Four undergraduate researchers presented three posters today at two fantastic campus events: the Undergraduate Research Symposium and the WIMSE Research Symposium. We couldn’t be prouder!!
New preprint! We report the characterization of a radical SAM enzyme in the bacterial pathogen, Moraxella catarrhalis. A fantastic collaboration with the Britt Lab and de Crécy-Lagard Lab. https://t.co/YknNh5ddRD
February is Rare Disease Month 💜 In collaboration with @LabTakagi, we show that conformational remodeling underlies activity loss in an asparagine synthetase variant causing asparagine synthetase deficiency, a rare neurometabolic disease.
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Our tree is extra special this year! We decorated it with publications from all six labs on our floor. Cheers to a year full of hard work and discoveries!
A fire at the Seminole Social apartment complex has left some PhD students at Florida State University without a home. Please consider donating or sharing to support them during this difficult time. Thank you for your kindness and generosity. https://t.co/TfScAX5rtI
Wen Zhu, Ph.D. from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (@chemistryfsu) presented “Identifying a Tunnel-Gating Residue in Human Asparagine Synthetase” at the American Chemical Society’s Florida Annual Meeting and Exposition in Palm Harbor. 🧪🧑🔬🧬
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We had a great time at the Tallahassee Science Festival today! The kids learned what an amino acid is and made a keychain or bracelet corresponding to the chemical formula of an amino acid.👩🔬🧑🔬
#RareDiseaseThursday Mutations in SMPD1 disrupt acid sphingomyelinase, leading to Niemann-Pick disease type A, a devastating lysosomal storage disorder. Lipids accumulate in cells, causing neurodegeneration, hepatosplenomegaly, and failure to thrive in infancy.
It's National Chemistry Week! 🧪 To celebrate, @FloridaState graduate students are hosting an event on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Dr. B.L. Perry Jr. Branch Library from 10-11:30 a.m., featuring science demonstrations and hands-on activities for kids and families!
Check out our latest preprint on an unexpected mechanism of a potent ASNS inhibitor: Cryo-EM reveals how ASX-173 inhibits human asparagine synthetase to activate the integrated stress response https://t.co/6iFIFIZ5x0