Congratulations to @dougkojetin.bsky.social!

We thank our sponsor #Pfizer for this amazing opportunity! 🤩🤩🤩

August's software push includes updates to over 20 titles including ACPyPE, AlphaPulldown, Boltz, CCP-EM, ChimeraX, CryoDRGN, Doppio, fpocket, Geneious, Gnuplot, ISOLDE, IsoNet, MDAnalysis, MemBrain-seg, Napari, NMRFx-Analyst, and many more. More information here: buff.ly/KhZw2Tb #SBGrid #Software

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Recent computational work on cold-active bidomain cellulase from the @mutexazjy.bsky.social lab published in Protein Science: "Linker‐mediated domain separation enhances cold adaptation in cellulases" @vuartsci.bsky.social @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Cool news from the @stephanieaw.bsky.social lab!

🎊Congratulations to CSB researcher Yi Ren on her promotion to Associate Professor of Biochemistry! 🥂

📚 Did you know? Vanderbilt-affiliated researchers have access to thousands of academic journal articles through the Annette and Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library! Several tools are offered that can be helpful when accessing library resources on the open web. 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...

It's just around the corner! Register now: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/2025-st...

Deadline extended! Submit your images to the Second Annual CISR Life is Beautiful Image Contest! New deadline is July 18. Open to anyone with CISR-acquired images. More details here. medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...

🌟 Meet Sheila Elder, an administrative officer for the WCNDD whose passion and dedication make research and operations run smoothly behind the scenes. A fun fact about her? "It has been scientifically proven that I make the best banana pudding in the world." medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...

New work from Yang Lab, Link Lab and Yi-Lei Zhao takes a first step toward structural prediction of RiPPs: lasso peptide. nature.com/articles/s41... Access the tool here: lassopred.accre.vanderbilt.edu @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social

New findings from the @chazinwalter.bsky.social lab & collaborators suggest that combining 5hmC with olaparib can restore the sensitivity of chemoresistant BRCA1/2-deficient cells. 🎉Congrats to 1st author Suhas Kharat! @vubasicsciences.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.jb...

🌟 A big congratulations to the BRET ASPIRE team including Ashley Brady, Mary Gray Lindstrom, Angela Zito and Kathy Gould for being a recipient of the Excellence in Corporate Collaboration Awards! This recognition is for their leadership of ASPIRE on the Road. news.vanderbilt.edu/2025/06/11/e...

🔬The AIMS program at Vanderbilt trains scientists how to use MALDI imaging mass spectrometry—a technique that allows for spatial mapping of molecules in tissues. The most recent event, hosted early May, included researchers from all over the world. 🌎 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...

The external speakers are set and ready to navigate the intersection of #AI & #StructBio for the Bridging Atoms and Algorithms: A Symposium on AI and Structural Biology. 🗓️Tuesday & Wednesday, March 17–18, 2026 🏫Campus of Vanderbilt University bit.ly/4ldBOaz

Stand up for Science. ALWAYS. #sciencematters #standupforscience mailchi.mp/proteinsocie...

Congrats to Lisa Monteggia, Ege Kavalali, Kevin Schey, Ken Lau, and Chuck Sanders who were recognized for their impactful research, mentorship, and service at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Spring Faculty Meeting! 👏 Learn more about their recent awards 👉 news.vumc.org/2025/06/06/s...

New research from the Plate and Meiler labs offers promise for treatment-resistant cystic fibrosis patients. 1st author Eli McDonald has personal reasons for the research. Read more ... medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc... @vubasicsciences.bsky.social @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social

Meet @prash-singh.bsky.social of the Iverson lab. He’s getting used to the spotlight from his recent @smartereveryday.bsky.social appearance. He’s still the down-to-earth Prash who is always ready to respond to the “call of duty." bit.ly/prash2025 @vubasicsciences.bsky.social #cryoem #research

🔥 #New from VICB researchers at @vanderbilt.edu : cutting-edge papers on mass spec, synthetic biology, neurogenesis, COVID dynamics, drug discovery & more! 🧬🔬 📖 Explore them all here: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/2025/04... #Science #Chemical #Biology #Biotech #Academic #VanderbiltResearch

💰 Amid today’s competitive research landscape, Vanderbilt offers a comprehensive suite of internal #funding programs for faculty that support many disciplines of #research and scholarship. Read more 👉 news.vanderbilt.edu/2025/05/12/t...

New Title Alert: NMRFx Structure- a tool that can be used to generate and analyze macromolecular structures and predict chemical shifts. Learn more here: buff.ly/dCII1Cf #SBGrid #Software #StructuralBiology

🧠 New research is redefining how we understand brain communication. Scientists have uncovered “nanoblocks”—tiny but powerful structures that help shape synaptic function and plasticity. This work has broadened our understanding of neurons' organization. medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...

Congrats to Mathew Frischman, the Department of Biochemistry May Trainee of the Month! 👏🏾👏👏🏻👏🏽 Mathew works in John Kuriyan's lab and his advice for other students is to not take advice from a second year. 😆 "My second piece of advice is to try new methods for standard techniques."

Mark your calendar and spread the word ... @vubasicsciences.bsky.social @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social @vucellimaging.bsky.social @vandybiomed.bsky.social #structuralbiology #AI #research #cryoem #cryoet #protein

🌍 From China to Vanderbilt, Yi Ren's inspiring journey as an international researcher was celebrated at the 2025 Viral Research Symposium! Ren spoke about the challenges, opportunities, and lessons that have shaped her decades-long #career. Read more 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...

Want to learn about lots of careers at once? Want to network with people in those fields? Registration for ASPIRE's famous Career Symposium is open for one more day!! medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...

Things tend to slow down in winter, but Elsa Ding and Yaoyukun Jiang from our group have engineered a 'cold-adapted' version of a mesophilic amylase. Even with a 45-degree temperature drop, we still observe 30% activity. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @angewandtechemie.bsky.social

Dr. Rong Sun and members of the Qiangjun Zhou lab are redefining synaptic architecture using nanoblocks as key organizing units in the postsynaptic density. Read more ... bit.ly/4jTKTFg @vubasicsciences.bsky.social

Join us for the exciting Cell Dynamics Symposium at Vanderbilt! Poster deadline coming up May 12th. Everyone welcome - please repost!

Physics-based modeling is key to unlocking the full potential of enzyme engineering!

11th NIH R25 Train the Trainer SBGrid Consortium workshop at @harvardmed.bsky.social-this one specifically for the #CryoEM Facility leaders. #RELION & #CryoSPARC in @amazonwebservices.bsky.social (AWS) cloud environment. Melissa Chambers & Daniel Stoddard will co-lead the new CryoACCESS initiative.

Sanders lab Postdoc @drstefanski.bsky.social lab motto might be “a place for everything and everything in its place.” Outside the lab she likes to wreak a bit of havoc in Smashville! That is, when it doesn’t get in the way of a good book. Meet Katherine…@vubasicsciences.bsky.social bit.ly/42yJzRY

Looking forward to digging into this new @natchembio.nature.com review article by my colleague @stephanieaw.bsky.social (and @fraserlab.com)! @vanderbilt.edu @vumedicine.bsky.social @vanderbiltcsb.bsky.social pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40275100/

Enzyme engineering is entering a new era characterized by the integration of computational strategies. The John Yang lab shows how physics-based modeling will help the field of computational enzyme engineering reach its full potential. Read more ... www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Congrats to Kelly O’Rourke, the Department of Biochemistry's Trainee of the Month! 👏🏾👏👏🏻👏🏽 Kelly works in the lab of @dougkojetin.bsky.social and her advice for other students Make self-care a priority. "When I have balance in other areas of my life, I feel more productive and motivated in the lab."

Our lab was featured in an NHK-World news story on the impact of science cuts, including how they are trying to change the narrative on DEI. www.linkedin.com/posts/chryst...

Here @cameronicohen.bsky.social dives into the new findings from the @dougkojetin.bsky.social & the John Yang labs ... "From activation to repression: decoding the impact of PPARγ ligands on ligand-binding domain conformation" bit.ly/43P7xJG @vubasicsciences.bsky.social @vanderbilt.edu

⚓️ Celebrate #GivingDay by designating your gift to "The Karpay Award in Structural Biology" and/or "Center for Structural Biology" 🔬🧪 give.vanderbilt.edu/giving-day-2... Who is Dr. Anne Karpay? vanderbilt.edu/csb/karpay-awa

🔬 Ever wondered about the real-world impact of investing in medical #research? Our school has made significant strides in many fields the past year, including #BreastCancer, #Alzheimer's disease, #allergies, and more. Read on! 👉

⚓️It's VU Giving Week! Support the CSB and the Anne Karpay Award in Structural Biology! Your gift supports innovation and discovery across Vanderbilt. Every gift makes a difference! 🧪🔬 Give to the CSB: www.givecampus.com/campaigns/57... Give to the Karpay Award: www.givecampus.com/campaigns/57...

Have you read the new paper from the QiangjunZhou lab? They show that the postsynaptic density in excitatory synapses is organized into heterogeneous nanoblocks, revealing a new layer of synaptic complexity. doi.org/10.1083/jcb.20 #cryoEM #biophysics #neuroscience @vubasicsciences.bsky.social

Check out @stephanieaw.bsky.social insights in this @nature.com article on the AI-powered drug discovery ...

Our March newsletter is hot off the press and FULL of great information: our 2025 Award winners, our 2024 Best Paper winners, the introduction of our new Protein Society Fellows program, PS39 Symposium information, and MORE! mailchi.mp/092ac32c4994...

Calling all membrane/membrane protein folks! Join us this summer in Barcelona for the Membrane Protein Folding Gordon Conference and Seminar. GRS chaired by @justmwest.bsky.social and myself! We are soliticiting abstracts from trainees for talks! Deadline - April 6. www.grc.org/membrane-pro...

🚨Preprint alert! The Mchouarab Lab & collaborators use #cryoEM & MD simulations to find out how an ABC multidrug exporter releases it substrate. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @vubasicsciences.bsky.social

Meet Areetha D'Souza ... vanderbilt.edu/csb/2025/03/...

"How do we foster excitement in the structural sciences in our students and develop our own approach to mentorship?" This article is a good place to start! pubs.aip.org/aca/sdy/arti... #structuralscience #proteinscience #biochemistry