Reika Tei
@ReikaTei
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LSRF postdoc at Stanford @aliceyting Lab | Protein engineering, cell signaling, chemical biology, lipids | PhD in @CornellChem @basktastic
Stanford, CA
Joined May 2019
So grateful to have been part of the 2025 Catalyst Symposium! Inspired by the work of the Catalyst fellows and the vibrant scientific community at @MITBiology. Thank you for the energizing discussions and a fantastic program, including a tour of the jellyfish facility! 😍
The 2025 MIT Biology Catalyst Symposium is happening now! Eight outstanding postdocs from across the country will present their research, make new professional connections, and get to know the department during a three-day symposium in Cambridge
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I had such an inspiring, enriching, and energizing time at this symposium! I’m really grateful to @MITBiology for hosting this wonderful event, to the faculty members for their tremendous support, and to all the other Catalyst fellows for coming together to make this so special!
MIT Biology Catalyst Symposium is part of an ongoing effort to bring outstanding postdocs pursuing academic careers to MIT to engage with members of our community.
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This looks like a great opportunity to work in one of the amazing research labs in Japan! The US → Japan postdoc stipend is more than double the average postdoc salary there :0
🚨 Funded postdoc opportunities in the U.S. and Japan—spend time abroad! 🚨 The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network and the Stellar Science Foundation are inviting postdoctoral fellows to apply for the new Global Science Scholars fellowship! This 2-yr fellowship supports your next
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🚨 Funded postdoc opportunities in the U.S. and Japan—spend time abroad! 🚨 The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network and the Stellar Science Foundation are inviting postdoctoral fellows to apply for the new Global Science Scholars fellowship! This 2-yr fellowship supports your next
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Apply for the new international postdoctoral fellowship program from the CZ Biohub Network and Stellar Science Foundation.
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Hear from PAGER’s co-creators, @nkalogriopoulos and @ReikaTei in this Stanford news story from @Taylor_Kubota: Tool that enhances control of cellular activity could expand biological and medical frontiers https://t.co/NqOa1tr4Rb
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This is one of the most amazing technologies I've seen--when I saw the @biorxivpreprint paper I thought: "Wow why didn't I think of that?!"
Could one envision a synthetic receptor technology that is fully programmable, able to detect diverse extracellular antigens – both soluble and cell-attached – and convert that recognition into a wide range of intracellular responses, from transgene expression and real-time
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My personal #lipidtime highlight is antigen-gated control of Gq/DAG signaling! Using PAGER-Gq, we showed DAG production driven by surface and soluble antigens in HEK cells and neurons. Plus, neuron images reveal local DAG production at antigen-contact membranes - maybe useful?
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The development of programmable antigen-gated G-protein-coupled engineered receptors (PAGERs) is published today! https://t.co/52avlVRe86 PAGERs couple detection of a wide range of custom-defined antigen to a variety of output including transgene expression and cell signaling.
Could one envision a synthetic receptor technology that is fully programmable, able to detect diverse extracellular antigens – both soluble and cell-attached – and convert that recognition into a wide range of intracellular responses, from transgene expression and real-time
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Could one envision a synthetic receptor technology that is fully programmable, able to detect diverse extracellular antigens – both soluble and cell-attached – and convert that recognition into a wide range of intracellular responses, from transgene expression and real-time
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Our work "Unique magnetic transition process demonstrating the effectiveness of bond percolation theory in a quantum magnet" published online Nature Communications https://t.co/RklGEbiwyp
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Excited to share this (my first single-authored) #lipidtime minireview!🎉 I’ve synthesized all the insights from >5 years of experiments (including some unpublished work) to explore the dynamic regulatory network of phosphatidic acid (PA) metabolism ✅🔗👇 https://t.co/QVbkZmwZIy
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BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 #NobelPrize in Chemistry with one half to David Baker “for computational protein design” and the other half jointly to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper “for protein structure prediction.”
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The White-Mathieu lab is hiring! We have an opening for a postdoctoral researcher that has a background in organic synthesis and cell culture and has a strong interest in mentoring students. Check out this link to apply:
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"Lipids on the move": Thank you to @nchembio for highlighting our latest #lipidtime work using #bioorthogonal chemistry to image rapid, inter-organelle lipid transport, by Lin Luan, Dongjun Liang, and @ReikaTei in #ACSChemBio! https://t.co/kq3j6PfI8k
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The proper distribution of lipids within organelle membranes requires rapid interorganelle lipid transport, much of which occurs at membrane contact sites and is mediated by lipid transfer proteins...
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I am thrilled to announce that I will be joining @Caltech @CaltechCCE as an Assistant Professor in Summer 2025! The Morstein Lab will develop chemical tools to study, target, and reprogram the human lipidome. (1/3) https://t.co/lgGXKpsWlM
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In the DBC Young Investigator Award session happening on Tuesday morning, I'm talking about my PhD & postdoc works (membrane editors and synthetic receptors) along with rising star chemical biologists #ACSFall2024
It all kicks off tomorrow folks! Catch the #ACSDBC's sessions at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel: 8-noon: 🦠 Chemistry of Microbiomes 🩻 Protein Structure and Function 2-6 PM: 🏆 Award Winners: 10 years on 🧑🎓Student Research on Nucleic Acids 7-9 PM: 📊 BIOL Posters
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Great day for the lab at the @weillinstitute retreat on Seneca Lake! New lab pictures, super #lipidtime flash talks from Nathan and Brian, and looking forward to talks tomorrow from Dylan and our special guest, #proudofalumni @ReikaTei!
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The final version of our #bioorthogonal #lipidtime method for imaging rapid inter-organelle transport of fluorescent phospholipid analogs is now published — congrats to Lin Luan (@1in_1uan), Dongjun Liang, Dylan Chiu, & @ReikaTei! https://t.co/5Qg2xKj1fB
🚨New manuscript: interorganelle lipid transport is rapid, & it is hard to directly quantify discrete steps in this network, which are mediated by a large group of lipid transfer proteins working at membrane contact sites between different organelles. 1/2
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