- World Pancreatic Cancer Day Symposium: Great talk by Dr. Lisa Dobson on the role of creatine metabolism in pancreatic cancer invasion and metastasis as part of a fantastic new conference hosted by the CRUK pancreatic cancer research programme.
Nov 2025
- ‘CYRI-B loss promotes enlarged mature focal adhesions and restricts microtubule and ERC1 access to the cell leading edge’: Congratulations to Dr. Sayantika Ghosh on her recent paper with former Machesky Lab member, Dr. Jamie Whitelaw, published by the Journal of Cell Science. Read more…
Nov 2025
- LEAF Certification: Well done to the Machesky Lab for receiving the Bronze LEAF Award for commendable efforts towards sustainable lab practices!
Oct 2025
- ‘Precision Pints’: Fantastic talk by Dr. Roberta Palmulli on her recent findings for the Fundamental Biology of Cancer (FBC) CRUK Programme speaker session at the Panton Arms.
Oct 2025
- ‘The voltage-gated sodium channel β3 subunit modulates C6 glioma cell motility independently of channel activity’: Many congratulations to Dr. Lisa Dobson on her latest paper in collaboration with the Tony Jackson lab, Department of Biochemistry, published in the BBA – Molecular Basis of Disease. Read more…
Aug 2025
- Aspiring Students Training Programme (ASTP): It was a pleasure to be part of the ASTP programme for the second year running and a delight to host another keen A-level student in our lab! With special thanks to Dr. Lisa Dobson for supervising the week-long visit.
Jul 2025
- ‘Tethered Exosomes Containing the Matrix Metalloproteinase MT1-MMP Contribute to Extracellular Matrix Degradation’: Congratulations to Post-Doc Dr. Roberta Palmulli on her latest publicationin the Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. Read more…
Jul 2025
- ‘Is macropinocytosis more than just a passive gulp?: We are delighted to announce our latest review article in the Current Opinion in Cell Biology, by Dr. Roberta Palmulli and Prof. Laura Machesky. Read more…
Jun 2025
- Another PhD success! Many congratulations to Dr. Sam Hodder, on passing her viva and completing her PhD on the role of Ack Kinase in the Pi3K signalling pathway. Wishing her all the best in her future endeavours and we will miss her very much in the lab!
March 2025
- Dynamic Cell VI Annual Conference 2025: Congratulations to Dr. Roberta Palmulli and Dr. Sayantika Ghosh for presenting their work on macropinocytosis and mechanosensing, alongside former lab member Dr. Loic Fort, who presented his new work on actomyosin contractility in stem cell fate.
March 2025
- CRUK Cambridge Festival 2025: A big thank you to volunteers Li Ma, Dr. Lisa Dobson, Wei Du and Dr. Sayantika Ghosh for all their help on the day leading activities for the initiative, ‘Get Hands on with Cancer Research in Cambridge’.
March 2025
- PhD Completion! Congratulations to Machesky Lab Post-Doc Dr. Sayantika Ghosh on passing her PhD viva, the final step in completing her PhD – many celebrations are in store!
Feb 2025
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