Lennon Lab

#kidney #matrix #cell adhesion #proteomics based in the Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Manchester, UK. More details at

[Rachel Lennon @RLWczyk]

Lots of smiles and fabulous treats at @Lennon_Lab picnic @wtccmr 🙏🙏

[Rachel Lennon @RLWczyk]

It’s a real pleasure to share our latest preprint- a superb collaboration with @SherwoodElegans & @j_ellingford - A basement membrane discovery pipeline uncovers network complexity, new regulators, and human disease associations.

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[Rachel Lennon @RLWczyk]

Fantastic to have Brian & Angus visit from ⁦@stramerlab⁩ this week- #basementmembranes, biology & then beer! ⁦@Lennon_Lab⁩ ⁦@wtccmr⁩

[Rachel Lennon @RLWczyk]

Huge congratulations to Nikki ⁦@nikkikoudis⁩ for a successful PhD defence today! Creating new tools to study kidney basement membranes. Celebrating with ⁦@Lennon_Lab⁩ ⁦@wtccmr⁩ - thanks to ⁦@BrianDerby1⁩ & examiners Joe Swift & Becky Foster

[Rachel Lennon @RLWczyk]

Launching the Patient Day for #podocyte2021 with Why Podocytes? Fantastic to be sitting next to @neilturn in person & online! @podocyte2021

[Podocyte2021 @podocyte2021]

A really useful session with our patient Q&A panel today giving advice to other patients and sharing their stories! #podocyte2021 #Alport #FSGS #nephroticsyndrome #membranousnephropathy #IgAN

[Mira Krendel @KidneyMyosin]

Great #podocyte2021 meeting, many thanks to @RLWczyk, @Lennon_Lab, and the rest of the organizers! Congratulations to the #podo23 hosts, @KSusztak and Larry Holzman!

[Lennon Lab @Lennon_Lab]

Fabulous evening at #podocyte2021 @podocyte2021 @RLWczyk @MarylineFresqu1

[Rachel Lennon @RLWczyk]

Wow! Another great day at #podocyte2021 - getting used to this hybrid setup! Lots happening behind the scenes- thanks to our reception team who are also busy live tweeting!! ⁦@podocyte2021⁩ ⁦@AWolowczyk⁩ @LucyR124

[Podocyte2021 @podocyte2021]

Starting off the first day of the main meeting of #podocyte2021 with an introduction by Graham Lord - VP and Dean of the Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health at the University of Manchester

[Rachel Lennon @RLWczyk]

A fantastic start to #podocyte2021 - the pre-meeting organised the amazing early career team ⁦@F_Lausecker⁩ ⁦@RW_Naylor⁩ ⁦@MarylineFresqu1⁩ ⁦@PinyuanTian⁩ ⁦@syb_k⁩ & ⁦@LinusButt⁩ - congrats! You have set the bar high!! ⁦@podocyte2021⁩

[Podocyte2021 @podocyte2021]

Superb advice from our panel discussion this afternoon- on publishing & career choices #podocyte2021

[Podocyte2021 @podocyte2021]

Excited to add Manchester for #podocyte2021 to the list of conference locations - see you all very soon!

[Podocyte2021 @podocyte2021]

Highlights (2/2):

[Podocyte2021 @podocyte2021]

Since many of you won't be joining us in person for #podocyte2021 we thought we'd bring Manchester to you! Here are some highlights (1/2):

[Podocyte2021 @podocyte2021]

Fact 3: Adhesion to the GBM and maintenance of the actin cytoskeleton are important for podocyte health and function. This is highlighted by the fact that of the ~40 genes that cause FSGS/nephrotic disease, all can be attributed to regulating podocyte adhesion or actin dynamics

[Podocyte2021 @podocyte2021]

Fact 2: Endocytosis is an important function of podocytes and is thought to regulate multiple aspects of podocyte health, including the actin cytoskeleton, the slit diaphragm, and even albumin processing.

[Podocyte2021 @podocyte2021]

It’s Podofact Friday! Fact 1: The apical membrane of a podocyte is negatively charged due to the presence of proteins such as podocalyxin. This charge is thought to repulse similarly charged molecules (such as albumin) to aid the filtration barrier

[Podocyte2021 @podocyte2021]

We are looking for your prettiest research podocyte image! To celebrate the beauty of the podocyte, we have setup an art gallery #podocyte2021 with the best artwork in the exhibition receiving a prize. To see details and submit your own PodoArt go to https://t.co/RrL0hRd8xj

[Podocyte2021 @podocyte2021]

There is also the opportunity for teams to join #podocyte2021 at a reduced cost. Where two persons from the same group have registered, a third person can register for free! Go to https://t.co/Zqa2ZkqXx2 for details on teams registrations