David W. Kastner

MIT Bioengineering Ph.D. student and artist studying high-valent metalloenzymes.

[David W. Kastner @davidwkastner]

I uploaded the final set of tutorials from MIT 20.S947: 3D Scientific Rendering! My hope is that they will be a helpful and convenient resource for those interested in starting their scientific illustration journey.
#Blender #SciArt @MITdeptofBE

[David W. Kastner @davidwkastner]

@CorinWagen Same. The safeguards basically mean unusable for science

[David W. Kastner @davidwkastner]

@mmckain_ What is this visualized with?

[David W. Kastner @davidwkastner]

Excited to share our new paper in @ACSCatalysis! Our computational study explores the mechanism of DMFase, a non-heme iron enzyme with an unusual 2Tyr-1Glu coordination motif. @KulikGroup
https://t.co/iDki6kFJHp

[David W. Kastner @davidwkastner]

@woodyahern @woodyahern Will the code be released with training/finetuning scripts as well or just inference code like RFdiffusion1?

[Sci Phi Journal @sciphijournal]

Happy Monday! @davidwkastner brings to us much needed guidance on the proper care and maintenance of a 《Human Processing Unit》🧠🧮💆‍♀️ #artificalintelligence #HumanResources https://t.co/o5wPR7b8hU

[outrunyouth @outrunyouth]

gm everyone🍷

[the Kulik Group @KulikGroup]

Congratulations to @davidwkastner for receiving a CCG Excellence award from @ACSCOMP! Come check out his poster to hear about his metalloenzyme work! You can find him right by the 🍿

[Koch Institute at MIT @kochinstitute]

David Kastner, @MITdeptofBE doctoral candidate, blends his passion for art & science to create stunning 3D illustrations of molecular systems. Working in the lab of Forest White & Heather Kulik, Kastner's visuals make complex research more accessible. https://t.co/0satDEfMjg

[the Kulik Group @KulikGroup]

Great to see our resident artist/scholar @davidwkastner featured by MIT news. Congratulations David!

[Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) @MIT]

Bioengineer and artist David Kastner seeks to unlock the secrets of catalysis and improve science communication through eye-catching visuals. https://t.co/FD32Z5ROwa

[MIT Dept of BE @MITdeptofBE]

An avid artist, BE doctoral candidate David Kastner produces beautiful 3D illustrations of molecular systems that help make his research more accessible to a wider audience. https://t.co/LFR84y7bWQ @KulikGroup

[MIT Chemistry @ChemistryMIT]

David Kastner, a bioengineer, an artist, and a PhD student in the @KulikGroup, seeks to unlock the secrets of catalysis and improve science communication through eye-catching visuals.

https://t.co/paEDfiyU1M

[Chenru Duan @chenru_duan]

Excited to get highlights from @NatComputSci as the Cover of the last issue in 2023. Thanks @davidwkastner for the beautiful artwork!
Want to learn more about the actual work? A long 🧵 explaining it (https://t.co/tch1lVNfeH) for a holiday read📗
#compchem #MachineLearning

[David W. Kastner @davidwkastner]

@luminous_lab I love the color choice!

[MIT Chemistry @ChemistryMIT]

Using generative AI, members of the @KulikGroup have created a model that can predict the structures formed when a chemical reaction reaches its point of no return.

https://t.co/poNfvYbQju

[David W. Kastner @davidwkastner]

@J_A_C_S This sadly looks very AI generated. Not a fan of the extra thumb. I’m sad to see ACS not adopting the no AI generated images policy of other journals like Nature. I hope to see the sciart community rally against moves like this #sciart

[David W. Kastner @davidwkastner]

@RxPricing It isn’t big pharma that leads to high prices. It’s the medical system siphoning cash at every step of the drug discovery process that forces pharma to charge higher prices to recoup losses. @CommunityNotes

[David W. Kastner @davidwkastner]

@amycaoart I agree with you. It feels inappropriate

[the Kulik Group @KulikGroup]

As part of a new collaboration with Jing-Ke Wang’s lab, @davidwkastner helped @cyhkim explore the mechanism of coumarin synthase, an enzyme with a fascinating story. Check out Colin’s thread on the paper here!

[David W. Kastner @davidwkastner]

@cyhkim @WhiteheadInst @MITdeptofBE @MITBiology @MITChemE @NatureComms Congrats!! Well deserved 👏