News

  • Maurine E Linder Seminar: Fatty acyl tales

    The sLoLa team and their wider collaborators welcomed Professor Maurine Linder (Cornell University) for an online seminar on Tuesday 31 March 2026.

    Maurine is one of the pioneers of the S-acylation field and the chair of our Strategic Advisory Board. Maurine delivered a fascinating historical perspective on S-acylation, highlighting how early biochemical discoveries have shaped the field as it stands today.

    With many members of the sLoLa team new to the area, the discussion of early challenges and breakthroughs in identifying S-acylation and deacylation enzymes provided an excellent introduction to the landmark studies that defined the field.

  • PhD Success

    Congratulations to Rocio White who has recently been awarded her PhD.

    Rocio completed her doctoral studies at the University of British Columbia, investigating the role of the S-acylating enzyme, ZDHHC9, in oligodendrocyte maturation, function, and neuronal development.

    She will begin working on the AcylERATE project as a PDRA in the Tate Group in April 2026.

  • Knowledge Transfer Event

    Prof Jennifer Greaves was invited to give a talk to the Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence at the University of Aston on the experience of sLoLa from idea to funded project.

    The event started with Dr Jen Whale, Aston University’s Strategic funding Manager, introducing the scheme followed by Prof Greaves’ talk on her experience of the sLoLa from idea to funded project. This was followed by a Q&A session, networking and a tour of the new AIME labs which are due to open in Spring 2026.

  • sLoLa Grant Holder Workshop 2026

    Members of the AcylERATION Team (Jennifer Greaves, Abbey Butler and Choa Ng) attended the sLoLa Grant Holder Workshop in Birmingham on 2nd/3rd February 2026

    The BBSRC annual event brought together team members from all active sLoLa grants to: Network with each other; share best practices and lessons learned; and showcase roles and responsibilities.

    Prof Greaves commented “The workshop was excellent. I found it really enjoyable and the networking opportunities were really useful. The main point was how quickly the scientific landscape is evolving….they emphasised the need to pivot and adapt as necessary “.

  • Kick Off Meeting

    The BBSRC sLoLa project ‘AcylERATE’ held a kick off meeting in Glasgow on 26/27 January 2026.

  • Funding Award

    BBSRC announce funding of the sLoLA programme into S-Acylation