Kacey Mersch
@kaceymersch.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow at WUSTL. I use single-molecule methods to study the mechanisms of helicases, translocases, and SSB proteins. Pro midwest, STL, & science
Cool story, but the article used some jargon at the beginning making it difficult to understand what the scientists did!
www.newscientist.com/article/2490...
www.newscientist.com/article/2490...
E. coli genome has been remade with 101,000 changes to its DNA
The recoded bacterium uses only 57 of the 64 possible genetic codes, freeing up seven to be used for different purposes
www.newscientist.com
August 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Cool story, but the article used some jargon at the beginning making it difficult to understand what the scientists did!
www.newscientist.com/article/2490...
www.newscientist.com/article/2490...
I need more reasons to go to Art Hill in Saint Louis! Great place to go in all seasons.
August 1, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I need more reasons to go to Art Hill in Saint Louis! Great place to go in all seasons.
The military can’t shoot the press with rubber bullets. youtube.com/shorts/o5Z_N...
Journalist hit with rubber bullet at anti-ICE protest in LA | DW News
YouTube video by DW News
youtube.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The military can’t shoot the press with rubber bullets. youtube.com/shorts/o5Z_N...
The military can’t shoot the press with rubber bullets. youtube.com/shorts/o5Z_N...
Journalist hit with rubber bullet at anti-ICE protest in LA | DW News
YouTube video by DW News
youtube.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The military can’t shoot the press with rubber bullets. youtube.com/shorts/o5Z_N...
Caitlin Clark should have been allowed to play on the US Olympic team in Paris. People remember that they didn't have her on the team and that they almost lost to France in the gold medal game.
May 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Caitlin Clark should have been allowed to play on the US Olympic team in Paris. People remember that they didn't have her on the team and that they almost lost to France in the gold medal game.
It’s so fun to hear that the blues are rallying right now in the playoffs! 🎶🎵
April 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It’s so fun to hear that the blues are rallying right now in the playoffs! 🎶🎵
@cicadasongstl.bsky.social is the science March canceled today due to weather?
April 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
@cicadasongstl.bsky.social is the science March canceled today due to weather?
Pi day is a math holiday created by big math to sell more math, don't forget it’s tomorrow!
March 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Pi day is a math holiday created by big math to sell more math, don't forget it’s tomorrow!
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New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
www.forbes.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Reposted by Kacey Mersch
Wondering why superfamily 1A UvrD-family helicases need to dimerize to display helicase activity? Just published “Structural Basis for Dimerization and Activation of UvrD-family Helicases”, led by Ankita Chadda, Binh Nguyen and Eric Galburt.
March 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Wondering why superfamily 1A UvrD-family helicases need to dimerize to display helicase activity? Just published “Structural Basis for Dimerization and Activation of UvrD-family Helicases”, led by Ankita Chadda, Binh Nguyen and Eric Galburt.
Stand up for Science WUSTL edition, a lot of signs, cheering, and honking for science
March 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Stand up for Science WUSTL edition, a lot of signs, cheering, and honking for science
Reposted by Kacey Mersch
THANK YOU!!!
A lot of people in the city center of Montpellier to support our US friends for #StandForScience
March 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
THANK YOU!!!
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T-shirt winner at #standupforscience2025 NYC def @tollkuhn.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
T-shirt winner at #standupforscience2025 NYC def @tollkuhn.bsky.social
They are also doing one in STL, I will be there, Kingshighway Parkview tower, Noon, Friday 03/07
March 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
They are also doing one in STL, I will be there, Kingshighway Parkview tower, Noon, Friday 03/07
They are also doing one in STL, I will be there, Kingshighway Parkview tower, Noon, Friday 03/07
March 6, 2025 at 1:11 AM
They are also doing one in STL, I will be there, Kingshighway Parkview tower, Noon, Friday 03/07
Reposted by Kacey Mersch
www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
please reskeet and spread the word! 🧪
please reskeet and spread the word! 🧪
Stand Up for Science 2025 - Denver, CO
Stand up for science with us on March 7th, 2025, because science is for everyone! More info at www.standupforscience2025.org
www.eventbrite.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...
please reskeet and spread the word! 🧪
please reskeet and spread the word! 🧪
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Got it in two!
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Got it in two!
January 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Got it in two!
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Got it in two!
Happy New Year!! One New Year’s resolution I had was to get rid off my X account. I accomplished it and I am looking forward to keeping up with research news from different labs here.
January 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Happy New Year!! One New Year’s resolution I had was to get rid off my X account. I accomplished it and I am looking forward to keeping up with research news from different labs here.
Reposted by Kacey Mersch
Exciting news - we can finally tell y’all!
Super happy to announce the close of our £4 million seed round.
Now the fun bit starts as we will be hiring across all roles - science / engineering / commercial, and scaling our company to deliver single-molecule assays to academic and pharma labs.
Super happy to announce the close of our £4 million seed round.
Now the fun bit starts as we will be hiring across all roles - science / engineering / commercial, and scaling our company to deliver single-molecule assays to academic and pharma labs.
🚀 Exciting News: £4 Million Investment Secured! 🚀
We're very happy to announce a £4M investment led by Northern Gritstone.
We'll be investing in the team and R&D for our academic and pharma customers.
Follow us for the latest updates as we scale a now VC-backed life science business!
We're very happy to announce a £4M investment led by Northern Gritstone.
We'll be investing in the team and R&D for our academic and pharma customers.
Follow us for the latest updates as we scale a now VC-backed life science business!
November 25, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Exciting news - we can finally tell y’all!
Super happy to announce the close of our £4 million seed round.
Now the fun bit starts as we will be hiring across all roles - science / engineering / commercial, and scaling our company to deliver single-molecule assays to academic and pharma labs.
Super happy to announce the close of our £4 million seed round.
Now the fun bit starts as we will be hiring across all roles - science / engineering / commercial, and scaling our company to deliver single-molecule assays to academic and pharma labs.
Reposted by Kacey Mersch
Nucleic Acid Machines conference - Lisbon 2025
June 29th-July 3rd.
Always an amazing conference!!!! Please put it on your calendar if interested.
June 29th-July 3rd.
Always an amazing conference!!!! Please put it on your calendar if interested.
November 13, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Nucleic Acid Machines conference - Lisbon 2025
June 29th-July 3rd.
Always an amazing conference!!!! Please put it on your calendar if interested.
June 29th-July 3rd.
Always an amazing conference!!!! Please put it on your calendar if interested.
Reposted by Kacey Mersch
Hello Bluesky! (Is that even what we say on here?)
So excited to make the move from the other place.
Let me re-introduce you to @ei-science.bsky.social
You can follow our company for lots of #smFRET and #FCS updates, and follow me for an eclectic mix of science, business, faith and family!
So excited to make the move from the other place.
Let me re-introduce you to @ei-science.bsky.social
You can follow our company for lots of #smFRET and #FCS updates, and follow me for an eclectic mix of science, business, faith and family!
We are a growing team of scientists and engineers spun out of Dr. Tim Craggs’ research lab (@timcraggs.bsky.social) with a mission of simplifying single molecule spectroscopy to enable the broadest possible uptake of these incredibly powerful, but historically complex and underutilised techniques.
November 16, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Hello Bluesky! (Is that even what we say on here?)
So excited to make the move from the other place.
Let me re-introduce you to @ei-science.bsky.social
You can follow our company for lots of #smFRET and #FCS updates, and follow me for an eclectic mix of science, business, faith and family!
So excited to make the move from the other place.
Let me re-introduce you to @ei-science.bsky.social
You can follow our company for lots of #smFRET and #FCS updates, and follow me for an eclectic mix of science, business, faith and family!
Hey! Check out this new article from the Lohman and Galburt Labs. Here they show the structure of an SF1A helicase in its active conformation. A conformation that is brought on by dimerization of the enzyme while it is bound to DNA.
Happy to share our recent collaborative work with Eric Galburt's lab led by Dr. Ankita Chadda and Dr. Binh Nguyen describing the first structures of M. tuberculosis dimeric superfamily 1A UvrD-family helicases bound to a DNA junction biorxiv.org/cgi/content/....
Structural Basis for Dimerization and Activation of UvrD-family Helicases
bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution
biorxiv.org
September 11, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Hey! Check out this new article from the Lohman and Galburt Labs. Here they show the structure of an SF1A helicase in its active conformation. A conformation that is brought on by dimerization of the enzyme while it is bound to DNA.