Does a protein hold the key to Alzheimer’s?
Awards for Maquat and Gohil; Sobrado named biochem chair
News and Ideas
Cracking the recipe for perfect plant-based eggs
It involves finding just the right proteins. With new ingredients and processes, the next generation of substitutes will be not just more egg-like, but potentially more nutritious.
MSU researchers leverage cryo-EM for decades-in-the-making breakthrough
Lee Kroos and Ben Orlando have reported the first high-resolution experimentally determined structures of the intramembrane protease SpolVFB.
Facing the challenges of an M.D./Ph.D.
Grad school and med school are very different in their structures and priorities. So what’s the best strategy for doing both at the same time?
From the Journals: MCP
Rapid and precise SARS-CoV-2 detection using mass spec. Mapping brain changes from drug addiction. Decoding plant osmotic stress response. Read about recent MCP papers on these topics.
I am not a fake. I am authentically me
Camellia Moses Okpodu explains why she believes the term “imposter syndrome” is inaccurate and should be replaced.
Upcoming opportunities
Save the date for ASBMB's meeting on transforming undergraduate education! Reminder: Submit your #ASBMB25 abstract by Dec. 9.
What seems dead may not be dead
Vincent Tagliabracci will receive the Earl and Thressa Stadtman Distinguished Scientist Award at the ASBMB Annual Meeting, April 12–15 in Chicago.
'You can't afford to be 15 years behind the parasite'
David Fidock will receive the Alice and C.C. Wang Award in Molecular Parasitology at the 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting, April 12–15 in Chicago.
Elucidating how chemotherapy induces neurotoxicity
Andre Nussenzweig will receive the Bert and Natalie Vallee Award at the 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting, April 12–15 in Chicago.
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Courtney Chandler
Quantifying how proteins in microbe and host interact
“To develop better vaccines, we need new methods and a better understanding of the antibody responses that develop in immune individuals,” author Johan Malmström said. Read More
Helping underrepresented scientists feel seen
Benjamin Garcia will receive the ASBMB Ruth Kirschstein Diversity in Science Award at the ASBMB Annual meeting, April 12–15 in Chicago. Read More
Computational and biophysical approaches to disordered proteins
Rohit Pappu will receive the 2025 DeLano Award for Computational Biosciences at the ASBMB Annual Meeting, April 12-15 in Chicago. Read More
Who decides when a grad student graduates?
Courtney Chandler
Careers Columnist
Ph.D. programs often don’t have a set timeline. Students continue with their research until their thesis is done, which is where variability comes into play. Read More
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