We are a group of scientists @Penn working to combat protein misfolding as a way to understand and treat neurodegenerative diseases. (student run)

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RT @ShorterLab: Happy holidays from the Shorter lab!
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Early ViewšŸ’” "A dual-functional BODIPY-based molecular rotor probe reveals different viscosity of protein aggregates in live cells" by He Huang, Yu Liu & Xin Zhang et al. @kfzhangxin @dicp_cas @Wiley_Chemistry #BODIPY #viscosity #protein #aggregate CheckšŸ‘‰doi.org/10.1002/agt2.301
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Multivalency ensures persistence of a TIP body at specialized microtubule ends: nature.com/articles/s41556-0…

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A fond *fare*well to Dr.@CharlotteFare! We are excited to see what you do next @HopkinsMedicine šŸ‘©ā€šŸ”¬āœØ
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Kyla McMullen, the only Black American woman who has earned a PhD in computer science and engineering from U-M, has launched Modern Figures, a podcast that elevates the voices of Black women in computing. myumi.ch/P1Jjd | #UMichDEI
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FUNDC1 Promotes Mitochondrial Translocation of TDP-43 and Modulates TDP-43 Induced Neurotoxicity papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…

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20 Dec 2022
I am excited to share I have formally joined Genentech as Senior principal scientist and group lead of #singlecell and #spatialproteomics. We have several positions opening now. Dear friends, please help to spread the messages. careers.gene.com/us/en/searc…

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a neurodegenerative disorder poised for successful therapeutic translation go.nature.com/3Wx1OBe This new review covers insights into the pathophysiology of ALS, advances in disease modelling, the current landscape of clinical trials and more
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Attn: #HBCU #MSI faculty and trainees! Join us on January 12, 2023, for a hybrid presentation of how to bring cryoEM to your lab/institution, start a new collaboration or send your samples to one of the national cryoEM centers. @BlackinBiophys
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Attn: Undergrads! Interested in biomed research? @PennMedicine offers an immersive summer research program #PennSUIP & a fantastic post-bacc program #PennPrep! šŸ”¬šŸ§¬ To learn more, join us 1/12/23 (12-1p ET) or 1/16/23 (6-7p ET): tinyurl.com/SuipPrep #phdchat @IDEAL_research
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Multivalent interactions facilitate motor-dependent protein accumulation at growing microtubule plus-ends: nature.com/articles/s41556-0…

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Very pleased that our paper "Mechanistic insights into monomer level prevention of amyloid aggregation" is online now. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

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A mass spectrometry-based approach for the identification of Kpnβ1 binding partners in cancer cells rdcu.be/c1XQP

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