scholarly journals First person – Natalia Mallo

2021 ◽  
Vol 134 (20) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Molecular Biology ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Mitochondrial Morphology ◽  
First Person ◽  
Protozoan Parasites ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Research Associate ◽  
Parasitic Lifestyle ◽  
Selection Of

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. Natalia Mallo is first author on ‘ Depletion of a Toxoplasma porin leads to defects in mitochondrial morphology and contacts with the endoplasmic reticulum’, published in JCS. Natalia conducted the research described in this article while a Postdoc Research Associate in Lilach Sheiner's lab at Wellcome Centre For Integrative Parasitology, University of Glasgow, UK. She now works in the lab of Santiago Cabaleiro at CETGA (Technological Centre of the Aquaculture Cluster), Ribeira, A Coruña, Spain, where her research interests are related to the study of molecular biology of protozoan parasites. Natalia has a special interest in endosymbiotic organelles, such as the mitochondrion, and aims to elucidate organelle functions that can be related to adaptations to parasitic lifestyle.

scholarly journals First person – Zhong-Qiu Yu

2021 ◽  
Vol 134 (19) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Protein Interactions ◽  
Visual Detection ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Degradation Pathways ◽  
First Person ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Research Associate ◽  
Beijing China ◽  
Selection Of

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. Zhong-Qiu Yu is first author on ‘ Visual detection of binary, ternary and quaternary protein interactions in fission yeast using a Pil1 co-tethering assay’, published in JCS. Zhong-Qiu conducted the research described in this article while a postdoc in Li-Lin Du's lab at National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China. He is now a research associate in the lab of David Rubinsztein at Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, UK, investigating protein degradation pathways and neurodegeneration diseases.

scholarly journals First person – Zakia Abdelhamed

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. dmm047852
Keyword(s):  
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
First Person ◽  
Hypomorphic Allele ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Research Associate ◽  
Ciliary Dyskinesia ◽  
Selection Of

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. Zakia Abdelhamed is first author on ‘A novel hypomorphic allele of Spag17 causes primary ciliary dyskinesia phenotypes in mice’, published in DMM. Zakia is a research associate in the lab of Dr Rolf Stottmann at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA, investigating animal models that recapitulate a human condition for understanding disease pathogenesis.

scholarly journals First person – Yarira Ortiz-Alvarado

Biology Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. bio057448
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Behavioral Development ◽  
Early Career ◽  
San Juan ◽  
First Person ◽  
University Of Puerto Rico ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Research Associate ◽  
The University ◽  
Selection Of

ABSTRACTFirst 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. Yarira Ortiz-Alvarado is first author on ‘Antibiotics in hives and their effects on honeybee physiology and behavioral development’, published in BiO. Yarira is a Research Associate in the lab of Tugrul Giray at the University of Puerto Rico Department of Biology, San Juan, investigating the mechanisms that regulate behavior and development.

scholarly journals First person – Kenneth Kin Lam Wong

2020 ◽  
Vol 133 (23) ◽  
pp. jcs257261
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Biology ◽  
Cell Signaling ◽  
Tumor Cells ◽  
Early Career ◽  
First Person ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Simon Fraser University ◽  
Selection Of

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. Kenneth Kin Lam Wong is first author on ‘Hyperpolarized mitochondria accumulate in Drosophila Hipk-overexpressing cells to drive tumor-like growth’, published in JCS. Kenneth is a PhD student in the lab of Dr Esther Verheyen at the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada, investigating the crosstalk between cell signaling and metabolism in tumor cells.

scholarly journals First person – Vibhu Prasad

2021 ◽  
Vol 134 (5) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Life Sciences ◽  
Early Career ◽  
First Person ◽  
Molecular Virology ◽  
Genome Variability ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Research Associate ◽  
Cellular Factors ◽  
University Of Zurich ◽  
Selection Of

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. Vibhu Prasad is co-first author on ‘Cell-to-cell and genome-to-genome variability of adenovirus transcription tuned by the cell cycle’, published in JCS. Vibhu conducted the research described in this article while a Research Associate/bridging postdoc in Professor Urs Greber's lab at Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Switzerland. He is now a postdoc in the lab of Professor Ralf Bartenschlager at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, University of Heidelberg, Germany, working on identification of cellular factors and processes required for flavivirus and SARS-CoV-2 infection.

scholarly journals First person – Carlos Martín-Rodríguez

2020 ◽  
Vol 133 (24) ◽  
pp. jcs258012
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Biology ◽  
Neuronal Differentiation ◽  
Early Career ◽  
First Person ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Castilla Y Leon ◽  
Molecular Signals ◽  
Selection Of

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. Carlos Martín-Rodríguez is first author on ‘TrkB deubiquitylation by USP8 regulates receptor levels and BDNF-dependent neuronal differentiation’, published in JCS. Carlos conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Juan Carlos Arévalo's lab at the Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León, University of Salamanca, Spain. He is now a postdoc in the lab of Aranzazu Sanchez and Blanca Herrera at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, investigating the transmission of molecular signals from the cell exterior to the interior.

scholarly journals First person – Jean Castillo

2021 ◽  
Vol 134 (13) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
Cell Shape ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Cell Behavior ◽  
First Person ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Research Associate ◽  
Postdoctoral Research ◽  
Washington University ◽  
Selection Of

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. Jean Castillo is first author on ‘ An optogenetic model reveals cell shape regulation through FAK and fascin’, published in JCS. Jean is a postdoctoral research associate in the lab of N. Gautam at Washington University in St Louis, MO, USA, investigating signal transduction, optogenetics and cell behavior.

scholarly journals First person – Mélody Wintrebert

2021 ◽  
Vol 134 (4) ◽  
pp. jcs258481
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Research ◽  
Molecular Biology ◽  
Fission Yeast ◽  
Meiotic Recombination ◽  
Nuclear Import ◽  
Early Career ◽  
First Person ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Dna Break ◽  
Selection Of

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. Mélody Wintrebert is joint first author on ‘Activation of meiotic recombination by nuclear import of the DNA break hotspot-determining complex in fission yeast’, published in JCS. Mélody conducted the research described in this article while a Master’s student in Gerry Smith's lab at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA. She is now a PhD student in the labs of Frédéric Relaix and Laurent Tiret at Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale, Créteil, and Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Maisons Alfort, France, investigating cellular and molecular biology.

scholarly journals First person – Kalyanasundaram Parthasarathy

Biology Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. bio058685
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Brain Function ◽  
Early Career ◽  
First Person ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Tata Institute ◽  
Research Associate ◽  
Senior Research ◽  
Fundamental Research ◽  
Selection Of

ABSTRACTFirst 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. Kalyanasundaram Parthasarathy is first author on ‘Spatial odor discrimination in the hawkmoth, Manduca sexta (L.)’, published in BiO. He conducted the research described in this article while a Senior Research Associate in Professor Mark A Willis's lab at the Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is now a Postdoc in the lab of Professor Sanjay P Sane at National Centre for Biological Sciences at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore, India, investigating how animals use sensory cues to navigate, the related behaviours and the underlying brain function.

scholarly journals First person – Shivali Rawat

2020 ◽  
Vol 133 (18) ◽  
pp. jcs253922
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Biology ◽  
Early Career ◽  
First Person ◽  
Protein Homeostasis ◽  
Respiratory Complexes ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Selection Of

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. Shivali Rawat is first author on ‘Increased supraorganization of respiratory complexes is a dynamic multistep remodelling in response to proteostasis stress’, published in JCS. Shivali is a PhD student in the lab of Swasti Raychaudhuri at CSIR - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India, investigating protein homeostasis and aggregation in stress and disease-related conditions.

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