Nicholas Fitzkee
@fitzkeelab.bsky.social
Biophysical NMR | Biofilms | Bio-Nano Interactions | Disordered Proteins | Science Advocacy | ORCID 0000-0002-8993-2140
As someone who has greatly benefited from the NSF MRI program, I'm sad to see that the 2025 submission window was canceled. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program:
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July 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
As someone who has greatly benefited from the NSF MRI program, I'm sad to see that the 2025 submission window was canceled. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
In the new OA publication model, how does one publish "straggler" articles that appear after a project is finished? After closeout, there's clearly no funding to pay for open access fees, and for ACS, "Green" OA is still $2,500. MSU hasn't thought this through. What are other institutions doing?
July 2, 2025 at 1:01 AM
In the new OA publication model, how does one publish "straggler" articles that appear after a project is finished? After closeout, there's clearly no funding to pay for open access fees, and for ACS, "Green" OA is still $2,500. MSU hasn't thought this through. What are other institutions doing?
Good heavens. How are we supposed to do NMR when D2O prices are north of $1,500/L?
June 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Good heavens. How are we supposed to do NMR when D2O prices are north of $1,500/L?
Those who know me know that I'm a big fan of Veritasium. Their latest video on YouTube is worththe watch, even if you normally don't watch videos online. youtu.be/SC2eSujzrUY?...
How One Company Secretly Poisoned The Planet
YouTube video by Veritasium
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May 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Those who know me know that I'm a big fan of Veritasium. Their latest video on YouTube is worththe watch, even if you normally don't watch videos online. youtu.be/SC2eSujzrUY?...
Anyone have a lead on replacement syringes for Malvern VP-ITC instruments? They no longer sell them, and they want me to upgrade to the PEAQ system. Unfortunately, we have a PEAQ-ITC, and it doesn't work with the concentrations needed for nanoparticle experiments. #chemsky #biophysics #ITC
May 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Anyone have a lead on replacement syringes for Malvern VP-ITC instruments? They no longer sell them, and they want me to upgrade to the PEAQ system. Unfortunately, we have a PEAQ-ITC, and it doesn't work with the concentrations needed for nanoparticle experiments. #chemsky #biophysics #ITC
MSU's NMR facility is getting better, with the planned acquisition of a solid-state probe in the fall of 2025. Stay tuned! www.chemistry.msstate.edu/facilities/nmr
NMR Facility | Department of Chemistry
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May 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
MSU's NMR facility is getting better, with the planned acquisition of a solid-state probe in the fall of 2025. Stay tuned! www.chemistry.msstate.edu/facilities/nmr
Research.gov appears to be working just fine. I'm glad I have my research documented now, but there's probably a lesson here about listening to baseless rumors on social media...
April 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Research.gov appears to be working just fine. I'm glad I have my research documented now, but there's probably a lesson here about listening to baseless rumors on social media...
Looks like this affects all new grants... anything that can be construed as DEI risks a funding cut. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-090: Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award NOT-OD-25-090. NIH
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April 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Looks like this affects all new grants... anything that can be construed as DEI risks a funding cut. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I can't imagine anything more nerdy than than a video where Middle Earth map notes are extracted from decades old Apple II floppies. @adriansdigitalbasement.com could you please reach out to this guy?
April 15, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I can't imagine anything more nerdy than than a video where Middle Earth map notes are extracted from decades old Apple II floppies. @adriansdigitalbasement.com could you please reach out to this guy?
ChatGPT is so fun.
April 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
ChatGPT is so fun.
I was recently interviewed by the BBC about our helium recovery efforts here at MSU. Check out the article! www.bbc.com/future/artic... #NMR #ChemSky
The world keeps running out of helium. There is now a race to prepare for the next shortage
Our lives are surprisingly dependent upon this extremely light and unreactive gas, yet supplies of it are remarkably fragile.
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April 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I was recently interviewed by the BBC about our helium recovery efforts here at MSU. Check out the article! www.bbc.com/future/artic... #NMR #ChemSky
Am I missing something, or is the "Download Citation" feature no longer present on ACS Journal websites?
February 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Am I missing something, or is the "Download Citation" feature no longer present on ACS Journal websites?
What's the analysis where a $90 subgroup dinner at Biophysical Society ends up being a reasonable investment? Someone help me out here...
December 4, 2024 at 12:52 PM
What's the analysis where a $90 subgroup dinner at Biophysical Society ends up being a reasonable investment? Someone help me out here...
Welcome to Dr. Sharma and Dr. Webster! www.chemistry.msstate.edu/spotlights/2...
Chemistry Hires new MS and NMR Facility Managers | Department of Chemistry
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December 2, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Welcome to Dr. Sharma and Dr. Webster! www.chemistry.msstate.edu/spotlights/2...
If an undergrad wants to work in your lab, what do you ask from them? Statement of purpose? Resume? None of the above? Do you ask for other info (e.g., first-gen student)? Thus far, I've been pretty laid back, but I wonder if asking for more might be better.
April 17, 2024 at 3:06 AM
If an undergrad wants to work in your lab, what do you ask from them? Statement of purpose? Resume? None of the above? Do you ask for other info (e.g., first-gen student)? Thus far, I've been pretty laid back, but I wonder if asking for more might be better.
MSU Chemistry is currently seeking to hire NMR and Mass Spec managers (two positions). Competitive salaries in a low cost of living environment. Mid-range salary for a Research Scientist I is $71,000. Email me for more info. www.chemistry.msstate.edu/about/employ...
Employment | Department of Chemistry
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February 12, 2024 at 9:13 PM
MSU Chemistry is currently seeking to hire NMR and Mass Spec managers (two positions). Competitive salaries in a low cost of living environment. Mid-range salary for a Research Scientist I is $71,000. Email me for more info. www.chemistry.msstate.edu/about/employ...
Radha follows up her work with a publication in Langmuir. She used NMR hydrogen exchange and methylation mass spec to probe the structure of a small protein binding to a polystyrene nanoparticle. She finds evidence consistent with the adsorbotope model. doi.org/10.1021/acs....
January 22, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Radha follows up her work with a publication in Langmuir. She used NMR hydrogen exchange and methylation mass spec to probe the structure of a small protein binding to a polystyrene nanoparticle. She finds evidence consistent with the adsorbotope model. doi.org/10.1021/acs....
Check out Radha's latest publication in Small, where we explore protein binding to polystyrene surfaces. We find evidence for "adsorbotopes," regions that bind polystyrene preferentially. There are implications for nanoparticles, biofilms, and microplastics. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
January 22, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Check out Radha's latest publication in Small, where we explore protein binding to polystyrene surfaces. We find evidence for "adsorbotopes," regions that bind polystyrene preferentially. There are implications for nanoparticles, biofilms, and microplastics. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Check out my recent article on helium and how scientists are working to conserve and recycle helium!
Helium is an essential material for research and medical equipment, but it's nonrenewable and diffic...
With the fourth significant shortage of helium in a decade continuing, companies and researchers are looking for alternative sources.
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January 18, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Check out my recent article on helium and how scientists are working to conserve and recycle helium!
Anyone have good alternatives to Eurofins for Sanger sequencing? I'm sick of dye blobs, and their accounting department is apparently two years behind.
October 30, 2023 at 4:23 PM
Anyone have good alternatives to Eurofins for Sanger sequencing? I'm sick of dye blobs, and their accounting department is apparently two years behind.
Please consider applying to the Department Head position in my department. The priority date is next week! chemistry.msstate.edu/about/employ...
Employment | Department of Chemistry
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September 28, 2023 at 8:16 PM
Please consider applying to the Department Head position in my department. The priority date is next week! chemistry.msstate.edu/about/employ...
Well, here we go! Let's see if this is the next big social media app! As a Bluesky premier, check out Dan's preprint on photothermally active nanoparticles that can be controlled by temperature! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Near-Infrared Photothermal Ablation of Biofilms using Protein-Functionalized Gold Nanospheres with a...
bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution
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August 31, 2023 at 7:47 PM
Well, here we go! Let's see if this is the next big social media app! As a Bluesky premier, check out Dan's preprint on photothermally active nanoparticles that can be controlled by temperature! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...