Tina Tootle
Opinions my own. 1st Gen, Female Scientist. Passion for training the next generation of diverse scientists, microscopy, actin dynamics, nuclear actin, prostaglandins, Drosophila, oogenesis. Lover of wine, gourmet cooking, and cars.
- The Biology Department at the University of Iowa is looking for a Service Center Manager. A major component will be training users on confocal microscopes within the Carver Center for Imaging. Apply here: uiowa.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/service...
- We are hiring! The Department of Biology at the University of Iowa has a search for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Genetics. More details in subsequent posts. To apply: jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view... 🧪
- We invite applications from candidates addressing fundamental and open questions in genetics, including (but not limited to) DNA damage, genome stability, DNA replication, genome organization, and transcriptional regulation, that can be related to cancer biology. 🧪
- We seek applications from candidates who use an organismal model system(s) and deploy a variety of approaches and techniques. Candidates whose research solely uses in vitro systems or pre-clinical models of cancer will not be considered.🧪
- One month left to apply! The Department of Biology at the University of Iowa is hiring an assistant professor in genetics whose research focuses on a fundamental mechanism that can be applied to cancer. Apply at: jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view.... Come join our vibrant department!🧪
- The University of Iowa Department of Biology is hosting a Homecoming Event for alumni and friends of the department on Friday, September 26, 2025! You and your guests are invited! RSVP HERE: lnkd.in/gqRZAEmP by Monday, September 15 for one or both events.
- Biology Tour: 3:30-4:15pm, Tour will begin in the Biology Building East Lobby and will include visiting our Greenhouse, a research lab, teaching lab, and the Carver Center for Imaging.
- Social Gathering: 4:00-5:30pm, Biology Building East Lobby Join us for a social gathering with current department faculty, staff, and students. Feel free to come and go anytime between 4:00-5:30pm. Refreshments and Biology swagwill be provided.
- NOTE: The UI Homecoming Parade begins at 5:45pm in downtown Iowa City near the Biology Building and Biology Building East. For additional details on the parade and other Homecoming events and activities, visit homecoming.uiowa.edu.
- Iowa Biology is hiring. The Department of Biology is seeking a Service Core Center Manager. We are particularly looking for individuals with significant confocal microscopy experience. For more information and to apply: phxc3c.rfer.us/UIOWAyQ4RnU
- This position will play a pivotal role in supporting cutting-edge scientific research by managing multiple core research facilities within the Department of Biology, including the Carver Center for Genomics, Carver Center for Imaging, Engineering Shop, and Drosophila Facility. 🧪
- The Tootle lab is looking for a postdoctoral fellow to contribute to one of our areas of study - prostaglandin signaling regulating of cell migration and morphogenesis, nuclear actin and its roles in the nucleolus, or lipid droplet associated protein regulation of actin dynamics.
- In addition to research, this position provides opportunities to gain teaching experience. Postdoctoral fellows can serve as lead or co-instructors in undergraduate courses Please apply at: jobs.uiowa.edu Requisition#4359
- Reposted by Tina TootleNicholas Cronin, Logan Dawson & Kris DeMali discover that the endothelial cadherin complex mediates AMPK activation by recruitment of LKB1 to support actin cytoskeletal dynamics, increased glycolysis & vasodilation. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/... journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
- Conference Announcement - Actin Assembly For Intracellular Functions. May 21-25, Szeged Hungary. Organizers: Peter Vilmos, Robert Gross, and myself (Tina Tootle)
- This conference will bring together the best experts in actin biology from across the world to build research synergies to tackle long-standing questions covering the enormous spectrum of the field of actin biology.
- The 24 invited and already confirmed speakers, and the 12 additional short presentations, three poster sessions, as well as the social events, including the Wine Festival and Bridge Fair in Szeged, guarantee that AAIF2025 will be a useful and enjoyable conference for all participants.
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View full threadThe conference website (aaif2025-szeged.hu/index.php) with further information will be launched in December.
- Reposted by Tina TootleNew lab pre-print!! Rapamycin is an effective immunosuppressant for transplant recipients, but it slows down surgical recovery. Here, we use our wound healing model in the Drosophila embryo to ask why. Titanic work by Gordana Scepanovic. Take a look! 🧪 #drosophila #devbio
- Reposted by Tina Tootle
