We summarize our findings in an animation made in partnership with @jiwasa.bsky.social detailing the process of coronavirus entry into cells 14/19

Researchers found that treatment of intact HIV capsids with lenacapavir causes capsids to rupture, with ruptures occurring first in areas of the capsid with the highest level of curvature. #ASBMB2026 #ASBMB26 Watch in 3D at PDB-101: pdb101.rcsb.org/motm...

I am excited to share with you an amazing video on the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway generated by talented Ann Liu from the Janet Iwasa lab @jiwasa.bsky.social @ann-hl.bsky.social. It shows the real structures of the pathway from #NLRP3, #ASC, #caspase-1, #GSDMD, #IL-1b, to #NINJ1. Enjoy!

Interested in molecular animation and in SF for #BPS2026? Stick around for the evening Structural Biology workshop (Rm 204/205/206) and my talk at 8:45pm (New Tools for Visualizing Dynamic Molecular Models) to learn about ProteinBlender! animation-lab.github.io/ProteinBlend...

This was a really fun and interesting Molecule of the Month to do! Check out the article to see even more elaborate RNA-only structures.

Today, our animation synthesizing decades of research on actin-mediated endocytosis in budding yeast was published: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/... The result of a fantastic Iwasa-Drubin lab collaboration. @margotriggi.bsky.social @jiwasa.bsky.social movie.biologists.com/video/10.124...

All #CellBio2025 attendees! Here’s our phenomenal lineup for our session on #SciArt & #SciComm: @ahnaskop.bsky.social, @jiwasa.bsky.social, @mag2art.bsky.social, @nat-prunet.bsky.social, and Julia Licholai. Please come by and spread the word! Huge thanks to @ascbiology.bsky.social and co-organizers!

Thanks, @kutv2news and @utahdhhs for the shout-out in your online story about learning your family's health history! kutv.com/features/hea... Check it out - our activities are FREE, easy and printable: learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basi...

Meet the speakers of the very first inaugural WALII Symposium: Exploring Life Without Water, happening Tuesday, Nov 18! 💧 To Learn More about the symposium: walii.science/virtual-symp... To Learn More about Dr. Amy Gladfelter: www.cellbio.duke.edu/amy-gladfelter @gladfelterlab.bsky.social

I'm so honored to receive the 2025 Bruce Alberts Award for Excellence in Science Education. Thank you @ascbiology.bsky.social and I look forward to this year's annual ASCB meeting in Philly!

“In bone marrow alone ~500 million cells are born every min” says Bruce Stillman. Each must duplicate 2+ meters of DNA to avoid errors that can cause cancer & autism. See more from Stillman, @crick.ac.uk’s John Diffley & @uuhsresearch.bsky.social's @jiwasa.bsky.social www.cshl.edu/licensed-to-...

The Animation Lab will be giving an animation workshop and table demos, and the GSLC will have a table all day with demos! Come join us!

Almost fifty U of U researchers are giving over 80 demos, lab tours, workshops and talks for the public this Saturday, July 12th! Science-curious? We have something for everyone! 10am-4pm @utah.edu. Schedule and directions here: gslc.utah.edu/summer-scien...

Zoom In. Geek Out. Take a Backstage Pass to the Secret Life of Cells! Take a tour of the HSC Cell Imaging Core at 12, 1 or 2pm during Summer Science Day this Sat July 12th! Find the full Summer Science Day schedule here: gslc.utah.edu/summer-scien...

So grateful to be posting happy work-related news. First- I'm now tenured! Thank you @uofubiochem.bsky.social, @utah.edu, and Animation Lab collaborators! Also, 2 of GSLC's (@learngenetics.bsky.social) terminated science education grants were reinstated! AND Summer Science Day is next week!

One week until Summer Science Day! Everyone is welcome to visit @UofUHealth for lab tours, public-friendly talks, demos, and workshops! Saturday July 12th from 10am-4pm. Check out our action-packed schedule here: gslc.utah.edu/summer-scien...

Artists belong in science! Come to Summer Science Day & learn about: + How to draw dinosaurs! + Animating science w stop-motion animation! + Making a science comic! + Using 3D animation to bring science to life! Sat 7/12, 10am-4pm. Free all-ages open house at the U. gslc.utah.edu/summer-scien...

Check out this new review (with animations, natch) of mechanisms of licensing origins of DNA replication - a wonderful (and continuing!) collaboration with Bruce Stillman @cshlnews.bsky.social and John Diffley @crick.ac.uk! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Working with collaborators at the Crick Institute and the University of Utah, CSHL's President and CEO Bruce Stillman explores how pre-replicative complexes (pre-RCs)—even earlier than ORCs—assemble to initiate DNA replication in all plants, animals, and fungi.

You're trying to fill the summer days. What do we have that might be interesting for you and your kids? How about electron microscopes? Glowing fish?! Pig lungs??!! Come to Summer Science Day at the U on Saturday, July 12. Free and open to the public! gslc.utah.edu/summer-scien...

U of U Summer Science Day is less than two weeks away! Come to the U on Saturday July 12th between 10am-4pm for lab tours, science demos, talks, and fun for all ages! Free and open to the public. Schedule will be coming out in the next day or two! gslc.utah.edu/summer-scien...

Paper Published: A new chapter for Molecule of the Month Read how @jiwasa.bsky.social has taken over as the series creator of stories about critically important biological macromolecules pubs.aip.org/aca/sdy...

...and big thanks to @jiwasa.bsky.social for making this amazing video to illustrate the strand-sliding mechanism!

📣New FREE module drop! In Genetic Tech Investigations, students explore what technologies like sequencing, mass spec, and others reveal about the process from genes to proteins. ➡️ teach.genetics.utah.edu/content/gent... #ScienceTeachers #NGSS #Genetics #STEM

Meet Dr. Laura Dassama, an Assistant Professor at Stanford University. This illustration by Rachel Torrez showcases how the Dassama Group uses tools of chemistry and physics to provide molecular insights into complex biological processes.

Had a great time chatting with Flora Lichtman and Tim Lee @nhmu.bsky.social a couple of weekends ago here in SLC, and excited that our Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social piece will be airing today! www.sciencefriday.com/segments/sci...

IT ALL STARTS NOW!!! #UGivingDay is underway! donate.utah.edu/giving-day-2... Go here tinyurl.com/482kzszf RIGHT NOW. Be among the first donors to the GSLC in our first-ever Giving Day campaign! Follow #MeettheGSLC to see to some of our most popular activities.

Please consider supporting the Genetic Science Learning Center (gslc.utah.edu) and Learn.Genetics (learn.genetics.utah.edu)! We're raising funds during #UGivingDay to help maintain this free (and fun!) resource that's used by science learners around the world.

We're excited to feature Dr. Shahzad Khan @zadkhan.bsky.social , an Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at UNC Chapel Hill, for #SeeingDiversity! This illustration (by @ann-hl.bsky.social ) highlights his studies on the molecular mechanisms of primary cilia loss in neurodegenerative diseases.

6th-8th grade teachers: Join our pilot study to get the first look at a new integrated science/engineering module. Try out “Bioengineering” in your classroom and let us know how we can make it better! Sign up by 2/20 here: utah.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #STEM #TeachersofBluesky #k12

For #SeeingDiversity, we are featuring Dr. Liz Ransey, an Assistant Professor at CMU Biological Sciences. Liz’s lab studies gap junctions and explores how their compositional diversity shapes cellular communication in health and disease (illustration by Tiffany Lai). tinyurl.com/eranseycmu

🏅 Après 300 numéros de la molécule du mois, David S. Goodsell passe le flambeau à @jiwasa.bsky.social, spécialiste de la création d'images et d'animations pour la biologie. Découvrez son premier article, traduit sur Planet-Vie ! planet-vie.ens.fr/thematiques/...

I'm happy and humbled to take on a new role with @rcsbpdb.bsky.social. I'll be continuing David Goodsell's work on the Molecule of the Month, starting with my first article on Assembly Line Polyketide Synthases! Check it out (animation included!) pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/301

At the heart of biology is the mantra: structure dictates function.Biological structures are also beautiful in their intricacy. David Goodsell brought this into public view. As he leaves "Molecule of the Month". here's a huge thank you for helping me see more clearly🧪1/2 cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pdb/gen...

After a remarkable 300 columns, David Goodsell has retired from the Molecule of the Month. We are very grateful for his service. @jiwasa.bsky.social will continue the series, beginning with January's article on Assembly Line Polyketide Synthases Details: cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pd...

HIV drug based on research by the Sundquist lab is @science.org's 2024 Breakthrough of the Year! healthcare.utah.edu/newsroom/new... www.science.org/content/arti...

Please come to "Breaking Barriers and Bouncing Back: Mastering Communication and Resilience in Science". We'll talk about scientific writing, visuals, collaborations, peer review, publishing, & dealing with rejection! Fun times 😉Room 24B, Dec 14 1:45 PM, 1.5 hours plan.core-apps.com/ascbembo2024...

#ScienceTeachers! Have you played Mouse Party? An oldie but goodie that looks inside the brains of mice on drugs. It's part of a #SciEd #NGSS module on the Science of Addiction- check out this and other activities here: learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addi... learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addi...

The work of the Safavi lab safavi.biochem.utah.edu is featured in this weekend's @nytimes.com Magazine! Read about what we can learn from venoms: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/m...

For #SeeingDiversity, meet Onyeka Obidi, a graduate student in the Brasch Lab at the University of Utah. This illustration by Rachel Torrez showcases the protein interactions and organization within the synaptic cleft studied by the Brasch lab.

Check out the 2nd SnapShot of the ribosome biogenesis series featuring the 60S ribosomal subunit! This was a great collaboration w Ed Hurt & Roland Beckmann. Read the SnapShot & watch the animation w narration here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Check out the Animation Lab's latest paper by Margot Riggi and Rachel Torrez that describes how animation tools can be used to model dynamic molecular mechanisms! authors.elsevier.com/a/1iNW63SNvc...