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Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology

Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology

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The Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology (CMCB) is a research centre at the University of Warwick, specialising in quantitative, biophysical approaches to cell biology.[1] The Centre was founded by Robert Cross, Andrew McAinsh and Anne Straube when they relocated from the Marie Curie Research Institute in Oxted, Surrey, UK to Warwick Medical School.[2] It has expanded to become an inter-disciplinary centre with research groups led by principal investigators from Physics, Computer Science, Maths and Warwick Medical School.

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Research groups in the centre focus on themes such as cell division, cytoskeleton, molecular motors and membrane traffic. They are supported by Wellcome Trust, Cancer Research UK, Medical Research Council (United Kingdom) and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. Notable scientists in CMCB[3] include Andrew McAinsh (2018 Hooke Medal Winner[4][5]), Stephen Royle (2021 Hooke Medal Winner) and Anne Straube (Lister Institute Prize Fellow).[6] Many of the groups are located in the Mechanochemical Cell Biology Building[7] on the Gibbet Hill Campus. The building was opened in April 2012 by Nobel Prize laureate Paul Nurse. An extension to the building was subsequently built and opened by Nobel Prize winning cell biologist Randy Schekman in 2016.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the virtual seminar series "Motors in Quarantine" was initiated by CMCB scientists led by Prof. Anne Straube.[8]

Faculty

As of 2023 there are 21 Group Leaders in the Centre.[9]

Group Leaders:

  1. Mohan Balasubramanian
  2. Andrew Blanks
  3. Andrew Bowman
  4. Till Bretschneider
  5. Nigel Burroughs
  6. Robert Cross
  7. Samuel Dean
  8. Seamus Holden
  9. Vasily Kantsler
  10. Darius Koester
  11. Andrew McAinsh
  12. Masanori Mishima
  13. Justin Molloy
  14. Marco Polin
  15. Aparna Ratheesh
  16. Stephen Royle
  17. Karuna Sampath
  18. Timothy Saunders
  19. Michael Smutny
  20. Anne Straube
  21. Matthew Turner

References

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    "Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology".
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    Newton, Giles. "British Society for Cell Biology Spring Newsletter 2011". British Society for Cell Biology. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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    "Nature Index - Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology". Nature Index. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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    "BSCB Hooke Medal Winner 2018". British Society for Cell Biology. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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    Breuer, Manuel (2018). "Interview with 2018 Hooke medal winner Andrew McAinsh". J Cell Sci. 131 (6): jcs217372. doi:10.1242/jcs.217372. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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    "Lister Institute Research Prize for Anne Straube". University of Warwick. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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    "New Mechanochemical Cell Biology Building". The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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    Bottanelli, Francesca; Cadot, Bruno; Campelo, Felix; Curran, Scott; Davidson, Patricia M.; Dey, Gautam; Raote, Ishier; Straube, Anne; Swaffer, Matthew P. (1 August 2020). "Science during lockdown – from virtual seminars to sustainable online communities". Journal of Cell Science. 133 (15): jcs249607. doi:10.1242/jcs.249607. hdl:10230/45611. PMC 7438008. PMID 32801132.
  9. [9]
    "CMCB Homepage". 15 June 2021.
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