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Recent Publications
Membrane ruffling is a mechanosensor of extracellular fluid viscosity
Pittman M, Iu E, Li K, Wang M, Chen J, Taneja N, Jo MH, Park S, Jung W, Liang L, Barman I, Ha T, Gaitanaros S, Liu J, Burnette D, Plotnikov S, Chen Y
2022, Nature Physics, 10.1038/s41567-022-01676-y
Eph/ephrin signaling controls cell contacts and formation of a structurally asymmetrical tissue boundary in the Xenopus gastrula
Barua D, Winklbauer R
2022, Developmental Biology, 10.1016/j.ydbio.2022.07.007
Ancient whale rhodopsin reconstructs dim-light vision over a major evolutionary transition: Implications for ancestral diving behavior
Dungan SZ, Chang BSW
2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 10.1073/pnas.2118145119
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August 2, 2022
Microscopic detectors of viscosity – Plotnikov lab collaboration reveals how cells measure fluid thickness and move faster despite resistance
Researchers at University of Toronto and Johns Hopkins University have identified a specific cellular structure that allows cells to sense fluid…
July 7, 2022
CSB Graduate Wins Award for Best Plant Biology Paper of 2021
The 2021 Ragai Ibrahim Award for best student paper in plant biology was awarded to CSB graduate Dr Purva Karia by the Canadian Society for Plant…
July 5, 2022
Dean Melanie Woodin elected as Vice-President of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience
Congratulations to CSB Professor Melanie Woodin on her election as Vice-President of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN). Prof Woodin has…