Elizabeth Connelly (Beth)

Biochemistry PhD candidate at Western University. NMR and in vitro functional assays with Parkin @theshawlab

[ShawLab @theshawlab]

Great job @BiochemBeth1 presenting her work with 19F NMR this weekend at the @UTorontoCBP conference.

[Elizabeth Connelly (Beth) @BiochemBeth1]

Very interesting talk! Taking water dynamics into consideration when evaluating protein dynamics.

[ChemBioPhys @ UofT @UTorontoCBP]

📣We’re back for Day 2! #CBP2025

First up, we have Dr. Katie Mitchell-Koch presenting her work on the hydration layer affecting and influencing protein interactions💦🧬

[National Lipid Association @nationallipid]

Knowledge is power! This #LpaAwarenessDay, explore the Top 🔟 recent Journal of Clinical Lipidology articles on Lp(a), chosen by NLA Executive Committee Member, Board Member, & Communications Council Chair, @MarlysLPA.

Which article will you dive into?👇

[Molecular Cell @MolecularCell]

Online Now: UbiREAD deciphers proteasomal degradation code of homotypic and branched K48 and K63 ubiquitin chains https://t.co/Rboy8B5QBO

[Canadian Association for Girls in Science (CAGIS) @GirlsInScience]

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was a British astronomer and one of the “hidden” women in science–women who contributed significantly to their field without appropriate recognition.

One of her most notable discoveries, published as part of her doctoral thesis in 1925, was that stars are mostly composed of hydrogen and helium. Her analysis challenged the accepted belief that star compositions were similar to that of the Earth. While there was initial dissent, her discovery was confirmed in 1929.

Throughout her career, Cecilia faced prejudice and bias as a woman in STEM. Although Cecilia studied at Harvard University, her doctorate was awarded through Radcliffe College because Harvard did not grant doctoral degrees to women at that time. She continued to work at Harvard as a ‘technical assistant’ in the astronomy department, where she was underpaid and assigned routine projects. It wasn’t until the Harvard observatory came under new leadership–nearly thirty years later–that her talent was appreciated. In 1956, Cecilia was appointed full professor at Harvard and later chairwoman of the astronomy department, becoming the first woman to lead a Harvard department.

Image: Smithsonian
https://t.co/lF86H7X8CH

#CeciliaPayneGaposchkin #WomenInAstronomy #Stars

[ShawLab @theshawlab]

Congratulations @JashanjotGill1 for receiving the Dr. Bishnu D. Sandwal Graduate Performance Award. This award recognizes her advocacy and outreach work with groups such as SOS, WRPN, the BGSA among others.

[Prof. Nikolai Slavov @slavov_n]

The epitranscriptome formed by the growing number of modifications occurring within mRNA transcripts.

[Elizabeth Connelly (Beth) @BiochemBeth1]

Can’t believe this is my last pumpkin!

[ShawLab @theshawlab]

Our Lab’s submissions for the annual @westernuBiochem Pumpkin Carving and Costume contests! Ben and Joon from the Choy lab joined us for a group costume.

[Razvan Borza @rborza_]

🚨 Great alternatives to BioRender are now available!!

📢 @NIAIDNews offers a collection of public figures and icons for everyone to use. Check it out at https://t.co/cZFQAf5nTz

[Elizabeth Connelly (Beth) @BiochemBeth1]

It’s after midnight back in London which means unit 1 of Biochem 4410 is officially over. I had so much fun teaching and creating assignments based on @megatev outline from last year. Here’s to (hopefully) more university teaching in my future! @westernuBiochem

[Elizabeth Connelly (Beth) @BiochemBeth1]

Most importantly…we won foosball

[Ivan Đikić @iDikic2]

One of the most exciting expert session with students/postdocs at the #EMBOubiquitin2024 conference in #Cavtat. Careers, publishing, crazy ideas in science, spiked with table football and beach discussions/swimming. Thx to all for participating 🫶😊 #ubiquitin @YMerbl

[Elizabeth Connelly (Beth) @BiochemBeth1]

Lots of discussion and great questions coming out of EMBO Ubiquitin!

[ShawLab @theshawlab]

Congratulations @BiochemBeth1 for your poster at #EMBOubiquitin24 highlighting amino acid specific labelling with Parkin!

[Elizabeth Connelly (Beth) @BiochemBeth1]

Go Rachel! Previous @theshawlab PhD student and current @PrunedaLab Postdoc gave a great talk today! Proud of my lab buddy @r_lacoursiere

[Elizabeth Connelly (Beth) @BiochemBeth1]

The first full day at #EMBOubiquitin24 very exciting to see the new techniques and unpublished data coming out of these labs!

[Elizabeth Connelly (Beth) @BiochemBeth1]

Can’t wait to show Biochem 4410 this awesome cake when we review sequencing technology tomorrow! @westernuBiochem

[Melissa Pitman @MelissaPitman17]

Nanopore sequencing in cake form! DNA passing through the motor protein(green) and pore protein(blue). It was great to do this with my creative sidekick (my 11 year old 🤓). #bakebmh2024 ⁦@bmh2024Melb⁩

[Women in Autophagy @WAutophagy]

🅂🅄🄱🄼🄸🅃 🅈🄾🅄🅁 🄰🄱🅂🅃🅁🄰🄲🅃. Annual Symposium Webinar!!! Autophagy data! #YoshinoriOhsumiand
@patricia_boya
will be the keynote speakers. We acknowledge
@BiochemSoc
for the great contribution to our meeting #Thanks #WomenInScience https://t.co/Txy3J5To1N

[ShawLab @theshawlab]

Spectacular example of chemical biology, cryo-EM and dynamics!

[The Science of Parkinson's @ScienceofPD]

New work from @BiochemBeth1 @theshawlab & colleagues "provides a structural rationale for the rapid & efficient ubiquitin turnover by [#Parkinsons-associated] parkin & helps explain the basis for some disease-causing variants" - interesting T415N data
https://t.co/YVGa8c1Lhp

[Elizabeth Connelly (Beth) @BiochemBeth1]

@WAutophagy

[ShawLab @theshawlab]

Capturing the Catalytic Intermediates of Parkin Ubiquitination out now in PNAS. @westernuBiochem @hw1o9 @BiochemBeth1 @RoyTadayon https://t.co/VRCZNUGPEN

[Elizabeth Connelly (Beth) @BiochemBeth1]

Excited to announce my first author paper is finally out in PNAS! Thank you to @hw1o9 and @theshawlab members for making this happen https://t.co/LrFtl6DVQX