NEWS AND ACTIVITIES

April 2026

We outline a mechanistic framework in which biological membranes function as dynamic mechano-chemical integrators, linking lipid physicochemical properties with protein-mediated stress responses and Ca2+ signaling to maintain membrane integrity.

Sep 2025

Dan gave a talk in the 40th Small Meeting on Yeast Transport and Energetics (SMYTE) on Ca2+-dependent mechanisms in controlling hypoosmotic plasma membrane expansion.

Aug 2025

Dan's two cents on the versatility of VAPs at dynamic membrane contact sites.

July 2025

Our new story - Ca2+-dependent vesicular and non-vesicular lipid transfer controls hypoosmotic plasma membrane expansion - is finally online in BMC Biology.

MATLAB codes for the model are available on GitHub - Click HERE

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

We hope our method helps compare lipid affinities of proteins unsuitable for co-sedimentation assays~ check it out here!

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

Aug 2024

Our new story - VAP-mediated membrane tethering mechanisms implicate ER-PM contact function in pH homeostasis - is finally online in Cell Reports

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.

July 20-21 2023

20th Anniversary Symposium - Life in a Changing Environment - Join us

May 2023

Dan gave a talk in the 11th International Fission Yeast Meeting -"The cortical ER remodeling for actomyosin ring assembly"

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

May 2022

Our new story - Coordinated cortical ER remodeling facilitates actomyosin ring assembly - is now online in Current Biology.

Aug 2021

14 papers + editorial are all published as a collection for our Frontier Research Topic - Coupling and Uncoupling: Dynamic Control of Membrane Contacts. Click here to check them out!

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.

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

Jun 2020

Dan's two cents on the crosstalk between ER contacts and actomyosin cytoskeleton

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

Feb 2020

Our Cell Rep story is highlighted in "Research spotlight" on Pombase

Feb 2020

Our paper is out in Cell Reports - Plasma membrane furrows control plasticity of ER-PM contacts. Congrats to Bel and Amanda!

Jan 2020

Hello to this new lab page. We are starting a new e-journey.

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