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Preprint on the GPI sidechain of Toxoplasma is online!

Very excited to share our discovery and characterization of the GPI sidechain sytnthetic pathway in T. gondii. This is a first for any parasite. This is the thesis work by graduate student Julia Alvarez, in collaboration with Christopher West at University of Georgia. Parasites that lack a GPI...

Subhaya's Durotaxis work accepted in Biophysical Journal

Subhaya's work is accepted in Biophysical Journal, congrats! This work describes competing roles of persistent cell motility and long-range elastic interactions at a stiffness interface with a combination of simulations, elasticity theory and scaling analyses. We are very happy to see that reviewer...

Our research article is published in Cell Reports

Our study, "Activity-assembled nBAF complex mediates rapid immediate early gene transcription by regulating RNA polymerase II productive elongation", is now published in Cell Reports. See the Publication page for details. This story of activity-assembled nBAF was led by the unbaffled Ms. Karen...

FIOCRUZ, Brazil!

It was a privilege to see FIOCRUZ and give a seminar there. In the background, is the historical first building commissioned by Oswald Cruz, co-discoverer with Carlos Chagas, of T. cruzi. FIOCRUZ is Brazil's NIH equivalent, but also performs clinics, vaccine and drug production and outreach. Really...