Save the date | Jan. 14 | Free webinar Meeting with Congressional members or their staff is one of the most effective ways to advocate for science. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to plan and conduct a successful congressional meeting from start to finish.

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Some people think science is just for nerds, but science is the foundation of the modern world and science is what made America great. Even though many of us don’t work directly in space science, we were inspired to become scientists by NASA. Destroying it makes zero sense.

Here’s a preview of some exciting events coming up at the 2026 ASBMB Annual Meeting! www.asbmb.org/annual... • Rapid Review: 5-minute manuscript feedback • Speaking Up, Making Change: science advocacy in action • Career & Education Fair: connect with academia, industry & more

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Missed tram. Toronto, Nov 2025 Sometimes a lost transit connection in an opportunity for creativity. #EastCoastKin #AlphabetChallenge #WeekAforAbstract #longexposure #TTC #streetcars #gunzel #lightpainting #vintagelenses

This is the "SEA SHEEP" (Costasiella kuroshimae) & it took the old axiom: "you are what you eat" VERY literally. It eats algae & rather than just digest them, it harvests the chloroplasts & becomes PHOTOSYNTHETIC. Solar slug! Also, some of its cousins can rip their own heads off.

Born #OnThisDay in 1922, Esther Lederberg was the first to isolate the lambda phage in 1951. She characterised the lysogenic phase, whereby the phage are able to integrate into the bacterial genome, staying dormant. This discovery made them a model tool of study, leading to many more breakthroughs.

Animals with misleading names. I'm seeing this go around as part of a viral tumblr thread so I thought I'd reshare it.

57 days until pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training.

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Very proud of Jimmy Siclari with his outstanding Ph.D. defense on Friday for the Biology/MCD Ph.D. program at the @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. Jimmy's done exemplary work identifying new bacterial one component signaling systems and triggers, helping us understand their structures & functions.

#CellBio2025 come check out the workshop on applying optogenetic tools in cell biology! Today (Sunday) at 5:30p in Rm 121. Note that this session does *not* appear in the app for some reason

Sharing obit here for Ham Smith, who shared 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of Class II restriction enzymes. Enabled numerous basic science discoveries and biotech products in doing so. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/s...

Calling all structural biologists in the NYC metro area! The nysbdg.bsky.social is back for yet another gathering for 2025! Register here 👉🏼 buff.ly/N42ul1b I look forward to seeing you there! 😎 #structuralbiology #cyrstallography #cryoEM #NMR #chromatography #proteinpurification #AKTAsystems

Iowa State Dept of Molecular Biology is hiring for biomolecular solution NMR facility staff #NMRchat #Chemjobs #Chemsky (I am NOT the hiring manager for this position, but I will refer any questions you have to the appropriate person.) isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJob...

Just out: NMR data processing, visualization, analysis and structure calculation with NMRFx

Can't agree with this more strongly – from creating jobs to training our brightest young scientists to laying the foundations for tomorrow's cures & research tools, NIH support for basic research has been the bedrock of U.S. biomedical science. It's too important to jeopardize –

NIH supported more than 407,000 jobs in 2024. Research funding strengthens communities. Join ASBMB in highlighting the value of basic research: www.asbmb.org/advoca.... #ScienceServesUsAll #ASBMBAdvocates

We are delighted to welcome you to EUROMAR 2026! The 22nd edition of the European NMR Congress, hosted this year in Gothenburg, Sweden. Registration & abstract submission will open on 15 January 2026 mkon.nu/euromar #NMRchat #NMRevents 🧲

Support CUNY ASRC student researchers today to secure a better future for tomorrow. All donations directly support transformative student programming, amplifying the ASRC’s impact on the next generation of STEM leaders. #CUNYTuesday https://bit.ly/47QoiV0

ASBMB Councilors are visiting Capitol Hill on Thurs. to highlight how NSF-funded basic research laid the groundwork for breakthroughs like CRISPR, MRI tech & 3-D printing. Investments in fundamental #science create the tools that transform medicine & save lives. www.asbmb.org/advocacy/sci...

A Moon Halo So Perfect Last night over New York, a flawless 22° ice-crystal halo formed around the full Moon — a radiant circle shining above the Statue of Liberty.

RT Yale Chemistry @YaleChem Yale Chemistry invites applications for tenure-track assistant professor positions in chemical biology, energy sciences, and physical or theoretical chemistry, to start July 1 chem.yale.edu/about/job-op... #chemchat #chemjobs

You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before

Over the last century, research has helped improve the early detection and treatment of serious diseases. But future progress is at risk unless we continue federal funding for medical research. #AmericansForMedicalResearch

World-renowned cell biologist Ron Vale will join Whitehead Institute this December as a Member. Known for discovering the motor protein kinesin, he will explore how proteins function under different stressors—a direction that aligns with the Institute's focus on resilience. 🔗 shorturl.at/28Gpl

@asbmb.bsky.social 2026 meeting abstract deadline is TODAY! Submit your abstract by 11:59 p.m. EST. Share your research with thousands of researchers using biochemistry and molecular biology to transform our understanding of the world. www.asbmb.org/annual-meeti...

Brush your teeth after eating these or else you'll get calculus.

Register today for our December 9 webinar on Mass Photometry, organized by Justin Benesch, University of Oxford. www.proteinsociety.org/webinars

Our faculty Prof. Patrizia Cassacia and Prof. Kevin Gardner @nmrkaygee.bsky.social on #climatechange

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Some charts for those who don't know the extent of the US public (and private) investment in research (particularly in biomedical research) compared to other countries and institutions. The destruction of the US' scientific institutions has global implications.

ASBMB's work is led by member volunteers, many of whom are nominated and elected by you, the ASBMB members! Read about this year's timeline for elections and nominate a colleague by Wednesday (Nov. 5). Self-nominations are accepted. ➡️www.asbmb.org/member...

Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government go.nature.com/47hn0n5

Image of the Sun. Taken at night. Not looking up at sky but down through 8000 miles of rock to the other side of the Earth. Not with light but neutrinos.

I love AlphaFold—but please include PAE (Predicted Aligned Error) plots for every “interaction.” Pretty PDBs ≠ proof. If the PAE doesn’t show an interface, it ain’t one. Show the plots. Structural biology's reputation is on the line.

Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government www.nature.com/articles/d41...

One of the more in-depth pieces I've seen on how the abrupt switch to multi year funding is harming biomedical research. Luckily, the proposed FY26 Senate appropriations bill has protections against this. Just another reason why we can't have a CR that's a blank check.

💰 Science is the smartest investment 💰 Nobel-winning research confirms it: science drives innovation & long-term economic growth. www.nature.com/articles/d41... CA & TX already reap financial rewards from state-backed biomedical research institutes. Let’s build one for NY. Join → www.nycures.org

We got this. But it is going to take a lot of coffee.

Research Faculty 1 – Biological Solid-State NMR, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory @nationalmaglab.bsky.social Job ID 61319 Tallahassee, FL jobs.omni.fsu.edu/psc/sprdhr_e... #NMRjobs 🧲

2025 Nobel winner Philippe Aghion: 'The key factor of economic power is technological leadership'

#ASBMB26 is where connections spark breakthroughs. With a program that highlights the broad scope of the molecular life sciences, you are invited to dive deeper into your specific area of research or explore beyond. Submit your abstract by Nov. 17. www.asbmb.org/annual...#ASBMB26#MakeItPossible

Nominations for the Laukien prize are open until Oct 31. www.enc-conference.org/Gunther-Lauk...

PREACH! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I have to fan-girl for a minute here. My friend @rosvall-lab.bsky.social built an app to gather data on bird behavior during the 2024 solar eclipse. 10,000+ citizen scientists contributed (including my kids), and the resulting paper was published in Science today! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Society journals rock – and here's 120 years' track record of great science to prove it! Working out of the ASBMB offices for Public Affairs Advisory Committee through tomorrow, will get a look myself –

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE