Biochemical Society

biochemsoc.bsky.social

23 April 2026 16:04

Congratulations to Rob Cross from Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology on receiving the 2025 Biochemical Society Award for Sustained Excellence at Dynamic Cell VI today! Rob presented his latest insights into the interlocking nanomechanics of kinesins and tubulins.

Kasia Pirog

kasiapirog.bsky.social

20 March 2026 15:17

We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded the @nc3rs.bsky.social/BBSRC Business Interaction Voucher Award. Our exciting collaboration with Copner Biotech and @northumbriauni.bsky.social will use advanced bioprinting to generate cartilage structures for investigating ageing and disease.

Kasia Pirog

kasiapirog.bsky.social

11 March 2026 17:00

10th edition of our #GeneticsMatters @rarediseaseday.bsky.social is officially open! 150 participants and lots of enthusiastic scientists, it's going to be a great day! 🙂 @newcastleuni.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @cgm-newcastle.bsky.social

Andy Moore

aaandmoore.bsky.social

11 March 2026 16:56

An intracellular meteor shower. EB3 comets tracking growing microtubule plus-ends in a cultured cell.

Shweta Nandakumar

bucklingmt.bsky.social

11 March 2026 16:56

Despite their high rigidity, microtubules (MTs) dynamically bend and buckle in cells. MT-self repair is inherent to their metastable nature, but it remains unclear whether just inherent repair mechanisms are sufficient to maintain MT integrity🧵 (1/9) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...