Happy to share our Primer on small molecule photoaffinity labeling Nature Reviews Methods Primers. Great collaborative effort led by Rick Homan w/ Lyn Jones & christina woo along with Sherry and John @ Belharra Tx.
rdcu.be/dGvzV

NEW: MIT has banned the use of DEI statements for faculty hiring and promotions.

This is huge, a turning point — the policy, functionally an ideological weed-out tool, is widely unpopular in academia, but MIT is the first elite private institution to pull the plug.

Great tips for trainees drafting manuscripts.

Characterization of a cool mucinase subtype bearing features of both glycosidases and proteases ⁦Nature Catalysis⁩ #glycotime

A family of di-glutamate mucin-degrading enzymes that bridges glycan hydrolases and peptidases | Nature Catalysis nature.com/articles/s4192…

Antibiotics help to prevent and treat infections.

We need a pipeline of new ones to fight infections because over time they become resistant to the drugs we use to treat them.

Yet, no new classes of antibiotics have been approved since the 20th century. [1/3]

I highly recommend all @EWOC meetings #chemtwitter

Julius Adler was an iconiclast and a pioneer in understanding how bacteria respond to chemotactic signals. If you share his curiosity about #bacteria and his delight in their behavior, check out this fantastic video: youtube.com/watch?v=7_AYlr… (turn on the sound up) #chemotaxis

Just updated!

We updated our massive database of funding opportunities for POSTDOC fellowships.

Each entry (316!), we provide the $ amount, deadline, eligibility criteria, description, and link to funder.

Download this database freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-op…

Just heard a beautiful presentation on this research from Meilin Zhu in Blainey Lab and Doug Kwon suggesting that lipid metabolism can be exploited to promote the growth of species that suppress bacterial vaginosis #WomensHealth

The ONO PHARMA FOUNDATION sponsors a terrific series of Webinars in #chembio and this upcoming one will be excellent. Please retweet to get the word out.

It's happening again! The 8th New England Glycochemistry Meeting - Sat. June 8, 2024 at Brandeis! #glycotime with @StaceyMalaker Herzon Lab Christopher Reid Linda Hsieh-Wilson Carole Bewley NIDDK
& 🫵! Sign up at –
negcmu.sites.northeastern.edu

Congratulations on this tour de force analysis of oligosaccharide-degrading enzymes from a key commensal. What a great way to signal that your group is thriving.

First pre-print from the lab!
“Carbohydrate-active enzymes from Akkermansia muciniphila breakdown mucin O-glycans to completion”
🌟Cassie Bakshani Taiwo Ojuri 🌟
IMIBirmingham #glycotime we hope people enjoy reading it!
biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

I’m looking forward to seeing all of the new creative work that comes out of your group. We Kiessling Group congratulate you!

Alex is a great host to talk with about #chembio #glycotime and how thinking about natural products led to a curiosity about carbohydrate function.

Been waiting years for this. Thanks for getting it done!

Thrilled that #ACSSpring2024 Council voted to approve BIOL ACS Biochem and ChemBio 's name change request to *Biochemistry and Chemical Biology*! 90% of BIOL members voted that this better represents them & we hope to provide a home for even more scientists
American Chemical Society - More soon!

A fascinating read and thread that highlights an unexpected interplay of antibiotics and mucus secretion. And since mucus is made of highly glycosylated proteins, tagging this excellent thread #glycotime

This was a great session. Thanks for sharing your cool research on understanding and decoding the structures of glycans!

Headed to New Orleans for #ACSSpring2024 ? Be sure to catch presentations from our group: Valerie will be presenting on Sunday at 3:55 PM and Victoria Marando and Laura Kiessling on Tuesday at 12:55 and 2:10 PM