FontanaLab @LabFontana
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Delighted to share our new pre-print on translational activity of 80S monosomes. @AlbertBlandy @EltonVasconcel8 @AmyTurn67763683 @LabFontana @MichaelaAgapiou Thanks to @BBSRC and @wellcometrust. Great for this work to benefit from @RiboCode team input biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
We’re delighted to launch the RiboCode @BBSRC sLoLa X account and ribocode.org! Excited to highlight our work and fabulous team across @UniversityLeeds @sheffielduni and @UniofNottingham #ribosomesrule
Last few days to apply for a postdoc position to work on specialised ribosomes! The project is part of a @BBSRC sLoLa, and it involves cryo-EM in the @Astbury_BSL, structural MS with @anton_calabrese and ribosomal translation with @RNA_julie! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?i…
Lots of fun today at @BeCuriousLeeds. Thanks to everyone involved in our stall, including @Astbury_BSL @SammyHover @FrankCharlton_ @DrScarff and many others!
Reminder: This position closes in one week. Don't forget to apply if you are interested in ribosomes!
Reminder: This position closes in one week. Don't forget to apply if you are interested in ribosomes!
We are looking for a postdoc with experience in cryo-EM or structural MS to work on ribosomes within our @BBSRC sLoLa project. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions! @RNA_julie @anton_calabrese jobs.ac.uk/job/CWN807/res…
We are looking for a postdoc in ribosome structure. Could that be you? jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?r… @RNA_julie @anton_calabrese @Astbury_BSL
Take a look to our new manuscript on the orthobunyavirus glycoprotein arrangement and on how K+ changes the envelope of orthobunyaviruses! Work was led by @SammyHover as part of a great collaboration with @BarrLeeds, with the support of @Astbury_BSL biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
PhD on virus-host interactions: how do bunyaviruses replicate inside cells? With @BarrLeeds and @michellepeckham findaphd.com/phds/project/t…
Are you interested in a PhD looking at how ribosomes regulate translation? Together with @RNA_julie and @anton_calabrese this project aims to understand how specialised ribosomes selectively translate mRNAs. phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/235-wh… @Astbury_BSL @BBSRCWhiteRose @leedsomics
Do you want to unravel the structure of bunyavirus RNPs? We have an MRC-funded PhD opportunity in our lab! @BarrLeeds @George_R_Heath @DiMeN_DTP @Astbury_BSL findaphd.com/phds/project/m…
Do you want to work on understanding the structure of specialised ribosomes? We have a BBSRC-funded PhD opportunity in our lab! @RNA_julie @anton_calabrese @BBSRCWhiteRose @Astbury_BSL findaphd.com/phds/project/w…
Undergraduate student and looking to gain some research science experience over summer? We have an 8-week studentship position available working in the lab on Influenza A virus genome packaging. Head to the website for details and email me for more info. biologicalsciences.leeds.ac.uk/research-innov…
Bunyaviruses meets cryo-EM, what's not to like! New paper from team Barr-Fontana on the structure of BUNV RNPs and the NP chain architecture. Enjoy biorxiv.org/content/10.110… @LabFontana @BarrLeeds @Astbury_BSL
Exciting PhD project: Mechanobiology and ultrastructure of extracellular matrices rich in hyaluronan – making the link between molecules and tissues findaphd.com/phds/project/m… @LabRichter @Astbury_BSL @BBSRCWhiteRose @UniversityLeeds
Exciting PhD project: Approaching ribosome diversity with cryo-electron microscopy and structural mass spectrometry findaphd.com/phds/project/a… @RNA_julie @FrankSobott @Astbury_BSL @leedsomics @UniversityLeeds
The project also involves cryo-EM!!
Interested in doing phd in rna biology and ribosomes #riboseq findaphd.com/phds/project/d…
We are looking for a postdoc! Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have an established background in either Plant Molecular Biology or Cryo-Electron Microscopy? Davies Lab and @RNA_julie jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?r…
And another Flexible Funding report is up on our website, this time from Ben Chadwick from his training with a Titan Krios Cryo-Electron Microscope. Read all about it here: dimen.org.uk/overview/stude…

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