Discovering how proteins and lipids control the actin cytoskeleton, from biophysical mechanism to molecular behaviour in organisms

Meet the Lab

Lab dinner with Gallop Lab alumni Astrid Walrant who is now a Maîtresse de Conférences at Sorbonne Universite in Paris and was visiting Cambridge to give a seminar at the Biochemistry Department.

Research

Talk: The self-reinforcing role of phosphoinositide signalling in filopodial extension
In May and June, Thomas Blake presented work on the topic of “The self-reinforcing role of phosphoinositide signalling in filopodial extension” at a number of ...
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Talk: Alpelisib & alterations in the actin cytoskeleton
Jenny gave a talk at the 2024 International Lowe Syndrome Symposium at Purdue University. The talk described how changes in actin and lipid balance that ...
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Lowe Syndrome and Me: a co-creation video series connecting patients, caregivers and researchers
A publication from Teresa Haugen, Lowe Syndrome Association Board Member, Jenny Gallop and Hélène Doerflinger, Public Engagement Manager at the Gurdon Institute about a collaborative ...
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Membrane composition and curvature in SNX9-mediated actin polymerization
Vaishnav et al combined cell free reconstitutions, biophysical tools and super-resolution microscopy to explore the activities of membrane adaptor SNX9, finding that it binds to ...
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Publications

Recent News

Paul James, patient adivser, publishes “Do You See Me – Inclusion is possible for everyone”
Paul James, patient adviser, has published an article in Inclusion North about his recent experience of speed dating and being the only attendee with a ...
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Gallop Lab and Gurdon Institute host the Dent Disease Foundation’s UK patient meeting
Patients from across the UK gathered together to connect with each other and listen to a presentation from Jill Goodrich, Co-Executive Director of the Dent ...
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Research Culture

Gallop lab patient involvement project “Lowe Syndrome and me”        A video series of perspectives from families of boys with Lowe Syndrome, researchers and Patient Advocacy Groups

Hosting Aspiring Scientist Training Programme participants

Supporting Gurdon Institute Public Engagement initiatives like Tattoo my Science and the Mobile Lab

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Lowe Syndrome Association
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