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In Memoriam
Feb. 10, 2025
In memoriam: Donald A. Bryant
He was a professor emeritus at Penn State University who discovered how cyanobacteria adapt to far-red light and was a member of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for over 35 years.
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 Yes, I have an accent — just like you
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 Yes, I have an accent — just like you

Feb. 6, 2025

When the author, a native Polish speaker, presented her science as a grad student, she had to wrap her tongue around the English term “fluorescence cross-correlation microscopy.”

Professorships for Booker; scholarship for Entzminger
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Professorships for Booker; scholarship for Entzminger

Feb. 3, 2025

Squire Booker has been appointed to two honorary professorships at Penn State University. Inayah Entzminger received a a BestColleges scholarship to support their sixth year in the biochemistry Ph.D. program at CUNY.

Microbiology Society names 2025 award winners
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Microbiology Society names 2025 award winners

Jan. 27, 2025

Nikea Pittman and Chelsey Spriggs receive MicroSoc's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Prize, and Cesar de la Fuente gets the Fleming Prize for an early-career researcher.

Q&A with 2024 PROLAB winner Daniel Careno
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Q&A with 2024 PROLAB winner Daniel Careno

Jan. 26, 2025

Learn about Careno’s experience investigating circadian rhythms in Ariel Bazzini’s lab at the Stowers Institute.

RNA binding proteins with benefits
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RNA binding proteins with benefits

Jan. 22, 2025

Blanton Tolbert studies the biochemical mechanisms of RNA virus replication while working to make science more accessible, and more interesting, for all people.

Honors for Bai, Thompson and Visweswariah
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Honors for Bai, Thompson and Visweswariah

Jan. 20, 2025

An honorary professorship for Bai, Thompson named endowed chair and Visweswariah is IUBMB's president-elect.

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From antibiotic resistance to an antibody targeting immune cells

MOSAIC scholar Diego Pedroza got his start in high school chemistry, then moved to molecular biology, endocrinology and testing cancer drugs — “something that could truly make a difference.”
From antibiotic resistance to an antibody targeting immune cells

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Ali, Falade, Usman selected for mentoring program
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Ali, Falade, Usman selected for mentoring program

Jan. 13, 2025

Bashir Ali, Omolara Falade and Olalekan Usman have been selected to participate in the Scientist Mentoring & Diversity Program for Biotechnology, which pairs ethnically diverse students and early career researchers with industry mentors.

How military forensic scientists use DNA to solve mysteries
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How military forensic scientists use DNA to solve mysteries

Jan. 10, 2025

Learn how two analysts at the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory use molecular biology and genetics to identify the remains of fallen troops.

A decade of teaching the Art of Science Communication
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A decade of teaching the Art of Science Communication

Jan. 7, 2025

Why now, more than ever, scientists must be able to explain what they do to non-scientists.

Of genes, chromosomes and oratorios
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Of genes, chromosomes and oratorios

Jan. 1, 2025

Jenny Graves has spent her life mapping genes and comparing genomes. Now she’s created a musical opus about evolution of life on this planet — bringing the same drive and experimentalism she brought to the study of marsupial chromosomes.

In memoriam: Margaret Fonda
In Memoriam

In memoriam: Margaret Fonda

Dec. 30, 2024

She taught biochemistry in a male-dominated department at a medical school and was an ASBMB member for more than 50 years.

Sung honored for research; Sliger, Young named astronaut scholars
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Sung honored for research; Sliger, Young named astronaut scholars

Dec. 23, 2024

Patrick Sung receives the 2024 Basser Global Prize from the Basser Center for BRCA at Penn Medicine. A foundation created by Mercury 7 astronauts awards scholarships to Shelby Sliger and Tara Young.

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