Our light-activated FGFR1, EGFR and RET (Opto-FGFR1, Opto-EGFR and Opto-RET) are now available from Addgene!

Also available from Addgene are six LOV domain-fluorescent protein fusion plasmids and full sequence information for all constructs.

Check it out by following this link to Addgene (http://www.addgene.org/Harald_Janovjak/) and let us know if you have any questions!

The Newsletter “Hot Articles” can be found here: http://www.addgene.org/newsletter/hotarticles/#Sept2014

And also have a look at the article and interview in LabTimes: http://www.labtimes.org/editorial/e_537.lasso

Congratulations to Robert, Eva, Christopher and Alvaro! Our paper on light-activated receptor tyrosine kinases came out today.

You can find it here: http://emboj.embopress.org/content/early/2014/06/27/embj.201387695

News coverage (e.g. by the Austrian Press Agency and The Standard) can be found here:
http://derstandard.at/2000002538661/Saeugetier-Krebszellen-mit-Licht-aktiviert
http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=143319&CultureCode=de
http://science.apa.at/site/medizin_und_biotech/detail?key=SCI_20140701_SCI39371351219164500
http://www.freenewspos.com/news/article/a/1167910/science%20and%20technology/enlightening-cancer-cells?source=rss
http://www.sciencenewsline.com/articles/2014070117000004.html
http://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=36333.php
http://press-news.org/133570-enlightening-cancer-cells.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140701101357.htm
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/07/enlightening-cancer-cells
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-07-enlightening-cancer-cells.html
http://www.wienerzeitung.at/themen_channel/wissen/mensch/642125_Krebszellen-mit-Licht-steuern.html
http://www.tt.com/home/8588971-91/forscher-steuerten-erstmals-aktivit%C3%A4t-von-krebszellen-mittels-licht.csp

Catherine was awarded this year’s IST Austria “golden sponge” Teaching Award for her life support measures of the Synthetic Physiology class!

Congratulations, Catherine!

It is time to say Tschüss to Jens!

Jens completed outstanding MS research in our group in collaboration with the group of Michael Lämmerhofer of the University of Tübingen.

Thanks for your hard work in our lab!

So, how many free flavins actually are there in mammalian cells?

Come visit us at our two posters at FENS 2014!

We will be presenting our new light-activated receptor tyrosine kinases (aka “Opto-RTKs”) in our two favorite colors (“surface blue” and “deep red”)!

You can find the abstracts by following these links:
http://tinyurl.com/qhduohj
http://tinyurl.com/oguch3c

Cathrin received a fellowship for her Master’s thesis research in our group.

The fellowship is sponsored by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG).

Welcome, Cathrin!

2014 is a special year for IST Austria and all of its employees!

http://ist.ac.at/en/news-media/news/news-detail/article/ist-austria-celebrates-five-year-anniversary/6/

The institute turns FIVE!

We are happy and proud to be a part of this success story!

SINC, science is news, published an article about Alvaro and his future work!

The Information and Scientific News Service (SINC) is the first state public agency specialising in science, technology and innovation information in Spanish.

http://www.agenciasinc.es/Entrevistas/Vamos-a-probar-una-herramienta-para-combatir-el-alzheimer-activando-neuronas-con-luz

Congratulations, Alvaro!

Alvaro received a Dan David Scholarship for his research on the optogenetic restoration of neuronal function in models of brain disorders!

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