Self-assembly can help cells make decisions: see Sam's awesome work!

NIH has allocated just 33% of its normal budget this year, putting critical medical breakthroughs at risk. Johns Hopkins President Ron Daniels and University of Kansas Chancellor Dr. Douglas Girod are calling on the government to release it before the damage becomes permanent. https://bit.ly/4f3GuzR

I was told that I needed to request permission to collaborate with physicians from European countries before testing the effects of patient mutations they identified on an enzyme we study. For each collaborator, NIH is asking for email, institution, street address, phone number (!!). Insane.

Congratulations to historian Richard Kagan, neuroscientist Ulrich Mueller, political scientist Vesla Weaver, and biophysicist Sarah Woodson on being elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. hub.jhu.edu/2026/04/30/a...

The irony - painting in background shows George Washington, who had his troops vaccinated against smallpox.

Hegseth saying “The Pharisee Press” should be a fully mask off moment. He is saying “The Jewish Press”. But Christians of all political stripes are so devoted to using Pharisees as a rhetorical prop that liberal Christians regularly insist it’s totally fine, no matter how many Jews try to explain.

🚨New paper alert! Using single molecule TIRF microscopy, we show that Nop1 destabilizes RNA structure via transient, nonspecific interactions — until specific assembly of native ribosomal complexes takes over. Congrats, Wilson! 🎉 academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

Unreal pub in SpringerNature Scientific Reports. "This work look for Soret and Dufour thing on MHD flow for micropolar fluid on sheet with hole stretch, also see hot from electric and warm from move, which old study no much talk." "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-18302-5

Happy Birthday, Hopkins! 2/3💙

Get this over with already so we can see the figure skating.

It is with deep sadness that we share that Michael J. Matunis, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has passed away. (1/4)

Engineering Light-Responsive Transcription Factors via Strategic Masking of Post-translational Modification Residues pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day I remember my grandmother, Cywia Wolberger, and aunts, Aliza and Perel Wolberger, who were murdered in the Warsaw Ghetto. Never again.

Let’s see what @charlesmbrenner.bsky.social has to say about this…..

For a few moments of distraction in these trying times, check out the Cheetah Cub Cam at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute: nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/chee...

I am going to scream if one more person sends me a schedule but calls it an "itinerary." itinerary = planned route or journey, or a document recording it. It is from the Latin, "itinerarium," which means route of travel. Please spread the word!!

Apply now to join the Johns Hopkins Program in Molecular Biophysics! Our interdisciplinary Ph.D. program trains students to explore the physical principles underlying biology — from molecules to cells. Open to both U.S. and international applicants. Application deadline Dec. 1 : pmb.jhu.edu

I’ve been enjoying your drawings but especially love this one ! 💕

Because sometimes we just need a laugh:

Chemical Engineering of Transcription Factors Uncovered Cell-Permeable μMax Modulators l @jacs.acspublications.org pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Prof. Jasmina Wiemann has been selected for a prestigious Packard fellowship. This the first recognition of a paleobiologist by the Foundation! That is 8 Packard Fellows in 6 years for Johns Hopkins University. Prof. Wiemann's website is the stuff of movies: www.jasminawiemann.com

This is, without any exaggeration, exactly how Putin and Orbán proceeded — using antisemitism to discredit the idea of civil society and political opposition, and as an excuse to undo the rule of law. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...

iFold, sorry, SimpleFold, by Apple arxiv.org/html/2509.18...

🚨🧠🔬 A major breakthrough in molecular neuroscience: I am excited to share a new story from our lab, published in accelerated format today by @nature.com: "Delta-type glutamate receptors are ligand-gated ion channels" Read more here (free article link): rdcu.be/eGIKz

A giant in molecular biology and virology has passed. RIP David Baltimore. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/s...

shocking to read over and over the stories of close colleagues who can't run their lab anymore. I know Karen well and it's heartbreaking. Also #PIinthelab! www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers. My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers. We found 437 of them. Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

On Sept 30 in Baltimore MD I will deliver the annual Michael Klag and Lucy Meoni Lecture at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2025/...

See our new article in Structure! Sub-3 Å resolution protein structure determination by single-particle #cryoEM at 100 keV. Really exciting results with 100kV Tundra Cryo-TEM. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Absolutely outrageous interference in NIH extramural funding by OMB dropping this evening. Damaging to our nation’s world leadership, innovation, and training today and for years in the future. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

#cryoEM confluence in Munich #womeninSTEM

Powerful story from Kate Zernike from the NYT Covers the diversity of young scientists targeted by the anti-DEI BS. Definitely worth a read and a share. [Gift link] www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...

It’s been a fantastic conference- many thanks to organizers Wei Yang and David Lilley. #Nucleic25

Beyond shocking. I'm afraid to see what's next. (free article) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

Paging @charlesmbrenner.bsky.social ......

Researchers have discovered previously undetected chemical bonds within archived protein structures, revealing an unexpected complexity in protein chemistry. phys.org/news/2025-0...

“Institutions counted, facts carried weight, and shame was a deterrent. That for a long time was the way of American political life. A lot of brave people died protecting it. Remember them today, thank them, and know that we can, in time, get it back.” open.substack.com/pub/michael9...

Having a hard time processing this. HHMI is pausing all competitions. Very demoralizing for early career scientists like me @hhmi.org

Current situation at Harvard Medical School for NIH grants view.u.hms.harvard.edu?qs=3ed8c01b9...

Oh, no...

You want to start tomography? Solve structures inside cells? Reach Nyquist 😳 ? @phaips.vd.st and I have a website for you! tomoguide.github.io You'll find a tutorial on how to reconstruct tomograms, pick particles and do subtomogram averaging, using different software! Hope it will be useful !

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon

In an open letter of support to the President of @harvard.edu, Max Planck President Patrick Cramer @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de has expressed his full support of the University in its stance against demands by the Trump administration to change its policies in order to retain federal funding.

I'm proud to work alongside many amazing women scientists! #ResearchSavesLives #WomenInScience www.youtube.com/shorts/ME3iw... @madamescientist.bsky.social

Did you know? 99% of all new medications resulted from federally-funded university research through #NIH Learn more about #ResearchSavesLives: hub.jhu.edu/research-sav....

This is amazing.

Well this is interesting. Along with many of my published papers is a copyrighted textbook that I coauthored, published by Oxford University Press. It seems this may have been used by Meta. Wondering when I get my share of the profits.

Wow. This is really stunning . www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...