UMLifeSciences
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University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute—exploring biological processes, structures and functions at the finest scale to create impact on a global scale.
Ann Arbor, MI
Joined January 2018
Did you know you can also find us on BlueSky and LinkedIn? Check out our latest news at https://t.co/yZ1Iz4XbA3 and https://t.co/Dknb6DHWoN
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Why does it matter what a protein looks like? @Umich structural biologist Janet Smith explains why her lab aims to uncover protein structures and describes the hidden impacts of structural biology on drug discovery and human health: https://t.co/qLZLfGziEH
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.@UMichPharmacy professor Ashu Tripathi and @UMichMedicine pediatric oncologist John Prensner are collaborating to search for potential leads toward a new drug for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a particularly aggressive form of brain tumor. https://t.co/BRoOWfpsq5
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Within the LSI's Natural Products Discovery Core, U-M scientists are exploring thousands of #NaturalProducts to find new treatment paths for #DIPG, a deadly childhood brain cancer. Learn more about their research: https://t.co/RNionPcY6t
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Next week (10/9), join us for the LSI #SciComm Series lecture featuring Kate Zernike, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of "The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins and the Fight for Women in Science." Details: https://t.co/tIHcHokKeT Cosponsored by @UMWallaceHouse and @umisr
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Prof. @AlisonNarayanUM discusses the motivation behind CATNIP, a data-driven platform that makes biocatalysis more accessible to chemists. The tool, developed by Narayan's lab and collaborators at @CarnegieMellon is described in a new @Nature study: https://t.co/8NTgG1A5W6
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A team from @UMich and @CarnegieMellon has developed CATNIP for chemists — a data-driven platform that removes a major barrier to wider adoption of #biocatalysis, making greener chemistry more accessible. Read more: https://t.co/apnjjpLWNy
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This month’s issue of the Michigan Research newsletter highlights the @UMich’s world-class research cores, the shared facilities that provide the tools, expertise and collaboration behind many of today’s most transformational discoveries. https://t.co/zXuTzborRZ
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A new @NatureComms study from Dan Klionsky’s lab, conducted in yeast, reveals how mutations that were thought to shut down one essential cellular process can actually help some types of cancer cells grow, while making them more resistant to stress. https://t.co/x4GlicvpSh
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Nature Communications - Here the authors show that mutations in V-ATPase genes in follicular lymphoma trigger V-ATPase-dependent autophagy. This process, linked to tryptophan metabolism and...
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What can opossums teach us about clotting disorders? Studying venom resistance in small-bodied opossums, scientists have discovered that differences between human and opossum versions of one blood-born protein enable the animals to combat the blood-clotting effects of snake
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Interactions between predators and prey are often characterized by strong selection pressures that shape extreme physiological adaptations. Venom resistance in large-bodied South American opossums...
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In a new @JCellBiol study, a team from the @UMLifeSciences and @UM_MNI reveal new details in a complex cellular mechanism that is central to the brain’s ability to learn and form memories. https://t.co/3IzoWZXauO
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We've had a great week celebrating our dedicated, innovative postdocs as part of National Postdoc Appreciation Week. And while #NPAW2025 is coming to an end, our gratitude is not! Thank you, LSI postdocs, for your scientific expertise, mentorship and all you contribute to the LSI
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On this #MLKDay, U-M’s 2025 MLK Symposium explores the theme “Restless Dissatisfaction: An Urgent Call for the Pursuit of Justice and Equality.” Event schedule and livestream here: https://t.co/jmBNXqsEDD
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Join us Jan 21 @ 4pm in BSRB ABC Seminar Rms to hear Dr. Herman Fung in our New Year – New Faculty – Making Connections Seminar series. Dr. Fung's research uses cryo-EM & other biophysical approaches to uncover the structural basis for chromatin organization and gene regulation.
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Congrats to Can Wang and @elizabithian from the Xu lab in @UMLifeSciences and @UMPhysiology for their paper in Biophysics Reports describing the methods to assay three features of auditory sensation in C. elegans https://t.co/vdrIcjW2Nr
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Do you know an outstanding high school scientist who wants to pursue hands-on research this summer? The U-M Aspirnaut program recruits high schoolers from across MI for an immersive research experience in LSI labs. https://t.co/5hC48MYLVK Learn more:
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Thanks to everyone in our community — students, postdocs, staff, faculty and supporters — for a fantastic 2024! Here's to another year filled with inspiring discoveries!
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A collaboration between the Ohi and Smith labs at the LSI has revealed how two proteins of a larger complex interact to recognize and degrade viral RNA in the host cell. Read more: https://t.co/Oqd19JmvWj
@Mel_Ohi_lab @UMichMedScience
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New research from Jun Wu's lab from @UMPhysiology and @UMLifeSciences shows that PRDM16 signalling in thermogenic adipocytes protects against alcohol induced liver disease, suggesting an important role for interorgan communciation. https://t.co/QYRvRTcuxw
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