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Day 9 of #TalesFromTheLab 🧪 | How do you measure what's in a venom? MCP introduced a new way to identify and quantify individual venom proteins. ow.ly/cE2P5101mLJ #MolCellProt #ASBMBJournals

Day 8 of #TalesFromTheLab ☠️ | Black mamba. Two toxins sequenced, lethal in fractions of a microgram per gram of body weight. JBC, 1972. ow.ly/baCq5101bMI #JBiolChem #ASBMBJournals

Day 7 Of #TalesFromTheLab 🐍 | From archive to modern methods: MCP profiles the venom peptides of three pit vipers, including two near-threatened species. ow.ly/7W7k5100Hlz #MolCellProt #ASBMBJournals #MolecularBioscience

Day 6 of #TalesFromTheLab 🐍 | Venom week begins. From the JBC archive: decoding a green mamba toxin, one amino acid at a time. www.jbc.org/article/... #JBiolChem #ASBMBJournals #MolecularBioscience

Day 5 of #TalesFromTheLab 🕵️ | Part 2 of the parasite story: lipid-tagged proteins that malaria parasites use while hiding in red blood cells, and how drugs can disrupt them. ow.ly/JaAE5100GJU #MolCellProt #ASBMBJournals #LipidResearch

Moles are also important for real-world applications, such as determining effective concentrations of medicines. What are some other examples that connect how moles are used in biochemistry to real world applications? #MoleDay #Biochemistry #MolecularBioscience

Happy #MoleDay! For biochemists, moles are essential for everything from preparing solutions and calculating reaction stoichiometry to measuring enzyme activity and determining how many molecules of DNA, RNA or protein are present in a sample. #Chemistry #Biochemistry #MolecularBioscience #STEM

Day 4 of #TalesFromTheLab 🩸 | The malaria parasite lives inside your red blood cells and builds its membranes partly from the hemoglobin it digests. www.jlr.org/article/... #JLipidRes #ASBMBJournals #LipidResearch #Malaria

Day 3 of #TalesFromTheLab 🦇 | How do vampire bats keep blood flowing? Their saliva contains a clot-dissolving enzyme that fibrin stimulates 45,000-fold. ow.ly/oNuN50ZZ8Wz #JBiolChem #ASBMBJournals

Day 2 of #TalesFromTheLab 🐚 | This snail hunts fish. Its venom gland can be 4× the length of its body, and MCP mapped what's brewing inside it. www.mcponline.org/ar... #MolCellProt #ASBMBJournals

Day 1 of #TalesFromTheLab 🎃 | Fireflies don't waste their glow: this JBC study found an enzyme that recycles the spent light-emitting molecule back into fresh fuel. www.jbc.org/article/S002... #JBiolChem #ASBMBJournals

On #WorldCRISPRDay, we’re celebrating Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna, who won the 2020 #NobelPrize in Chemistry for the development of a method for genome editing, CRISPR–Cas9. 🧬 Learn more about their work: www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/... #CRISPR #GenomeEditing #WomenInScience

How is AI changing what’s possible in protein design? At #ASBMB2027, plenary speaker Tristan Bepler will explore how generative models are reshaping our understanding of the connections between macromolecular sequences and functions. www.asbmb.org/annual-meeti... #MolecularBioscience

FREE WEBINAR: Industry perspectives on protein biophysics for drug discovery 📅 Oct. 23 at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Join us for the kickoff of the ASBMB Industry Perspectives Webinar Series! ✅ Register: www.asbmb.org/meetin... #MolecularBioscience

FREE WEBINAR: Chromatin at the center of gene regulation and genome integrity 📅 Oct 22 at 10 a.m. Eastern Discover the latest advances in transcription and chromatin research at the October ASBMB Transcription Webinar. ✅ Register here:

FREE WEBINAR: Lysosomal metabolic signatures in aging and disease 📅 Oct 21 at 12 p.m. ET Explore the latest discoveries in lysosomal biology and lipid research at this month’s ASBMB Lipid Research Division seminar. ✅ Register: www.asbmb.org/meetin... #LipidResearch

Are you passionate about making science engaging and exciting for everyone? ASBMB wants to help bring your vision to life with the Science Outreach & Communication Grant. ➡️ Learn about the 2026 awardees: asbmb.org/asbmb-today/.... ✅ Apply by Oct. 31: asbmb.org/science-outr....

How do you lead a global scientific resource? As the Protein Data Bank (@rcsbpdb.bsky.social) approaches its 55th anniversary on Oct. 20, Stephen Burley discusses leadership, AI, global collaboration and the people behind this essential scientific resource. Read more: www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...

Another installment of demystifying the hidden curriculum of academic science, this one scheduled purposefully to round out the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)'s @asbmb.bsky.social #MolecularBioscienceWeek thebumblingbiochemist.com/365-days-of-...

In JBC press| Vps1 and select autophagic machinery are required for coenzyme Q uptake and trafficking to mitochondria. Learn more: https://www.jbc.org/article/S0021-9258(26)02464-6/fulltext #JBiolChem

In JBC press| Vps1 and select autophagic machinery are required for coenzyme Q uptake and trafficking to mitochondria. Learn more: https://www.jbc.org/article/S0021-9258(26)02464-6/fulltext #JBiolChem

Congratulations to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai, recipients of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries that helped explain how chirality can emerge during chemical synthesis. 🔹 Explore more Nobel Prize-winning molecular bioscience: www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/... #MolecularBioscienceWeek

BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2026 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.”

Kenso Soai, awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, was born in 1950 in Hiroshima, Japan. He earned his PhD in 1979 from the University of Tokyo, Japan. He is professor emeritus at Tokyo University of Science, Japan.

This year’s Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry Henri B. Kagan was born in 1930 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. He earned his PhD in 1960 from Collège de France, France. He is professor emeritus at Université Paris-Sud, now known as @univparissaclay.bsky.social

Why and how we purify proteins with FPLC (aka - what's an AKTA and why should I care?) In honor of @asbmb.bsky.social #MolecularBioscienceWeek, Korina and Ryan wanted to tell y'all! youtu.be/uhfrn6dpLpM

What better way to kickstart #MolecularBioscienceWeek?! Back in the crystallography game! More easily this time thanks to screens + optimization youtube.com/shorts/OigSF...

It's #MolecularBioscienceWeek 🧪 It's an annual celebration of the impact of fundamental research—so, a great time to acknowledge its life-saving effects is by looking back at this vintage #ISpyPhysiology blog on how drugs make it to market: https://ow.ly/UTCL50ZSMB1 #Physiology

Day 2 of @asbmb.bsky.social Molecular Bioscience Week! Join Salt Lake City’s Science on Tap to learn how to run a Pint Night for Science Cafe in your area. Register here: www.asbmb.org/meetings-eve...

Join here: www.asbmb.org/meetings-eve...

Happening Now! Molecular Bioscience Week is finally here. I'm excited to hear the kickoff message from the @asbmb.bsky.social President Ed Eisenstein today at 11 AM ET. Register here: lnkd.in/eKDjt2N9

This #MolecularBioscienceWeek, we're asking: Molecular bioscience is important because... Sudheesh Allikka Parambil says it's about opening doors for the next generation. How would you finish the sentence? www.asbmb.org/molecular-bi...

The inaugural Molecular Bioscience Week is happening next week! Join the @asbmb.bsky.social to celebrate the wonders of foundational research! Register for MBSW events here: www.asbmb.org/molecular-bi...

Why Molecular Bioscience matters – from the lens of Bibel lab members in a ramp-up to @asbmb.bsky.social #MolecularBioscienceWeek youtube.com/shorts/ZYWed...

#HispanicHeritageMonth | @joann-trejo.bsky.social studies G protein-coupled receptor signaling. In 2015, she received the ASBMB Ruth Kirschstein Award for mentoring students from historically marginalized groups. 🔸Celebrate more researchers in this ASBMB timeline: www.asbmb.org/membership/s...

📢 Make your voice heard. Contact your members of Congress today and urge them to ask the White House to withdraw its proposal for a board of political appointees with authority over NIH grant decisions. ➡️ Take action: asbmb.quorum.us/campaign/169... #ScienceServesUsAll #ASBMBAdvocates

NIH funding decisions should be made by scientific experts, not political appointees. Protecting rigorous peer review safeguards public trust, biomedical progress and U.S. scientific leadership. ➡️Learn more: www.asbmb.org/advocacy/pos... #ScienceServesUsAll #ASBMBAdvocates

#WorldAlzheimersDay | In MCP, researchers used ultrasensitive proteomics to find that aging amplifies neuroinflammation, cytoskeleton remodeling and phosphorylation in Alzheimer's disease models: www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/.... #MolCellProt | @asbmbjournals.bsky.social

Peer reviewers play a vital role in advancing scientific discovery. Their evaluations help ensure that published research meets the highest standards of quality and integrity. As #PeerReviewWeek comes to a close, we thank all reviewers who support ASBMB journals. www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...

Prof. of Pharmacology @heidihamm.bsky.social received the Herbert Tabor Research Award from @asbmb.bsky.social. This award is given for outstanding, innovative accomplishments in biological chemistry and molecular biology and contributions to the community of scientists. buff.ly/KKNb4nb

OUR 👏 FACULTY 👏 ARE 👏 ON 👏 A 👏 ROLL 👏 These past few weeks have brought a whirlwind of awards for the School of Medicine Basic Sciences community. Learn about the recognitions of two senior and two junior faculty members, and join us in congratulating them! 🧵👇️

During #PeerReviewWeek, ASBMB is proud to recognize & thank all outstanding reviewers who support ASBMB journals! Learn about JBC, MCP & JLR reviewers whose exceptional dedication is reflected in the quality, timeliness and consistency of their reviews: www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/....

Congratulations to #HHMIInvestigator Edward Chouchani (danafarber.bsky.social), recipient of @asbmb.bsky.social sky.social’s Earl and Thressa Stadtman Young Scholar Award — an honor recognizing early career excellence in biochemistry & molecular biology: bit.ly/4xg9hGI.

To celebrate the coming @asbmb.bsky.social Molecular Bioscience Week, you can buy a T-Shirt! www.bonfire.com/asbmb-molecu...

From uncovering a spring-loaded mechanism of viral entry to developing next-generation #vaccines and antibodies, Peter Kim's work highlights the power of basic science. Learn more about his scientific journey ahead of his keynote address at #ASBMB2027: www.asbmb.org/asbmb-... #Virology

Let's do it!

Wonderful opportunity for #grad students and #postdocs - I got the ASBMB travel award to attend #ASBMB26 and present my work, and I had a great time 😊

Don't forget to plan your outreach efforts and join the @asbmb.bsky.social as we launch our first #molecularbioscienceweek It doesn't have to be complicated but if you are looking for ideas check our website asbmb.org