News | Molecular mechanisms in the nervous and vascular systems

1 December 2023: congratulations Dr. Berbeira-Santana!

Miguel passed his DPhil viva with huge success! Well done!

27 November 2023: Congratulations Dr. Chu-Antypas!

Am started this 'week of vivas' by defending her amazing thesis super well.

22-24 November 2023: our first collaborative MIGRATE meeting

This inaugural meeting in Oxford brought together all four labs of MIGRATE for lots of fun and science. https://migrate.web.ox.ac.uk/

2 June 2023: lab excursion to Otmoor Nature Reserve.

Perfect weather, lovely English countryside and Mitchelin star food. A wonderful day!

9 June 2023: Congratulations Dr. Kokolaki!

Well done Marilee for passing the viva with excellent results, and despite the mini heat wave!

15 Feb 2023: Congratulations to the labs of Elena, Dani, Lindsay and Valentin!

Funded by a generous Wellcome Trust Discovery Award we will investigate the molecular mechanisms that direct cortical migration. This is an exciting project for postdocs wishing to undertake cross-disciplinary research and train in multiple labs. More information: https://migrate.web.ox.ac.uk

21 Dec 2022: thanks Diamond team!

For a nice summary of our recent work on GPR97 structure and function please click on the image (picture credit: Dr. Kamel el Omari)

16 November 2022: Congratulations Dr. Zheng-Gerard!

After a record viva of just 1.5 hours the examiners were convinced that Celine deserves a DPhil title. (Oxford vivas often take 3h and more...)

9 November 2022: new article in Neuron!

In this review we are highlighting themes and ideas gathered at the EMBO workshop on Molecular Neurobiology 2022

27 October 2022: lab day in Beckley!

Harvesting apples and sampling the village pub lunch menu.

13 October 2022: short video on our new paper

Click on the image for a behind-the scenes interview with Carol Robinson, and shots of the lab.

13 October 2022: Hurray! The new Cell paper is out!

Congratulations to all the authors for the discovery of a brand new signalling system in cell migration.

13 October 2022: Congratulations Celine & co-authors!

Our new paper on the function of GPR97 in neutrophils was accepted for publication in Nature Communications! Click to see the preprint.

1 September 2022: Beautiful new paper in Structure!

This study on the FLRT2 protein is based on computational work in collaboration with the lab of Matthieu Chavent. Supplemented with cutting-edge super-resolution microscopy done in the Martin-Fernandez team.

2 July 2022: Maria's baby shower!

Best of luck to Maria who is expecting a baby. This magnificent cake was made by Amy.

28 June 2022: Congratulations Dr. Owen Crowther!

Owen defended his long DPhil viva successfully - well done Owen! The examiners could not get enough of the conversation :)

23-27 May 2022: back in person!

Researchers came together for the 3rd EMBO workshop on Molecular Neurobiology, in our favourite location on Crete. It was fantastic!

28 January 2022: first in-person lab excursion after the pandemic!

The chef at Somerville College made a special effort for our first New Year dinner since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. So good to be able to come together again.

1 October 2021: Congratulations to Fina on being awarded a 3-year fellowship!

Fina is now a junior research fellow of the prestigious Queen's college at Oxford.

23 March - 25 May 2020: lab shut down due to the pandemic.

The lab was able to operate again at <50% capacity from 25 May 2020. We implemented strict safety rules to keep everyone safe. Restrictions were gradually lifted in 2021, following government and University guidance.

9 January 2020: Cell released our beautiful new paper on new complexes and cell guidance today!

Congratulations to everyone that contributed, especially Dani, Maria and Amy! Left image created by Falconieri Visuals (https://falconierivisuals.com/)