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Laura Itzhaki
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Passionate about protein engineering. Department of Pharmacology and Newnham College Cambridge

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Laura Itzhaki @lauraitzhaki.bsky.social · 23d
Deadlines coming up for three AstraZeneca-funded PhD studentships - please do consider applying
phar.cam.ac.uk Department of Pharmacology | University of Cambridge @phar.cam.ac.uk · Oct 2
The Department has posted a range of new funded studentships on the Departmental website: www.phar.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Please note that each studentship has an individual deadline, with the deadlines within 31 October - 2 December

#Studentship #Research #Phd
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Department of Pharmacology | University of Cambridge @phar.cam.ac.uk · Oct 2
The Department has posted a range of new funded studentships on the Departmental website: www.phar.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Please note that each studentship has an individual deadline, with the deadlines within 31 October - 2 December

#Studentship #Research #Phd
Studentship advert

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GBM (Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie) @gbmev.bsky.social · Sep 22
The GBM Compact - Focus on Condensate Biology poster session has 5 winners: Miriam Linsenmeier (FEBS Open Bio award), Patrick McCall and Michal Kacper Bialobrzewski (sponsored by De Gruyter Brill). Two book vouchers from Wiley were awarded to Saskia Hutten and Nora Haanaes! Congratulations!

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Laura Itzhaki @lauraitzhaki.bsky.social · Aug 28
Fantastic collaboration and very happy to see the paper published!

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Dr. Natalie Tatum @nataliejtatum.bsky.social · Aug 15
🧬 Engineered nanobodies binding and stabilizing cancer-mutant p16INK4a—without blocking its CDK6 interaction or cell-cycle arrest function, in press at Structure from Endicott @nucancer.bsky.social and @lauraitzhaki.bsky.social groups!

📖 www.cell.com/structure/fu...
Nanobodies restore stability to cancer-associated mutants of tumor suppressor protein p16INK4a
Burbidge et al. characterize nanobodies against the tumor suppressor and CDK4/6 inhibitor p16INK4a in vitro and in cells. They show the nanobodies restore mutant p16INK4a stability. Nanobody binding t...
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Department of Pharmacology | University of Cambridge @phar.cam.ac.uk · Jul 11
Today saw our final year PhD students and MPhil students give talks on their research, whilst 2nd years presented posters of their progress so far 😀

A great day showing the diversity of research in the Department - congratulations to poster and talk prize winners!
All student speakers / poster presents gathered together Talk prize winners Poster prize winners

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The Wilson Research Group @ajwilsongroup.bsky.social · Jul 7
Delighted that our recent publication with @lauraitzhaki.bsky.social and the Woolfson group has been featured by the American Peptide Society americanpeptidesociety.org/aps-news/gra...
Grafted Coiled Coils
Grafted Coiled Coils
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Laura Itzhaki @lauraitzhaki.bsky.social · Jun 17
Congratulations @wtklab.bsky.social Very exciting
erc.europa.eu European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Jun 17
Could this be the future of cancer prevention?

Walid Khaled‬, a new ERC Advanced Grant recipient @cam.ac.uk‬, will work on a preventive vaccine for breast cancer.

Learn more 👉 buff.ly/s6cBCwL

#ERCAdG #CancerResearch #FrontierResearch @wtklab.bsky.social‬

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School of Biological Sciences @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social · Jun 17
We’re thrilled to see six ERC Advanced Grants awarded to our talented researchers, supporting groundbreaking research in the biological sciences! Congratulations to all!

Read more about the grants: www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
Cambridge researchers awarded Advanced Grants from the European Research Council
Eleven senior researchers at the University of Cambridge have been awarded Advanced Grants from the European Research Council – the highest number of grants
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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Jun 17
Could this be the future of cancer prevention?

Walid Khaled‬, a new ERC Advanced Grant recipient @cam.ac.uk‬, will work on a preventive vaccine for breast cancer.

Learn more 👉 buff.ly/s6cBCwL

#ERCAdG #CancerResearch #FrontierResearch @wtklab.bsky.social‬

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Laura Itzhaki @lauraitzhaki.bsky.social · Jun 17
Fantastic collaboration!

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The Wilson Research Group @ajwilsongroup.bsky.social · Jun 17
Delighted to share our newest publication on Coiled-Coil PPI modulators with The Woolfson and Itkhaki Labs in ACS Chem. Biol. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Grafted Coiled-Coil Peptides as Multivalent Scaffolds for Protein Recognition
Self-assembled peptides are promising templates for the design of inhibitors of protein–protein interactions (PPIs) because they can be endowed with affinity- and selectivity-defining amino acids alon...
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School of Biological Sciences @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social · Apr 8
We were delighted to host the first-ever ‘Roving Researcher Showcase’ event in Cambridge!

Engaging talks, insightful discussions, and opportunities to connect with #RovingResearchers

More to come soon!

Read more about the scheme: www.bio.cam.ac.uk/culture-and-...