Are you planning to use AI in your research? 🤖🧪 AI gives fast answers, but critical thinking still rules the lab! 🧬💡 Trust, but verify the robot. 😜 #AI #Science #Research
🔗 AI in the lab: The power of smarter questions: www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
@paul-craig.bsky.social and colleagues created BASIL — a lab course where undergrads use real techniques to uncover a protein’s function, building skills in problem-solving.
“I wanted students to learn how to become scientists, not just learn the techniques." ow.ly/SzXe50WEHTK #academicsky #science
"We try to help access these molecules not only in an efficient way but also in a creative way in order to expand chemical knowledge about how we put molecules together."
—Stanna Dorn, a #postdoc in @reiswoman.bsky.social's lab
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#TotalSynthesis #OrganicChemistry #ASBMBMOSAIC
Congratulations to the 12 ASBMB members, named in the thread, who were recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences!
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📣 Attention #ASBMBmembers! Learn about the candidates running for ASBMB President, Secretary, Councilor, Nominating Committee and Publications Committee: ow.ly/FbBi50VKUyA. By voting in ASBMB’s annual elections, you can guide ASBMB's future leadership and direction. We encourage you to participate!
Learn how JBC associate editor Paul Shapiro went from milking cows on a dairy farm to analyzing kinases in the lab: www.asbmb.org/asbmb-....
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Jeffrey Cameron, an associate professor of biochemistry at the University of Colorado Boulder, passed away on September 25 at the age of 43 in Colorado. He made seminal contributions to understanding microbe cellular processes. Join us in celebrating his life and work: ow.ly/PhNv50VKV0Y.
⭐🔬May 12 is the deadline for oral abstracts & early registration for ASBMB’s O-GlcNAc🟦 in health & disease meeting, organized by Michael Boyce & @ovslaboglcnac.bsky.social.
⬇️Learn more about abstract submission and this exciting program!
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#glycotime #ASBMB
#MCP News | Miriam Abele, Armin Soleymaniniya & colleagues at @tum.de (@baybioms.bsky.social) developed MS2Bac, a software system that enables bacterial identification from protein data. They published their resource in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics.
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#TeamMassSpec #ASBMBJournals
Proud to see ASBMB joining other scientific societies in support of the MOSAIC programs!
#MCP News | Researchers analyzed RNA and protein data from thousands of patients with 13 cancer types. Using bioinformatics tools, they identified upregulated & downregulated genes specific to each cancer type as well as genes common to most types analyzed.
➡️Learn more: ow.ly/VnjK50VM0xz.
.@mhwilson.bsky.social at @jhuartssciences.bsky.social & colleagues investigated the fate of TAG in #zebrafish lacking certain TAG synthesis enzymes. They found that triacylglycerol synthesis enzyme drives lipoproteins secretion rather than #lipid droplet storage.
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Text reads: A message to ASBMB members. The background is an illustration of the neurotransmitter glutamate being transported by synaptic vesicles to the presynaptic membrane.
Earlier today, ASBMB joined three other scientific societies in leading a substantial, 22-page amicus curiae brief in support of the plaintiffs in American Public Health Association v. NIH. This is a formal public submission to the court.
➡️Read our full message: bit.ly/3RJnWbp.
Curious how space cats help me survive Ph.D. candidacy? Find out in my latest essay for @asbmb.bsky.social 🚀🐱
A photo of Benjamin Garcia with text that reads Benjamin Garcia. ASBMB Ruth Kirschstein Diversity in Science Award.
"It’s all about helping the next generation move forward."
—Benjamin Garcia, winner of the 2025 ASBMB Ruth Kirschstein Diversity in Science Award
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📅Catch his keynote lecture at #ASBMB25 at 12:10 p.m. CDT on April 14: events.rdmobile.com/....
A photo of Robert Helsley with text that reads Walter A. Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research.
Matching dieticians & shoppers at risk for #cardiovasculardisease is just one of the innovative clinical trials Robert Helsley, Shaw Award winner, has managed: ow.ly/vSqF50VxLUH.
➡️Attend his lecture at #ASBMB25 at 2:25 p.m. CDT on 4/15: ow.ly/jOQh50VxLUI.
#Lipids
A photo of Andre Nussenzweig with text that reads Bert and Natalie Vallee Award in Biomedical Science.
Andre Nussenzweig's research examines genome stability as well as DNA repair pathways & their roles in cancer prevention. He won the Vallee Award for his accomplishments.
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➡️Catch his lecture at #ASBMB25 on 4/14 at 11:40 a.m. CDT: ow.ly/yUWu50VxMih.
A photo of Neena Grover with text that reads ASBMB William C. Rose Award for Exemplary Contributions to Education.
"Students want to learn in ways that connect what they're learning to something meaningful ... That’s the hook of this type of learning."
—Neena Grover, Rose Award winner
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➡️Attend her lecture at #ASBMB25 on April 13 at 1:55 p.m. CDT: events.rdmobile.com/....
A photo of Judith Storch with text that reads Avanti Award in Lipids.
Judith Storch won the Avanti Award in #Lipids. Her lab studies lipid traffic in cells, w/emphasis on the proteins that bind long-chain fatty acids, monoacylglycerols & #cholesterol.
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➡️Attend her lecture at 1:50 p.m. CDT on April 15: ow.ly/HEsg50VxOy7.
#ASBMB25
Christin Monroe, an assistant professor of chemistry at Landmark College, (left) explains DNA base pairing to a student Rose Heathcliff (right) in her chemistry laboratory.
"Neurodivergent people problem-solve differently, which offers a valuable perspective in STEM."
—Christin Monroe, assistant professor of chemistry at @landmarkcollege.bsky.social
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#Neurodivergence #NeurodivergentInSTEM
Microscopy image of human induced pluripotent stem cell colony labelled for CD24, a membrane protein, (red); OCT4, a stem cell transcription factor, (green); and cell nuclei (blue). Image courtesy of Constantinos Chronis.
Here's a #microscopy image of human induced pluripotent stem cell colony labelled for CD24, a membrane protein, (red); OCT4, a stem cell transcription factor, (green); & cell nuclei (blue).
➡️Find out how #iPSCs are revolutionizing regenerative medicine: ow.ly/Ha6t50VwMiN.
Amazing work from Constatinos Chronis @uicdom.bsky.social and @stemcelluibk.bsky.social at the University of Innsbruck! #biochemistry #stemcells #regenerativemedicine #personalizedmedicine #genetics
A 3D illustration of chloride channels conducting chloride anions across a cell membrane. Overlaid text reads: A message to ASBMB members.
ASBMB is deeply dismayed and saddened about the termination of the NIH MOSAIC program. We are proud of our scholars, will welcome them to #ASBMB25 and remain dedicated to cultivating and tapping all available talent to pursue scientific progress.
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In 7 days @asbmb.bsky.social #ASBMB25 will start in Chicago. Check out the scientific symposia @Pagliarini_Lab I have put together for the biochemistry & molecular biology communities as the co-chairs of #ASBMB25! Let me know if you’ll be there to join us! www.asbmb.org/annual-meeti...
New #lipidmetabolism research is shedding light on crucial lipid–protein interactions, revealing promising therapeutic targets for both metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases. Discover the latest breakthroughs in lipid science at the ASBMB Annual Meeting: http://ow.ly/qUPE50V....
A photo of David Fidock with text that reads David A. Fidock. The Alice & C.C. Wang Award in Molecular Parasitology.
#ASBMB25 | David Fidock won The Alice and C.C. Wang Award in Molecular Parasitology! Catch his keynote lecture on April 14 at 2:15 p.m. CDT.
🗓️Add it to your schedule: events.rdmobile.com/....
For the upcoming #ASBMB25 symposia on oncogenic hubs, organizers Cigall Kadoch and Greg Wang selected a diverse array of speakers who study the role of molecular condensates, extrachromosomal DNA, chromatin regulatory machinery, epigenetics and more in #cancer.
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Induced pluripotent stem cells are paving the way for personalized treatments to #diabetes, vision loss & more. However, scientists still face hurdles such as strict regulations, scalability, cell longevity & immune rejection.
➡️Learn more from @marissalocke.bsky.social: ow.ly/Hza850VsPMZ. #iPSC
Looking forward to these exciting talks!
Explore the innovative field of synthetic biology at #ASBMB25!
➡️Join Danielle Tullman–Ercek (#NorthwesternUniversity) & Vatsan Raman (@uwbiochem.bsky.social) April 13–15 for a symposium on #syntheticbiology for human & environmental health, plus enabling technologies:
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