VJ Rubenstein

Cell Bio Prof & Biotech Certificate CoDirector
Pitt ➡️ Yale ➡️ Ball State
Protein Quality Control
Survivor superfan
Views my own, not employer's
he/him

[VJ Rubenstein @Rubenstein_Lab]

@mbeisen @amazon Happy 25th anniversary to my mind being blown to smither-strings.

[VJ Rubenstein @Rubenstein_Lab]

@SteffMcKeeFan @the_joe_marotta I was in the fourth grade. My dad drove my brother and me all the way to Indianapolis for WrestleMania 8 - can confirm I was one of the four who were very sad not to see the @TheBerzerkerWWF! Huss!

[VJ Rubenstein @Rubenstein_Lab]

@tyner_rob2 @Davidblong62 @HicksCBER LOL. I'm a Ball State faculty member and former coworker. He was not fired. He retired from our institution, and is already deeply missed.

[VJ Rubenstein @Rubenstein_Lab]

@jtcochran That's one of the coolest rooms I've ever been in!

[VJ Rubenstein @Rubenstein_Lab]

@mbeisen @loofymectin Which one do you use?

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: The FDA approved a first-of-its-kind pill that could substantially extend the lives of patients with pancreatic cancer. https://t.co/IVgybALGXh

[VJ Rubenstein @Rubenstein_Lab]

@stephenfishbach Wink 18.2

[VJ Rubenstein @Rubenstein_Lab]

@wayneriekhof Ugh. Hope loss was minimal.

[Terrible Maps @TerribleMaps]

Ohio’s inevitable expansion

[Douglas A. Boneparth @dougboneparth]

Remember to treat your body like a data center.

Consume as much literature and water as possible.

[VJ Rubenstein @Rubenstein_Lab]

@HicksCBER @BallState @ShenandoahU @TheStarPress Congratulations! Sad to lose you as a BSU colleague and a voice of reason in Indiana. Thank you for your good work here. All the best at Shenandoah!

[Bill Sullivan @wjsullivan]

In my lectures, I often explain the difference between correlation and causation. Tired of the same old memes, I came up with new ones inspired by my love of Hall & Oates. Here, I show how everything fell apart after Hall & Oates broke up in 2023. (1/2)

[VJ Rubenstein @Rubenstein_Lab]

@landonjzachary @mayojaxanes @MayoClinic Congratulations!

[VJ Rubenstein @Rubenstein_Lab]

@landonjzachary @NorthwellHealth Congratulations, Landon! Proud of you.

[Ribosome Studio @RibosomeStudio]

U for Ubiquitin: Ubiquitin acts as a molecular "kiss of death" tag that enzymes covalently attach to misfolded or damaged proteins to mark them for destruction. These tagged proteins are then recognized and degraded by the proteasome, which shreds them into peptides.

[VJ Rubenstein @Rubenstein_Lab]

@lerdog @Realitytv__fan Agree. Civilian versions around the world are most compelling when they include people with a true variety of backgrounds, experiences, and ages.

[Andy Truman PhD @TrumanLab]

We are looking for motivated postdocs to join our lab starting Spring 2027 to study the Hsp70 Chaperone Code and Proteostasis, see here for more details:

https://t.co/YeyuxJZXgU

[VJ Rubenstein @Rubenstein_Lab]

@J2daJones Also true for life. Survivor really is a microcosm.

[VJ Rubenstein @Rubenstein_Lab]

@omarzaheerdvm Loved your episode recap last night, but missed opportunity to rebrand the Fishy as the Birdie :)

[VJ Rubenstein @Rubenstein_Lab]

@maxdkozlov Are the effects on careers being quantitatively tracked somewhere?

Numbers of layoffs, labs closing, promotion/tenure denials, etc?

We are still at the early stages of the impacts on people's lives, livelihoods, and scientific output.