ACADEMIC POSITION: Group leader, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Würzburg (2015-2023). EDUCATION AND TRAINING: Brooke graduated from Cambridge University (2002) with a degree in biochemistry, and completed doctoral studies under the supervision of John Kendrick-Jones at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge (2006). He carried out postdoctoral studies in the laboratory of Graham Warren at Yale University (2007) and the Max F Perutz Laboratories in Vienna (2008-2014). RESEARCH INTERESTS: Brooke’s interests are focused around the eukaryotic cytoskeleton (especially myosin motor proteins and the actin cytoskeleton) and membrane trafficking. He has worked on the cell biology of both mammalian cells and trypanosomes, and has a strong interest in trypanosomatid cell biology more broadly. FACULTY OPINIONS: Brooke Morriswood previously acted as an Associate Faculty Member with Markus Engstler between 14/06/2019 - 25/05/2023. Twitter: https://twitter.com/tirscienceblog Mastodon: https://qoto.org/@TIR_scienceblog