From the journals: MCP
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From the journals: JBC
Recent topics include misfolded tau proteins in Alzheimer’s disease, how enzymes trim peptides and how a parasite hijacks the immunity of its host.
Reworking your résumé for industry
Interested in entering or moving up in industry? Michael Matrone, associate director of the Office of Career and Professional Development at the University of California, San Francisco, offers tips for creating an effective résumé.
Understanding how arsenic changes chromatin and causes cancer
Yvonne Fondufe–Mittendorf, who took a winding path from the Republic of Cameroon to the bluegrass of Kentucky, calls herself “an academic tourist.”
Early immune response may improve cancer immunotherapies
University of Illinois at Chicago researchers and colleagues report a new mechanism for detecting foreign material during early immune responses.
Do sperm offer the uterus a secret handshake?
Why does it take 200 million sperm to fertilize a single egg? A female immune response is one reason. A molecular handshake may help sperm survive the bombardment.
Kensal E. van Holde (1928 – 2019)
One of the world’s premier physical biochemists and a longtime associate editor of the Journal of Biological Chemistry is remembered by his friend and colleague Christopher Mathews.
A new hotspot for cyclooxygenase inhibition
Drugs like aspirin dampen inflammation by inhibiting certain enzymes but can have nasty gastrointestinal side effects, so enzymologists are investigating the structure of the enzymes’ active sites in hopes of designing more selective inhibitors.
Annual meeting workshops: Part 2
Topics include lab management, moving from academia to industry, and teaching biology with augmented reality and Lego bricks.
Honoring undergrads who promote diversity
Meet the 2019 recipients of the Marion B. Sewer Scholarship, which is open to all American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology undergraduate members. This year’s deadline is June 1.
Meet Our Contributors
John Arnst
Laurel Oldach
Alyson Smith
Pingdewinde Sam
Oxygen sensing and adapting to altitude
John Arnst
Science Writer
Gregg Semenza is one of three physician–scientists sharing the 2019 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine for their discoveries related to the protein complex hypoxia-inducible factor and the red blood cell–producing hormone it controls. Read More
JLR: Secrets of fat and the lymph node
Laurel Oldach
Science Writer
Some 20 years ago, Sander Kersten isolated a protein that acts as a control for how our bodies store or burn fat. Recently, he wrote in the Journal of Lipid Research about why loss of this protein can be fatal to mice. Read More
Ants in the lab
Take a peek inside the labs of Danny Reinberg and Shelley Berger, who use ants to study the role of epigenetics and gene expression in behavior and aging. Read More
Weaving social innovation and scientific methods for a bright future
Pingdewinde Sam
Contributor
In our second “Service beyond science” essay, Pingdewinde Sam, a Ph.D. candidate at Johns Hopkins, describes his journey from Burkina Faso to the U.S. and how he founded Teêbo, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the people of his native land. Read More
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