Our paper in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences on the role of mitochondrial fission and fusion proteins in C. elegans behaviour and lifespan has been featured on the cover of the journal!

The image shows the ultrastructure of mitochondria within the body wall muscles of C. elegans lacking either of the major mitochondrial fusion proteins (FZO-1 and EAT-3). The image was submitted as a four panel collage (see image at bottom) for consideration, but a two panel version was requested by the journal (see below - still looks great!).

The highly prestigious Neumann Lab trophy is awarded to a member of the lab who has achieved great success or for any other reason we deem appropriate!

The inaugural recipient was Valerie for getting strain number 100 - a wonderfully random achievement!

Current holder of the Top Achievement Award:

​Michelle: Strain M for Michelle 

Awarded for adding the 1000th C. elegans strain to our lab collection.

Honour board
11. Michelle: Strain M for Michelle - adding the 1000th strain to the lab collection.
10. Simran: What the HEK! - culturing mammalian cells (HEK293T's) for the first time in the                          Neumann lab.
  9. Tarika: CRISPR Queen - successfully getting a vital CRISPR mutant.
  8. Ming: Drug Tester - completing a pilot drug screen to identify effective therapeutics for                            Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
  7. Ming: Magnificent Muscles - taking a truly beautiful image of the C. elegans body wall                            muscles (now on our CMT research page - see here).
  6.  Michelle: Confirmed! - successfully completing her 12 month requirements as a PhD                              candidate.
  5.  Tarika: Money Bags - being awarded three seperate scholarships on a single day.
  4.  Michelle: WGS Success - successful sequencing and mapping various mutants isolated                        from genetic screening.
  3.  Grace: First lab thesis - the first thesis completed in the Neumann Lab.
  2.  Joe: CRISPR King - successfully getting a CRISPR mutant for the first time in the lab.
  1.  Valerie: Strain 100 - generating strain #100 in the Neumann Lab.

Our paper in the Journal of Neuroscience has been featured on the cover of the journal!

The cover can be seen below and here: ​http://www.jneurosci.org/