New paper in the EMBO J

The first paper made in the Volkov lab is now publisehed at The EMBO Journal: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44318-026-00749-5. Congratulations to Renjith and Lauren, the first and the second authors!

Wellcome Trust CDA

The lab has received news that we will be funded by a Wellcome Trust Career Development Award! Long-term support provided by the Wellcome funding (8 years in total!) will enable the team to explore in…

How do microtubules grow?

New preprint! In collaboration with the lab of Maxim Igaev from the University of Dundee we propose a new model linking GTP hydrolysis and the dynamic state of a microtubule end. Check out the full te…

Welcome Lauren!

Lauren Stokes has recently joined the lab after having graduated with a 1st class MBio in Biochemistry from Warwick University. Lauren will help with molecular biology and biochemistry of kinetochore …

Enjoying Montreax at DKW2024

A little lab outing on lake Geneva between conference sessions to add nice views to the intense kinetochore discussions

Welcome Renjith!

The lab is happy to welcome the new postdoc, Renjith M. Radhakrishnan! Renjith was previously studying the roles of Ska123 complex and EB1 in kinetochore-microtubule interactions in the lab of Tapas M…