Joanna Slusky
@joannas.bsky.social
Professor (never Mrs./never misses) Membrane protein evolution and design. Also enzymes.
Also l, I volunteered as a faculty marshal this year and I got to wield the scepter (temporarily)
May 19, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Also l, I volunteered as a faculty marshal this year and I got to wield the scepter (temporarily)
Congratulations, KU graduates! Especially KU-graduating Slusky lab members, Teja Nimmagadda, Sam Brunclik, and Cameron Ernst!
May 19, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Congratulations, KU graduates! Especially KU-graduating Slusky lab members, Teja Nimmagadda, Sam Brunclik, and Cameron Ernst!
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Interested in what NIH grants have been cancelled to date? You can see award numbers, institutions and titles here. Not sure how often this list is being updated but seems to reflect only those that have received "official" notices from NIH (some of us haven't yet) taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
taggs.hhs.gov
March 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Interested in what NIH grants have been cancelled to date? You can see award numbers, institutions and titles here. Not sure how often this list is being updated but seems to reflect only those that have received "official" notices from NIH (some of us haven't yet) taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
Ya know? I really thought that we were just going to hang out and make slime.
March 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Ya know? I really thought that we were just going to hang out and make slime.
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there is something marvelously perverse in the position that biological sex is an immutable characteristic but also that it has no biological effects worthy of scientific acknowledgement
This policy is called “sex as a biological variable.”
Of course, it’s a fool’s errands to try to tease apart the various threads of malice and dipshittery, but I think there’s a real chance the current administration thinks this means “sex is biologically variable [over the lifetime].”
Of course, it’s a fool’s errands to try to tease apart the various threads of malice and dipshittery, but I think there’s a real chance the current administration thinks this means “sex is biologically variable [over the lifetime].”
Great write up at @thetransmitter.bsky.social on the seeming erasure of SABV in the new era of NIH. Gotta say The Transmitter is killing it the last few weeks, first to report on the Federal Register block and now this. Leading the charge! 💪 www.thetransmitter.org/policy/exclu...
February 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
there is something marvelously perverse in the position that biological sex is an immutable characteristic but also that it has no biological effects worthy of scientific acknowledgement
How soon till we have gifs in grant proposals? 🤞🙏
February 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
How soon till we have gifs in grant proposals? 🤞🙏
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Every single stupid conversation I’ve had with a scientist about anticipatory obedience and historical comparisons over the last week has had me thinking about how scientists’ political incompetence is one of the major arguments for a liberal arts education
Like you’re literally a tool without it
Like you’re literally a tool without it
A bunch of needs in labcoats:
"If we comply with the fascists demands they'll surely let us keep up our research"
Those same scientists months or years before:
"Eh, I'll skip history class. I wanna be a scientists. Not a historian lol"
"If we comply with the fascists demands they'll surely let us keep up our research"
Those same scientists months or years before:
"Eh, I'll skip history class. I wanna be a scientists. Not a historian lol"
Besides being cruel, anticipatory obedience doesn’t work www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/scie...
February 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Every single stupid conversation I’ve had with a scientist about anticipatory obedience and historical comparisons over the last week has had me thinking about how scientists’ political incompetence is one of the major arguments for a liberal arts education
Like you’re literally a tool without it
Like you’re literally a tool without it
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I dunno about you guys but this is one of those very rare times when neighbors and mothers-in-law suddenly and unsolicitedly ask about our business, ie “is that IDC thing going to ruin science”. It matters that you convey the right message and the accurate message. Not your unverified grievances.
February 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I dunno about you guys but this is one of those very rare times when neighbors and mothers-in-law suddenly and unsolicitedly ask about our business, ie “is that IDC thing going to ruin science”. It matters that you convey the right message and the accurate message. Not your unverified grievances.
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It’s been a tough few weeks. My 10yo daughter was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive cancer called interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). I’m reaching out to identify clinicians/patients who have encountered pediatric IDCS or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytic sarcomas cases.
February 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
It’s been a tough few weeks. My 10yo daughter was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive cancer called interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). I’m reaching out to identify clinicians/patients who have encountered pediatric IDCS or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytic sarcomas cases.
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Cool paper using LLM to discover a protein sequence code for subcellular localization 👏
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Protein codes promote selective subcellular compartmentalization
Cells have evolved mechanisms to distribute ~10 billion protein molecules to subcellular compartments where diverse proteins involved in shared functions must assemble. Here, we demonstrate that prote...
www.science.org
February 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Cool paper using LLM to discover a protein sequence code for subcellular localization 👏
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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If you have been affected by the fires in LA, or are concerned about your ability to keep precious Drosophila strains going during the latest funding crisis, we will host your strains as a backup. Please email me.
Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.
Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.
January 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
If you have been affected by the fires in LA, or are concerned about your ability to keep precious Drosophila strains going during the latest funding crisis, we will host your strains as a backup. Please email me.
Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.
Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.
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A teenager has recreated the Venus de Milo out of snow in her back garden.
Emily Bates, 17, sculpted the frozen goddess in her Leeds garden when her school had an inset day.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Emily Bates, 17, sculpted the frozen goddess in her Leeds garden when her school had an inset day.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Leeds teenager creates Venus de Milo sculpture out of snow
The Bramhope Venus was created out of snow by 17-year-old Emily Bates in her Leeds back garden.
www.bbc.com
January 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A teenager has recreated the Venus de Milo out of snow in her back garden.
Emily Bates, 17, sculpted the frozen goddess in her Leeds garden when her school had an inset day.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Emily Bates, 17, sculpted the frozen goddess in her Leeds garden when her school had an inset day.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I just learned of the passing of my colleague Jie Liang from cancer on December 23. I cannot overstate the effect Jie had on my research. Jie's work was inspirational for the founding of my lab. Whenever we start a OMP bioinformatics project, the rule is to double check that Jie hasn't done it. 1/3
January 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I just learned of the passing of my colleague Jie Liang from cancer on December 23. I cannot overstate the effect Jie had on my research. Jie's work was inspirational for the founding of my lab. Whenever we start a OMP bioinformatics project, the rule is to double check that Jie hasn't done it. 1/3
Celebrating the blizzard with our first fire in the new (to us) house.
January 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Celebrating the blizzard with our first fire in the new (to us) house.
How are we feeling about letters of recommendation where the first page is about the recommender?
January 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
How are we feeling about letters of recommendation where the first page is about the recommender?
What electronic notebook is your lab using? Do you like it?
December 16, 2024 at 9:15 PM
What electronic notebook is your lab using? Do you like it?
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🧬🧶🙌
I've created a new plugin for #PyMOL (called PyMOLfold) that allows you to fold protein sequences right in the GUI. Simply select your model of choice (e.g., #ESM3, Boltz-1) and paste in your amino acid sequence.
github.com/colbyford/Py...
#ai #proteinfolding #alphafold
github.com/colbyford/Py...
#ai #proteinfolding #alphafold
December 14, 2024 at 8:13 PM
🧬🧶🙌
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It’s funny how the word “opportunity” used to be exciting, and now when I see it I’m filled with dread.
December 6, 2024 at 3:36 PM
It’s funny how the word “opportunity” used to be exciting, and now when I see it I’m filled with dread.
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CAPRI conclusions from the CASP16 assembly session
December 2, 2024 at 4:26 PM
CAPRI conclusions from the CASP16 assembly session
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BLUESKY MEGA-THREAD
Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce:
We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky!
We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct.
Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions.
Let's get into it!
Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce:
We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky!
We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct.
Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions.
Let's get into it!
December 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM
BLUESKY MEGA-THREAD
Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce:
We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky!
We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct.
Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions.
Let's get into it!
Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce:
We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky!
We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct.
Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions.
Let's get into it!
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Warm Water Baths and Three Biophysics Departments
A long and somewhat twisted (and very personal) path (with bits of science sprinkled in)
(Apologies for the length, lots to cover)
A long and somewhat twisted (and very personal) path (with bits of science sprinkled in)
(Apologies for the length, lots to cover)
a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on
ALT: a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on
media.tenor.com
December 3, 2024 at 10:23 AM
Warm Water Baths and Three Biophysics Departments
A long and somewhat twisted (and very personal) path (with bits of science sprinkled in)
(Apologies for the length, lots to cover)
A long and somewhat twisted (and very personal) path (with bits of science sprinkled in)
(Apologies for the length, lots to cover)
An amazing example of mistaking your own perspective for the perspective of the intended audience. I’ll be giggling about this all day 😂
The initial brochure for the program was way too revealing about our frustrations. It started approximately:
You might think it would be impossible to build a program between two schools with different cultures that don’t generally work well together, but we did it.
31/n
You might think it would be impossible to build a program between two schools with different cultures that don’t generally work well together, but we did it.
31/n
fozzie bear is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee
ALT: fozzie bear is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee
media.tenor.com
December 3, 2024 at 1:34 PM
An amazing example of mistaking your own perspective for the perspective of the intended audience. I’ll be giggling about this all day 😂
I think about using MALDI to verify fish identity at least once a week.
Finally my startup to do point-of-meal sequence verification of fish cuts has a name.
Fillet MinION
Fillet MinION
December 2, 2024 at 10:40 PM
I think about using MALDI to verify fish identity at least once a week.