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🧬 The June 2026 edition of Under the Microscope is here! Get the latest PS40 updates, meet our inaugural Protein Society Fellows, catch up on webinars, elections, and highlights from Protein Science as we celebrate 40 years of protein science. 📩 Read now: mailchi.mp/proteinsocie...

🎉 Congratulations to the inaugural Protein Society Fellows Class of 2025! Recognized for outstanding scientific achievement and service to The Protein Society and the protein science community. We’ll be honoring these distinguished scientists at #PS40 in Boston this July! 🧬✨

#PS40 is almost here! 🎉 Join us in Boston for 12 scientific sessions, 8 award lectures, 100+ speakers, career development workshops, networking events, and FREE industry visits to leading biotech and pharma companies. Check out the attached Schedule at a Glance and start planning your week!

🧬 Figure Friday: How much do tiny hydrogen bonds contribute to protein stability? Robert Newberry and colleagues developed a new way to measure backbone hydrogen-bond energies, revealing that even weak interactions have an impact on protein folding and stability. #FigureFriday #ProteinScience

Excited to share our new paper in @proteinsociety.bsky.social 🎉 We combine #BioEmu and SAXS ensemble optimization to characterize protein conformational heterogeneity, bridging AI-generated ensembles and experimental data. doi.org/10.1002/pro.70…#SAXSX#MachineLearningng

⏰ Tomorrow! Join our webinar, Introduction to Protein Design for Africa, featuring speakers from AI Proteins, STEAMulater, Minimal Bio, and Nostrum Biodiscovery. Learn how protein design is advancing innovation and accessibility around the world! Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🚨 Today is the deadline 🚨 June 1 is your last chance to: 🔬 Submit a PS40 abstract 💲 Register at reduced rates 🏆 Compete for poster awards and cash prizes 🎓 Undergraduates attend FREE! Join us for #PS40 to celebrate 40 years of protein science. 🔗: www.proteinsociety.org/annual-sympo...

🚨 Deadline Tomorrow! 🚨 June 1 is the last day to: 🔬 Submit a PS40 poster abstract 💲 Register at reduced rates 🏆 Compete for poster awards and cash prizes Join us in Boston this July for #PS40 🎓 Undergraduates attend FREE! 🔗:https://www.proteinsociety.org/annual-symposium

⏰ The June 1 deadline is almost here! 🔬 Poster abstract submissions close June 1 💲 Reduced PS40 registration rates end June 1 🏆 Poster awards & cash prizes available 🎓 Undergraduates attend FREE Don’t miss your chance to join us in Boston for #PS40 this July! #TheProteinSociety

🧬 Figure Friday Why do some industrial enzymes stop working over time? Emma Master and colleagues found that loss of a key cofactor can destabilize amine transaminases and reduce their activity. Understanding this process could help engineers design more stable biocatalysts. #FigureFriday

Join us for the TPS webinar: Translational Allostery: From Cryptic Binding Pockets to Latent Networks 📅 Friday, May 29 ⏰ 12–2 p.m. EST Featuring talks from Greg Bowman, Julie Forman-Kay, George Lisi, and Giulia Palermo. Hosted by Giuseppi Melacini. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📣 PS40 poster abstract submissions are due June 1! Present your research in Boston this July and compete for: 🏆 Up to 30 Best Poster Prizes 💵 $250 cash prizes for winners Submit your abstract here: www.proteinsociety.org/annual-sympo... #PS40

⏰ Reduced PS40 registration rates are available until June 1! 🎓 Undergraduates attend FREE 📝 Poster abstract submissions + poster prize applications are also due June 1 Join us in Boston this July for PS40! 🔬 #PS40 #ProteinScience #TheProteinSociety

🧬 Figure Friday How many shapes can one blood clotting protein take? Work from Philip Hogg (University of Technology Sydney) shows different disulfide-bonded states give Fibrinogen conformational diversity, altering how it interacts with other molecules. #FigureFriday

🚨 100+ spots for PS40 Industry Visits & Special Events! 🚨 Visit: 🔬 AI Proteins 🧬 Ginkgo Bioworks 💡 Jnana 🏢 Novartis 🧪 Sanofi PLUS: ⚾ AI Proteins Rooftop Reception 🏟️ Red Sox game 📩 Registration links were emailed to PS40 attendees. Not registered yet? PS40 registration is still open!

RSVP e-mails for our PS40 Industry Visits, Anniversary Reception, & Baseball Game were sent to PS40 registrants today. We thank you for joining us and look forward to seeing you in at PS40! Registration is still open! The deadline for reduced rates and abstract submission is July 1.

🧬 Figure Friday: How much hidden symmetry exists in proteins? Work from Sebastian Ahnert (University of Cambridge) introduces a fast computational method to detect protein symmetry and structural rearrangements linked to evolution and function.

🚨 Registration is NOW OPEN for FREE PS40 Industry Visits + Special Events! 🚨 Join visits to: 🔬 AI Proteins 🧬 Ginkgo Bioworks 💡 Jnana 🏢 Novartis 🧪 Sanofi

🧬 The May 2026 edition of Under the Microscope is out! This month’s featured article by Chuck Sanders (Vanderbilt University) explores why the NIH study section peer review system remains “a national treasure” for science. Plus: PS40 updates, 2026 Fellows news, upcoming webinars, and more.

🔬 Neil Osheroff – Brändén Award Congrats to Neil Osheroff (Vanderbilt University)! A leader in DNA topoisomerase research and a mentor to 4,000+ scientists. 🎤 Speaking at PS40 in Boston! #ScienceEducation #PS40

🔬 Andreas Martin – Hodgkin Award Congrats to Andreas Martin (University of California, Berkeley)! His work on the 26S proteasome has defined this essential molecular machine. 🎤 Speaking at PS40 in Boston! #PS40

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🔬 Charalampos Babis Kalodimos – Hans Neurath Award Congrats to Charalampos Babis Kalodimos (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital)! His NMR work reveals protein dynamics, allostery, and rare states. 🎤 Speaking at PS40 in Boston! #PS40

🔬 Stephen Fesik – Marie Maynard Daly Award Congrats to Stephen Fesik (Vanderbilt University)! A leader in fragment-based drug discovery targeting “undruggable” proteins. 🎤 Speaking at PS40 in Boston! #DrugDiscovery #CancerResearch #PS40

🔬 Laura Dassama – Young Investigator Award Congrats to Laura Dassama (Stanford University)! Her work tackles bacterial multidrug resistance through innovative protein studies. 🎤 Speaking at PS40 in Boston! #YoungInvestigator #ProteinScience #PS40

🔬 G. Marius Clore – Stein & Moore Award Congrats to G. Marius Clore (National Institutes of Health)! A pioneer of NMR, his work revealed key “dark” protein states. 🎤 Speaking at PS40 in Boston! #StructuralBiology #NMR #PS40

🔬 Peng Chen – Kaiser Award Congrats to Peng Chen (Peking University), 2026 Emil T. Kaiser Award winner! His innovative chemical biology tools enable precise protein studies in living systems. 🎤 Speaking at PS40 in Boston! #ProteinScience #ChemicalBiology #PS40

🔬 Paula Booth – Anfinsen Award Congrats to Paula Booth (King’s College London), 2026 Christian B. Anfinsen Award winner! A pioneer in membrane protein folding and kinetics, her work has shaped the field for over 30 years. #ProteinScience #PS40

🧬 Figure Friday How did a protein evolve to help us hear? Work from Raul Araya-Secchi (University of Chile) shows prestin evolved from an ion transporter into a motor protein through small structural changes—without altering its overall shape. Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🚀 Session Spotlight: Protein Nanotechnology Programmable proteins. Smart biomaterials. Next-gen delivery systems. This is the future of protein science - and it’s happening at PS40. 🗓 July 19 | ⏰ 1:45–4:40 PM 📍 Boston, MA Register Here: www.proteinsociety.org/annual-sympo... #PS40

Thanks to the @proteinsociety.bsky.social - It is humbling to be in the company of three luminaries in the field.

🧬 Figure Fridays How do you switch off a key enzyme? Work from the Vashisth Lab (University of New Hampshire) reveals a hidden allosteric “back pocket” in insulin receptor kinase that stabilizes inhibitors and locks the protein in an inactive state. 📖Read: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🎉 Congrats to the Protein Society Fellows Class of 2026! We’re proud to recognize this inaugural group for their outstanding science and service to the protein science community. 👏 Fellows will be honored at #PS40 this July in Boston!

Congrats to my @berkeleymcb.bsky.social colleague Andy Martin, who just received the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Award of the @proteinsociety.bsky.social. Andy's studies have made the proteasome one of the best understood molecular machines in biology. Well deserved!!

The Protein Society @proteinsociety.bsky.social announces its 2026 award recipients. Plenary talks to take place at the Protein Society 40th Anniversary Symposium (July 19 - 22, 2026, Boston, USA) www.proteinsociety.org/protein-soci... #NMRchat #NMR 🧲

Among recipients are Professor Charalampos Babis Kalodimos (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital) awarded The Hans Neurath Award, and Dr. G. Marius Clore (National Institutes of Health) awarded The Stein & Moore Award www.eurekalert.org/news-release... #NMRchat 🧲 @proteinsociety.bsky.social

🏆 2026 Protein Society Award Winners Celebrating the scientists shaping the future of protein science 👏 🎤 Hear from this year’s award winners live at #PS40 in Boston this July 🔗 Learn more + register: proteinsociety.org/annual-symposium #TheProteinSociety

🧬 Figure Friday: Can we stop harmful protein misfolding from spreading? Work from Michael Woodside (University of Alberta) introduces an assay to test to detect prion-like spread of Superoxide dismutase 1. Some compounds slow it down—others don’t, and some may even speed it up. #FigureFriday

🚨 JUST ANNOUNCED: PS40 x Jnana Therapeutics! Go behind the scenes + stay for a mixer with Jnana scientists 🗓️ July 22 | ⏰ 2:30–4:00 PM 🎟️ FREE | First come, first served 📅 RSVP opens May 15 🚗 No transport provided Open to students & postdocs at PS40 Register: www.proteinsociety.org/annual-sympo...

🚨 PS40 Exhibitor Call 🚨 Only 4 booths left! Share what you’re building and connect with scientists across all career stages. 📄 Learn more: www.proteinsociety.org/ps40-sponsor... Huge thanks to our sponsors 🙌 Gold: Wiley, Cube Biotech Silver: Corteva Agriscience, @aiproteins.com

🔬 April Webinar - Chaperones Galore! Protein folding can fail—chaperones help fix it. Learn how cells maintain protein quality from leading experts. 🗓 April 27 | ⏰ 10 AM–12 PM EDT ✨ Free + live Q&A Free registration here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🧬 Figure Friday: How do cells turn nitrogen from the air into something usable?

🚨 BIG News: PS40 x Novartis Industry Visit! 🗓️ July 22 | ⏰ 2:30–4:00 PM 🎟️ FREE | First come, first served 📅 RSVP opens May 15 🚗 Transportation not provided Open to undergrads, grads & postdocs attending PS40. 👉 Register for PS40 to attend! 🔗: www.proteinsociety.org/annual-sympo...

🚨 BIG News: PS40 will include an exclusive visit to AI Proteins HQ! 🎟️ RSVP opens mid-May (first come, first served) 💸 Free for attendees | 🚗 Travel not provided Learn more about AI Proteins from CEO Chris Bahl: “The secret language of cells—and how to ‘speak’ it” www.ted.com/talks/chris_...

👀 We heard you… 🚨The PS40 Open Talks & Travel Awards deadline has been extended to March 23!🚨 🔬 Opportunity to present an Open Talk ✈️ 100+ travel awards available Join us in Boston for The Protein Society’s 40th Anniversary Symposium. Submit here: www.proteinsociety.org/annual-sympo...

⏳ 1 day left! The deadline for PS40 Open Talks & Travel Awards is March 17. ✈️ 100+ travel awards available 🔬 Opportunity to present an Open Talk Join us in Boston (July 19–22) for The Protein Society’s 40th Anniversary Symposium. Submit here: www.proteinsociety.org/annual-sympo... #PS40

How do we build realistic cellular environments for simulations? @cg-martini.bsky.social, @ma3ke.bsky.social, @janstevens.bsky.social answer this with Bentopy, an integration tool for proteomics, metabolomics, and structural data that rapidly assembles simulation-ready molecular models.

⏳ PS40 Countdown! Travel Awards + Open Talks deadline is March 17 🚨 🎤 Present your science ✈️ Apply for travel support 🧬 Join us in Boston, July 19-22 More info + submit: www.proteinsociety.org/ps40-abstracts

🔬 Join us March 18, 2026 for a FREE webinar featuring the Protein Science Tools Special Issue! Organized by Senior Editor Nir Ben-Tal, this session highlights innovative tools advancing protein research. Register Here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...