Out in print! Using ancestral sequence reconstruction 🦖, in vivo characterization, and 🔬 analysis, we identified key residues in the mitochondrial protein #Mic60 that affect #respiration in #yeast. Since the preprint, we added some cool findings. 🧵⬇️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

I’m thrilled to share that I will join @stowersinstitute.bsky.social this fall to explore the evolution and design of bioenergetic membranes in bacteria.

We’re proud to welcome two bold scientific minds to the Institute! Arvind Pillai, PhD, joins as Assistant Investigator exploring protein #evolution and design. Friederike Benning, PhD, joins as Stowers Fellow studying membrane complexity in #bacteria. Read more: bit.ly/3SCZQiM

Congrats Chen and colleagues (with shoutout to @myfry.bsky.social for connecting our labs)! JCI - SARM1 loss protects retinal ganglion cells in a mouse model of Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy www.jci.org/articles/vie...

🚨👉 Please check our recent work on bacterial cell division. In situ Cryo-ET reveals the cellular function of the penicillin binding protein 1b supported by AFM, live-cell imaging, in silico AlphaFold proteome screen and TIRFM. Hope you enjoy the read! #teamtomo #cryo-ET ❄️🔬🐎 big thanks to the team!

Interested in learning more about genome editing tool dev & their application to treat human diseases? 🧬 🏥 We're hiring graduating seniors who are seeking ~2 years of post-bac research experience. If you're interested in gaining experience in next gen medicines, please reach out and apply! Link 👇

Great summary of our recent preprint by Barbora from @prelights.bsky.social. #mitochondria #cristae #respiration #asr

How do baculoviruses protect their genome? Delighted to present our findings in print! We use cryo-EM to determine the structure of a baculoviral nucleocapsid. We show how the tiny capsid protein VP39 assembles into a giant nucleocapsid.❄️🔬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...