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scientist, structural biologist, poet, reader, gardener, cat lover
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sarahejbowman @xtalmaker.bsky.social · Nov 17
👋. Since there are so many new faces here on bluesky, a quick reintroduction. Structural biologist using X-Ray crystallography, XFEL, electron diffraction, spectroscopy.💎 Metals in biology. 🧪
Support DEI & women in science.
Scicomm & science art 🎨
Poet ✒️ Reader 📚 Gardener 🌿 Cat lover 🐾
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M​auro Gemmi et al.: Round robin on structure analysis from 3D electron diffraction data @stockholms_univ@stockholms_univ@stockholms_univ@stockholms_univ@stockholms_univ@uni_mainz@unibasel@uni_mainz...##IUCrhttps://journals.iucr.org/paper?S205225252600045X
Round robin on structure analysis from 3D electron diffraction data
This blind test uses three known samples to determine the accuracy limits of 3D electron diffraction and to assess various challenges. The study aims to evaluate how well different users with diverse experimental setups can perform tasks such as hydrogen-atom detection, mixed occupancy analysis and absolute structure determination. By comparing results across multiple participants and platforms, we can gauge the reliability of the method and identify potential areas for improvement in 3D electron diffraction techniques.
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February 14, 2026 at 1:01 AM
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elisabethbik.bsky.social
Lots of signage and some cool labels to decorate our badges with. Not the usual "speaker", "organizer", or "exhibitor" labels, but "More of a Comment than a Question", "Armchair Astronaut", and "Runs on Coffee".
#AAASMtg
Collage of four photos: Top left shows small tubs with differently colored labels to attach to your badge, while the other three photos show big sign boards with "Welcome to the 2026 AAAS Annual Meeting", "Registration hours" and "Quick Guide to Where Things Are".
February 12, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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dmborek.bsky.social
Co-chairing IUCr 2026 MS-012 “Next-generation validation metrics for macromolecular structures” with Deborah Harrus (@deborah83.bsky.social)! Focus: new validation concepts/methods/best practices across all methods. Submit abstracts by Feb 15; early-bird reg by Mar 31. www.iucr2026.org
IUCr2026
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February 3, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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francesbiophys.bsky.social
Stories from #WomenInScience who changed how we visualize #proteins: Ahead of her 85th birthday, Jane Richardson (Duke Univ, @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social president 2012-13) discussed her life from making a telescope to developing ribbon diagrams for 3D protein structure www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Stories from the scientist who changed how we visualize proteins - Nature Reviews Chemistry
Ahead of her 85th birthday, Jane Richardson, Professor of Biochemistry at Duke University, discussed her life in science from making her own telescope to developing the ribbon diagrams for the 3D stru...
www.nature.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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peiferlabunc.bsky.social
One thing I just learned from Bad Bunny is that very careful preparation and attention to every detail, moment by moment, in crafting a presentation can do wonders
February 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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erictopol.bsky.social
Coffee and improved cognition, reduced dementia
>130,000 people followed 37 years
Benefit seen only with caffeinated coffee or tea and most pronounced ~2 cups/day
@jama.com ☕️☕️https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2844764
February 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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cryomariena.bsky.social
Lastly, this one is for all of my fellow microscopists. Of all realms/modalities. A friend of mine wrote this a decade ago. She's a magnificent microscopist and I love her to pieces.
February 8, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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meghnag27.bsky.social
We are organizing a mini-symposium on "Membrane and Organelle Dynamics" at ASBMB 2026! #ASBMB @asbmb.bsky.social
@aydinlab.bsky.social and I have put together a fantastic lineup of speakers for Day 1 morning. Come learn about some cutting-edge research in the field.
February 7, 2026 at 3:16 AM
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nanigrotjahn.bsky.social
Prohibitins aren’t hanging out just anywhere in the membrane — they prefer the 💁‍♀️💎✨VIP section💅🪩🥂

Lab all-star @mmedina300kv.bsky.social maps these microdomains using cryo-ET + surface morphometrics.

s/o to #teamtomo #cryoET co-authors
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biorxiv-cellbio.bsky.social bioRxiv Cell Biology @biorxiv-cellbio.bsky.social · Nov 16
Prohibitin complexes associate with unique membrane microdomains in cells https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.14.688579v1
November 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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jeremymberg.bsky.social
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However, Jeremy Berg, former director of the NIH’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences, told Research Professional News that Bhattacharya’s comments were “quite misleading”. “The institutes and centres have been nominating members in the way they always have done. However, these nominations are being rejected at the level of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),” claimed Berg, who has heard from people connected to or within the NIH. He added that there were concerns candidates were being vetted based on their alignment or misalignment with the Trump administration, which would be a departure from past practice in which members were selected primarily on expertise, alongside geographic and other diversity considerations required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. “These councils are crucial because of what they do,” Berg said. “Without a functioning advisory council, an institute cannot legally issue any grants.”
February 6, 2026 at 2:53 PM
xtalmaker.bsky.social
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February 6, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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maryltrump.bsky.social
Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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nucleosomepolice.bsky.social
Unquestionably the result of combined effort from all current and former lab members, support from colleagues @CSU and @CU, and support from @hhmi-science.bsky.social and NIH over decades. A heartfelt 🙏 to my nominators and of course @vilcekfoundation.bsky.social.
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Karolin Luger - Vilcek Foundation
Karolin Luger's research led to the capture of a high resolution image of chromatin, resulting in the development of innovative drug treatments for diseases like cancer.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:37 PM
xtalmaker.bsky.social
Congrats!! 🎉
February 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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stcmicrobeblog.bsky.social
#ProtistsOnSky
no 'swimming' by 𝘝𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢, definitively no 'staying still'. just a relaxed walk towards the lunch...
February 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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drewharwell.com
Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 and now wants $10 billion because a leaker pointed that out www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Trump Lawsuit Against IRS Puts Him on Both Sides of the Same Case
President Trump’s lawsuit against the government that he runs presents a mind-bending minefield of conflicts that could end with his appointees approving a federal payout to him.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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nanigrotjahn.bsky.social
Are you a cell biologist who secretly thinks cellular cryo-electron tomography is just George Palade-era EM, but fancier?

Join this webinar to see how modern #teamtomo has shifted from pretty pictures to quantitative, local membrane biology, and how that changes the questions we can ask.
ascbiology.bsky.social American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 28d
Curious about cryo-electron tomography but not sure how it fits into your research? This ASCB webinar with Danielle Grotjahn, Ph.D., breaks down what cryo-ET can do, where it shines, and how it works alongside other imaging methods.
Bridging Cellular and Structural Biology Through Cryo-electron Tomography - ASCB
Cellular cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) holds the grand promise of integrating cellular architecture with molecular structure. Yet, for many cell biologists, this method can seem technically…
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February 1, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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ascbiology.bsky.social
Curious about cryo-electron tomography but not sure how it fits into your research? This ASCB webinar with Danielle Grotjahn, Ph.D., breaks down what cryo-ET can do, where it shines, and how it works alongside other imaging methods.
Bridging Cellular and Structural Biology Through Cryo-electron Tomography - ASCB
Cellular cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) holds the grand promise of integrating cellular architecture with molecular structure. Yet, for many cell biologists, this method can seem technically…
www.ascb.org
January 16, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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dereklowe.bsky.social
I mean, who among us doesn’t?
January 28, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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admirablewomen.bsky.social
Jane Richardson was born #OTD in 1941

+ Developed the Richardson (ribbon) diagram to represent proteins' 3D structure (becoming a standard representation for protein structures)
+ MacArthur Fellow, 1985
+ Elected, Nat'l Academy of Sciences, 1991
+ President, Biophysical Society, 2012

#WomenInSTEM
Vibrant color portrait of Jane S. Richardson, the visionary biophysicist and artist who revolutionized structural biology with her invention of ribbon diagrams. She gazes warmly at the camera with a bright, knowing smile that radiates quiet brilliance and decades of curiosity. Her silver-blonde hair woven with gentle waves. Large, elegant dangling earrings catch the light, and she wears a richly patterned brown blouse embroidered with intricate turquoise paisley motifs and delicate beadwork that echoes the molecular elegance she has spent her life depicting. Behind her floats a luminous, dreamlike backdrop of glowing molecular structures--interlocking hexagonal and ribbon-like forms in electric blues, teals, and greens--blending science and art in a single, living canvas. Hand-drawn and hand-colored (by Jane Richardson) scientific artwork known as a Richardson ribbon diagram (or “ribbon model”), one of the iconic visual inventions of Jane Richardson that transformed the way we see and understand protein structures. A graceful, three-dimensional tangle of protein backbone ribbons twists and spirals through space, rendered in soft pencil lines and luminous watercolor hues. Smooth golden-brown coils represent α-helices that curl like elegant ribbons, while broad teal-green arrows trace the flat, pleated strands of β-sheets slicing through the molecule with directional purpose. Thin, looping golden threads connect the secondary structures, creating a delicate, almost dance-like choreography of biology’s hidden architecture. The entire form is framed by a simple olive-green mat and dark border, giving the drawing the quiet dignity of both fine art and precise scientific illustration—a timeless bridge between molecular reality and human imagination.
January 26, 2026 at 12:06 AM
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What if every single state did this www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
How North Carolina erased medical debt for 2.5 million people
The state partnered with a nonprofit to wipe out the debts. It also has a plan in place to prevent medical debt for people in specific income brackets.
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January 21, 2026 at 6:35 PM
xtalmaker.bsky.social
Congrats - well deserved!! 🎉
January 21, 2026 at 4:11 AM
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jeremymberg.bsky.social
Dr. Mott is very good at her job, amazing work ethic, and thoughtfully protective of Congressional and scientific interests. A real hero, in my view...

For background see www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
Meet Meghan Mott
She’s living proof that policy fellowships are worthy of consideration.
www.asbmb.org
January 20, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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jeremymberg.bsky.social
The conference (agreement between House and Senate) appropriations bill that includes HHS and NIH was released this morning.

www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit...

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Committee Releases Conferenced Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Bi...
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
www.appropriations.senate.gov
January 20, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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deniswirtz.bsky.social
279 postdoctoral fellowships!

Download freely our database of postdoctoral fellowships and grants. For each entry, we provide eligibility criteria, $ amount, deadline, etc.

Good luck!

Here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
January 20, 2026 at 1:22 PM