Contributors
Andrea Lius
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Andrea Lius is a Ph.D. candidate in the Ong quantitative biology lab at the University of Washington. She is an ASBMB Today volunteer contributor.
Articles by Andrea Lius
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Webinar
Breaking through limits in kinase inhibition
Jan. 31, 2025
Paul Shapiro, the first speaker on ASBMB Breakthroughs, a new webinar series highlighting research from ASBMB journals, discussed taking ideas and discoveries from basic science research toward clinical applications.
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Science Communication
I find beauty in telling stories about giants
Jan. 29, 2025
Andrea Lius wished she could find a focus for her scientific research — until she realized that what she really liked was talking to other scientists about the focus of their work.
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Journal News
Liver enzyme holds key to adjusting to high-protein diets
Jan. 14, 2025
Researchers at the University of Geneva show that glutamate dehydrogenase controls blood alkalinity during fasting.
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Journal News
Of yeasts and men: One-hour proteomes, 10 years apart
Dec. 17, 2024
To profile the human proteome within an hour, the researchers used a new mass spectrometer and packed their liquid chromatography columns with very high pressure.
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Award
Elucidating how chemotherapy induces neurotoxicity
Dec. 2, 2024
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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Journal News
From the journals: MCP
Nov. 8, 2024
Young proteins are more likely to be degraded. Full automation speeds up sample preparation. Proteomics sheds light on cancer immune suppression. Read about recent MCP papers on these topics.
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News
There are worse things in the water than E. coli
Oct. 29, 2024
E. coli levels determined whether Olympic swimmers could dive into the Seine this past summer. But are these bacteria the best proxy for water contamination?
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Profile
MOSAIC scholar loves to share the fun of science
Sept. 24, 2024
Rene Arvola is an RNA biologist who, in her spare time, uses zebrafish to teach K-12 students about genetics and development.
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Essay
Standing out and fitting in
Aug. 8, 2024
“When I picture myself as anything other than a scientist, I feel an overwhelming sense of loss. I have never identified with anything else so strongly.”