Keri Backus
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Keri Backus
@keribackus.bsky.social
Associate Professor at UCLA, all things chemical biology, chemoproteomic-, covalent-, cysteine- and redox-related
And lastly, Andrew is on the job hunt for Bay area-adjacent positions. So, if anyone is looking to hire a stellar organic chemist turned chemical and systems biologist, look no further
February 6, 2026 at 8:34 PM
And thanks to the reviewers and editors--this one was a journey and the final product really is light years from our preprint.
February 6, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Also big shoutout to @rhodamine110.bsky.social for his amazing generosity in sharing dyes. JF570 is a very special molecule!
February 6, 2026 at 8:30 PM
So many wonderful collaborators helped make this project happen, including Zander Nguyen, JP Kennelly, Julia Mack, @soongookhong.bsky.social, Rohith Nagari, LJ Cui, Xu Xiao, and especially Peter Tontonoz, who introduced me to the wild world of lipids.
February 6, 2026 at 8:29 PM
And after a brief interlude of recommending CSY1 and all the MIRA study sections, now ART recommendations are back to normal
May 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM