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From curiosity to conversation: My first science café
“Why was I so nervous? I’d spoken in hundreds of seminars and classes, in front of large audiences.” But this was the first time Ed Eisenstein was explaining his research “to a crowd of nonscientists relaxing over food and drink at a local tavern.”
‘One word or less’
For a long time, Howard Steinman thought this phrase was a joke: “Less than one word is no words, and you can't answer a question without words.”
Of yeasts and men: One-hour proteomes, 10 years apart
To profile the human genome within an hour, the researchers used a new mass spectrometer and packed their liquid chromatography columns with very high pressure.
‘Our work is about science transforming people’s lives’
Ann West, chair of the ASBMB Public Affairs Advisory Committee, sits down Monica Bertagnolli, director of the National Institutes of Health.
Pernas named fellow; Heitman and Wu elected to NAM
Lena Pernas is named a fellow by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Joseph Heitman and Hao Wu are inducted into the National Academy of Medicine.
Cells have more mini ‘organs’ than researchers thought
Membraneless organelles, also called biomolecular condensates, are changing how scientists think about protein chemistry, various diseases and even the origin of life.
Institute launches a new AI initiative to power biological research
Stowers investigator Julia Zeitlinger selected to head effort and leverage cutting-edge computational techniques to accelerate scientific discoveries.
Where to look for jobs
Careers columnist Elizabeth Stivison writes a lot about different jobs. But where, she wondered, can you actually find these jobs? So she made a list.
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Computational biosciences illuminate how molecular condensates form
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
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
Beyond the bench: On a mission to build an inclusive scientific community
Benjamin Garcia will receive the ASBMB Ruth Kirschstein Diversity in Science Award at the ASBMB Annual meeting, April 12–15 in Chicago. Read More
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