Janet Iwasa
@jiwasa.bsky.social
Molecular animator, cell biologist, biochemist, science communicator. Head of the Animation Lab and Director of the Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah, and writer of the RCSB PDB Molecule of the Month
Yes - there are lots of IDRs in the MCMs. The animation focuses on their role in DNA binding (the close up) but they are thought to play other important roles as well. There's lots of discussion about IDRs in the review!
July 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Yes - there are lots of IDRs in the MCMs. The animation focuses on their role in DNA binding (the close up) but they are thought to play other important roles as well. There's lots of discussion about IDRs in the review!
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...and big thanks to @jiwasa.bsky.social for making this amazing video to illustrate the strand-sliding mechanism!
May 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
...and big thanks to @jiwasa.bsky.social for making this amazing video to illustrate the strand-sliding mechanism!
Thanks to Rachel and Laura for this great collaboration!
April 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Thanks to Rachel and Laura for this great collaboration!
Outside the lab, Laura likes to hang out with her almost 2- and 5-year olds!
April 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Outside the lab, Laura likes to hang out with her almost 2- and 5-year olds!
The Dassama group uses detailed understanding of factors that enable interactions between biological molecules to provide insights that allow functional control of those molecules. Applications include host-microbe interactions and targeted control of disease-relevant proteins.
April 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The Dassama group uses detailed understanding of factors that enable interactions between biological molecules to provide insights that allow functional control of those molecules. Applications include host-microbe interactions and targeted control of disease-relevant proteins.
Thank you! I had a wonderful time at Augsburg. Getting to chat with students about their research was definitely a major highlight!
April 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Thank you! I had a wonderful time at Augsburg. Getting to chat with students about their research was definitely a major highlight!