We are proud and excited to have renewed our NIH R01 grant entitled “Mechanisms of Cell Shape Change in Cytokinesis.” This funding will allow us to explore the molecular and mechanical mechanisms of time-delayed negative feedback in the actomyosin contractile cytoskeleton that underlie the dynamics we recently discovered, including speed oscillations. Current lab members Michael Werner, Daniel Cortes, and Katie Rehain-Bell contributed the preliminary results that made this proposal a success.
BBSP and Biology graduate students should peruse the BBSP rotation project listing site or contact us to explore rotation possibilities!
Amy had a terrific time representing the lab at the GRC and presenting our latest, unpublished work.
As a member of the executive committee of MiBio, Amy Shaub Maddox, together with colleagues Dale Ramsden (Director), Ben Major and Jean Cook, is pleased to announce the funding of a new NIH T32 Training Program in Cell Biology: Mechanistic, Interdisciplinary Studies of Biological Systems. MiBio will provide enriching training experiences including a cross-campus curated seminar club, a retreat, a symposium, IDP-check-up mentoring, and an interactive Ask-an-Expert platform.
Anna Glasgow, who teaches middle school science in Carrboro, NC, was awarded a Kenan Fellowship from the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership. Amy’s NSF grant supports the selection and hosting of one fellow each summer. During her 3 weeks in the lab, Anna will learn about the use of C. elegans as a model animal for cell and developmental studies. Hands on experience with worms and the biology of asymmetric cell divisions and cell differentiation will help Anna integrate these concepts with her curriculum on cell division and cancer.
Paul was awarded a prestigious Whitman Fellowship by the Marine Biological Labs. We will spend the summer comparing and innovating different light imaging modalities, peering at new and familiar animal samples, and hearing about the hottest ongoing research from other visiting scientists at this science utopia on the southern tip of Massachusetts’ Cape Cod.
So many awesome undergrads were associated with the MDX labs the past semester, it took us two evenings to celebrate them all. Some graduated UNC the other day; others will be back for more high quality research. Thanks, Sean, Cole, Ricky and Ethan! (Nick, Adam, Connie, Becca, Shilpa, Jake, Young and Kishan not pictured here.)
Katie plans to complete and defend her thesis in about a year. Her progress towards this goal was recognized with a College of Arts and Science Dissertation Completion Award. Bravo, Katie!
After an outstanding talk from Gaia Pigino on UNC campus, we all headed to Sunset Beach and 4 big, neighboring houses to spend the weekend socializing, eating delicious meals fixed by the trainees, screen-printing science march-inspired t-shirts, playing in the sand and waves, competing in miniature golf, and, of course, talking science with Gaia and our other wonderful guests, Ethan Garner, Florian Jug, and Jessica Polka. This 28-year tradition includes the labs of Ted Salmon, Kerry Bloom and Elaine Yeh, Bob Goldstein, Paul Maddox, and us!
Katie and David were married in the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, on a backdrop of fluttering butterflies, and in the presence of loving family and friends.