Monthly Archives: July 2021

Tony is now a Leopoldina member

By Carsten | Published: July 21, 2021

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. We hope to celebrate that with the lab! Read the MPI-CBG press release here

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Suzanne is always in our hearts

By Carsten | Published: July 2, 2021
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Shova opened her own lab at the Indian Institute of Science

By Carsten | Published: July 2, 2021

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! Shova was a joint postdoc with Simon Alberti (former MPI-CBG group leader, now TU-Dresden professor) working on RNA and its implications […]

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  • Selected Essays

    Therapeutic applications targeting phase separation
    Being a biologist allows you to satisfy your curiosity every day
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    In defence of Peer Review
    On Peer Feedback
    On research funding and youth
    Priority of discovery
    Encouraging innovation
    Funding innovating Science
    The origin of Life
    Beyond Oil & Water
    Beyond HeLa cells
    Beyond Stereospecificity
    Whither Systems Biology
    Some thoughts on German success
    Automating Cell Biology
    European vs. US careers
    A pipeline for Europe
    Boveri revisited – EMBO Gold Medal
    No man is an island

  • Selected Videos

    2020 NOMIS Distinguished Scientist - Anthony Hyman
    ScienceSketches - Phase separation in cell polarity: Saha et al, Cell 2016
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    iBio video about P granule formation
    An interview with Tony about Phase Transitions and Disease
    Encouraging Innovation, iBiology.org
    The genetics linking temperature and fertility in worms: Leaver et al, Biology Open 2016