Nikhil Malvankar
@NS_Malvankar
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Assoc. Professor, Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, Microbial Sciences Institute. Protein Nanowires: structures, functions and electron transport mechanisms.
Yale University
Joined May 2015
Our discovery of how #bacteria assemble #cytochrome #nanowire machinery is selected for the @cellchembio cover! Led by the super-talented Cong Shen @Aldo_Salazar13 @BuddySphinx @SibelEbruYalcin w/ @GuptaLab1 @YaleMBB @YaleWestCampus
I'm excited to start the year with @CellChemBiol paper about the machinery that assembles #Geobacter #cytchrome OmcS #nanowires! Led by the super-talented Cong Shen @Aldo_Salazar13 @BuddySphinx @SibelEbruYalcin with @GuptaLab1. @YaleMBB @YaleWestCampus 1/7
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RT @Goodman_lab: New paper! Combining epidemiology and experiments uncovers surprising drug-host-microbiome-pathogen interactions. Congrats….
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RT @sshekhr: A must read for young scientists!. A career in science requires a thick skin.
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RT @YaleMBB: Join us next week for MB&B's Computational Biophysics & Biochemistry Symposium on 6/17 in Bass 305.
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RT @HFSP: ⏳ Last call for early birds!.Register for the HFSP Awardees Meeting before 31 May to catch the discounted rate 🌍.Join us in Melbo….
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RT @AnnaDuraj: Are you working on or interested in the latest developments in #EngineeredLivingMaterials?.If so, don't miss this opportunit….
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RT @YaleCellBio: We’re looking for an Associate Director to help lead our graduate program! A PhD in a scientific field preferred but if yo….
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RT @DanielLanino: The first textbook on quantum biology is now freely available on the arXiv! . Dr. Nathan Babcock has made the entire fiel….
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This technical monograph provides a comprehensive overview of the field of quantum biology. It approaches quantum biology from a physical perspective with core quantum mechanical concepts...
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RT @AilongK: My lab has postdoc openings in the following areas: 1) Structural biology and single molecule biophysics; 2) Developing novel….
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RT @francesarnold: My ACS Priestley Medal address can be found here. Many stories not told in science talks.
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RT @YaleMBB: We are excited to announce a tenure-track or tenured faculty position in Computational Biophysics and Biochemistry, exploring….
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RT @CellChemBiol: Cong Shen, @NS_Malvankar, et al at @Yale @YaleMicroPath @YaleMBB identify the omcS-companion (osc) cluster that drives cy….
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RT @MichaelCJewett: What if we had organisms with only one stop codon (not 3)? New innovations from Farren Isaacs @Yale . .
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Nature - Ochre, a strain of Escherichia coli engineered to have a single stop codon, enables reassignment of four codons for non-degenerate functions, such as incorporation of non-standard amino...
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RT @bpoppenheimer: 38 years into his career, Jerry Seinfeld was asked how his writing process had evolved. “It’s the exact same,” he said.….
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Machinery behind bacterial nanowires discover | EurekAlert!
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Almost all living things breathe oxygen to eliminate the excess electrons produced when nutrients are converted into energy. However, most microbes that mitigate pollution and climate change don’t...
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RT @CEMAarhus: 🚨EM Conference 2025: Keynote Speaker🚨.Prof. Carlos A Salgueiro from NOVA University Lisbon! 🇵🇹.🔬Expert in respiratory chains….
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Without ATP binding, nanowires shorten significantly. G also controls nanowire formation and cell growth. Overproduction of G causes cells to form nanowires earlier in their growth stage, accelerating cell growth. 7/7 Open Access Link:
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