New method book chapter by the Pliotas group is out now in Methods in Enzymology. The book has been edited by Christine Ziegler and is…
Adam and Tiange arrivals
We welcome Adam Althobaiti and Tiange Li, new PhD students in our group. Adam will study the structure of novel eukaryotic ion channels and Tiange will…
Robert’s arrival
We welcome Robert Nairn, a Master student who will develop novel computational approaches to study mechanosensitive channels. The Pliotas group wishes him all the best…
Bolin and Mary arrivals
We welcome two new PhD students in the Pliotas group. Bolin Wang and Mary Ma, originally from China have just joined the group to work…
Firbush retreat
The annual BSRC research retreat took place at the Firbush outdoor activities centre on the banks of Loch Tay in late August. The Pliotas group…
New research article on Kef channel
A new research article was published last week in the journal Biochemistry. The study presents a new x-ray crystal structure of the regulatory domain of the Kef…
Eastchem colloquia talk
Christos will be giving an overview of the research that is being carried out in his group in the Eastchem colloquia series. The talk will take place…
Collaborative research article
Our new collaborative paper on transmission electron microscopy of lipid rich nanoparticles, such as nanodiscs, bicelles and liposomes, has been published online this week, in the…
Invited talk at the Biology Research Away Day
Christos presented an invited talk at the school of “Biology Research Away Day”. In his talk, which took place at the main lecture theatre of the Medical…