Maria Broering
@mariabroering.bsky.social
Biochemistry, Biophysics, & Structural Biology PhD candidate at Washington University in St. Louis
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Happy Halloween from the Niemi lab, dressed as the scariest lab technique, western blots. 😂
October 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Happy Halloween from the Niemi lab, dressed as the scariest lab technique, western blots. 😂
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More exciting news from the lab - congratulations to grad student @mariabroering.bsky.social for winning the 2025 Science Communication award from our department!! This award recognizes her clarity in scientific reasoning and communication during her rotation. Congrats, Maria!! 🥳 #ProudPI
July 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
More exciting news from the lab - congratulations to grad student @mariabroering.bsky.social for winning the 2025 Science Communication award from our department!! This award recognizes her clarity in scientific reasoning and communication during her rotation. Congrats, Maria!! 🥳 #ProudPI
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Super excited for Niemi lab grad student Hannah Pletcher, who placed second in the recent "What's Your Story" Sci-comm writing contest put on by The Scientist! Read more about the contest, as well as Hannah's winning entry, here: www.the-scientist.com/what-s-your-...
#ProudPI
#ProudPI
What’s Your Story? 2025 Contest Winners
The Scientist is excited to announce the winners of our 2025 science writing contest!
www.the-scientist.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Super excited for Niemi lab grad student Hannah Pletcher, who placed second in the recent "What's Your Story" Sci-comm writing contest put on by The Scientist! Read more about the contest, as well as Hannah's winning entry, here: www.the-scientist.com/what-s-your-...
#ProudPI
#ProudPI
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Very excited to share our latest work, “Mitochondrial presequences harbor variable strengths to maintain organellar function,” led by the fantastically talented @washubbsb.bsky.social graduate student Youmian Yan. A 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Mitochondrial presequences harbor variable strengths to maintain organellar function
Hundreds of mitochondrial-destined proteins rely on N-terminal presequences for organellar targeting and import. While generally described as positively charged amphipathic helices, presequences lack ...
www.biorxiv.org
May 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Very excited to share our latest work, “Mitochondrial presequences harbor variable strengths to maintain organellar function,” led by the fantastically talented @washubbsb.bsky.social graduate student Youmian Yan. A 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Thank you!!😊 I am so grateful and excited to have officially joined the Niemi Lab and begun diving into the world of mitochondrial metabolism!
We're very excited to welcome @washubbsb.bsky.social graduate student @mariabroering.bsky.social to the Niemi lab! Maria has been thinking about about all things metabolism, and will be working on a project understanding its regulation in mitochondria. Welcome, Maria!! 😊
April 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Thank you!!😊 I am so grateful and excited to have officially joined the Niemi Lab and begun diving into the world of mitochondrial metabolism!