Tomo Tanaka lab: we are the research group studying chromosome dynamics

Tomo Tanaka Lab
Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology
School of Life Sciences
University of Dundee
Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK

News:

Sep 16, 2026
Vitalii Pavlenko, an Honours student in our group in 2025, was named the Global Winner in the Life Sciences category of the 2026 Global Undergraduate Awards (GUA) (click the University news and the GUA site). He also rejoined our group this week as a Master's-by-research student. Congratulations and welcome!!

Aug 12, 2026
A solar eclipse was observed in the UK and a wide area of Europe. In Dundee, the eclipse reached 92% and was observed between clouds. Cici took photos from Broughty Ferry.

June 12, 2026
Our new research paper has been published in eLife (VOR, final version). Sheidaei N*, Eykelenboom JK*, Yue Z, Ball G, Booth AJR & Tanaka TU (* equal contribution). Contractile peri-nuclear actomyosin network promotes peripheral and polar chromosome interaction with the mitotic spindle. Click here for the journal website and PDF download.