Hyman Lab News
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.