The trainees had such good questions about the faculty search process and beyond. Thanks to @acs.org and @rjgilliard.bsky.social for helping to nurture the talented next generation of chemists. @chemsky.bsky.social

Robert J. Gilliard, Jr.@rjgilliard.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It was a pleasure to welcome Eric Mills and the ACS on Campus team to @mit.edu for a trainee-focused event that covered publishing and careers! Joined Laura Kiessling and Rory Waterman for a session on faculty positions. @acs.org @jacs.acspublications.org @pubs.acs.org @laurakiessling.bsky.social

It was a pleasure to welcome Eric Mills and the ACS on Campus team to @mit.edu for a trainee-focused event that covered publishing and careers! Joined Laura Kiessling and Rory Waterman for a session on faculty positions. @acs.org @jacs.acspublications.org @pubs.acs.org @laurakiessling.bsky.social

Congrats to the @krfoundation.org & NCI scholarship awardees at our Keystone Symposia meeting on Tumor Microenvironment/Inflammation Resolution! 🧬🎉 @coussenslab.bsky.social @sandramcallister.bsky.social @laurakiessling.bsky.social @magarianblander.bsky.social #KSTumorMicro26 #KSInflammation26

#Immunology Intelectin-2 is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial lectin It binds glycans on mammalian cells (inducing mucin cross-linking) and on bacterial cells (leading to antibacterial activity) @laurakiessling.bsky.social @kiesslinglab.bsky.social

Intelectin-2 is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial lectin - Nature Communications

Intelectin-2 defends mucosal interfaces by crosslinking mucus and blocking microbial growth. This study reveals that mouse and human intelectin-2 recognizes galactose-rich glycans to bind and target diverse bacteria—uncovering a potent, dual-action lectin that shapes host–microbe balance.

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⏰ Submit short talk abstracts and/or scholarship apps by Feb 4 at 11:59 PM for the Symposium on Tumor Microenvironment. 🎤 Speaker preview: youtu.be/lyK8XkYC8cI 🔗 Apply: keysym.us/KSTumorMicro26 @coussenslab.bsky.social @sandramcallister.bsky.social @laurakiessling.bsky.social #KSTumorMicro26

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Fun collaboration with @thexavierlab.bsky.social and Ribbeck groups to figure out how this human lectin plays multiple roles in controlling the #microbiome: stabilizing the mucus barrier and reducing bacteria that breach it. news.mit.edu/2026/protein... #glycotime

A protein found in the GI tract can neutralize many bacteria

MIT researchers found that a protein called intelectin-2 has broad spectrum antimicrobial activity against bacteria found in the GI tract. Additionally, intelectin-2 can crosslink molecules that make ...

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Amazing work–with potential therapeutic implications–by the @laurakiessling.bsky.social group reveals dual actions of interlectin-2 in stabilizing mucosal barriers and targeting bacteria that escape a compromised barrier www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This meeting should be very fun as the program is quite diverse. (Even chemical biologists).

Keystone Symposia@keystonesymposia.bsky.social · 7mo ago

⏳ Deadline Jan. 14 (11:59 PM MST)! Submit abstracts/apply for scholarships for Tumor Microenvironment / Inflammation Resolution. 🔗 keysym.us/KSTumorMicro26 | keysym.us/KSInflammati... @coussenslab.bsky.social @sandramcallister.bsky.social @laurakiessling.bsky.social @magarianblander.bsky.social

Join us for the 2025 Welch Conference on Chemical Research, “New Horizons in Drug Discovery,” Oct. 27-28 in-person or virtually. The event is completely free! Find more information here: welch1.org/conference/c...

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Don’t miss Pamela Bjorkman’s keynote address at the 2025 Welch Conference about the need to combat future SARS-CoV-2 variants and new spillovers of SARS-like betacoronaviruses. Join in-person or virtually here: welch1.org/conference/r...

Register for the 2025 Welch Conference

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Looking forward to a great #chembio program hosted by @thewelchfoundation.bsky.social and organized by Kevan Shokat welch1.org/conference/c.... Great coincidence that Welch honorees are Stuart Schreiber and Pete Schultz.

2025 Conference Program

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Amazing news that the 5th Virtual @chembiotalks.bsky.social attracted 450 participants from 50 countries. If you are as excited as we are, already mark next year's date (29th of September, 2026) in your calendars and make sure to suggest your favorite speakers! #ChemSky #ChemBio #DrugDiscovery

Virtual ChemBioTalks@chembiotalks.bsky.social · 10mo ago

We are excited that the 5th Virtual #ChemBioTalks attracted 450 participants from 50 different countries world-wide. Thank you all for making this such an engaging event! If you want to suggest speakers and keynotes for 2026, please do so by October 31st at ChemBioTalks@gmail.com #ChemBio #ChemSky

Come join us at @stanford-chemh.bsky.social! I feel incredibly lucky to have launched my career here -- it is a fantastic place to do bold interdisciplinary science surrounded by creative & supportive colleagues. Applications are due 10/15/2025 -- DM me if you have questions about the search!

Sarafan ChEM-H@stanford-chemh.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Open faculty position! We're seeking applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the junior level (Assistant or untenured Associate Professor) with research programs that exist at the interface between molecular science and computation. Apply here: stanford.io/45MF3Qa

We are hiring! If you are looking for a postdoc position and you are interested in signaling lipids and proteomics, come join us in beautiful Switzerland! More information on www.epfl.ch/labs/gr-schu...

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Looking forward to talking today about some new ways of looking at what human lectins do. #FallACS2025

Michael Trakselis@trakselis.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Heading to #FallACS2025. Check out the #TOXI program. Some great talks and award sessions. See you soon! @sturlalab.bsky.social @laurakiessling.bsky.social @acs.org

We are so grateful for resources to help us test key ideas about glycans and #Alzheimers disease. #glycotime🧪

Science in Boston@scienceinboston.com · last yr.

To overcome challenges that #neurodegenerative diseases pose, MIT’s Aging Brain Initiative has awarded seed grants for 5 innovative research projects. Congrats to Drs. Joseph Coughlin, Giovanni Traverso, Pattie Maes, Bin Zhang, @laurakiessling.bsky.social & @eboyden3.bsky.social ! bit.ly/4mVasaV

To overcome challenges that #neurodegenerative diseases pose, MIT’s Aging Brain Initiative has awarded seed grants for 5 innovative research projects. Congrats to Drs. Joseph Coughlin, Giovanni Traverso, Pattie Maes, Bin Zhang, @laurakiessling.bsky.social & @eboyden3.bsky.social ! bit.ly/4mVasaV

Opportunity in fragment-based design at Lilly (job available in 4 locations | UK: Bracknell | USA: Boston MA, Louisville CO, San Francisco CA) ref: R-86733 #FBD #FBDD #FBLD #CADD #CompChem #cheminformatics #ChemJobs #UKChemJobs #chemsky 🧪 careers.lilly.com/us/en/job/R-...

Advisor - Fragment-based Computational Design in Bracknell, United Kingdom | Research & Development at Lilly

Apply for Advisor - Fragment-based Computational Design job with Lilly in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Research & Development at Lilly

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Brief victory celebration and NEW ASSIGNMENT More than 27,000 comments posted regarding Schedule F implementation! 1/n

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Are you a postdoc/grad student preparing to launch a faculty search? Do you have a track record of excellence in research, leadership, mentorship & community engagement? Apply to the 2025 Next Generation Faculty Symposium: www.berkeleystanfordnextgensymposium.com! Pls repost! (1/3)

Stanford.Berkeley.UCSF Next Generation Faculty Symposium

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Lead author @ssmelyansky.bsky.social spearheaded a strategy to label a single sulfur-containing glycan called ManLAM on the cell envelope of the bacteria that cause #TB. news.mit.edu/2025/new-mol... or here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🧪 #glycotime @mitchemistry.bsky.social

New molecular label could lead to simpler, faster tuberculosis tests

MIT chemists found a way to identify a complex sugar molecule in the cell walls of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest pathogen. This labeling could lead to simpler, faster TB tests.

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We are so excited to see the cool science that will come out of your group #chemsky

Jill Alty@jillalty.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm excited to share that I'll be joining the Chemistry Department at Stony Brook University as a tenure-track Assistant Professor this fall! My group will use fundamental organic transformations to advance polymeric biomaterials. Check out jillalty.com for more information.

ACTION ITEM-----ACTION ITEM Implementation of Schedule F This is what a lot of us have been worried about. This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs. BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD... 1/n

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🙏 We need your help 🙏 The government continues to cancel grants at both NIH and NSF to censor science it doesn't like. We're tracking terminations to organize and advocate. Please report your terminated grants: NIH: forms.gle/J2znQ7y7YpeP... NSF: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni... w/ @noamross.net

We’re thrilled to feature an incredible lineup of plenary speakers at #Glyco27! These experts will share cutting-edge insights and the latest advancements in glycomics across areas of health, including immunology, neuroscience and more! Register today: glyco27.org/en/begin @glycotime.bsky.social

These kinds of cuts are taking place when #TB rates are rising, including in the US. They dovetail with USAID cuts to #TB programs.

🕊 Sharon ~ NHDogLover ⚖️ 🗽@nhdoglover.bsky.social · last yr.

A top scientist at Harvard who has spent years unraveling the mysteries of tuberculosis woke up Tuesday morning and discovered an order from the federal government telling her to halt her research. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/15/m...

Job opportunity in SF to work at a small startup with the first PhD graduate of the Lieberman Lab!

Jacob Baker@microjacob.bsky.social · last yr.

Taxa is hiring! We're looking for a Computational Biologist to spearhead the analysis of massive genomic datasets for our flagship probiotics. Exciting science, great team, and transparent compensation. Apply here 👇

A new means of selectively imaging the inner mycolate of mycobacteria using a compound that covalently modifies an enzyme intercepts to create a new intermediate with the Kim lab, @thebrysonlab.bsky.social and the Bernhardt lab. #TB

@tcwarner.bsky.social · last yr.

First post here! To inaugurate this account, I'd like to share my recent work, now published in JACS. Intercepting a Mycobacterial Biosynthetic Pathway with Covalent Labeling | Journal of the American Chemical Society pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Thanks to Ratmir Derda we have an articulate reply to: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... putting glycans back into the picture! @laurakiessling.bsky.social @anneimb.bsky.social @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social @molinarotony.bsky.social @dbojar.bsky.social @siglecdude.bsky.social

Confronting risks of mirror life

Broad discussion is needed to chart a path forward

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This is really beautiful research showing how the glycocalyx changes with aging and its impact on the blood-brain barrier.

Carolyn Bertozzi@carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · last yr.

Happy to share this new #glycotime work with collaborator Tony Wyss-Coray, led by grad student Sophia Shi, mucin loss at the BBB is associated with aging and cognitive decline, can be reversed by restoration with with gene therapy. Aging is a mucinopathy! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

For the Idaho Statesman 🥔, Professor Melanie Samuel explains how science funding drives cures for diseases like Alzheimer’s and cancer— and the devastating impact of mass firings in Health & Human Services. Happy Homecoming 🧪🧬🔬🏠 www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/read...