Higgins Lab

Research lab @UofAlabama, structural biology, microbial enzymes, glycan degradation, natural product biosynthesis *student run*

[Jack A. Dunkle, PhD @DunklePhd]

UA chem & UA Bio at #DiscoverBMB 2024 @mhigginslab @UofAlabama #rolltide

[Higgins Lab @mhigginslab]

If you know, you know!

#protein_purification

[Mel Higgins @mhiggins237]

The Higgins lab is hiring a postdoc for an NIH funded project! If you have experience with natural product isolation and/or biosynthesis elucidation and want to join our multidisciplinary team please see our website to apply (https://t.co/Sa99wEezY1)!

[Wade Abbott @sweetmicrobe]

Lobster 🦞 dinner! GRC CAZymes 2023! #Glycotime

[Mel Higgins @mhiggins237]

So much fun! Great to see everyone :)

[Mel Higgins @mhiggins237]

Beyond excited to share that the Higgins lab has been awarded an @NIH @NIGMS #R35 #MIRA to discover novel natural products and biosynthetic enzymes. A huge thank you to everyone who has helped make this happen. We can’t wait to get started!

[EMBL Events @EMBLEvents]

2024 is a special year – it marks 50 years of @embl! 🥳 We've got a fantastic programme lined up for you: https://t.co/2WvLBMkbz3
Check out our 2024 EMBL Annual Poster and mark your calendars, because we're already thrilled to see you here for new events like the @EMBO | EMBL Symposium 'AI and biology' and classics such as #EESRNA 👏🏽

[Mel Higgins @mhiggins237]

Congrats Malena on receiving an URCA award for her poster presentation on hygromycin A biosynthesis!

[Mel Higgins @mhiggins237]

Congrats @ciesla_lukasz for being inducted into the National Academy of Inventors!

[Mel Higgins @mhiggins237]

Lots of awards to and presentations by the Higgins lab this past week! Honors awards - congrats Brooke and Janique! URCA poster presentations by Brooke, Dylan, Jake, and Malena. And grad student symposium poster presentation by Dylan. Great job everyone!

[Randall Research Scholars @UA_RRSP]

Yea! RRS students received many awards at the Biology Department Honors Day.

Congrats to Brooke, Ava, Abi, Molly and Lena!

@HonorsCollegeUA @UaDeptBSC @UA_AS

[Higgins Lab @mhigginslab]

Se-Met time!😍🥲
#glycotime
#Glycans

[Higgins Lab @mhigginslab]

Beautiful crystals 💎
#glycotime #glycans #SundayFunday

[Mel Higgins @mhiggins237]

Great first day of @SIMB_Microbio #NP2023. Looking forward to the rest the week!

[Mel Higgins @mhiggins237]

My lab will be hosting a Summer REU student! Check out https://t.co/0kadQImIa5 for more details and to apply.

[Dr Headbutt 🐏 she/her 🌈💙 @AckermansNicole]

I am starting as Assistant Professor at @UofAlabama @UaDeptBSC this week and the logo for my lab just got finished thanks to @NuriaMelisaMor1 's amazing work!

Please give a warm welcome to the brand new Comparative Vertebrate Neurodegeneration lab!
(The Coven to friends) ✨💀🐏

[Higgins Lab @mhigginslab]

Try a place without Wi-Fi for Thanksgiving break!🤣

[Higgins Lab @mhigginslab]

Hello everyone, I need guidance on the installation and basics of BIG-SCAPE. Is there anyone who could be of help?

[Higgins Lab @mhigginslab]

Shape of over 600 million proteins predicted by ESMFold!
https://t.co/2SwAF3BvgR

[Higgins Lab @mhigginslab]

Hi everyone, I'm Michael! I'll be running the account this week. I'm a first-year Ph.D. student at UA. My research is focused on identifying and characterizing novel microbial natural product biosynthetic enzymes.