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Tim Donohue
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Unlocking the secrets of microbes to benefit society
https://go.wisc.edu/c27hea
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Microbial engineering postdoc openings http://go.wisc.edu/3eb767
Reposted by Tim Donohue
well not all enzymes only work with one stereoisomer.... some can work with left- and right-handed substrates

here is one example
www.jbc.org/article/S002...
Novosphingobium aromaticivorans uses a Nu-class glutathione S-transferase as a glutathione lyase in breaking the β-aryl ether bond of lignin
As a major component of plant cell walls, lignin is a potential renewable source of valuable chemicals. Several sphingomonad bacteria have been identified that can break the β-aryl ether bond connecti...
www.jbc.org
July 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Great opportunity to support a great University and partner with some great individuals...

www.linkedin.com/posts/tina-n...
Director of Federal Relations for Research - Washington, D.C., District of… | Tina Nielsen
If you know someone who would be interested in this role, please encourage them to apply! https://lnkd.in/gzKcYNC5
www.linkedin.com
April 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Reposted by Tim Donohue
We have the first video of a plant cell wall being built arstechnica.com/science/2025...
We have the first video of a plant cell wall being built
Plant cells without a cell wall are fragile, so it’s hard to image its construction.
arstechnica.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Reposted by Tim Donohue
I have a confession
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I was an “overhead cost”.

I was a beaker washer, agar plate pourer, research secretary. I was paid by “overhead cost” fees. Loved it.

Those “overhead cost” jobs allowed this rural kid to become a physician.

Please tag how #OverheadCostJob impact u.
February 9, 2025 at 1:08 AM
We in Great Lakes Bioenergy (glbrc.org) are excited as well, looking forward to moving our science forward with this capacity @uwenergy.bsky.social @glbioenergy.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
We in Great Lakes Bioenergy (glbrc.org) are excited as well, looking forward to moving our science forward with this capacity
January 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Congrats to Bacteriology undergraduate alum Eric Skaar...... the badger roots are strong in this one @uwmadisoncals.bsky.social
January 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM