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[James Olzmann @OlzmannLab]

1/ Happy to see this collaborative work w/ Fangzhu Zhao, @realJimWells & colleagues now published in @PNASNews!

LRP8-targeted KineTACs degrade LRP8, reduce GPX4 & other selenoproteins, and sensitize cancer cells to ferroptosis.

https://t.co/TMJGr55NPd

[James Olzmann @OlzmannLab]

Wonderful trip to Kyushu! Thanks to Ryo Seino and the Dojindo team in Kumamoto, and Ken-ichi Yamada and his lab at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, for hosting. Enjoyed hearing about everyone’s projects, the great discussions, warm hospitality, and fantastic food!

[James Olzmann @OlzmannLab]

Congrats to Maia Kinnebrew and team! 🎉 Genetic screens and mechanistic follow-up reveal how fatty acid metabolism tunes membrane fluidity and accessible cholesterol pools. Happy to have contributed in a small way to this study.
https://t.co/8zizSBtYHR

[James Olzmann @OlzmannLab]

Excited to see this online and to have contributed in a small way! Huge congratulations to @Sulfur_Vladi, Takaaki Akaike & team. Elemental sulfur (S8) accumulates in lipid droplets, & protects against lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis! 🔥
https://t.co/rTGf91lN81

[James Olzmann @OlzmannLab]

Save the date! 🔥 The 2027 FASEB Science Research Conference on Ferroptosis: From Mechanism to Medicine is coming to Denver, July 12–15!

We are excited to bring the ferroptosis community together again. Experts and newcomers welcome!

Please help spread the word! More info soon!

[Kevin C. Klatt, PhD, RD @KCKlatt]

Finally replaced the COVID-era apartment professional pic that was on the brink of catfishing. Here's to hoping that there's enough retinoids and sunscreen to not have to update this for another 10 years

[UC Berkeley @UCBerkeley]

Once again, U.S. News & World Report (@usnews) has named UC Berkeley the #1 public university (tied). Berkeley has topped the rankings for much of the 21st century. 🥇 https://t.co/ZMIeeEpCbE

[Fletcher Lab @FletcherLab_UCB]

Influenza A virus must cross mucus to infect us. Our new preprint combines theory, simulations, and experiments to show how the virus can hijack this barrier to power its motion and follow receptor gradients—without an internal motor or signaling network. https://t.co/U6gXe5PrbR

[UC Berkeley MCB @berkeleyMCB]

MCB is hiring Assistant Professors across 3 divisions!:

🧪 BBS: https://t.co/HQiESqfMKh
🧬GGED: https://t.co/oqtRgs1d76
🦠IMM: https://t.co/NrgDHQpLFH

🗓️ Application Deadline: October 19, 2026

🔗 Click the links or scan the QR codes to learn more and apply

[UC Berkeley MCB @berkeleyMCB]

MCB's Priya Moorjani & her lab have developed a novel genomic analysis method that identified DNA inherited from two previously unknown ancient human relatives, providing new insights into the complexity of human evolution.

https://t.co/TrL8TLkvo6

[Ethan Greenblatt @vancityflyguy]

I'm incredibly proud of my lab's work defining the mechanism by which fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein (FMRP) supports translation of long neurodevelopmental mRNAs - a discovery we first made in fruit fly eggs which is conserved in the mammalian brain
https://t.co/0flxz109yb

[The Nogales Lab @NogalesLab]

🧵 New paper alert! Today on bioRxiv, we show how a microtubule (MT) associated protein, MTCL1, links 2 regulatory layers: mechanical MT stabilization and writing of then tubulin code. A multi-lab effort driven by @Juanmabertoldi1 and Julie Dang spanning atoms to organisms. 1/n

[Shanshan Liu @shanshanliu1218]

Thrilled to share I’ve joined @YaleCellBio as an Assistant Professor after an incredible postdoc in the @KivancBirsoy Lab at @RockefellerUniv.

Excited to launch the Liu Lab website: https://t.co/183naqBNpg, built by @oopslabai.

Thank you for bringing our lab vision to life!

[College of Chemistry @UCB_Chemistry]

A new addition to the Nobel wall in Latimer Hall! Professor Omar Yaghi's plaque has been installed in the chemistry complex, joining the distinguished company of Berkeley's Nobel laureates. Go Bears! 🐻 #berkeleychemistry #chemistry #ucberkeley #nobelprize

[UC Berkeley MCB @berkeleyMCB]

🎉 Big congratulations to the 2026 class of @Pewtrusts scholars and fellows! 36 outstanding early-career researchers are leading the next generation of biomedical breakthroughs —including MCB's Ahmad Nabhan. Learn more:
https://t.co/Jm4dqNj7Fl

[UC Berkeley MCB @berkeleyMCB]

Congrats to MCB's Megan Martik and @MollyOhainle on being named 2026-27 Hellman Fellows! 👏

https://t.co/vVao3CLrpS

[Rushika M. Perera @rushika_perera]

Our latest study out in @MolecularCell explores how and why MHC class I is aberrantly targeted for degradation via the autophagy-lysosome pathway in pancreatic cancer. Congrats to postdoc extraordinaire @marineberquez for leading this study! @UCSFAnatomy @UCSFCancer

[James Olzmann @OlzmannLab]

@UCBerkeley campus. 🤩

[Dan Nomura @DanNomura]

Congrats to chemical biology grad students Melissa Lim and Aman Modi from our lab for getting their PhD's!!

[Dan Nomura @DanNomura]

Excited to talk about our latest research at the 2nd International Symposium on Chemical and Biomedical Imaging in Hong Kong!