Unveiling magnetosome biomineralization in Magnetotactic Bacteria

The Eric Reid Fund for Methodology is a grant of up to £4000, awarded to members of the Biochemical
Society for projects with an emphasis on methodology and a preference for cellular or bioanalytical
work. Applicants can use the fund to support research developing new techniques, exploring the
application of a known technique in a novel circumstance or for feasibility studies and the Society is
pleased to enable researchers to continue to learn new skills.
Here, Alfred Fernández-Castané and Charlotte Clarke-Bland from Aston University, used their grant
to purchase the necessary chemicals to run confocal microscopy experiments and more importantly,
it has allowed them to start a collaboration.