Truly delighted to share this work from @isaacapaddy.bsky.social on probing a metabolic vulnerability in the Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

A cofactor‐promiscuous <fc>HMGR</fc> from the Lyme disease pathogen illuminates diversity in bacterial isoprenoid biosynthesis

The Lyme disease pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi contains a highly reduced genome lacking many primary metabolic pathways. However, B. burgdorferi retains the mevalonate pathway that synthesizes isopen...

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Elated to share that Dr. Poulami Chatterjee, a staff scientist in the group, recently received an Emerging Leader Award from @bayarealyme.bsky.social!! Poulami's pre-print on Borrelial lipids was posted just a few days ago at www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6.... www.bayarealyme.org/blog/bay-are...

Bay Area Lyme Foundation Raises $900,000 at LymeAid 2026, Presenting Inaugural Neil L. Spector, MD, Legacy Award and $300,000 in Emerging Leader Grants - Bay Area Lyme Foundation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Bay Area Lyme Foundation Raises $900,000 at LymeAid 2026, Presenting Inaugural Neil L. Spector, MD, Legacy Award and $300,000 in Emerging Leader Grants Dana Carvey Emceed; Chri...

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What if one relied on the environment for 95% of the lipids they need?? I would think impossible, but in this #lipidtime work from my group, we profile the Lyme disease pathogen in an everything everywhere all at once approach! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

🏆 2026 Protein Society Award Winners Celebrating the scientists shaping the future of protein science 👏 🎤 Hear from this year’s award winners live at #PS40 in Boston this July 🔗 Learn more + register: proteinsociety.org/annual-symposium #TheProteinSociety

Prof. Laura Dassama (Stanford Chem) is developing a small-molecule therapy for sickle cell disease that removes BCL11A, restoring fetal hemoglobin without gene editing. Her goal is a simpler, more affordable sickle cell therapy. brnw.ch/21wXP8k

Congratulations to 2025 #MacFellow William Tarpeh! The Stanford chemical engineer is working on sustainable and practical solutions to treat wastewater and recover valuable mineral resources. 🗞️: stanford.io/3IZIBqF

So honored to be a part of this years HHMI Gilliam Fellows cohort! Thankful for my amazing mentor @lmkdassama.bsky.social and all of those who’ve supported me. Excited to join the community!

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Congratulations 2025 Gilliam Fellows and Advisors! 🎉 The Gilliam Fellows Program launches promising PhD students into impactful scientific research careers while fostering inclusive training environments. Through this program, HHMI supports both graduate students and their faculty thesis advisors.

Truly thrilled that @isaacapaddy.bsky.social has been named a Gilliam Fellow!! Isaac is a model trainee and has been a delight to work with. Many congratulations, Isaac! We found out during our weekly individual meeting that he would be a Gilliam Fellow, and I happened to capture the moment 🤗.

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Congratulations 2025 Gilliam Fellows and Advisors! 🎉 The Gilliam Fellows Program launches promising PhD students into impactful scientific research careers while fostering inclusive training environments. Through this program, HHMI supports both graduate students and their faculty thesis advisors.

Truly wonderful to celebrate these amazing scientists graduating from the Dassama group! Congrats to @mekedlawitts.bsky.social @jonathanccc-chem.bsky.social on their PhDs and to Sebastian Alfonso on his Masters, all in Chemistry! @stanfordchemistry.bsky.social @stanford-chemh.bsky.social

Delighted to share this work led by @mekedlawitts.bsky.social that investigates the delivery efficiency of various protein delivery vehicles! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Engineering Cell-Specific Protein Delivery Vehicles for Erythroid Lineage Cells

Biologics such as proteins, peptides, and oligonucleotides are powerful ligands to modulate challenging drug targets that lack readily accessible and “ligandable” pockets. However, the limited membran...

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Everything feels weird and uncertain, and I can only imagine how trainees feel right now… so are some things mentors can do to support mentees during these challenging times: 🧵

Delighted to share this Outlook that @isaacapaddy.bsky.social and I worked on, now out in ACS Central Science! In this forward-thinking piece and call-to-action, we try to identify "druggable" points of vulnerability in non-model pathogenic bacteria! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Identifying Opportunity Targets in Gram-Negative Pathogens for Infectious Disease Mitigation

Antimicrobial drug resistance (AMR) is a pressing global human health challenge. Humans face one of their grandest challenges as climate change expands the habitat of vectors that bear human pathogens...

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Introducing Dr. @jonathanccc-chem.bsky.social, the first PhD from the Dassama Lab! I am very proud of the broad and deep undertakings that formed Jonathan's thesis! Some highlights are in the comments. Many congrats to the doc!!