Eric (“VJ”) Rubenstein
@vjrubenstein.bsky.social
Lucky me, lucky mud.
Cell biology. Protein quality control. Yeast. PUI.
Survivor and Severance superfan
He/him
Views my own, not my employer's
Cell biology. Protein quality control. Yeast. PUI.
Survivor and Severance superfan
He/him
Views my own, not my employer's
Fall 2025 Rubenstein Lab. I am blessed to get to work with a great team of students. Looking forward to what we will learn together this year!
August 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Fall 2025 Rubenstein Lab. I am blessed to get to work with a great team of students. Looking forward to what we will learn together this year!
Bittersweet to say farewell to Emmanuel Akoto, who defended his MS thesis & graduated this summer.
Emmanuel made outstanding contributions to several projects & contributed to the growth & well-being of others around him.
I'm excited to watch him continue to grow in his new role at Eli Lilly!
Emmanuel made outstanding contributions to several projects & contributed to the growth & well-being of others around him.
I'm excited to watch him continue to grow in his new role at Eli Lilly!
August 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Bittersweet to say farewell to Emmanuel Akoto, who defended his MS thesis & graduated this summer.
Emmanuel made outstanding contributions to several projects & contributed to the growth & well-being of others around him.
I'm excited to watch him continue to grow in his new role at Eli Lilly!
Emmanuel made outstanding contributions to several projects & contributed to the growth & well-being of others around him.
I'm excited to watch him continue to grow in his new role at Eli Lilly!
Very thoughtful piece by @youngshull.bsky.social about our misplaced anxieties about the place of AI in educational settings (and the human experience).
June 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Very thoughtful piece by @youngshull.bsky.social about our misplaced anxieties about the place of AI in educational settings (and the human experience).
This is a very good idea!
Here's a prototype, thanks to ChatGPT :)
Here's a prototype, thanks to ChatGPT :)
May 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is a very good idea!
Here's a prototype, thanks to ChatGPT :)
Here's a prototype, thanks to ChatGPT :)
That's my champion!
May 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
That's my champion!
Holy pricey petri dish!
Last year, I purchased a case of 500 FisherBrand petri dishes for $60/case.
Today they are $232.
Is this tariff pricing?
Where do people buy their petri dishes for microbiology?
Last year, I purchased a case of 500 FisherBrand petri dishes for $60/case.
Today they are $232.
Is this tariff pricing?
Where do people buy their petri dishes for microbiology?
May 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Holy pricey petri dish!
Last year, I purchased a case of 500 FisherBrand petri dishes for $60/case.
Today they are $232.
Is this tariff pricing?
Where do people buy their petri dishes for microbiology?
Last year, I purchased a case of 500 FisherBrand petri dishes for $60/case.
Today they are $232.
Is this tariff pricing?
Where do people buy their petri dishes for microbiology?
I could not be prouder of Emmanuel Akoto, who successfully defended his master's thesis today!
Emmanuel did a great job presenting his excellent research about how cells destroy proteins that clog ER translocons, a process that may become overwhelmed, contributing to pancreatic failure, in diabetes
Emmanuel did a great job presenting his excellent research about how cells destroy proteins that clog ER translocons, a process that may become overwhelmed, contributing to pancreatic failure, in diabetes
April 24, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I could not be prouder of Emmanuel Akoto, who successfully defended his master's thesis today!
Emmanuel did a great job presenting his excellent research about how cells destroy proteins that clog ER translocons, a process that may become overwhelmed, contributing to pancreatic failure, in diabetes
Emmanuel did a great job presenting his excellent research about how cells destroy proteins that clog ER translocons, a process that may become overwhelmed, contributing to pancreatic failure, in diabetes
Angel - Velvet Day Memorial Scholarship, which recognizes perseverance, drive for self-improvement, contagious optimism, humane values, altruistic service, and professional potential.
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March 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Angel - Velvet Day Memorial Scholarship, which recognizes perseverance, drive for self-improvement, contagious optimism, humane values, altruistic service, and professional potential.
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Some good news to end the week. 3 amazing students I have privilege of mentoring received Ball State Biology Dept awards today!
Congratulations to
LiLi - Newell C. Cook Sr. and Jr. Award in Microbiology
Felix - Homer D. Paschall Outstanding Anatomy and/or Physiology Graduate Assistant Award
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Congratulations to
LiLi - Newell C. Cook Sr. and Jr. Award in Microbiology
Felix - Homer D. Paschall Outstanding Anatomy and/or Physiology Graduate Assistant Award
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March 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Some good news to end the week. 3 amazing students I have privilege of mentoring received Ball State Biology Dept awards today!
Congratulations to
LiLi - Newell C. Cook Sr. and Jr. Award in Microbiology
Felix - Homer D. Paschall Outstanding Anatomy and/or Physiology Graduate Assistant Award
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Congratulations to
LiLi - Newell C. Cook Sr. and Jr. Award in Microbiology
Felix - Homer D. Paschall Outstanding Anatomy and/or Physiology Graduate Assistant Award
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The @inacademyofscience.bsky.social mtg is always so rewarding!
Great opp. for very-early career scientists to share their work & engage w/ broader sci community.
My entire team gets so much out of it! MS students Emmanuel & James, UGs Katrina & LiLi, & lab alum Kieran gave awesome presentations.
Great opp. for very-early career scientists to share their work & engage w/ broader sci community.
My entire team gets so much out of it! MS students Emmanuel & James, UGs Katrina & LiLi, & lab alum Kieran gave awesome presentations.
March 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The @inacademyofscience.bsky.social mtg is always so rewarding!
Great opp. for very-early career scientists to share their work & engage w/ broader sci community.
My entire team gets so much out of it! MS students Emmanuel & James, UGs Katrina & LiLi, & lab alum Kieran gave awesome presentations.
Great opp. for very-early career scientists to share their work & engage w/ broader sci community.
My entire team gets so much out of it! MS students Emmanuel & James, UGs Katrina & LiLi, & lab alum Kieran gave awesome presentations.
Basil, pondering the big ideas.
February 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Basil, pondering the big ideas.
It gets me.
February 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
It gets me.
Excited to share our latest work!
We found kinesin Kar3 is required for ER protein quality control.
This 10-yr project involved 78 students, including undergrad & master's students in my lab & students enrolled in CURE I helped design, & 2 excellent colleagues.
www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...
We found kinesin Kar3 is required for ER protein quality control.
This 10-yr project involved 78 students, including undergrad & master's students in my lab & students enrolled in CURE I helped design, & 2 excellent colleagues.
www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...
January 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Excited to share our latest work!
We found kinesin Kar3 is required for ER protein quality control.
This 10-yr project involved 78 students, including undergrad & master's students in my lab & students enrolled in CURE I helped design, & 2 excellent colleagues.
www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...
We found kinesin Kar3 is required for ER protein quality control.
This 10-yr project involved 78 students, including undergrad & master's students in my lab & students enrolled in CURE I helped design, & 2 excellent colleagues.
www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...
Basil is very excited for #Severance season 2! (And is hoping for a doggy daycare Snifferance spinoff!) @benstiller.redhour.com
January 16, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Basil is very excited for #Severance season 2! (And is hoping for a doggy daycare Snifferance spinoff!) @benstiller.redhour.com
Spring 2025 Rubenstein Lab at Ball State.
Looking forward to what we will discover together!
Looking forward to what we will discover together!
January 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Spring 2025 Rubenstein Lab at Ball State.
Looking forward to what we will discover together!
Looking forward to what we will discover together!
Amphipathic helix (aa 18 - 36) from yeast transcriptional repressor MATalpha2 that acts as a dimerization interface or degradation signal.
N-FKSSILDINKKLFSICCNL-C
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9695950/
N-FKSSILDINKKLFSICCNL-C
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9695950/
December 18, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Amphipathic helix (aa 18 - 36) from yeast transcriptional repressor MATalpha2 that acts as a dimerization interface or degradation signal.
N-FKSSILDINKKLFSICCNL-C
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9695950/
N-FKSSILDINKKLFSICCNL-C
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9695950/
2024 Rubenstein Lab (and friends) holiday party!
Working with these scientists is a joy.
(we missed Katie, Sudhee, and Felix!)
Working with these scientists is a joy.
(we missed Katie, Sudhee, and Felix!)
December 17, 2024 at 9:29 PM
2024 Rubenstein Lab (and friends) holiday party!
Working with these scientists is a joy.
(we missed Katie, Sudhee, and Felix!)
Working with these scientists is a joy.
(we missed Katie, Sudhee, and Felix!)
Congrats to the Fall '24 #Cellebration of Learning Club!
These excellent BSU Cell Biology students earned 90% or higher on 10 assignments!
It was a privilege to explore the molecules & principles underlying cell function w/ these budding scientists & all of the students in our Cell Biology class!
These excellent BSU Cell Biology students earned 90% or higher on 10 assignments!
It was a privilege to explore the molecules & principles underlying cell function w/ these budding scientists & all of the students in our Cell Biology class!
December 9, 2024 at 2:36 AM
Congrats to the Fall '24 #Cellebration of Learning Club!
These excellent BSU Cell Biology students earned 90% or higher on 10 assignments!
It was a privilege to explore the molecules & principles underlying cell function w/ these budding scientists & all of the students in our Cell Biology class!
These excellent BSU Cell Biology students earned 90% or higher on 10 assignments!
It was a privilege to explore the molecules & principles underlying cell function w/ these budding scientists & all of the students in our Cell Biology class!
Wonderful hosting Dr. Becca Davidson (postdoc in Soleimanpour lab at UMich) in the Ball State Biology Dept!
Becca shared their exciting work on mitoDNA in diabetes in our department seminar & delivered a guest lecture in my Cell Bio course! My students & colleagues got so much out of their visit!
Becca shared their exciting work on mitoDNA in diabetes in our department seminar & delivered a guest lecture in my Cell Bio course! My students & colleagues got so much out of their visit!
November 25, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Wonderful hosting Dr. Becca Davidson (postdoc in Soleimanpour lab at UMich) in the Ball State Biology Dept!
Becca shared their exciting work on mitoDNA in diabetes in our department seminar & delivered a guest lecture in my Cell Bio course! My students & colleagues got so much out of their visit!
Becca shared their exciting work on mitoDNA in diabetes in our department seminar & delivered a guest lecture in my Cell Bio course! My students & colleagues got so much out of their visit!
Post a picture from your phone but don’t explain it
April 30, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Post a picture from your phone but don’t explain it
A super fun holiday party with the #RubensteinLab and friends. Pitch-in dinner and desserts were delicious, and white-elephant gift exchange was epic.
December 11, 2023 at 2:12 AM
A super fun holiday party with the #RubensteinLab and friends. Pitch-in dinner and desserts were delicious, and white-elephant gift exchange was epic.
I'm very happy to share our new microPublication!
Beyond revealing methionine to be a novel regulator of quality control at the yeast ER translocon, our results urge caution when working with auxotrophic strains - those mutations may not be so innocent!
micropublication.org/journals/bio...
Beyond revealing methionine to be a novel regulator of quality control at the yeast ER translocon, our results urge caution when working with auxotrophic strains - those mutations may not be so innocent!
micropublication.org/journals/bio...
November 10, 2023 at 2:25 AM
I'm very happy to share our new microPublication!
Beyond revealing methionine to be a novel regulator of quality control at the yeast ER translocon, our results urge caution when working with auxotrophic strains - those mutations may not be so innocent!
micropublication.org/journals/bio...
Beyond revealing methionine to be a novel regulator of quality control at the yeast ER translocon, our results urge caution when working with auxotrophic strains - those mutations may not be so innocent!
micropublication.org/journals/bio...
PI in the lab - scary!
October 31, 2023 at 6:58 PM
PI in the lab - scary!