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Joyce Meiring is a Researcher at the Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, specializing in Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics. She earned her Biomedical Sciences degree from the University of Queensland (Brisbane) and a PhD from the University of New South Wales (Sydney) in 2018.
- Education:
- Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland
- PhD, University of New South Wales (2018)
Her research focuses on microtubule dynamics, optogenetic tools, and photoswitchable chemicals for precise cytoskeletal control in live cells. Key contributions include developing GFP-compatible reagents like SBTubA4P and SBTub2M, and creating Opto-katanin for light-directed microtubule disassembly.
Recent work involves vimentin intermediate filament repositioning via optogenetic and chemical genetic tools, as well as epothilone-based stabilizers for spatiotemporal cytoskeletal control. Publications highlight tubulin-binding helicenes with antimitotic properties and mechanisms of microtubule network asymmetry in cell polarity.
