MichaelMcMurray lab
@mcmurraylab.bsky.social
Official account of Michael McMurray’s lab in the Dept. Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. We study septin proteins, folding/assembly of multi subunit protein complexes, & various aspects of yeast biology
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Bit different from our usual work
A PhD applying metagenomics to identify microbial plastic degradation and metabolism, fully funded studentship (UK students only).
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A PhD applying metagenomics to identify microbial plastic degradation and metabolism, fully funded studentship (UK students only).
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
A metagenomics approach to discover novel plastic degrading microbial pathways at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - A metagenomics approach to discover novel plastic degrading microbial pathways at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Bit different from our usual work
A PhD applying metagenomics to identify microbial plastic degradation and metabolism, fully funded studentship (UK students only).
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
A PhD applying metagenomics to identify microbial plastic degradation and metabolism, fully funded studentship (UK students only).
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Please spread the word: the Structural Studies Division @mrclmb.bsky.social is looking for a new tenure-track, independent group leader with an exciting plan in any area of Structural (Molecular & Cell) biology, in discovery biology and/or methods development. 🥳
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Research Group Leader Tenure Track - Structural Studies - LMB 2775 - Medical Research Council
Location: Cambridge. Vacancy: Research Group Leader Tenure Track - Structural Studies - LMB 2775. Closing Date: 16/03/2026, 23:55
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February 16, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Please spread the word: the Structural Studies Division @mrclmb.bsky.social is looking for a new tenure-track, independent group leader with an exciting plan in any area of Structural (Molecular & Cell) biology, in discovery biology and/or methods development. 🥳
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🚨 Please share! My lab is hiring a Research Assistant! This is a great opportunity to gain experience with cutting-edge systems neuroscience techniques in a collaborative research environment. If you're interested, check the link for further details: jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
February 16, 2026 at 5:42 PM
🚨 Please share! My lab is hiring a Research Assistant! This is a great opportunity to gain experience with cutting-edge systems neuroscience techniques in a collaborative research environment. If you're interested, check the link for further details: jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
Help! NCBI flagged some residual adaptors in new genome assemblies submitted to Genbank, so I ran FCS Adaptor & removed them. I deleted the original file and replaced with cleaned one. Contamination report still flags the same seqs, as if it is still analyzing the old file. Any suggestions welcome!
February 16, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Help! NCBI flagged some residual adaptors in new genome assemblies submitted to Genbank, so I ran FCS Adaptor & removed them. I deleted the original file and replaced with cleaned one. Contamination report still flags the same seqs, as if it is still analyzing the old file. Any suggestions welcome!
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Septins associate with AP-3 to support trafficking to the vacuole/lysosome in yeast https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.13.705769v1
February 15, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Septins associate with AP-3 to support trafficking to the vacuole/lysosome in yeast https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.13.705769v1
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New preprint from us and our friends in the Odorizzi lab at CU-Boulder – we find an apparent role for septin cytoskeletal filaments and vesicle transport from the Golgi to the vacuolar lysosome in budding yeast.
Septins associate with AP-3 to support trafficking to the vacuole/lysosome in yeast https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.13.705769v1
February 15, 2026 at 2:53 AM
New preprint from us and our friends in the Odorizzi lab at CU-Boulder – we find an apparent role for septin cytoskeletal filaments and vesicle transport from the Golgi to the vacuolar lysosome in budding yeast.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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We are looking for talented graduate students to join our group for Fall 2026 studying the role and regulation of Hsp70 PTMs! If you are interested please check out www.trumanlab.org
Cancer Research Laboratory | Trumanlab | UNC Charlotte | United States
The Trumanlab at UNC Charlotte incorporates protein biochemistry, molecular biology, proteomics, systems biology, bacterial and yeast genetics as well as cell culture technologies to identify novel an...
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January 3, 2026 at 10:23 PM
We are looking for talented graduate students to join our group for Fall 2026 studying the role and regulation of Hsp70 PTMs! If you are interested please check out www.trumanlab.org
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My lab is looking to recruit 1-2 paid summer interns to do wet lab work on learning in a unicellular organism (Stentor coeruleus). You can apply here:
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February 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
My lab is looking to recruit 1-2 paid summer interns to do wet lab work on learning in a unicellular organism (Stentor coeruleus). You can apply here:
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Ever wished there was a way to “paste in place” in PowerPoint, so that pasted item is not way offset vertically and horizontally from the original? There is a keyboard shortcut that doesn’t seem to work on a Mac, but what DOES work is to press an arrow key once after copying and before pasting. 💯👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
February 2, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Ever wished there was a way to “paste in place” in PowerPoint, so that pasted item is not way offset vertically and horizontally from the original? There is a keyboard shortcut that doesn’t seem to work on a Mac, but what DOES work is to press an arrow key once after copying and before pasting. 💯👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
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⚡️Fully funded #PhD position in my lab at Stockholm University / SciLifeLab! If you’re interested in #lichens, #symbiosis, fungal biology, or meta-omics, please apply. Deadline Feb 1. Read more here: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
January 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
⚡️Fully funded #PhD position in my lab at Stockholm University / SciLifeLab! If you’re interested in #lichens, #symbiosis, fungal biology, or meta-omics, please apply. Deadline Feb 1. Read more here: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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We are also recruiting a Postdoc in cell/molecular biology!
3yr, fully funded by @cancerresearchuk.org more details here: news.cancerresearchuk.org/2025/11/27/s...
Apply here: www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
3yr, fully funded by @cancerresearchuk.org more details here: news.cancerresearchuk.org/2025/11/27/s...
Apply here: www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
January 23, 2026 at 4:23 PM
We are also recruiting a Postdoc in cell/molecular biology!
3yr, fully funded by @cancerresearchuk.org more details here: news.cancerresearchuk.org/2025/11/27/s...
Apply here: www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
3yr, fully funded by @cancerresearchuk.org more details here: news.cancerresearchuk.org/2025/11/27/s...
Apply here: www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
Very proud of McMurray lab student Alya Hussain for successfully defending her PhD today. It was a privilege to have her in the lab over the last 3 years and we wish her the very best in her next step, a postdoc with @hittingerlab.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Very proud of McMurray lab student Alya Hussain for successfully defending her PhD today. It was a privilege to have her in the lab over the last 3 years and we wish her the very best in her next step, a postdoc with @hittingerlab.bsky.social
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📣 Please spread: we’re hiring a Lab Manager! It is a critical position in our new lab. As our lab moves to Barcelona and joins the @crg.eu, we’re looking for a Lab Manager to help build the lab and set the lab atmosphere.
🔗 Apply here 👉 recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...
🔗 Apply here 👉 recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...
January 23, 2026 at 6:41 AM
📣 Please spread: we’re hiring a Lab Manager! It is a critical position in our new lab. As our lab moves to Barcelona and joins the @crg.eu, we’re looking for a Lab Manager to help build the lab and set the lab atmosphere.
🔗 Apply here 👉 recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...
🔗 Apply here 👉 recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...
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The multi-year NIH funding of grants tagged to 2025 allows Russell Vought to reduce the number of grants funded this year because he insists that a 5 years of $$$ has to be committed. This is bad. We could see a cut in actual grants by 1/3 or more. Spread the word. www.statnews.com/2026/01/16/n...
Limit on multiyear funding of NIH grants is a sticking point in Senate budget talks
A clause limiting the use of multiyear NIH grant funding has become a sticking point as the Senate appropriations panel finalizes the HHS spending bill.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:55 AM
The multi-year NIH funding of grants tagged to 2025 allows Russell Vought to reduce the number of grants funded this year because he insists that a 5 years of $$$ has to be committed. This is bad. We could see a cut in actual grants by 1/3 or more. Spread the word. www.statnews.com/2026/01/16/n...
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The Abreu lab at NYU is hiring another postdoc! We study microbial ecology and evolution, using yeast/bacteria microcosms, DNA barcoding for evolutionary lineage tracking, and simple mathematical modeling. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/179949
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January 20, 2026 at 5:07 PM
The Abreu lab at NYU is hiring another postdoc! We study microbial ecology and evolution, using yeast/bacteria microcosms, DNA barcoding for evolutionary lineage tracking, and simple mathematical modeling. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/179949
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We are looking for a postdoc to work on mechanisms of #RNA decay in cancer using #cryoEM with #nanobodies and #minibinders! Please RT
January 18, 2026 at 2:30 PM
We are looking for a postdoc to work on mechanisms of #RNA decay in cancer using #cryoEM with #nanobodies and #minibinders! Please RT
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Happy to share that the our manuscript "Cyclin CLB2 mRNA localization and protein synthesis link cell cycle progression to bud growth" is now finally out in its final form @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Below a short🧵 with the key findings!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Below a short🧵 with the key findings!
January 10, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Happy to share that the our manuscript "Cyclin CLB2 mRNA localization and protein synthesis link cell cycle progression to bud growth" is now finally out in its final form @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Below a short🧵 with the key findings!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Below a short🧵 with the key findings!
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Letter of resignation from @jennifer-troyer.bsky.social former Dir of Extramural Ops at NHGRI
"The NIH is not only no longer the organization that I love but is now an organization that I can no longer be a part of and retain my integrity and self-respect."
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1/6
"The NIH is not only no longer the organization that I love but is now an organization that I can no longer be a part of and retain my integrity and self-respect."
www.linkedin.com/posts/jennif...
1/6
Letter of resignation | Jennifer Troyer
Reposting: As many of you know, I recently chose to leave the position I worked hard to achieve, the work that I love, and the team of people that could not have been better to do this work with. It ...
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January 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Letter of resignation from @jennifer-troyer.bsky.social former Dir of Extramural Ops at NHGRI
"The NIH is not only no longer the organization that I love but is now an organization that I can no longer be a part of and retain my integrity and self-respect."
www.linkedin.com/posts/jennif...
1/6
"The NIH is not only no longer the organization that I love but is now an organization that I can no longer be a part of and retain my integrity and self-respect."
www.linkedin.com/posts/jennif...
1/6
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A free, open-access library of high-quality organism illustrations for science communication
A free, open-access library of high-quality organism illustrations for science communication
We create vector graphics of model organisms and emerging biological research organisms to enhance our publications. We’re sharing these editable graphics under a CC0 license for other scientists to...
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December 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A free, open-access library of high-quality organism illustrations for science communication
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Exciting new paper out! @allanaschooley.bsky.social and Sergey Venev led this project that let to the discovery of two chromosome folding programs: one inherited via mitotic chromosomes and one mitotic inherited through the cytoplasm!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Interphase chromosome conformation is specified by distinct folding programmes inherited through mitotic chromosomes or the cytoplasm - Nature Cell Biology
Schooley et al. find that mitotically bookmarked loci drive a transient chromosome folding state during G1 entry that is subsequently modulated by factors inherited through the cytoplasm.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Exciting new paper out! @allanaschooley.bsky.social and Sergey Venev led this project that let to the discovery of two chromosome folding programs: one inherited via mitotic chromosomes and one mitotic inherited through the cytoplasm!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Yes!! I love it when dogma is challenged.
Organelles do NOT have a single uniform pH.
And if you think they must, because “protons diffuse fast,” this paper is for you.
A thread on why that assumption is wrong; and what we found instead. 🧵 1/n
And if you think they must, because “protons diffuse fast,” this paper is for you.
A thread on why that assumption is wrong; and what we found instead. 🧵 1/n
Organelles harbour pH gradients https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.12.694065v1
December 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Yes!! I love it when dogma is challenged.
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absolutely losing it at my 14yo's biology homework
December 15, 2025 at 2:02 AM
absolutely losing it at my 14yo's biology homework
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a grad student at another institution emailed me about their interest in my lab. they attached their thesis proposal, which contained several inaccuracies regarding my work. and also a reference that doesn't exist.
December 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
a grad student at another institution emailed me about their interest in my lab. they attached their thesis proposal, which contained several inaccuracies regarding my work. and also a reference that doesn't exist.
