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I'll tell you what ... I'll invest in HAO when:
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Q2 2013 Earnings Conference Call
August 12, 2013 8:00 PM ET
Michelle Ma – Director-Investor Relations
Matt Mathison – Vice President-Capital Markets
Henry Lin – Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer
Omar Sharif Khan – Co-Chief Executive Officer
Suhai Ji – Chief Financial Officer
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I would now like to hand the call over to your first speaker today, Ms. Michelle Ma, Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Development. Thank you. Please go ahead ma'am.
Michelle Ma
Good evening and good morning Asia. Welcome to NQ Mobile's second quarter 2013 earnings conference call. On today's call, we have NQ Mobile's Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Dr. Henry Lin; Co-CEO, Omar Khan; CFO, Suhai Ji; and Vice President, Matt Mathison. We thank you all for joining us today.
Before we begin, I like to read you the Safe Harbor disclaimer. Please note that discussion today will contain certain forward-looking statements made under the Safe Harbor provision of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from our current expectations. NQ Mobile does not assume any obligations to update any forward-looking statements except as required under applicable law.
Also please note that some of the information to be discussed includes non-GAAP financial measures as defined in Regulation G. The most direct comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures and information reconciling those non-GAAP financial measures to NQ Mobile's financial results prepared in according with U.S. GAAP will be included in NQ Mobile's regular earning release and filings, which will occur in August.
Finally, as a reminder, this conference is being recorded. A webcast of this conference is available on NQ Mobile's IR website at ir.nq.com. I would also like to point everyone to our presentation that can be found on our IR website. We'll following that presentation on our call today and we encourage you to view that with us.
With that, I will like to turn the call over to our Vice President, Matt Mathison.
Matt Mathison
Thank you, Michelle, and welcome, everyone. It is an exciting time to be at NQ. It is an exciting time to be at the vanguard of many of the most groundbreaking trends and technology, and it is an exciting time to be executing on the vision of becoming a mobile Internet platform company with global reach and accelerating monetization opportunities. Even though, it is very accelerating, we are celebrating our successes. We have a very clear vision and a thorough plan to execute, and collectively, everyone at the company is focused and working tirelessly to make that vision become a near-term reality.
The takeaway from this call today is that we are proud of what we have accomplished, but this is only just the beginning. As we begin this earnings call and before I turn the call over to the rest of the management team, to discuss our second quarter results and provide an update on our business, I want to highlight a few things and it's on page four of the slide presentation.
Number one, the platform business model is working. Our user acquisition engine is expanding and our user base along with it. Our monetization efforts and working and showing real and tangible evidence of accelerating revenue growth. We are uniquely and strongly positioned in key areas of the mobile platform environment, namely security related products, gaming and entertainment, advertising and enterprise.
Number two, as our platform business is taking hold; it is now time to clearly lay out the right metrics and framework for measuring our progress and success. The earnings release today and our conference call will lay out the proper framework going forward. As discussed on our first quarter results, we are now reporting our revenues in four different segments: mobile value added service, which includes our consumer security and gaming business; advertising, enterprise, which is our NationSky business; and other.
Also I'm sure that you noticed that our operating metrics section in the earnings release today contained a new metric, premium users, this metric simply reflects revenue generating users. The metric includes subscription users, which was previously reported as paying accounts, plus any user that also generates revenues indirectly either through the offer wall or advertising channels. Since our strategy involved accelerating and expanding the monetization of our user base, this premium user metric and the revenues they generate are how we are measuring our success.
Number three; we are also making great progress on the areas that need improvement. This is an endless pursuit for one that we will continue to openly communicate; previously highlighted areas of improvement that the company is focused on include the creation of shareholder value, DSOs and expanding our monetization path beyond direct payment for premium products. I am pleased to report that we are improving in each of these areas. This quarter's results are only the beginning of the evidence that these improvements are underway.
Now, I am pleased to turn the call over to our Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Dr. Henry Lin. Following his remarks; our Co-CEO, Omar Khan will discuss business highlights and trends, and our CFO; Suhai Ji will then provide the financial discussion on the quarter and the outlook.
We're now on page five of the slide presentation. Dr. Lin?
Henry Lin
Morning, thank you, Matt, and thank you, everyone for joining us. And today, I am pleased to announce that we have achieved record revenues this quarter of US$41.3 million. We've also achieved record non-GAAP earning per share of $0.26. Our business continued to outperform expectations with no longer talk about becoming a mobile Internet platform company. We are a mobile Internet platform company today. We're one of the world's leading user acquisition engines.
In the first half of this year alone, we have engaged alone $27 million new active user accounts. We have now proven that our platform is working to monetize competitive user base. We're now successfully generating not only security subscription revenue, but gaining revenue and advertising revenue as well. In addition, we have built Enterprise Mobility business in hyper growth mode, we renowned 100% to meet to our mobile Internet platform's trend.
As a leading mobile Internet platform company, we will continue to grow our user base around the world and broaden our monetization capabilities. While expanding our products and specialties through leading R&D programs and continuous innovation, we're creating more than 40 new patents per year with many new technologies in the pipeline to improve mobile discovery and engagements such as next generation voice and image-based mobile search.
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Looking for an itinerary covering both countries. Fly in/out of Ho Chi Minh early December leave end Jan 2015, 2 adults & 2 teenagers.
We had 3 weeks in Cambodia last year & loved it. Vietnam was always high on the list but we keep hearing great things of Laos also. Any suggested itinerary would be much appreciated.
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We're into sightseeing, eating & drinking, temples, snorkelling/diving but not the trekking scene. Teenagers will be 15 & 17.
As a rough guide, what about
Saigon>Mui Ne
Mui Ne> Nha Trang
Nha Trang>Hoi An
Hoi An>Da Nang
Da Nang>Hue
Hue>Ha Long Bay
Ha Long Bay> Hanoi
Sapa> Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang> Vientiane
Then some how get from Vientiane to Saigon for flight home. No idea regarding transport between these places, but an overnight train does not sound like much fun!
Is this too many places? I know we've got 6 weeks but wouldn't mind spending some time in these places as opposed to being continually on the move.
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I would like to recommend you to skip Mui Ne if Nha Trang is included in your program, then replace it with Da Lat. In the North, you should visit Ninh Binh province which is home to many beautiful caves and old temples, pagodas.
The itinerary I like would be as below:
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Ha Long Bay> Ninh Binh (via National Road 10, no need to return to Hanoi)
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I like to fly the longer distance routes such as Nha Trang to Danang/Hoi An - the train will get you there eventually, but it's slow going and none too interesting/none too clean. VN roads are to be avoided - especially sleeper buses.
Sapa-Luang Prabang - I would return to Hanoi and fly this too. If you need to drop a location, I would drop Vientiane - bored me to death!
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Yes you are right, Daawgon
I failed to mention that we need to be back to Hanoi for the flight to Luang Prabang
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Nha Trang> Da Lat
? Da Lat is on the way to Nha Trang.
Wouldn't Sapa be cold in January?
#6 Posted: 11/2/2014 - 19:54
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Actually we can reach Da Lat and Nha Trang from HCMC 2 different way. From Nha Trang, we take a 4 hour drive uphill to Da Lat the most romantic city in Vietnam and can be considered Sapa of the South. From here, there are available flight by Vietnam Airlines to Danang which is gateway to Hoian.
Yes, Sapa is cold in January but the best time for a visit.
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Thank you for this, great information. Da Lat sounds great. Any idea roughly what a flight from Nha Trang to Da Nang would cost, approximately?
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Also, what's the best way of getting from Hue to Hanoi? Looks like a long way. Open Tours?
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How about
Saigon13-12-14 to 18-12-14
Nha Trang>19-12-14 to 23-12-14
Da Lat >23-12-14 to 26-12-14
Fly Da Lat to Hoi An
Hoi An>26-12-14 to 29-12-14
Da Nang>29-12-14. 1-01 15
Hue > 1--1-15 to 3--1-15
Fly Hue to Hanoi
Hanoi>3-01-15 to 6-01-15
Ha Long Bay> 06-01-15 to 07-01-15
Return to Hanoi for an overnight train to Sapa
Sapa> 07-01-15 to 10-01-15
Fly Sapa> Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang 10-01-15 to 15-01-15
Need to be back in HCMC by 26-01-15. Fly via Phnom Penh?
Not sure I have allowed enough time for travelling between locations. All suggestions welcome.
#10 Posted: 7/10/2014 - 05:18
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I would agree with dannyjacob. Da Lat and Ninh Binh are really worth visiting. There is no airport in Hoi An , so you would must fly from Da Lat to Danang, stay here first and then take a taxi or private car to Hoi An for 3 nights. From Hoi An, book a bus to Hue. It takes about 4 hours on the bus.
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Thank you annakute for pointing that out. We'll fly to Da Nang if that is where the airport is!
What would be the best way from Saigon to Nha Trang ? And would you favour Nha Trang over Mui Ne?
Thinking of doing Easy Riders from Nha Trang to Da Lat, but there are so many of them. Any recommended companies, better to book in advance or on the spot in Vn?
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I vote for Ha noi- Halong in 1 day
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Welcome to Apogee's 15th season! Since the beginning, we have passionately delivered fun, life-changing summer experiences to young people. In the summer of 2016, we will welcome over 500 students to the Apogee family and run more than forty adventure and service trips.
Our program continues to thrive because we know that top-notch leadership and a personal connection are key to the success of our trips. Our trip leaders are, quite simply, the very best you will find, and at Apogee, we know each student by name and invest in them individually. Parents will feel welcome, too – we are always available and excited to speak with you. This small, family atmosphere is what we're all about; it's what allows Apogee kids to flourish and parents to feel at ease.
If you're already part of the Apogee family, we can't wait to see you again. And if you've never spent a summer with us, we hope this is the year you do!
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Founding Director, Kevin Cashman, grew up in Westfield, NJ and attended Dickinson College. Since graduating from Dickinson in 1995, Kevin has worked almost exclusively in the outdoor adventure travel field. In 2001, after working for years as a trip leader and director for other outdoor programs, Kevin followed his dream and founded Apogee. His passion and perseverance for Apogee have paid off through the years and have resulted in a thriving, highly respected program. Having led the trips in Apogee's early years, Kevin knows exactly what goes into crafting a successful adventure. One of his greatest satisfactions is making connections with Apogee students and their families. He has an uncanny ability to remember names and details about the more than a thousand students who have taken part in the program over time. In addition to loving his job, Kevin is an avid runner and loves to travel, especially by bicycle. Kevin lives in Brunswick, Maine with his wife, Birgitta, and their two young boys, Jack & Sam.
Director Chad Olcott grew up between the hills of Western Massachusetts and the palm trees of Miami, Florida before attending Bowdoin College in Apogee's hometown of Brunswick, Maine. After four summers of leading and supporting outdoor adventure trips throughout the United States during and after college, Chad was hooked on the adventuring lifestyle. Nonetheless, he spent six years practicing law, first as a JAG with the U.S. Navy in San Diego, California and Sardinia, Italy, before joining a law firm in Portland, Maine. In 2009, the siren song of the outdoors and experiential education proved too much to ignore, and Chad was delighted to join Kevin at Apogee. He finds his current mission – furthering Apogee's goals of instilling personal confidence, character, and community-mindedness in every student – to be the most fulfilling work he could imagine. Chad lives in Brunswick with his wife, Susan, and their twin daughters, Liliana and Phoebe. In addition to his work with Apogee, Chad enjoys volunteering with the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Raised in the fresh air and among the mountain streams of western Maine, Assistant Director Shem Dixon is a 2011 graduate of Bowdoin College. At Bowdoin, Shem double-majored in Biology and Earth & Oceanographic Sciences. He also honed his leadership and communication skills as a Head Proctor in the College's Residential Life program. With Apogee, Shem led our Coast to Quebec and Pacific Coast trips in the two summers after graduating from Bowdoin. He spent the intervening fall and spring seasons facilitating team-building for young adults at a Maine-based leadership development program. Shem re-joined the Apogee team as an Assistant Director in September 2013. Shem enjoys the challenges and rewards associated with coordinating logistics for more than forty leaders, sixteen itineraries, and five hundred students.
Hailing from Sewickley, Pennsylvania, Assistant Director Hannah Gensheimer grew up as the third of four girls in a busy, happy home. Hannah has loved working with young people her entire life. In high school, she started her own day camp for local kids – and she worked hard to grow it into one of the most popular camps in her town. Hannah graduated from Bucknell University in 2012 with a degree in Political Science and Psychology. She followed her passion for working with kids at Bucknell where she was both an elementary school tutor and a counselor at the local middle school. Hannah has a love for travel and adventure with her family and on her own – having traveled through Europe, studied in New Zealand, and worked with kids at a community center in Argentina. Hannah joined the Apogee family in 2011, and has led trips in Maine, Montana, Puerto Rico, and the Pacific Coast. She joined the full-time team as an Assistant Director in the fall of 2013.
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Established nearly a year ago when we first rolled out the Crews system, The GTA V FIVE Crew (GTAV) are one of the longest-running and also the highest-achieving with the most wins we've seen out the V Crews carrying 327 total and a win percentage of 60% throughout all their bouts playing Max Payne 3. needyday31468 is the star of this PS3 Crew with 3,955,250 XP, livelyweek95346 is in second with 3,893,778 and lumpy80011 has 2,475,585 XP. Over the last month, they've had a tight Feud with The YRA Crew (featured in our last edition), winning three Feuds a-piece while just edging them out with 38 kills to 37. Just a one digit differential, but enough to tip the scales in GTA V FIVE Crew's favor.
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The bid to silence animal advocates
According to Will Potter, tightened ag-laws in the US attempt to silence animal advocacy, and all forms of non-violent resistance that might threaten agricultural profits are now even labelled as acts of domestic terrorism. Support for this type of legislation has begun to creep into our politics in Australia.
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Michael :
07 May 2014 9:08:28pm
what was that law or proposal that was briefly mentioned as happening in Australia?
sounded like something people need to know about!
Nicholas Rich :
07 May 2014 9:33:10pm
Appalling apathy and a general feeling of helplessness seems to be the overriding aim of governments Making people fearful of the consequences stops most of us ( what about my kids my wife my job etc. ) This leaves only very brave very committed or very angry people to pursue these disgusting businesses! Where do I sign up?
nicole neveu :
07 May 2014 10:51:37pm
fantastic presentation - congratulations to the ABC for broadcasting this
Paul p :
08 May 2014 9:08:50am
shows the depth of corruption and insanity of the human mind
Bob :
10 May 2014 7:08:18pm
A rather misleading article if there ever was one. In the U.S., most of the "animal protection complaints," are from people who wholly misguided people who themselves are law breakers--i.e., those who are engaged in criminal trespassing to film so-called animal cruelty on farms and ranches. Many of the U.S. cases, the trespassers damage property--even set up many of the acts they then later claim was done by the farmers.
In one act of trespassing--the so-called activists did over a half-million dollars of damage to a farm, so anything these people say should be reviewed.
Caffettierra Moka :
12 May 2014 4:53:10pm
First off, you provide some sort of citation to the events you claim occured. 'One act of trespassing'; which occured when? and where? and by whom? Sounds as though you are making it up.
Next, if there are criminal acts taking place somewhere, how do you expect to find out about them? If a farm or business is breaking the law, they aren't exactly going to self-report, now are they? Criminal acts like mistreating animals by inflicting deliberate and un-necessary cruelty*, interfering with the supply chain", illegally using chemicals* or selling them*, or illegally dumping* should be reported and prosecuted. I don't follow your line that ALL people involved are likely to commit acts - however, the industry is more than likely to push that line. I see that as another way the criminals get to hide their tracks and avoid being found out.
*Video shows abattoir staff abusing pigs: May 2, 2014
*Horsemeat [subsitution] scandal blamed on international fraud by mafia gangs: Feb 2013
*The NSW EPA has fined an Inverell man $400 for using pesticides without accreditation; 2 May 2014
*Costco Ordered to Pay Fine for Sale of Illegal Pesticides; feb 6 2014
*A former farm owner has admitted creating a "lagoon" of illegally dumped medical and domestic waste at a site in Essex; Jun 2013
Patrich :
11 May 2014 11:23:36am
Rodney Adam Coronado was described by Ingrid Newkirk as a "fine young man"??!!


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We have 3 of these in the laboratory for testing ABS controllers after remanufacture. They work great. My only suggestion to Pyramid would be to add a current limiting control. That way if the device we are connecting has an internal problem, current limiting will protect the component under test/power from further damage. 12V at 50 amps from this monster power supply will easily vaporize traces off a shorted circuit board.
So we test the control boards on a 2 amp supply. When they pass, get installed into the ABS hydraulic unit with motor and solenoids. Then that entire assembly goes to the PS52's on their rack for full load testing.
Transformer is very hefty as is the rectifier pack. This is not a mil spec item, so don't expect construction of that caliber. This product was intended to be affordable for consumer use. For the price, these are a great value and have proven to be reliable for our moderate industrial-duty application.
My primary quality concern for this unit (price being as low as it is) are the capacitors and their quality. I didn't open to see what brand they use. But we have not encountered any issues. Power is regulated perfectly and no ripple even at near maximum load.
10 of 21 found this helpful
Conroe, TX
October 6, 2011
Good solid power supply. Used by Model Club to charge batteries for electric powered models.
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Houghton Mifflin, 2002 - Juvenile Fiction - 113 pages
Rachel, ten, is having a hard time growing up on her family's farm in South Dakota. She hates all of the hard work, and she's scared by the wild Montana Angus cattle. Still, she works hard to do her share of the chores and to help her dad, but no matter how she tries to please him, he always seems to think she's worthless. Set in the 1950s, Prairie Summer provides a glimpse into the adventures and dangers faced in every day farm life.
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The recent letter about the difference between knives and guns is greatly appreciated. Knives are sold as everyday tools. Unfortunately, they can also be used as weapons. The same can be said of baseball bats, frying pans and chain saws.
AR-15s are sold for a single purpose: to shoot as many human beings as possible in the least amount of time. Their usefulness in building a garage, slicing bread or opening a jar of pickles has yet to be demonstrated.
The Senate's act of institutional cowardice last week means that, the day after his parole, Charles Manson would face few barriers to going online or visiting a gun show to purchase a dozen AR-15s and thousands of rounds of ammo so his next cult can put down the cutlery and use the good stuff.
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I am hoping to get an explanation for a puzzling issue that I have regarding my cycling heart rate. First, I know that an athlete's HR is typically lower during cycling than in running [at any given level of effort] due to the smaller muscle mass involved. However, in my case this is dramatically so and I am wondering why and, secondly, if certain types of training can help me close the gap.
Here are the facts ...
I am 40 years old and primarily cycle on a road bike [although I have recently purchased a Kona mtn bike and am enjoying that as an alternative workout]. My bike training is geared for triathlons [Olympic distance] and I am a runner first [recently qualifying for Boston in 2006 with a sub 3:20 marathon - at my current fitness I am a sub 1:30 half marathoner and 40min 10K runner]. Relative to my age group, biking is my weakest discipline in triathlon with my bike split for a 40K Olympic bike leg at about 75 minutes.
As a runner, my HRmax is 180bpm and my lactate threshold is 157bpm. I do my "tempo" running (sustained intensity runs) at 150-155bpm and my interval running just above 157bpm. On the bike however, my HR on a tempo ride on a trainer for 30' with legs burning is typically only 125-135bpm. This is 20-30 bpm lower than an equivalent perceived effort during a tempo run. During a tempo ride on roads, my HR is up to 10bpm higher than on the trainer, but that still puts me 10-20bpm below my tempo running HR.
One theory I have is that, as a marathoner, my running muscles are well developed allowing oxygen consumption to be my main performance limiter. Contrarily, as a relatively weak biker, my bike muscles are taxed way before my aerobic system. If this is true, then big gear, low cadence grinding should help me build up my bike muscles and close the gap. Comments?
Finally, can anyone tell me if my situation is common or uncommon? Are there better ways to close the gap? Should I even bother trying?
Thanks in advance!


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Figure 1: Super-resolution image of a nuclear pore labelled with an antibody against one protein component of the NPC (Nup160). An image is gradually built up by localising the centers of individual fluorophores switching between light-emitting and dark state (Szymborska A, et al., 2013).
The Ellenberg group studies how cells divide and organise in mitosis and meiosis, where errors can lead to problems such as cancer and infertility.
Previous and current research
The genome of eukaryotic cells is compartmentalised inside the nucleus, delimited by the nuclear envelope whose double membrane is continuous with the endoplasmic reticulum and perforated by nuclear pore complexes. In M-phase, most metazoan cells reversibly disassemble the nucleus. Chromosomes are condensed, attached to cytoplasmic spindle microtubules, faithfully segregated and decondensed, and the nucleus rapidly reassembles. Errors in this beautifully orchestrated cycle of cell division can lead to severe consequences, such as cancer in somatic cells and infertility in gametes.
Our overall goal is to systematically elucidate the mechanisms underlying cell division and nuclear organisation. We are developing a broad range of advanced fluorescence-based imaging technologies to assay the functions of the involved molecular machinery non-invasively, automate imaging to address all its molecular components, and computationally process image data to extract biochemical and biophysical parameters. Our research focuses on three areas: systems biology of mitosis, nuclear structure, and molecular mechanisms of meiosis and early embryonic mitosis.
We have previously identified hundreds of new cell division genes by RNAi-based screening of the entire human genome and are now studying in live cells – in high throughput – protein function, protein-protein interactions and protein networks during somatic mitosis by automating advanced fluorescence imaging and single molecule techniques, such as fluorescence (cross) correlation spectroscopy.
We also recently determined the positions of various nuclear pore complex (NPC) components and directly resolved the ring-like structure of the NPC by light microscopy, combining stochastic super-resolution microscopy (SRM) with single particle averaging (figure 1). Currently we elucidate the assembly mechanism of the NPC and chromatin dynamics over the cell cycle.
By complete kinetochore tracking we demonstrated that meiotic spindle assembly and asymmetric positioning rely on novel mechanisms and that meiotic chromosome biorientation is highly error prone. We are now developing gentle light-sheet-based imaging systems for high-throughput imaging of mouse oocytes and embryos to allow systematic molecular analysis of meiosis and early embryonic mitosis.
Figure 2: A 3D metaphase model reconstructed from confocal images of HeLa cells. The colours identify different elements / proteins important for mitosis (centrosome, cyan; chromatin, green; kinetochores / centromeres, red).
Future projects and goals
We want to gain comprehensive mechanistic insight into the division of human mitotic cells, provide a biophysical basis to understand nuclear organisation, and establish methods for systems analysis of the meiotic and first mitotic divisions of mammalian oocytes and embryos.
For a systems-level understanding of all crucial protein interactions during cell division, we will combine automated bulk as well as single molecule imaging and computational data analysis with advanced machine learning and modelling approaches to integrate all interactions into one canonical 4D model of a human dividing cell (figure 2).
To come to a structural understanding of nuclear organisation, we will explore and further improve correlative imaging approaches combining live cell confocal microscopy, SRM and electron tomography to unravel the mechanism of NPC assembly and disassembly as well as the human genome architecture and chromatin organisation and compaction.
To be able to apply systems biology tools to oocyte meiosis and early embryonic mitosis, we will push light-sheet-based imaging technology development further to improve its light efficiency and resolution to establish a physiological molecular model for early mammalian development and infertility.


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Zoe Saldana admits she is ''scared'' by comparisons with her and 'Tomb Raider' actress Angelina Jolie.
Zoe Saldana is "scared" by comparisons people have made to her and Angelina Jolie.
The 'Avatar' actress has been called the "new Angelina Jolie" by some critics after playing a revenge-seeking assassin in new movie 'Colombiana' - and she explained the association makes her feel a bit uncomfortable, despite being inspired by such stars.
She told FOX411's Pop Tarts column: "If I think about it in that fashion than yes (it's scary,) I wouldn't want to think about it in that way.
"But I have been inspired by amazing actresses that have taken amazing risks and opened amazing doors, and I am a product of that and I am honored to be included in a group of women that have defied their own gravity. Besides playing amazing character roles they also have an amazing agility to do action."
The 33-year-old beauty prefers performing her own stunts, much like Angelina, although she admitted it can be "exhausting".
She added: "Thank God no permanent injuries, but I was definitely very, very sore. It's always a lot of work and its exhausting while you're doing it and your training for it."