Anirban Banerjee
@banirbn.bsky.social
PI of lab in the areas of protein lipidation and transition metal transport and homeostasis. Interested in how nature does chemistry. Opinion my own and does not represent anyone else.
Amazing talk by Alessio Accardi yesterday as part of the Membrane Protein Interest
Group at the NIH Intramural Program on lipid scramblases. He was a postdoc with Chris Miller and so is my academic uncle. His talk had Chris’s style. clear, no excess detail, entertaining, insightful and pedagogical.
Group at the NIH Intramural Program on lipid scramblases. He was a postdoc with Chris Miller and so is my academic uncle. His talk had Chris’s style. clear, no excess detail, entertaining, insightful and pedagogical.
December 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Amazing talk by Alessio Accardi yesterday as part of the Membrane Protein Interest
Group at the NIH Intramural Program on lipid scramblases. He was a postdoc with Chris Miller and so is my academic uncle. His talk had Chris’s style. clear, no excess detail, entertaining, insightful and pedagogical.
Group at the NIH Intramural Program on lipid scramblases. He was a postdoc with Chris Miller and so is my academic uncle. His talk had Chris’s style. clear, no excess detail, entertaining, insightful and pedagogical.
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Applications open for the mid-term PhD program in Biology at TIFR, Mumbai!
𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: Cell Biology, Developmental Neuroscience & Neurogenetics
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: Department of Biological Sciences (tifr.res.in/dbs/)
𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: JRF or GATE
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆: tinyurl.com/5xtm27f9
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Jan 22, 2026
#PhDinIndia
𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: Cell Biology, Developmental Neuroscience & Neurogenetics
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: Department of Biological Sciences (tifr.res.in/dbs/)
𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: JRF or GATE
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆: tinyurl.com/5xtm27f9
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Jan 22, 2026
#PhDinIndia
December 9, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Applications open for the mid-term PhD program in Biology at TIFR, Mumbai!
𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: Cell Biology, Developmental Neuroscience & Neurogenetics
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: Department of Biological Sciences (tifr.res.in/dbs/)
𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: JRF or GATE
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆: tinyurl.com/5xtm27f9
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Jan 22, 2026
#PhDinIndia
𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: Cell Biology, Developmental Neuroscience & Neurogenetics
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: Department of Biological Sciences (tifr.res.in/dbs/)
𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: JRF or GATE
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆: tinyurl.com/5xtm27f9
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Jan 22, 2026
#PhDinIndia
You have a problem with identifying hydrophobic proteins in proteomic experiments? So did Hyojung Kim in my lab and the entire protein palmitoylation field. Because -
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Enhanced S-Palmitoylated Protein Detection by Mild Nonionic Detergent in Proteomic Workflow | pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
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Enhanced S-Palmitoylated Protein Detection by Mild Nonionic Detergent in Proteomic Workflow | pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Enhanced S-Palmitoylated Protein Detection by Mild Nonionic Detergent in Proteomic Workflow
Loss of hydrophobic peptides and proteins remains a significant challenge in bottom-up proteomics, resulting in under-representation of membrane and membrane-associated proteins that are critical for ...
pubs.acs.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
You have a problem with identifying hydrophobic proteins in proteomic experiments? So did Hyojung Kim in my lab and the entire protein palmitoylation field. Because -
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Enhanced S-Palmitoylated Protein Detection by Mild Nonionic Detergent in Proteomic Workflow | pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
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Enhanced S-Palmitoylated Protein Detection by Mild Nonionic Detergent in Proteomic Workflow | pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Please reshare, repost- Summer research opportunities in the NIH Intramural Research Program for currently enrolled undergraduates or High School Seniors who are U.S. citizen or permanent residents. You can choose one of the ~1100 labs. Keep an eye here -
www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...
www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...
www.training.nih.gov
November 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Please reshare, repost- Summer research opportunities in the NIH Intramural Research Program for currently enrolled undergraduates or High School Seniors who are U.S. citizen or permanent residents. You can choose one of the ~1100 labs. Keep an eye here -
www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...
www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...
At the Intramural Program of the NIH, I am in awe to have colleagues who have changed science and the lives of patients. Elaine Jaffe is one such scientist. Read about her lifelong achievements.
thepathologist.com/issues/2025/...
thepathologist.com/issues/2025/...
A Life in Lymphoma and Discovery
Sitting Down With… Elaine Jaffe, NIH Distinguished Investigator and Head of Hematopathology at the National Cancer Institute, USA
thepathologist.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
At the Intramural Program of the NIH, I am in awe to have colleagues who have changed science and the lives of patients. Elaine Jaffe is one such scientist. Read about her lifelong achievements.
thepathologist.com/issues/2025/...
thepathologist.com/issues/2025/...
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How did primitive membranes form at the #OriginOfLife and how did they evolve into the complex cellular envelopes of modern cells?
Exciting talk by Claudia Bonfio about the non-enzymatic formation of phospholipids under conditions that are plausible for early Earth.(1/2)
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Exciting talk by Claudia Bonfio about the non-enzymatic formation of phospholipids under conditions that are plausible for early Earth.(1/2)
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
November 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
How did primitive membranes form at the #OriginOfLife and how did they evolve into the complex cellular envelopes of modern cells?
Exciting talk by Claudia Bonfio about the non-enzymatic formation of phospholipids under conditions that are plausible for early Earth.(1/2)
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Exciting talk by Claudia Bonfio about the non-enzymatic formation of phospholipids under conditions that are plausible for early Earth.(1/2)
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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#OpenCloning is a an Open Source alternative to SnapGene/Benchling that supports automation and integration with other software
✅ Free
🔓 Open Source
🧬 More cloning methods than SnapGene
🤖 Can be automated with python
👨🔬 Built by a researcher — for researchers!
👉 Check it out at opencloning.org
✅ Free
🔓 Open Source
🧬 More cloning methods than SnapGene
🤖 Can be automated with python
👨🔬 Built by a researcher — for researchers!
👉 Check it out at opencloning.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
#OpenCloning is a an Open Source alternative to SnapGene/Benchling that supports automation and integration with other software
✅ Free
🔓 Open Source
🧬 More cloning methods than SnapGene
🤖 Can be automated with python
👨🔬 Built by a researcher — for researchers!
👉 Check it out at opencloning.org
✅ Free
🔓 Open Source
🧬 More cloning methods than SnapGene
🤖 Can be automated with python
👨🔬 Built by a researcher — for researchers!
👉 Check it out at opencloning.org
Deadline 5th December noon EST to apply for doing Ph.D. research in one of the 1100 labs in the Intramural Program (IRP) of the NIH in partnership with prominent universities. NIH IRP is an amazing place for science research. What are you waiting for ?
www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...
www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...
www.training.nih.gov
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Deadline 5th December noon EST to apply for doing Ph.D. research in one of the 1100 labs in the Intramural Program (IRP) of the NIH in partnership with prominent universities. NIH IRP is an amazing place for science research. What are you waiting for ?
www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...
www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...
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So pleased to share the final version of this work published in @plosbiology.org ! journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
So pleased to share the final version of this work published in @plosbiology.org ! journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Reposted by Anirban Banerjee
Great to see our Nature Chemistry paper out in its final published and printed form.
If you want to check it out, you can find it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#ChemSky #ChemBio #ChemicalProteomics #Chemoproteomics #ProteoProbes #ChemPro
If you want to check it out, you can find it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#ChemSky #ChemBio #ChemicalProteomics #Chemoproteomics #ProteoProbes #ChemPro
November 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Great to see our Nature Chemistry paper out in its final published and printed form.
If you want to check it out, you can find it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#ChemSky #ChemBio #ChemicalProteomics #Chemoproteomics #ProteoProbes #ChemPro
If you want to check it out, you can find it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#ChemSky #ChemBio #ChemicalProteomics #Chemoproteomics #ProteoProbes #ChemPro
Roald Hoffman is a scientist I deeply admire. A post on LinkedIn took me back to my days in grad school when someone shared this commentary by him on immigration and emigration of scientists and people. I encourage you to read it. Perhaps even more profound today.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Movement of the People
Roald Hoffmann is the Frank H. T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters and Chemistry at Cornell University and an expert in applied theoretical chemistry. He has written 430 scientific articles, two sci...
www.science.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Roald Hoffman is a scientist I deeply admire. A post on LinkedIn took me back to my days in grad school when someone shared this commentary by him on immigration and emigration of scientists and people. I encourage you to read it. Perhaps even more profound today.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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"Looking back, that season taught me lessons I’ll hold forever. I learned to ask for help without shame and lean on my support system of friends and classmates. Most importantly, I learned to keep sight of why I came here in the first place." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/49lcqwR
November 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
"Looking back, that season taught me lessons I’ll hold forever. I learned to ask for help without shame and lean on my support system of friends and classmates. Most importantly, I learned to keep sight of why I came here in the first place." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/49lcqwR
Congratulations Ron. You are a formidable scientist, an exemplary leader and a true visionary. Great addition to the @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social faculty roster.
World-renowned cell biologist Ron Vale will join Whitehead Institute this December as a Member. Known for discovering the motor protein kinesin, he will explore how proteins function under different stressors—a direction that aligns with the Institute's focus on resilience.
🔗 shorturl.at/28Gpl
🔗 shorturl.at/28Gpl
November 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Congratulations Ron. You are a formidable scientist, an exemplary leader and a true visionary. Great addition to the @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social faculty roster.
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Are you looking for female speakers in CryoEM for seminars and conferences? Are you a woman in CryoEM and not yet on the ‚woman in CryoEM‘ list? Find your speakers and add/update name and affiliation! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
November 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Are you looking for female speakers in CryoEM for seminars and conferences? Are you a woman in CryoEM and not yet on the ‚woman in CryoEM‘ list? Find your speakers and add/update name and affiliation! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Here Ardem talks about being a scientist, the nature of science research and the pursuit of it, importantly from the perspective of an immigrant scientist in the US.
As scientists, we need to do better in communicating with everyone about what we do and why it is important . Please listen.
As scientists, we need to do better in communicating with everyone about what we do and why it is important . Please listen.
Scripps Research Nobel Prize–winning neuroscientist @ardemp.bskyverified.social was featured on @scifri.bsky.social, where he reflected on the biology of touch, his early career path in science, and why he believes great scientists are practical dreamers who balance bold ideas with scientific rigor.
Even Nobel Prize Winners Deal With Imposter Syndrome
Neuroscientist Ardem Patapoutian immigrated to the US, found belonging in science, and did groundbreaking work on sense of touch.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Here Ardem talks about being a scientist, the nature of science research and the pursuit of it, importantly from the perspective of an immigrant scientist in the US.
As scientists, we need to do better in communicating with everyone about what we do and why it is important . Please listen.
As scientists, we need to do better in communicating with everyone about what we do and why it is important . Please listen.
This year's Nobel Prize in chemistry made my mind wander back to my days as a graduate student in the Chemistry and Chemical Biology Dept. at Harvard and brought back memories of another stalwart in chemistry and Prof. Yaghi's postdoctoral mentor, Prof. Richard Holm.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This year's Nobel Prize in chemistry made my mind wander back to my days as a graduate student in the Chemistry and Chemical Biology Dept. at Harvard and brought back memories of another stalwart in chemistry and Prof. Yaghi's postdoctoral mentor, Prof. Richard Holm.
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The NIH is looking to recruit multiple IC Director positions, Executive Director of the Clinical Center and Deputy Director of the Intramural Research Program. YOU could change the course of science in the years to come. Please consider applying.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
hr.nih.gov
November 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The NIH is looking to recruit multiple IC Director positions, Executive Director of the Clinical Center and Deputy Director of the Intramural Research Program. YOU could change the course of science in the years to come. Please consider applying.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
More new NIH institute and center director positions posted
with a closing date of 11/26/25.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
These include the Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), ...
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with a closing date of 11/26/25.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
These include the Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), ...
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hr.nih.gov
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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📢 Feds and US Active Duty in MoCo! Your child may bring home the Federal Impact Aid Survey. Fill it out because #MCPS you might need as a result of the furlough. @willjawando.bsky.social & @evanmglass.bsky.social , will you boost? Thank you both for serving MoCo. #FEDStrong
Forms - Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD
Forms - Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD
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November 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
📢 Feds and US Active Duty in MoCo! Your child may bring home the Federal Impact Aid Survey. Fill it out because #MCPS you might need as a result of the furlough. @willjawando.bsky.social & @evanmglass.bsky.social , will you boost? Thank you both for serving MoCo. #FEDStrong
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We didn't treat this shutdown like a vacation. It was an important period to reflect on the needs of people. Food, shelter, and water are necessary components of health, and @27unihted.bsky.social members know that just because you're not on duty, health is always the mission. #NIHStrong #FEDStrong
As many of you know, more than one million federal employees have been furloughed since October 1, 2025. However, we never stop serving the people, near and far. @27unihted.bsky.social has collected 2,000 pounds of food and $20,000 for DC area food banks. #FEDStrong #NIHStrong
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
We didn't treat this shutdown like a vacation. It was an important period to reflect on the needs of people. Food, shelter, and water are necessary components of health, and @27unihted.bsky.social members know that just because you're not on duty, health is always the mission. #NIHStrong #FEDStrong
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The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 303 tenure-track positions and 39 teaching-only positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemchat ⚗️🧪
The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List
docs.google.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 303 tenure-track positions and 39 teaching-only positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemchat ⚗️🧪
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When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018.
Read more on #STEMSTEAMDay: https://scim.ag/4qFrPON
Read more on #STEMSTEAMDay: https://scim.ag/4qFrPON
November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018.
Read more on #STEMSTEAMDay: https://scim.ag/4qFrPON
Read more on #STEMSTEAMDay: https://scim.ag/4qFrPON
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Happy to see our recent work on SLC25A45 featured on the cover of @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social . Huge thanks to @yuyangliu.bsky.social for the design! @KivancBirsoy @rockefeller.edu
November 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Happy to see our recent work on SLC25A45 featured on the cover of @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social . Huge thanks to @yuyangliu.bsky.social for the design! @KivancBirsoy @rockefeller.edu
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OpenFold3-preview (OF3p) is out: a sneak peek of our AF3-based structure prediction model. Our aim for OF3 is full AF3-parity for every modality. We now believe we have a clear path towards this goal and are releasing OF3p to enable building in the OF3 ecosystem. More👇
October 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
OpenFold3-preview (OF3p) is out: a sneak peek of our AF3-based structure prediction model. Our aim for OF3 is full AF3-parity for every modality. We now believe we have a clear path towards this goal and are releasing OF3p to enable building in the OF3 ecosystem. More👇