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Da-Neng Wang

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Structural biologist, professor, NYU School of Medicine. Alum of: Skirball Institute, EMBL-Heidelberg, Univ Stockholm, Acad Sin, NEU. Personal account.

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Joined January 2016
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Emad Tajkhorshid, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been named a 2027 Biophysical Society Fellow buff.ly/5oK0szb
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Structure@Structure_CPOct 5
Structures of the human sodium-citrate cotransporter NaCT with and without substrates dlvr.​it/TVnDws
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Structure@Structure_CPAug 31
Online now! Structures of the human sodium-citrate cotransporter NaCT with and without substrates dlvr.it/TVFs5m
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We are opening the call for the first generation of Founding Principal Investigators of the Cori Institute in Graz. We are looking for scientists who want to understand metabolism as the fundamental organising logic of life.
🤖 Made with AI
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The deadline to apply for the next round of SGP's $500 Rising Star Travel Awards is 1 August! These awards recognize individuals with the potential to make significant contributions to the field. Trainees can use the awards for both meetings and courses. See sgpweb.org/awards/risingstar.
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Read a blog post from BPS President @KarenFlemingPhD about the US OMB proposed rule on federal financial assistance, which could have major consequences for research, international collaboration, and the future of scientific discovery. buff.ly/gXueRp1
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Karen Fleming@KarenFlemingPhDJul 6
FIVE ALARM FIRE: One week left for the #BigBeautifulResponse. It's important to get your comments submitted! See the resources in the link. Share widely! @BiophysicalSoc
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Chi-Min Ho@mimi1inhJun 30
Incredibly proud of Messi Haile @mehsehret, a @cmholab founding member, for her beautiful work uncovering the inner workings of a central piece of the malaria parasite invasion machinery: the malarial moving junction, out today in @CellPressNews ! tinyurl.com/4p3md2eb 🦠❄️🔬
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Qiang Guo@QiangGuo_EMJun 24
We're excited to welcome an outstanding group of speakers to the 2026 Kuo Symposium in Beijing this summer. The workshop is already FULL, but symposium registration is still open, and early-bird rates are still available. See you in Beijing! bsc.org.cn/KuoSymposium/2026…
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New paper from the lab. Using AI-guided modeling and experiments, we identified a hidden allosteric pocket in the cancer kinase PKMYT1. Led by @NHerrington24 in collaboration with @LazarusLab pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…
Allosteric Inhibition of PKMYT1 Induces a Unique, Inactive ATP Binding Site Conformation

Allosteric Inhibition of PKMYT1 Induces a Unique, Inactive ATP Binding Site Conformation

Abstract. The protein kinase PKMYT1 regulates a key cell cycle checkpoint as part of the cell’s DNA-damage repair response, but in cancer, this function ca

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Chi-Min Ho@mimi1inhMay 19
So incredibly excited and grateful to be joining the Burroughs Wellcome Fund PATH family! Thank you @BWFUND and the selection committee members for supporting and believing in our vision, and congrats to the other 2026 PATH Investigators!!! 🥳
BWFUND (@BWFUND) profile pictureBWFUND@BWFUNDMay 19
BWF Announces the 2026 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease bwfund.org/news/bwf-announce… #bwfpath
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) awards, recognizing assistant professor-level scientists whose research is advancing understanding of infectious disease mechanisms and informing new approaches to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

ALT The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) awards, recognizing assistant professor-level scientists whose research is advancing understanding of infectious disease mechanisms and informing new approaches to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

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Biophysical Society Denounces Mass Termination of National Science Board biophysics.org/news-room/bio…

Biophysical Society Denounces Mass Termination of National Science Board

BETHESDA, MD – The Biophysical Society denounces the Administration’s termination of the National Science Board (NSB) en masse on Friday, April 24. The board, deliberately designed to...

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A suicide note.
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Edward T Eng@edward_engApr 1
Replying to @BobGrassucci
@BobGrassucci have a wonderful retirement. Thank you for your service and contributions in the field of #cryoEM from 1986-2026. Hope to see some of your new projects when I make it upstate.
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A trillionth of a second: How lasers may sharpen next-gen cryo-ET microscopy phys.org/news/2026-02-trilli… via @physorg_com

A trillionth of a second: How lasers may sharpen next-gen cryo-ET microscopy

The laser you see in the photo above may one day enhance images taken by the most powerful microscopes in biology. This advancement, detailed in a paper published in eLife from scientists at Columb...

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Sternberg Lab@SternbergLabMar 4
Out now! In collaboration with @LeifuChangLab, we uncover the molecular and structural underpinnings of CRISPR-Cas12f-like RNA-guided transcription systems! Links to the articles in the following tweet:
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Watch as incoming @BiophysicalSoc President @KarenFlemingPhD, from @JohnsHopkins, joins Biophysical Society TV to talk about the future of the field & what the Society hopes to accomplish in the coming year. #bps2026 youtu.be/pCIZqxFh2tI
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Janet Iwasa@janetiwasaFeb 24
Interested in molecular animation and in SF for #BPS2026? Stick around for the evening Structural Biology workshop (Rm 204/205/206) and my talk at 8:45pm (New Tools for Visualizing Dynamic Molecular Models) to learn about ProteinBlender! animation-lab.github.io/Prot…
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Attending #bps2026? Join the PI to PI mixer in Esplanade 159/160 from 4-6pm!
Rebecca Berlow (@BerlowLab) profile pictureRebecca Berlow@BerlowLabFeb 22
Don’t miss the PI to PI Mixer today at #bps2026! Join us in Esplanade 159/160 from 4-6 pm. This is a great opportunity to connect with peers and mentors in an informal setting. We hope to see you there!
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David B Sauer@DavidBSauerFeb 18
Our study of the CAT1 amino acid transporter and viral receptor is now online in @NatureComms! Led by the incredibly talented @mingda_ye, with colleagues from @CmdOxford, @OxfordStrubi, @CAMS_COI_Ox, @NDMOxford, and supported by @im2pact_project nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
Amino acid and viral binding by the high-affinity Cationic Amino acid Transporter 1 (CAT1) from Mus...

Amino acid and viral binding by the high-affinity Cationic Amino acid Transporter 1 (CAT1) from Mus...

Nature Communications - Cationic amino acids are essential to protein synthesis and cellular signaling. Here, authors determine the structure of the cationic amino acid transporter 1 and determined...

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