MichaelMcMurray lab
@mcmurraylab.bsky.social
Official account of Michael McMurray’s lab in the Dept. Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. We study septin proteins, folding/assembly of multi subunit protein complexes, & various aspects of yeast biology
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Congratulations to Celia Municio-Diaz in the lab for this new publication, showing that Cell Wall mechanosensors taken from distant yeast species can still function and detect forces in the foreign cell wall of fission yeast cells!
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November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Congratulations to Celia Municio-Diaz in the lab for this new publication, showing that Cell Wall mechanosensors taken from distant yeast species can still function and detect forces in the foreign cell wall of fission yeast cells!
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Excellent points here, and the article doesn’t even mention how English is an absolute dumpster fire of a “scientific” language. Explicit or implicit bias about the quality of the science based on the “quality” of the English used to communicate it is a major problem.
How does linguistic bias reinforce privilege in science? #AppEnvMicro Editor in Chief @microgem.bsky.social offers insights and discusses how reviewers can identify it to support a more equitable review process. Read the article: asm.social/2Hp #COPE #PublicationIntegrity
Linguistic Bias and the Science Lost in Translation | ASM.org
Explore how linguistic bias subtly reinforces privilege in science by constraining scientific dissemination.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Excellent points here, and the article doesn’t even mention how English is an absolute dumpster fire of a “scientific” language. Explicit or implicit bias about the quality of the science based on the “quality” of the English used to communicate it is a major problem.
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Deeply saddened by the passing of my colleague, Prof. Meng-Chao Yao, a remarkable scientist and mentor. He left an indelible mark on all of us fortunate enough to know him. His legacy in molecular and ciliate biology will endure. Rest well, my friend. 1/
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Meng-Chao Yao Obituary | 1949 - 2025 | Seattle Times
View Meng-Chao Yao's complete obituary, share memories, and explore 1 tribute posts from the community.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Deeply saddened by the passing of my colleague, Prof. Meng-Chao Yao, a remarkable scientist and mentor. He left an indelible mark on all of us fortunate enough to know him. His legacy in molecular and ciliate biology will endure. Rest well, my friend. 1/
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📢 Postdoc position: Biochemistry & Bacterial cell biology
in our group at Marburg University, Germany, funded by the ERC Advanced Grant "C-SWITCH"
🔗More information at shorturl.at/OlvlL
📅Deadline: Nov 30, 2025
Please repost. #Postdoc
in our group at Marburg University, Germany, funded by the ERC Advanced Grant "C-SWITCH"
🔗More information at shorturl.at/OlvlL
📅Deadline: Nov 30, 2025
Please repost. #Postdoc
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
📢 Postdoc position: Biochemistry & Bacterial cell biology
in our group at Marburg University, Germany, funded by the ERC Advanced Grant "C-SWITCH"
🔗More information at shorturl.at/OlvlL
📅Deadline: Nov 30, 2025
Please repost. #Postdoc
in our group at Marburg University, Germany, funded by the ERC Advanced Grant "C-SWITCH"
🔗More information at shorturl.at/OlvlL
📅Deadline: Nov 30, 2025
Please repost. #Postdoc
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Wound healing is a hallmark feature of all life, including single cells. In a new preprint, Ambika Nadkarni @biochembika.bsky.social investigates a new dimension in cellular wound healing: how cells recover AFTER the wound has been closed
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November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Wound healing is a hallmark feature of all life, including single cells. In a new preprint, Ambika Nadkarni @biochembika.bsky.social investigates a new dimension in cellular wound healing: how cells recover AFTER the wound has been closed
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Somehow only today noticed this post from August about our MBoC paper on yeast spore polarity... it's not too late to read about it if you have an interest in cell polarity, yeast spores, and/or septins!
In yeast spores, polarity emerges from a different playbook.
Dr. Michael McMurray (University of Colorado Anschutz) reveals how Bud8, Bud5, and Cdc42 machinery help spores establish polarity without relying on classic cortical landmarks.
www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/... #ASCB #CellBiology
Dr. Michael McMurray (University of Colorado Anschutz) reveals how Bud8, Bud5, and Cdc42 machinery help spores establish polarity without relying on classic cortical landmarks.
www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/... #ASCB #CellBiology
November 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Somehow only today noticed this post from August about our MBoC paper on yeast spore polarity... it's not too late to read about it if you have an interest in cell polarity, yeast spores, and/or septins!
The CloneChecker kit from ThermoScientific is great: suspend an E. coli colony in Green Buffer, boil and add restriction digest buffer and enzyme, digest 30 min, run entire reaction on gel and there’s visible bands. Seems like we should be able to guess what’s in this proprietary buffer. Ideas?
October 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The CloneChecker kit from ThermoScientific is great: suspend an E. coli colony in Green Buffer, boil and add restriction digest buffer and enzyme, digest 30 min, run entire reaction on gel and there’s visible bands. Seems like we should be able to guess what’s in this proprietary buffer. Ideas?
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I am hiring a postdoc to examine the genomic and evolutionary basis of plant microbiome variation in legumes. There are opportunities to gain teaching experience. Chicago is a great city to live in! Please help spread the word.
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Plant Evolutionary Genomics
The postdoctoral researcher will work in Dr. Michael Grillo’s plant evolutionary genetics lab. The goal of this research project is to understand the genomic basis of plant-microbiome variation in leg...
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October 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I am hiring a postdoc to examine the genomic and evolutionary basis of plant microbiome variation in legumes. There are opportunities to gain teaching experience. Chicago is a great city to live in! Please help spread the word.
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There's a PhD position now available with me in Bath, on the evolution of symbiosis. www.findaphd.com/phds/project.... The supervisory team also includes @anja1.bsky.social @phil-donoghue.bsky.social and others. NB, this is open both to UK-based students *and* to international students :)
The genomic basis of symbiotic integration at University of Bath on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The genomic basis of symbiotic integration at University of Bath, listed on FindAPhD.com
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October 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
There's a PhD position now available with me in Bath, on the evolution of symbiosis. www.findaphd.com/phds/project.... The supervisory team also includes @anja1.bsky.social @phil-donoghue.bsky.social and others. NB, this is open both to UK-based students *and* to international students :)
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Now that I'm settled in at @umasschan.bsky.social, I'm hiring at all levels: grad students, post-docs, and software engineers/bioinformaticians!
The goal of my lab is to understand the regulatory role of every nucleotide in our genomes and how this changes across every cell in our bodies.
The goal of my lab is to understand the regulatory role of every nucleotide in our genomes and how this changes across every cell in our bodies.
October 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Now that I'm settled in at @umasschan.bsky.social, I'm hiring at all levels: grad students, post-docs, and software engineers/bioinformaticians!
The goal of my lab is to understand the regulatory role of every nucleotide in our genomes and how this changes across every cell in our bodies.
The goal of my lab is to understand the regulatory role of every nucleotide in our genomes and how this changes across every cell in our bodies.
Something I’ve always wondered: why do so many (most?) researchers who use lab ice (i.e., in ice buckets to keep reagents cold) discard the ice in the sink rather than draining off any water and returning the ice to the ice machine? Do you think the ice is somehow “contaminated”, or something? 🧐
October 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Something I’ve always wondered: why do so many (most?) researchers who use lab ice (i.e., in ice buckets to keep reagents cold) discard the ice in the sink rather than draining off any water and returning the ice to the ice machine? Do you think the ice is somehow “contaminated”, or something? 🧐
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October 3, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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RFK Jr. poses a danger to the health and safety of all Americans. From cutting critical cancer research to spreading lies about Tylenol, it’s very clear RFK Jr. is not fit to serve.
That’s why I’m drafting articles of impeachment to remove him from office.
That’s why I’m drafting articles of impeachment to remove him from office.
September 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
RFK Jr. poses a danger to the health and safety of all Americans. From cutting critical cancer research to spreading lies about Tylenol, it’s very clear RFK Jr. is not fit to serve.
That’s why I’m drafting articles of impeachment to remove him from office.
That’s why I’m drafting articles of impeachment to remove him from office.
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Very excited to share new work out today in @natchembio.nature.com on a new approach - FACES - for selectively imaging of phospholipids and other biomolecules at spatial resolutions down to individual membrane leaflets (1/n) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Leaflet-specific phospholipid imaging using genetically encoded proximity sensors - Nature Chemical Biology
An approach combining bioorthogonal chemistry with genetically encoded fluorogen-activating proteins enables subcellular imaging of phospholipids and glycans, as well as the visualization of lipid tra...
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September 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Very excited to share new work out today in @natchembio.nature.com on a new approach - FACES - for selectively imaging of phospholipids and other biomolecules at spatial resolutions down to individual membrane leaflets (1/n) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Asking BlueSky for help: For a review, I am trying to accurately credit the first paper that measured pairwise 3D distances between 2 pieces of DNA on the same chromosome (or cosmid). Is Trask 1989 the first?
I know of earlier single-locus papers (1982).
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I know of earlier single-locus papers (1982).
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Asking BlueSky for help: For a review, I am trying to accurately credit the first paper that measured pairwise 3D distances between 2 pieces of DNA on the same chromosome (or cosmid). Is Trask 1989 the first?
I know of earlier single-locus papers (1982).
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I know of earlier single-locus papers (1982).
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Josh Morgan discusses how progress in cell biology is hindered by significance testing and the need for a shift to effect size estimation. rupress.org/jcb/article/...
📕 In #Reproducibility and Best Practices in Cell Biology: rupress.org/jcb/collecti...
📕 In #Reproducibility and Best Practices in Cell Biology: rupress.org/jcb/collecti...
September 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Josh Morgan discusses how progress in cell biology is hindered by significance testing and the need for a shift to effect size estimation. rupress.org/jcb/article/...
📕 In #Reproducibility and Best Practices in Cell Biology: rupress.org/jcb/collecti...
📕 In #Reproducibility and Best Practices in Cell Biology: rupress.org/jcb/collecti...
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Checkout our new preprint with the @rokaslab.bsky.social!:
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Discovery of additional ancient genome duplications in yeasts
Whole genome duplication (WGD) has had profound macroevolutionary impacts on diverse lineages[1][1],[2][2], preceding adaptive radiations in vertebrates[3][3]–[5][4], teleost fish[6][5],[7][6], and an...
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September 17, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Checkout our new preprint with the @rokaslab.bsky.social!:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
doi: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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doi: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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On #ScienceUnderSeige BY @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @latimes.com @hiltzikm.bsky.social www.latimes.com/business/sto...
September 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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We present a simple method to easily increase the imageable depth of an expansion microscopy gel on a typical inverted microscope ten-fold, using some carefully placed FEP film and a water dipping objective lens:
September 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
We present a simple method to easily increase the imageable depth of an expansion microscopy gel on a typical inverted microscope ten-fold, using some carefully placed FEP film and a water dipping objective lens:
This kind of discovery is so important and illuminating!! Congratulations to the authors
🧬Want the full story of our paper without the science jargon? Our @ucdavis.bsky.social department broke down our "cells are crowded AND constrained" findings in plain English! Perfect explanation of why worm cells are nothing like cultured cells 🪱🌠
September 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This kind of discovery is so important and illuminating!! Congratulations to the authors
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OK--fluorescent protein friends. We want an antibody to TagRFP that works in immunofluorescence. Any suggestions? Re-post please
September 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
OK--fluorescent protein friends. We want an antibody to TagRFP that works in immunofluorescence. Any suggestions? Re-post please
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We're hiring a tech for a project focused on the impact of genetic background on genetics and evolution. If you like doing lots of microbial evolution experiments and are good at bioinformatics/computation, this might be for you. aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05782
Madhani Lab – Junior/Assistant Specialist
University of California, San Francisco is hiring. Apply now!
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September 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
We're hiring a tech for a project focused on the impact of genetic background on genetics and evolution. If you like doing lots of microbial evolution experiments and are good at bioinformatics/computation, this might be for you. aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05782
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WARNING WARNING WARNING
#ResearchAdmini
I am hearing reports of NIH Awards being issued with ~15% indirect cost rate without comment. I believe the hope is that they will be accepted with noticing this.
#ResearchAdmini
I am hearing reports of NIH Awards being issued with ~15% indirect cost rate without comment. I believe the hope is that they will be accepted with noticing this.
a woman stands in front of a white board with the words you need to be careful written on it
ALT: a woman stands in front of a white board with the words you need to be careful written on it
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August 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
WARNING WARNING WARNING
#ResearchAdmini
I am hearing reports of NIH Awards being issued with ~15% indirect cost rate without comment. I believe the hope is that they will be accepted with noticing this.
#ResearchAdmini
I am hearing reports of NIH Awards being issued with ~15% indirect cost rate without comment. I believe the hope is that they will be accepted with noticing this.