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Cathy Drennan

@drennanlab

Structural biologist and biochemist, Professor at MIT, mother, dog lover, Red Sox fan

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Stand up for Science Stand up for Science

WASHINGTON D.C.
SATURDAY, MARCH 7th
Join us to Save Science, Protect Health, and Defend Democracy!

Visit this link to learn more! : zurl.co/csUWm

#standupforscience
#scince
#March7DC
#rally

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😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings

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#A_NewHope ✊

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This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

18.10.2025 23:22 πŸ‘ 88991 πŸ” 28844 πŸ’¬ 2306 πŸ“Œ 1842
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Neuroscientists say No Kings

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Frogs for freedom. #NoKings

18.10.2025 16:59 πŸ‘ 7354 πŸ” 2003 πŸ’¬ 153 πŸ“Œ 155
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No Kings

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NO KINGS Falmouth Β· No Kings **In America, and Falmouth, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is getting bigger and stronger. β€œNO KINGS” is more than just a sloganβ€”it’s the foundation our nation was built...

I'm attending No Kings's event, β€œNO KINGS Falmouth” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

16.10.2025 13:17 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Structural basis for anaerobic alkane activation by a multisubunit glycyl radical enzyme | PNAS X-succinate synthases (XSSs) are glycyl radical enzymes (GREs) that catalyze the addition of hydrocarbons to fumarate via radical chemistry, thereb...

SBGrid's eLife paper received a citation in August from @drennanlab.bsky.social from @mit.edu in @pnas.org: Structural basis for anaerobic alkane activation by a multisubunit glycyl radical enzyme.

Read more here: buff.ly/Reqb8UR

#SBGrid #StayConnected

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From MIT Daily from MIT News

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The Drennan Lab is investigating how nature performs challenging chemistry in oxygen-free environments, with potential applications for remediation, such as cleaning up oil spills, in situations where traditional approaches are ineffective. @drennanlab.bsky.social

chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-ne...

09.09.2025 17:12 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to Dr. Santosh Singh, Naike Ye, Kaelyn McFarlane-Connelly, Robert Raclea, and
Kunal Lodaya, who were each recently honored with the inaugural Department of Chemistry Research Excellence Award.
@interphases.org @drennanlab.bsky.social

chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-ne...

09.09.2025 18:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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@acs.org Great seeing former Drennan lab undergrad Abigail Scott Porter at #ACSFall2025. Proud Chemist and Proud Mentor.

21.08.2025 00:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Had fun talking to early career bioinorganic chemists at #ACSFall2025

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The Downballot on Bluesky: β€œNew statement from TX House Dems:

"After deliberation among our caucus, we have reached a consensus: Texas House Democrats refuse to give him a quorum to pass his racist maps"”

The Downballot on Bluesky: β€œNew statement from TX House Dems: "After deliberation among our caucus, we have reached a consensus: Texas House Democrats refuse to give him a quorum to pass his racist maps"”

If red state Republicans redraw their congressional maps to rig the midterm elections, blue state Democrats must even the playing field by responding in kind. Use our toolkit to demand that Democratic governors and legislators in your state act now: www.bluestatedefiance.org/redistrictin...

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Session 3: What Now? - Aug 13 YouTube video by One Million Rising

You can join us here if you can’t get into Zoom. We’re starting the One Million Rising training now.

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Starting now! Strategic noncooperation final live training. Check it out!

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How Many Times Can Science Funding Be Canceled? Whether or not Congress cuts NIH’s budget, the Trump administration has devastated its ability to operate.

Whether or not Congress cuts NIH’s budget, the Trump administration has devastated its ability to operate. Story by @katherinejwu.com www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

08.08.2025 19:23 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Three women scientists at lunch

Three women scientists at lunch

Lovely to catch up with my postdoc mentor @drennanlab.bsky.social at ICBIC! & great to meet Balyn Muffley, former Drennan Lab undergrad now doing some amazing graduate work in @joanbroderick.bsky.social Lab!
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Join the massive Summer Fight For Science in America! Join us wherever, whenever, and however you can to fight for the future of science in America.

The science sabotage is deadly. Trump et al. aren’t just attacking research, they're risking lives.

Cuts by the β€œpro-life party” est. to kill 50k+ Americans each year.
Sounds more like the β€œpro-death party” to us.

✊ Help us fight for lives by joining the #SummerFightForScience ➑️ zurl.co/Igt4C

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β€œNo Kings” demonstration, Ocean Beach, San Francisco

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#NoKings
Philadelphia

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#Nokings
San Diego

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Gilead in FORT WORTH, TX

#NoKingsDay

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Chicago ✊

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Holy shit, New York!

Here’s the full view.

#NoKings #50501Movement

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🀏🀏🀏🀏🀏🀏🀏🀏🀏🀏🀏🀏🀏🀏🀏🀏 *squinting*

We had more people at the Lincoln Memorial for our Stand Up for Science rally on March 7th!

#StandUpforScience
#FailedBirthdayParade

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Good turnout for #NoKings protest in Newton MA despite the rain.

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The Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

"Tanner, a chemist at the Univ. of Mississippi working to develop a novel approach for treating glioblastoma, was notified in April that the grant was terminated.

β€œI would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. β€œI think that's not particularly controversial.”

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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