Benjamin Lane

Membrane proteins and structural biology

[Benjamin Lane @95bjl]

📢Just over 3 weeks left to apply for a 4-year funded PhD position at @AstonAIME for October 2025. Come study protein-lipid interactions in mechanosensitive channels with me, @alice_rothnie, and @CorinneSpickett 📢

📅 Application deadline: 7th April 2025
https://t.co/YU182UpRqQ

[Aston University PR @AstonPress]

🛠️|@AstonUniversity installs £1.5m mass spectrometer to study biological membranes

💷The funding was awarded by @BBSRC

🦠@IvanaMilic will lead the team studying proteins, lipids and metabolites in cell membranes to better understand disease processes

👉https://t.co/10fVL50N02

[Benjamin Lane @95bjl]

📢 4-year funded PhD opportunity at the Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence, starting in October 2025. The project will focus on studying protein-lipid interactions in mechanosensitive channels📢

📅 Application deadline: 7th April 2025

@AstonAIME

https://t.co/YU182UpRqQ

[Aston University PR @AstonPress]

🎉|@AstonAIME wins £13.2m of @SciTechgovuk and co-funding for water treatment technology

🚰MEMetic will develop biomimetic membranes for water treatment and resource recovery

💷@ScienceCardUK & @BW_SciTech will fund the research and company spinout

👉https://t.co/vQT0EhTg83

[Pliotas Group @PliotasGroup]

In our recent article we show the YbiO mechanosensitive channel can achieve pore openings of 3nS under tension equalling the largest gated-pore MscL & solve EM structure of sub-open state. Great effort by @95bjl @MariangelaDiony @stemuench @DrJonLippiat
https://t.co/wWXir4lHuu

[Structure @Structure_CP]

Online now! The mechanosensitive channel YbiO has a conductance equivalent to the largest gated-pore https://t.co/lhLKTaYwsF

[Benjamin Lane @95bjl]

@_katiehardman @DrJonLippiat @BergeronLab @PliotasGroup @anton_calabrese @stemuench Congratulations, Katie!

[Alice Rothnie @alice_rothnie]

A great opportunity for anyone looking for a PhD

[Benjamin Lane @95bjl]

Interested in looking at the relationship between lipids and a family of ion channels?

Come and do a PhD project with me, @alice_rothnie, and @CorinneSpickett at @AstonAIME.

https://t.co/ZVVHrpWro6

[Alfred Fernandez @fredfercast83]

Our latest publication on a Integrated Approach to Elucidate the Interplay between Iron Uptake Dynamics and Magnetosome Formation at the Single-Cell Level in MSR-1 https://t.co/uGWT3GSs2A in collaboration with @B24Light . Well done @martamasomartinez! @EBRI_UK @AstonAIME

[Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence @AstonAIME]

🌟  Inspiring discussions at the AIME Showcase today! Big thanks to @Arup and @BW_SciTech for their support. Stay tuned for updates on breakthrough innovations that will shape the future of industry and society. Ready to collaborate?

Get in touch: https://t.co/gH3Wo7x7mU

[Benjamin Lane @95bjl]

@Sci_Hans @AstonAIME Thank you!

[Benjamin Lane @95bjl]

@MariangelaDiony @AstonAIME Thank you 😊

[Benjamin Lane @95bjl]

@PliotasGroup @AstonAIME Thank you for all your support over the years!

[Matt Derry @MattDerry90]

3-year postdoc available here @AstonAIME with @alice_rothnie and me. We are looking for someone with experience in polymer synthesis and membrane protein extraction.

Apply here ➡️ https://t.co/7gwqRzNbxA
Deadline: 2nd October

[Robin Bon @RSBon_Lab]

Very happy to share our latest preprint: Non-covalent spin labelling of TRPC5 ion channels enables EPR studies of protein-ligand interactions | ChemRxiv - https://t.co/MY9Cp3Qqfx

@UoL_LICAMM @AstburyCentre @chemleedsuni @OfficialUoM @univofstandrews @unibirmingham

[Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence @AstonAIME]

Today is the day that we officially become a @UKRI_News @ResEngland research institute! If you haven't already checked us out, where have you been??

All information on @AstonAIME can be found here 👉 https://t.co/J9vhL8CQPR

👀 Keep your eyes peeled for updates very soon!

[Structure @Structure_CP]

Online now! Monitoring the conformational ensemble and lipid environment of a mechanosensitive channel under cyclodextrin-induced membrane tension https://t.co/pP9myeuZur

[Pliotas Group @PliotasGroup]

In our latest paper we monitor the entire conformational ensemble of the MscS ion channel by PELDOR/DEER under membrane tension generated by molecular means. Led by @95bjl @mayue3691 @bsny21 & great Collab with @Theo_Karamanos @AckermannKatrin @Bela_Bode https://t.co/Alqq7Wt2mx

[Neil Ranson @naranson]

Interested in membrane protein structure, folding, interactions and function? We're looking for a creative, talented post-doc to join our bacterial outer membrane team @RadfordLab @naranson in the @AstburyCentre, on a new @The_MRC programme grant.
https://t.co/tmRGXKmcMZ