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Tim Mitchison

Tim Mitchison

Harvard University

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Tim Mitchison completed his undergraduate degree in biochemisty at Oxford University before moving to the University of California, San Francisco to do his PhD with Marc Kirschner. After a brief post-doc at National Institute for Medical Research in London, Mitchison returned to UCSF as an assistant professor in 1988. In the late 1990s, he moved to Harvard Medical School and he remains there now as a member of the Department of Systems Biology. As a graduate student, Mitchison first proposed “dynamic instability” as the mechanism to describe microtubule growth and disassembly and his lab continues to pioneer studies on the structure, function and dynamics of the cytoskeleton. Recent interests include understanding cancer chemotherapeutics that target the mitotic spindle.

Talks with this Speaker

Fluorescent Probes: Organic Dyes and Quantum Dots

Timothy Mitchison describes fluorescent probes, the chemical properties of organic dyes and quantum dots (Q dots), and how their fluorescence wavelength is tuned. (Talk recorded in July 2012)

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Audience:
  • Student
  • Researcher
  • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 20:47

Labeling Proteins with Fluorescent Probes

Timothy Mitchison extends the lecture on Fluorescent Probes by providing more details and practical tips on labeling proteins with fluorescent probes. (Talk recorded in July 2012)

Labeling Proteins with Fluorescent Probes (Timothy Mitchison)
Audience:
  • Student
  • Researcher
  • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 6:09

Fluorescent Probes: Organic Dyes and Quantum Dots

Timothy Mitchison describes fluorescent probes, the chemical properties of organic dyes and quantum dots (Q dots), and how their fluorescence wavelength is tuned. (Talk recorded in July 2012)

Timothy Mitchison Fluorescent Probes.jpg
Audience:
  • Student
  • Researcher
  • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 20:47

Self-Organization in Biology: Microtubules

Tim Mitchison introduces the concept of self-organization in living systems. He focuses on microtubules and the formation of the mitotic and meiotic spindles. (Talk recorded in July 2012)

  • Part 1: Self-Organization of Microtubule Assemblies
    Part 1: Self-Organization of Microtubule Assemblies
    Audience:
    • Student
    • Researcher
    • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
    Duration: 26:00
  • Part 2: Self-Organization of Meiotic Spindles
    Part 2: Self-Organization of Meiotic Spindles
    Audience:
    • Student
    • Researcher
    • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
    Duration: 41:49

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