AntiOxidants and Cancer: A complicated story

A recent high profile publication in Science Translational Medicine proposed that antioxidants might increase the rate of metastasis in mice models of melanoma. NAC and the soluble vitamin E analog Trolox markedly increased the migration and invasive properties of human malignant melanoma cells but did not affect their proliferation. Both antioxidants increased the ratio between […]

New Review Article Published!! “Mechanisms Regulating Phosphatase Specificity During Mitotic Exit”

Great News, we have a new review article that has just been published online today in Inside the Cell! Its Open Access, so that means its free for everyone to read! During mitotic exit, phosphatases reverse thousands of phosphorylation events in a specific temporal order to ensure that cell division occurs correctly. This review explores how […]

Position available: 2016 Honours Student Project in our Lab

Great news we are currently looking for a new honours student for 2016. The title of the project is “Developing novel biosensors to monitor DNA damage in cancer cells”. Its a very exciting new project incorporating cutting edge microscopy and fluorescent biosensors. If you think you have what it takes and are interested please feel […]