Rhea Bains
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PhD Candidate in the Withers Lab at UBC.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined March 2009
Proud of my former labmate Amir!
From decoding bacterial chemistry to winning the Governor General’s Gold Medal, Seyed Amirhossein Nasseri’s PhD journey at UBC was driven by curiosity, mentorship, and a passion for solving scientific puzzles. 🔗 https://t.co/9543r5cQSf
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Streamlining Sulfated Oligosaccharide and Glycan Synthesis with Engineered Mutant 6-SulfoGlcNAcases | Journal of the American Chemical Society @withlabb @UBC @UBCChem @TotalSyntheses
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Sulfation is a common, but poorly understood, post-glycosylational modification (PGM) used to modulate biological function. To deepen our understanding of the roles of various sulfated glycoforms and...
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Excited to share that our work on sulfated oligosaccharide and glycan synthesis is now live in @J_A_C_S ! Check it out https://t.co/MW4pMXpOiH
@withlabb @jacobwardman1
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Sulfation is a common, but poorly understood, post-glycosylational modification (PGM) used to modulate biological function. To deepen our understanding of the roles of various sulfated glycoforms and...
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I love biking on 10th Avenue there's definitely room for bikes, 2 directions of car traffic, and 2 rows of parking (very necessary!) Absolutely no reason to build a protected lane on Broadway this is already perfect
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Charlotte, @jacobwardman1 and others in the @withlabb have published in ACS Catalysis! This paper showcases how ultrahigh-throughput droplet-based microfluidic screening can be used to uncover new B-antigen cleaving GHs from metagenomic libraries!
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In search of efficient α-galactosidases that can convert B red blood cells (RBCs) to universal type RBCs, we have developed a simple and robust system for ultrahigh-throughput droplet-based microfl...
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Dr. Elizabeth Nanak representing @glyconet_nce at the GlycoTwinning Scientific Network Meeting yesterday in Portugal! 🇵🇹 #GlycoNET #GlycoTwinning #glycotime
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A new publication in Nature from the Withers lab (@withlabb) is a reminder that there are always new discoveries to be made in science. Learn about their discovery of a new bacterial pathway for carbohydrate breakdown at: https://t.co/w8jo7TxPSz
@UBCChem @ubcscience @BrumerLab
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Dr. Seyed Amirhossein Nasseri and tge Withers' lab (@withlabb) at @UBC are making waves with their latest publication! 🌊 Their work on identifying an alternative pathway for glycan degradation is featured on the latest @ImmunoPodcast episode! 🎧: https://t.co/GgGRitMB11
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Check out our latest publication and great collaboration with the @VocadloGroup! Congrats Simha, Anthony, Matt, Yang and all others on a great story about the preparation and use of a fucose mimetic to potentially block cellular fucosylation! https://t.co/FWdPAX12aE
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Super proud of my labmate Amir (not on twitter), and others for publishing this beautiful story in Nature! It's been so great seeing this project evolve over the years! Highly recommend reading this one! @withlabb @BrumerLab @ubcmsl @ubcchem #glycotime
https://t.co/hWJ1FcucEi
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Explore the latest in CAZyme research in our new review! @withlabb @jacobwardman1 #glycotime
https://t.co/5lMBvUKJZd
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First pre-print from the lab! “Carbohydrate-active enzymes from Akkermansia muciniphila breakdown mucin O-glycans to completion” 🌟@CassieBakshani @TaiwoOjuri 🌟 @IMIBirmingham #glycotime we hope people enjoy reading it! https://t.co/XmaQdMtT9w
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Akkermansia muciniphila is a human microbial symbiont residing in the mucosal layer of the large intestine. Its main carbon source is the highly heterogeneous mucin glycoprotein that constitutes the...
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We are excited to share that Dr. Dave Ng (@Ng_Dave) has received the 2024 Alumni Builder Award (@alumniubc) for @ubcscience. The award highlights Ng’s work in #SciComm and #EDI, and his contributions to the university. Learn more: https://t.co/kYZHdYRWBE
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No. Sorry. They are not “collateral damage” they are human beings who happen to have been born there and live there and most of those human beings are stuck there. Have some compassion, they are Palestinians not buildings or roads or things, they are human beings and so are the
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New in JBC press: "Scientists' results highlight in more detail how microbes can degrade sulfated oligosaccharides for nutrients." Learn more: https://t.co/gnfp2svO0B
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A special thanks to the one, the only Dr. @MLithopoulos of the Miller lab for a fantastic performance of her science tunes at this week's MSL Trainee & Faculty Talks! What other hidden talents might our amazing Postdocs have...? 🎤👩🔬👏 #UBCNPAW #UBCNPAW2023 @ubcscience
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Amazing experience performing @ubcmsl during #PostdocAppreciationWeek! 😊 Thx for the opportunity & to my colleagues for being a great audience! 👏 To my fellow postdocs, you are awesome. Thx for your dedication and hard work 👩🔬 Check out my songs: https://t.co/YrveZe1YP0
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Accepted and online now! A Fixable Fluorescence‐Quenched Substrate for Quantitation of Lysosomal Glucocerebrosidase Activity in Both Live and Fixed Cells - Zhu - Angewandte Chemie International Edition - Wiley Online Library
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