Alaina’s paper accepted at MBoC!
Jun. 6, 2018—2018 is off to a great start: MBoC has recently accepted a manuscript by Alaina Willet, a post-doc in the Gould lab! This paper builds on the work of former graduate student Adam Bohnert, which demonstrated phospho-regulation of the formin Cdc12, which is essential for forming the actin of the contractile ring. Adam also identified Sid2 as one of Cdc12's regulatory...
Welcome new rotation student: Tony Rossi
Jun. 6, 2018—We are excited to welcome Tony Rossi to the lab! Tony is a first-year IGP student who is spending his third rotation with us. He is working under the mentorship of post-doc Alaina Willet. We asked Tony a few questions to get to know him! How did you get here (e.g. hometown, undergrad, previous research experiences)? I'm...
JCB highlights our 2017 paper in special collection on cell division
Jun. 6, 2018—Our 2017 paper "Phosphoinositide-mediated ring anchoring resists perpendicular forces to promote medial cytokinesis" was included in a cell division collection curated by JCB Board Member Rebecca Heald (Berkeley). The special collection includes primary research and reviews on mitosis and meiosis from many labs including papers from fellow Gould lab alumnus Mohan Balasubramanian! To learn more about the collection and read...
Meet our newest member: Eric Zhang
Jun. 6, 2018—Eric Zhang is an undergraduate student who will be doing research in our lab under the mentorship of post-doc Sierra Cullati. Welcome, Eric! We asked Eric a few questions to get to know him. What are you studying at Vanderbilt? What are you thinking about doing after college? I’m currently a Biological Sciences and Global...
Welcome Ana Belen, a visiting graduate student from Sevilla, Spain
Jun. 6, 2018—We are excited to welcome Ana Belen Iglesias-Romero! Ana is a graduate student at Universidad Pablo de Olavide in Sevilla, Spain. Read our interview with Ana to learn more about her. What is your project? My project is about the possible implications of the S. pombe MAPK effector from the cell integrity pathway, Pmk1, in the...