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. Amayra’s farewell had to be done in compliance with Coronavirus-safety measures, but a bigger celebration is planned when the pandemic eases up. Amayra, we wish you a smooth start in Barcelona […]
The Hyman lab recently recruited new members in different positions. PhD Students Alexandra Sergeeva is starting as a PhD student in the Hyman and Alberti Labs. The MPI-CBG has initiated rolling admissions for prospective PhD students who can apply through the IMPRS-CellDevoSys portal. Masters Students Arsenii Dmitriev is a Masters Student at the TU Dresden. […]
Even though it’s 35°C outside and the wasp season is in full swing, a sizeable group of scientists gathered outside the entrance of the MPI-CBG to listen to Patrick McCall and Samir Vaid walk them through their research interests and outcomes in the second week of our summer chalk talk series. Patrick McCall, an ELBE […]
Keeping in mind social distancing rules while ensuring a relaxed and informal setting, Tina, Jacobo, and Anna launched the Postdoc Summer Chalk Talks 2020 at the MPI-CBG to offer a weekly Friday seminar during the summer holidays. In the first round, Tina Wiegend from the Hyman & Grill Labs, and Thomas Quail from the Brugués […]
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…
Our PhD student Ceciel Jegers has just been awarded a Boehringer Ingelheim Fellowship to pursue her PhD studies on multi-enzyme condensates. Read more here. Way to go, Ceciel!
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. Congrats, Kate!
Congratulations to our phenomenal postdoc, Kate Lee, on this prestigious honor! “Kate Lee, postdoc at the MPI-CBG Hyman Lab, is the first scientist living and working in Germany to be selected as “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 […]
The Hyman lab is represented at the 2016 ASCB annual meeting, taking place now in San Francisco. Come see us if you’re here! • Sunday, Dec 4, 12pm-1:30pm: Louise Jawerth presents her poster, “The liquid to gel transition in protein droplets” (poster B1345) • Sunday, Dec 4, 5:20pm-5:35pm: Shamba Saha gives a talk, “An mRNA competition […]
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.
Another nice pop science story about excitement in LLPS/condensate field, featuring many in the field including Cliff, Gary Karpen, @DNAmyStrom @weber_lab @HymanLab @LindsayCase19 Mike Rosen, Elvan Boke, Greg Jedd @PappulabWashU https://www.quantamagazine.org/molecular-condensates-in-cells-may-hold-keys-to-lifes-regulation-20210107/ via @QuantaMagazine
iBio video about P granule formation
An interview with Tony about Phase Transitions and Disease
Phase separation in cell polarity: Saha et al, Cell 2016
Encouraging Innovation, iBiology.org
The genetics linking temperature and fertility in worms: Leaver et al, Biology Open 2016
Cell PaperFlick on Phase Transitions in Disease
Check out this playlist to watch all the videos in our "Two Minute Talk" Series
Ways of Growing, a film created for the MitoSys Project
What is a Discovery?
Embryonic Development of C.elegans
