Ferdos Abid Ali

@abidalilab.bsky.social

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#newPI and senior lecturer at University of Bristol (School of Biochemistry). Interested in motors, the cytoskeleton and how they organise the cell. Cryo-EM, cell biology and single molecule techniques.

This graphic summarises what the South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership offers prospective PhD students: training, 4 years funding, placement opportunities, structured first year training, interdisciplinary projects, collaborations with industry, fieldwork opportunities, a supportive cohort environment. Also has a link to the swbio website (www.swbio.ac.uk) and application deadline details. The graphic depicts life sciences cartoons ranging from DNA to animals, plants, and a range of cell types (all in lime green on a dark green background).

This scheme shows the cargo adaptor FHF in the middle with arrows pointing to distinct microtubule and actin-based motors (dynein-dynactin, KIFC1, KIF1C and myosins V, IX and X as well as Tropomyosin 1). It also shows a link to Rab5 marked early endosomes. The hypothesis is that FHF coordinates multi motor binding at the early stages of endocytosis. The PhD project would address the hierarchy of motor binding and how these motors coordinate to allow the newly formed vesicle to transition from the actin to MT cytoskeletal network.