Membrane Dynamics & Cell Polarity
NEWS AND ACTIVITIES
May 2025
Welcome our summer interns ~ Sophie, Rhea, Huiyu & Randy ~
Mar 2025
We received a SFS grant for our translational project
using S. pombe.
Dec 2024
Baicong successfully defended her thesis!
Congrats Dr. Mu!
Dec 2024
Welcome Huan and Ri-Yen joining the lab!
May - Aug 2024
Welcome Randall and Xinghua joining the lab!
Aug 2024
Dan was invited to give a talk in Small Meeting on Yeast Transport and Energetics (SMYTE) 2024 on VAPs-mediated ER-PM tetherig
and pH homeostasis regulation
May 2024
We had a very successful annual meeting SCBS 2024! Congrats to Kar Ling for the "Best Presentation Award"!
Jan 2024
Welcome Hu Xi and Zixin joining the lab!
Oct 2023
Karling received the "Best Poster Award" in Cold Spring Harbor Aisa yeast meeting! Congrats!
Oct 2023
Dan was invited to give a talk in Cold Spring Harbor Asia meeting - Yeast and Life Sciences: how VAPs mediate membrane tethering and function in pH homeostasis.
May-Jun 2023
Farewell to Helen~Welcome our interns Zhi Hui, Adel and Hui Le joining the lab!
May 2023
Dan gave a talk in the 11th International Fission Yeast Meeting -"The cortical ER remodeling for actomyosin ring assembly"
Dec 2022
Welcome our intern student Anh!
Sep 2022
Congrats to the launch of the SOCIETY FOR CELL BIOLOGY SINGAPORE (SCBS)! It's an honor and a privilege to be part of SCBS.
Aug 2022
We received ISF grant for our new translational projects using
S. pombe.
July & Aug 2022
Dan gave a talk in GRC - "Cytoskeletal Diversification Across the Domains of Life" and on PombeTalk about "Roles of ER-PM contacts for actomyosin ring assembly". More here
July 2022
Farewell to Tingyi and Heather
Welcome Helen!
Jun 2021
Dan was invited to give a talk in the Cold Spring Harbor Asia conference on Yeast and Life Sciences: what we have learnt from yeast on ER-PM contact formation, function and regulation.
Jun 2021
Welcome Du Ran joining the lab
April 2021
Dan will share her stories and thoughts about "women in science". Join the FREE virtual event organized by General Assembly_SG! Click here
Nov 2020
Welcome Baicong and Victor joining the lab
Aug 2020
Welcome back Karling ;0) -our first PhD student~
Jun 2020
Dan's two cents on the crosstalk between ER contacts and actomyosin cytoskeleton
7 April 2020
Our lab is temporally closed till 1 Jun due to Covid-19. Let's all stay safe.
12 Mar 2020
We have launched a special Frontier Research Topic - Coupling and Uncoupling: Dynamic Control of Membrane Contacts together with Dr. Junjie Hu, Benoît Kornmann and Yasunori Saheki. Please check it out. Welcome for submission! Deadline: 16 Oct 2020
29 Feb 2020
Our Cell Rep story is highlighted in "Research spotlight" on Pombase
4 Feb 2020
Our paper is out in Cell Reports - Plasma membrane furrows control plasticity of ER-PM contacts. Congrats to Bel and Amanda!
