Our new book chapter entitled “Using pulsed EPR in the structural analysis of integral membrane proteins, has now been published online, in Electron Paramagnetic Resonance…
Katie’s arrival
We welcome Katie Hardman, a new PhD student in the Pliotas group. Katie will be working on mechanosensitive GPCRs and combine PELDOR and cryoEM to…
Paper in Biophys J
A research article by the Pliotas group has been recently published in the Biophysical Journal. In the study entitled “In-Lipid Structure of Pressure-Sensitive Domains Hints…
RSC/EPR Invited Lecture
Christos has been invited to present his latest research at the Annual International Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) EPR conference taking place in Manchester, between…
Paper in Nature Comms
A new study by the Pliotas group has been published in Nature Communications. In our study entitled “Allosteric activation of an ion channel triggered by…
New member arrivals
The Pliotas Group is very pleased to welcome two new members. Dr Andrew Hartley, a BBSRC-funded postdoctoral research fellow and Mr Benjamin Lane, a Wellcome…
Paper in ACS Synthetic Biology
In our collaborative paper published today in ACS Synthetic Biology, we used PELDOR/DEER to assess correct folding, oligomerization and conformation in pro- and eu-karyotic membrane…
BBSRC New Investigator grant award
Christos has been awarded a 3 year BBSRC New Investigator grant award (Sole-PI) to elucidate the gating mechanism of mechanosensitive ion channels. The Pliotas group…
Royal Society of Chemistry ESR Talk
Christos presented a talk on how to tackle mechanical sensing and address the “lipid moves first” hypothesis using the PELDOR/DEER methodology at the University of…
CMR meeting presentation
Haris will present an overview of his PhD research project at the 8th Annual meeting of the St Andrews Centre of Magnetic Resonance (CMR). His…