Emil Gustavsson
@emilgustavsson.bsky.social
Staff #scientist in the Landau group (https://landau-lab.de) at CSSB/DESY, structural biologist studying functional #amyloids using #cryoEM.
Climbing in my spare time.
🇸🇪 in 🇩🇪
Climbing in my spare time.
🇸🇪 in 🇩🇪
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In normal times, it would be a major scandal for the President to direct his AG to criminally investigate his political opponents to deflect from his own involvement in a major scandal — and for the AG to immediately announce she is doing it. The Epstein scandal and cover up just got even bigger.
November 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
In normal times, it would be a major scandal for the President to direct his AG to criminally investigate his political opponents to deflect from his own involvement in a major scandal — and for the AG to immediately announce she is doing it. The Epstein scandal and cover up just got even bigger.
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This is fucking batshit evil bananas
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:09 AM
This is fucking batshit evil bananas
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Regretfully (for the sake of the authors and journal staff), I have this morning declined an invitation to review for a @royalsociety.org journal because of the Society’s continued refusal to stand up for its values in dealing with Elon Musk FRS.
November 14, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Regretfully (for the sake of the authors and journal staff), I have this morning declined an invitation to review for a @royalsociety.org journal because of the Society’s continued refusal to stand up for its values in dealing with Elon Musk FRS.
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Update on the wild #polio discovery in Germany: The virus was found in wastewater in Hamburg. @rki.de, the German public health agency, says the virus sequence is very similar to some isolated in Afghanistan, so the likely source was an infected human. (page 10 here: www.rki.de/DE/Aktuelles...)
www.rki.de
November 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Update on the wild #polio discovery in Germany: The virus was found in wastewater in Hamburg. @rki.de, the German public health agency, says the virus sequence is very similar to some isolated in Afghanistan, so the likely source was an infected human. (page 10 here: www.rki.de/DE/Aktuelles...)
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Recurring question: how can I review a structure paper when the authors have neither supplied me with the EM volumes, coordinates, nor PDB validation reports? And *should* I even review it? Or just send it back?
November 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Recurring question: how can I review a structure paper when the authors have neither supplied me with the EM volumes, coordinates, nor PDB validation reports? And *should* I even review it? Or just send it back?
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Not only our figures in paper but the sky outside CSSB is also colourful.
@cssbhamburg.bsky.social @landaulabcssb.bsky.social
@cssbhamburg.bsky.social @landaulabcssb.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Not only our figures in paper but the sky outside CSSB is also colourful.
@cssbhamburg.bsky.social @landaulabcssb.bsky.social
@cssbhamburg.bsky.social @landaulabcssb.bsky.social
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High-resolution structure of proIAPP(1-48) fibrils suggests a mechanistic pathway for diabetes-associated IAPP fibril polymorphs pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41210656/ #cryoem
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
High-resolution structure of proIAPP(1-48) fibrils suggests a mechanistic pathway for diabetes-associated IAPP fibril polymorphs pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41210656/ #cryoem
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Join us at the Vienna BioCenter and @impvienna.bsky.social! Full disclaimer: I’m obviously biased but: mind-blowing facilities (!!!) and a great collaborative research culture make this an ideal place for anyone; especially suited to build up a lab. Plus Vienna is an amazing city to live in 😊
November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Join us at the Vienna BioCenter and @impvienna.bsky.social! Full disclaimer: I’m obviously biased but: mind-blowing facilities (!!!) and a great collaborative research culture make this an ideal place for anyone; especially suited to build up a lab. Plus Vienna is an amazing city to live in 😊
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Getting Rosalind Franklin’s story right is crucial, because she has become a role model for women going into science
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Getting Rosalind Franklin’s story right is crucial, because she has become a role model for women going into science
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Yeah so several major Ukrainian cities are in a complete blackout right now. 0 generation from thermal plants and 0 idea when the power will be back. Just please don’t forget us
November 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Yeah so several major Ukrainian cities are in a complete blackout right now. 0 generation from thermal plants and 0 idea when the power will be back. Just please don’t forget us
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The reaction to this is fascinating. It's like a microcosm of all discussions around AI: lots of enthusiasm, lots of loathing (much of it reflexive), and some wise 'let's maybe try it and see' responses.
Excited to launch an openRxiv partnership with the scientist-run AI review service qed (@qedscience.bsky.social), the brainchild of @odedrechavi.bsky.social 1/n
openrxiv.org/enabling-rev...
openrxiv.org/enabling-rev...
Enabling options for review: from training and transparency to author-centered AI tools - openRxiv
Peer review is widely viewed as a critical aspect of biomedical communication. Ideally, it provides authors with feedback so they can improve manuscripts and gives readers, particularly nonspecialists...
openrxiv.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The reaction to this is fascinating. It's like a microcosm of all discussions around AI: lots of enthusiasm, lots of loathing (much of it reflexive), and some wise 'let's maybe try it and see' responses.
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IT'S HAPPENING! 💥 I'm psyched to launch the collaboration between @qedscience.bsky.social & @openrxiv.bsky.social @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social! Preprint + q.e.d = your science is out there, and anyone can appreciate it. Let's care about making discoveries, and not on “getting published” (1/3) 👇
November 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
IT'S HAPPENING! 💥 I'm psyched to launch the collaboration between @qedscience.bsky.social & @openrxiv.bsky.social @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social! Preprint + q.e.d = your science is out there, and anyone can appreciate it. Let's care about making discoveries, and not on “getting published” (1/3) 👇
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Excellent #postdoc opportunity available in @sjorsscheres.bsky.social’ group, working on new image processing algorithms for #cryoEM structure determination in their #RELION open-source software.
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Apply by 25 NOV
#PostdocJobs #ScienceJobs
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Apply by 25 NOV
#PostdocJobs #ScienceJobs
November 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Excellent #postdoc opportunity available in @sjorsscheres.bsky.social’ group, working on new image processing algorithms for #cryoEM structure determination in their #RELION open-source software.
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Apply by 25 NOV
#PostdocJobs #ScienceJobs
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Apply by 25 NOV
#PostdocJobs #ScienceJobs
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Getting the reviews of your manuscript back
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Getting the reviews of your manuscript back
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Save the date for another exciting "academia meets industry" event!
@cssbhamburg.bsky.social @evotec.bsky.social
@cssbhamburg.bsky.social @evotec.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Save the date for another exciting "academia meets industry" event!
@cssbhamburg.bsky.social @evotec.bsky.social
@cssbhamburg.bsky.social @evotec.bsky.social
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Is science too obsessed with metrics, large-scale projects & “blockbuster” outputs? Desai & Jun argued that preserving the "auteur" spirit of individual creativity, exploration and risk-taking is essential for maintaining the creativity that drew us into science in the 1st place.
November 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Is science too obsessed with metrics, large-scale projects & “blockbuster” outputs? Desai & Jun argued that preserving the "auteur" spirit of individual creativity, exploration and risk-taking is essential for maintaining the creativity that drew us into science in the 1st place.
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It was absolutely incredible to have the honor of giving the “Mendel Lecture” at the Augustinian Abbey in Brno, where Mendel lived and worked. While Mendel is the greatest hero of genetics, the lessons from his story were never learned 👇
October 31, 2025 at 5:48 AM
It was absolutely incredible to have the honor of giving the “Mendel Lecture” at the Augustinian Abbey in Brno, where Mendel lived and worked. While Mendel is the greatest hero of genetics, the lessons from his story were never learned 👇
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We are looking for a computational postdoc to work with us on new optimisation algorithms to make #RELION even better. Join our bubbly team at the @mrclmb.bsky.social in Cambridge, UK. 🤗 RTs appreciated.
mrc.tal.net/vx/appcentre...
mrc.tal.net/vx/appcentre...
Quick Check Needed
mrc.tal.net
October 29, 2025 at 9:17 AM
We are looking for a computational postdoc to work with us on new optimisation algorithms to make #RELION even better. Join our bubbly team at the @mrclmb.bsky.social in Cambridge, UK. 🤗 RTs appreciated.
mrc.tal.net/vx/appcentre...
mrc.tal.net/vx/appcentre...
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After years of research, scientist Leonid Pshenichnov concluded Russia + China cannot continue fishing krill, the main food source of many marine creatures, at current rates without risking breakdown of entire ocean ecosystems. Russia had him arrested:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Russia arrests Ukrainian biologist for backing curbs on Antarctic krill fishing
‘Trumped-up’ charges spark diplomatic row as scientists express fears for health of 70-year-old Leonid Pshenichnov
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
After years of research, scientist Leonid Pshenichnov concluded Russia + China cannot continue fishing krill, the main food source of many marine creatures, at current rates without risking breakdown of entire ocean ecosystems. Russia had him arrested:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
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Having a PhD means you can find the word “unfortunately” in an email faster that the search function
October 28, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Having a PhD means you can find the word “unfortunately” in an email faster that the search function
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That merely being “under review” by a Nature family journal is offered as a quality proxy for a paper is a tragic illustration of the extent to which academia is addicted to brands and outsources evaluation
October 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
That merely being “under review” by a Nature family journal is offered as a quality proxy for a paper is a tragic illustration of the extent to which academia is addicted to brands and outsources evaluation
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Helicon: Helical parameter determination and 3D reconstruction from one image pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41130582/ #cryoem
October 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Helicon: Helical parameter determination and 3D reconstruction from one image pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41130582/ #cryoem
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New cryo-EM structures of HSV-1 origin-binding protein reveal how herpesvirus initiates DNA replication, offering new antiviral targets beyond DNA polymerase. Study published in
@narjournal.bsky.social 🧪
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@narjournal.bsky.social 🧪
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The herpes simplex origin-binding protein: mechanisms for sequence-specific DNA binding and dimerization revealed by Cryo-EM
Abstract. Herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 (HSV-1,2) present growing treatment challenges due to increasing resistance to antivirals targeting viral DNA poly
academic.oup.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
New cryo-EM structures of HSV-1 origin-binding protein reveal how herpesvirus initiates DNA replication, offering new antiviral targets beyond DNA polymerase. Study published in
@narjournal.bsky.social 🧪
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@narjournal.bsky.social 🧪
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WOW: The White House says the president's MAIN PRIORITY is his BALLROOM. SNAP is ending. Subsidies for health care are gong to double and in some instances quadruple plan premiums. The government is shut down. The cost of living is through the roof. And his priority is his ballroom.
October 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
WOW: The White House says the president's MAIN PRIORITY is his BALLROOM. SNAP is ending. Subsidies for health care are gong to double and in some instances quadruple plan premiums. The government is shut down. The cost of living is through the roof. And his priority is his ballroom.