Careers in industry: A year in review
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Careers in industry: A year in review

Careers columnist Inayah Entzminger looks back at 12 months of interviews, advice and lists of resources.
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Analyzing triglycerides in Americans of African ancestry

Using the All of Us database, researchers at Vanderbilt sought a genetic reason why some patients, often underrepresented in research, could have varying levels of fat in the bloodstream.
Analyzing triglycerides in Americans of African ancestry

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Upcoming opportunities
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Upcoming opportunities

Dec. 19, 2024

Unleash your potential at the 2025 Deuel Conference on Lipids! Registration closes on Dec. 23.

From curiosity to conversation: My first science café
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From curiosity to conversation: My first science café

Dec. 18, 2024

“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’
Essay

‘One word or less’

Dec. 18, 2024

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
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Of yeasts and men: One-hour proteomes, 10 years apart

Dec. 17, 2024

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’
Interview

‘Our work is about science transforming people’s lives’

Dec. 17, 2024

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
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Pernas named fellow; Heitman and Wu elected to NAM

Dec. 16, 2024

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
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Cells have more mini ‘organs’ than researchers thought

Dec. 15, 2024

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
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Institute launches a new AI initiative to power biological research

Dec. 14, 2024

Stowers investigator Julia Zeitlinger selected to head effort and leverage cutting-edge computational techniques to accelerate scientific discoveries.

Where to look for jobs
Guide

Where to look for jobs

Dec. 13, 2024

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

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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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