Lee Marie

Plants are better biochemists than me 🌱 🧪🧬
Blooming PhD student
@cspbscbv SciComm
@MARTLETProject🚀

[Lee Marie @LeeMarieRytk]

My first "paper" thanks to the support of a brilliant supervisor:) A short and sweet read!

See the OG paper here: https://t.co/dHco0S3MPR

[Carl de Boer @CarldeBoerPhD]

@LeeMarieRytk on non-catalytic proteins that are critical components of 🌱 biosynthetic pathways. #synbio6

[New Phytologist @NewPhyt]

Glutamate decarboxylase-1 is essential for acclimation to nutritional phosphate deprivation

Benidickson et al. @k_benidickson @LeeMarieRytk @QueensUBio @plantagguelph

📖 https://t.co/2uFbO7Cf5F

[Víctor de Lorenzo @vdlorenzo_CNB]

Hmm … it seems that bioengineering is not piece of cake 😅: Trace impurities in sodium phosphate influences the physiological activity of E. coli in M9. https://t.co/PvhWK0jnb1

[Sebastian S. Cocioba🪄🌷 @ATinyGreenCell]

I love these autoclavable "petri dishes". They are 50mm bead boxes used for storing fly fishing tackle, but are made of polypropylene and have snap fit lids. Been using these for 3 years now and never turning back. Yay, minimizing disposable plastic waste!
https://t.co/Vzilri5ibl

[McMaster Biochemistry Graduate Program @MacBiochemGrad]

To better assist our students with rises to the cost of living, the Mac Biochem Grad Program is increasing stipends for the 2023-2024 academic year to the following minimum amounts:

MSc: $29,098
PhD: $36,552

Interested in applying?
Check out our faculty profiles @BBS_McMasterU

[Elliot Hershberg @ElliotHershberg]

Bugs as drugs 🦠🧬

Engineering edible microbes (spirulina) to produce acetaminophen (Tylenol)

POC for "small molecule production derived from CO2, H2O, and light in an edible host for bioavailable, oral drug delivery" 🤯

[Lee Marie @LeeMarieRytk]

@jacquimonaghan Thank you as always Jacqui!😄

[Lee Marie @LeeMarieRytk]

My first "paper" thanks to the support of a brilliant supervisor:) A short and sweet read!

See the OG paper here: https://t.co/dHco0S3MPR

[Niko McCarty. @NikoMcCarty]

ATP synthase spins about 230 times per second at room temperature.

At 45°C, it can rotate 650 times per second (🔥).

A typical jet engine spins 150 times per second.

Biological engineering > mechanical engineering.

[CSPB/SCBV @cspbscbv]

As the climate crisis threatens global food security, it’s become more important than ever to understand the impacts of environment on crop nutrient profiles. @plantdrlauren et al. monitor how climate affects the nutrient-dense S. Pacific crop, #breadfruit https://t.co/7qca13QL1e

[Lee Marie @LeeMarieRytk]

@ThePhDPlace Hi! I’m Lee Marie, a PhD student at McGill University:) I like to think of myself as a blooming 🌱 plant biochemist and 🧬synthetic biologist. If engineering microbes to make valuable plant-derived compounds piques your interest, let’s connect!

[CSPB/SCBV @cspbscbv]

Whole genome sequencing by Duan et al.@DiCenzo lab uncovers divergent nodulation genes in psychro(cold)-tolerant mesorhizobium isolated from Northern Canada. Cool❄️potential for unlocking cold adaptive genes in rhizobial symbionts! @QueensUBio #CanPlantSci https://t.co/pfBSgjpM4H

[CSPB/SCBV @cspbscbv]

Ever wonder at the divergence of substrate specificity within large biosynthetic enzyme families? Check out how @Jeff_Y_Chen et al. unravel what drives this in poplar KCS isozymes for informed, logical enzyme engineering! @habrochaites Lab @UtscBiology
https://t.co/fQY18VSQ5c

[CSPB/SCBV @cspbscbv]

In 2 companion studies, @ymottiar et al. @ubcforestry dissect and manipulate lignin composition in transgenic poplar. The result? Modified cell walls with increased potential for use in biomaterials and other sectors of industry!🌳
https://t.co/Y7KEW7ucwD
https://t.co/ykPuYyuzI4

[Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl]

Jessica Wade has written 1,600 Wikipedia entries for women scientists. Some were deleted by other Wikimedians who said these women were not well known. Wade said, "that's the problem: they should be better known." @jesswade
https://t.co/DHv7aXQADb

[DNA&RNA Universe 𝕏 @DNA_RNA_Uni]

Finally, glassware for molecular biologists 😊