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Bacteria enthusiasts, connoisseurs of diterpene, enediyne, and leinamycin-type natural products.
Wertheim UF Scripps Institute
Joined September 2019
We’re hiring postdocs in the Shen Lab! We're seeking candidates with expertise in: 🧪 Natural product discovery 🧬 Genome mining ⚗️ Synthetic chemistry & biocatalysis (esp. for ADCs) Interested? Email Professor Shen with your CV + references: 🔗
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@J_A_C_S A nice @J_A_C_S synthchem paper from Masayuki Wasa, Ph.D. It highlights the collaborative culture of the @UFScripps chemistry department, led by @disney_lab and the fantastic Natural Products Discovery Center group, directed by @lab_shen
https://t.co/Xs3VBTMLt2
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🚨We’re reviewing applications now!🚨 UF Scripps is hiring multiple faculty (Asst/Assoc/Full Prof) in RNA science as part of a major investment.📍Jupiter, FL – a gorgeous place to live + raise a family. Apply 👉 https://t.co/mFL3eyzlI9 Info 👉 https://t.co/ZA0nXRpbuD RT to share!
jobs.sciencecareers.org
Invites applications for two tenure-track open rank (Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor) faculty positions...
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Today is the last day to submit abstracts for Florida ACS (FAME) Conference (Sept 12-14). This is a great opportunity to network and get a speaking slot, especially for early-career biochemists and chemical biologists!
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By combining a soil microbe’s natural cancer-killing compound with an antibody, Wertheim UF Scripps scientists may have found a new approach to treating aggressive blood cancers including B cell #lymphoma. https://t.co/zmSuaKDy1Y
#drugdiscovery #cancer #cancerreseach
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Our lab at FSU in sunny Florida is looking to hire a fully funded postdoc position in natural products discovery and/or biosynthesis in Actinobacteria! We utilize new strategies and modern synthetic biology tools to unlock new chemistry and molecules.
kalkreuterlab.com
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Checkout the JIMB issue on Natural Products https://t.co/FkXCbbedud Thank you authors! @marnixmedema @GillesvanWezel Michael Smanski, @BK_KAIST @hanzyduzit @lab_shen Dong-Chan Oh, @EustaquioLab @gerryiidr Hsiao-Ching Lin, Yousong Ding, @LabRudolf @ParkinsonLab and Ikuro Abe!
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This special issue of Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology contains reviews, original articles, and perspectives describing recent sci
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Many want a batch download option and we'll implement this in future releases. In the meantime, if you'd like to download all the available NPDC genomes for your analyses, you can use the following: https://t.co/PNl4XQ17Xl Just be sure to cite us :)
biorxiv.org
Actinobacteria, the bacterial phylum most renowned for natural product discovery, has been established as a valuable source for drug discovery and biotechnology but is underrepresented within...
We are thrilled to release over 1,000 more genomes on the NPDC Genome Portal ( https://t.co/8xWuQXQ5nn)!
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We are thrilled to release over 1,000 more genomes on the NPDC Genome Portal ( https://t.co/8xWuQXQ5nn)!
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Discover the Natural Products Discovery Center, home to thousands of rare microbes. Learn how @UFScripps' Dr. Ben Shen & his team explore microbes for groundbreaking treatments & cures.🌿🔬 The future of drug discovery might lie in these tiny, yet mighty, microbes!
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It's out! One of @tyler_alsup_'s PhD projects is now published in @rsc_chembio! He used heterologous expression to decipher the first four steps of phenalinolactone #diterpene #biosynthesis. More from Tyler coming soon!
pubs.rsc.org
The chemical logic associated with assembly of many bacterial terpenoids remains poorly understood. We focused our efforts on the early-stage biosynthesis of the phenalinolactone diterpenoids,...
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We're thrilled to announce an update to the NPDC Portal, now featuring search and sort functionalities! This improvement was made possible thanks to our collaborators at the Chevrette Lab. @wildtypeMC
https://t.co/eWqGKy6yI2
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We're enhancing the NPDC portal with exciting new features! While we work on this, the portal will experience some downtime. Thanks for your patience—stay tuned for the updated release!
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At @UFScripps and @lab_shen, a labyrinth of vials makes up the Natural Products Discovery Center, home to a treasure trove of biodiversity with untold promise for treating disease. Read more about the living library at https://t.co/qW1QYn9u4u.
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We're excited to have our NPDC Actinobacteria collection featured in Florida Physician! This resource holds immense potential for drug discovery, and we're looking forward to what comes next. https://t.co/qJpskWija2
floridaphysician.med.ufl.edu
Rare collection at UF drives breakthroughs in biomedical discovery
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We are thrilled to release 3,000+ more genomes on the NPDC Genome Portal ( https://t.co/8xWuQXQ5nn)! This week, we are also launching new filter and search functionalities to improve your experience. Please take a moment to fill out our NPDC survey here: https://t.co/wl7JRff5pF
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We are excited to finally publish the unprecedented biosynthetic origins of enediyne natural products: iodinated polyynes! This transformative discovery is a huge milestone for these clinical antitumor antibiotics. @Kalkreuter @guichun98 @nchembio
https://t.co/oRDfTcKEkn
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