CMJC – Wednesday Hybrid Meeting: RRB 702 and Zoom Article: “Actin waves guide an outward movement of microclusters in the lymphocyte immunological synapse.” Day A, et al., Kumari S. (2026). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44319-025-00676-2 Speaker: Goutham Kodakandla, PhD (Foskett Lab)
CBNJC – Thursday Hybrid Meeting: RRB 702 and Zoom Article: “Pearling drives mitochondrial DNA nucleoid distribution.” Landoni J, et al., Manley S. (2026). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adu5646 Speaker: Erika Holzbaur, PhD (Holzbaur Lab)
CBNJC – Thursday Hybrid Meeting: RRB 702 and Zoom Article: “A pathogenic Tau mutation drives autophagy-lysosome dysfunction that limits Tau degradation in a model of frontotemporal dementia.” Mirfakhar F, et al., Karch C. (2026). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-70473-5 Speaker: Carris Borland (Holzbaur Lab)
PMI Muscle Club – Tuesday Hybrid Meeting: RRB 702 or Zoom Work-in-progress: “Tissue-autonomous roles of the Activin Type II receptors in regulating body composition during obesity” Speaker: Libby Nunn (Baur/Titchenell Labs)
CMJC – Wednesday Hybrid Meeting: RRB 702 and Zoom Article: “Pathogenic KIF1A R350 Variants Disrupt A Conserved Kinesin-Tubulin Salt Bridge.” Shatarupa A, et al., Sosa H. (2026). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.30.673262 Speaker: Carris Borland (Holzbaur Lab)
CBNJC – Thursday Hybrid Meeting: RRB 702 and Zoom Article: “Self-renewal of neuronal mitochondria through asymmetric division.” Waingankar TP, et al., Lewis SC. (2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.17.694973 Speaker: Mia Peifer (Holzbaur Lab)
Lena Pernas, PhD Assistant Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California – Los Angeles Title: “Mitochondria give rise to proto-organelles during infection”
CBNJC – Thursday Hybrid Meeting: RRB 702 and Zoom Article: “Neuron subtypes have distinct mitochondrial transport in axons and vulnerability to tau in vivo.” Niedermeier T, et al., Paeger L. (2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7628051/v1 Speaker: Amber Hernandez (Holzbaur Lab)
CMJC – Wednesday Hybrid Meeting: RRB 702 and Zoom Article: ““Molecular basis of cooperative assembly of the Ndc80-Ska kinetochore complex on microtubules.” Niu Y, et al., Musacchio A. (2026). DOI: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.18.719381 Speaker: Xuechen Shi (Grishchuk Lab)
PMI Science Social Please save the date and join us for a roundtable on New Tools for Moving Science Forward: Leveraging Biotechnology in Basic Research! Come catch-up with PMI colleagues while enjoying snacks and drinks. Roundtable with Suradip Das, PhD Adam Stevens, PhD Mengqi Xu, PhD Moderated by Kaya Matson, PhD 3:00pm […]