Delighted to have been awarded the Hooke Medal. This recognition reflects not only my work, but the outstanding contributions of my group members over the years.👍
Excited to share our latest work in collaboration with the @edreznik.bsky.social lab @mskcancercenter.bsky.social, where we describe functionally dominant mitochondrial DNA mutations in patient tumors. So, what is functional dominance in mitochondrial genetics, I hear you ask?
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Hooke Medal winner Stephen Tait @mitosrus.bsky.social @cruk-si.bsky.social is presented with his medal by BSCB president Laura Machesky before his fantastic medal talk on 'mitochondria, death and something in between' #DynamicCellVI
Stephen Tait
British Society for Cell Biology
Payam Gammage
Nature Genetics - Analysis of 14,106 tumor genomes highlights recurrent mutations in mitochondrial ribosomal RNA encoded within the mitochondrial genome. Mutations occur at hotspot positions and...
We are delighted to announce that @mitosrus.bsky.social from @cruk-si.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk has been awarded the 2026 Hooke Medal
You can read about Stephen's work on mitochondria, cell death and cancer here:
bscb.org/hooke-medal-...