Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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Congratulations to the 12 MB&B-affiliated students recognized in this year's NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program — one of the nation's top honors for emerging STEM researchers — including 4 fellows and 8 honorable mentions!
View the full list: bit.ly/4dWB7kT
MB&B is excited to announce that Christian Schlieker (@schliekerlab.bsky.social) will serve as MB&B’s next chair! A member of the department since 2009 and current Director of Undergraduate Studies, he will begin a three-year term on July 1, succeeding Ronald Breaker.
Last week, MB&B hosted Dr. Ryan Feathers (Princeton) for a hands-on workshop on AI for cryo-EM—showcasing cryoDRGN to reveal molecular heterogeneity in challenging datasets.
Read more here: bit.ly/3QoEOqq
#CryoEM #StructuralBiology @ryanfeathers.bsky.social
Thomas A. Steitz Lecture Series by @yalembb.bsky.social
Dr. Rachel Green, “ZAK activation on the colliding ribosome”, hosted by Dr. Yong Xiong
Monday, April 20 | 4:00 PM
📍O.C. Marsh Lecture Hall, Yale Science Building
Open to Yale and affiliated institutions. Details in the flyer below
In a paper recently published in @actacrystd.iucr.org, MB&B's Jimin Wang presents two methods for detecting hydrogen atoms in high-resolution cryo-EM — visualizing what was once invisible. 🔬
Check out the article on our website: bit.ly/47Rra57
#CryoEM #StructuralBiology
Congratulations to Raymond Adkins, postdoc in the Howard Lab, on being selected as a 2026 @rescorp.org Fellow!
The RCSA Fellows initiative supports outstanding early-career scientists as they prepare to launch independent academic careers.
bit.ly/4cfoako
Congrats to MB&B's own Julien Berro, PhD, named a @biohub.org Investigator! 🎉
His work will focus on programmable mechano-transducers for precision diagnostics & therapeutics.
Yale MB&B's Karla Neugebauer and Guillermina Kubaczka have been featured in a new @natmethods.nature.com piece 🌍🔬
The article spotlights researchers bridging the molecular and planetary scales to address global health challenges.
@karlaneugebauer.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congratulations to Susan Baserga, William H. Fleming Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, on being named a Fellow of the AAAS!
Learn more about her recognition and the other Yale affiliates named to the latest class of @aaas.org Fellows:
MB&B's Dr. Christian Schlieker is featured in the Spring 2026 issue of Dystonia Dialogue from the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation. His lab has been dissecting the genetic networks underlying dystonia, a severe movement disorder.
Check out the article for a look at where his work is heading.
Research Corporation for Science Advancement has selected a new cohort of 12 outstanding postdoctoral scholars in the third year of the RCSA Fellows initiative.
A nascent group of researchers sees planetary health as an urgent reason to bridge the molecular and planetary scales. This is shaping their strategies, methods, collaborations and outlook about their...
We’re thrilled to welcome 11 new investigators—visionary scientists from @columbiauniversity.bsky.social, @rockefeller.edu & Yale University who will pursue ambitious, high-impact research and contribute to our Immune Cell Reprogramming work.
Learn more ➡️
biohub.org/news/investi...
