Vasanthi Jayaraman
@frettinglab.bsky.social
Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Membrane protein dynamics and function, Fluorescence, Spectroscopy and Electrophysiology
Editor in Chief Biophysical Journal
Membrane protein dynamics and function, Fluorescence, Spectroscopy and Electrophysiology
Editor in Chief Biophysical Journal
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Our new PNAS paper "Enhanced PIEZO1 function contributes to the pathogenesis of sickle cell disease" is out: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 1/3
Enhanced PIEZO1 function contributes to the pathogenesis of sickle cell disease | PNAS
Sickle cell disease (SCD), an inherited blood disorder caused by a mutation in the
β-globin gene, is characterized by sickle erythrocytes that are ...
www.pnas.org
October 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Our new PNAS paper "Enhanced PIEZO1 function contributes to the pathogenesis of sickle cell disease" is out: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 1/3
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My alma mater is hiring a microbiologist! Assistant/Associate Prof. 👇👇
Assistant/Associate Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - McGovern Medical School in Texas, United States | Faculty & Physicians at UTHealth Houston
Apply for Assistant/Associate Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - McGovern Medical School job with UTHealth Houston in Texas, United States. Faculty & Physicians at UTHealth Houston
careers.uth.tmc.edu
August 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
My alma mater is hiring a microbiologist! Assistant/Associate Prof. 👇👇
While not front page, I was happy to see this article in NYtimes about importance of fundamental research. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/s...
9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
While not front page, I was happy to see this article in NYtimes about importance of fundamental research. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/s...
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Over 90% of Americans rely on federally funded science, But only 10% are worried about losing access to it.
That’s a dangerous disconnect.
Help us close the gap. Join our #SummerFightForScience and help spread the word about how essential science is to everyday lives.
www.npr.org/2025/05/06/n...
That’s a dangerous disconnect.
Help us close the gap. Join our #SummerFightForScience and help spread the word about how essential science is to everyday lives.
www.npr.org/2025/05/06/n...
Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
www.npr.org
May 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Over 90% of Americans rely on federally funded science, But only 10% are worried about losing access to it.
That’s a dangerous disconnect.
Help us close the gap. Join our #SummerFightForScience and help spread the word about how essential science is to everyday lives.
www.npr.org/2025/05/06/n...
That’s a dangerous disconnect.
Help us close the gap. Join our #SummerFightForScience and help spread the word about how essential science is to everyday lives.
www.npr.org/2025/05/06/n...
Congratulations @ulises-glz.bsky.social!! Thanks for making me a part of your graduate journey!!
May 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Congratulations @ulises-glz.bsky.social!! Thanks for making me a part of your graduate journey!!
The Spencer Foundation is offering bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants.
The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants.
www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...
www.spencer.org
May 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The Spencer Foundation is offering bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants.
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Groundbreaking study in Cell from @leventallab.bsky.social: phospholipid asymmetry is a defining feature of the plasma membrane and cholesterol fills the holes — major implications for how this membrane works. A #lipidtime must-read! www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
Cell membranes sustain phospholipid imbalance via cholesterol asymmetry
This work challenges a major assumption in cell biology by showing that lipid bilayers
can have drastically different phospholipid abundances between their two leaflets.
This lipid abundance asymmetry...
www.cell.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Groundbreaking study in Cell from @leventallab.bsky.social: phospholipid asymmetry is a defining feature of the plasma membrane and cholesterol fills the holes — major implications for how this membrane works. A #lipidtime must-read! www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
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Here's our newest study: we reveal the molecular principles of neuronal excitation by glutamate, and how physiological temperatures influence this process.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Led by @anish-mondal07.bsky.social, published in @natureportfolio.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Led by @anish-mondal07.bsky.social, published in @natureportfolio.nature.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Here's our newest study: we reveal the molecular principles of neuronal excitation by glutamate, and how physiological temperatures influence this process.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Led by @anish-mondal07.bsky.social, published in @natureportfolio.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Led by @anish-mondal07.bsky.social, published in @natureportfolio.nature.com
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Congratulations, Eric and Vasanthi, for well-deserved recognition at #BPS2025!
And many thanks to Sudha and Chris (not shown) for the best of biophysics in LA.
And many thanks to Sudha and Chris (not shown) for the best of biophysics in LA.
February 18, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Congratulations, Eric and Vasanthi, for well-deserved recognition at #BPS2025!
And many thanks to Sudha and Chris (not shown) for the best of biophysics in LA.
And many thanks to Sudha and Chris (not shown) for the best of biophysics in LA.
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See below the whole stellar panel!
Did you submit a paper to BJ this year?
There is still a chance that you may be in the lineup at #BPS2025 in SF!
Did you submit a paper to BJ this year?
There is still a chance that you may be in the lineup at #BPS2025 in SF!
February 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
See below the whole stellar panel!
Did you submit a paper to BJ this year?
There is still a chance that you may be in the lineup at #BPS2025 in SF!
Did you submit a paper to BJ this year?
There is still a chance that you may be in the lineup at #BPS2025 in SF!
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Nice paper. I recommend to check the review file for a lot of extra interesting details. Still a lot to understand about TARP action, despite >20 years of work from many groups.
#iglurs #biophysics #receptors
#iglurs #biophysics #receptors
We took a precise look at how claudin-like tetraspanins (TARPs) regulate AMPA receptors. #CryoEM helped us identify motifs that are critical for receptor regulation, and point to how TARPs evolved from claudins to a regulatory role in the CNS vs. tissue barriers like claudins! rdcu.be/d6DOu
January 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Nice paper. I recommend to check the review file for a lot of extra interesting details. Still a lot to understand about TARP action, despite >20 years of work from many groups.
#iglurs #biophysics #receptors
#iglurs #biophysics #receptors
Sad to hear about the passing of Prof. Mike Sheetz. He was a pioneer and leader in Mechanobiology.
Deeply saddened by the passing of Prof. Mike Sheetz, a true leader in Mechanobiology. His groundbreaking work on Kinesin, membrane organization, and mechanotransduction has left an indelible mark. A tremendous loss to science. #Mechanobiology #Science #LaskerAward
February 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Sad to hear about the passing of Prof. Mike Sheetz. He was a pioneer and leader in Mechanobiology.
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One main pain point: interdisciplinary work is often judged by the highest standards in *both* disciplines. This creates an almost impossible burden, effectively extinguishing creative work. Sure, some standards are there for a reason, but more often than not, they are just stock critiques.
💯. Most aspects of the system subtly (or not-so-subtly) push you back in your lane, making interdisciplinary work very hard.
Expert's Dilemma: the more specialized you become, the less open you are to creative solutions from other fields. But the more you explore other fields, the more you risk losing credibility in your home field.
Interdisciplinary work is still not really embraced by academia.
Interdisciplinary work is still not really embraced by academia.
January 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
One main pain point: interdisciplinary work is often judged by the highest standards in *both* disciplines. This creates an almost impossible burden, effectively extinguishing creative work. Sure, some standards are there for a reason, but more often than not, they are just stock critiques.
Good read discussing scientific publishing trends. I liked the discussion on turn around times and impact inflation of different journals.
The strain on scientific publishing: we set out to characterise the remarkable growth of the scientific literature in the last few years, in spite of declining growth in total scientists. What is going on?
direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
A 🧵 1/n
#AcademicSky #PhDchat #ScientificPublishing #SciPub
direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
A 🧵 1/n
#AcademicSky #PhDchat #ScientificPublishing #SciPub
January 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Good read discussing scientific publishing trends. I liked the discussion on turn around times and impact inflation of different journals.
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As the chair of the Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Subgroup of @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social I'm happy to announce the exciting scientific program put together by program co-chairs Dorothee Dormann & Lukasz Joachimiak.
Looking forward to seeing you in Los Angeles!
www.biophysics.org/2025meeting/...
Looking forward to seeing you in Los Angeles!
www.biophysics.org/2025meeting/...
December 5, 2024 at 6:54 AM
As the chair of the Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Subgroup of @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social I'm happy to announce the exciting scientific program put together by program co-chairs Dorothee Dormann & Lukasz Joachimiak.
Looking forward to seeing you in Los Angeles!
www.biophysics.org/2025meeting/...
Looking forward to seeing you in Los Angeles!
www.biophysics.org/2025meeting/...
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Re-reading your rejected manuscript
November 30, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Re-reading your rejected manuscript
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Nominate a colleague - or yourself - to speak in the "New and Notable Symposium" at #BPS2025 Annual Meeting in LA.
Hurry, Deadline is Dec 2:
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Hurry, Deadline is Dec 2:
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Suggestions for the BPS 2025 Annual Meeting "New and Notable" Symposium
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November 26, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Nominate a colleague - or yourself - to speak in the "New and Notable Symposium" at #BPS2025 Annual Meeting in LA.
Hurry, Deadline is Dec 2:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/HPMRT6H
Hurry, Deadline is Dec 2:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/HPMRT6H
As PI’s we never receive training on how to manage people. I still struggle with this aspect of running a lab. This is good read and reminder on how to build a supportive environment.
There's lots of exciting things going on! Our very own Haoming You wrote this piece in Scientifica about how to build a supportive research culture in the lab 👇
www.scientifica.uk.com/neurowire/bu...
www.scientifica.uk.com/neurowire/bu...
Blog: Building a Supportive Research Environment in the Lab
Haoming You, PhD student at the Grubb Lab, CDN, KCL provides an insight into how to create a supportive research environment in the lab
www.scientifica.uk.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:16 PM
As PI’s we never receive training on how to manage people. I still struggle with this aspect of running a lab. This is good read and reminder on how to build a supportive environment.
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I want to credit @popstarlab.bsky.social for the great idea to make this feed! Thx Gabriela.
Paging @frettinglab.bsky.social @ecekuru.bsky.social @wdhale.bsky.social and all other #iGluRs fans...
Paging @frettinglab.bsky.social @ecekuru.bsky.social @wdhale.bsky.social and all other #iGluRs fans...
I made a feed for glutamate receptor ion channels.
It picks up anything with the tag #iGluRs and also AMPA and NMDA receptors. (Sorry KAR and delta fans, only three terms, forgive me)
You can pin the feed and/or like it.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
It picks up anything with the tag #iGluRs and also AMPA and NMDA receptors. (Sorry KAR and delta fans, only three terms, forgive me)
You can pin the feed and/or like it.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 24, 2024 at 9:17 AM
I want to credit @popstarlab.bsky.social for the great idea to make this feed! Thx Gabriela.
Paging @frettinglab.bsky.social @ecekuru.bsky.social @wdhale.bsky.social and all other #iGluRs fans...
Paging @frettinglab.bsky.social @ecekuru.bsky.social @wdhale.bsky.social and all other #iGluRs fans...
Great visit to UT-Knoxville. Was able to hang out with @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social colleagues and hear about their awesome science. @rajanl.bsky.social @joshilaboratory.bsky.social, Sarah, Fran and Jeremy!
November 22, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Great visit to UT-Knoxville. Was able to hang out with @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social colleagues and hear about their awesome science. @rajanl.bsky.social @joshilaboratory.bsky.social, Sarah, Fran and Jeremy!
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Late abstract submission is still open for #bps2025! Join your community in Los Angeles and get important feedback on your research! www.biophysics.org/2025meeting/...
The Biophysical Society > Meetings & Events > Annual Meeting > 2025 Annual Meeting > Abstracts
www.biophysics.org
November 21, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Late abstract submission is still open for #bps2025! Join your community in Los Angeles and get important feedback on your research! www.biophysics.org/2025meeting/...
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May be a bit premature, but here is the Starter Pack I am trying to populate for #IonChannel research. Ping me and I’ll add you obviously! (Or to be removed)
go.bsky.app/6taxHfx
@jgenphysiol.bsky.social @auditorynerves.bsky.social @plesslab.bsky.social @rainbowlabuol.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/6taxHfx
@jgenphysiol.bsky.social @auditorynerves.bsky.social @plesslab.bsky.social @rainbowlabuol.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 2:26 PM
May be a bit premature, but here is the Starter Pack I am trying to populate for #IonChannel research. Ping me and I’ll add you obviously! (Or to be removed)
go.bsky.app/6taxHfx
@jgenphysiol.bsky.social @auditorynerves.bsky.social @plesslab.bsky.social @rainbowlabuol.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/6taxHfx
@jgenphysiol.bsky.social @auditorynerves.bsky.social @plesslab.bsky.social @rainbowlabuol.bsky.social
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This paper is part of the Biophysical Journal special issue titled “Advances in Mechanotransduction, Dedicated to Frederick Sachs.”
Deadline is coming soon, but contact me or Arthur Beyder if you need an extension.
Deadline is coming soon, but contact me or Arthur Beyder if you need an extension.
November 17, 2024 at 4:25 PM
This paper is part of the Biophysical Journal special issue titled “Advances in Mechanotransduction, Dedicated to Frederick Sachs.”
Deadline is coming soon, but contact me or Arthur Beyder if you need an extension.
Deadline is coming soon, but contact me or Arthur Beyder if you need an extension.
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When applying to NSF for funding, each senior personnel has to provide a “Collaborators and Other Affiliations” (COA) form, which can be quite onerous. A couple of years ago I created a tool bit.ly/NSF_COA for automating this, and recently hardened it. I hope it is of use, and feedback is welcome! 🧪
NSF COA generator
bit.ly
November 17, 2024 at 7:22 AM
When applying to NSF for funding, each senior personnel has to provide a “Collaborators and Other Affiliations” (COA) form, which can be quite onerous. A couple of years ago I created a tool bit.ly/NSF_COA for automating this, and recently hardened it. I hope it is of use, and feedback is welcome! 🧪