Hyman Lab News
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.