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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. Athina Karasavvidi comes from Greece. She is an undergraduate student at the Department of Materials Science & Technology, University of Crete, Greece. Athina is currently  working on her bachelor thesis as an Erasmus student in the Hyman […]

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The Hyman lab welcomes Anupa and Jik

The Hyman lab recently recruited two new postdocs, Anupa and Jik. Anupa Majumdar started as a postdoc in the Hyman Lab in February 2021. She completed her PhD at Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, India, followed by a three-year postdoctoral stint at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER Mohali), India. She is […]

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Ceciel Jegers defends PhD Thesis

Congratulations to Ceciel and all the best for your future! Congratulations to Ceciel for her very successful PhD defense @tudresden_de during COVID times! Ceciel is a joined student of our and Simon Alberti's lab @BIOTEC_TUD working on the Ded1 helicase. All the best for your future Ceciel, and great hat 😉@mpicbg @imprs_mpicbg pic.twitter.com/GZpZCeMLXG — Hyman […]

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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. 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 […]

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The Hyman lab welcomes Alexandra, Arsenii, MJ, and Peter

The Hyman lab recently recruited new members in different positions. Postdocs Maria-Jesus Olarte or “MJ” is starting as a postdoc in the Hyman lab. She completed her PhD at Harvard and Yale followed by a 1-year postdoc at Harvard, US. MJ is interested in studying the role of membranes in phase separation of protein complexes. PhD […]

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The Postdoc Summer Chalk Talks 2020 continue with Patrick McCall and Samir Vaid

Chalk Talk announcement - Patrick and Samir - August 2020

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 […]

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Postdoc Summer Chalk Talks 2020 take off with Tina and Thomas

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 […]

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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…

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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. Read more here. Way to go, Ceciel!

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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. Congrats, Kate!

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