scholarly journals First person – Conor Herlihy

2021 ◽  
Vol 134 (15) ◽  

ABSTRACT First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Journal of Cell Science, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Conor Herlihy is first author on ‘ Suv420 enrichment at the centromere limits Aurora B localization and function’, published in JCS. Conor is a Postdoc in the lab of Dr Ting Wu at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, where he is interested in understanding how the genome organizes and regulates itself in order to enable normal development and prevent the onset of diseases such as cancer.

2021 ◽  
Vol 134 (16) ◽  

ABSTRACT First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Journal of Cell Science, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Fanny Jaudon and Martina Albini are co-first authors on ‘ A developmental stage- and Kidins220-dependent switch in astrocyte responsiveness to brain-derived neurotrophic factor’, published in JCS. Fanny is a postdoc at the University of Trieste in the lab of Lorenzo A. Cingolani at Center for Synaptic Neuroscience and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy, investigating the molecular mechanisms controlling development and function of neuronal circuits and implementing genome-editing approaches for the treatment of neurological disorders. Martina is a PhD student at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in the lab of Fabio Benfenati and Fabrizia Cesca investigating neurotrophin biology and its involvement in neurological diseases.


2021 ◽  
Vol 134 (8) ◽  

ABSTRACT First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Journal of Cell Science, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Fumiya Okawa, Yutaro Hama and Sidi Zhang are co-first authors on ‘Evolution and insights into the structure and function of the DedA superfamily containing TMEM41B and VMP1’, published in JCS. Fumiya and Yutaro are PhD students and Sidi is a postdoc in the lab of Noboru Mizushima at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan, where they are investigating the molecular mechanisms and origin of autophagy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 134 (9) ◽  

ABSTRACT First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Journal of Cell Science, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Tatiana Burrinha is first author on ‘ Upregulation of APP endocytosis by neuronal aging drives amyloid-dependent synapse loss’, published in JCS. Tatiana is a PhD student in the lab of Cláudia Guimas Almeida at the Chronic Diseases Research Center (CEDOC), NOVA Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying neuronal aging.


2020 ◽  
Vol 133 (16) ◽  
pp. jcs252684

ABSTRACTFirst Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Journal of Cell Science, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Andri Christodoulou is first author on ‘TMEM147 interacts with lamin B receptor, regulates its localization and levels, and affects cholesterol homeostasis’, published in JCS. Andri conducted the research described in this article while a postdoc in Professor Niovi Santama's lab at the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus. She is now a postdoc in the lab of Dr Paris Skourides at the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus, investigating the role of transmembrane proteins in the morphogenesis and function of the endoplasmic reticulum.


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. dmm046870

ABSTRACTFirst Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Disease Models & Mechanisms, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Pratibha Singh is first author on ‘Maltodextrin-induced intestinal injury in a neonatal mouse model’, published in DMM. Pratibha is a postdoctoral research fellow in the lab of Dr Camilia R. Martin at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, investigating nutrient-driven immunomodulation in neonatal health and disease.


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. dmm046045

ABSTRACTFirst Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Disease Models & Mechanisms, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Lisa Elmén is first author on ‘Silencing of CCR4-NOT complex subunits affects heart structure and function’, published in DMM. Lisa conducted the research described in this article while a lab manager/research associate in Rolf Bodmer's lab at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA. She is now a scientist at Bloom Science, San Diego, CA, USA researching bacteria for the development of live biotherapeutics for neurological diseases.


2020 ◽  
Vol 133 (23) ◽  
pp. jcs257410

ABSTRACTFirst Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Journal of Cell Science, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Stephen Wellard is first author on ‘Aurora B and C kinases regulate chromosome desynapsis and segregation during mouse and human spermatogenesis’, published in JCS. Stephen is a PhD student in the lab of Philip W. Jordan at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, investigating the regulation of accurate chromosome segregation during mammalian meiosis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 133 (20) ◽  
pp. jcs255166

ABSTRACTFirst Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Journal of Cell Science, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Federico Pecori is first author on ‘Mucin-type O-glycosylation controls pluripotency in mouse embryonic stem cells via Wnt receptor endocytosis’, published in JCS. Federico is a PhD student in the lab of Shoko Nishihara at the Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Bioinformatics, Soka University, Tokyo, Japan, where he is interested in the mechanisms regulating stem cell identity.


2021 ◽  
Vol 134 (14) ◽  

ABSTRACT First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Journal of Cell Science, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Magdalena Cardenas-Rodriguez is first author on ‘ Genetic compensation for cilia defects in cep290 mutants by upregulation of cilia-associated small GTPases’, published in JCS. Magdalena is a research assistant in the lab of Jose Luis Badano at Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay, investigating the cellular processes that are altered in cilia-related human diseases.


Biology Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  

ABSTRACT First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Biology Open, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Natalí Delorme and Leonardo Zamora are co-first authors on ‘ A new method to localise and quantify oxidative stress in live juvenile mussels’, published in BiO. They are both researchers in the laboratory of Serean Adams at the Cawthron Institute, Nelson, New Zealand. Natalí's research interests centre around ecophysiology of marine invertebrates, particularly on the organisms' stress response. Leonardo is investigating the biology of commercially, ecologically and culturally relevant marine invertebrates throughout their life cycle.


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