Jim Van Deventer
@vandeventerjim.bsky.social
Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University. Antibody engineering with expanded genetic codes, enhancing genetic code expansion in yeast, and more.
Briana and Sean both have exciting stories to tell in which they have used high throughput screening, deep sequencing analysis, and rigorous follow-up experiments to "discover the unexpected." We're looking forward to sharing this work at the conference! (2/2)
November 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Briana and Sean both have exciting stories to tell in which they have used high throughput screening, deep sequencing analysis, and rigorous follow-up experiments to "discover the unexpected." We're looking forward to sharing this work at the conference! (2/2)
Congratulations, team Lang! This looks extremely exciting!
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Congratulations, team Lang! This looks extremely exciting!
Thanks especially to organizers Ryan Mehl, Richard Cooley, and John Lueck, for the thoughtful speaker selection (and to Ryan and Rick for getting up very early once a month!). (2/2)
@johndlucky.bsky.social #ChemSky
@johndlucky.bsky.social #ChemSky
October 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Thanks especially to organizers Ryan Mehl, Richard Cooley, and John Lueck, for the thoughtful speaker selection (and to Ryan and Rick for getting up very early once a month!). (2/2)
@johndlucky.bsky.social #ChemSky
@johndlucky.bsky.social #ChemSky
Thanks especially to Tufts ChBE faculty member Prashant for organizing (with assists from Nat and Graham) and for the impressive number of colleagues that traveled long distances to be at the symposium (2/2).
@pauldauenhauer.bsky.social @eagannat.bsky.social @grahamleverick.bsky.social
@pauldauenhauer.bsky.social @eagannat.bsky.social @grahamleverick.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Thanks especially to Tufts ChBE faculty member Prashant for organizing (with assists from Nat and Graham) and for the impressive number of colleagues that traveled long distances to be at the symposium (2/2).
@pauldauenhauer.bsky.social @eagannat.bsky.social @grahamleverick.bsky.social
@pauldauenhauer.bsky.social @eagannat.bsky.social @grahamleverick.bsky.social
Also this. Size-matched amino acid; key controls for fancy hydration dynamics studies required a new noncanonical amino acid to confirm the importance of fluorine's unique electronic, not size, effects on protein-water interactions.
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Homoisoleucine: A Translationally Active Leucine Surrogate of Expanded Hydrophobic Surface Area
Hil of a strong peptide! Homoisoleucine (Hil) serves as an effective surrogate for leucine with respect to protein translation in bacterial cells. Replacement of Leu by Hil stabilizes coiled-coil pep...
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Also this. Size-matched amino acid; key controls for fancy hydration dynamics studies required a new noncanonical amino acid to confirm the importance of fluorine's unique electronic, not size, effects on protein-water interactions.
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
It is extremely unfortunate that the Nobel Prizes can be awarded to a maximum of 3 individuals (even though these individuals are deserving!). We can combat this by ensuring that we look beyond the individuals that win the prizes and celebrating the accomplishments of an entire field (4/4).
October 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
It is extremely unfortunate that the Nobel Prizes can be awarded to a maximum of 3 individuals (even though these individuals are deserving!). We can combat this by ensuring that we look beyond the individuals that win the prizes and celebrating the accomplishments of an entire field (4/4).
There are always so many people that made key discoveries possible! This includes people in the labs of awardees, competing investigators, people that died before a prize was awarded... (3/n).
October 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
There are always so many people that made key discoveries possible! This includes people in the labs of awardees, competing investigators, people that died before a prize was awarded... (3/n).
The more detailed scientific background is useful for understanding about scientific underpinnings as well as for celebrating the numerous people that made the prizes possible beyond the individuals awarded the prize (2/n).
October 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The more detailed scientific background is useful for understanding about scientific underpinnings as well as for celebrating the numerous people that made the prizes possible beyond the individuals awarded the prize (2/n).
I've also really enjoyed Jessica Winter's @jessicaowinter.bsky.social frankness and honesty about technology commercialization. The determination and persistence is incredibly inspiring! (2/2)
Shoot, I almost forgot the link to the show:
www.bmes.org/podcast/offi...
Shoot, I almost forgot the link to the show:
www.bmes.org/podcast/offi...
Office Hours Podcast
Join Dr. Liz Wayne as she unpacks how biomedical engineers are building a healthier, more equitable world, one discovery at a time.
www.bmes.org
October 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I've also really enjoyed Jessica Winter's @jessicaowinter.bsky.social frankness and honesty about technology commercialization. The determination and persistence is incredibly inspiring! (2/2)
Shoot, I almost forgot the link to the show:
www.bmes.org/podcast/offi...
Shoot, I almost forgot the link to the show:
www.bmes.org/podcast/offi...
It was fun to help, and I'm glad the world can see Vikas's cool study!
October 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
It was fun to help, and I'm glad the world can see Vikas's cool study!
Their jobs have never been easy, and since January the degree of difficulty of their work has gone up exponentially. It takes an incredible set of people to deftly and faithfully support the needs of extremely stressed out investigators, university research support staff, etc. (2/2).
#ChemSky
#ChemSky
September 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Their jobs have never been easy, and since January the degree of difficulty of their work has gone up exponentially. It takes an incredible set of people to deftly and faithfully support the needs of extremely stressed out investigators, university research support staff, etc. (2/2).
#ChemSky
#ChemSky