Janet Iwasa
@janetiwasa
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Head of the Animation Lab & Director of the Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah, writer of the RCSB PDB Molecule of the Month
Salt Lake City, UT
Joined November 2013
I'm so honored to receive the 2025 Bruce Alberts Award for Excellence in Science Education. Thank you @ASCBiology and I look forward to this year's annual ASCB meeting in Philly!
Meet the 2025 ASCB Award Winners—trailblazing scientists honored for research, mentoring, education, and innovation. Celebrate excellence across all career stages in cell biology. Read more: https://t.co/d8fjwc4OIA
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Arc is the protein of the month on @buildmodels (link below)!! Of course, it's really protein of the century in my mind 😆 Thanks to @janetiwasa and her team for the excellent write up and animations!
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Cal the @IUCr2026 horse stopped by the RCSB PDB exhibit booth at #aca2026 for the 2026 calendar Get your copy today to enjoy illustrations from Molecule of the Month creator @janetiwasa
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SUMMER SCIENCE DAY IS HERE! Today, Sat July 12th 10am-4pm at the U of U. Peer through microscopes to look at mutant flies and zebrafish! Learn about how scientists are studying metabolism and cancer! And much more. See our full schedule online: https://t.co/tbaFvM58K1
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More than fifty U of U researchers are giving over 80 demos, lab tours, workshops and talks for the public this Saturday, July 12th! Science-curious? We have something for everyone! 10am-4pm @utah @UofUHealth Schedule and directions here: https://t.co/tbaFvM58K1
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Zoom In. Geek Out. Take a Backstage Pass to the Secret Life of Cells! Take a tour of the HSC Cell Imaging Core at 12, 1 or 2pm during Summer Science Day this Sat July 12th! Find the full Summer Science Day schedule here: https://t.co/tbaFvM58K1
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Artists belong in science! Come to Summer Science Day & learn about: + How to draw dinosaurs! + Animating science w stop-motion animation! + Making a science comic! Sat 7/12 10am-4pm. Free all-ages open house at the U. https://t.co/tbaFvM58K1
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Check out this new review (with animations, natch) of mechanisms of licensing origins of DNA replication - a wonderful (and continuing!) collaboration with Bruce Stillman @CSHL and John Diffley @TheCrick! https://t.co/LqnlNml2tY
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You're trying to fill the summer days. What do we have that might be interesting for you and your kids? How about electron microscopes? Glowing fish?! Pig lungs??!! Come to Summer Science Day at the U on Saturday, July 12. Free and open to the public! https://t.co/tbaFvM58K1
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Summer Science Day is less than two weeks away! Come to the U on Saturday July 12th between 10am-4pm for lab tours, science demos, talks, and fun for all ages! Free and open to the public. Schedule will be coming out in the next day or two! https://t.co/uZ5ug36ZZe
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Summertime can bring biting mosquitoes. Infection by Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV) spread by mosquitoes can cause severe neurological disease https://t.co/AiwaOibYvT
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Infection by EEEV can cause severe neurological disease
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Register Now for Tutorial: Introduction to Molecular Animation On June 24, learn how to use ChimeraX to create simple animations that can enrich your presentations, websites, and social media https://t.co/Lt1FrLN3CP
pdb101.rcsb.org
PDB-101: Training, Outreach, and Education portal of RCSB PDB
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Paper Published: A new chapter for Molecule of the Month Read how @janetiwasa has taken over as the series creator of stories about critically important biological macromolecules https://t.co/O4TZM7COs1
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The online Molecule of the Month series authored by David S. Goodsell and published by the Research Collaboratory for Structural Biology Protein Data Bank at PD
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...and big thanks to @janetiwasa for making this amazing video to illustrate the strand-sliding mechanism!
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May's Molecule of the Month: The large TOC-TIC supercomplex transports proteins into the chloroplast https://t.co/T6pgu9aNKr
pdb101.rcsb.org
The large TOC-TIC supercomplex transports proteins into the chloroplast
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Outside the lab, Laura likes to hang out with her almost 2- and 5-year olds!
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The Dassama group uses detailed understanding of factors that enable interactions between biological molecules to provide insights that allow functional control of those molecules. Applications include host-microbe interactions and targeted control of disease-relevant proteins.
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Meet Dr. Laura Dassama, an Assistant Professor at Stanford University. This illustration by @torrez_rach showcases how the Dassama Group uses tools of chemistry and physics to provide molecular insights into complex biological processes.
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