On Saturday July 1st, the worm community lost a fantastic scientist. Andy Golden was my post doc mentor and my friend. For the past 15 years he has been my #1 scientific champion. I can't believe he's no longer just a phone call away.

elifesciences.org/reviewed-prepr… Using data on NIH Pathway to Independence Award database, this paper show the inequalities that shape faculty career paths, and show that these inequalities disproportionately impact women and faculty particularly at historically black colleges and univ.

What are the true dimensions of a TRP channel? Read more on the TRPV4 structural ensemble and the complex regulatory network encoded within the channel's N-terminal IDR: rdcu.be/dgJ3U #NMR #SAXS #MD #HDX #XLMS Nature Communications Balance of the Microverse SFB1507 LIFE Profillinie

Just created a Threads account in lieu of Twitter. threads.net/@iqbalhamzalab

The organizers Patricia dos Santos and Jeff Boyd have just announced that the XI International Conference on Fe-S Proteins: Function, Biogenesis, and Regulation will be held June 3-7/2024, at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC, USA.

We are looking for a new colleague! Please share and reach out if you have questions about the position

UM Medicine Faculty-Scientists and Clinicians Perform Second Historic Transplant of Pig Heart into Patient with End-Stage Cardiovascular Disease bit.ly/3t7AHmX

Wow, an extra-erythrocyte role for hemoglobin: Chondrocytes make massive amounts of hemoglobin to form a membraneless condensate called Hedy characterized by phase separation. Deletion of Hb in chondrocytes leads to loss of O2 supply. nature.com/articles/s4158…

Congratulations to Katherine Katherine de Villiers for being the 2023 class of Pivot Fellows from Simons Foundation . Katherine is a chemist who will be a visiting professor in my lab to understand how mammals make #hemozoin in #heme overload simonsfoundation.org/2023/10/06/sim…

It's nirvana when I am on my biannual AT hike. A true national treasure Appalachian Trail Conservancy . A great place to let your mind relax and wander... and intractable research questions seem quite manageable

Good morning from the AT. It's fall back with the time change but who cares. You wake up with the sun

After >30 years of research, I just learned from this Podcast that Iron is Iron. Go figure: tiktok.com/@thebasementya…

Official announcement! The European Iron Club Meeting 2024 is getting closer! We will talk IRON in the wonderful atmosphere of Toulouse, France! Join us at this great event! Looking forward to meeting all of you there! #Iron

Back in Germany after 6 great weeks in Baltimore at Iqbal Hamza learning all things iron, heme and Leishmania. Wouldn’t be possible without Balance of the Microverse support! Looking forward to new projects at Ute Hellmich

Congratulations to those selected to participate in U54 Center of Excellence in Hematology CIHD Postdoc/Student Exchange 2024! NIDDK

Here, we are!!

The Chemistry and Biology of Tetrapyrroles Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) and Gordon Research Conference (GRC) are this summer! GRS July 13-14 and GRC 14-19. Join us in Newport, RI for a great meeting with some soccer, surfing, and socializing! Register today.

It is with great sadness that we announce the recent passing of Emeritus Fellow Professor Stuart Ferguson. Stuart will be very much missed by all seh.ox.ac.uk/news/hall-reme…

A lovely rainbow 🌈 sunset 🌅 happy hour on the beach 🏝️ at the FASEB Trace Elements in Biology and Medicine conference.

A near perfect day in Baltimore for a lab outing to watch the Orioles play Cleveland. Batter up!