🔬 Lab Spotlight: John Briggs Lab 🔬

In today’s Lab Spotlight, we’re thrilled to feature the Briggs Group at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in *Martinsried, Germany*, where cutting-edge research is unveiling the mysteries of structural virology and cell biology using advanced cryo-electron microscopy techniques! 🧬🔍

Led by *Dr. John AG Briggs*, the lab is at the forefront of understanding how enveloped viruses like HIV and influenza assemble and infect cells. Their work is pivotal in advancing our knowledge of viral structure and intracellular transport mechanisms. 🌱🔬

🔍 *Key Research Highlights*:

🧬 *Viral Structure and Assembly*: The Briggs Group is uncovering the structural details of enveloped viruses, providing critical insights into how these viruses infect cells and how they can be targeted by antivirals and vaccines. 🧠🦠

🛠 *Advanced Cryo-EM Techniques*: Utilizing cryo-electron tomography and subtomogram averaging, along with correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM), the lab is pushing the boundaries of what we can visualize within the cellular context. 🚀🔬

🎯 *Intracellular Transport*: By studying coated vesicles, the lab is shedding light on the mechanisms of intracellular transport, which has profound implications for understanding cellular processes and disease pathways. 🚚🔬

For more insights into their groundbreaking research, visit:
🔗 https://www.biochem.mpg.de/briggs

✍🏻 *Credits*:
Video: Smrutimayee Prusty
Content: Rashid

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