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The Brangwynne lab says goodbye to postdocs Sravanti Uppaluri and Shashi Thutupalli, who are off to faculty positions in India. We had a nice going away dinner and presented them with a beautiful piece of Chinese artwork to decorate their…

Cliff back from a great seminar visit to National University of Singapore. Thanks to Greg Jedd for the wonderful science and conversation (highlights: wild King Cobra sighting, and great food especially Xiao Long Bao).

The Brangwynne lab participated in a fantastic webinar on phase transitions in cells, sponsored Alzforum. Cliff gave a talk, joined by Paul Taylor, Nick Fawzi, Simon Alberti, Peter St. George-Hyslop, and Markus Zweckstetter. Thanks to Amber Dance for organizing.

Rapidly growing interest in phase transitions in the neurodegeneration community. See this report (with quotes from Cliff).

Cliff back from giving a talk at the NIH for the kickoff meeting for our recent grant with the 4D Nucleome Consortium. It’s going to be very exciting over the next few years to see the discoveries that come through…

Cliff back from giving a seminar in the Molecular Structure and Function program at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Thanks to Julie Forman-Kay for hosting a great visit (including great conversation about music and phase transitions over Sushi).

Cliff back from giving a seminar in the Biomedical Engineering department at WashU in St. Louis. Thanks to Rohit Pappu for hosting a great visit!

It’s raining RNA/protein liquids!

Marina’s paper accepted at Scientific Reports!

Cliff back from giving a talk at the University of Chicago polyelectrolyte meeting. Thanks to Matt Tirrell, Juan de Pablo, and the other organizers for a great meeting!