Philip Cohen has been elected a Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science, one of only 27 scientists from around the world to hold the honour.
Philip was recognised for hi …more
Philip was recognised for hi …more
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Many congratulation to Axel Knebel who has just received the CLS Innovator of the Year Prize for the development of a novel affinity purification tag termed the 'Dac-tag'.
Axel, runs the MRC-PPU Protein Production and Assay D …more
Axel, runs the MRC-PPU Protein Production and Assay D …more
Recently, Newport primary school hosted a science week for its pupils (March 17th to the 21st). The pupils learned from a diverse team of experts representing many of the Centres at The University of Dundee including the MRC Protein Phosphorylation & …more
Mutations in the PINK1 and Parkin genes are associated with early-onset Parkinson's disease. PINK1 encodes a mitochondrial-localised protein kinase whilst Parkin encodes a RING-IBR-RING E3 ubiquitin ligase. In 2012 a former PhD student of Miratul Muq …more
Congratulations to Xu Huang who worked as a postdoc in Dario Alessi's lab (November 2004-May 2008) who has just been appointed to a group leader position at …more
Many congratulations to MRC-PPU PI Helen Walden who has been awarded the prestigious Colworth Medal.
The Colworth Medal is sponsored by Unilever and presented by t …more
The Colworth Medal is sponsored by Unilever and presented by t …more
Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) control multiple cellular processes in embryos and adult tissues. BMPs signal through the activation of type I BMP receptor kinases, which then phosphorylate SMADs 1/5/8. In the canonical pathway, this triggers the …more
The Unit has received the very sad news that Alastair Aitken, a former postdoc in the MRC Protein Phosphorylation Unit has died from pancreatic cancer. Alastair was born in Dundee and left High School at the age of 16 to work in an oil company in the …more