Diving into a new area of literature today and it reminds me again how very much I love biochemistry. Utterly intoxicating and addictive and suddenly I have 30 tabs open on my browser. (Another 30!)

I have two post doctoral positions available in my lab funded by the Wellcome Trust to develop new chemical biology approaches to studying mitochondria. Would suit those with interest in both mitochondria and chemical biology. Advert below-please forward and repost! www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

Do you love membrane proteins AND lipids? If so, the BBSRC-funded IMPALA-NET (the Integral Membrane Proteins And Lipids Assemblies network) is for you! Join here: www.impala-net.co.uk

Try this new online training game from Leandro F. Estrozi designed for newcomers in structural biology, with a focus on cryo-EM and cryo-ET map interpretation: rico.ibs.fr/helixplo...

Join us online for free data visualisation workshops on the 28th & 29th of April with JMP software. Across both webinars, you can expect to gain practical skills to apply to your own scientific or engineering data: #SponsoredPost www.chemistryworld.com/webinars/vis...

Visualising data for scientific discovery

Turn complex data into clear insight through hands-on learning and expert guidance

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Chemist/physician Dr. Maud Menten co-authored the seminal paper 𝘋𝘪𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘬 𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘸𝘪𝘳𝘬𝘶𝘯𝘨, 1931. This intro'd the Michaelis–Menten equation (image). It remains a cornerstone of #biochemistry, used in drug design, metabolic studies & enzyme engineering. She was born #OTD in 1879. #WomenInSTEM

🔔Seminar Opportunity🔔 We're looking for (self)recommendations for a Postdoc who is working in the area of AMR (any area, any discipline) to give an online seminar in May. Reply, DM or email me, there will more opportunities in the future as well so will be good to have a list. #MicroSky #AMR

Want training in membrane protein purification and analysis? Need a peer group to share the highs and lows of membrane proteins? May I suggest the Biochemical Society workshop 15-17th April 2026 in Birmingham, U.K. Early bird registration deadline is looming! www.biochemistry.org/events-and-t...

We are online! Apply, repost, inform all your amazing colleagues and lets have a great #lipidlove time in Dresden meetings.embo.org/event/26-lip...

Coskun Lipid Cellar @ ZML Dresden@lipid.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Ups we did it again! Please mark your calender. EMBO Workshop “Lipid Code to Life”, taking place September 7–11, 2026, in Dresden, organized by Maria Fedorova, @lipid.bsky.social, Valerie O'Donnell, @holthuislab.bsky.social and @molcellbiophys-lab.bsky.social 🥳 Retweets = lipidlove

Researchers of @hellmichgroup.bsky.social at #UniJena Cluster of Excellence @microverse.bsky.social have deciphered a key mechanism of antibiotic resistance. They showed how the bacterium applies the energy required to transport the drug out of its cell. ➡️ www.uni-jena.de/en/381040/sp...

Specific activation instead of continuous operation: How bacteria save energy and what this means for antibiotic resistances

Researchers in the Cluster of Excellence “Balance of the Microverse” at the University of Jena decipher a key mechanism of antibiotic resistance pumps

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🚨My lab is hiring a postdoc!🚨 If you’re interested in working out the mechanism and physiological impact of bacterial lipid transport processes then please apply! Job advert is here: tinyurl.com/4swddfda Get in touch by email (c.mulligan@kent.ac.uk) for informal enquiries Please repost! Thanks!

Spent the afternoon introducing some 16/17 year old to the magic of automatic pipettes @astonuniversity.bsky.social @astonaime.bsky.social. They were genuinely excited about it, and made some fun images. Wholesome.

The CCP4 Northern Structural Biology Meeting is back again in Newcastle 6-7th November 2025. If you are a structural biologist/biochemist in the North of the UK please register and submit abstracts by this Friday 17th. nusbf.ncl.ac.uk/ccp4-norther...

🚨🚨🚨 We are launching the 2nd application round for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Program MemBioMed, offering cutting-edge training on exploring the complex behavior of cellular membranes & unlocking their therapeutic potential. Students can apply here: life.univ-cotedazur.eu/internationa...

PhD project alert: the excellent MIBTP programme is open for applications. I am offering an exciting project on endogenous membrane protein complexes, jointly supervised with @alangoddard.bsky.social. Please spread the word! warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...

This captures the reason I went on strike in 2023. The lack of solidarity from bioscientists for the wider university community was shocking. I imagine it's because we remain *relatively* well funded.

Dr Vanessa@hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 10mo ago

struggling to budget both myself & a decent post-doc under the ukri grant caps (given the massive overheads unis charge) & wondering how others are managing. Then I see all the 0.4 fte for 15 months precarious post-docs being advertised & realise that’s the only way to do it. I hate it, thanks.

Thanks to @snsf.ch, we are hiring two PhD students to investigate frontier topics in lipid biology using a combination of MD simulations and experiments. Preferred starting date: ASAP. Fribourg - and Switzerland - are quite nice, for both work and private life! Please spread the word!

Job alert! We are advertising for a network manager for our new BBSRC network IMPALA. Want to organise meetings, promote discussion and help to spread the word about SMALPs to membrane protein researchers in academia and industry? Apply here: jobs.aston.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Job Vacancy at Aston University: IMPALA Network manager

We are looking for a network manager for a new research network called "Integral Membrane Proteins And Lipid Assemblies NETwork UK (IMPALPA-NET)." This project is funded by the BBSRC and aims to bring...

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Another inspiring story to remind me that the painstaking, frustrating and often slow work of science is worthwhile.

Andrew Copson@andrewcopson.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Huntington’s is one of the cruellest and most complicated diseases. But look what human ingenuity and hard work in the service of love can do! Truly inspiring and a rebuke to all those everywhere who are currently taking aim at science and medicine. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Absolutely inspiring to read this story of an adult with cystic fibrosis, and her life since starting to take the new drugs. This is what science is for (in my very biased opinion). www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

I spent my childhood in and out of hospital. At 19, I finally realised I had a terminal disease

Born with cystic fibrosis, Yvonne Hughes was lucky to survive her teens. She definitely didn’t expect to make it into her 50s. The comedian talks about the years she spent struggling to breathe – and ...

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On Friday, my 2 year old had her third trip (5th if you count in utero) to @diamondlightsource.bsky.social to drop off samples. Start 'em young...

The costs of #antimicrobial resistance 🦠 continue to rise 📈. The Center for Global Development reports that by 2050 #AMR could shrink the global economy by US$1.7T. Improving treatments and funding development of new antimicrobials 💊 could save millions of lives and billions in healthcare costs.

Forecasting the Fallout from AMR: Economic Impacts of Antimicrobial Resistance in Humans

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health crisis that threatens to undo decades of progress in medicine. This tool allows you to explore the potential impact of different interventions...

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Big news indeed 👏 make sure you check out the post&link below 🤩 #cryoEM #cryoET #membraneproteins #GPCRs #scivis #scicomm

CCeMMP Outreach@ccemmp-outreach.bsky.social · last yr.

Big news! 📢CCeMMP is holding the 2nd 'Bench to Art' Exhibition to showcase the artistic flair of structural biology. Share your creations to be displayed in a virtual gallery during National Science Week & for a chance to win cash prizes 💰! More info: ccemmp.org/events/arc-c... #CryoEM #Membranes

What does it mean when your workplace has transformed into a combination of a wedding venue and a wizarding school? Graduation season.

A beautiful time of year to visit Denmark, and always a pleasure to be at @au.dk looking very closely at proteins in the Physics Dept basement, and meeting @bjornppedersen.bsky.social and his group.

Join our group in the Centre for Medicines Discovery at Oxford Univ. @cmd.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk !!!! Happy to chat about any questions about the role and science. Oxford will assist with a skilled worker visa. Please RT! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Another AIME project @astonaime.bsky.social. Pretty sure we'll outgrow the new labs before we've settled in, but even that feels like a privilege!

Sam Parkinson@samparkinson.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨PhD opportunity! Join us at @astonaime.bsky.social and be part of the digital revolution 🤖 Discover polymer nanoparticles using data-driven methods. Ideal for chemists & digital explorers. RTs appreciated! 🙏 🗓️ Apply by 1 June 2025 🔗 tinyurl.com/3xa2hkfu #PhD #AI #PolymerChemistry

Got any great final year students who love the bench but don't (yet) want to do a PhD? I'm looking for a research technician to join our amazing AVERT team for the last 2 years of the project - a great chance to develop lab skills while supporting our team in York. jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...

📢 We have an open PhD position in our group! Come to Geneva🇨🇭 to develop new methodological approaches in LC-MS metabolomics for human toxicology, while enjoying the great Swiss outdoors & chocolate 🏔️🍫 jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta... 🧬🧫🧪🖥️ #metabolomics #lipidomics #teammassspec #MassSpecRSS #chemsky