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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology @asbmb.bsky.social · Sep 5

Congratulations to the 2026 ASBMB Award Winners!

Through their pioneering work, these scientists are advancing discovery, driving innovation, and shaping the future of molecular life sciences.

Read more about their work: ow.ly/x05f50WSbax. #ASBMB26 #MakeItPossible

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brainresilience.bsky.social @brainresilience.bsky.social · May 22

Congratulations to our 2025 Catalyst Momentum awardees! Their projects explore how sleep, inflammation, endocannabinoid metabolism, cellular stress, microglia, and other factors shape brain aging and resilience.

Learn more: brainresilience.stanford.edu/news/fueling...

Fueling the next phase of brain resilience: 2025 Catalyst Momentum Awards

Four Stanford teams receive funding from the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience to advance research

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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · May 12

Check out this new work from @abu-remaileh.bsky.social and coworkers @stanford-chemh.bsky.social, a possible new target for treatment of neurodegenerative disease!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

PLA2G15 is a BMP hydrolase and its targeting ameliorates lysosomal disease - Nature

Lysosomal phospholipase PLA2G15 was identified as a physiological BMP hydrolase whose activity depends on unique esterification and stereochemistry of BMP and offers a potential therapeutic targe...

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Sarafan ChEM-H @stanford-chemh.bsky.social · May 13

Work led by Kwamina Nyame and Jian Xiong in the lab of Institute Scholar @abu-remaileh.bsky.social identified enzyme PLA2G15 as a lysosomal degrader of BMP, a lipid that is misregulated in neurogenerative disease, providing a potential new access point for treatment news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

Targeting cells’ ‘trash-sorting’ systems could unlock new treatments for neurodegenerative disease

By preserving a lipid critical to cellular cleanup, researchers improved a severe neurodegenerative condition in both cells and mice – a finding that could have widespread applications in medicine.

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Judi Simcox @judisimcox.bsky.social · May 15

Thrilled to have our story on the regulation of lysosomal lipids out in @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social! The work was led by two outstanding grad students Jess Davidson and Raghav Jain probing mechanistic control of energy expenditure @hhmi.org @uwbiochem.bsky.social

Cell Metabolism @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social · May 14

Online now: Hepatic lipid remodeling in cold exposure uncovers direct regulation of bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate lipids by phospholipase A2 group XV

Hepatic lipid remodeling in cold exposure uncovers direct regulation of bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate lipids by phospholipase A2 group XV

Davidson et al. demonstrated that liver lysosomes orchestrate the metabolic adaptation to cold by rewiring lipid processing. They show that phospholipase A2 group XV (PLA2G15) breaks down bis(monoacylglycerol)phosphate (BMP) lipids to shift lysosomal function and metabolism in response to direct transcription factor EB regulation.

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Monther Abu-Remaileh @abu-remaileh.bsky.social · Mar 30

Eid Mubarak to all. As we gather in safety and abundance, our hearts are with our brothers and sisters in Gaza and Palestine—marking yet another Eid without food, safety, or shelter. May this Eid bring strength, mercy, and a path to peace to them and to all who are oppressed.

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Monther Abu-Remaileh @abu-remaileh.bsky.social · Feb 18

Honored be named a #SloanFellow! Grateful to my amazing team @stanford-chemh.bsky.social —this wouldn’t be possible without them.

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation @sloanfoundation.bsky.social · Feb 18

🎉Congrats to the 126 early-career scientists who have been awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship this year! These exceptional scholars are drawn from 51 institutions across the US and Canada, and represent the next generation of groundbreaking researchers. sloan.org/fellowships/...

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Nature Metabolism @natmetabolism.nature.com · Feb 7

REVIEW | Kıvanç Birsoy, Monther Abu-Remaileh and colleagues @rockefelleruniv.bsky.social, @stanford.edu

The authors provide a broad overview of choline metabolism, its cellular handling, and how it impacts physiology and pathology

Read it here: https://bit.ly/413tD9w

Cellular and organismal function of choline metabolism

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