Miriam B. Goodman, PhD
wormsense.bsky.social
Miriam B. Goodman, PhD
@wormsense.bsky.social
Sensory biologist, passionate educator, advocate & mentor. Using nematodes to decipher brains & influence to broaden participation, enhance creativity, and pursue excellence in fundamental neuroscience. Opinions are mine.
& non-cannonical signaling cascades downstream of other GPCRs 5/n pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39554190/
November 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
With a multifunctional team of experimentalists and bioinformaticians and high-powered collaborations, Huttenhain uncovers canonical GPCR signaling pathways activated by different agonists 5/n
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38528119/
Profiling the proximal proteome of the activated μ-opioid receptor - PubMed
The μ-opioid receptor (μOR) represents an important target of therapeutic and abused drugs. So far, most understanding of μOR activity has focused on a subset of known signal transducers and regulatory molecules. Yet μOR signaling is coordinated by additional proteins in the interaction network of t …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Week 2: Ruth Huttenhain, @rhuttenhain.bsky.social Asst Prof, deciphers signaling pathways from time-resolved mass-spec—a concept grounded in the idea that signaling involves close association of the involved proteins and that protein markers of compartments can track translocation in cells. 3/n
November 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
As a department, we value four main qualities in our colleagues 2/n
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November 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Go see the sunfish, too, if u can…
a close up of a fish in the ocean
ALT: a close up of a fish in the ocean
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October 29, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Please re-skeet
October 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A steadfast advocate of open science, @pleinerlab.bsky.social makes his molecular tools generalizable & widely available, as in this paper in NatureProtocols www.nature.com/articles/s41... fin/n
A nanobody-based strategy for rapid and scalable purification of human protein complexes - Nature Protocols
Structural and functional analysis of human proteins requires their isolation in high yields and purity. Here, protease-cleavable, high-affinity, tag-specific nanobodies are used for the isolation of ...
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October 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Watch this space weekly for short profiles of our faculty.

Week 1: Assistant Prof Tino Pleiner, merges molecular tools & cell-based assays to deconstruct the ER-Membrane Complex (EMC). Revealing how the EMC ensures multimeric membrane protein complexes are assembled to ensure proper function. 3/n
October 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
As a department, we value four main qualities in our colleagues: Scientific Achievement, Education & Mentoring; Creativity & Vision, Academic Community & Engagement 2/n
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October 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This 👆🏼what is the energy source???
October 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Still processing... Next week, I take over some of Dan's teaching and hope that I measure up :-).
October 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Thank you, Piali. Dan was a strong pillar of support for all of our trainees. And for me, too.
October 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
For >35 years his leadership & expertise shaped the Dept of Molecular & Cellular Physiology. Dan did experiments himself throughout his career; producing insight into how the brain develops and adapts to flexibly support learning, memory, and survival. He will be missed.
October 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM