Livia Songster

PhD candidate, Reck-Peterson lab @ UC San Diego👩🏻‍🔬 NSF-GRFP fellow 🔬 microbiology, cytoskeleton, microscopy 🌊 🌲 passionate about dogs & the ocean 🐶

[Samara Reck-Peterson @SamReckPeterson]

Excited to share our new preprint presenting the first LRRK2-selective type-II kinase inhibitors, developed and characterized in collaboration with our @ASAP_research team https://t.co/pOlNUOKIXf

[Journal of Cell Biology @JCellBiol]

Determining how many cells to average for statistical testing of #microscopy experiments. A Viewpoint from Adam Zweifach @UConnMCB: https://t.co/KVFHeACSmB

[brangwynnelab @brangwynnelab]

Thanks to fantastic students, TAs, & faculty #MBLPhysiology @MBLScience who just wrapped up rotation #1. Fantastic end-of-rotation talks - @brangwynnelab + @GladfelterLab & @SamReckPeterson rotation talks all amazing! Stay tuned for Rotation #2 pics...

[bioRxiv Biophysics @biorxiv_biophys]

Cryo-electron tomography reveals the microtubule-bound form of inactive LRRK2 https://t.co/N8AK1rte0S #biorxiv_biophys

[Ina Harasimov @i_harasimov]

Excited to share our latest study! We discovered that maintaining mammalian oocytes involves extraordinary protein longevity. These proteins support key functions like proteostasis, the cytoskeleton, and mitochondria. Our findings offer new insights into reproductive aging.

[Liam Elliott @lelliott_plants]

Keep sending in abstracts and registering for both the GRS and GRC Plant and Microbial Cytoskeleton! Submissions are still being considered for oral presentations for both conferences! 🌱 🍄 🦠 🧬 🔬

[Sebastian S. Cocioba🪄🌷 @ATinyGreenCell]

Hi Friends,
I'm excited to announce that I set up a crowdfunding campaign for my sugar selection system for antibiotic-free cloning! Finally formalizing this project; it's been a dream for too long now. Every penny counts; please RT!
💚🍬🦠

https://t.co/MOKKm2cTp7

[Sonya Neal @Neal_Lab]

Please share! Here's our latest preprint on the university-wide mentorship program @bummp_ucsd, highlighting its profound impact on biology students from all backgrounds. In 4 years, this pioneering initiative has served over 1,350 mentees!!!
https://t.co/lC040QeITh

[TheKellerLab @TheKellerLab]

Our latest review summarizing every characterized BGC and their elucidated products in Aspergillus fumigatus has now been published! Open access. We hope this is a helpful resource to the fumigatus community 😁

@MDPIOpenAccess
https://t.co/nRC4fBOpMA

[Eric Betzig @Eric_Betzig]

#FluorescenceFriday #cellbiology #bioart
The interior of the cell is a busy place, as seen by grazing incidence structured illumination microscopy at 30 frames per minute:
Lysosomes (green) can become corralled by the endoplasmic reticulum (ER, magenta), but can also remodel the ER when they are actively transported at high speed along microtubules (MTs, yellow). ER tubules are also remodeled directly when they associate with the growing or shrinking ends of MTs.
https://t.co/H9kU2qeuPb

[Marko Kaksonen @marko_kaksonen]

Do you ever wonder how ancient cellular processes such as endocytosis evolve and vary between species?

If you do, take a look at our new preprint by Andrea @g_trevize, Chris @CPToret and Anne-Sophie!

https://t.co/CKEMyDihGW

[Livia Songster @LiviaSongster]

twinkle, twinkle, organelles! peroxisomes (orange) & nuclei (red -> blue, depth colored), Aspergillus nidulans 🤩

[John Salogiannis @JSalogiannis]

Had a great time speaking in the Cytoskeleton and Intracellular Transport session at #fungal24 in Asilomar with a great lineup of speakers. Thanks to Xin Xiang and Rosa Mourino-Perez for the invitation!

[Liam Elliott @lelliott_plants]

Reminder that registrations and abstract submissions for the 2024 Plant & Microbial Cytoskeleton GRS and GRC are open! GRS co-chaired by me and @LiviaSongster, GRC by @SophieMartinLab and Alex Paredez. Fantastic speaker line-up!🌱 🦠 🍄 https://t.co/j0F7qtkKIV

[Sophie G Martin @SophieMartinLab]

To all lovers of the #cytoskeleton: periodic reminder to register for the Plant and Microbial Cytoskeleton GRC and GRS 2024

Great line-up of speakers! Check the website to register: https://t.co/fPbXkpdT6B

Please RT!

[Livia Songster @LiviaSongster]

@Jenna_R_C @AlexGuseman you should try wd40 on those creaky joints! it instantly worked wonders on my creaky front door hinges!

[Livia Songster @LiviaSongster]

@Randy_Y_Hampton you are so inspiring to many, Randy! congratulations & blessings! 🎉🎂

[HHMI @hhmi_science]

📽️ Gilliam Fellow Donté Alexander Stevens spent his time at @UCSanDiego searching for undiscovered mechanisms viruses use to hijack a cell’s internal transport system. Recently, he shared with HHMI how he overcomes roadblocks. ⬇️

[Liam Elliott @lelliott_plants]

Accompanying this will be the Plant and Microbial Cytoskeleton GRS for ECRs co-chaired by me and @LiviaSongster - registration for both GRS and GRC open now!

[Sophie G Martin @SophieMartinLab]

Also a GRS for students and postdocs soon to be advertised!