April Lukowski
@AprilLukowski
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Assistant Professor @Scripps_Ocean @UCSDSkaggsSOP | Postdoc @moorelabsio | PhD @narayanlab | Undergrad @SVSU | Enzyme enthusiast & chemical biologist
San Diego, CA
Joined November 2017
Come be my colleague! We’re hiring an assistant professor in marine natural products and marine biotechnology at SIO - check out this link to learn more:
apol-recruit.ucsd.edu
University of California, San Diego is hiring. Apply now!
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RT @pchaiyen: Our latest perspective article by @NookKPrakinee @PhaisanSuppalak @SirusKongjaroon on how to use Ancestral Sequence Reconstr….
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Biocatalysis has emerged as a green approach for efficient and sustainable production in various industries. In recent decades, numerous advancements in computational and predictive approaches,...
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RT @AmySolinski: Just out from the Booker Lab!.@BookerMan_PSU.@basicchemist #ACSBioMedChemAu. Structural Evidence for DUF512 as a Radical S….
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Cobalamin (Cbl)-dependent radical S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) enzymes constitute a large subclass of radical SAM (RS) enzymes that use Cbl to catalyze various types of reactions, the most common of...
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RT @AlisonNarayanUM: When the standard approaches didn't work, @Chad46971777 came up with a new one to solve a synthetic challenge that @Ye….
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RT @DiercksLab: Interested in continuous evolution of biomacromolecules or in the development of Darwinian nanoparticles for gene delivery!….
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The Diercks Lab in the Department of Chemistry at Scripps Research leverages Darwinian Evolution to Advance Synthetic Biology and Materials Science.
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RT @NobelPrize: BREAKING NEWS.The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 #NobelPrize in Chemistry with one half to….
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RT @BradMoore_SIO: Tired of low heterologous biosynthesis yields? Try GrowBio to rapidly make g/l bioproduction. Just give synthetic cells….
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The mining of genomes across life has unearthed a bounty of biosynthetic potential to diverse molecules key to a biobased future. While the heterologous expression of metabolic pathways has achieved...
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RT @ChekanLab: Our dept of Chem&Biochem is hiring an Asst Prof in the areas of Inorganic/Bioinorganic Chem. We are an R2 that combines exce….
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RT @BradMoore_SIO: New pub today in @PNASNews that extends our @noaacoastalsci ECOHAB work at @Scripps_Ocean on domoic acid biosynthesis wi….
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In 2015, the largest recorded harmful algal bloom (HAB) occurred in the Northeast Pacific, causing nearly 100 million dollars in damages to fisheri...
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RT @Scripps_Ocean: ICYMI: Scripps Oceanography receives $10 million to create a center studying the impacts of climate change on marine spe….
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RT @MurphyLabUIC: Our Pharm Sci Dept at UIC (Chicago) is hiring an Assistant Professor in natural product drug discovery. Expertise in bioi….
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RT @BradMoore_SIO: Never underestimate a diiron enzyme. Congrats @sanjoyadak90 for bringing the nitrile synthase AetD to life with @Drennan….
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Nature Chemistry - Nitrile-containing molecules and their biosynthetic enzymes are uncommon in nature. Now, a nitrile-forming diiron enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of aetokthonotoxin—the...
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RT @Scripps_Ocean: 🌊🧬BIG NEWS: Thanks to a four-year, $10 million grant funded by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, a new center will be….
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RT @Scripps_Ocean: 🌊🔬 A new approach to discovering ocean-based drugs could revolutionize health science! Researchers with Scripps Oceanogr….
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UC San Diego team develops new ocean drug discovery method, unveiling rich chemical diversity for potential treatments.
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RT @malonekn: Come work with me! The PLNU Chemistry Department has a tenure track position, open to candidates from any area of chemistry:….
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Can’t wait to meet the fall quarter marine biology lab students as I teach the microbiology portion! Get ready to learn about the tiny but mighty in the ocean 💪🦠.
Are you a @UCSanDiego undergrad student interested in #MarineBiology? 🌊 SIO 136: Marine Biology Laboratory provides learning opportunities in tide pools and aboard research vessels. Learn more about this course and the variety of Scripps-led classes. ⬇️
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RT @ChekanLab: Out now in @ACSCatalysis, we develop a chimeric fusion N-glycosyltransferase for targeted and selective peptide modification….
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Many biosynthetic enzymes involved in the production of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) in prokaryotic organisms often possess two distinct functional...
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RT @Scripps_Ocean: It's back! 📸🌅 Scrippshenge, an event that happens twice a year when the sunset aligns under #ScrippsPier, returned last….
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