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 […]
CBNJC – Thursday Hybrid Meeting: RRB 702 and Zoom Article: “Hypoxia ameliorates neurodegeneration and movement disorder in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease.” Marutani E, et al., Ichinose F. (2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-025-02010-4 Speaker: Molly Healey (Bomba-Warczak Lab)
CMJC – Wednesday Hybrid Meeting: RRB 702 and Zoom Article: “Microtubules in the axon are GDP bound but adopt a stable GTP-like expanded state.” Zehr EA, et al., Roll-Mecak A. (2026). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-026-01787-7 Speaker: Jonas Cook (Dominguez Lab)
PMI Muscle Club – Tuesday Hybrid Meeting: RRB 702 or Zoom Article: “Respiratory pathology in the mdx/utrn -/- mouse: A murine model for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).” Hernández Rodríguez MY, et al., ElMallah MK. (2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316295 Speaker: Chris Choe, PhD (Stedman Lab)
CMJC – Wednesday Hybrid Meeting: RRB 702 and Zoom Article: “Structural basis of human γTuRC closure during CM1-activated microtubule nucleation.” Serna M, et al., Llorca O. (2026). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-70773-w Speaker: Andy Saks (Dominguez Lab)
CMJC – Wednesday Hybrid Meeting: RRB 702 and Zoom Article: “External mechanical force drives axonal cytoskeletal rearrangements.” Swaim GK, et al., Yogen S. (2026). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.03.053 Speaker: Kaya Matson, PhD (Holzbaur Lab)
CMJC – Wednesday Hybrid Meeting: RRB 702 and Zoom Article: “Two translocation mechanisms drive neural stem cell dissemination into the human fetal cortex.” Wimmer R, et al., Baffet AD. (2026). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2026.02.002 Speaker: Maya English (Holzbaur Lab)
CMJC – Wednesday Hybrid Meeting: RRB 702 and Zoom Article: “Galvanin (TMEM154) is an electric-field sensor for directed cell migration.” Belliveau NM, et al., Theriot JA. (2026). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2026.04.026 Speaker: Shayna Brotzman (Dominguez Lab)
CMJC – Wednesday Hybrid Meeting: RRB 702 and Zoom Article: “Multilayered control of mRNA delivery to cell protrusions drives localized mini-cytoplasm establishment for stress-induced cell activation.” Duval C, et al., Donati G. (2026). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74864-6 Speaker: Marcus Woodworth, PhD (Lakadamyali Lab)
CMJC – Wednesday Hybrid Meeting: RRB 702 and Zoom Article: “Microtubule End Stabilization by Cooperative Oligomers of Ska and Ndc80 Complexes.” Radhakrishnan RM, et al., Volkov VA. (2026). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44318-026-00749-5 or https://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s44318-026-00749-5 Speaker: Fedor Balabin (Grishchuk Lab)