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The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology unites scientists in 75 countries/regions via a society, national council, or academy of sciences.
Joined September 2018
Our June Newsletter highlights IUBMB activities including a note from the President and updates on the IUBMB Trainee Initiative. ➡️
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Interested?. Here you go: P.S. Pikachurin is an eye protein essential for synapse development. ⚡. #STEM.
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For 70 years, the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology has united biochemists and molecular biologists in nearly 80 countries and regions. The IUBMB is devoted to promoting...
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And here’s the fun part: you can actually get involved!.We’re inviting scientists to:. ✅ New Members.✅ Propose new topic areas.✅ Nominate chairs. Yes—that means you could help shape the nomenclature used worldwide. 🌍.
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But for proteins of broad interest, official naming committees step in. 👩🔬 HGNC → human genes.🧬 HUPO → protein names.🐭 MGI → mouse genes.🪰 FlyBase → fruit fly genes. The IUBMB Nomenclature Committee organizes names, groups them systematically, and ensures accurate records.
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Who decides what a protein is called?. Most proteins get their names from the scientist who first discovers them. - Named after function, structure, or location. - Sometimes…pure creativity (looking at you, Pikachurin ⚡). But there's more:
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Congratulations to Cristina Padilla (@uarizona 🇺🇸), Isabella Pecora (@mcgillu 🇨🇦), @Deshan993 (@huntsmancancer @UUtah 🇺🇸), and Brigitte Meyer (@UCSF 🇺🇸) winners of the BEST POSTER AWARD at the FASEB Conference on Protein Phosphorylation.
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RT @EMBLEvents: ⏰ Register by 2 September to join us in Heidelberg for the EMBL Conference 'Spatial biology: the melting pot' 👉 https://t.c….
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Protein names can be messy. 🧬. Enzymes with multiple aliases, overlapping families etc. We tried to support scientists for decades in keeping order. And now, the IUBMB Nomenclature Committee is inviting experienced scientists like you to help!.
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RT @EMBLEvents: ⏰ Final call for abstracts for #EESNucleus!. 📥 Submit your abstract by 26 August: Come and join th….
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RT @sofiadeschutter: Grateful to @iubmb @FEBSnews and @pabmb_official for the PROBio-LatAm Fellowship 🎉 and the opportunity to develop the….
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RT @sofiadeschutter: I have recently started my research stay at LISM (Laboratoire de Ingénierie des Systèmes Macromoléculaires, CNRS-AMU)….
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🎉 Congratulations to Sabrina Vallone from @ifibyne 🇦🇷, who was awarded the @iubmb-@FEBSnews-@pabmb_official PROBio-LatAm fellowship to @Gsabiolab’s lab at @CNIOStopCancer 🇪🇸. We wish her much success!
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🎉 Congratulations to Malena Tejerina Cibello from @ebynunsam 🇦🇷, who was awarded the @iubmb-@FEBSnews-@pabmb_official PROBio-LatAm fellowship to Dr. Felix Rey’s lab at @pasteur.fr 🇫🇷. We wish her much success!
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🎉 Congratulations to Alexis Fernando Pecci Genaro from @infiqcenred, 🇦🇷, who was awarded the @iubmb-@FEBSnews-@pabmb_official PROBio-LatAm fellowship to @MitoMLab’s lab at the @unicomplutense 🇪🇸. We wish him much success!
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🎉 Congratulations to Rosa Lillian Díaz-Chávez from @IPICYTciencia, 🇲🇽, who was awarded the @iubmb-@FEBSnews-@pabmb_official PROBio-LatAm fellowship to Dr. Patrick Van Dijck’s lab at the @KU_Leuven 🇧🇪. We wish her much success!
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🎉 Congratulations to Maria Sofia Deschutter from @IBR_CONICET, 🇦🇷, who was awarded the @iubmb-@FEBSnews-@pabmb_official PROBio-LatAm fellowship to @PSantTB’s lab at the @LISM_CNRS_AMU 🇫🇷. We wish her much success!
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🎉 Congratulations to Chiara Coronel Cappellari from @IBR_CONICET @fbioyfunr, 🇦🇷, who was awarded the @iubmb-@FEBSnews-@pabmb_official PROBio-LatAm fellowship to Dr. Matthias Wilmanns’s lab at the @WilmannsGroup, @EMBLHamburg 🇩🇪. We wish her much success!
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🎉 Congratulations to @LuColanSe from the University of the Republic, 🇺🇾, who was awarded the @iubmb-@FEBSnews-@pabmb_official PROBio-LatAm fellowship to Dr. Norbert Polacek’s lab at the University of Bern🇨🇭. We wish her much success!.@LS2Switzerland
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🎉 Congratulations to @HectorBlanco39 from @INSIBIO 🇦🇷, who was awarded the @iubmb-@FEBSnews-@pabmb_official PROBio-LatAm fellowship to Dr. Adeline Goulet’s lab at @LISM_CNRS_AMU 🇫🇷. Wishing him much success!
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🎉 Congratulations to the 8 talented trainees from Argentina, Mexico, and Uruguay, who have received the inaugural IUBMB-FEBS-PABMB PROBio-LatAm Fellowship to spend up to 6 months in a lab in Europe. We wish them much success in their research!
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