
John Briggs
@briggsgroup
Briggs group at MPI Biochemistry. Cryo-EM, tomography, subtomogram averaging, CLEM, coated vesicles, enveloped viruses.
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https://www.biochem.mpg.de/briggs 18-07-2016 13:43:58
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Structural studies of enveloped viruses / Mechanisms of membrane trafficking vesicle assembly: 2 #Postdoc positions Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB) combining #CryoET, biochemistry and whatever else it takes. biochem.mpg.de/7765661/job_fu…



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Virion morphology and on-virus spike protein structures of diverse SARS-CoV-2 variants. Preprint from Zunlong Ke in collaboration with Tom Peacock wendybarclay Abhay Kotecha Tristan Croll and others. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

A coopted retrotransposon gene forms virus-like capsids associated with paraneoplastic neurological syndrome. Thanks Junjie Xu Jason Shepherd Cedric🧬➰🧬Feschotte et al for a fascinating collaboration. Structures by Simon Erlendsson. @MRC_LMB Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB) sciencedirect.com/science/articl…


We are seeking outstanding researchers for group leader positions, including through the tenure track Lise Meitner Excellence Program! Contact us to discuss a potential fit with our ongoing research at: ❕[email protected] ❕biochem.mpg.de/Research


Extremely happy to share our preprint on the Ultrastructural Dynamics of Dopaminergic Presynaptic Release Sites revealed by CryoCLEM. A pleasure working with good friends and colleagues on this! Matt Lycas @ @UlrikGether John Briggs biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

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A physical model for M1-mediated influenza A virus assembly. A combination of #cryoEM and theoretical modelling from Julia Peukes and @sergedmi.bsky.social. Preprint here: biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

From Zunlong Ke, collaboration with Tom Peacock Tristan Croll Carol Sheppard Abhay Kotecha Daniel Goldhill wendybarclay


Our work on HIV-1 matrix, led by James Stacey and Dominik Hrebik Dominik Hrebik, is in this week's nature. Extended explanatory video from Margot Riggi. nature.com/articles/s4158…