Proteostasis UK

Bringing the proteostasis community in the UK together,
uniting researchers across the fields of protein folding,
quality control, aggregation, degradation and beyond.

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CALL FOR PAPERS: JCS Special Issue on Proteostasis

The Journal of Cell Science (JCS) is inviting submissions for an upcoming special issue on Proteostasis, coordinated by Academic Editors Pedro Carvalho (University of Oxford) and Tamotsu Yoshimori (Osaka University).

The issue will showcase the latest advances in proteostasis research, including protein folding and quality control, the ubiquitin–proteasome system, autophagy, organelle-specific surveillance, protein aggregation, condensate biology, and the links between proteostasis, ageing and disease. JCS also welcomes submissions featuring innovative experimental, computational and imaging approaches.

Researchers are invited to submit Short Reports, Research Articles, and Tools & Resources Articles. The special issue will be published in mid-2027, with accepted articles published online as soon as they are ready.

Submission deadline: 2 November 2026

For more information and submission details, visit the JCS website:

https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/proteostasis

Proteostasis uk receives BBSRC Network Grant

Key points:

A BBSRC Network Grant has been awarded to the Proteostasis UK, supporting the development of the Network over the next three years. The Network was created to connect researchers from academia and industry and across the full range of proteostasis processes and model systems.
With this support the Network will work to integrate the UK’s existing proteostasis communities, combine research efforts to understand responses to proteostasis challenge and resilience across the life course, and build the international profile of proteostasis in the UK.
Network-building activities will include community-led workshops, providing pump-priming grants, lab exchange awards and summer studentships.

Dr Della David, senior group leader at the Babraham Institute and Network co-founder, commented: “It is increasingly apparent that a deeper understanding of proteostasis and how it can be leveraged is critical to tackle major challenges in health and food security. After seeing such an enthusiastic response to the creation of the Network, it is wonderful to have this support to connect proteostasis researchers across the UK to deliver this deeper understanding and accelerate discoveries in this crucial field of biology.”