Anna Mapp
annamapp.bsky.social
Anna Mapp
@annamapp.bsky.social
Absolutely lovely! Congratulations. Very interesting to see the non-helical conformation of Elk-1
#cryoEM MED23 in complex with the TAD of Elk-1 🧶🧬

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

MED23 density in light gray

MED23 Elk-1 binding site (H19, H21, H28 & H30 helices) in dark gray

Elk-1 TAD (11 aa out of 118) in blue

MED23 HR4-lid which becomes dynamic/disordered upon Elk-1 binding in orange
April 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Congrats to the newly minted Dr. Chris Azaldegui on a successful thesis defense 🎓🎉, and look out soon for his excellent work in collaboration with @cellforganized.bsky.social measuring how bacterial microcompartments are positioned!
December 7, 2024 at 10:43 PM
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Melanie Sanford has trained close to 100 graduate students and post-docs. Join us on Wednesday in a free webinar to hear first-hand insights about her career and the scientific discoveries from one of the most influential chemists of our time! #ChemSky #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter
In conversation with Melanie Sanford
Join us on 16 April for an exclusive live interview with renowned chemist Melanie Sanford
www.chemistryworld.com
April 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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I’m thrilled to share that I will be joining the Department of Chemistry at the University of Rochester as an Assistant Professor!
April 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Great news: NIH postbac program is recruiting again! If your grad school plans were affected by program cutbacks or admissions freezes this year I highly encourage you to apply, this could be a perfect opportunity. Please repost.

www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...
www.training.nih.gov
April 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Congratulations to our new PhD candidate Caroline! The Mapp and Narayan labs are so proud of you!

#Biocat #GoBlue @annamapp.bsky.social @alisonnarayan.bsky.social @umlifesciences.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This is beautiful, Jordan. You are missed!
Today there are two symposia at the ACS in honor of Peter Dervan (11AM & 5PM).

Although I can't be there to celebrate, I wanted to share a few reflections on my time in his lab (2009-2012) and the impact he's had on me as a scientist.
March 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Today there are two symposia at the ACS in honor of Peter Dervan (11AM & 5PM).

Although I can't be there to celebrate, I wanted to share a few reflections on my time in his lab (2009-2012) and the impact he's had on me as a scientist.
March 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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The 2025 Bioorganic GRC is officially OVERSUBSCRIBED! Blown away at the enthusiasm for this meeting.

PSA: if you have been accepted please register ASAP as we have >70 (!) folks on the wait-list who would love your spot.

Look forward to seeing you in New Hampshire!
Applications for the 2025 Bioorganic GRC are now live! Here is the link where you can check out the current line-up:

grc.org/bioorganic-c...
March 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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A small molecule USP7 activator from the Buhrlage Group! Important information in the SI not to be missed: significant activity differences between enantiomers & an inactive control compound. A very strong data package further enabling studies of USP7 biology.
Small-molecule allosteric activator of ubiquitin-specific protease 7 (USP7) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.14.643379v1
March 17, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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Friends, I am at a loss of words for how devastating it would be to lose the entire intramural #NIH program. Some of the biggest medical and scientific breakthroughs have come from scientists in the NIH Intramural program. #SaveTheNIH 🧬🧪 🖥️ 🧠

www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research
Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs
www.science.org
February 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Thank you!!
I have spent many hours over the past two days speaking with reporters from major outlets, linking them to public and not-so-public documents, and connecting them with other folks. I hope there will be lots coming out soon.
Yes thanks! How can we get this into bigger news outlets?
February 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Now that's some cool news for the day! I love it.
February 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Looking forward to honoring David Gin tomorrow at the #chemicalbiology symposium in his honor. He was an excellent organic chemist who contributed to our understanding of #naturalproduct #vaccine adjuvants. We lost him way too soon.
November 17, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Huge congratulations to my amazing colleague Prof. Kristin Koutmou for being awarded the 2024 MBioFAR award for her innovative science: record.umich.edu/articles/fiv... @MichiganChem #GoBlue
Five mid-career researchers receive Biosciences Initiative award | The University Record
record.umich.edu
January 23, 2024 at 2:36 PM
In our snazzy new hats tonight a group of us said farewell and thank you to three remarkable scientists and humans - Jason, Phoenix, Jorge - as they move on to the next part of their adventure...we know they will do great things
December 14, 2023 at 12:50 AM
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“Systems of white supremacy,” “structural racism,” “anti-blackness,” and similar terms can sometimes feel a bit academic.

But this is what it looks like in practice. It’s a racial backlash meant to frustrate progress toward a more inclusive, multiracial democracy.

Shame on those who remain silent.
December 14, 2023 at 12:33 AM