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laurakiessling.bsky.social
Chemical biologist at MIT, passionate about glycoscience and all chemical biology
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Catherine Grimes (University of Delaware) Laura Kiessling (MIT) @laurakiessling.bsky.social Apply now on the GRC website! #glycotime
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I am hoping for the best for you, your family, and all the cool critters on your property. This situation must be especially hard as you have personally worked to try to develop science-based policies to combat these kinds of people influenced natural disasters.
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Here is a chembio starter pack I made recently: bsky.app/profile/ache...
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Students were interested in the concept. It was a good way to replace the thalidomide example that chemists widely use for talking about chirality. Of course, I discussed being cautious about this issue before it was close to reality so it did not have the impact it does now.
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The picture is tremendous and the perfect complement to your hilarious account.
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Please add me to the myco list. Our group makes chemical probes to follow mycobacteria, especially their fascinating glycans. #glycotime
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I think the best we can hope for is to recruit the Raines Lab.
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Great point. I was interested in the plasticity of the Ub system. I know there is some data out there for a few systems.
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I’m a chemist/chemical biologist who studies the biosynthesis and biological roles of cell surface carbohydrates (kiesslinglab.com)