Measuring the tension of a cell with a fluorescent molecule
Hot from the press of Nature Chemistry and Nature Cell Biology. Congrats to our NCCR groups – Matile, Roux and Loewith – , who made it together!
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Suliana Manley wins RMS Medal
Suliana Manley has been awarded a Medal for Innovation in Light Microscopy by the Royal Microscopy Society.
Best poster awards 2018
Dr. Thomas Hannich, Dr. Rita Mateus and Dr. Antoine Goujon are the winners of this year’s Best Posters Awards.
New powerful fluorescent biosensors for new insights into the biology of NAD(P)
New paper published in eLife describes the development of a sensor to measure NAD(P) in living cells based on the Snifit design principle.
Double-bridged peptides bind any disease target
NCCR scientists have developed a new type of “double-bridged peptide” that can be tailored to bind tightly to disease targets of interest. The work is published in Nature Chemistry.
Discover our new automated fluorescence confocal microscope
A brand new automated confocal spinning disc fluorescence microscope is now fully operational at ACCESS Geneva!
Third call for screening proposals : recipients selected
The NCCR Chemical Biology selected four high-impact chemical biology screening projects to be adapted and screened at the BSF-ACCESS platform […]
Best Master’s Thesis Award 2018 to Manuel Merz
Manuel Merz has been granted the Best Master’s Thesis Award 2018 for his work entitled: “Screening for sulfonamide small molecule inhibitors of mTORC2 signaling”.
Understanding the diversity of membrane lipid composition
New article from H. Riezman lab in Nature Reviews explores how even small changes in lipid structures and in composition can have profound effects on crucial biological functions.
New mitochondria-specific photoactivation probe to monitor sphingolipid metabolism and function
A collaborative work stemming across several UNIGE departments, the EPFL and the NCCR Chemical Biology.
