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Tony gives the Keith Porter Lecture at Cell Bio Virtual 2020, (ASCB | EMBO)

By Mohamad Almedawar | Published: December 31, 2020

The organizers of Cell Bio Virtual 2020, an online ASCB – EMBO meeting, invited Tony to give the Keith Porter Lecture. Keith Porter pioneered electron microscopy and employed it in the study of cellular organization.  After an introduction from Professor Timothy Mitchison, Tony walked the audience through his scientific journey leading him to Dresden. There, […]

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Tony receives the 2021 HFSP Nakasone Award

By Mohamad Almedawar | Published: November 5, 2020

The 2021 HFSP Nakasone Award recognises Tony and Cliff for the discovery of a new state of biological matter, namely, liquid-liquid phase separation. Since 2009, the Hyman and Brangwynne labs have observed biomolecular condensation in various cell types and organisms and have helped to determine their functions in physiological and pathological conditions. Congratulations to the […]

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  • Selected Essays

    Therapeutic applications targeting phase separation
    Being a biologist allows you to satisfy your curiosity every day
    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
    iBio video about P granule formation
    An interview with Tony about Phase Transitions and Disease
    ScienceSketches - 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