Month: September 2017

The Lwoff Medal is awarded biennially by the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) to recognise the achievements of outstanding individuals or groups contributing to the field of microbiology in Europe. Speaking of the Medal Jeff said “I am deeply honoured and humbled by this award. Lwoff is one of my scientific heroes. My early …

Professor Jeff Errington awarded the 2017 FEMS-Lwoff Award Read More »

Screening and purification of natural products from actinomycetes that affect the cell shape of fission yeast. This study was designed to identify bioactive compounds that alter the cellular shape of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe by affecting functions involved in the cell cycle or cell morphogenesis. We used a multidrug-sensitive fission yeast strain, SAK950 to …

Demuris publication in Journal of Cell Science Read More »