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The MRC Protein Phosphorylation & Ubiquitylation Unit is a world leader in finding the causes of neurodegeneration, cancer, hypertension & immune disorders
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Further £30 million, five-year funding boost from Medical Research Council | MRC PPU
The government’s Science and Technology Secretary, Peter Kyle, has announced a further five-year funding boost from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to continue our vital work.
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We are enormously grateful to the Medical Research Council (MRC)/UKRI for their generous long-term support - 34 years and counting - for our research Unit at the University of Dundee www.ppu.mrc.ac.uk/news/further... @dundee.ac.uk @ukri.org #Dundee
Best of luck today to Neringa Pratuseviciute of the Sammler lab, defending her PhD thesis 'From genetic predisposition to biochemical validation: investigating the role of LRRK2 signalling in #Parkinsons Disease'
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Best of luck today to Neringa Pratuseviciute of the Sammler lab, defending her PhD thesis 'From genetic predisposition to biochemical validation: investigating the role of LRRK2 signalling in #Parkinsons Disease'
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Interested in LRRK2? Join us in beautiful Scotland for the biennial LRRK2 meeting. Abstract submission is now open: bit.ly/LRRK2-26
November 26, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Interested in LRRK2? Join us in beautiful Scotland for the biennial LRRK2 meeting. Abstract submission is now open: bit.ly/LRRK2-26
Congratulations to Dr Prosenjit Pal on winning Best ECR Poster Award at the 11th International Symposium on Autophagy 2025, Lorne, Australia: 'Novel Motif in Several Proteins Interacting with a Lysosomal Membrane Integral Protein Implies a Link between Ubiquitylation, Autophagy, and Ciliogenesis'
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Congratulations to Dr Prosenjit Pal on winning Best ECR Poster Award at the 11th International Symposium on Autophagy 2025, Lorne, Australia: 'Novel Motif in Several Proteins Interacting with a Lysosomal Membrane Integral Protein Implies a Link between Ubiquitylation, Autophagy, and Ciliogenesis'
Dr. Ralitsa Madsen awarded the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s 2025 Dame Anne McLaren Medal www.ppu.mrc.ac.uk/news/dr-rali...
Dr. Ralitsa Madsen awarded the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s 2025 Dame Anne McLaren Medal | MRC PPU
Dr. Ralitsa Madsen, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Principal Investigator in the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC PPU), has been awarded the Royal Society of Edinburgh Dame Ann...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Dr. Ralitsa Madsen awarded the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s 2025 Dame Anne McLaren Medal www.ppu.mrc.ac.uk/news/dr-rali...
Best of luck today to Temi Thompson, defending her MRes research 'Developing and Characterising PROTACs against Ser/Thr Protein kinase CK1δ/ε'
November 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Best of luck today to Temi Thompson, defending her MRes research 'Developing and Characterising PROTACs against Ser/Thr Protein kinase CK1δ/ε'
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What happens in nature in eight minutes? What does a frog look like on the inside? What was the first written language? These questions, and many more, are answered in the books shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize: #YoungSciBooks royalsociety.org/news/2025/11...
November 19, 2025 at 9:18 AM
What happens in nature in eight minutes? What does a frog look like on the inside? What was the first written language? These questions, and many more, are answered in the books shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize: #YoungSciBooks royalsociety.org/news/2025/11...
Accelerating Parkinson’s Trials: The EJS ACT-PD Clinical Trial and How You Can Get Involved
🗓 Thu 6 Nov, 5pm (Zoom)
🎙 Speaker: Prof Camille Carroll, Chief Investigator, ACT-PD
💬 Updates from Dundee Parkinson’s research and trials teams
➡️ More info here:
parkinsons-org-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🗓 Thu 6 Nov, 5pm (Zoom)
🎙 Speaker: Prof Camille Carroll, Chief Investigator, ACT-PD
💬 Updates from Dundee Parkinson’s research and trials teams
➡️ More info here:
parkinsons-org-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Dundee Research Interest Group hosts Professor Camille Carroll: 'Revolutionising Clinical Trial Design in Parkinson’s: The EJS ACT-PD Trial'. After regi...
The Parkinson's UK Dundee Research Interest Group (DRIG) is very pleased to be able to invite you to our first annual Autumn Webinar event where we invite a Parkinson’s research expert from outside Du...
parkinsons-org-uk.zoom.us
November 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Accelerating Parkinson’s Trials: The EJS ACT-PD Clinical Trial and How You Can Get Involved
🗓 Thu 6 Nov, 5pm (Zoom)
🎙 Speaker: Prof Camille Carroll, Chief Investigator, ACT-PD
💬 Updates from Dundee Parkinson’s research and trials teams
➡️ More info here:
parkinsons-org-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🗓 Thu 6 Nov, 5pm (Zoom)
🎙 Speaker: Prof Camille Carroll, Chief Investigator, ACT-PD
💬 Updates from Dundee Parkinson’s research and trials teams
➡️ More info here:
parkinsons-org-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Best of luck today to Adam Walker, defending his MRes research 'Exploring Diverse Synthetic Strategies for SDE2 Ubiquitin-Like Domain Probe Development: A Multi-Modal Approach'
October 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Best of luck today to Adam Walker, defending his MRes research 'Exploring Diverse Synthetic Strategies for SDE2 Ubiquitin-Like Domain Probe Development: A Multi-Modal Approach'
Meet the New Innovators Shaping the Future www.dundee.ac.uk/stories/meet...
Meet the New Innovators Shaping the Future
To mark Scotland’s national Innovation Week 2025, we spoke to Ricardo Monero Ballesteros and Peter Ibrahim from the School of Life Sciences who started their innovation journey during their PhD studie...
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September 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Meet the New Innovators Shaping the Future www.dundee.ac.uk/stories/meet...
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Our latest interview is with 2025 @bscb-official.bsky.social Hooke Medal winner Ian Ganley of the University of Dundee @mrcppu.bsky.social. We spoke with Ian about his career journey, his approach to mentorship and his pet snowflake moray, Eel Armstrong. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
August 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Our latest interview is with 2025 @bscb-official.bsky.social Hooke Medal winner Ian Ganley of the University of Dundee @mrcppu.bsky.social. We spoke with Ian about his career journey, his approach to mentorship and his pet snowflake moray, Eel Armstrong. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Interview with the 2025 Hooke Medal winner Ian Ganley url: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Interview with the 2025 Hooke Medal winner Ian Ganley
ABSTRACT. Ian Ganley is the Professor of Cellular Homeostasis in the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit at the University of Dundee (UK). Ian obtained his undergraduate and Master's d...
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August 8, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Interview with the 2025 Hooke Medal winner Ian Ganley url: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Join us! Research Technician position available with Dario Alessi www.ppu.mrc.ac.uk/careers/recr...
Research Technician | MRC PPU
We study how eukaryotic cell biology is shaped by protein phosphorylation and ubiquitylation. Driven by our curiosity and passion to understand living creatures, our work aims to change lives by helpi...
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July 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Join us! Research Technician position available with Dario Alessi www.ppu.mrc.ac.uk/careers/recr...
Join us! Research Technician position available with Dario Alessi www.ppu.mrc.ac.uk/careers/recr...
Research Technician | MRC PPU
We study how eukaryotic cell biology is shaped by protein phosphorylation and ubiquitylation. Driven by our curiosity and passion to understand living creatures, our work aims to change lives by helpi...
www.ppu.mrc.ac.uk
July 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Join us! Research Technician position available with Dario Alessi www.ppu.mrc.ac.uk/careers/recr...
MRC PPU group leader Ian Ganley among those recognised by @royalsoced.bsky.social for his project 'Establishing autophagy models of #Parkinsons Disease to advance new therapeutic approaches': "RSE awards over £724K to boost Scotland’s vibrant research sector" rse.org.uk/rse-awards-o...
RSE awards over £724K to boost Scotland’s vibrant research sector
We are pleased to announce that 72 exceptional research projects were selected at the spring 2025 Research Awards open call.
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July 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
MRC PPU group leader Ian Ganley among those recognised by @royalsoced.bsky.social for his project 'Establishing autophagy models of #Parkinsons Disease to advance new therapeutic approaches': "RSE awards over £724K to boost Scotland’s vibrant research sector" rse.org.uk/rse-awards-o...
Ian Ganley Featured on North of Scotland Parkinson’s Podcast www.ppu.mrc.ac.uk/news/ian-gan...
Ian Ganley Featured on North of Scotland Parkinson’s Podcast | MRC PPU
We’re delighted to share that Ian Ganley was recently interviewed for a podcast by the North of Scotland Parkinson’s Research Interest Group.In this exciting and accessible conversation, Ian discusses...
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July 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Ian Ganley Featured on North of Scotland Parkinson’s Podcast www.ppu.mrc.ac.uk/news/ian-gan...
Wishing Professor Sir Philip Cohen a Very Happy 80th Birthday
July 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Wishing Professor Sir Philip Cohen a Very Happy 80th Birthday
How retired Fife farmer came to terms with #Parkinsons diagnosis www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle...
How retired Fife farmer came to terms with Parkinson's disease diagnosis
Rob Whiteford was 66 years old when he was diagnosed with the disease.
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July 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
How retired Fife farmer came to terms with #Parkinsons diagnosis www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle...
Discovery that the NRBP1 pseudo-kinase activates the WNK Pathway www.ppu.mrc.ac.uk/news/discove...
July 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Discovery that the NRBP1 pseudo-kinase activates the WNK Pathway www.ppu.mrc.ac.uk/news/discove...
Best of luck today to Daniel Saarela of the Alessi lab, defending his PhD thesis 'Lysosome isolation for studying neurodegenerative diseases: story of LRRK2 and CLN3' #Dundee #StudentLife #PhDLife
July 11, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Best of luck today to Daniel Saarela of the Alessi lab, defending his PhD thesis 'Lysosome isolation for studying neurodegenerative diseases: story of LRRK2 and CLN3' #Dundee #StudentLife #PhDLife
Enzyme Inhibition Restores Neuron Pathways in a Parkinson’s Mouse Model www.genengnews.com/topics/drug-... @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org #MJFF
Enzyme Inhibition Restores Neuron Pathways in a Parkinson's Mouse Model
Inhibition of LKKR2 may rescue neurons that are dying due to a type of Parkinson’s disease that is caused by a single genetic mutation.
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July 2, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Enzyme Inhibition Restores Neuron Pathways in a Parkinson’s Mouse Model www.genengnews.com/topics/drug-... @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org #MJFF
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Delighted to announce Prof Miratul Muqit as Centre Director of our groundbreaking new Parkinson's Research Centre, a partnership with @parkinsons.org.uk!🎉👏
Prof Muqit is a world leader in Parkinson’s research, having made major contributions to understanding genetic risk👉 buff.ly/etNUa4b
Prof Muqit is a world leader in Parkinson’s research, having made major contributions to understanding genetic risk👉 buff.ly/etNUa4b
June 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Delighted to announce Prof Miratul Muqit as Centre Director of our groundbreaking new Parkinson's Research Centre, a partnership with @parkinsons.org.uk!🎉👏
Prof Muqit is a world leader in Parkinson’s research, having made major contributions to understanding genetic risk👉 buff.ly/etNUa4b
Prof Muqit is a world leader in Parkinson’s research, having made major contributions to understanding genetic risk👉 buff.ly/etNUa4b
Join an exciting and ambitious project involving kinome-wide #CRISPR screening in iPSC-derived motor neurons co-cultured with microglia to uncover novel drug targets for C9ORF72 motor neuron disease #neurodegeneration #MND #ALS #CRISPR #neuron #microglia www.ppu.mrc.ac.uk/careers/recr...
Postdoctoral Research Assistant | MRC PPU
We study how eukaryotic cell biology is shaped by protein phosphorylation and ubiquitylation. Driven by our curiosity and passion to understand living creatures, our work aims to change lives by helpi...
www.ppu.mrc.ac.uk
June 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Join an exciting and ambitious project involving kinome-wide #CRISPR screening in iPSC-derived motor neurons co-cultured with microglia to uncover novel drug targets for C9ORF72 motor neuron disease #neurodegeneration #MND #ALS #CRISPR #neuron #microglia www.ppu.mrc.ac.uk/careers/recr...
MRC PPU Alumnus Honoured with Prestigious Medical Science Award www.ppu.mrc.ac.uk/news/mrc-ppu...
MRC PPU Alumnus Honoured with Prestigious Medical Science Award | MRC PPU
Dr Thomas McWilliams, a former postdoctoral researcher in the labs of Professors Ian Ganley and Miratul Muqit, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Young Scientist Anders Jahre Award for Medical R...
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June 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
MRC PPU Alumnus Honoured with Prestigious Medical Science Award www.ppu.mrc.ac.uk/news/mrc-ppu...
Renowned Filmmakers Herne Katha Showcase Sapkota Lab’s Research to Global Nepali Audience www.ppu.mrc.ac.uk/news/renowne...
Renowned Filmmakers Herne Katha Showcase Sapkota Lab’s Research to Global Nepali Audience | MRC PPU
The Herne Katha team, who are renowned filmmakers from Nepal, visited Professor Gopal Sapkota’s laboratory at the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit within the School of Life Sciences...
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June 25, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Renowned Filmmakers Herne Katha Showcase Sapkota Lab’s Research to Global Nepali Audience www.ppu.mrc.ac.uk/news/renowne...
Scotland’s First CyTOF XT Arrives at the University of Dundee to Power Single-Cell Research www.dundee.ac.uk/stories/scot...
Scotland’s First CyTOF XT Arrives at the University of Dundee to Power Single-Cell Research
Funded through a prestigious UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship awarded to Dr Ralitsa Madsen, the CyTOF XT will be the first of its kind available to all researchers across Scotland.
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April 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Scotland’s First CyTOF XT Arrives at the University of Dundee to Power Single-Cell Research www.dundee.ac.uk/stories/scot...