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‼️ Just under 2 weeks away!
Join C-SPIRIT Member Dr. Erich Grotewold (MSU) for an ASBMB Breakthroughs webinar exploring how plants produce phenolic compounds like flavonoids and phenylpropanoids 🌿

📅 May 14 | 12:15–1:00 p.m. ET | 💻 Zoom registration

🔗 www.asbmb.org/meetings-eve...

#PlantScience
🎤 Upcoming C-SPIRIT Member Talk!
Dr. Erich Grotewold (MSU) will be speaking in an upcoming webinar:
🌿 Talk Title: “Biosynthesis and regulation of plant phenolic compounds”
📅 Wed. May 14 | 🕧 12:15–1:00 pm ET | 💻 Zoom (free registration required)
🔗 www.asbmb.org/meetings-eve...

#CSPIRIT #PlantScience
May 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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ConGRADulations to Howe lab undergraduate research assistants Sofie Cannon and Liam Markell for graduating this past weekend with B.S. degrees in biochemistry & molecular biology! @msubmb.bsky.social 🎓🧬 #SpartanGrad25
May 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
With the generous support of the MSU Research Foundation, @michiganstateu.bsky.social Mass Spectrometry and Metabolomics Core is helping researchers achieve the next generation of scientific breakthroughs 🔬
May 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Dr. Yousi Fu shares the science behind the Quinn Lab's latest microbiome breakthrough!

"I’m confident this will make a difference, paving the way for new treatments, like medicines or diets, that tweak bile acids to better fight gut diseases."

bmb.natsci.msu.edu/news/2025/re...
April 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A gorgeous cover on the latest issue of Biochemistry courtesy of MSU BMB's Michaela TerAvest and Michael Feig!

"Controlled Enzyme Cargo Loading in Engineered Bacterial Microcompartment Shells"

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April 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This week, BMB's Melanie Balbach joined the Raw Talk Podcast to explore landscape and science behind male contraception!

www.rawtalkpodcast.com/episode/128
#128: Male Contraceptives: A Shared Responsibility
Male contraceptives are on the horizon, promising to revolutionize reproductive health, expand contraceptive options beyond condoms and vasectomies, and shift the burden of birth control. In this epis...
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March 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
From fighting cancer and pushing the boundaries of plant science, to inspiring the next generation of researchers, this #GiveGreenDay you can help support MSU's incredible community of Spartan Biochemists!

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March 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A new publication in J. Bio. Chem. from Prof. Olorunseun Ogunwobi and first-author Dr. Rachel Bonacci! 🎉

"Upregulation of the interferon-inducible antiviral gene RSAD2 in neuroendocrine prostate cancer via PVT1 exon 9 dependent and independent pathways"

www.jbc.org/article/S002...
Upregulation of the interferon-inducible antiviral gene RSAD2 in neuroendocrine prostate cancer via PVT1 exon 9 dependent and independent pathways
PVT1 exon 9 overexpression is a newly uncovered aberration in prostate cancer (PCa). We have previously demonstrated the exon 9 region of PVT1 is overexpressed in some patient PCa tissues and causes d...
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February 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Turn back the clock with Prof. Zach Burton's latest paper, "Chemical Evolution of Life on Earth" ⏰

www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/16...
Chemical Evolution of Life on Earth
Background/Objectives: The origin of genes and genetics is the story of the coevolution of translation systems and the genetic code. Remarkably, the history of the origin of life on Earth was inscribe...
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February 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Congratulations to @quinn-labs.bsky.social on receiving a recent College of Human Medicine Early Career Research Excellence Award!
February 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Dr. Charles Hawkins recently spoke at the BMB (@msubmb.bsky.social) Colloquium series, an internal seminar at MSU, sharing insights on how PMN can support research!

We'd love to collaborate & discuss how PMN can help you at your future seminars.

Contact us: bit.ly/PlantCYC
February 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM