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Michael Plevin

@mjplevin.bsky.social

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Group leader, Royal Society Industry Fellow, proteins, RNA, biotechnology, structural biology, biophysics, protein engineering, scaffolds, biosensing, nanopores, etc University of (Olde) York, UK 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇫🇷🇪🇺 LinkedIn: mjplevin

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · Jul 25

I really enjoyed the #Protein Design and Engineering session at the @ccpnmr.bsky.social summer meeting. I've summarised the discussion points on LinkedIn (tinyurl.com/2thdjew4). Is NMR underused? It would be great to hear people's thoughts ...

#alphafold #rosetta #structuralbiology #biophysics
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Photos from the CCPN 2025 conference session on the use of NMR in protein design and engineering research showing speakers Clara Schoeder, Amy Guo, Clement Degut and Magnus Wolf-Watz

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · Jul 1

It’s the 25th anniversary of edition of the @ccpnmr.bsky.social summer conference and it’s time for the traditional #ceilidh. I suppose this is what a bunch of #NMR spectroscopists in intermediate exchange looks like.

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · Jun 8

Perhaps the most noise-tolerant parent ever? This song thrush made its nest in a not-so-quiet nook under a slide in a noisy adventure playground 🪺

@nationaltrust.org.uk #bird #nest

Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · May 24

Gary Thompson and I tested out a walk around #CastleHoward for the @ccpnmr.bsky.social meeting which is taking place @york.ac.uk this summer.

The line-up includes protein design, peptides, hyperpolarisation, a keynote, and poster sessions.
Plus a great walk too
ccpn.ac.uk/outreach/con...

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Photos taken during a walk around Castle Howard in Yorkshire, UK; including the house, fields and a peacock

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · May 15

It's not often that I find similarities between working in #academia and working as a #spy for the security services, but this line about reimbursement of travel expenses in John le Carré's 2019 novel sounds very familiar.

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · May 15

There's a #coffee outlet in Spark in #York called #vi. They make nice coffee and they make me think of my favourite #unix text editor.

(though their website tells me that isn't why they chose the name)

Reposted by Michael Plevin

Dimitris Lagos @dimitrislagos.bsky.social · May 14

Last few days to apply for our @cancerresearchuk.org funded post in cancer immunogenomics. Closes Sunday.

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Cancer Immunogenomics
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMS840/r...

Research Associate at University of York

An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Associate is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

www.jobs.ac.uk

Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · Mar 20

Bon courage @gbouvignies.bsky.social

Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · Mar 19

Didn’t Dundee make £40m from selling its share in Exscientia in 2024?

www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/business-...

Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · Mar 13

There was a stunning (nearly?) full moon 🌕 over University of #York tonight complete with #BobRoss-esque shimmering reflection on the lake

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · Mar 6

I wish my lab had a “spectomofer”. Imagine the work we could do 🧪

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 6

Peter Navarro: “Canada has been taken over by Mexican cartels”

Big if true

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · Jan 31

Major news alert: I've slightly updated my departmental webpage:
www.york.ac.uk/biology/peop...

Rest assured, the photo is still 10 years out of date.

Plevin, Dr Michael - Department of Biology, University of York

www.york.ac.uk

Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · Jan 25

It’s the cat’s birthday today which means he gets his two favourite things as a present: a ribbon and a couple of q-tips
#caturday

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · Jan 18

Nice to see @yorkgin.bsky.social on here. Here’s a #martini 🍸 photo to say hello

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · Jan 15

After a week of cold weather in #York it’s starting to warm up a bit, which means beautiful misty sunrises on the bike ride to work

Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · Jan 10

Beautiful sunrise over @bangoruniversity.bsky.social this morning. Heading to the 2nd day of the UK #Archaea meeting. It’s been great so far, so many cool stories and interesting conversations.

Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · Jan 3

A quick update: as noted by @pbnjay.com our GitHub is still a work in progress. We’re in the process of adding all of the necessary material to reproduce our microscope. Please do continue to check-in and also to ask any questions of @cdegut.bsky.social and me.

github.com/cdegut/Mikro...

Mikroskop/hardaware/print_files/optical_stack at master · cdegut/Mikroskop

Contribute to cdegut/Mikroskop development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · Jan 2

I’ll write more about this pre-print in the next few days, but please do take a look at this piece of work by Clément Dégut. It’s a 3D-printed open-source microscope that can image microtitre plates. Ideal for anyone looking for a new #DIY #science project

#OpenSource #3Dprinting #microscope

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · Dec 31

More mist but this time in #Grenoble

Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · Dec 27

Still lots of fog in #York. Great for moody photos of obliging swans

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · Dec 26

Misty Boxing Day scenes from #York today

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · Dec 21

A swan on the lake at Castle Howard in Yorkshire #birds

A swan swimming on a lake in late afternoon winter sun

Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · Dec 20

I am. Please add me to the list.

Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · Dec 11

It’s the YSBL (not yet on BlueSky) Xmas party and it’s quiz time. The theme? Guess the price of the item on the University purchasing system. So, how much does 10 mL of “wine” cost from Merck? Is it red? Is it white? No, it’s “wine”. 🍷🎄

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Michael Plevin @mjplevin.bsky.social · Dec 6

More details here:
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Accelerating protein library screening via innovative sensor arrays at University of York on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Accelerating protein library screening via innovative sensor arrays at University of York, listed on FindAPhD.com