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Chuck Sindelar
August 3, 2020
The Sindelar lab recently refined a 3D cryo-EM method that allows for better understanding of the structural origins of microtubule flexibility and dynamics. Tubular polymers...
Tara Alpert and Jeremy Schofield
July 14, 2020
Mary Ellen Jones Prize Dr. Tara Alpert defended her thesis entitled “Coordination Between Pre-mRNA Splicing and Cleavage in Budding Yeast” in March 2020. Her thesis work,...
Illustration of BLM MBB Together by Jake Thrasher
June 18, 2020
The killing of George Floyd was murder. His death has catalyzed world events because of hundreds of years of chronic and pervasive abuse perpetrated against black and brown...
June 9, 2020
Anti-Black racism denies the humanity of Black people. It affects every corner of our society, including academic science. MB&B is no exception.  We are calling all non-...
4 figures explaining debranching roles of ARP2/3 complex
June 6, 2020
Congratulations to the De La Cruz lab for their recent paper on the the force-dependence of Arp2/3 complex branch dissociation published in PNAS! This study, with...
Illustration of MBB Pride Month, Better Together by Jake Thrasher
June 1, 2020
MB&B wishes everyone a happy Pride Month! Each June, Pride month is observed to remember the Stonewall Riots, a catalyst for the gay rights movement, and to celebrate the...
Ava Artaiz and Liz Vellali
May 28, 2020
This year brings recognition for long-term service at Yale for both Ava Artaiz and Liz Vellali. Both celebrating the exceptional achievement of providing service at Yale for...