI-CBG beer hour last Friday, there was an epic bike relay race to celebrate the 4 new institute bicycles. Our Hyman lab team, the Phase Separatists, had a very enthusiastic showing!
Dresden's Coolest Company
After seeing our “Happy MPI” video, the Bild Zeitung asks, “Is the Max Planck Institute Dresden’s Coolest Company?” Obviously we think so!
Because we're HAPPY!
Here at the MPI-CBG, we're all pretty happy people ... and videos like this give you a glimpse of why we're all so happy to be working at this special place!
Meetings of Minds: A Documentary about the MitoSys Project
We’re so excited about this first glimpse of Meeting of Minds, a documentary about the MitoSys Project! The film explores the subject of mitosis through conversations between scientists and artists, bringing new, creative perspectives to the topic.
Encouraging Innovation
Read Tony's perspective piece in the latest issue of Molecular Biology of the Cell about encouraging innovation in American scientific research by altering the funding system.
Check out the new Dresden Biophysics website!
Find out more about the research groups at various Dresden institutes with a focus on and expertise in biophysics, find lectures and seminars where you can learn more about biophysics, see a list of upcoming biophysics conferences, and more.
Watch Tony introduce Tim Mitchison at ACSB
As an old friend and former postdoc of Tim Mitchison, Tony was the perfect person to give the introduction when Tim was invited to give the Keith Porter Lecture at the December 2013 ASCB meeting in New Orleans.
New publication on Sas-4
Members of the Hyman lab (Ina, Andrei, and Tony) are contributing authors on the latest paper from Jay Gopalakrishnan’s group, “Conserved TCP domain of Sas-4/CPAP is essential for pericentriolar material tethering during centrosome biogenesis."
News & Views and Science Art, too
Hyman lab postdoc Simone Reber has written an excellent review and perspective titled “On Spindle Length and Shape” for Cell News. Meanwhile, a fun article about artist Felix Scholz and his collaborations with the Hyman lab was published in Zeiss im Bild (ZiB) International.
Happy New Year from the Hyman Lab!
Wishing you all the best for 2014 with artwork by our very own Julia Eichhorn.
Countdown to ASCB
From December 14-18, cell biologists from around the world will converge on New Orleans to meet and share their latest research and ideas. Tony will be there chairing a session, and our postdoc Kate Lee is presenting a poster.
We support eLife!
An interesting and provocative article by Nobel laureate Randy Schekman was published in The Guardian yesterday. Randy detailed some of the problems created by the pressure to publish in “luxury”, high-profile, subscription-based journals.
Upcoming talk: Physics of Biology Conference
Tony will be giving a talk at the upcoming Physics of Biology Conference in Geneva. If you'll be at the meeting, you can catch Tony's talk at 12:30 on Wednesday, November 27!
New publication: Spatial organization of the cell cytoplasm by position-dependent phase separation.
During asymmetric cell division, cytoplasmic components are segregated to opposite sides of the cell. We discuss how the observed segregation can be achieved by a position-dependent phase separation mechanism controlled by a protein concentration gradient. We show that effects of even a weak gradient can be amplified by the phase transition to achieve strong segregation. We compare our theory to the segregation of germ granules observed during the divisions in the C. elegans embryo. Our study demonstrates how liquid-liquid phase separation can play a key role in the organization of the cytoplasm.
See the Hyman lab @ the EMBO Meeting
The 5th EMBO Meeting is being held in Amsterdam from September 21-24 -- just over a week from now. Will you be there? If so, don't miss the talks and posters from members of the Hyman lab!
Cricket Fever!
An outbreak of Cricket Fever has hit the Hyman Lab! It all started with a successful weekend lesson & BBQ hosted by Mark, Shamba, and Avinash. Now you can find lab members bowling, batting, and running between the wickets after work, right in front of the MPI.
Art in Progress
Art is in the air at the MPI-CBG. Artist-in-residence Nina Doege, has installed her newest piece in the building's atrium and main stairwell. It grabs your attention and pulls you in as you descend the stairs...
New Publication: XMAP215 activity sets spindle length by controlling the total mass of spindle microtubules.
Work in our lab has elucidated the detailed function of XMAP215, a processive microtubule polymerase.
Dresden Festival Fun
Looking for something to do with your weekend Chances are there's a festival happening somewhere in Dresden. This weekend there were (at least) two!
Upcoming "Visions in Science" Conference at the MPI-CBG
This innovative conference will bring together scientists from many different disciplines to explore big ideas and stimulate creative discussions about the way science will shape our future.
A very colourful weekend in Dresden
Some of the Hyman lab joined other members of the MPI for a fun, messy, colourful Saturday at the Dresden Holi Festival of Colours
Summertime and the Trabi
The weather in Dresden is gorgeous right now, and Trabi has been itching to go out for a spin.
A "Long Night" of science fun
Dresdeners of all ages had the chance to: see pipetting robots in action; learn how to extract the DNA of a banana in their own kitchens; see the wide variety of organisms living in our little pond, from water scorpions to toads the size of a fingernail; watch a play in which the fruit flies become the scientists; and much more!
Come visit us for "Lange Nacht": the Long Night of Science!
The MPI-CBG will join over 40 other research institutions and universities in opening its doors to the public for a night of science fun.
The Trabi visits "Die Gläsernen Manufaktur"!
The Trabi had quite an exciting day today at the transparent Volkswagon factory in Dresden.
All is well at the MPI-CBG!
Despite massive rains and rising waters along the Elbe River in Dresden, the MPI-CBG remains safe, especially thanks to the hard work of the many members of the institute who pitched in to fill sandbags that are now ready to protect our basement.
Congratulations, Shamba!
Hyman Lab postdoc Shambaditya Saha has just been awarded an EMBO Long-Term Fellowship
Connect with the Human Frontier Science Program
HFSP aims to promote intercontinental collaboration and training in cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research focused on the life sciences.
New Publication
Using just two components, XMAP215 and EB1, we can achieve fast microtubule growth rates that are comparable to those observed in cells.
Ziffer, Zelle, Zebrafisch.....oh my!
Science and theatre are coming together to celebrate life, its diversity, its mystery, and more.
MPI-CBG makes it easy to combine family and career
There is no doubt that the balancing act of raising a family and succeeding in your career can be difficult, but the flexibility at the MPI-CBG institute facilitates a friendly environment where employees can succeed in both areas.
Brainstorming ways to bring more innovation to science
Tony emphasizes moving towards a system for funding starting researchers funds based on excellence and innovations, rather than preliminary data.
Tony gives the 2012 ASCB Annual Meeting introduction speech
This year, 18 Hyman Lab members made the journey to San Fransciso! The annual ASCB meeting was a success and as Program Chair, Tony was honored to give the introduction speech.
DNN Online: Interview with Tony Hyman
Tony gives an inside interview about Dresden, the secret behind German success, and reveals the skills necessary for overall success.