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Katie Pickup

@katiepickup.bsky.social

🧬 Reviews Editor @biologists.bsky.social 👩🏻‍🔬 PhD epigenetics & differentiation @uoe-igc.bsky.social Views my own | she/her

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Andrea Murillo@andreamurillo.bsky.social · 6d ago

We all need a little nudge sometimes when it comes to writing. The Node is hosting a great writing challenge to help beat that dreaded writing procrastination. I cannot wait to read the community's entries and there is a chance to win £200!

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the Node@the-node.bsky.social · 6d ago

Win £200 for your post on the Node This is your opportunity to publish your piece at last for a chance to win £200. We are hosting an exciting writing challenge to help motivate you to share your piece with the Node’s community of biologists by 4 September. thenode.biologists.com/win-200-for-...

Maria Bohnert Lab@bohnertlab.bsky.social · last mo.

Our @jcellsci.bsky.social poster article “The nucleus-vacuole junction at a glance” is out! Big thanks to @abbybuch.bsky.social and @luskinglab.bsky.social for organizing an amazing special issue “Cell biology of the nucleus”. #ContactSites journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

The nucleus–vacuole junction at a glance

Summary: The nucleus–vacuole junction is a prominent contact site linking the nuclear ER and the yeast vacuole. We highlight the physiological implications and metabolic plasticity of this unique orga...

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Katie Pickup@katiepickup.bsky.social · last mo.

Nucleus enthusiasts - check out JCS's latest special issue! 🧬 journals.biologists.com/jcs/issue/13... Featuring research, review-type articles and interviews on all things nuclear biology, from chromatin and gene expression to shape, mechanics, membranes and pores!

Volume 139 Issue 12 | Journal of Cell Science | The Company of Biologists

Journal of Cell Science publishes cutting-edge science encompassing all aspects of cell biology. It is published by The Company of Biologists, a not-for-profit organisation.

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Journal of Cell Science@jcellsci.bsky.social · last mo.

Our Special Issue: Cell Biology of the Nucleus is complete Explore our Toc: journals.biologists.com/jcs/issue/13... Our cover image shows the posteriorly positioned nuclei (Nup50-mCherry - pink) of notochord cells in Ciona embryos. See article by Peng et al. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

JCS Cover: Posterior nucleus positioning in Ciona notochord cells. Co-expression of hCD4–eGFP (green, cell boundary) and Nup50–mCherry (pink, nuclei) in notochord cells in Ciona embryos. The cells and the nuclei are 3D reconstructed and highlighted by Imaris software. See article by H. Peng et al. (jcs264699). Special Issue on Cell Biology of the Nucleus Guest Editor: Abby Buchwalter
Mu He@mh-lab.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Thanks @jcellsci.bsky.social and @katiepickup.bsky.social for the opportunity! It was fun to reflect on the years I spent in different labs and institutes.

Journal of Cell Science@jcellsci.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our Cell Scientist to Watch is Mu He @mh-lab.bsky.social. We spoke to Mu over Zoom to discuss her research career, the challenges of establishing a lab under pandemic restrictions and the importance of balance in life. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

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Marintia Nava-García@marintianava.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Beyond proteins and DNA, #lipids are emerging as key players in nuclear biology - shaping nuclear envelope dynamics, mechanosensing, gene regulation and genome stability. Our new Perspective highlights recent advances, open questions, and future directions 👉 journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Emerging roles of lipids in nuclear function and homeostasis

Summary: Lipids are increasingly recognized as essential regulators of nuclear homeostasis, membrane dynamics, mechanotransduction and genome stability, opening new frontiers for understanding nuclear...

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Katie Pickup@katiepickup.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It was a pleasure to speak to @harmitmalik.bsky.social and feels very hopeful to have people like him as leaders in science journals.biologists.com/dmm/article/...

Harmit Singh Malik@harmitmalik.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I was interviewed by @katiepickup.bsky.social recently for @dmmjournal.bsky.social. This has a little bit of my background, a little bit on science and mentoring, and a little bit (ok, more than a little bit) on funding in science. Check it out at: journals.biologists.com/dmm/article/...

How important do you feel discovery research and ‘basic’ science is for understanding disease? Well, I have a little bit of a biased view on the topic, since I'm a basic scientist myself. The lab has made more and more discoveries with very strong therapeutic implications, and often people ask me why we are not pursuing these further ourselves. Part of it is that I think about this very much as an ecosystem. People have different skills – I have colleagues who are very good at the application side of things and I have other colleagues, including people in my lab, who are very good at the basic science. There are a lot of very smart people at every stage in the ecosystem and, sometimes, we have to acknowledge that we can't all be experts in every step. A lot of basic science discoveries will end up having profound implications in the clinic – if you don't have the full imagination about how to get it there, that's okay, because you're still a very important piece of the jigsaw puzzle and other people can help. If the basic science discoveries didn't exist, then it's quite possible that the well would run dry. We cannot simply rely on the idea that the therapies currently in clinical trials are going to be enough because we already know that – for diseases, such as cancer, and with rapidly evolving viruses – there needs to be a constant influx of new ideas to stay ahead of the arms race. I'd also make a plug for the fact that, ultimately, we are all interested in human disease, but disease research in humans is not ethical or possible. This is why creating and studying model organisms in a high-throughput, low-investment context is incredibly important. We cannot just say ‘okay, we're going to stop work on anything that is not related to human research’, because – actually – it's all relevant to humans.
Katie Pickup@katiepickup.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Excited to be heading to Paris next week for @embo.org Structure and Function of the #Cytoskeleton! Please say hi if you're around and want to chat about publishing, @jcellsci.bsky.social or any of @biologists.bsky.social grants and community initiatives! share.google/P4XMcNbsHnog...

Structure and Function of the Cytoskeleton

The cytoskeleton, a dynamic and intricate network of protein filaments, is found within the cytoplasm of all cells, from bacteria and archaea to complex eukaryotes. This essential cellular component …

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Katie Pickup@katiepickup.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Really interesting article about fracture in developing tissues. For a deep dive into examples across species, you can also check out @rashmi-priya.bsky.social and @torres-sanchez.bsky.social's recent Review in Development @dev-journal.bsky.social ⬇️ journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Quanta Magazine@quantamagazine.org · 5mo ago

Sometimes, the only way to build back up is to let everything fall apart. This is certainly true at the cellular level. www.quantamagazine.org/break-it-to-...

Rashmi Priya@rashmi-priya.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Our latest with @torres-sanchez.bsky.social journals.biologists.com/dev/article-... Breaking isn’t always a bad thing! Think of birth, seed release... We highlight how living tissue not only tolerates fractures but actively fracture to grow, shape, reproduce, or adapt – across species and scales.

Break to build: fracture as a unifying morphogenetic strategy

Summary: This Review presents mechanical fracture as a unifying morphogenetic strategy and describes how developmental systems actively exploit mechanical fracture to drive morphogenesis, reproduction...

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@niveditamj.bsky.social · 6mo ago

My UK visit kicked off with deeply stimulating science at the @biologists.bsky.social workshop on Whole Genome Doubling. Check out more in our recent post on @the-node.bsky.social. Many thanks to @mateusolisboa.bsky.social and @katiepickup.bsky.social! thenode.biologists.com/decoding-who...

Whole-Genome Doubling and Polyploidy: Cells, Cancer, and Evolution

Discover how whole-genome doubling and polyploidy drive cellular adaptations, shape cancer progression, and fuel evolutionary innovation across species.

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Katie Pickup@katiepickup.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Read this article to hear from a mix of researchers about some really cool ways cell biology can be used to fight the climate crisis! Inspiration came from the fantastic @cells4planethealth.bsky.social EMBO Workshop in April last year

Journal of Cell Science@jcellsci.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Climate change and cell biology – five ways cells can help us solve planetary problems An Essay from @marennattermann.bsky.social, @sorayazwahlen.bsky.social, Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, @hannaszafranska.bsky.social, Kavita Rangan & @samreckpeterson.bsky.social. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Screenshot of Pdf of 'Climate change and cell biology – five ways cells can help us solve planetary problems' Essay.
Katie Pickup@katiepickup.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Do have a read of this call to action from a fantastic bunch of ECRs working in the cell biology-climate space @cells4planethealth.bsky.social It's full of lots of important ideas to support future research and researchers who want to use cell biology to help reach a more sustainable future

Journal of Cell Science@jcellsci.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Cell biology for a sustainable future – a call to action from Camila Costa, Eliott Flaum, @dhlashwayo.bsky.social, Marie Jacobovitz, Guillermina Kubaczka, Samuel Lovat, Eliya Milshtein, @hannaszafranska.bsky.social and @sorayazwahlen.bsky.social. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Drawing showing that planetary cell biology is a field that combines environmental sciences and cell biology. Understanding cellular function and its environmental context can be useful in explaining larger-scale systems operating at the multicellular and ecological levels. Furthermore, planetary cell biology provides key insights into how biological systems might adapt, be resilient to, and even mitigate, environmental perturbations associated with the climate crisis, such as changes in temperature, pH, pressure and other conditions.
Katie Pickup@katiepickup.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I really enjoyed talking to Peggy - it was great to revisit the world of DNA methylation and stem cells as well as learn more about the blood and ageing 🩸

DMM Journal@dmmjournal.bsky.social · 7mo ago

In this interview with Margaret (Peggy) Goodell @goodell-lab.bsky.social we discussed her impressive career, the parallels between ageing and cancer in the blood, and the lessons we can learn from stem cell biology to understand and mitigate disease. doi.org/10.1242/dmm....

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The Company of Biologists@biologists.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social is recruiting an enthusiastic and motivated Reviews Editor. An exciting opportunity for a talented scientific editor to make a contribution to an important journal in the field of #cellbiology. Deadline 2 Feb. More at: www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...

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Working for us We’re always looking for talented and motivated people to work as part of our close-knit team. Roles range from editorial to production, marketing to event co-ordination, HR to accounts...

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